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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 EastBayRI

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