Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio

Harassment suit, or Guardianship

Have a sister (age 51) who is disabled (limited sight and hearing, and undiagnosed mental disability) and lives alone in a subsidised housing apartment, collects social security and does not work. She harasses the entire family by calling several times a day, leaving long messages when no one picks up. She has started now to contact in-laws of family member, boyfriends or girlfriends, basically anyone that she can get the phone number of. Her basic intentions are just to talk, because she is lonely, and also to find out personal information about the family, and then spread the news around. Most people she has obtained the phone number of have had to change their number, get caller ID and/or block the line from coming in (she still finds a way to get in contact though). Would a harrassment suit make any of this stop, or would I, as her sister, or her mother be able to obtain guardianship (we think a social worker would determine she is unable to take care of herself) and get her put in a home where they can prohibit her from harassing people?


Asked on 2/27/07, 10:07 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nancy Fioritto Patete Nancy Fioritto Patete, Esq.

Re: Harassment suit, or Guardianship

You can try to obtain guardianship. Is she handling her financial and health affairs well enough on her own? A guardianship might be helpful in this regard. A guardianship does not mean the behavior you describe will stop, however.

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Answered on 2/27/07, 10:41 am


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