In a series of Instagram Stories shared on July 9, professional surfer and law student Sarah Brady, made comments on her past relationship with actor Jonah Hill. She labeled him a "misogynistic ...

The R. Kelly case of alleged sexual exploitation, violence, and coercive control raises complex questions for most of us—as well as the judge and jury. People may wonder how R. Kelly managed to ...

There were 49,557 offences of coercive control recorded by the police in England and Wales in the year ending March 2025, according to domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid. This is an increase from ...

Men who use coercive control are more likely to kill their partner and extend their control to conceal her murder as a suicide or accident. QUT criminologists Dr. Claire Ferguson and Dr. Freya ...

"We really feel like all judges who are hearing these cases that involve abuse allegations need to be adequately prepared," Danielle Pollack said. "We've had so many cases where judges have no ...

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 ...

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 ...

(NewsNation) — After 16 children described as "feral" were rescued from an Ohio home, attention has turned to the parents and grandparents. Family members of Elizabeth Sider have said she was ...

As Bill C-16 — the Protecting Victims Act — moves through Parliament, advocates are raising concerns that the proposed laws could leave some of the most vulnerable older adults unprotected. It comes ...

At least half of all women in Australia have experienced sexual harassment, abuse or violence. That’s 1 in 2 that has been sexually harassed, 1 in 3 that has been physically abused and 1 in 5 that has ...