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    Default 14-Year Old Daughter Raped at School

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Georgia

    It is alleged that my 14 year old daughter was raped at school by an 18 year old male. I am not my child’s custodial parent but I did have her legitimized in 1997, I have visitation rights, and I pay child support. I visited the school to speak with the principal, the local police department, and the school system’s attorney in effort to get the facts surrounding the incident. My daughter’s mother has instructed the school system not to release any information to me regarding my daughter and at the same time she will not discuss the situation with me. I feel like I am at a roadblock. I do not know what really happened to my child and nobody is cooperating with me. The school system’s attorney contacted me later and stated that I would have to retain legal counsel to force my daughter’s mother to release the information via a court order. Is this true? Any advice or suggestions are welcomed. Lastly we live in Georgia and all of the aforementioned occurred in Georgia.

    Thanks in advance

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    Default Re: 14-Year Old Daugher Raped at School

    I am guessing the mother has full legal custody over the child. If so, what you were told is fairly accurate. You have no right to demand the school or anybody else release information to you as have right to involvement in her legal affairs.

    The daughter or her mother are free to disclose anything they wish to you but if they are not willing, you will have to seek the courts intervention.

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    Default Re: 14-Year Old Daugher Raped at School

    Well it's definitely going to take a lawyer, either to compel mom to issue the release or to force the school system to release the information.

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    Default Re: 14-Year Old Daugher Raped at School

    An intelligent, knowledgeable lay person could likely petition the court responsible for the custody arrangements to get a court order compelling the school to share the information with you, though a lawyer would be more likely and expensive to get the job done.

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    Default Re: 14-Year Old Daugher Raped at School

    Even if the mother has sole legal custody, you may still have a legal right to information regarding the health, education, and welfare of your child.

    Review your court orders to determine whether this clause is in there, and exactly what it says if it does. Many states have standard orders with verbiage that imposes a duty upon the parent with sole legal custody to provide this information to the other parent, and allows the non-custodial parent a legal right to direct access to school and health care providers. If your orders provide this, then give a copy to the school attorney that contacted you, and go from there.

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    Default Re: 14-Year Old Daugher Raped at School

    Any parent would want to know the details.

    I would suggest however, that you don't push for details in this situation if mom isn't supportive in giving them to you. Not for any legal reason, but because I think it may harm your relationship with your daughter. Your daughter is probably embarrassed and ashamed. Not that she should be, just that she probably is. If she thinks you are pressing for details that is likely going to increase those emotions. Based on the fact mom is unwilling to share, I bet if you force the issue she will tell your daughter that you are doing so.

    The support you give daughter emotionally is going to be critical. You can give support without knowing exactly what happened. I would focus on that and not on pushing for the play by play of the event of surrounding legal proceedings.

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    Default Re: 14-Year Old Daugher Raped at School

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    ... I would suggest however, that you don't push for details in this situation if mom isn't supportive in giving them to you...

    ... I bet if you force the issue she will tell your daughter that you are doing so.
    This is nonsense.

    If both parents have a right to information on the welfare of their child, the mother's desire to withhold information from the father is irrelevant, and more than that, irresponsible. No mom in her right mind would even consider using her daughter to 'get back' at dad by the means you suggest.

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    Default Re: 14-Year Old Daugher Raped at School

    You can locate your local rape crisis center through the following link. They will usually know where you can find legal help and attorneys for this specific topic. Some of the bigger crisis center even offer pro-bono attorneys. http://www.gnesa.org/about_GNESA/rcc.asp

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