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Do I have a slander case?

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ssneedshelp

Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Wisconsin
This is a long story so I will try to keep it short. Basically I have been with my fiance for 13 years and we have 2 kids. In the past few years his mother has lost custody of her children (1 deceased, 4 others not including my fiance). My fiance and I have taken in his sister (now 16) twice. Both times she has ran away. While she was living with us, her and her mother reaked havoc on our lives. There was constant lying, manipulation and drug activity going on. So on to the slander part...Both of them have accused my fiance and I of being drug addicts, having "piles of cocaine" on tables in our home, seeing my daughter with an empty baggie with cocaine residue in her mouth, and beating up on his sister. Just to name a few. These accusations were made in court, to the social worker, and to other family members and friends. This has caused so much stress on us that I have had to seek medical help. Also has caused neighbors and family members to treat us differently. Plus now the social worker has ordered US to take a hair sample drug test if we want to see the other children. My fiance has already lost one of his brothers to a drug overdose that occured in his mother's home and by her drugs. He now cannot see the rest of his brothers or sisters because of this. We just can't justify taking a drug test to prove a drug addict wrong. We are good citizens and have never had any drug problems or been in trouble by the law for drugs. I am a nursing student about to graduate and this just looks bad on my behalf. Not to mention that this could turn out really bad by them accusing us of child abuse and having drugs around our kids. My boyfriends sister has recently been caught by the police and charged with a felony for intent to sell pot (1/4 pound) and cocaine. His mother has been seen by us and others using many different drugs, which was reported many times. She has also recently had her home raided and the police found pot and cocaine. A few months back she was ticketed for having a syringe with cocaine in her car. This is just a few of many of her incidences. I just don't understand how she does not have to take a drug test. I am mentally and physically worn out by her accusations and false claims she has made against myself and my fiance and wonder if we have a case against her. The lies she is telling about us have caused enough harm and we have not been able to solve this on our own.
 


Double post ... (but I'll answer in this one)

BEFORE you can persue a case against this person, you have to prove their accusations are false, thus you'll need to take the hair-sample tests.

After that is done, come on back, and let us know that you've got proof that you are drug free (no offense to you, but people can claim anything on the internet)

--Dave.
 

ssneedshelp

Junior Member
Reply to do I have a slander case

No offense taken. I can tell you honestly if I take the test I will be clean. So if I do it and all is negative on the test then will I have a case?
 
everyone on here will say you'll have to prove "damages" in a dollar amount - this means your medical bills (mental, physical, etc) and on from there. I think everyone would agree that you'd need to discuss this with a local attorney.

Heres the flip-side to what you're saying - say you due sue them, and win - how would you collect a judgement? If this person has nothing, you've nothing to recoup from them - you may end up spending a lot of money on attorneys fees just to find out you'll never be able to collect from them.

I'm not an attorney - but once you've got the proof in your hands that you're drug free (because that's what the accusations were about really) you'll need to speak to an attorney local to your area.

--Dave.
 

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