Writing for HuffPost UK, solicitor general Ellie Reeves MP says the law has transformed the way violence against women and girls is tackled in the last decade.

It's a new term used to describe those who are particularly vulnerable to narcissists in relationships and dating: Here's ...

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 ...

Coercive control creates invisible chains and a sense of fear that pervades all elements of a survivor’s life. It works to limit their human rights by depriving them of their liberty and reducing ...

-Among people who experienced coercive control, close to 42.9 % also report physical violence — meaning controlling behavior often precedes or accompanies more overt assault (according to PMC).

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — An Horry County lawmaker has introduced a coercive control bill in the South Carolina Senate nearly one year after the suicide of Mica Miller. Republican State Sen. Stephen ...

A recently introduced Colorado bill seeks to require judges to consider "misgendering" as a form of "coercive control" during child custody disputes. If passed, the bill would pose a major threat to ...

CCND’s Annual Conference on power imbalances, coercive control & abuse in divorce is May 16, 2025, at Quinnipiac Law. Register: gooddivorcect.com. We know power imbalances and coercive control impact ...

Stephen Baynham, of Kendal Street, Springfield, appeared before Manchester magistrates to face a charge of coercive and ...