Legal Terms Glossary

Economic abuse is a form of domestic violence (abuse) over economic or monetary resources. It could be in the form of denying access to finances or preventing you from supporting yourself financially. Some examples are: not giving you money to run your household or for your children, not giving you or letting you use your stridhan (wedding gifts), selling or giving away your household goods or any other asset in which you have an interest, trying to control your money and not letting you live in your shared home