Re: Evil Uncle

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Your boyfriend is very fortunate to have the loving care you
provide. You of course have no legal obligation to care for
him.

A law suit for slander would be difficult but not out of the
question. You will be required to show actual damages.
This means showing actual loss such as a job or other
tangible thing caused by the Uncle's comments to others.
Punitive damages may then be claimed but first you need to
show actual, provable, loss.

Is there any chance of making peace with the Uncle and the
rest of the family? If they care at all about their family
(your boyfriend) they should be grateful for you assuming
his care and help out in some way.

You may have difficulty with disability or other payments
made to your boyfriend if you are not his legal guardian.

Was the counter top located in a rental apartment or store,
etc.? Have you consulted with an attorney? You need legal
advice. Maybe you can get legal advice from legal aid or
other social services agency. The feedback you get on
forums such as this one is not competent legal advice.

On 12/18/07, susan kilian wrote:
> In March of 2007 my boyfriend of 13 yrs hit his head on
> the corner of a countertop that caused him to have brain
> surgery which has left him permadently disabled. after 2
> months being in the hosptial I brought him home. I applied
> for assistance for food, bills etc. he needed 24 hour care
> so i could not go back to work. we had very little food in
> the house and his family new this but offered no help. our
> friends were working on getting together some money to
> help us. my boyfriend's uncle calls DCF on me saying I was
> not feeding him nor taking him to his therepy and doctors
> visits. DCF found this to be untrue so they closed the
> case. we move due to his dad lived in the same condo
> units and his uncle was always there so we moved. we
> stayed in the same town. he uncle is now telling people
> that I was the one that hit him in the head and caused his
> injury and the only reason I am taking care of him is out
> of guilt. he is telling our friends and whomever else.
> can I sue him for defermation of charecter and mental
> stress?