Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Channel 4 documentary about Marilyn Manson features a number of women alleging he subjected them to physical, sexual and ...
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 ...
When most people hear the words “domestic violence,” they think of physical harm. Arizona’s new family court law, the Alec and Lydia Act ...
The ACT government has introduced legislation to criminalise coercive control, with the proposed new laws set to make it a standalone offence. Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour used to entrap ...
From Monday, coercive control will be considered a stand-alone dedicated offence in NSW. Significant bail reforms will also come into effect from Monday, making it more difficult for those accused of ...
When the government amended the Divorce Act of Canada earlier this year, it included the Best Interests of the Child (BIC). These long-awaited updates require domestic violence to be presumed when ...
Laws criminalizing coercive control came into force in New South Wales (NSW), Australia on Monday. Section 54D of the NSW’s Crimes Act 1900 criminalizes coercive conduct and abusive behavior against ...
The ACT government will introduce coercive control as a standalone criminal offence by the middle of next year in an effort to better combat domestic violence. Frontline services have welcomed the ...