Legal Question in Family Law in New York

my father raped me continually when i was a teenager and i want to press charges now (i am turning 22 in january). because of the trauma, i have been in therapy and on several medications. he used to hit me and my mom, and she would have bruises on her arms, and he would strangle me on the floor, until one day i couldn't take it anymore so when the police came to my house (again), i took them up on an offer to go to a hospital (where i signed papers [under duress] committing myself to the psych ward) - [i thought i was going to have a "bed in the hospital", as was described by the social worker at the time] - anyway, years later and sleeping on a bed in my grandmothers living room, i have tried to tell my mother about my traumatic past and she refuses to believe me. she says he would never do that and that i am nothing but a liar. she is controlled by him. i just want justice and to see him behind bars. is there any chance my case can hold up in court? or proof that the trauma caused my mental state to deteriorate over the years? i just want the bastard behind bars and getting raped by other inmates like he deserves.


Asked on 9/28/10, 7:55 am

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Joel Salinger Law Office of Joel R. Salinger

I can not assess your situation in an e-mail, contact my office at 516-746-4747 to discuss the matter. If you do not want to contact me, contact another attorney or go to the District Attorney's office in your county. The Queens County District Attorney's office is at the Queens Criminal Court House on Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens.

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Answered on 10/03/10, 11:21 pm


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