Updated June 3, 2023 TRIGGER WARNING: This is an extreme trigger warning. Catherine Youssef Kassenoff, victim-survivor took her own life yesterday after enduing several years of post-separation abuse/coercive control. …

“For many of us, it’s not accurate to say that we are victims-survivors of domestic violence; the truth is, we are also victims-survivors of family court. …

Revised: August 31, 2022 Folks can no longer pretend they don’t know our family court legal system presents a global crisis like they have been doing for over 20 years now (and maybe since the dawn of our civilization). This article examines the findings from U.S. Congress, the Department of…

Written with contribution and advisement from Dr. Christine Marie Cocchiola, Doctor of Clinical Social Welfare, Coercive Control Educator/Researcher, and Dr. Emma Katz, Global Coercive Control Expert and Author of “Coercive Control in Children’s and Mothers’ Lives”. Coercive control has been making headlines and for the first time ever was trending…

What we are witnessing with the overturn of Roe v. Wade is a direct reflection of the evidence-based gender bias & injustices that are present in the lower family courts throughout the U.S. …

For decades, safe parents across the nation have struggled to keep their children safe from a dangerous ex-partner, while family courts frequently minimize risk concerns. National Safe Parents Coalition (NSPC), a coalition of more than 100,000 safe parents and family court reform advocates across the U.S., launches its first national…

“Please contact your Senators and ask them to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) with these new protections for the sake of families across our country.” — Angelina Jolie On January 19, 2022, Mom, filmmaker, and Special Envoy for UN Refugee Agency, Angelina Jolie joined advocates and Senate sponsors…

Rachel Watson said it best, “A global awakening is underway; as perpetrators’ courtroom strategies and poor parenting choices come under the spotlight, a seismic shift from victim-blaming to accountability will hopefully follow.” Cheers to that. We’re taking a look at some of the most positive Family Court reform news stories…

There are many root causes that impact the issues that many face within the Family Court system (and many other systems throughout the globe). One major root cause is the societal normalization of men’s violence. …