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 ...

Hawaii has criminalized the concept while other states have incorporated it into family or civil court definitions of domestic violence.

Philadelphia legislators are considering extending employment and housing protects to victims of “coercive control.” On Thursday, City Council took up a proposal that would expand the definition of ...

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 ...

State Sen. Michael O. Moore, D-Millbury and Rep. Natalie M. Higgins, D-Leominster, discuss their roles in the passage of a bill that extends protections to survivors of domestic violence to include ...

Regina Rooney, programming director for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, in 2021. Credit: Fred J. Field / The Maine Monitor This story appears as part of a collaboration to strengthen ...

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 ...

The state of New York has long been at the forefront of cultural and legal progress. Yet, for all of its claim to fame as the center of the world, New York has some antiquated divorce laws that need ...

Worsening drought conditions across the state as the wildfire risk continues. Andrew and Jamie walk you through that plus our next rain chance. We’re giving you the FIRST ALERT to warmer weather and ...