What is the test for a mental health diagnosis of parental alienation?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from O.M. v. S.K., 2020 ONSC 3816 (CanLII):
Parental alienation is a legal concept as opposed to a mental health diagnosis; therefore, the court may make a finding of alienation on an analysis of the facts alone without expert evidence (Malhotra v. Henhoeffer, 2018 ONSC 6472, at para. 107).
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