Jinju Law Office Assistance | Criminal Complaint of Child Abuse Filed Against a Wife Pending Divorce, Resulting in a Fine

After marrying his wife, the client experienced severe conflict due to her frequent verbal abuse and assault.

The child as well reportedly suffered from anxiety symptoms due to the wife's harsh nagging and verbal abuse.

In the meantime, serious domestic violence occurred, including the wife throwing objects at the child and dumping piles of trash into the child's room.

Having resolved to divorce as a result, the client wished, ahead of full divorce litigation involving the designation of the custodian and a claim for child support, to give top priority to proceeding with a criminal complaint for child abuse.

Determining that criminal punishment of the wife for child abuse would be significantly advantageous for the later designation of the custodian, Daeryun decided to assist the client through a task force team composed of Jinju child abuse attorneys.

Child abuse can largely be divided into physical child abuse and emotional child abuse.

So what does emotional abuse mean?

Article 5 (Responsibilities of Guardians, etc.) of the Child Welfare Act, paragraph 2, provides that ‘a child's guardian shall not inflict physical pain or mental pain such as verbal abuse upon the child.’

The types of emotional child abuse are as follows.

The punishment for committing child abuse is as follows.

※ Legal information on the types of child abuse crimes and the sentencing of child abuse offenders

The wife habitually engaged in verbal abuse, including loudly cursing at the child until late at night.

Moreover, although she was aware from the child's health examination results that the child's eyesight was significantly poor, to the point that glasses were needed, she left this unaddressed and did not even inform the client.

The point that the wife neglected and failed to perform her duty as a parent to support her child's healthy growth was emphasized.

Unable to endure the wife's continued acts of abuse, the child went to a psychiatric clinic and was diagnosed with ‘post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder.’

The opinion on future treatment stated that ‘the child reported not receiving adequate care from the mother and experiencing irritation and anger, and that, as a result, the child shows psychological discomfort and avoidance even when merely recalling matters related to the mother.’

Accordingly, it was demonstrated that the child suffered significant mental harm due to the wife's abuse.

If you wish to proceed with a criminal complaint against a perpetrator of child abuse, it is advisable to seek the assistance of a Jinju child abuse attorney.

This is because legal knowledge is required in order to collect evidence related to abuse and to clearly assert the facts of the abuse.

In particular, for those preparing for divorce, as in the case of the client above, an act of child abuse may constitute ‘unfair treatment by a spouse’ among the grounds of fault for divorce, so it is important to obtain a favorable judgment.

If you are experiencing difficulties in this regard, please feel free to visit the Daeryun Jinju law office at any time.