Written Answer

Number of Parental Alienation Cases Reported in Past Three Years

1 November 2021 · Ministry of Social and Family Development

Speakers

Mariam Jaafar Masagos Zulkifli B M M (Minister for Social and Family Development, Second Minister for Health and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs)

Transcript

23 Ms Mariam Jaafar asked the Minister for Social and Family Development what has been the number of parental alienation cases reported in the past three years.

Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: There is no specific definition or classification of parental alienation. Thus, the Social Service Agencies that work with families do not collect such data and the Ministry is unable to provide the number of such cases in the past three years.