Sean Valentine: The Landmark Ruling That Lets Survivors Sue for Family Violence

For years, survivors of coercive control heard that what happened to them was real but had no legal category. A landmark Ontario ruling started to change that. In this episode, Sean Valentine of the Family Law Coach joins Lisa to break down a rare event: a self-represented survivor who won compensation for the coercion and control she endured over a 16-year marriage, under a newly recognized "tort of family violence." Sean and Lisa dig into what made it possible, from how the claim was pleade...