Restricting a Parent's Access to a Child The Control Files is DAD’s short-form series on the hidden forms of coercion and control that unfold through allegations, institutions, process, and the restriction of parent-child contact. File #03 examines the mechanics: how contact is restricted, step by step, and how process makes it stick. 1. The Mechanics of Gradualism Restricting a parent's access to their child rarely starts with a locked door. It starts with a diary. Contact r

When Children Become Leveragthrough allegations, institutions, process, and the restriction of parent-child contact. File #02 looks at the The Control Files is DAD’s short-form article series on the hidden forms of coercion and control that unfold through allegations, institutions, process, and the restriction of parent-child contact. File #02 looks at the centre of it all: the child. 1. The Ultimate Bargaining Chip In a contested separation, the most powerful weapon is not t

What Is Legal and Administrative Abuse? The Control Files is DAD’s short-form article series on the hidden forms of coercion and control that can unfold through allegations, institutions, process, and the restriction of parent-child contact. We begin with one of the least understood forms of abuse in Britain today: legal and administrative abuse. 1. Abuse Without Violence There is a form of abuse that does not need a fist to cause harm. It works through allegations, referrals