Coercive Control Statute Map / VT
Vermont
Uses phrase in abuse definition (2024) · Secondary: verify cite in the report · Last reviewed August 31, 2026
What “pattern” means here
Effective July 1, 2024, coercive control is included in Vermont's definition of abuse: a pattern of threatening, humiliating, or intimidating actions used to harm, punish, or frighten. Pattern is statutory.
Statutes
Vermont abuse / relief-from-abuse statutes, as amended 2024
Coercive control added to the definition of abuse.
Vermont abuse / relief-from-abuse statutes, as amended 2024 lists these behaviors. The labels are tactics, not statutes.
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.
Confirm the Title 15 cite in the report. Civil definition.
Carlton, C. (2026). Coercive Control Statute Map: Vermont. Coercive Control Observatory. Last reviewed August 31, 2026.