Re: Defamation Of Character And Harassment

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On 1/20/09, Jane wrote:
> I am responding to this posting. Our next door neighbor
> of 7 years became angry at us over an incident regarding
> her daughter as our babysitter. Now she is seeking
> revenge on us by calling the police on my husband (for
> moving his truck to the back of our house) and reporting
> us to CPS that we leave our children, have no booster
> seats in the car (they are above the age and weight and
> don't have to have them) and having locks on our bedroom
> doors. She also is going around telling our neighbors we
> leave our children and lock them outside..which is
> slander. And she threatened my husband. We were cleared
> of all the charges by CPS who came out and saw they were a
> bunch of lies. She is seeking revenge cuz my husband
> didn't walk her daughter home when her front door was
> three feet from our front door! Now she is pissed and on
> the warpath. She has come onto our property and left a
> demanding not on our car. This whole thing is an outrage
> and it has caused me a great deal of stress and anxiety.
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Jane:

I state the obvious but don't mean it to sound like a brush
off. You need to consult an attorney in your jurisdiction.
The situation you have described is understandable and clear,
however, an action for slander or other related tort will
depend first on your state's laws and second very specific
facts that you should not discuss on a public chat board such
as this. Call a few attorneys in your town who specialize in
personal injury or tort law. They will likely talk to you
for a half hour for no charge and give you a sense of whether
you have a viable case. Remember, even if you have a case it
may be much more expensive to pursue that any judgment amount
you could possibly be awarded. You need to speak directly
and confidentially to an attorney to make a reasonable
decision about what you want to do.