Q: Can I file a law suit on my sister in law for child endangerment? I have text messages from her admitting everything
She has allowed the abuse of her adopted daughters to continue with her husband and her own father and has done nothing to prevent it. She even admits that in several texts messages we exchanged, and has even taken the abuse to try and blackmail her husband into paying her to keep her mouth shut about it all. I have those text messages too and the text messages of her blaming one of her adopted daughters for the whole thing and stating she was going to end up getting her own kids taken away. The school did an investigation where social services came to her home and both she and the adopted daughter lied to the authorities about the whole situation and I have text messages of her admitting that as well. I did call CPS and reported it and because of this I was threatened with a gun by her. I would really like to file a civil suit on her for the whole ordeal. I was also a victim of this type of abuse and I can/will not ignore these types of actions. It has had a real emotional and mental
A: I think you should talk to law-enforcement or the prosecutors office in your jurisdiction. If she threatened you for attempting to contact CPS or filing charges that in and of itself could be a felony for intimidating a witness in the legal process. You could also discuss the child endangerment issues with law-enforcement or the prosecutor.
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A: No, you lack standing. Instead, you should notify the authorities and let them investigate the allegations.
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