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Can you take someone to court for harassment?
I have been dealing with my sons fathers wife for the past couple of months. My ex husband and I conceived a child after we were divorced. Tried to work things out, it didn't happen, I ended up getting pregnant and now I have a 2 year old son. I have been raising him on my own with absolutely no help from his father. At this point, I consider him just a sperm donor.
Anyways, I have contacted her through facebook to talk about child support. My sons father is in the Military and I will be receiving 1092$ a month. Yes, almost 1100$ for just one child. Her responses to the emails were extremely rude. And I quote
"Paying child support is like paying a traffic ticket"
"You are just another lowlife that decided to reproduce and give birth to another walking statistic. Have fun with your sad, pathetic life. Enjoy the money, and we will thoroughly enjoy having nothing to do with you, your child, and your pitiful excuse of a life."
"You knew that he wanted nothing to do with you or your bastard child. Yet you decided it would be smart to bring yet ANOTHER fatherless child onto this planet. I'm sure he has a bright future ahead of him."
I have been dealing with her harassing me for months. I do not contact my ex husband, because we do not see eye to eye. He does not want anything to do with his son that he helped create. They have been begging me for a very long time to get the amount reduced from 1092$ down to 400$ a month, because they are hurting to badly, that they can't afford bills AND child support together. I, on the other hand, believe I have done everything right by raising my son on my own, I have struggled many, many times, alone. I did receive 200$ from them about 7-8 months ago. They claimed that sense they have sent me that amount of money that the child support would be reduced. This is clearly not true. I am now being threatened by my ex husbands wife, that if I do not pay this money back, that I will be hearing from their lawyer. I am amused that they would stoop themselves so low to try and sue for 200$ for he is in debt of child support that is almost 24,000$.
My question is, is there any legal action that I can take for her harassments? It has honetly affected me emotionally, mentally and I'd really like it to stop. I have a number of emails saved from here both from my personal email address as well as Facebook, including text messages. She is also bad mouthing me via Facebook.
I have left them alone to enjoy their own lives, yet when I contact her about questions or changes about child support, I get nothing but put downs and insults. She is the type of person that will google my name, so I assume she has already found this. It's amazing how someone will stoop so low to be nosey.
Thanks.
I'm not looking to take them both to court for a lawsuit. I'm simply asking what legal action I can take for this. Because it has gone way overboard.
13 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
You should have nothing to do with her. Only communicate via your lawyer,
Your son is eligible for benefits since his Dad is in the military (like medical, etc.). It is illegal for them to try to make you give back the child support. Don't give them anything.
Whatever you get from them ? I am sure it is not enough.
Make sure you stay away from her.
If she sends you stuff, keep it.
Write her a last email:
Dear _____
Stay away from me and my son or you will be reported to the Commanding Office of the institution your husband is attached to. My son is precious and created out of love, no matter what you have been told by your husband.
If you have problems with the child support order ? Take it up with the Judge / Court. They are the ones that approved this amount - not me. It has nothing to do with me.
They have decided what my child is entitled to based on the salary your husband makes.
If you continue to threatened me or my son, or harass me through Facebook or some other means, you will be reported to the JAG and the CO.
Have a nice life.
The cutting you down on facebook is not right.
Good for you for looking after your son - you are a good Mom. Make sure he continues to support you.
You could even contact the JAG office about her behavior - see if you can report it.
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I don't see any reason you should be contacting your ex's current wife. She's not a party to the child support.
You should be contacting your ex-husband instead, in your circumstances preferably through a lawyer. This is a matter between you and him. If he doesn't like what the courts have ordered him to pay, he can argue in front of a judge. If he's been delinquent in payments you should definitely be talking to the relevant authorities.
You don't have much of a case for harassment since you have actively been contacting her. If she had contacted you FIRST, or else she had continued to harass you after you made it clear in writing you wanted no further contact, then you would have a case. In the latter situation the usual recourse is, through the courts, have her served with a restraining order. If she tried to contact you after that she could be fined or jailed.
What you post on the internets is generally considered public domain and absolutely anyone has a right to read it if they chose. If you don't want it read, don't post it in a public domain.
- 1 decade ago
Im sorry your having to go thru with this....
You dont deserve this harrassment, If you feel necessary i say go ahead with the restraining order... do not back down on the amount. The state sets guidelines on a percent that you are owed based in his income. REMEMBER you are not at fault that this child was conceived and he should be ashamed that he is doing this child harm by acting like he doesnt exist. Just love your son and make your life together and dont let them bring you down, I was as single parent for a while with no father in his life so i know how frustrating it can be. The fact of the matter is that its none of her business even if you were the first to contact her. You two were married and he needs to get off his high horse. You can also block her on fb ( within your settings) once she is blocked she can not see you (its as if you dont exist on the site) except if you have friends in common and somene tags you.
It maybe to your advantage that he doesnt want contact, (you dont have to worry about custody and having to deal with them for virtually ever) thou it may hurt the child, but teach him the values of love and by letting him know that you will always be there for him, he will love you for that and appriciate it when he is older
HUGS
- bandaid_46Lv 71 decade ago
You shouldn't be contacting her about child support. That is a matter between your child's father and you. I don't know the circumstances under which you got pregnant, but if he ditched her to try to reconcile with you, I guess I can understand why she would be so hostile to you. And frankly, you seem just as hostile to her.
You say you have left them alone to enjoy their own lives, but then you say you have contacted her about child support. If your ex has been ordered to pay $1092 in child support, he is entitled to request a reduction through the courts.
As for suing your ex's wife for harassment, I don't think you have much of a case, because you are contacting her about your ex's child support. I think you need to be contacting your ex, maybe through your attorney.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Sometimes when an ex shows interest again following a break up however, it is only a game. They may see that you love them, and they may simply be trying to get attention, without actually intending to get you back. So, unless your ex really seems genuinely interested in spending time with you, they may just be passing the time because they have no other prospects on the horizon.
This is why it is important not to jump the gun, and why you should focus on reading into the situation before you act on it.
In reality, if your ex does want to get back with you, playing hard to get (in moderation) is the best scenario because it will prevent you from getting hurt if your ex is not really serious about getting back with you.
Best wishes.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
This other woman seems very bitter towards you and your child and she revels in the abuse she throws at you.
The easiest way out of this is to stop answering her messages and texts.
If she insists on sending you texts and messages i would save them and seek legal aid,
Best of luck.
Ted.
- ?Lv 71 decade ago
Why do you need to have any contact with her?
Your arrangement is with your ex, and I assume is being handled by the courts. Leave her out of it and ignore her rants. She has no power unless you give it to her.
"At this point, I consider him just a sperm donor. "
And an ATM.