Questions tagged [child-abuse]
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When does the statute of limitations for bringing civil lawsuits over child abuse begin, in the state of Illinois?
If one goes to a forensic psychiatrist they can prove child abuse by relatives years after the event occurred. My understanding is usually the statute of limitations is two years from turning 18. ...
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Could a California judge justify approving the marriage of an expectant couple involving a minor and a perpetrator of statutory rape?
Please pardon that I am a philosopher and not a lawyer with knowledge of relevant cases. Also, this could apply to other US states with similar laws.
I reference the following California codes:
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What options does an individual have if they want to pursue legal action against their biological parents for abandonment?
Mary was abandoned by her biological parents when she was two months old. As an adult, she discovers that her adoptive parents are not her biological parents and wishes to take legal action against ...
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Does the law protect some types of criminal?
Some kinds of crime - such as grooming children - leave no trace, and are difficult to prove. For some reason, police won't even investigate. People get away with these kinds of crimes, reoffend, and ...
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Someone online stated his intent to abuse a minor. Could this alone lead to a criminal conviction?
A few years back, I came across a horrifying post on an image sharing website. There were several photos of a minor, some in a bathing suit, but none explicitly of pornographic or sexual nature. ...
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Can a trust be changed if it can be proven the terms were setup to continue psychological abuse?
I have a trust fund that's designed so the trustee heavily controls my access to the finances. I have to give him a bunch of documentation to get money. It's my understanding most trusts just let you ...
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Can a 16 year old leave a custodial parent to live with grandparents?
The 16 year old is being emotionally abused and controlled and psychologically abused.
Can they leave their parents and go to live with their grandparents without their parents consent?
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What crime(s) was Deedee Blanchard guilty of, and what sentences do they carry (in any jurisdictions)?
Deedee Blanchard was found to have been murdered by her daughter and her boyfriend. The daughter was going to receive 30 years imprisonment but upon the court hearing of the crimes to which she has ...
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If you know someone is committing infant abuse, do you also commit a crime if you choose not to report it?
What are a person's legal responsibilities if they believe that someone is currently committing infant abuse, but are not certain that they are doing so.
For example, they might learn this from ...
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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 ...
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Is it legal or child-labor for a private pre-school to ask preschoolers to wash dishes without compensation?
Is it legal for a private pre-school to ask preschoolers to take-turns to wash everyone's lunch dishes in the kitchen on behalf of all other students? It was a rotational. It was not singling out a ...
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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 ...
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If somebody anonymously falsely reports that somebody on a given address has child porn, do the cops actually get a search warrant?
Let's say that Joe hates John. Joe knows that John is security-aware and has encrypted all of his hard disks and storage devices. John keeps the decryption phrase in his head.
Joe makes an anonymous ...
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Why aren't we allowed to intervene if a child is being psychologically abused?
In my understanding, there are two types of child abuses: physical abuse and psychological abuse. For the former, we can call social worker/police to intervene. But for the latter, we cannot do ...
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How is posting fights involving minors not Illegal?
If you visit r/DocumentedFights, r/fightporn and a few other sections of Reddit you see videos of Kids/Teenagers posted fighting a street fight as competitive sport (I dont even have words to describe ...
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