NY S08633

Defines "coercive control" as a pattern of behavior used to dominate, intimidate, or subordinate another person, including isolating them from support networks, controlling finances or communications, monitoring digital devices, misusing legal processes to harass, and repeated verbal degradation

Grants family court and criminal courts concurrent jurisdiction over coercive control cases between spouses, former spouses, parents and children, or household members, and allows courts to issue orders of protection based on a preponderance of evidence

Requires the Office of Court Administration, in consultation with the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, to develop mandatory training for judges and court clerks covering the definition of coercive control, evidentiary considerations, survivor safety, and impacts on children in custody cases, with refresher training required every five years

Creates a private civil cause of action in supreme court allowing victims to recover compensatory damages, emotional distress damages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees, with a six-year statute of limitations from the last act of coercive control

Mandates that courts consider coercive control allegations in custody and visitation proceedings when proven by a preponderance of evidence, and requires the effect on the child's best interests to be stated on the record