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    Default Suing a Parent for Mental Anguish in New York

    I need to know if i can sue my father of years of mental anguish. I have proof from several therapist that my panic attacks, depression, and personality disorder all stems from the mental, verbal, and physical abuse i suffered at his hand. the thing is, I'm 28 now and i'm not sure if i still can do anything about it. Although, his abuse is still going on. Is there anything i can do? I live in western NY and i can't afford to talk to a lawyer right now.

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    Default Re: Suing a Parent for Mental Anguish in New York

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    I need to know if i can sue my father of years of mental anguish. I have proof from several therapist that my panic attacks, depression, and personality disorder all stems from the mental, verbal, and physical abuse i suffered at his hand. the thing is, I'm 28 now and i'm not sure if i still can do anything about it. Although, his abuse is still going on. Is there anything i can do? I live in western NY and i can't afford to talk to a lawyer right now.
    You are allowing the abuse to continue by continuing a relationship with your father. If the relationship is not healthy, exit it.

    You can sue for having a crappy dad, it is your right. Your chances of winning are slim and none, especially since you cannot afford a lawyer. You need to put your best foot forward and live your life to the best of your abilities.

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    Default Re: Suing a Parent for Mental Anguish in New York

    You don't have PROOF from therapists - you have the OPINIONS of therapists. That and $3.15 will get you an iced mocha at McDonalds and a stamp on your "buy 4 get one free" coffee card. Considering that you're still maintaining contact with him (unless you're doing so unwillingly and he's violating a restraining order), any defense attorney who took Psych 101 will tear you AND your therapists a new one on the stand (and your therapists KNOW this). Note the key word you used: "stems". If you willingly chose to maintain contact with him after you turned 18 and no longer LEGALLY had to do so, YOU turned those stems into branches, trunks, and contributed to your own adult dysfunction.

    If you've got documentation of physical injury, by all means, sue the pants off of him for medial costs, pain and suffering, rehabilitation, disability, and whatever else you can think of. You could even try to bring criminal charges (depending on the type, severity, and nature of any injury). But no jury is going to award you damages when you're WILLINGLY continuing to subject yourself to such - AND, your own therapists will kill your case on the stand when they answer ONE question (which the defense WILL ask): "will this bring closure to the plaintiff?". Answer: "no, because the plaintiff isn't seeking closure and intentionally has continued exposure to the defendant and plans to continue that exposure".

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