Is itileegal to mail a letter to your husband’s mistress house telling her 16 year old daughter her mother is having an affair and will not leave my family in peace?

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Is itileegal to mail a letter to your husband’s mistress house telling her 16 year old daughter her mother is having an affair and will not leave my family in peace?

My husband had affair which is now over. However, she sends constant emails, texts and calls. I figured that I could have her stop if I made her family aware. She took it to the police. There is a message on our phone to call the police station. Do I need a lawyer? Is this illegal?

Asked on June 29, 2018 under Criminal Law, New York

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

1) Contacting the 16-year old could easily be seen as a form of harassment or child (emotional) abuse or endangerment. Quite frankdly, that is NEVER something you should do. Minors are protected in ways adults are not; no adult has any business sending anything inflammatory to a minor.
2) If *anything* in your letter is false--or even if true, you cannot prove it's true if necessary--then you could also be sued for defamation.


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