It depends on where you live and how old the child is. Children can be reported for assault, even if they're not charged and arrested. If a history is built up then government services sometimes provide some form of intervention to help guide the child's behaviour. It is in the child's best interest to receive help and support to extinguish the cause of his/her behaviour rather than punisihment. Consider what factors may have brought the situation to what it is and react logically rather than emotionally. I know that can be hard but if the adult doesn't have inner strength to handle the situation then there isn't much hope for the child.
Not if they are addressing the same issue.
Yes, but only because they are a minor not because you are going to get in trouble or have charges against you.
You file charges against the parent who kicked the child out for abandonment. You file for custody and suspension of child support. At the minimum, the payments can be frozen pending a review of the custody order.
You can charge them with harrasment. Or if they come at you with a weapon, like skateboard, rocks, knive, fistpacks, or any other object that can do harm to you, you can charge them with asult with a deadly weapon.
No they can not. The key here is the "custodial parent" . You may be able to go to court. But if you keep the child and you are not the custodial parent and there is a court order saying the other parent is the custodial parent, all that person has to do is call the police, and the non custodial parent would have to give up the child.
Not an underage child.
Usually you can't after the injuries have healed unless you have photos to prove it. It's best to file the charges at the time of the incident
You can as your children's rep.see links--------------------Additional: Citizens cannot "press charges" only law enforcement officers or prosecutors can "bring charges" against people. Minors are legally incapable of bringing lawsuits against anyone, however, as stated in the above answer, you can bring a civil suit against the other parent on behalf of your child but [CAUTION] you had better be fairly certain that the other parent doesn't possess proof of their allegation.
Not if they are addressing the same issue.
Regardless of family affiliation, an 18 year old is an adult and ANYONE (parent or not) using anything against them is an assault.
Child abuse, assault.
Yes, but only because they are a minor not because you are going to get in trouble or have charges against you.
It depends upon the type of charges against them. If the charges are for rape or molestation and you refuse to have them leave the home until the outcome of the charges, then yes they can. I'm not sure if this part of the law would only pertain to the parent of that child or if it would also include a person who has been charged or is guilty of the following crimes. Any crime where one parent kills the other parent (not if it was in self-defense) or the sibling of a child, their parental rights can be terminated.
Most courts these days allow the children to have a voice in custody proceedings. This doesn't mean that a decision will be based on the child's wants, but Judges do listen. If there was a conviction for child abuse, make sure it is on record, and that it is clear that there is a danger to the children if they are forced to be with the other parent.
Not likely, but there is an alternative. see links below
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