Family: Changing name of Jennifers Law is deeply offensive
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the New Canaan, Conn., Police Department shows Jennifer Dulos. In January 2020, police charged her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, with murder after she had gone missing months earlier amid contentious divorce and child custody proceedings. Her remains were never found despite extensive searches. (New Canaan Police Department via AP, File)Associated Press
Advocates for “Jennifers’ Law” a proposed bill to expand the state’s definition of domestic violence that was inspired by two Connecticut women who police say were killed by their spouses say they oppose removing the two women from its name.
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Connecticut Senator Alex Kasser and National Domestic Violence Advocates Introduce “Jennifer’s (Dulos) Law” for 2021 Legislative Session
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Connecticut Protective Moms announces that Connecticut Senator Alex Kasser has introduced “Jennifer’s Law” for the 2021 Legislative session. The bill is named in honor of Jennifer Dulos, the New Canaan, Connecticut, mother who went missing and was suspected of being allegedly murdered by her husband while she was pleading for her and her children’s safety in family court. The focus of the bill is to prioritize the safety of Domestic Violence (DV) victims and their children by updating and modernizing the definition of DV in Connecticut state law to include Coercive Control - a pattern of abuse which is not necessarily physical that isolates, dominates and intimidates a victim into submission through an intimidating and threatening pattern of behavior. California, Washington and Hawaii have passed similar coercive contro