Unfortunately, many divorce cases turn into a war zone at the emotional
expense of everyone involved, including the child. Sometimes the alienation is a tactic to "win" custody and limit the other parents' time with their child. In others, the alienating parent is seeking to
just completely start over and ignore all parts of their past life. Finally, it is sadly worth mentioning that in
some cases the child serves as an unfortunate pawn while the parents fight over
more assets, cash flow, or other divorce issues.