Legal Support for Survivors of Coercive Control and Domestic Abuse
How Our Massachusetts Lawyers Can Help Protect You
"You deserve to be in environments that bring out the softness in you, not the survival in you." -Ronne Brown
Coercive control is the umbrella of all forms of abuse. The abuser seeks power and control over their target to diminish their sense of autonomy and accomplishes this through a variety of insidious means.
Our Founding Attorney, Jolee Vacchi, is a certified Coercive Control Trauma-Informed Attorney by the Coercive Control Consulting Institute. Our firm is dedicated to assisting protective parents and their children against the harmful effects of coercive control from their abuser as well as the institutional betrayal often inflicted upon them from the family court system.
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It takes a domestic abuse survivor an average of 7 times to leave his/her abuser before ending the relationship for good, and this is often the most dangerous time for survivors because the abuser has lost control of his/her intended victim.
Need help now?
Call (Call 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)) or text (Text "START" to 88788) the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Visit thehotline.org for more resources.
Abusers are master manipulators, and there is just so much for survivors to consider when separating from their partner.
Important Questions and Considerations for Survivors Planning to Separate:
Finding Safe Housing
Where will I go?
Managing Finances and Expenses
How will I pay for my expenses?
Protecting Your Children
How can I keep my children safe?
Caring for Pets During Separation
What about my pets?
Finding a Safe Location
What happens if my ex finds me?
Comprehensive Legal Support for Survivors of Domestic Abuse
At Foundations Family Law & Mediation Center, we have personally witnessed the utter devastation that domestic abuse wreaks on families, and we tirelessly and passionately advocate in the courtroom on behalf of our survivor clients and their children. It is also our mission to bring more awareness to the family court system about other types of domestic abuse beyond physical violence that can have major implications on family law cases (especially surrounding custody issues) to include verbal, psychological, emotional, sexual, and financial abuse.
Challenges of Navigating Family Court Against a Narcissistic Ex
Navigating a family law case as a protective parent against a narcissistic ex with elements of non-physical coercive control can be especially difficult as the wounds from this type of abuse aren't as visible to the court. Additionally, a party with a covert narcissistic traits can be charming and present well, and their tactics of manipulation, gaslighting, extreme control, belittling, and isolation can be more difficult to prove and to get the judge to take seriously. But this doesn't make the effects any less damaging to the survivors of narcissistic abuse and coercive control (and their children) who often need specific court orders in place to minimize post-separation abuse.
If you are experiencing any form of domestic abuse, let us be your lifeline. We can seek a restraining order or harassment prevention order on your behalf, file a divorce, custody action, or modification, and ease the burdens of the enormous weight you are already carrying. We're here for you. Book your consultation with us today.
You can also call (508) 635-8965 or fill out our contact form.