Legal Opinion
E.A. v. Mary Gardner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 17, 2019No. 18-2550PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Easterbrook, Circuit Judge.
This case began as a child-custody dispute in state court. Dana Alden and his wife divorced in 2009. They shared custody of their two children. In 2012 Alden's ex-wife complained to the court that Alden was trying to turn the children against her. The court appointed a psychologist, Mary Gardner, to evaluate the children. See 750 ILCS 5/604.10(d). Gardner concluded that Alden was using "severe alienation tactics" to drive a wedge between Alden's children and their mother. Gardner recommended that the court limit Alden to supervised visitation and give full custody…
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