What tipped you off? Not a rhetorical question. Please tell us what worked to let you know something wasn't right? Just let us know, we'll try to make more of it happen! :wink: And what sold you on the place in the first place?
I look forward to hearning more from you. Yes, do look into legal/criminal proceedings for this. Weigh it out and do it all the way or not; your call. But, either way, I hope you'll contribute some of your experience in this forum so that people in your situation can get a heads up.
BTW, you're already a hero/heroine to a lot of us by default. Many of us daydreamed about one or the other parent coming to our rescue. You actually did it.
Thanks,
Ginger
Fear believes--courage doubts. Fear falls up the earth and prays--- courage stands erect and thinks. Fear is barbarism---courage is civilization. Fear believes in witchcraft, devils and ghosts. Fear is religion, courage is science.
--Robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and lecturer