Q: I would like to press charges against my daughter and her friends for destroying my home while I was in a coma.
I was admitted during Hurricane Harvey. Although my daughter was living with me she brought at least a half a dozen other young people into my home and destroyed all my personal property. They were doing drugs and causing problems with my neighbors. My home is,no longer habitable Nothing in my home was in her name. She was living there out of the goodness of my heart. I am staying with a friend while i recover from a lengthy hospital stay, with physical therapy, until I can find another place to live. The local police say because she lived there she could destroy my home while I was in a coma. I would like to press charges. Can you help me.
A: Your daughter can be prosecuted for criminal mischief. Make a list of all the property destroyed. Give each item a valuation based on receipts, etc. Bring that information to the Harris County District Attorney's Office, sixth floor of the Criminal Justice Center at 1201 Franklin Street, and see an assistant District Attorney. Charges, in all likelihood, will be filed. You may want to give your daughter a heads up before you go to the District Attorney's Office. She may want to make arrangements to get your paid to avoid prosecution. Good luck.
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