Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Refuge) Domestic abuse has a higher rate of repeat offending than any other crime and encompasses a vast range of behaviours.
This past October, domestic violence month, was also a time to recognize changes to the legal definition of domestic violence. This year's statutory progress included coercive control in intimate ...
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Massachusetts could join a small group of states expanding the definition of domestic violence to include acts of coercive control. The Senate bill passed on Thursday not only amends the state's ...
The topic of coercive control is one that rightfully has gotten a lot of attention in the last few years. It is coming up more and more as part of custody cases. Moreover, in January of 2024, New ...
WORCESTER — It can start with a critical comment about someone’s attire or their choice of friends, intense questions about work or social plans, behaviors that may be appear innocent but can escalate ...
It is long-standing law in Massachusetts that the best interests of a child govern custody disputes. Said another way, when parents cannot agree and the court has to make custody and parenting time ...
BOSTON (SHNS) – Massachusetts on Thursday became the 49th state to prohibit revenge pornography, with Gov. Maura Healey signing a bill that also cracks down on sexual harassment and coercive control ...