Child endangerment

[dantekennet]

What is the name of your state (new Hampshire)

so this is my question I am a person with PTSD I am 19 years old(Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) you see I was living with my mother for a month but she always had arguments with her BF used to kick him and punch him always complaining why he wasn't working why he didn't have a job yelling at my sister for things then one day she left me babysitting my brother while she went to the store i just couldn't handle living with her anymore and having PTSD didn't make things easy either so I left her house for good and I left my baby brother with a friend so now my mother is suing me for Child endangerment because after she got home my friend wasn't looking out after my brother so I want to know if I can go to jail for this or what can I do to defend myself against this?

 

[mistoffolees]

I would talk with an attorney if she actually goes through with her threat.

If the friend was a reasonably responsible adult and you had no reason to expect that he wouldn't watch the child, nothing will probably happen, though.

 

[CdwJava]

How old is the child?

Was the child injured in any way?

Without damages, there is little chance of a successful lawsuit so she is blowing smoke. And if you left the child with what you had good reason to believe was a responsible adult, then you did not like commit any crime of child endangerment.

If sued or charged with a crime, speak with an attorney. Though, I think either one is unlikely.