In what circumstances will the Court consider mental health issues and behaviour consistent with parental alienation?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Diab v. Cartwright, 2013 ONSC 5678 (CanLII):
Similarly in the present case, the applicant suggests that the respondent suffers from mental health issues and the respondent alleges that the applicant has engaged in behaviour that is consistent with "parental alienation." I am not in a position to make a determination of either of these allegations based on the current record, but like the situation in Ryan v. Scott, they are, in my view, issues which warrant an assessment.
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