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Survivors, advocates ask Judiciary to curb ‘abusive litigation’ used as a form of post‑separation coercive control
Summary
Survivors and advocates told the Joint Judiciary committee that some domestic abusers weaponize family court — filing dozens of repetitive motions, false allegations and subpoenas — and urged legislation to let judges limit vexatious litigation and sanction abusers.
Survivors of domestic abuse, clinicians, court advocates and legal experts described “abusive litigation” to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary as an insidious form of post‑separation coercive control: repeated filings, false claims and strategic delays used by an abuser to intimidate, exhaust and punish a former partner through the court system.
Witnesses — including people who described years or even decades of repeated motions and hearings — urged the Legislature to pass H 15 94 / S 12 05. That…
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