No punishment for Mental Abuse????

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-10-2004
No punishment for Mental Abuse????
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Thu, 08-12-2004 - 11:51pm
I'be been reading up on abuse and I am shoked to discover that as long as he doesn't hit you the law doesn't take any action. I geuss it would be hard to prove but come one!!!

I am afraid that my son will bear the brunt of my husbands wrath if not today some day in the future but he will probably get some custody and unsupervised visitation if there is no record of abuse on his file, right? I cannot stand this!

Do I ahve to wait around until I am a victim of domestic violence and have something to show the police so my husband will not be left alone with my baby?!?!?!

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-12-2003
Fri, 08-13-2004 - 2:27am

Ease up on the thrusters for a sec -


No, I agree, there isn't anything that can be done with verbal/emotional abuse, and it sucks (BTDT).

CL-Blueliner4