Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in New Hampshire
My civil rights concerning character and being on property
I am dating a man who has a daughter that he visits with every other weekend. Recently, his ex-wife has become extremely unpleasant towards me, for reasons unknown to myself and my boyfriend. She has threatened to take my rights away from me to see their daughter, to call the police if I am near the house, and to slander my character to her family and her child. She recently told us that she will call the police if I wait in the car in the driveway to drop off her child after her visit. I have only met this woman once, and I was nothing but pleasant to her in our meeting. Her daughter and I have a wonderful relationship, and I have grown to love her very much. I have not said or done anything that would constitue any reason that I could be deemed a threat to their child, or to her mother.
I want to know what I can do legally if anything to make a point to her mother that I will not put up with her threats and crude messages that she keeps leaving with my boyfriend to give to me. I am worried that if we don't make a strong statement now, it will get worse and effect their daughter. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: My civil rights concerning character and being on property
You have no legal rights to the daughter. This is a battle you cannot win.
You are best advised to hang in the background and let her father deal with her mother. That way you can enjoy the child while she is in your home. If you push it you may find you will have no visitation at all. It is time to retreat.