turboguppy
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What is the name of your state? MI
I wasn't sure where to put this because it has many facets, but think this is the proper place because of the most relevant issue.
My nephew is going through a lot right now getting his life on track. He's just finished schooling to become a truck driver. His ex of several years whom he has two children with has been constantly verbally attacking him. While she continues to have as many relationships as she wishes, she monitors his presence on social media and does everything she can to destroy any other relationships he pursues. It's gotten to the point where he's had to change his social media presence and limit his friends to only close family and friends who either don't know her or won't talk to her.
Further, she constantly calls and texts him, one moment demanding he stay away from her (and his children, she has no court order or visitation order to back her up), then the next she's begging him to come back to her so they can be together. It's frustrating watching this happen to him because he's really making an effort to get a good-paying job so he can support his children, even if he's not allowed to see them by her vacillating whims. He tries to avoid communication with her, only responding when her calls and texts become too insistent, which is far too often.
Now, I'm not saying my nephew is completely blameless in the utter failure of this relationship. But recently she's gone too far: She called his new employer and filed a complaint about him, claiming that he was texting and driving (something she could have no knowledge of at all) and making other claims she can't possibly support. She sent him a screenshot of the complaint and response from his employer to prove she'd done this. He is worried his new employer is going to terminate his employment over this issue, which will leave him with a significant debt because he's under contract for the training he received.
So my question is this: If my nephew loses his job and is on the hook for the contractual training costs, does he have the solid makings of a defamation case? I think perhaps a cease and desist letter might be sufficient if it came on legal letterhead. He needs to do something to get her to understand that her behavior is unacceptable. Sniping at each other and fighting is one thing, but now she's messing with his livelihood, all the while complaining that he needs to pay her child support.
I wasn't sure where to put this because it has many facets, but think this is the proper place because of the most relevant issue.
My nephew is going through a lot right now getting his life on track. He's just finished schooling to become a truck driver. His ex of several years whom he has two children with has been constantly verbally attacking him. While she continues to have as many relationships as she wishes, she monitors his presence on social media and does everything she can to destroy any other relationships he pursues. It's gotten to the point where he's had to change his social media presence and limit his friends to only close family and friends who either don't know her or won't talk to her.
Further, she constantly calls and texts him, one moment demanding he stay away from her (and his children, she has no court order or visitation order to back her up), then the next she's begging him to come back to her so they can be together. It's frustrating watching this happen to him because he's really making an effort to get a good-paying job so he can support his children, even if he's not allowed to see them by her vacillating whims. He tries to avoid communication with her, only responding when her calls and texts become too insistent, which is far too often.
Now, I'm not saying my nephew is completely blameless in the utter failure of this relationship. But recently she's gone too far: She called his new employer and filed a complaint about him, claiming that he was texting and driving (something she could have no knowledge of at all) and making other claims she can't possibly support. She sent him a screenshot of the complaint and response from his employer to prove she'd done this. He is worried his new employer is going to terminate his employment over this issue, which will leave him with a significant debt because he's under contract for the training he received.
So my question is this: If my nephew loses his job and is on the hook for the contractual training costs, does he have the solid makings of a defamation case? I think perhaps a cease and desist letter might be sufficient if it came on legal letterhead. He needs to do something to get her to understand that her behavior is unacceptable. Sniping at each other and fighting is one thing, but now she's messing with his livelihood, all the while complaining that he needs to pay her child support.