Compensation for Hardship

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Quoting bigger_thanyou_now

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There were 2 DCFS investigations and one or more police reports but I was not exactly at the top of the list for information. Perhaps someone could recommend a way for me to acquire those records that pertain to me?

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If you will not give us facts and details, then read my very first answer:

You have no case!

I'm trying to gather the facts and details but don't even know where to start or which are significant.

I am 21 now. The abuse was daily so I can't narrow it down to a date on the calendar.
I was 14 when I was strangled, and also when I was dragged by my hair.
At 13, I was locked in a room without food for 7 days and, on a separate occasion, headlocked then thrown across the room into the corner of a wooden chest.
On multiple occasions, I was fed syrup of ippecac to induce vomitting when I was not ill or poisoned.
My younger sister was pushed against a stove and burned at 12 years old.
She was beaten out of her bed in the night until she bruised and bled.

Are those the kind of specifics you want? I could write volumes.

For the last time, laws vary by state. You have to identify your state.

All of this occured in Illinois but I am now in Arizona. Which leads to another plethora of confusion. Would I need to return to that state to file?

Is there any documentation of the abuse that you have mentioned? Where there any calls to police or CPS? If not, then you have no proof that the abuse occurred.

Whatever the viability of your claim, it sounds like you have a problem with the statute of limitations. "Under Illinois law, except in medical malpractice cases, an injured minor has two years after his or her 18th birthday to file an action."

Thank you Neal and Knowitall. That's more like what I was trying to figure out.

Bigger,

I want to say I'm proud of you for seeking legal information for such a difficult personal issue. I think it's probably the bravest thing anyone in your situation can do.

I wish I was a legal expert. I wish I had legal answers for you. I wish I had something you could use.

But, as a person, I'll say you are awesome for taking the initiative and more awesome for continuing to press your concerns in the face of some uncertainty.
I think that abuse by parents is a lot more multi-faceted than people understand and I think too many victims struggle for help because they don't fit the "profile" of a victim.

Its important ot remember that the judicial system was created specifically to handle the aspects of the legal interpretation that don't have clear-cut categories. And since real-world problems are seldom a clear-cut thing, I guess the legal system gets good work-outs ;)

I can't predict your journey or even your next step. But I will wish you the bestest of the best and I will cheer you to keep fighting to right the wrongs your parents did to you. Fight in any way you can, legal and/or otherwise.

With blessings on your journey