Question:
I was wondering if someone is saying things that are untrue about me. Things like I'm hitting the child and that I'm trying to force the child to call me mom. Is there anything that can be done? Do I have any legal rights to make them stop? I'm thinking about going to school to get a teaching degree an I really think what they are doing is wrong. I have never hit nor do I intend to do so. I also have never ask either of my step kids to call me mom. I have a son who is a step son to my current husband and I wouldn't want him to call anyone but his father dad. So again I ask is there anything I can do to stop them?
Answer:
I really do not see a specific suit in family court (this forum deals with family law issues only). You could seek advise from a local attorney on a slander claim, but I believe that would be difficult to prove. If your spouse has other grounds to modify custody you could use the lies and involving the children in adult issues as a part of the modification suit. In and of itself I do not believe most courts would modify custody based upon what you have stated.
