Use a Coercive-Abuse Checklist to See Reality

Psychology Today, Carol A. Lambert, MSW

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey Signs Coercive Control Bill Into Law

Ms. Magazine, Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD

Reunification Therapy for Children With a Domestic Abuser?

Lisa Aronson Fontes PhD, Psychology Today

‘But he didn’t hit you, did he?’: inside the coercive control courtroom

Amelia Gentleman, The Guardian

Coercive Control in High-Conflict Custody Litigation

American Bar Association, Professor Gillian R. Chadwick and Stef Sloan, Ph.D.

Inside the ‘high-conflict’ parenting class some Mass. judges require for separated couples

Jenifer B. McKim, GBH

In the Child’s Best Interest

Hannah Dreyfus, ProPublica

Why Doesn’t The Severe Harm And Costs Of Domestic Violence Result In More Women Going To Court?

Patricia Fersch, Forbes

Assembly passes Kazarian bill to protect domestic violence victims:  Would prohibit abusive litigation, give judges more leeway to dismiss

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Spencer Argues at Supreme Judicial Court on Alimony Law

Jessica Rittenhouse, UMass Law News

SJC to decide whether alimony may include ‘savings’ award

Pat Murphy, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Payment on the Eve of Trial: No Longer A Tactic To Leave Your Ex-Partner Trapped With Legal Fees

Meagan R. King, Mass Bar Association Publications

New RI law aimed at preventing domestic violence abusers from weaponizing courts

Kate Wilkinson, WPRI.com12

‘It’s hell’: How divorce laws are designed to create unnecessary financial hardship for women

Rebecca Feinglos and Sophia Laurenzi, Fortune

I Help People Get Divorced. I’m Begging You — Don’t Ignore These Red Flags Before Marrying

Amy Polacko, Huff Post

‘Paper Abuse’: How Family Courts Feed Coercive Control

Cara Bayles, Law360

Another abuser takes a life he thinks he owns

Yvonne Abraham, The Boston Globe

Federal Judge Issues Landmark Decision in Call for Family Court Reform

Alice Giordano, The Epoch Times

Why would a brilliant attorney and mother of three take her own life? Because the dysfunctional U.S. family court system took her kids and drove her—like so many others—over the edge.

Amy Polacko, Ms. Magazine

Caregiving costs women nearly $300,000 in lost pay over their lifetimes, Department of Labor finds.

Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th News

Why do women stay with their abusers? Here’s one overlooked reason: They can’t afford to leave.

Emily Nix, The Washington Post

The Boston Globe reports that the Massachusetts Senate and House are behind the bill to increase the number of judges in Probate and Family Court.
Once the bill becomes law, it will be up to Governor Healey to appoint skilled and fair-minded judges who will act impartially and in the best interest of children.

Matt Stout, The Boston Globe

Pushing toward a broader range of protection for restraining orders

Letters to the Editor, The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe takes a stand on domestic abuse. In its editorial, it calls for the expansion of the definition of domestic abuse to include non-physical acts which would allow victims to obtain restraining orders against their abusers.

Editorial Board, The Boston Globe

A bill to increase scrutiny on the qualifications of experts on custody cases passes the Colorado state legislature. The bill codifies a new piece of legislation from the federal Violence Against Women Act that comes with financial incentives for states that adopt them.

Julia Cardi, The Denver Gazette