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How to claim Foster Care Abuse

If you are a survivor of abuse in a foster care situation, be it physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, or any form of neglect, and you wish to explore your legal rights, then our team of experienced sexual abuse solicitors may be able to help you vindicate your rights.

Foster Care Abuse Solicitors in Ireland

If you are a survivor of abuse in a foster care situation, be it physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, or any form of neglect, and you wish to explore your legal rights.

Our team of experienced foster care abuse solicitors may be able to help you vindicate your rights. Our team of foster care abuse solicitors has many years of experience dealing with victims of all forms of abuse, including institutional abuse, abuse within a foster home, clerical abuse, childhood sexual abuse, and abuse within the family or in any other situation where abuse may have occurred.

Our solicitors have many years of experience in the area of child abuse actions and can guide you through the entire legal process, should you wish to proceed, and put you in touch with various organisations that are there to help. We understand that any form of abuse is extremely distressing for the victim and their family, and we deal with each case on a personal, one-to-one basis, with compassion and understanding.

Claiming Foster Care Abuse

Generally, the steps for an abuse query are as follows:

• You can either outline the circumstances of the abuse to a solicitor using a personal consultation or email a statement to [email protected].
• Your solicitor will then discuss the circumstances of your case and advise you concerning the strengths and weaknesses. In particular, the statute of limitations will be considered. Please note that the Statute of Limitations is normally two years from when a child reaches the age of majority, namely 18. However, the Statute of Limitations Amendment Act 2001 provides for special extensions of time in a situation where a victim has suffered a disability as a result of sexual abuse. Your solicitor will be able to discuss this with you and verify whether the Statute of Limitations will be an issue in your case.
• The next step in a case such as this will usually be that your solicitor will arrange an assessment by a psychiatrist who will determine the effect the abuse has had on the particular victim, both historically and to date. The assessment will take into account the severity of the abuse, the circumstances of the abuse, the sequelae of the abuse and also a consideration of the loss of opportunity a victim of abuse has suffered from.
• Once a report has been obtained in the individual’s case, it will be necessary for your solicitor to submit your claim to the Injuries Board and seek admission of liability from the parties responsible for your care during the time of your abuse. The Injuries Board tends not to deal with matters related to psychological injury; therefore, it is likely that the proceedings will be directly issued in the courts.
• Your solicitor will then take you through the process as required and advise you on the path your case might follow, whether it be a full hearing or an early compromise. Once the relevant documentation has been exchanged in your case, your solicitor will also be able to advise you on the likely value of your case, the hurdles you may face, and the strengths that will allow you to vindicate your rights.

Please note that your solicitor will be there to support you through the entire legal process and is also happy to liaise with any organisations such as One in Four, The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, CARI or any other support networks that exist to make this journey for you as easy as possible.

Our team

At Coleman Legal LLP, we understand a person’s difficulties in discussing abuse, and we appreciate the fear and anxiety they may have in making a claim. We assure you that we deal with every victim with the utmost sensitivity and confidentiality and pursue each case urgently and professionally.

Coleman Legal LLP

Solicitors
84 Talbot Street, Dublin 1
D01 YX60
DX 112002

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