History of the PAAI in
Ireland
(2009–2025)
Parental
Alienation
Association Ireland (PAAI) traces its roots to
volunteer-led advocacy for families experiencing enforced
parent-child estrangement.
Key
Milestones
2009
– Alienated Parents Support (APS) founded as a peer-support
network
for parents facing estrangement, alienation, or family court
difficulties.
2014
– Parental Alienation Awareness Association (PAAA) established
by
four Irish professionals as an independent Irish organisation.
2014
– PAAA invited by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice to
submit proposed legislation recognising parental alienation
(deadline
1 October 2014; delivered 31 August 2014).
2015
–
First Irish conference on parental alienation (BOLD – Bubbles
of
Love Day) held at Johnstown House, Enfield, with national and
international experts.
2016–2019
–
Membership grew to over 500 worldwide; entirely volunteer-run
with no
membership fees.
2020
– APS registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee (No.
671849) and
began trading as **Alienated Children First**. PAAA
professional-assessment work continued under APS memorandum
(Article
4.5).
2020
– Submission to UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights
on parental alienation in Ireland. Permanent link:
https://alienated.ie/un-submission-2020
2021
– PAAA leadership renewed with multidisciplinary board
(psychotherapist, barristers, psychologist, professor,
mediator,
retired professional). New Code of Conduct adopted.
2022
– Renamed Parental
Alienation
Association Ireland (PAAI)
and placed on caretaker management pending statutory
regulation of
family-law experts.
2022–2025
– Training
and certification paused in line with Department of Justice
Family
Justice Reform process and 2023 policy review on parental
alienation
evidence in court.
Current
Status
(November 2025)
PAAI
remains fully volunteer-run. We look forward to the
forthcoming
Family Courts Bill and any statutory framework for regulated,
evidence-based professionals in resist-refuse dynamics and
parental
alienation cases.
We do
not currently assess or certify professionals. All previous
certifications expired in 2022.
Last updated: 9 November 2025
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