Legal Question in Family Law in California
Harrasment
My daughter is being harassed by her exmother-in-law. My daughter and her husband are in the process of getting a divorce. Her current situation is she recently went to court to have her ex-husband�s check garnished for child support since she has had tremendous issues trying to collect on her own. My daughter was granted her petition. The mother-in-law called my daughter�s house 11 times (messages on a machine) before she got home calling my daughter all sorts of foul names and threatening her with physical violence. After my daughter got home the calls continued until 1 am, and the calls started back up again at 6 am. She is now threatening to call my daughter�s work and my daughter is scared that she might actually carry through with some of her threats. I told my daughter to make sure that the school and daycare for her two children are aware of the situation and to remind them that the children are to leave with no one but her under any circumstances. What else can she do? Help she is at the end of her rope!
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Harrasment
Your daughter should change her phone number and get a restraining order.
Good luck-Martin
Re: Harrasment
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You daughter ought to apply for a restraining order against her ex-mother-in-law.
Thanks for sharing your interesting inquiry with us on LawGuru, and good luck with your case.
Re: Harrasment
If there are threats on the phone messages, she should contact Law Enforcement. The courts take these theats very seriously and will probably file charges and restrain you ex mother-in-law through the criminal proceedings. Good Luck, Pat McCrary
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