My wife and I have a daughter and my wife has a son by a prior marriage. Until recently, my wife's ex had primary physical custody of him, but they recently came to a new agreement of alternating each year, which is really the best solution for everyone under the circumstances. We brought her son down to our home two weeks ago.
Several weeks ago, we had a falling-out with a next-door neighbor, who used to be a friend. Since that time, she has called child protective services to come to our house and has phoned my wife's ex-husband to tell him that his son should not be here, that my wife is not properly caring for him and that the house is messy all of the time. She only called CPS once (probably because they found no cause for concern) but called the ex on three separate occasions in the last two weeks. Fortunately, the ex-husband has chosen not to believe her lies, but it has caused my wife an enormous amount of stress in what has otherwise been a very happy time for her. We have given her no motive for continued hostility, simply choosing to stay away and not speak to her.
Is there anything we can do to put a stop to this?
Several weeks ago, we had a falling-out with a next-door neighbor, who used to be a friend. Since that time, she has called child protective services to come to our house and has phoned my wife's ex-husband to tell him that his son should not be here, that my wife is not properly caring for him and that the house is messy all of the time. She only called CPS once (probably because they found no cause for concern) but called the ex on three separate occasions in the last two weeks. Fortunately, the ex-husband has chosen not to believe her lies, but it has caused my wife an enormous amount of stress in what has otherwise been a very happy time for her. We have given her no motive for continued hostility, simply choosing to stay away and not speak to her.
Is there anything we can do to put a stop to this?