Elizabeth Minett - Recent Court Ruling in the Superior Court of Justice Shines Light on Dangers of Parental Alienation
(TORONTO, ONTARIO) — Judge Kristjanson of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Ontario, recently ruled against Elizabeth Minett’s accusations of child abuse against Edward Herztock as they pertained to their son, Lyon. According to court records, in 2021, Elizabeth Minett attempted to open a child abuse case against Herzstock while also withholding the boy from time with his father. After the first investigation was opened and closed within a week and a second within a month, court records show the judge called the mother’s allegations “unsupported” and “lacking in credibility.” “The mother’s affidavit is filled with vitriol attacking the character of the father, generally to establish that the father lacks credibility and would be a flight risk (i.e., he would abduct Lyon), and so there should be no parenting time outside Ontario,” Judge Kristjanson said in court records. “I do not accept this. Most of the examples relate to the father’s conduct in business. Much of it is in