Picture this: a man calls his partner an “OCD freak” at a barbecue, then plucks the small coin she keeps in her pocket for comfort and flips it into the river. The friends laugh. She freezes.
The topic of coercive control is one that rightfully has gotten a lot of attention in the last few years. It is coming up more and more as part of custody cases. Moreover, in January of 2024, New ...
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, Queensland and ...
Australia’s social services minister urged parents to stop their children watching Married at First Sight, the nation’s most ...
A popular reality TV show has been accused of promoting misogynistic messaging and giving coercive control a “national ...
Three victim-survivors of coercive control have shared their stories to help others spot the signs and act. The Northamptonshire Serious Violence Prevention Partnership (NSVPP) said the "It's Not Love ...
Authorities are struggling to successfully prosecute domestic and family offenders under Australia’s new Coercive Control laws. Despite recording nearly 300 incidents last year, only nine coercive ...
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 ...
This past October, domestic violence month, was also a time to recognize changes to the legal definition of domestic violence. This year's statutory progress included coercive control in intimate ...
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 ...