Abusive In-law

I knew my prospective brother-in-law was verbaly and occasionaly physicaly abusive to my wife before we were married. Now that we are married and sharing a house, what are my legal options to have him evicted if he should become verbaly and physicaly abusive again?

DO i smell jerry springer show? Your wife is beat up by her brother? As grown adults? Ummm, that is when you say:

This is my house and as long as he is not on the deed or the lease, i have the right to kick him out before he tries anything.

If he does do anything, I have the right, just like my wife, to have him arrested and civilly sued for assault and battery.


have fun.

I am not on the deed, but my wife, father-in-law, and brother-in-law are. My wife and I are looking for our own house, but have to stay here in the mean time. The whole situation starts getting a little more complicated cosidering the 10 year age difference, my wife being 10 years younger than her brother, the deceased mother, the family business, and there's a lot of jealousy involved now that I am the center of her attention.

Well my first thought: Did you wife file any complant concerning the physical and mental abuse she is enduring by her brother?

Next: Have you contacted law enforcment? Have you contacted the procicutors office to file a complaint?

Third: Contact you local abuse shelter
Fourth: obtain an order of protection, if her brother is a dangrous person and violent, he may be ordered to leave the home.

fifth: Do you and your wife have a lease agreement with the owners of the property.

and last but not least..do not close your eyes to obvious acts of violence, in fear of loosing your place of resedence..unaddressed violence only gets worse..and someone could get killed, If you are keeping your mouth shut in the face of obvious abuse, then you are as responcible for what may happen as her brother is.
sorry if I offended you..but sometimes the truth hurts. hope I helped