Aligned Parent

This term is used in Family Reunification Treatment Prohibited Conditions Statute but is not defined in the statute. From context, it appears to be describing the parent with whom the child has an established bond. When a child has a well-established bond with one parent and an estranged relationship with the other, allegations of alienation are common, whether those allegations are real or imagined. The statute prohibits an extreme treatment practice of parental alienation that would require a protective order be in place that prohibits contact between the child and the aligned parent.