The article explains that traditional domestic abuse laws focus on visible violence, missing coercive control—psychological ...

Since state domestic violence laws were written, the understanding of what constitutes domestic abuse has evolved, and laws must keep up. Advocates make a strong case that the abuse many people, often ...

Coercive control and the severe harm it causes to those targeted by an intimate partner gets much-needed attention by new laws making it illegal in a few U.S. states. It’s now recognized that the ...

The law expanding the domestic violence definition is named after women killed by their partners: Jennifer Farber Dulos and ...

Massachusetts could join a small group of states expanding the definition of domestic violence to include acts of coercive control. The Senate bill passed on Thursday not only amends the state's ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Regina Rooney, communications director for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, in 2021. (Fred J. Field/The Maine Monitor) She was the breadwinner of the family, but her husband obsessively ...