Harmonious social living occurs when people get what they want without stopping others from getting what they want.

James Saxon, from Stockport, is jailed after admitting controlling and coercive behaviour.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A campaigner and survivor of domestic abuse has issued a checklist of signs to help identify somebody who is experiencing coercive control. Samantha Billingham, founder of UK-based organisation ...

In May 2007, my cherished childhood friend, Shelby, was murdered by her coercively controlling, abusive, estranged husband. The heinous act was all premeditated. Weeks after she finally left him, ...

A recently introduced Colorado bill seeks to require judges to consider "misgendering" as a form of "coercive control" during child custody disputes. If passed, the bill would pose a major threat to ...

Solicitor says accused man has been in Maghaberry since June ...

Everything you need to know about the people-pleasing trait, including why it could make you more vulnerable to narcissists.