how do you press charges on your parents and how much will it cost i was being attacked by my mother hitting me on the chest and my mother slapped me what do i do i want to press charges to get back at them
2007-01-12 09:53:48 · 30 answers · asked by dextermatthew 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
First you need to explain what started her anger against you. Not telling the whole story sells your story short and you will not get the best of answers.
2007-01-12 10:02:34 · answer #1 · answered by Jayne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this no way to act toward your parents. If you don't have any marks there isn't anything u can do. Plus u must have done something wrong! This is no way to get back at them...it's only going to create tension between you. Just talk to your mom about how u feel about this. Think of who buys the clotheson your back, who put the roof over your head, and provided the mattress u sleep on. If u press charges then they are going to wonder why they should provide clothes for u, and a bed, and a roof if all u do is not care about them. u should seriously reconsider this. majorly.
Also seriously consider the fact if you press charges against your parents, more than likely you will be put in a foster home and taken away from your parents and not see them again because of "child buse" that was just discipline. All as an act to "get back at them" you could be taken away and put into a new family with new sisters and brothers. This is very serious, don't do this jsut to get back at them because it may be more than what u bargained for.
2007-01-12 17:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by desirooo58 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If this was legitimately abuse, Child and Family Services are the folks you want.
If it was just an argument because of something you did, and you want to make them feel bad or "get even with them", think long and hard on that. Once you start a process like this, Human services will open up your families whole life...you could even end up in a foster home temporarily or permanently. There's no guarantee that they'll be "cooler parents".
So if it's a real problem and you fear for your safety...definitely get help. If it's just "normal" parent/child squabbling...find a better way to deal with this.
Good Luck.
2007-01-12 18:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by Chris N 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You could always do that, well you would actually call child services, but it's not worth it unless you are going through serious abuse. Really, you will always need your parents. I don't know how old you are, but when you get it no college(and you better go if you want to make any money) you will need them more than ever. Just try being a good kid. I know you think I'm preaching to you but I know from the hard way and I have a lot of friends that thought they were hard asses and dissed their parents and know they are either dead, in jail or struggling to make it though life.
2007-01-12 18:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by j0kr420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you treat your mother with more respect? It doesn't sound like abuse, especially since you wrote that you just want to "get back at them." Shame on you.
I talked disrespectfully to my mom once (well, I'm sure more than once -- I wasn't really that nice of a kid all the time) and she slapped me on the face. However, I deserved it and I thanked her for that recently for teaching me the right way to act.
Are your parents really abusive or are you just acting spoiled, like most of us do when we are growing up? Think about it for a minute. Also, think about what your life would be like when social services takes you away. There really are some very abused children out there. I hope you are not one of them but don't lie either.
2007-01-12 17:59:55 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I'll tell you what I told my own kids when they were young. Step 1: Call the police Step 2: Call an ambulance because you will need it after trying to report me for disciplining you!
2007-01-12 18:14:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the key words in what you said... 'to get back at them'. seeing that I ask myself. did this kid deserve it cuz he was a **ithead and now he is trying to cause trouble.
No one wants to get hit. But if you were bein disrespectful, not obeying, causing trouble then maybe you deserved a smack.
I have no way of knowing. but you better think about what your doing. As there are consequences for you and for your parents.
2007-01-12 18:03:00 · answer #7 · answered by sociald 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you might want to go to the Children's aide office or a police station in your town You also could approach a teacher for help. No one has the right to lay hands on you.
In Canada they have a children's "hot line" if one feels the need to speak to someone. They can help you out. Maybe your country has the same.
2007-01-12 17:57:15 · answer #8 · answered by lucyshines49 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well...I know in NH the police may say that if it wasn't closed fist then it wasn't beating. She may not get in trouble for it. If you feel like you are in danger and you need to contact the authorities and get something done about it.
2007-01-12 17:58:20 · answer #9 · answered by soulaira 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son has threatened to lay charges against me so many times... I know he is just sounding off because he's mad at me for something he doesn't like. After he has cooled off he and come to his senses he usually apologizes for what he said.
2007-01-12 18:20:37 · answer #10 · answered by lm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋