Is This Dissociation?

[EvenStrongerNow]

Hi Minty, who told you that?

Do they have split custody of you?

 

[RussH]

I'm 15, I refuse to let a mental illness destroy my ability to function. No matter how tired, and sad, and scared I am. I refuse to be humiliated like that by my father and stepmother who did this to me.

You go Minty. You take back your life. You are only fifteen; you have a rich rewarding life ahead of you. I agree with your determination, and your willingness to fight. You are an incredible young person, and I am in your corner.

 

[Dissociation]

If I were you, sister, I would find a lawyer, without letting your family know.

Look for an association for teens in your zone.

Be smart! ;)
:hug:

 

[circe47]

I don't think at the age of 15 you can be forced to spend time with your father and step-mother. I'm also pretty certain that they can't put you in jail, as a minor, for disobeying a custody order between your MOTHER and FATHER. Maybe you can try speaking with a children's advocate and find out what your options are for disconnection from you father and step-mother. If that takes too long, try talking to a guidance counselor at school. If there is anything detrimental going on under the roof of your father and his wife, then by law the counselor must report it. No judge in his right mind would put you in jail for refusing to go to a neglectful or abusive parent's home.

 

[joeylittle]

Because if I don't a judge will throw me in jail for contempt in court... right?

Generally, for you to be found in contempt in the US (I don't know where you are, but that's my frame of reference) you need to have no valid excuse to not comply. In other words, if you can supply a potentially valid reason to not comply, the judge will move things over to a new hearing based on that issue alone. You have a valid reason. Your reason is also potentially tied to criminal charges.

Just wondering: were your father and stepmother ever charged with abuse of a minor? If not, are you afraid of that happening?
Also: Does your mom know what happened?

Finally, being jailed for contempt is a last resort. The courts prefer to levy fines. The stuff you see on TV where lawyers are jailed for contempt because they do not produce evidence, stuff like that - it's not reality, it's just exciting storytelling. And depending on your state, as a minor you are likely not able to be charged for contempt in civil court or family court, which is what I'm assuming you are dealing with (because it sounds like a custody issue).

It's really hard that you've got all this on your shoulders at the age of 15. Is there anyone at all in your real life that you can talk to, specifically about the stress of having to see your father and stepmother?