Reply #13: At this point, I doubt she'd be charged with anything...

[SteppingRazor]

yes, that's assault — and several other crimes — but there's zero evidence for it. If the sister going to get cops involved — which, I should note, often does more harm than good — she should wait until the neice is doing something bad and cal the cops then. Get her on possession or something. But she should be prepared for the consequences. If this girl goes to jail, it's probably not going to do her any good, and could actually be detrimental in the long term.