* It is not uncommon for some men to become abusive in their 80's. There are many reasons for this: Medications; aging in general or Dementia (a sister to Alzheimer's.) Try getting this man into your family doctor for a complete physical and ask to have him tested for Dementia. If he will not listen to you have another member try to get him to the doctor. As some elderly age they can become frustrated from pain; perhaps medications or other diseases they may have (suffering from a stroke or heart attack; Diabetes, etc.) If the elderly person cannot be controlled and it's difficult for the caregiver of the family then a Nursing Home may have to be considered.
No, they need to.
It will depend on the state or country they are in. It is possible in some places, and at a minimum, the court will move them to foster care.
Is this coming from the seventeen year old? If you've been hurt, try. It can get legal and complicated but I think you'll have to live w/ another relative till your 18 -peece
counseling seems a better first step. find out what is making him so angry all the time and if you are willing to wait for him to get over it.
That is up to the judge to decide based on Child Protective Service's report. You have to call them and tell them what is going on in order to get help.
That wouldn't be easy. If he is really an abuser (rather than someone who just loses his temper sometimes) then this would be incredibly difficult. He is verbally abusive in order to establish control. Try talking to your son and see how he is; see what effect this is having on him.
well I don't think that you can. I think that you have to have more reason then your father yells at you. You can get emacipated at 16 in Oklahoma but you have to have a very good reason.
A verbally abusive relationship involved repeated derogatory remarks being made in order to scare, humiliate or degrade the other person. This is not a one-time argument. True abuse always arises in a pattern. Examples would be:* "Your always eating loads of food, you fat b***h" (degrading)* "You tell anyone and I'll make sure you wont be able to say anything again" (fear)
talk to a lawyer immediately document, tape record and keep METICULOUS records of each incident, date & time and what is said. do NOT tell him you are doing this.
well if you feel that your not getting any where by talking and discusing your problems with each other then you need to get out of the situation and come to a compromise about visitation rights where the children are concerned because the childrens mental state cant be good if they see what goes on and your mental state can't be good either to be able to deal with your children on a day to day bases
Hopefully the father isn't involved any longer (or at least not all the time) and you are separated and have custody or partial custody of your son. It's important that your son be taken to a child psychiatrist for help in this area. There are programs for the inner anger that your son must feel, and by nipping it in the bud now, your son should have a loving and good future. Not all children from abusive families end up abusive themselves, but they most definitely can have psychological problems from it. Good luck Marcy Therapy is a great way to get through to the 15 year old. Attend with him and allow him alone time with the therapist.
They cannot move out legally. If she is abusive, she can apply to the court for emancipation or to be moved to foster care.