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My friend was rape.d and her b/f and I have talked with her about turning the two guys in. She says that she won't do anything b/c she gave up fighting back when she knew it was hopeless and in the eyes of the law, that makes it legal. Is she right?? The second reason why not is b/c the two guys were old friends of hers. She tried to fight back but ended up with a broken wrist and broken ribs. If she was to report it what would it be considered?? Gang rape or date rape??

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What happened was not legal and should be reported to the police, and if she can't get them for the rape than she should put them in jail for the assault and battery!

My friend was rape.d and her b/f and I have talked with her about turning the two guys in. She says that she won't do anything b/c she gave up fighting back when she knew it was hopeless and in the eyes of the law, that makes it legal. Is she right?? The second reason why not is b/c the two guys were old friends of hers. She tried to fight back but ended up with a broken wrist and broken ribs. If she was to report it what would it be considered?? Gang rape or date rape?? She says that her counsler told her it isn't rape if she gives up fighting. I think it is. Is it??

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I am getting divorced, and my husband and i have a house together. well his parents own the house, but my name is on the title. I am going to get anything from that? cus i know on the paperwork he said that 25% of the house is mine. thanks

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Yes, depending on the situation and how many years you've been married to him, you are entitled to 1/2 the proceeds by law, if you are on title. If the parents are also on the title and him, it might be a bit more difficult. but you 'd get half the home and one of you has to be paid the proceeds should that person intend to keep the property. Best wishes!

legal guardian is now seeking child support even though it was waived in the intial petition non custodial parent has been sending money directly to child now noncustodial mother is mad bcuz daughter will not share so she got her mother(legal guardian) to file child support on the dad can the legal guardian now go back and ask for support when legal guardian waived any right to financial support( keep in mind the dad has always sent support just never court ordered) legal guardian only filed support on the dad not the mother legal guardianship was awarded in 2002 in georgia can legal guardian seek support now

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Child support is a child's right, not a parent or anyone else's to sign away or waive. The legal guardian can seek support but normally must file on both parents. If this goes to court be sure that the court knows that the guardian is not seeking support from the other parent. Support may be figured using the income of both parents...not the legal guardian. You may wish to consult an attorney to help you get the other parent brought in to the picture and present your case to the court. You can look up your states child support laws online at the child support enforcement site or your legislature site.

My friend was rape.d and her b/f and I have talked with her about turning the two guys in. She says that she won't do anything b/c she gave up fighting back when she knew it was hopeless and in the eyes of the law, that makes it legal. Is she right?? The second reason why not is b/c the two guys were old friends of hers. She tried to fight back but ended up with a broken wrist and broken ribs. She doesn't want her parents to know b/c she thinks they will blame her for not fighting back. Would a parent feel this way??

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Just because she stopped fighting back does not mean that it is legal to rape her. The minute she says no and they force themselves on her it is considered rape, plain and simple. Of course turning them in at the time it happened would've been the best thing for her as the police would have had her checked out by a doctor & seman samples would've been taken. You said she ended up with a broken wrist & ribs, did she go to the doctors regarding this? Did they not ask her any questions as to how she obtained these injuries? I would be really surprised to hear that the doctors didn't ask how she got the injuries. I'm sure she probably had bruises as well from fighting in the beginning. Am I right? At least I'm assuming she obtained bruises as well as the other injuries. As far as being a parent, and I am one, if she were my daughter I would not blame her for giving up on fighting back as sometimes you could end up worse than with a broken wrists & ribs, you could end up dead. You can only fight back for so long, and sometimes it is better to not continue fighting especially if your life depends on it. As a woman and a parent, I would insist that she still go to the police in regards to the rape. If she doesn't do anything these 2 guys will be getting away with their crime and could possibly continue raping other women or come back to your friend and continue to torment & abuse her. Plus, it will just eat her up on the inside, as she will probably continue to think that it is her fault when it isn't. And if her parents are any type of decent parents and human beings, they won't blame your friend at all, they will be there to stand by her and support her. At least I would hope they would do that and much more! Tell your friend that she needs to go to the police and turn these 2 jerks in immediately. Whether she tells her parents or not is up to her, though it would probably be for the best if she did. She will also need to get some sort of help, counseling as to what happened to her. There are organizations that deal with rape victims and they can help her out. If she does not know of any or if you don't, then the police or her doctor can point her in the right direction. But she needs to take the first step which is turning them in. I hope your friend will turn them in and get the help she will need to cope with this terrible ordeal. I'll think good thoughts for your friend!