physically during a visitation transfer, she then refused to provide the children when the ex-husband showed up with the police that were there to attend the exchange (Turkat, 1993). This being potentially harmful to the child knowing that the police have to be involved everytime daddy comes to spend time with them. With the physical absence of one parent, the telephone can play an important role between the child and the father. The mother will engage in ways to prevent telephone access. One father reported calling to speak to his children and was told that they were not at home when, he could hear!
             their voices in the background (Turkat, 1990). Mothers can also heartlessly torment their children by pulling a stunt like this one. A mother that knew the father was away on vacation, told the children to leave several messages on his answering machine asking for him to call back right away if he wanted some additional visitation (Hodges, 1991). Of course the father wouldn't hear these messages until he returned, with the thought of his children feeling he didn't want the extra time would make his very upset.
             Participation in extra-curricular activities is sometimes an essential part of the father child bond. Malicious Mothers frequently engage in maneuvers designed to
             Prevent participation in activities. Fathers are deliberately given the wrong date and time for an important event. The mother will then say things like, "I wonder why your father didn't want to come to see you today" (Snyder,1996)? The mother may also refused to provide the father with any information about any extra-curricular activities. Malicious Mothers who engage in such behaviors rarely have to face penalties for such actions. Judges, attorneys, and policemen cannot involve themselves in every instance.
             Malicious lying to the children is often reported during disputed divorce situations. This is when the children are quite vulner...