Dr. Christine Cocchiola is a coercive control and protective parenting expert who, as a clinician and researcher, hears stories of women losing custody of their children every day. “Revenge. It becomes the final weapon used by people who exert power and control over others,” she said. “They are saying, ‘If I cannot control you, then I will use the systems intended to protect you, to control you.’”
By Amy Polacko, Divorce Coach & Journalist