The defendant acted intentionally or recklessly 2. The conduct was extreme and outrageous 3. The plaintiff suffered emotional distress as a result of the defendant s acts 4. It is clear that PAS indoctrinations are intentional, even though such alienating parents may profess otherwise. Such behavior is certainly reckless, extreme, and outrageous.
Victimized parents suffer emotional distress, and in most cases the distress has been severe.
Accordingly, all of these criteria are satisfied, and alienated parents do well to place alienators on notice that their behavior may be a cause for legal action. Furthermore, in Texas actual and exemplary damages are available in an action for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress. Obviously, such action would only be reasonable when the alienating parent is in a position to pay damages. In some cases homeowners policies provide such coverage. Unfortunately, there still exists a certain amount of misunderstanding about the PAS and misrepresentation of my position.