Foster Care Abuse and Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations
If you are the victim of a sexual abuse or any type of abuse of a child who was living in foster care, you have 10 years to file a lawsuit as an adult. But if you are a child victim who is a minor, then you have until your 40th birthday to file a lawsuit on the merits of your claim in that case.
The California Child Victims Act (CA AB-218) is a law in California that states that the statute of limitations is extended out to allow filing when they reach adulthood. This is an advantage for child abuse survivors, because they are permitted to file a lawsuit when they become adults. This lawsuit will be managed by the victim’s attorney, and will review the abuse, on the basis of their abuse in a foster home.
Assaulted and Sexually Molested in Foster Care
Children who are physically assaulted and sexually molested in foster care, are likely to carry the emotional scars of that abuse with them for the rest of their lives. Children who have suffered physical assaults and sexual abuse may also experience:
- Sexual humiliation
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Major depressive syndromes
- Flashbacks
- Nightmares
- Shame
- Fear
- Grief
- Forced nakedness
- Feeling like being stripped of their identity
- Rejection
- Feeling degraded
- Anxiety
- Hallucinations
- Human rights violations
If you have been sexually abused in a foster care home, call our law firm this afternoon. We are here to talk about your case, and help you with the next steps to initiating a lawsuit on your behalf.
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Experiencing Mental Abuse in Foster Care
Children who experience mental abuse in foster care, take that mental abuse with them for the rest of their lives. Children are sometimes sent to foster care quickly, before it becomes a disruption to the child’s life. But some foster care homes are not good for children, and many children suffer abuse there that will affect them negatively for the rest of their lives.
Physical Abuse in a Foster Home by a Foster Guardian
Children who are physically and mentally abused in foster care, can experience the repercussions of this type of abuse for the rest of their lives. If you have been a victim of abuse in a foster home, call us today at the Normandie Law Firm. We will discuss your claim with you in the strictest of confidence, and give you the next steps to initiating a lawsuit on the merits of your claim.
False Imprisonment in Foster Care
In the case that you are falsely imprisoned in foster care, then you will have been held against your will. This may be the case that you were forbidden to go out of the house, when you should have had access to go, or you were told that you would be hidden away where no one could find you. This type of imprisonment is unlawful detention. If this has happened to you, then you need to call our law office today. You have the right to initiate a lawsuit if you want to do that, and in this situation, the law may be on your side by all accounts.
Reporting Abuse and Neglect While You Are in Foster Care
Children who experience abuse and neglect while they are in foster care, need to go to a responsible adult to discuss any abuse that they are experiencing in the home. They can talk to a neighbor or a teacher, who may be able to help the child who is in need. Many people who may suspect abuse of a child in foster care may not “want to get involved.” But the life of a child is at risk, and a caring adult can talk to the authorities for a child. This will help in an emergency, for a child who believes he or she does not have that strong of a voice to get the needed help fast during an episode of abuse.
Reporting Foster Care Abuse When You Leave Foster Care
Once a child leaves the home for a foster care placement, that child turning into an adult is free to report foster care abuse to the authorities. The report can go to the police, to the social services, or to any other child social services organization responsible for the monitoring of families who take in children for foster care services.
Social workers need to talk to a person abused of abuse and neglect in social care, to help amend the situation. But if you are personally injured by being in a foster care home, you do not have to wait for the social services system to make amends to you. You are free and clear to initiate a lawsuit yourself, based on the merits of your claim.
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Free Second Opinion
We can give to you a free second opinion, when you call our attorneys who specialize in managing and winning cases related to foster care abuse in California and questions regarding the statute of limitations. You can get the chance to talk today to a lawyer with a firm specialty in foster care abuse and people who have experienced abuse in a foster care home.
You can call now, and get with the Normandie Law Firm lawyers who can help with your claim. We are ready to talk to you, and we have experienced attorneys in Los Angeles, ready to get going on initiating your lawsuit today.
Can I Sue for Foster Care Abuse That Is Within the Statute of Limitations?
Yes, we can sue for foster care abuse that is within the statute of limitations. You have direct access to our Los Angeles case lawyers who can file a lawsuit on your behalf. We are here for you and you can talk to our case attorneys in Los Angeles today.
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If you have any questions regarding the statute of limitations regarding filing of a lawsuit against foster care abuse in California, we are here to talk to you about your claim.
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