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Legal abuseĪbusers sometimes use the legal system in order to harass and control their target. They may also use a tracker on your car without your knowledge or consent.Ībusers may also monitor your social media activities or ask others about your whereabouts, activities, and communications. Monitoring and stalking can include using apps or devices to record your activities and communications. They may engage in harassment - which includes excessive calls, emails, or texts - to try to stay in your life. refuse to pay necessary bills (like school fees or gas bills) or pay them lateĪn abusive person may try to monitor your whereabouts and behavior.break or “lose” items you’ll need to replace (like car parts or children’s medication).refuse to pay maintenance or alimony, even when court-ordered.not pay their debts toward you or your mutual debts.use your credit cards to damage your credit score.block you from accessing bank accounts and credit cards.You may still be financially dependent on the person after separating, or you may have mutual financial obligations, such as a mortgage or your children’s expenses. They could do this by making you look mentally unstable, spreading rumors about you, or making your allegations of abuse look false in order to make others distance themselves from you. An abuser may push you to end relationships or distance yourself from loved ones so that you remain dependent on them.Įven after your relationship with an abuser has ended, they may attempt to isolate you from others. Isolation is a common form of mental or emotional abuse. using intimidating gestures (like raising their hand to strike you).describing how they have harmed or assaulted people in the past.Intimidation and fearĪbusers may try to get you to fear them by: They may also threaten to hurt themselves - through self-destructive behavior, drug use, or suicide - in order to control you. keep you from seeing your children, friends, and even pets.share private information or secrets with others (like outing you as LGBTQIA+).use the law against you (for example, sue you or report you to welfare).Threats may be obvious or thinly veiled.įor example, they may say something like, “God forbid something happens to your car” or “It would be such a shame if your family saw those nudes of you.” Coercion and threatsĪbusers may attempt to control (coerce) you by threatening you. Abusers can use some post-separation abuse tactics to harm their target directly, while other tactics may extend to children and adolescents.