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Oct. 6, 2008

The Dangerous Legal Tactic at the Heart of Baldwin's Book

Alec Baldwin’s new book on divorce and custody promotes a controversial legal strategy that places abused children in danger, write Sol Gothard and Randy Burton.

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By Sol Gothard and Randy Burton

Alec Baldwin's new book on divorce and custody promotes a controversial legal strategy that places abused children in danger. In his book, "A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce," Baldwin endorses a discredited legal defense strategy called Parental Alienation Syndrome. The PAS tactic has been used by child abusers and batterers in California family courts and nationwide to ga...

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