Continuing his longstanding involvement in parental alienation advocacy and legal scholarship, Canadian family law attorney Brian Ludmer has announced he will be contributing to a forthcoming book on the subject of parental alienation.
About the Book
The book, which is titled Parental Alienation and the Polarised Child: Understanding One of the Dynamics of Children Resisting Contact, is currently being compiled and is scheduled for release in the Spring of 2027.
The intention behind creating the book is to provide a balanced look at difficult family law cases involving children resisting contact with a parent after separation, as well as the larger, ongoing debate surrounding parental alienation. The strategy behind its multi-author roster is to bring together an internationally recognized group of scholars, legal professionals, psychologists, and social workers capable of approaching these difficult issues from a variety of unique and informed perspectives.
Brian Ludmer’s Contribution
Brian Ludmer has been confirmed as the author of chapter ten, which will be called “Proving a Parental Alienation Case in Court: How to Structure the Proportionate and Necessary Remedy.” With an expected running length of between 7,000 and 10,000 words, the chapter will focus on:
- How parental alienation cases are evaluated and litigated within the court system
- Why some legal interventions succeed while others fail
- Proposing a host of recommendations aimed at improving how courts and professionals deal with parental alienation cases
Speaking about the project, Ludmer noted that “there is an incredible amount of learning to be drawn from 21 years of cases and consultations,” suggesting that the chapter will rely heavily on his firsthand experience dealing with high-conflict custody litigation involving the many forms parental alienation can take.
Additional Contributors
Other chapters of the book are slated to be written by such esteemed professionals as Clinical Psychologist Barbara-Jo Fidler (Canada), Clinical Psychologist Mandy Matthewson (Australia), and Forensic and Clinical Psychologist Gisli Gudjonsson (United Kingdom), among a host of other specialists. The book is being edited by Dr. Denise McCartan (United Kingdom) and Prof. Nicholas Bala (Canada), and it will be printed and distributed by the publishing house Routledge (UK)
About Brian Ludmer
Brian Ludmer is a Canadian family and business law attorney with more than three decades of legal experience and the founder of the Toronto-based firm Ludmer Law. Widely known for his work in high-conflict custody disputes, shared parenting advocacy, and parental alienation cases, Ludmer has contributed extensively to legal and policy discussions both in Canada and internationally. He is a co-founder of the advocacy organization Lawyers for Shared Parenting and has served in an advisory role with the International Support Network for Alienated Families for more than a decade.
Outside of the work he does with his firm, Brian Ludmer has also acted as an advisor to the Parental Alienation Awareness Organization. He played a substantial role in drafting portions of Canada’s proposed equal shared parenting legislation, Bill C-560, as well as co-authoring The High-Conflict Custody Battle: Protect Yourself and Your Kids from a Toxic Divorce, False Accusations, and Parental Alienation.
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