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The research explores how coercive control manifests in domestic relations cases involving neurodivergent individuals.

April 7, 2026Open Access

The Architecture of Coercive Control: Systemic Abuse in High-Conflict Domestic Relations Proceedings - A Case Study in Neurodivergent Targeting, Legal Weaponization, and Institutional Failure

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The research explores how coercive control manifests in domestic relations cases involving neurodivergent individuals.
Analysis of coercive control mechanisms through psychoanalytic theory.
Utilization of the Legal Abuse Scale to assess systemic issues.
Examination of financial manipulation via forensic analysis.
Documentation of legal anomalies in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit.
Identified patterns of coercive control affecting neurodivergent individuals.
Quantified institutional failures impacting legal outcomes.
Revealed procedural flaws undermining the legal process.
Highlighted constitutional violations under ADA Title II.

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This case study examines the mechanisms of coercive control in high-conflict domestic relations proceedings where the targeted individual is neurodivergent and medically complex. The analysis integrates psychoanalytic theory (Identification with the Aggressor, repetition compulsion), the Legal Abuse Scale (Gutowski case details redacted. Published as First Amendment commentary.

The Architecture of Coercive Control: Systemic Abuse in High-Conflict Domestic Relations Proceedings - A Case Study in Neurodivergent Targeting, Legal Weaponization, and Institutional Failure

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