Tampa, FL – In what is perhaps a legal precedent, a Florida District Court of Appeals granted an order of protection against domestic violence against a man who allegedly used “bad Yiddish words” in front his daughter. What makes this order of protection so unusual is the fact that the daughter does not completely understand Yiddish.
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P. requested the order of protection for her daughter against her husband, H., during the time the couple was undergoing divorce proceedings, alleging that he stalked their daughter and used inappropriate words in the presence of the child, albeit in a language that she did not understand. The court sided with P. and granted the order of protection.
After the divorce settlement, including visitation rights for the daughter, became finalized, H. appealed the order of protection. P. agreed that the order of protection was no longer necessary and it was thrown out by the court on May 14 2010.
What bad words did he say? Let me guess: “Shiksa!”
Portia Weiss was absolutely right in getting an order of protection. This man should not be allowed to see his daughter at all if he uses bad language. Even though she doesn’t understand Yiddish, kids can quite easily find out what those words mean.
Verbal abuse SHOULD be considered domestic violence.
wonder what would have happend if he was saying them in english
Now if I could only get my husband to do the same, what an accomplishment.
Bubbe maises! Scammy lawyers and spurned spouses come with all sorts of wild and lurid tales and claims in custody and visitation cases.
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maybe the kid overhear someone saying gey keken ufin yam? or vaks vi a tzibila mit di kup in der erd?
Inappropriate language is inappropriate language no matter what “language” it is in. It is what it is. If he is using abusive, insulting, or sexual language in front of his child that is problem. Whether or not he is really doing it is another story.
This was a mother manipulating the system read the order once she got the divorce settlement she claimed this matter was ab error its high time to stop these woman from harassing their spouses using the court for their personal benefit
I know that the Yiddish words as well as the English ones spoken by this man aren’t those of love, encouragement, care, concern, or in a nuturing manner toward his child or to anyone! To tell a child in Yiddish or English that she is “dumb” “stupid” or an “idot” is pure abuse. Therefore verbal abuse and emotional abuse is just as harmful as physicial abuse. It just happens this man is a healthcare professonal and will buy his way out of anything to prove his innocense. Its’s a shame that he couldnt straighten up his act as a medical professional ,father or husband to get help for his issues to save his marriage. I don’t believe it was in error for the wife, I believe the system that has two seperate courts one being Family Court and the other being Domestic Violence Court were in error. The mother is simply another victim of this horrific man, his lies, violence and abuse. He has no compassion to call such a young child ANY names in English or Yiddish. Therfore I feel that the wife was correct in trying to protect her child from this man’s venomous mouth. I reward her efforts.