Verbal abuse by biological brother: press charges possible?

Originally posted by : PRIYANKA
	Hi, could you please help me know if I can press any legal charges against my brother who has been verbally abusing me for the past 4 years now after my separation with my husband. Verbal abuses include calling names, slangs, abusing for being divorced, insults for not being financially sound after separation, abusing for using parents money for education, provocating parents for providing any kind of mental or physical support. He also mentally harasses my mother for keeping communication with me. The list is endless but the above is a jist of my problem. Your help shall be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

This is what happens when a girl's marriage does not work due to several reasons and she goes back to her so called family.  Thankfully there are still people like your brother who know what is value of marriage and what parents do for their children.  If you had known the value of what was given to you, you would not have blown it away.  He is pained, so is the outcome.

Legally there is nothing that you can do about this.  You can prove fit for marriage, if you get second chance at it.  This time dont screw it up. Apart from this you can ask your brother not to be abusive, as relationships not just break due to one person but it takes two to tango.  He cant hold you responsible forever and ever for what has happened.  But it also tells you clearly failed.

You already have lost one relationship, dont contact police etc and lose one more relationship.  Mind it, this one is blood relation, hence so much gaalis, hence so much pain.  Everything is fair here.  Take care.

YOU Have  REMEDY. yOU CAN DRAG YOUR BIOLOGICAL BROTHER TO dv COURT AND SEE THAT EITHER HE VACATES YOUR HOUSE OR HE IS IN JAIL FO R VERBAL VIOLENCE. yES!dv aCT HAS SUCH A PROVISION. iF bILOGICAL FATHER AND BROTHERS ABUSE A WOMAN DIVORCEE ON THAT COUNT THEY CAN BE THROWN OUT OF THE HOUSE OR PUT IN Jail.If necessary take such a drastic step.Through fear you can instil a change in his behaviour towards you. If you appreciate this answer please give me a like on my profile.

Here are some other key points about domestic violence:

• Domestic violence happens in relationships between couples who are going out together, living together, married, separated or divorced.
• It happens between men and women, and in same s*x relationships.
• People from both s*xes can be abusive or violent. 
• People who are abusive tend to ‘play down’ what they do, while those on the receiving end tend to blame themselves or ‘play down’ the effect of what has happened.
• Unfortunately, some people accept violence and abuse as a part of relationships.