Texas mother is beaten by son, incurs legal fees. Chores still not done.

Theresa Fuller has a troubled son. He must be. Either that or he must really not like her, because he’s been arrested over twenty times for parental abuse. Theresa’s son, whose name has not been disclosed due to his being underage, has a long history of beating his poor mother, which is incredible considering he’s 15 years old. I don’t think I’d kissed a girl yet at 15, let alone beat someone hard enough to get arrested. And this was all because he refused to do his chores. Punk.

Theresa, naturally, felt the need to call the police after having the wind knocked out of her, and then having her head banged on the leg of a table while on the floor. What she didn’t expect, was that because she is her son’s only possible legal guardian (father, aunts, uncles, grandparents all seem to be absent), she’s found herself trapped in an unfortunate legal loophole where she has to pay for all her son’s legal and court fees.

Even. Though. He. Beat. Her.

While she is able to apply for compensation through the District Attorney’s office that would cover counseling for her son and her own medical expenses, the whole legal shebang is on her. Theresa is currently in talks with State Representatives to help create or modify laws that would help her situation…unfortunately there aren’t many situations like hers.

I understand that not every circumstance can be accounted for by the law in advance, but in the case of a woman being beaten to the point of acute amnesia, it’s beyond ridiculous that the state would actually force her to pay for her own battering.