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 ...

All children suffer in families where one partner abuses and controls the other (Stark, 2023). In our work, we have seen that first-born child often suffer the most. In coercive control, one person ...

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 ...

Harmonious social living occurs when people get what they want without stopping others from getting what they want.

A tyre fitter has been the latest domestic violence offender to be sentenced for coercive control following a reign of terror ...

A training session on coercive control and domestic abuse is set for Wednesday, February 11. The session takes place at The Lantern in Shrewsbury from 9.30am to 1.30pm. Attendees will learn about ...

A Colorado Democrat likened parent groups to "the KKK" during an hours-long committee hearing for a controversial bill that could see parents accused of "coercive control" in custody fights for using ...

WORCESTER — It can start with a critical comment about someone’s attire or their choice of friends, intense questions about work or social plans, behaviors that may be appear innocent but can escalate ...

In May 2007, my cherished childhood friend, Shelby, was murdered by her coercively controlling, abusive, estranged husband. The heinous act was all premeditated. Weeks after she finally left him, ...

The federal government has introduced a major justice reform bill that would create new criminal offences targeting coercive control in intimate relationships, add “femicide” to the Criminal Code and ...