Q: My neighbor got me fired. How am I in trouble for this?
My neighbor got upset about my small dog in her yard in February, and she made false accusations about me to try to get me fired. I filed two police reports about harassment. She stopped until two weeks ago when she started an incident in the driveway when I wasn't here. During the incident, my mother in law cussed at her. Now, a detective had me subpoenaed for a pre-warrant hearing (MY HUSBAND AND I ARE THE ACCUSED). She is saying that it is elder abuse because my mother in law cussed at her. She got me fired from my job for this. Is there any legal basis for this?
A:
First, you want to care of the criminal case first. You want to get an attorney for that hearing because the burden of proof is so low. Please get an attorney although you may feel you are not in the wrong how you present that information in connection with the law is what will get the criminal piece take care of. Then you can file a civil case.
Second, you want to file a civil case and a criminal case for lying and causing you significant damage from her false statements. I hope this helps. Please get an attorney. You dont want to say the wrong thing during the hearing and have to deal with a whole criminal case.
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