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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some states are banking on the idea that you can stop domestic violence even before it leads to blows. The controversial, ...

OTTAWA — Groups representing women’s shelters are praising the government’s move to criminalize coercive control, but some women’s organizations are also warning there is a risk of backlash. Bill C-16 ...

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 ...

For attorneys, encountering a case in which it’s known or suspected that chemical control has been present raises urgent questions: How should the law classify such conduct? What remedies—protective, ...

When most people hear the words “domestic violence,” they think of physical harm. Arizona’s new family court law, the Alec and Lydia Act ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A yearslong push by domestic violence advocates to criminalize coercive control is taking major step ...