There are laws across all Australian states and territories that empower the Courts to protect victims of domestic violence or individuals who are at risk of domestic violence. Due to the laws being ...

When we think of intimate partner violence (IPV), we may immediately think of overt physical or emotional abuse. However, there is another form of abuse that often flies under the radar because it may ...

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 ...

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 ...

When most people hear the words “domestic violence,” they think of physical harm. Arizona’s new family court law, the Alec and Lydia Act (HB2995), effective June 22, 2026, changes that picture ...

Family law reflects evolving societal norms, technology, and economic trends, and has recently undergone a critical shift in how it understands domestic abuse. No longer confined to physical violence, ...

If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be ...

An ACT Legislative Assembly committee inquiry into proposed coercive control laws has completed a one-day hearing. The bill would make the form of domestic and family violence a standalone offence in ...

Many of my clients face similar but difficult struggles. I provide support for anxiety, panic attacks, and depressive episodes, relationship difficulties and breakdown, coercive control, relationship ...