Q: If I live with an elderly person and they are harming , neglecting and falsely accusing me of abuse. Can I get in troubl
We are no longer a couple we share different rooms in the same home. She called aps on me several times and self harms herself to say I caused it . She makes herself fall and will sit there without letting any one know she's fallen just to tell them I left her on the floor for hours. , she urinates on herself intentionally, she self harms herself to make people think I did it to her , She talks bad about me to everyone around. She fakes being sick to get sympathy. Am I legally responsible for her according to aps? She has called them numerous times making false accusations against me .should I move out before I get it trouble for her lies
A: You can be arrested and charged with a felony if a law enforcement officer believes that you physically hurt an elderly person, or that you neglected a duty to prevent them being hurt. The safest thing is to remove yourself from the situation.
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