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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - A bill in the South Carolina Senate would further define and make what’s known as “coercive control” a crime in the state. S. 588, filed Tuesday by Republican Sen. Stephen ...

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 ...

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 ...

The standalone legislation — named in memory of Brisbane mother Hannah Clarke, who was murdered alongside her three children by her estranged husband in 2020 — came into effect in May.

There's no shortage of discussion over the impending New York trial of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs. One phrase you won't hear during the legal process? "Coercive control." Combs was arrested in ...