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[olikolik]

What is the name of your state? Ohio

I have a ten year old daughter from a previous relationship.I am not the custodial parent but I have my child 7/14 days. She revealed today that five years ago a friend of her Grandmother on her Mother's side had molested her. Her Grandmother would watch the kids for her daughter, but then leave them with people. This is when it happened. This man is now deceased. I took her Mother to court 6 years ago to get more visitation rights and tried to ask the court to make it so that if her Mom could not watch her, that I be the first called to watch her when the mother needed a sitter instead of herbabysitter/Grandmother. I did this because I felt uncomfortable with her Grandmother watching her, and I told them that she lives at a motel and everything I could to express to the court how bad of judgement this lady has. It was ruled that if the Mother could not watch her the Grandmother would be second with me being the third person.

I need some legal advice as to what I can do to have her removed from this situation. I realize that custody is not likely as her Mother really did not know what was happening. However, I do not want her left at her Grandmother's motel room anymore. What can I do to make this happen? Is this within my rights?

I talked to my child's Mother, and she told me that she does not believe our daughter. She told my daughter that I want to call the police and report this so that we can get custody of her and take her from her Mom. This is sick, and I feel that it is border line abuse.
I am not sure what to do, or who to call at this point. Any info is helpful.

 

[stealth2]

Well... what proof of abuse do you have besides your daughter?

 

[olikolik]

I have no proof. Not sure what more proof I would need other then my ten year old telling me what happened, when, how and where.

Physical proof would be hard to come by, and even if I had it its no use against a deceased man.

My main concern is proventing this from ever happening again and getting her some help so she feels better. I don't think her Mother is doing either, which is a major issue for me.
If her Mother was concerned, and agreed that leaving my daughter unattended with her Grandmother is obviously a bad idea, I would harbor no hard feelings with her Mother or Grandmother, but to pretend it did not happen is an obvious disregard for my daughter's well being, and I just want to know if I have any rights at all to stop this.

Thanks

 

[stealth2]

If you have joint legal, you can take her to a counselor during your time with her - that may be your best bet.

It's unlikely you're going to get the court to limit grandma's involvement without further proof of abuse - AND that grandma was aware of it and did nothing.

 

[olikolik]

Thank you for the response. Sadly, I think you are right.