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    Default Child neglect in Utah

    I turn 16 in december, and get my license in april (thanks to utah's new driving permit laws) shortly after I receive my license, I plan on moving into an apartment (my friend will rent one) and getting emancipated. Once I have filed for emancipation, I plan on informing the police about the many illegal activities that my parents have taken part it, several of which i have proof of. I feel that they should face the penalties for what they havent done for me and my sister. my mother was, and still is too high on prescriptions (not all hers) to notice when we are here or gone, unless some little mundane chore that she could easily do needs to be done. She rarley provided dinner, so me and my sister had little choice but to eat whatever we could find in the cupboards. my father was too busy having an affair with his secretary, and looking at his bondage, beastiality, and "teen rape" stories to care about us. He lied and told us that he was on the local planning commison just so he could be out until 12. I was never watched appropriatly, which led to me being sexually abused. because of the lack of love in the home, and the amount of pain, I filled the void where love should go with pain, and started self harming at age 7. I have discussed charging them with child neglect or abuse with a few people, none of which had a conclusive answer of whether or not it was worth it. this neglect has gone on since i was 6. I am just curious whether I can charge them with child neglect (what the requirements are, and the statute of limitations) and what the penalties are for child neglect (degree of crime and min and max sentences). Im sorry for the numerous grammatical and spelling mistakes i have made in this.. but i am extremely tired.. and after a while it seems pointless to capatilize. :http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/imag...ies/tongue.gif
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    I turn 16 in december, and get my license in april (thanks to utah's new driving permit laws) shortly after I receive my license, I plan on moving into an apartment (my friend will rent one) and getting emancipated. Once I have filed for emancipation, I plan on informing the police about the many illegal activities that my parents have taken part it, several of which i have proof of. I feel that they should face the penalties for what they havent done for me and my sister. my mother was, and still is too high on prescriptions (not all hers) to notice when we are here or gone, unless some little mundane chore that she could easily do needs to be done. She rarley provided dinner, so me and my sister had little choice but to eat whatever we could find in the cupboards. my father was too busy having an affair with his secretary, and looking at his bondage, beastiality, and "teen rape" stories to care about us. He lied and told us that he was on the local planning commison just so he could be out until 12. I was never watched appropriatly, which led to me being sexually abused. because of the lack of love in the home, and the amount of pain, I filled the void where love should go with pain, and started self harming at age 7. I have discussed charging them with child neglect or abuse with a few people, none of which had a conclusive answer of whether or not it was worth it. this neglect has gone on since i was 6. I am just curious whether I can charge them with child neglect (what the requirements are, and the statute of limitations) and what the penalties are for child neglect (degree of crime and min and max sentences). Im sorry for the numerous grammatical and spelling mistakes i have made in this.. but i am extremely tired.. and after a while it seems pointless to capatilize. :http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/imag...ies/tongue.gif
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    You are planning to leave in about a month and live with a relative or friend? How are you getting the support you need right now for the self-harm that you have mentioned? It seems that you would benefit right now in getting the support you describe as missing from home. If you are in school there must be someone that you are comfortable enough with to ask for some adult guidance. The questions you ask are legal answers where you might really need to tell more information on a forum that might be better in the hands of someone you trust.

    I am concerned not about the neglect or your being sexually active so much as your self-abuse. It's a red flag. And you are only 15 years old (almost 16! and with some early intervention you can turn this around. OK?

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    You are planning to leave in about a month and live with a relative or friend? How are you getting the support you need right now for the self-harm that you have mentioned? It seems that you would benefit right now in getting the support you describe as missing from home. If you are in school there must be someone that you are comfortable enough with to ask for some adult guidance. The questions you ask are legal answers where you might really need to tell more information on a forum that might be better in the hands of someone you trust.

    I am concerned not about the neglect or your being sexually active so much as your self-abuse. It's a red flag. And you are only 15 years old (almost 16! and with some early intervention you can turn this around. OK?
    I believe that you misread that a bit.. i am not sexually active.. i was sexually abused. I am moving out in april. at this time i will report my parents, which will relieve me of most of my stress. There are very few people That i trust, and few of them are adults. I will get my self harm under control when i get out of here, as trying to quit now causes more harm than good. i need the legal answers so that i know whether i can charge them with child neglect, as I know that if they had given me the care and attention i needed, i would not have been sexually abused, and thus would not have started self harming as a result. there is no early intervention anymore.. if you read closer.. it has been 9 years. I am far more mature than most 50 years olds in this country though i am only 15. I can support myself as soon as i get a job (december) and i have pretty much done everything else for myself since i was 6. Will someone please give me the legal answers so i can know whether it will be worth it to charge them with neglect. I have lived almost 16 years in this hell, and i think the equal time in prison for them would be a fair punishment. Thank You

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    Default Re: child neglect in Utah

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    I believe that you misread that a bit.. i am not sexually active.. i was sexually abused. I am moving out in april. at this time i will report my parents, which will relieve me of most of my stress. There are very few people That i trust, and few of them are adults. I will get my self harm under control when i get out of here, as trying to quit now causes more harm than good. i need the legal answers so that i know whether i can charge them with child neglect, as I know that if they had given me the care and attention i needed, i would not have been sexually abused, and thus would not have started self harming as a result. there is no early intervention anymore.. if you read closer.. it has been 9 years. I am far more mature than most 50 years olds in this country though i am only 15. I can support myself as soon as i get a job (december) and i have pretty much done everything else for myself since i was 6. Will someone please give me the legal answers so i can know whether it will be worth it to charge them with neglect. I have lived almost 16 years in this hell, and i think the equal time in prison for them would be a fair punishment. Thank You
    I'm trying to help... really I am!
    I read all your previous posts and Mr. Knowitall responded with eXcellent advice- Re: Sexual abuse in Utah
    You mean the criminal statute of limitations? I believe in Utah it is four years. But you don't have to worry about that - make your report, let the police take the report, and they will decide what to do with the information. It may be helpful in other cases.
    And the one in May where he responded to your ? about classification of abuse.
    You imply a diagnosis of head injury.
    And the one from Aaron in May about emancipation
    Utah has no emancipation statute, but the Utah Department of Human Services suggests that it may be possible, without providing any details: "Emancipation of a youth is a legal process undertaken in the Juvenile Court. Please consult an attorney or competent legal authority for more information regarding this topic."
    I am not trying to make an intervention here nor am I trying to avoid answering your question because I take your statements very seriously. And I encourage you to follow MrKnowitall’s advice about filing a report and letting the officials worry about the time frames and what might fit where.
    Abuse stops when YOU say it does no matter your 15, 50 or how long it's been going on. (I might know something of abuse, too)

    The only other thing I can suggest is that maybe you might investigate “child endangerment” just a suggestion!

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