What to do if your ex makes your child lie?

Answer 1

You can help by not placing your child in the position to lie. You must foster a close relationship with her so that she knows she can trust you and can tell you anything. You do this by what you say, what you do, how you act and how you act around your ex-husband. Be mature and keep the strife in check. If she confides that her father encouraged her to lie, don't fly off and fight with the ex about it. Keep it to yourself to avoid causing problems for the child when she next sees her father. As long as she tells you about it you can deal with it. If she lies because she fears the father then seek some professional help.

Of course this all depends on what he tells her to lie about. You may need professional advice right now.

Answer 2

ou can try to demonstrate that the statement was a lie. If you can't show that the statement is false or baseless then you might have to let it stand. This happens all the time in divorce and custody cases.

Types of things people often lie about in these cases:

- Your promiscuity, drinking, gambling, and drug use

- Violence

- Sexual abuse

- Risky and neglectful behavior

- Presence of others in your home that put children at risk

If your ex has made unsupportable allegations, you may be able to counter them with facts. Character witnesses can sometimes be used. Understand that judges hear these allegations every day and they will be trying to figure out who to believe.

Answer 3

If they lied under oath, and there's evidence of this, file a motion for perjury.