Questions tagged [abuse]
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Is a private third party allowed to take things to court?
Say that Viola the Victim and Percy the Perpetrator have a dispute, but don't want to go to court. However, William witnesses everything and wants to take Percy to court over what he did. Can William reasonably do this?
In the extreme case where the…
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Could charging a judge with a felony to get them suspended be "scaled up" indiscriminately by the US Department of Justice?
The most recent US president and administration have expressed displeasure with the judges who don't rule in their favor.
A recent action by the US Department of Justice (which may be less independent from the US president than it has traditionally…
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How to request to stop communication?
A person is harassing (in the colloquial sense) my family — contacting us with the intention to harm, annoy and manipulate. Although we try to avoid the contact, they keep finding new ways (e.g. letters) to reach us.
While we do know their…
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The nature of do not contact requests and crafting one that is irrevocable and permanently keeping away an ex
Firstly, as a premise, what is the legal effect of expressly asking one not to contact them? Does it alter the nature of any future attempts to do so that are not of a legal-procedural nature? Off the cursory top of my head, I cannot think of any…
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How does the Spanish legal system determine cases of vicarious abuse?
According to this article in Spanish, the Spanish legal system recognizes instances of vicarious violence (violencia vicaria) in cases in which a person abuses or even kills their child in order to emotionally abuse their partner (or possibly only…
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Law on Forced Marriage in the USA
Main question: The specific US legal statutes on forced marriage (would expect federal, yet not sure)?
Reading through Wikipedia, I was surprised to find that Forced Marriage only became illegal in the UK in 2014 and Canada in 2015 respectively. …
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UK - Can an executor evict a mentally ill family member engaging in elder abuse?
What are possible options does an executor havve to evict an abusive daughter currently abusing her elderly (possibly senile) mother?
Suppose that these key facts are true:
The daughter has a history of causing harm to self and others, including…
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What are the processes and requirements for obtaining a restraining order against an abusive family member in Florida?
I want to obtain a protective bubble of distance around myself that could be enforced in case this person who has done many terrible things to me comes within any certain vicinity. Does this require them to be served notice? What if they are out of…
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Intention to commit violent domestic abuse but failing?
This is not US-specific, I'm in Europe, but more general for all Western legal systems.
I just read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence_against_men and something struck me - intention is completely deciding when judging an act but it…
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Do creative commons licenses forbid immoral use?
Looking at Pixabay's license summary, I like this:
You cannot use Content in any immoral or illegal way, especially Content which features recognisable people.
Similarly, on Pixabay's terms of service:
... You cannot use any Content on or in…
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Cps involvement with physical assault of Mother only
My husband had a history of physically assaulting me. I haven’t reported it up until recently and cps became involved (again) and I was able to avoid them being involved (provided UA and met with them). A cps case was closed in 2020 and I don’t…
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What type of psychological abuse must a mandated reporter in NY state report as domestic abuse?
If a worker of a medical or psychiatric facility suspects psychological abuse rising to the level of constituting domestic violence or has reasonable cause to suspect such by a parent of their adult child who is being brought to them for treatment…
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What legal actions can I take to prevent my abusive parents from stalking and harassing my family?
My parents were abusive when I was a child. I took legal action at age 11 and put an end the physical abuse. I moved out at age 15 and am now 20. My parents have not stopped trying to contact me. I have had to block several different phone numbers…
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Is drinking during pregnancy child abuse?
If a woman is seven months pregnant and is still drinking alcohol regularly could that be considered child abuse?
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Base offence element intimate image abuse
Being as revenge porn has been introduced into the SOA 2003 and there is now in existence a summary offence of sharing an intimate image without consent does that mean that theoretically the average person could be charged with said offence for…
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