Mississippi

What “pattern” means here

Miss. Code § 93-21-125 includes a pattern of behavior or coercive control in the domestic-violence definition used for protective orders.

Statutes

• Miss. Code Ann. § 93-21-125

  Pattern of behavior or coercive control.

Expert standard

Confirm the forum's reliability standard (Daubert, Frye, Sargon, or the local equivalent).

What Carlton Research can speak to

Carlton Research can speak to pattern analysis (coercive control breadth, depth, escalation, entrapment, and more). Research is built to the evidentiary rules of the jurisdiction that will hear it. Carlton Research does not recommend parenting time or custody. Research establishes whether a pattern of coercive control is present. Inquire about specific testimony requests or speaking engagements.

Protective-order setting. Confirm whether custody statutes cross-adopt the definition.