18 days ago · England
‘Just like that, I lost my girls’: the mother who feels betrayed by the family courts
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 29 Sept 2026, 11:30 UTC. The headline in use is “‘Just like that, I lost my girls’: the mother who feels betrayed by the family courts”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The theory of parental alienation is a ‘harmful pseudo-science’, according to recent official guidance in England and Wales. Yet it led to Sarah’s two daughters being taken away six years ago – and never returned On the afternoon that Sarah’s daughters were taken away from her, they had been due…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
‘Just like that, I lost my girls’: the mother who feels betrayed by the family courts
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- The Guardian