My stepdad has mental abuse me since I was 2 1/2 years old and now that I have a son on the way I think he'll do the same thing to him.
2006-12-16 14:19:50 · 10 answers · asked by Caramel 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
Mental abuse is very difficult to prove in court unless you have it in writing or have recorded it (tape, audio, video). He can argue unless there is proof, its his word against yours. Another person over-hearing it will not carry much weight and will be considered heresay, unless there is proof to back it up.
If you have proof and a great attorney, his abusive, cruel *** could easily land him in the pokey!
Good luck!
2006-12-16 14:34:25 · answer #1 · answered by darrellkern 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In case he's going to abuse your son and you can't talk any sense into him. Your just going to have to get some lawsuit and try to prove his abuse. Mental abuse to a child, is abuse to a child, which I believe, the law doesn't tolerate so well. To be real correct with the question, if you harm a child, you harm a child, even mental abuse, so I suppose you can go to jail for it.
Like having a family and abusing ure child (do laundry or ill belt u) that can be so bad.
2006-12-16 22:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by kevin p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of mental abuse being classified as a crime. The only thing related to law enforcement that I can think of is getting a restraining order. I think that if you get a restraining order and it's violated the offender can go to jail for that violation.
Are there online lists of state and federal crimes? I've never looked...
However, I have heard of social workers intervening in households in which mental abuse and children both reside. As you probably know, abuse in any form can be harmful. For your sake and your son's, get away from your stepdad.
Best of luck and happy holidays!
2006-12-16 23:33:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not in Oregon you can't. But, it is YOUR choice if you son even sees your dad. Don't put your son what you went thru. Let me tell you what happened in my life and why I say don't take him around your dad if you don't want him to be near that.
I had married a guy that had two kids from his first wife. I had been raised in a mentally abusive home (as well as other abuses, but I refused those ones from anyone but didn't recognize the mental until years later). My now ex decided to mentally abuse me and his kids (when he even had them with him, that is). Now the kids are grown and both are married. Neither one of them want anything to do with him (but stay in touch with me). My stepdaughter has told her brother that if he has kids and doesn't want their dad around them, then he can easily keep them from him (my stepson had said that he was going to wait until his parents die to have kids, but by then his wife will be too old to have them!). He just has to come up with creative reasons why his dad can't see the kids, or move far enough away, like my stepdaughter did, so he can't go see them more than once a year, if that. As for my stepdaughter, she refuses to let her dad see the kids without her being there--never lets him alone with them, even for a second. She does NOT want them subjected to what she and her brother went thru.
So, it is possible for you to keep your son away from this horrible treatment. But, it's up to you. Maybe you can take your son to see your mom when your stepdad isn't home? That's one idea.
2006-12-16 23:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by honey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mental cruelty toward an adult, with no physical component, would probably be hard to prosecute. Mental cruelty toward a child, on the other hand, is more clearly child abuse. And it is very likely that an adult who is abusive toward one child will be abusive toward another.
Why would you allow this man near enough to your son for your stepdad to abuse him emotionally? Don't let this abusive man have any access to your child.
2006-12-16 22:24:20 · answer #5 · answered by silver.graph 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you are old enough to have a child, you are old enough to move away from this situation. And as a parent it is your responsibility to get your child away from this situation. You could be forced to move if children's services becomes aware of the abusive situation and also would have grounds to take your child from you. so do the right thing and move on. Get yourself into a stable environment. Good luck and God bless****
2006-12-16 22:24:10 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep your son a way from him, there is nothing worse than verbal abuse, (but you know that already)
2006-12-16 22:22:49 · answer #7 · answered by Kimberly H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any abuse is wrong. you could put out a restraining order out against him and if her violates it yes he could go to jail.
2006-12-16 22:22:52 · answer #8 · answered by dakandishop07 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope! I think if you called cps they could investigate!
2006-12-16 22:21:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,, but its very hard to prove, i would suggest videotaping him secretly
2006-12-16 22:22:04 · answer #10 · answered by t-time d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋