My friend's ex-husband's new wife called child services and claimed that she(my friend) does not see to her son's needs. Her son is 10yrs old. The claim is that he is never bathed and wears the same clothes. This is definitely untrue. This claim was filed because my friend filed a petition to have the boy's father produce a passport(for his son) before taking the son to Canada. The father who has 6wk summer visitation was going to permit his new wife to take his son to Canada 3wks before the father would arrive.
2007-06-18 07:26:53 · 12 answers · asked by d j 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Yes, it is illegal. However, it is something that is hard to prove and charges must be filed by child services not the victimized party.
Your friend does have some recourse in civil court, however, if she feels like suing for damages and harassment once the investigation by child services is concluded and the accusation determined to be baseless.
2007-06-18 08:37:25 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, for one thing, the visitation is for the husband not the new wife, so why is she taking the son for three weeks to Canada without his father? Ask the father that. That just doesn't make sense. From what I have seen of 10 year old boys, none of them appear to like to bathe or change their clothes so it would have to be something else more serious to trigger the alarm bells for the system to step in and do something about the call. As for the legal part of it, you'd have to prove that she deliberatly filed misleading or false charges, which would be hard to do. Besides, after telling the new wife that her son won't be going to Canada without his father should be revenge enough, it's what I would do.
2007-06-18 07:36:57 · answer #2 · answered by foodieNY 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not illegal. Child protecitve services will look into the claim and either find the mom guilty of neglect or state that the claim was unfounded. If she continues to make false claims that are proven to be unjustified, then your friend could probably sue for harrassment (might be hard though) but it's not illegal to try to protect a child (even if that isn't the motiviation behind the claim).
2007-06-18 07:36:04 · answer #3 · answered by real_kiss_fan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is what is wrong with child services. They are to bust dealing with false claims that they can't deal with true cases.
Why is her son going to be with the new wife 3 weeks before the father gets there? I would only allow my son to go with his father.
2007-06-18 07:34:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is illegal to abuse the law. However, proving it will be difficult. The new wife is just being vindictive, and to be honest, IT'S NONE OF HER BUSINESS! She (the new wife) stuck her nose in where it didn't belong - She needs to mind her own business! The child is 10 years old and can speak for himself if he is unhappy with something.
It's sad because the child is the one that is now being put in the middle because of the new wife's jealousy issues and he is the one that's being hurt. New wives can be a pain in the ***.
2007-06-18 07:39:27 · answer #5 · answered by Lila 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
do not waste your money. regrettably maximum states have those stupid rules that permit human beings to apply the newborn shielding device to accomplish their very own vendettas. maximum states do not even require the guy to show their identity so cyf itself won't comprehend their identity. even although the grievance is thoroughly nameless the businesses are nevertheless required with the aid of regulation to look into each grievance. that is like living for the period of the witch hunts or in Nazi Germany. in case you quite need to do something efficient start up a campaign for law reform to end permitting human beings to apply taxpayer money and necessary social centers to accomplish their grudges.
2016-11-25 21:28:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely illegal (and heartless) to turn someone in for something they KNOW is not true but I'm not sure how you would prove that she did that intentionally though.
2007-06-18 07:32:32 · answer #7 · answered by littleone 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes this is against the law. She needs to go to the DA's office and report this and let them know what is going on.
2007-06-18 07:31:25 · answer #8 · answered by alfredapittman 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I beleive it is. Contact child services and ask.
2007-06-18 07:49:14 · answer #9 · answered by Deana S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES IT IS. I WORK FOR CHILD SERVICES SO I WOULD KNOW. AND IT IT VERY EVIL TO DO SO.
2007-06-18 07:44:10 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋