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[ca] Stopping A Book From Being Published That Outs My Minor Child.

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I'm a single mom of a 10 year old daughter. Her biological father is on her birth certificate, but she doesn't know anything about him or his family and there has never been any contact. He is a very dangerous man with a long record of crimes against children.

Her biological father's other children, who are adults, have written a book detailing their experiences with their father and his family and are in the process of getting it published.

I do not want this book published.

This is not about the factual accuracy of the book. This is not about "silencing victims". I am not contesting that anything in the book is not true. I am sure they wouldn't dare publish anything that isn't.

My problem that all names in the book are real names, including non-perpetrators, and that one section in the book is a full family tree of their biological father's family that includes my 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.

I do not want this. These people are dangerous. I do not want my daughter associated with them in any way. I honestly feel this risks her safety and future. I am horrified that there was no requirement to notify a parent before outing a minor. The only reason I was even told before publishing is that the publisher noticed that one name on the tree would have to be underage and took it on herself to contact me.

I would do anything to stop this from being published. Do I have any grounds to stop this?

Location: California

submitted by /u/razorhead450
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