Talk Money Week: Edinburgh lawyers speak out on how to spot and stop financial control
An Edinburgh Family Law firm is raising awareness of financially controlling relationships in a bid to encourage victims to seek help.
Johnson Legal Family Law has reported that financial control is a form of domestic abuse and that it’s present in 99% of domestic abuse cases.
The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 states that abusive behaviour can include making someone dependent on, or subordinate to their partner, isolating them from friends and family or controlling their day-to-day activities.
Beverley Johnson, Head of Family Law and Director of Johnson Legal Family Law, said: “Financial control deprives a partner of their financial autonomy leaving them feeling […]