KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

1. “What Is Legal Abuse?” — DomesticShelters.org
Although written for a broader audience, it is concise, accessible, and clearly explains litigation abuse, retaliatory filings, delays, false allegations, and financial exhaustion as tactics of coercive control.

2. “The Importance of Identifying Legal Abuse and Recognizing Its Consequences in Family Law” — AFCC
AFCC (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts) is influential among Family Court professionals. This article discusses how survivors often expect protection from Family Court but instead experience continued abuse through the legal system.

3. “Legal systems abuse and coercive control” — Heather Douglas
Published in Criminology & Criminal Justice (2018).
This is one of the foundational academic articles discussing how abusers weaponize the legal system to continue coercive control after separation. It is widely cited in discussions of litigation abuse.

4. “Endless Litigation in Family Court as a Method of Post-Separation Coercive Control” — Mairead McCormack (2025)
A very strong and current scholarly article specifically examining how abusive partners exploit Family Court proceedings to maintain control through repeated litigation, delays, false narratives, and procedural abuse.

5. "https://fvfl-vfdf.ca/briefs/Brief%20issue15.html?|“When the Family Court Becomes the Continuation of Family Violence After Separation: Understanding Litigation Abuse”|
A judicial/family violence resource discussing how court proceedings themselves can become an extension of abuse.

6. Evan Stark — “Coercive Control: How Men Entrap Women in Personal Life”
This is the seminal work on coercive control and is highly respected internationally among domestic violence experts, advocates, and increasingly courts.

7. “Litigation Abuse: A Form of Post-Separation Abuse” — A. Romero
This article directly discusses how abusers use court proceedings to harass, intimidate, financially drain, and psychologically destabilize survivors after separation.