Karen Covy

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1,928 appearances 11 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 12 Aug

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Off the Fence with Karen Covy: Mastering Decision Making, Divorce & More · The Truth About Coercive Control in Divorce · 3 Jun 2026 podcast

You know, I can see though that if somebody's been the victim of that, especially over a prolonged period of time. voice-verified

And like you said, your clients come to you and they have been thinking about this for a very long time, um, which is kind of the way this goes, right? voice-verified

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How do they get voice-verified

the courage to step forward and allege coercive control and try to prove it in court because if they're not successful, if they don't get a protective order, they're going back home and living with this person. voice-verified

And at that point their life can become even worse. voice-verified

So how what do they have to do to number one, get the courage, and number two, put voice-verified

put protections in place so that they're safe. voice-verified

Well, what else characterizes a divorce or relationship that has coercive control? voice-verified

Let's say somebody isn't going to go the protective order route, um, and they're just but they've got a situation where they feel like they're being coerced. voice-verified

What are the characteristics of this type of relationship? voice-verified

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What can someone do to get through a divorce when this is a factor? voice-verified

Yeah, I know y you like to keep people out of court as much as possible and voice-verified

Standard wisdom would say, you know, if you're divorcing a narcissist or somebody who is very controlling, you've got to go to court because nothing else will work. voice-verified

In your experience, is there a way to keep people um who have a relationship where coercive control is involved, to keep them out of the court system, either in resolving their divorce through mediation or collaborative divorce? voice-verified

I can see that, but how do you in the cases that you had you've had, how do you persuade the abuser to go to mediation? voice-verified

Because it's a totally voluntary process. voice-verified

I mean voice-verified

Let me say this, the court can of course order someone to go to mediation, but they can't order you to agree. voice-verified

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