Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Illinois

My 16 year old son was recently accused of having sex with his 11 year old cousin.Since he has a 7 year old sister he was forced to leave his home for a week,then the dcfs saqid he could come home just not babysit his sister. After almost 2 months of being questioned by dcfs as well as police they finally sent us a letter saying it was all unfounded.We all knew it was a lie,just for the girl's sister to get attention.However,her parents have not even called to apologize or anything.We would like to know what we can do to make them realize that they can not do this to people.


Asked on 5/13/10, 6:08 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Jonathan Shimberg Shimberg and Crohn, P.C.

Hand the kid? The onlt thing you can do is sue.-

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Answered on 5/21/10, 8:19 am
Mark Hartzer

You have a claim for libel and possibly malicious prosecution. However, since this is family, you may want to speak with your cousin's family and ask them what they think about this. Good luck.

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Answered on 6/13/10, 1:00 pm


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