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 ...

Coercive control refers to a pattern of controlling behaviors that create an unequal power dynamic in a relationship. These behaviors give the perpetrator power over their partner, making it difficult ...

In relationships, control varies from mild to abusive to coercive control. When it’s mild, it can be helpful or annoying. When it’s abusive or coercive, it can be damaging. Control varies in pattern, ...

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 ...

Society is beginning to reckon with coercive control of intimate partners — and rightly so. Yet, as we act on this overdue recognition, there is another dimension of control and entitlement that ...

In a world rife with conflict—commercial, interpersonal, organizational and beyond—the need for effective dispute resolution has never been greater. Judge Morton Denlow, a retired U.S. Magistrate ...

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 ...

The ACT government has proposed new laws to make coercive control a standalone offence in the territory. Coercive control refers to a pattern of controlling and manipulative behaviour, and the ...