What is the impact of high-conflict parenting in a child alienation case?

As Harper J. said in Fiorito v. Wiggins, supra, at paras. 156-9: All too often children are in the middle of parental conflict that is chronic and extreme. In these cases, the logic that should lead both parents to consider the best interests of the children is sadly lacking. Another feature of these high conflict cases is that they often polarize far too many of the adults and professionals in their search for solutions, causing self-serving results and too narrow analysis. High conflict cases are multi-faceted and complex. They should not be treated otherwise by professionals who are engaged to assist the parties and the court in attempting to define the needs of the children and the solution that best meets those needs. Each case must be determined on their own facts. These cases of high conflict do not lend themselves to simple solutions. Even if the court determines that alienation is either the complete or partial cause of the rejection by the children of one of the parents, the court is left with a complicated balance of considerations that keep the best interests of the children as the sole focus in any order that is made. The Law and Disposition