Dirty Laundry: The Divorce Podcast

S4 E7: Coercive Control in Family Law: Practical Guidance with Maryam Manteghi

Alex Howard, Amanda Silver, RTF Productions

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Family lawyer and UN advocate Maryam Manteghi joins to expose how coercive control and digital surveillance are reshaping family court. She explains why many victims aren’t believed, how “reactive abuse” is used against women, and why timelines not snapshots help judges see the full pattern. From hidden devices to trauma-informed reform, Maryam shares the tools every survivor and advocate should know to build safer, stronger cases.

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