Courts may no longer order mediation in custody cases involving coercive control (access required)

Maryland courts may no longer order mediation in custody and visitation cases when one parent makes a good-faith report of coercive control by the other, whether physical abuse is involved or not. Family law practitioners and advocates for victims of domestic violence say they welcome the modification of Maryland Rule 9-205, which defines coercive control as ...

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