What To Expect Legally If Your Child Discloses Sexual Abuse

If your child discloses sexual abuse, they may give you specific details about when it occurred and how often it happened. You can talk to any professionals who work with your child or family members — such as teachers, coaches, and clergy members. You may be able to get counseling for yourself or other family members. You have the right to ask questions and talk about what happened at first with the perpetrator. You have the right to be heard by the court if you want to pursue legal action against your abuser.

If your child discloses sexual abuse, they may give you specific details about when it occurred and how often it happened.

If your child discloses sexual abuse, they may give you specific details about when it occurred and how often it happened. Your child may also tell you about other things that happened at the time of their disclosure, like threats made by someone else or what evidence (if any) was found during an investigation into the abuse. This can help you understand why your child is telling you something so difficult to talk about in the first place.

It’s important not to try forcing your child into talking about this topic right away–you should listen closely when they do talk, but don’t rush or push too hard at first; try taking things slowly until they feel comfortable enough with both of us around together where they want us involved in what’s going on between us.”

You can talk to any professionals who work with your child or family members — such as teachers, coaches, and clergy members.

You may also want to report the abuse to:

The police if it was a crime; if so, will investigate and take steps to protect other children from harm.
Your local sexual assault center (which is run by trained professionals) if you think your child has experienced sexual assault or abuse that needs professional help.

You may be able to get counseling for yourself or other family members.

You may be able to get counseling for yourself or other family members. If the child disclosed sexual abuse and it has been reported, a counselor will work with you to understand what happened and how it affected them. The counselor can also help you decide whether to report the incident to law enforcement authorities.

If you choose not to report an incident of sexual abuse, this does not mean that any wrongdoing occurred or that your child is lying about their experience. It is possible that they were simply misinformed about what happened (for example, there was no penetration).

In these cases, parents should continue with therapy until they feel comfortable enough in their relationship with their children so as not to trigger another episode of disclosure from either party.”

You have the right to ask questions and talk about what happened at first with the perpetrator.

If you want your child to talk about their abuse, they may be reluctant. They may also be scared or embarrassed by what happened and not want anyone else to know. You can still help them feel safe by asking questions like “How did this happen?” or “Who else was involved?” The answers will help you understand how and why it happened, which will make it easier for them later on when talking about it again with others who were also affected by abuse.

You have the right to be heard by the court if you want to pursue legal action against your abuser.

If you decide to pursue legal action against your abuser, you have the right to be heard by the court. This means that you can ask the court to decide custody, visitation, child support, or issues that affect your child’s well-being.

These decisions will be made based on what is best for your family moving forward in life–not based on how much money or time it will cost society as a whole (i.e., “society” here meaning everyone who isn’t directly involved with this case).

Your child has rights that are protected by law

Your child has rights that are protected by law. The first is the right to know what you can do to help your child, and that includes being informed about how to get help for yourself or your child. The second is having an opportunity to tell the court how sexual abuse happened and what needs to happen next in terms of therapy or other services. In addition, there are many other rights guaranteed under federal law including:

You have the right to be heard by a judge if you want someone else who knows about sexual abuse but doesn’t live with you (for example, a friend) involved in helping with decisions regarding custody arrangements;
Parents’ rights include getting information about their children through Sexual Abuse regular visits with them;
Children’s rights include being heard during court proceedings when they testify publicly against someone who abused them or killed them (or even just threatened them);
Children them also have access under certain circumstances Sexual Abuse.