A statute of limitations is a law that puts a time limit on when you can file a lawsuit or when the government can file criminal charges. Sexual abuse cases filed in civil court against the abuser have a deadline that survivors need to follow or else potentially lose...
Sexual abuse is a terrible thing that many victims just want to walk away from. For many, abuse that happened as a child is not even at the forefront of your mind, and you might not even remember it happening. As such, many people who do come forward about sexual...
Fewer acts are as harmful as sexual abuse. While most people think sexual abuse is prosecuted as a crime, victims can also file a lawsuit to get financial compensation as justice. However, Nebraska places a time limit known as the “statute of limitations” on all types...
When suing for sexual abuse, plaintiffs (victims) need to be aware of how the statute of limitations might affect their case. States set filing deadlines for criminal and civil cases, often limiting the amount of time that sexual abuse survivors have to file their...
A statute of limitations is a law put in place to set an outside time limit on how long someone has to sue. Criminal cases also have these laws, but there are usually separate standards governing how long an abuse victim has to step forward and file a civil case for...
Sexual abuse survivors often have a difficult time knowing when they can bring their case. There are statutes of limitations – laws that block lawsuits after a certain time has expired – for both criminal cases and civil cases. These laws often have different...
