Q: What do I do?!?! This person is trying to ruin me!!!!
My ex wife has filed multiple false allegations against me since 2014, dcf cases, injunctions, and trying to modify child arrangements. Each report says something different, and none of them have gone in her favor meaning I have been lucky enough for a judge not to believe her. This time she is accusing me of touching my almost 13 year old daughter, they opened up a criminal case (no arrest has been made). This has caused me an enormous amount of stress. I have never actually pushed back against this women legally, because I feel kids should see both parents equally, but something has to be done. The dcf case against me that was closed last month said nothing about her new allegations, and I’m terrified that one day she will find somebody who believes her lies. Do I have any grounds to sue her, and what other actions can I take to prevent her from taking such extreme measures to ruin my life, my wife’s life and the lives of all the children involved.
A:
1. The first line of defense I see is for you to go back to the same court that granted your divorce and file a motion to reopen the cases and also file a motion for contempt--citing all of the reasons you gave us here.
2. The second line of defense is to hire a very experienced trial lawyer who has litigated ugly defamation cases before and who will assist you in seeking minimal dollar damages hooked together with permanent injunctive relief against your ex wife--using the same set of facts used in the divorce case.
3. Both of these defensive measures should be preceded by two separate very strong warning letters written by experienced lawyers who have done this stuff before and delivered by paid process servers--to get her attention.
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