Financial abuse is a common and often hidden type of abuse within family and domestic violence, characterized by behaviors ...

MILLIONS of adults fail to recognise the ‘obvious’ warning signs of financial abuse in relationships. A poll of 2,000 people ...

In December 2024 the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (the Committee) published a Report following an inquiry into how well the existing financial services ...

Admiration shifts to criticism, dependency, and dominance. What started as a swirl of charm, love-bombing, romantic intensity, and urgency transforms into a relentless fury of gas-lighting, ...

Domestic violence occurs when one partner in a relationship gradually establishes power and control over the other through intimidation, manipulation, threats, or coercion. And while most people think ...

It’s easy to assume that domestic violence refers to just that – violence. Physical harm caused to one partner in a relationship, most often the woman. But actually the official definition recognises ...

Financial abuse is a silent epidemic that destroys personal autonomy and financial security. GOBankingRates spoke with Abid Salahi, finance expert and co-founder of FinlyWealth, and Dennis Shirshikov, ...

“Financial control in a relationship isn’t always loud or obvious,” Delony said. “It can be subtle — like one partner always ‘taking care’ of the bills without sharing access or dismissing the other’s ...

A mentor once told me that we take better care of our pets than we do older victims of mistreatment. As a researcher, I have sat across from people, including grown men, crying while recounting ...

I need help and I have nobody I can ask for guidance. I’ve been married 18 years, and I’ve dealt with verbal, emotional and financial abuse. I’m 48, he’s 84. He’s very controlling, will lose his ...

With financial abuse, there’s always a catch.

As Australia reforms laws that can inadvertently trap financial abuse victims, New Zealand must ask what protections – and ...