California AB2534 aims to prevent forced marriage and related coercive conduct by clarifying the Domestic Violence Prevention Act.

California AB2534 amends the Domestic Violence Prevention Act to explicitly include forced marriage as a form of abuse. The act allows courts to issue restraining orders to prevent, enjoin, and remedy forced marriage. It defines forced marriage as a spousal relationship where one or both parties do not consent and are compelled through force, fraud, coercion, duress, abuse of power, or coercive control.

California AB2534 aims to prevent forced marriage and related coercive conduct by clarifying the Domestic Violence Prevention Act.

California AB2534 amends the Domestic Violence Prevention Act to explicitly include forced marriage as a form of abuse. The act allows courts to issue restraining orders to prevent, enjoin, and remedy forced marriage. It defines forced marriage as a spousal relationship where one or both parties do not consent and are compelled through force, fraud, coercion, duress, abuse of power, or coercive control.