I’ve spent over 30 years in broadcasting. Three decades of cueing up tracks, reading the room, and understanding that the most important part of any story isn’t what you say, it’s what the audience actually hears. In radio, we call it the “signal-to-noise ratio.” If the static is too loud, the message gets lost.

Right now, New Hampshire’s family court system is nothing but static.

For years, families have been screaming into a void, trying to explain a phenomenon that destroys children, erases parents, and leaves a trail of psychological wreckage that lasts a lifetime. The professionals call it “parental alienation.”

But there’s some hope with this legislative session: HB 1323. And for the first time in a long time, it sounds like clarity.

The B-Side of Broken Families

Parental alienation isn’t a “custody dispute.” It’s not two people arguing over who gets the Tupperware or the flat-screen TV. It is a targeted, systematic campaign to turn a child against a loving parent. It is psychological warfare, plain and simple. And up until now, the New Hampshire courts have treated it with the same urgency as a parking ticket.

I lived it. For more than a decade, I was trapped in a family court process where the warning signs were flashing neon red. The alienation was textbook. The mental health professionals saw it. The family law experts saw it. But the court?

The court shrugged.

They told me it was “difficult to prove.” They said there were no “clear tools” to intervene.

HB 1323: The Remaster We Need

This is why HB 1323 is critical. It’s not just another piece of paper to be filed away in Concord. It’s a remaster of a broken song.

According to the text introduced for the 2026 session, this bill finally puts a definition on the books. It amends RSA 461-A:1 to define “Parental Alienation” as a pattern of behavior, conduct, or speech that damages the relationship between a child and a parent. It talks about the child’s fear, negative perception, rejection, or hostility.

Why does this matter?

• It Names the Ghost: You can’t fight what you can’t name. By defining it, the bill gives judges the language they need to identify the abuse.
• It Sets Standards: It includes specific behaviors like communicating disparaging remarks, manipulating the child, or unjustified interference with parenting time.
• It Creates Consequences: It amends RSA 461-A:4-a to allow parents to file a “family access motion” specifically for alienation. It demands a hearing within 60 days.

Sixty days. In my time, we waited years for nothing. Sixty days sounds like a revolution.

The Safety Valve

I know the critics are already lining up. They’ll say, “What about safety? What if a parent is protecting a child?”

Read the liner notes, folks. The bill explicitly states that “Parental alienation” does not include protective actions taken in good faith based on a reasonable belief of abuse or neglect. This isn’t about forcing kids into dangerous situations. It’s about stopping the manipulation that creates a false sense of danger where none exists.

The September 14 Tragedy: When the Music Stopped

I want to be very clear about the stakes here. This isn’t theoretical for me. This isn’t a classroom debate.

On September 14, 2025, violence erupted in my home. It involved a close juvenile family member who lived with me. It was a tragedy that shattered my world.

Because it involves a minor, I have to respect the legal boundaries. I can’t give you the play-by-play. But I can tell you this: I was the victim.

Despite being the one targeted, a nasty, false narrative spun up almost immediately. It was a cover track, designed to “explain away” the violence and paint me as the villain. It’s the same old story, when you can’t attack the facts, you attack the character.

I have never been charged with a crime related to that event. Not one. Yet, the narrative took hold. In the aftermath, I lost my standing in the community I loved. After 30 years in broadcasting, I was forced to step away. I didn’t leave because I wanted to; I left because the shadow of that tragedy, and the lies that followed it, made it impossible to stay.

I have filed a civil negligence case against Cheshire County for how they mishandled the criminal case. I’m fighting back, but the damage is done.

The Silent Epidemic

I’m not the only one. Since I started speaking out, my inbox has been flooded. Stories from mothers, fathers, grandparents and people who haven’t seen their kids in years because the other parent decided to rewrite history. These aren’t “bad parents.” These are people who have been erased.

HB 1323 matters because it recognizes that time is the enemy. Every day a child spends in an environment of alienation, the brainwashing deepens. The neural pathways solidify. The hate becomes their normal. Without this bill, we are telling these families to just “wait it out.” We are telling them that the mental abuse of a child is a “civil matter” that can be resolved in mediation.

Newsflash: You can’t mediate with a hijacker. And you can’t negotiate with alienation.

To the Committee: Don’t Change the Station

To the members of the House Children and Family Law Committee: You have a chance to change the playlist.

I know you’ll hear from the opposition. They’ll use buzzwords. They’ll try to scare you into thinking this bill will endanger children. But look at the data. Look at the families destroyed not by abuse, but by the weaponization of the court system.

I am willing to stand before you. I am willing to share the documentation I can, the real, textbook proof of what happened to me. I have the receipts. I have the emails, the logs, the history. My story is different because I kept the information and am not afraid to speak up.

I’m asking you to pass HB 1323 not for me – my loss is already written in stone. I’m asking you to pass it for the dad in Keene who just missed his third Christmas in a row. For the mom in Nashua who is being told her son “just doesn’t want to see her” after a weekend at his father’s. For the families who are currently living in the quiet, desperate prelude to a tragedy like mine.

The reality is, our family courts are failing. They are operating on an analog operating system in a digital world. They lack the definitions, the guidance, and the teeth to stop alienation before it becomes a crisis. HB 1323 is the upgrade. It’s the tools we’ve been waiting for.

Don’t let another song end the way mine did. Pass the bill.