As the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs continues, expect to hear more terms and conditions related to allegedly abusive relationships. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of those terms you might ...

The article explains that traditional domestic abuse laws focus on visible violence, missing coercive control—psychological and financial abuse that leaves no scars but is equally harmful. New York ...

Abusive behavior is not always obvious. Here are some of the mechanisms controlling individuals use to keep their partners silent and disempowered. When we think of an unhealthy relationship, we often ...

Coercive control is now considered domestic violence in New Jersey, according to bill signed into law earlier this month by Gov. Phil Murphy. Courts must now consider patterns of coercive control — ...

It is long-standing law in Massachusetts that the best interests of a child govern custody disputes. Said another way, when parents cannot agree and the court has to make custody and parenting time ...

The UK was the first country in the world to criminalise coercive control. So why are we still not paying attention to this insidious form of violence? We were in the smoking area, a place where ...

For too long, coercive control has been the "invisible" reality of domestic abuse, leaving thousands of Australian women without clear legal recognition of their experiences. While NSW and Queensland ...

Since the Equitable Distribution Law, New York Domestic Relations Law (DRL) §236B became effective on July 19, 1980, the divorce and family law bar has seen the development and expansion of the ...