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Can I report suspected child abuse/endangerment in Ohio and remain annonymous?

  • Posted on February 14, 2011 at 1:22 am

I live next door to a 43 year old lady and her 50+ boyfriend, who are raising her grandkids because her daughter passed away 2 years ago from a drug overdose. I believe she is raising these kids for the welfare money. Both she and her b/f are constantly drunk with these kids in their care. I have seen them load the kids into their van and drive off when they have been drinking. I also suspect there is drug activity going on at the house. There are a lot of different cars that pull in the driveway all hours of the night and only stay a few minutes. These people also have big pool parties and I have seen adult women strip off their clothes out in the open in front of these kids and either jump in the pool or change into swimsuits. She also cusses these kids out constantly, using words that I would not use on my dog when he gets into trouble. I would like to help these kids, but I live too close for any conflicts. Can I remain annonymous? What can I legally do and stay safe?

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Arson in Ohio?

  • Posted on October 5, 2010 at 1:22 am

A friend of my step-daughter’s was charged with Arson the other day. According to her, he came home extremley intoxicated, grabbed a beer carton, and went to a church down the street. He went inside the church, lit the beer carton and threw it and lit some other things on fire as well. The fire dept. and police came. Witnesses saw him do it and ID’d him. He confessed and turned himself in. He has yet to be arraigned and has not yet made a plea.

I don’t think there is any motive other than intoxication – meaning not a hate crime, no beef with anyone from the church, etc. He is 29 and I have no add’l info on any prior criminal records, but I’ll speculate and say there probably are some.

My questions are –
1) What degree felony is Arson in the state of Ohio?
2) What is the penalty range for this crime?
3) The detective said the Patriot Act could come into play here – how?
4) What could this be plea bargained down to

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How will I look for a drug rehab in Circleville, Ohio?

  • Posted on August 30, 2010 at 7:22 am

We’ve only just moved here a week ago. I haven’t familiarized myself
with the place yet. It’s just that my daughter really needs to get
herself treated for her heroin addiction. She’s tried going cold turkey, but
the withdrawal symptoms are just too hard on her. Any suggestions?

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Ohio, Divorce, Custody?

  • Posted on August 20, 2010 at 3:17 pm

I’m going to get divorced.She has gone on drinking binges and doesn’t come home. She has left our children in the care of my stepson. My stepson has had issues with violence, drinking, drugs, and living in filth. She does next to nothing to parent him. I know that my daughters will be not disciplined as well as they get older. My older daughter says that mom is ‘always’ on the computer and doesn’t have time for me. A very true statement. When I’m home I’m playing and interacting. I want a shared parenting plan with my home as the primary since I keep a cleaner home, more organized, more responsible, more able to create a stable kid centered environment. I don’t want to get mean but I will fight hard for my kids. She also during a prior marriage been a drug user. I can bring all of this up and have no issues with it being public knowledge. Has anyone been here? Can I call my stepson to the stand? Her mother? Her sister? My family? Can we do those things out of court?
Let me reiterate that her drug use is not current, it was something that she had issues with in her last marriage. The current issues that I’m concerned about is if she has primary custody, my kids will live in filth, live with my stepson who has issues (and a mother that doesn’t do anything to rectify, zero consistency). On the PC issue, the children will ask her a simply question and she will blatantly ignore them. It’s really not spite. Kids should be able to ask a question and get a response. Even if it is, ‘hey, give me a few minutes.’ I did an ‘audit’ this weekend on the stepson’s room. Inventoried: rolling papers, porn, pot, urine in milk jugs (hows that for lazy). I don’t want my daughters to be exposed to this! Do I just go in there with a camera? Really, if I wanted to do things out of spite, there are a thousand other things I can bring up. :( I really think her best place in all this is in a non-critical role. The kids need decisive lines, love and discipline!
Ok, specifically to the person with the ‘dumbass’ statement. Dude, we all want to be loved. In the beginning there was a lot of it! I loved her so much and she was a delight to have in my life and I was proud to be married to her. As with many marriages, things go down hill. I have tried to salvage this a zillion times, but I simply don’t have it in me anymore. So cut a guy some slack and stop judging me. I have two terrific daughters that I want to grow up to be respectable young ladies who have a stable family of their own. I want them to treat their husbands right, their kids right, and live right. I’m trying to gain some insight, not have some tool judge the ‘how we got here.’ It has not always been a train wreck. And I loved her very much.

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