dec........i'm so sorry that you are having to go through this but the rest of your family and your friends know your character and know that this is not something that you would do...believe in yourself.......the evidence will show that you are not guilty of anything ...it sounds as though this step daughter needs more help than you can give her at home...kathy....you are a great mother and sometimes the best thing for all involved is the hardest thing to do......you have to think of your family as a whole and let her get the help she needs..if living elsewhere will improve the situation....so be it......you will alwyas be her mom........