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Q&A Permission requirements from people in my memoir

I am writing a memoir about my abusive childhood. Do I need permission from everyone I write about? My abuser is deceased, but my brothers are part of the story and I don't know where one of them ...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by Bianca‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:57:51Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/8310
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Bianca‭ · 2019-12-08T02:57:51Z (about 5 years ago)
I am writing a memoir about my abusive childhood. Do I need permission from everyone I write about? My abuser is deceased, but my brothers are part of the story and I don't know where one of them is to request permission, but I don't want to go ahead without knowing I don't need their permission.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-07-03T02:19:09Z (over 11 years ago)
Original score: 6