New Hampshire Bans Controversial Court-Ordered Therapy in Custody Cases

A ban on a controversial court-ordered therapy often used across the nation in lieu of child abuse laws in private custody cases has been signed into law by New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu. Called “reunification therapy,” those against it have likened to brainwashing techniques used in concentration camps, while supporters of the therapy regard it as a way to mend a strained relationship between a child and a parent they are estranged from. Richard Ducote, a former district attorney and Supreme Court appellate litigator who has represented dozens of parents nationwide whose children have been forced to undergo court-ordered therapy, told The Epoch Times that the therapy is “junk science turned into a cash cow.”...