What is emotional abuse? What is verbal abuse? What is emotional neglect? How do you prove it in court ?

Question

For child custody purposes and divorce

Answer 1

Verbal or nonverbal abuse of a spouse or intimate partner may include:
·threatening or intimidating to gain compliance
·destruction of the victim’s personal property and possessions, or threats to do so
·violence to an object (such as a wall or piece of furniture) or pet, in the presence of the intended victim, as a way of instilling fear of further violence
·yelling or screaming
·name-calling
·constant harassment
·embarrassing, making fun of, or mocking the victim, either alone within the household, in public, or in front of family or friends
·criticizing or diminishing the victim’s accomplishments or goals
·not trusting the victim’s decision-making
·telling the victim that they are worthless on their own, without the abuser
·excessive possessiveness, isolation from friends and family
·excessive checking-up on the victim to make sure they are at home or where they said they would be
·saying hurtful things while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and using the substance as an excuse to say the hurtful things
·blaming the victim for how the abuser acts or feels
·making the victim remain on the premises after a fight, or leaving them somewhere else after a fight, just to “teach them a lesson”
·making the victim feel that there is no way out of the relationship

Make note of the abuse, record it if you can.

Answer 2

Emotional abuse:blackmailing emotionally to get things done for selfish regards.Verbal abuse is using bad words and threat,tease,etc which destroys peace of mind of the defendent/victim.Emotional neglect means not caring of the spouse,or doing purposely those activities or dees which destroy the self respect of the spouse.Witnesses ,neighbours,colleageus may help to prove if u are the victim.If u are undergoing stress treatment/counselling ur Dr may also be of a help to prove that u are being emotionally neglected,by being a first hand witness.You spouse's behaviour,if abusive can be taken as a proven point too.

Answer 3

Verbal abuse, which is screaming, cursing, belittling and degrading the child, which in turn will cause emotional abuse which emotionally hurts and causes the child to have low self esteem, and the feeling of not being worthy of being loved; can cause the child to be uable to connect with another person because of being afraid of being hurt again. Emotional neglect is when the child is receiving no nuturing or love from the parent/s. This can effect a child for life if not stopped and usually requires counseling.

Answer 4

emotional abuse could be connected to verbal abuse....its just saying things that hurt u...like literally sayin somethin to hurt ones feelings for example...emotional neglect is like, not having ample attention to feel accepted or loved, things like that...where the person ur trying to connect to emotionally refuses to give u something back on an emotional level...and theres lots of definitions out there for that kind of stuff....but in court, i think u would need the testimony in some form from a certified professional (psychiatrist) to further prove some sort of damage has been done....

Answer 5

Emotional abuse is belittling, threatening, etc. Verbal abuse kind of ties in with emotional abuse.....using WORDS to hurt you, like cussing at you, and stuff like that.
Emotional neglect is being distant. No emotional fulfillment. Like being ignored or something.
If you have letters he wrote, or recorded messages, like from a voicemail or answering machine, or witnesses, that may look good for you. Otherwise, it is hard to prove.

Answer 6

Well first of all emotional abuse is when someone is telling you things constantly that they hate you , making you feel like your unwanted, it's almost like verbal abuse like putting you down always saying negative things to you making you feel useless. If it's possible record it, they have mini recorders like at target or radio shack. And if he's doing it to your children and if there able to talk they will probably ask them in court!! good luck..

Answer 7

Read this book!

Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men

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Answer 8

Get a lawyer.

Answer 9

Lucy-It's best for you to hire a lawyer

Answer 10

wow loaded question. Get a lawyer.. He will help you with all of that.