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: Florida Divorce - Child Custody - Domestic Abuse LawEconomic Abuse Controls the Other Spouse as Surely as Domestic Violence
By Janet Langjahr
Husband * controls the pursestrings. Tightly.
* The gender of abusers varies, but “Husband” is used here for illustrative purposes.
Wife must account for every penny given to her.
Wife has no access to funds, except what Husband doles out to her. Not even her own paycheck.
Husband uses Wife’s credit card as his own, running up debt without Wife’s knowledge.
Husband puts obligations in Wife’s name. And doesn’t take care of them.
Husband tries to sabotage Wife’s employment.
Rutgers University is conducting a study of the relationship between domestic violence and economic abuse.
Domestic abuse is all about control and finances are just another means with which to exert control.
The study offers participants instruction to overcome economic abuse.
Full post as published by Florida Divorce - Child Custody - Domestic Abuse Law on August 22, 2010 (boomark / email).
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