Title: Can I be denied health insurance coverage for identifying as gay? (Arkansas)

Question:
I read that insurance plans introduced after the healthcare reform have protections for lgbt customers, but I'm covered by a grandfathered health plan. Am I still protected?

Backstory:

I want to get the HPV vaccine, but my health insurance only covers it for males between the ages of 22 and 26 who "have sex with males". I called to make an appointment with my doctor, but the nurse I spoke with practically refused to let me get the vaccine since it would require that I be identified as homosexual in my medical records. According to her, insurance companies will use this information to drop me from my plan or deny coverage for a service in the future. I mentioned that I didn't think that was legal anymore, but she insisted that she's seen it happen. Is this something I need to worry about?

Edit: Sorry, I guess I gave the impression I'm trying to lie to my insurance company. I'm actually gay.

Answer:
 This is why you don't take insurance advice from a nurse.

First off: are you certain (in that you have spoken to your insurance company) that they won't cover it in your situation? Secondly, if so, have you asked if you can pay out of pocket for it. Because while it's possible your insurance has restrictions on who can receive it, it's a valid option for everyone. Thirdly, have you spoken to your actual doctor about your options?

If you get the vaccine and pay out of pocket, I can't see why any reporting would be made to your insurance company.


Title: Stepfather taking money out of my account

Question:
Hi! I have a joint checking and savings with my mom and stepdad. I opened my own checking account in my name but I'm waiting on my new card before I transfer my money over.
My stepdad recently told me that I owe him money for insurance that he's paid for me while I've been at college for the last year, it's about $700. He has not paid for anything besides this since I have moved out. I have paid for college myself (with no scholarships since the fasfa assumes he would help pay for it), my rent, my bills, all my food, anything I've needed I've paid for myself. I have fully supported myself and he hasn't paid for anything for me in the last year. So he tells me that I owe him about $700, I open a new account to transfer money into for him to see, I do a couple small transfers totaling about $150. I was only able to transfer this much because I was going him le to visit for about 2 weeks and would not be getting a paycheck and needed to save my money for rent and bills. Now I'm back home and I've gotten paid. I put $100 into this account. The next day my step dad texts me and tells me to put $200 into that account by the end of the day. I ask him why? He doesn't respond, then today he texts me and tells me to transfer the $200 by 4pm or he will do it himself. I dont feel that I can afford to pay $200 right now and I explain this to him. I texted him saying that I'm not comfortable with him accessing my account and removing any money, I let him know I just transferred $100 into the account the day before and that I will be transferring $100 over every week (I get paid weekly) as that's what I am comfortable with and feel I can afford right now. I told both him and my mom that I was not comfortable with him accessing my account and transferring any money and that I was not giving permission for him to remove my money. I get no response from him, at 4pm I check my account and I see that he just transferred my $200 to himself. I let him know that I am not okay with what he did and that as soon as I get my new card I will be transferring my money into my own account that neither of them will have access to as I feel he crossed the line. I've had issues with him in the past, financial and just in general. Last Christmas he demanded I give him $300 with no explanation.
He is not hurting for money at all, he is very well off. Any help for my situation? I don't know what to do other than move all my money over and cut them off from me financially in every sense. But that will severely hurt my family's relationship. I also would like to know if there's any way to take them off of my joint accounts without their consent?

I bank with USAA if that makes a difference.

Thank you!

Answer: If it's a joint account, it's his account too. It may not be his *money*, but he isn't breaking any laws by accessing it and transferring it. You could, at least theoretically, sue him for it... but that might result in him cancelling your insurance and refusing to provide any assistance in the future.


Title: [AZ] Won small claims, having trouble collecting

Question:
And yes, I know collecting is the hard part. :(

I won a small claims case for $1,900 against a friend of mine I loaned money to. She didn't pay me back, so I filed in small claims and have won the judgment in my favor.

She didn't respond to the case at all, and now I have the trouble of trying to collect the money. I know where she works and where she banks, but that is all the information I have on her current whereabouts. From the forms I've looked at, that isn't enough to file for garnishments, correct? I do not have a home address for her.

Is my best bet to file for a debtor's examination, have her served and hope she shows up in court with the needed information? (I have my doubts she will show.) Or can I file garnishment paperwork without a home address for her?

Thanks for any help!

Answer:
 I was in a similar boat - I’d contact a private investigator that does “judgment enforcement”.

I pay mine $600 to collect. Best part? Many states allow you to add collection costs to the judgment! Answer #2: Same thing happened to me, in Michigan though.  Won an accident case, the guy never showed at court and didn’t pay for one month.  I went back to the courthouse to inquire about my options and it turns out I could pay a small fee and have their drivers license suspended.  I received a check for the full amount 2 weeks later.  Maybe this is an option for you as well.Answer #3: NAL

[Maricopa County](http://justicecourts.maricopa.gov/HowTo/Collect_Money_Judgment_packet.pdf) has a PDF that lists your options for legal enforcement. It should hold true for other counties.Answer #4: Send a blank note to her old address with "address service requested."  It will cost around .50 cents more but if she has put in a forwarding address to her new mailing address, it will be sent to you.Answer #5: > I do not have a home address for her.

How was she served without this info?


Title: Custody of my daughter after her mother was arrested

Question:
In April my daughter's mother was arrested for sexual misconduct. Since then her and her husband have been trying to limit my ability to see my daughter and appear to be having mental problems in the home. The mother attempted suicide shortly before the event and spent time in a local mental institute. I desperately want full custody to protect my daughter but am looking to know if there is any chance this might happen through the courts.

We don't have any formal agreement about custody. Me and my wife both work steady jobs for multiple years. We live in South Carolina. Mother was arrested and formally charged but the trial is still pending (good information says it will be for awhile).

This has come to ahead as the husband has attempted to have my daughter's school remove us from mailing lists and refuses to include us on any activities while repeating paranoid complaints to my wife (when she is at events).

Also, I'm here instead of a real lawyer because of money. The one recommended to me by a family friend wanted $450/hr just to hear what we had to say. I'm not looking for free. Just to know that its worth putting money into.

Answer:
 Well, absent a court order, she can refuse you all access, visitation, info, and anything else.

You can file yourself but the chances of getting full custody that way are very low. All your concerning incidents happened 6 months ago. In 6 months nothing new had happened and the child is alive and well. So, the fact that you now want to remove primary custody from the mother really holds no water. You should have filed in April and likely would have got full custody at that time. Answer #2: why on earth did you wait 6 months?

the suicide attempt and arrest was a slam dunk for any attorney

now you're going to have to have a good reason for not starting sooner


Title: [Illinois]Bike got wrecked. Replacement cost dispute.

Question:
A friend of mine got his bike wrecked by a neighbor in an accident.  The facts re not in dispute, the neighbor admits responsibility and is willing to pay up.

My friend had a nice bike that he got at deep discount from some guy moving away urgently.   Rough value at time of destruction was around $1500 but he only paid $500 for it.

The neighbor claims that he should only have to pay for the $500 that my friend was out but my friend says it should be the $1500 as that was the value of the bike.

Neither wants to go to court and they both agreed (weirdly reasonable people) to pay "the same way the courts would decide".

How do the courts decide this sort of thing?  Is it what my friend paid for the bike or the actual value to replace the bike?  Or something else?

Answer: No way to tell how a court would rule, but generally, he is owed fair market value for the bike. According to the neighbor's logic, if the bike would have been a gift, he would owe him nothing.


Title: [Copyright/USA] I wanted to start a sub where only I posted scripts for a "TV" Series I'm writing. It's unfinished and uncopyrighted. What would my risks be?

Question:
The story is also unfinished and it's expensive to copyright each episode as each first draft is completed. Plus I often go back and rewrite scenes as I move forward with the story, which i don't know if it'd invalidate the copyright or not.

I know that that's what the writer of The Martian did, (not on reddit, but his own personal website), but I'm not sure the differences between the two circumstances. or even how his work wasn't stolen.

Answer:
 You have copyright to everything you create. Put a copyright notice on the work to make it clear.

Registering a copyright makes it easier to enforce and allows you to sue for statutory damages. But you still have copyright whether you register it or not.

However, read Reddit's terms of service. Whatever you post on Reddit, you grant them a transferable license to publish and republish. That may not be what you want.


Title: US, CA: Estranged father forwarded me a letter stating the social security administration was unable to verify my citizenship/identity.

Question:
Hi, /r/legaladvice, I hope this is the right place to be posting this; I'm just looking for some clarification or input on a very odd situation.

Yesterday I [24F] received an email from my estranged father titled "IMPORTANT." All this email contained was a cropped photo of a semi-official looking letter from the State of California - Health and Human Services Agency. It states first in bold:

>"Unable to verify United States  (U.S) Citizenship/Identity Through the Social Security Administration."

A few lines below this in all caps it says:

>"This notice is to inform you that we could not verify your U.S. citizenship and identity with the social security administration (SSA). The affects the following persons:
*Insert Name(s) Here*
[father's name], [MY NAME]"

His name was in only lowercase, and mine was in all caps. I don't know if any of the formatting of the letter means anything, I'm just trying to recreate it the best I can.

The thing is, I am very much a citizen. I have my social security card and birth certificate here with me, and I'm not really involved in anything that I feel warrants such a letter. I am also not affiliated in any way with my father, so I have no idea why I would be addressed with him on this document.

My fear is that my father is doing something shady and dishonest with my identity (it really would not surprise me at all). If I were to approach him directly about this I am positive I would not receive an honest answer, and that he would just try to suck me down the rabbit hole of whatever insanity he's up to these days. I am hoping that someone here will be able to give me some direction and give me some possibilities as to why my identity is in question.

Thank you!

Answer:
 > My fear is that my father is doing something shady and dishonest with my identity

[You want a credit freeze.](http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0279-extended-fraud-alerts-and-credit-freezes)


Title: Former roommate left her Wii and now it's been stolen.

Question:
My former roommate left her Wii here when she moved out in June 2014. My roommates and I discovered she had left it there in September but figured we'd tell her about it when she got back from Spain. We didn't leave on the best note and didn't want to have any contact with her. We thought she'd be back from her semester abroad in January and we would tell her about it at a social function since we're in the same University club.

Flash forward to last week and we notice the Wii is missing. We decided as roommates that since she hasn't asked about it for the past 6+ months then she's probably forgotten about it. We were not going to mention it to her. However, one of my roommates had a guilty conscience and decided to FB message her saying it was missing and we would try to help her find it.

She said she didn't have the serial number to the Wii but still wants to file a police report. She is very suspicious that one of the roommates stole it but as far as we can tell, nobody has stolen it. If one of the roommates did steal it, it is close to untrackable at this point.

My question is does her leaving the Wii there for 6 months qualify as legal abandonment? Also would we be held accountable for not letting her know sooner that she had left it? I am in Virginia.

Answer: You can't stop her from filing a police report. It doesn't matter if the property was abandoned or not. Unless the police have evidence that a particular person stole it, or it was allowed to be stolen through some act of negligence, then you aren't responsible.


Title: Major retailer is actively threatening to fire me for wearing gloves and masks while at work.

Question: Reddit I come to you at a time of great need. I work for a major retailer that is actively preventing me from wearing gloves and masks while at work. I come in contact with thousands of people every day. Im terrified and I have kids at home, do i have any recourse?

Answer: Nope. They can fire you for it.Answer #2: That surgical mask or even n95 isn't going to help you anyway. Those are only designed to keep you from infecting others.


Title: [AL] I believe the nursing home my grandfather is staying at are stealing his pills

Question:
This is a theory and not 100% but my grandfather suffers from dementia like really really bad. He can't even talk or do anything for himself. He's been there for 3 years now and he developed problems. I don't know his full medical history but he is on a painkiller. He is to take it twice a day. Whenever me or anyone else visits him we notice he is in extreme pain, like he is in tears. I get pissed off at the nurses and ask if he took his pill. They said yes.

A little bird that works in the nursing home told me she thinks some of the nurses are stealing pills from some of the patients. I don't know if she is telling the truth but it makes sense. My grandfather can't talk so how can he inform anyone he isn't getting his medicine? Sorry, I am so angry and I don't know what to do.

How can I get someone to look into this in a legal way?

Answer:
 Consult with his doctors and tell them he seems to be in pain, but you don’t know if he’s actually getting his prescribed medicines. Ask the doctors if this would count as potential elderly abuse that should be reported. Answer #2: As a nurse who works in long term care, some advice would be to first discuss your concerns with the facility's director of nursing. If what he is currently receiving for pain management isn't working and he is in severe pain, a dosage increase is necessary at this point and his primary doctor needa to be contacted. Then if a dose increase doesn't appear to be working, you would have more reason to suspect drug diversion.

Drug diversion is a serious offense and the director of nursing needs to be aware of your concerns. Its not something they take lightly.

Someone else mentioned putting a hidden camera in his room but please note that medications are usually dispensed in the medication room or at a mobile med cart, not in the patient's rooms. You'd likely have no way of knowing based on camera footage from the room.Answer #3: They can do bloodtests to determine whether he is taking his painkillers.


Title: My [20F] best friend's [19F] dad [50sM] beat her up tonight.

Question:
I live in California if that helps.

I've known my friend (who we'll call Emily) for a few years now and she has always mentioned in passing how her parents were emotionally and physically abusive. It's gotten progressively worse over the years. They call her names, put her down, and go even as far as physically assaulting her. Emily told me that when they got in heated arguments, the parents would do things like grabbing her arm tightly, pulling her hair, slapping her in the face, punching her. Both parents are guilty of this, more so the father.

Tonight I got a text message from Emily saying her dad beat her up. He choked her out, pulled her hair, and held her in a chokehold because she got home fifteen minutes later than the parents wanted her to. Meanwhile Emily's mother watched this happen and cried, but did not intervene once.

I've urged her to call the police or seek a shelter *countless* times, to stay at my house for however long she wanted... but she's turned down these offers. I want to intervene but I don't know how other than by offering a room, emotional support, or guidance. I want her to take legal action but she's afraid for her future and what would happen. She lives at home and her parents pay for all her expenses - dental, medical, car payments, university, etc. No job currently.

Emily's dad said if she left the house, he would change the locks and not let her back in. I already told her to take photographic evidence of any bruises/marks he left. She is packing right now but is indecisive as to whether to leave or not (considering she is a legal adult, they can legally kick her out and leave her homeless).

I want and *need* to help. What can I do as a friend without crossing any boundaries and what would be the best route for her to take to seek legal action, and for the simple sake of her safety? I want her to be okay and not scared for her life. Anything and everything is appreciated.

Answer:
 You are doing all you can, offering a room and emotional support etc.

They can’t kick her out like that, she would be considered a tenant and they need to give her notice, probably 30 days.

She can call the police and have him charged with assault.


Title: [CA] Restroom policies for workers.

Question: My question is my employment at a warehouse where we are asked to clock out to go to the restroom. Is this legal? My family thinks the policy of my employer is kind of odd, but its in a warehouse where we are asked to do around our suggested number of items a day. I have no qualms about how the operation is ran, but my family thinks I should be looking for another job.

Answer: Per the FLSA, breaks of 20 minutes or less must be paid as working time, including unscheduled breaks to use the restroom or whatnot, so that policy is not legal if your clocking out means you aren't being paid for that time. Answer #2: If you are being literal, I want to point out that if you have a quota that is simply a number of items over a shift (do you know this number?) that the rationale for the policy is transparently bullshit.  Unless it’s a ratio of items per some time increment, clocking out cannot influence your quota and the policy would just be to ensure that you get paid less.


Title: [Texas] I do computer forensics for a private company. Do I have the right to know what I'm working on and why?

Question:
Bear with me here as I'm trying to keep my identity private.

I receive tasks on a daily basis from my superiors to collect certain types of data on the employees who work within my company. More often than not, I am never told why I am collecting their (very sensitive) data.

This type of data gathering is perfectly okay for the company to do because employees have no right to privacy when using company-provided computers... but sometimes I question the objectives of some of these requests.

I've asked a superior in the past nonchalantly about why I was collecting for a certain matter, but they said it was confidential at that time.

Any thoughts, legal minds?

Answer:
 If they've disclosed company computers are for business use only or a similar policy the objective isn't super relevant; they can pull whatever they want for whatever reason they want.

The big red flag here would be communications involving an employee union, and that's something I'm not going to answer because it involves an employment lawyer and a large potential shitshow.

You say 'very sensitive' data. What is sensitive about the employee data being listed? Is it anything management wouldn't have every right to?


Title: [International / MO] Can I, a non-US citizen, legally post someone's absentee ballot on their behalf?

Question:
Hi everyone,

I'm an EU citizen (and resident) who flies into the US fairly regularly. One of my US friends here in Europe is planning to vote in the US midterms by absentee ballot, but is worried their ballot will not make it in time by regular post. I am visiting the US soon, and my friend asked if I can take their ballot with me (in sealed envelope) and post it on their behalf in the US.

Is this legal? I'm unfamiliar with the intricacies of US voting laws, and I want to absolutely make sure that I don't run afoul of any custom/immigration regulations either.

**TLDR;** is it legal for me, a non-US citizen, to carry a US citizen's absentee ballot into the US and post it on their behalf?

Thank you!

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Answer: If they filled it out and sealed it and your involvement is simply to drop it in the mail when you arrive without opening it then you should be fine.


Title: non responsive landlord hasn't done anything about "nuisance" neighbors - can i withhold rent? (CA)

Question:
I live in a small apartment complex in San Diego, which was purchased by a new owner 3 months ago (I haven't signed a new lease yet).  The new landlord is terrible - we didn't even know there was a new owner until she dropped off some random letter to pay our old landlord until Jan, then start making out checks to some trust after that.  We literally didn't even know where to drop off rent checks until we called the number she left.

One of the tenants (out of 2) in the unit next to me moved back home for a few months, and in the process sublet to some random dude without letting the landlord know, in blatant violation of the lease agreement.  The neighbor who left was the "responsible" one, and since then my loser neighbors have gone off the deep end...getting drunk every other night, playing music late, screaming, and I'm pretty sure they're selling pot out of their apartment (though I can't prove it).   I also occasionally wake up to cigarette ashes and butts on my car (the balcony area overlooks our parking spots).  The loser who is subletting moved in with a small dog who barks all damn night when they're away.  I've confronted them several times and have gotten in screaming matches with them.  Every time it's "oh, I'm so sorry, it won't happen again" type BS for a few days, then it's back to the same old shit.  I have plenty of pictures and recordings of everything.

I have to call the landlord several times and leave several messages just to get a call back, she never answers otherwise.  I let her know about the situation about a month and a half ago and she said she'd discuss it with the owners.  She hasn't done anything yet.  I called her 3 times last week and left messages and she hasn't called me back yet.  Overall, I've called her about 10 times, and she's called me back 3 times in the past 1.5 months.  To top it all off, she (the landlord) seems to have the time to drop off a rent increase notice (by 200 fucking dollars) but not enough time to return a damn call.

I want to leave a voicemail and written notice to her, that I will withhold rent if she has not addressed the situation by the end of the month.  Am I within my rights to do so?  Should I see a lawyer first or is this something I can do on my own in small claims court?  Any other options that I have?  I plan on moving out anyway, but can't for a few months due to a few personal reasons.  I'd rather enjoy the next few months without this shit.

Answer: You do not have the right to withhold rent due to the behavior of  your neighbor. If the neighbor violates a noise ordinance or breaks the law, call the police. Otherwise all you can do is keep trying to complain to the landlord.


Title: I am interested in live streaming myself reading books aloud. How can I go about getting legal permission?

Question:
I fancy the idea of streaming myself reading certain book series aloud (audiobook style), where I do all the special voices and act out the scenes. I'm specifically interested in reading some very popular book series that have huge franchises and fan bases.

I have no idea how I would begin to do this legally. Would I need to contact the franchises to get permission? The publishers? The authors? How do I go about finding the contact info? Or is this even necessary at all? Is it legal to live stream myself reading somebody else's copyrighted content?

Would it only be legal if I didn't monetize this? What if it started out just as a hobby that I make no money from, then I became one of those lucky individuals with big followings and opportunity to monetize?

Answer:
 If the book you read is in the public domain you should be fine. Otherwise what you are doing is copyright infringement and probably not protected by fair use.

Under US law, whether an instance of copyright infringement is fair use is evaluated on a case-by-case basis, weighing four points:

1. the purpose and character of one's use
2. the nature of the copyrighted work
3. what amount and proportion of the whole work was taken
4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of the copyrighted work

[https://law.stackexchange.com/](https://law.stackexchange.com/)

You can for sure do it n your own, but you can't upload it or share it in  any way w/o reaching out to the publisher to get rights.Answer #2: You could stick to public domain books. LibriVox is a great organization that provides free audio books for books on the public domain. They are always looking for volunteersAnswer #3: > Or is this even necessary at all?

Yes.

> Is it legal to live stream myself reading somebody else's copyrighted content?

No.

> Would it only be legal if I didn't monetize this?

Wouldn't matter.

> What if it started out just as a hobby that I make no money from, then I became one of those lucky individuals with big followings and opportunity to monetize?

You need permission. Reach out to the publishers of the books you want to read and negotiate permission.


Title: If I take a Parent Plus loan for my child college tuition and I died while she’s still in school, what’ll happen to the loan?

Question: My child didn't sign the loan and I live in a community property state.

Answer:
 Hey there - I see from your post history that you recently had to let go of your furry friend. I also noticed that you are a gun owner.

While these two probably aren't related to this thread, I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say this: please don't do anything drastic. You are loved, and you would be terribly missed. And your pupper would have wanted you to live a long and happy life.

If you are considering suicide, please call 1-800-273-8255. They are available 24 hours a day.
Answer #2: Federal loans are forgiven on the death of the borrower. Also, regarding a Parent PLUS, this is *never* the responsibility of the student.


Title: My Dad was a scam artist who ran away in 2011 leaving a debt of £125k that my family are still paying. Today I found out where he is hiding abroad. What should I do?

Question:
Hey redditors!

Any help would be amazing!

A little background:

I grew up with a father who wasn't like the others, he always had the nicest things and all my friends thought he was the coolest Dad ever. Him and my Mum seemed happy enough and me and my 3 siblings lived with him and all seemed well.

After a few showings of the Police in the house around the time I was 14, I heard odd stories about how my Dad had got into trouble with some people. He then disappeared one day and I never saw him again, this was March 2011.

It's a complicated story, but what my family and I have worked out over the, nearly 9 years, is that he was a high functioning sociopath who, as my Mum quickly found at when he left, owed £125,750, mostly brought on through scamming business, families and maxing out credit cards. My Mum was taken to court, the house was seized, I had a mental breakdown and we nearly ended up homeless and we spent the next 5 years on the poverty line.

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Now it is 2020, a lot has changed, my family is back on it's feet having only £12,000 left to pay, and the Government taking pity on us and not chasing us anymore.

This Christmas my Dad reappeared (who knows why) and he spoke to all of us children individually. We were all very confused and upset and ended up in 5 hour screaming matches on the phones to get some answers.

What we have worked out is that he now lives in Cyprus with a girlfriend he's had for 8 years, they are both high earners having supposedly 'worked' in investment banking and pensions. I managed to make him gloat about his life in Cyprus, talking about his pool, his big house and his cars. Throughout this I managed to get hold of his current house address (proven) in Cyprus and his partners parents address in the UK.

The big questions now is, what do I do? Or, do I even bother doing anything?

I have a box in my Mum's house with 1000's of pieces of evidence proofing every penny he owes. Do I call up and tell them where he lives? Or is that irrelevant as he owes money in the UK but lives in Cyprus.

There's so many ways to approach this. Is there a certain type of debt which is more worth going after, such as fees to HMRC, unpaid child maintenance or Solicitor fees as they may have more power to go after him with?

I'll answer any questions, any help would be incredible.

Thank you for reading.

Answer: I do believe your father is continuing to follow his penchant for lying to you. If you believe his story that he is investment banking in Cyprus, I’ve got some lovely oceanfront property in Arizona to sell you.


Title: Question about emotional support animals and renting in Oregon

Question:
So I've done a decent amount of reading on this topic and still don't understand all the details, especially with how different Oregon is (I live there), but I needed some advice to clear things up. I'm seeking an emotional support animal because I've had depression and anxiety for the last 6 years. Although the property manager is allowing me to get a pet dog, he's prohibiting any larger breed, but a larger breed is exactly what I feel I need to be safe. IIRC the owner doesn't have insurance that would cover him in case my large dog seriously injured someone, I don't know if this is just regular homeowner's insurance or what. I live in a townhouse, if that's relevant.

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For this reason I'm talking to my psychologist about ESAs. My concern is, because I'm very anti-social, I haven't seen this psychologist in about a year and half. Will a letter prescription from him appear illegitimate? I've seen this particular psychologist more than any other, about 6-8 times or so. That's why I feel I he understands me the best. If I need to be seeing someone regularly I think my only option is to start seeing one covered by my parents' insurance. Approximately how long would I have to be seeing them for them to be considered my "regular therapist"? Are these even questions I should be asking? I'm worried about my property manager deciding to challenge the legitimacy of my condition and my relationship with the therapist. I don't want to appear like I'm just exploiting the ESA loophole, even though it might seem like I am; I seriously cannot function like a normal person at the moment. No job, the most leaving the house I do is walking my neighbor's dog.

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I'm fairly certain that even if he allows the ESA he'll want me to register it in a website called PetScreening. I imagine this would basically just contact my therapist and ask for further documentation to prove that he's not some schmuck off the street I payed $20 to write a fake letter.

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Finally, how much information should my therapist be giving in a letter? I understand that the property manager can't request any personal info from any of my doctors, but I've heard that the homeowner still has the right to deny me an ESA in some situations. If it conflicts with his insurance or something? I don't know exactly. That's why I'm asking. I obviously wouldn't get a dog with a history of biting people. I'm wondering if it's better to play Mr. Niceguy and be outwardly honest or simply exercise my rights and play the legal game.

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I hope this isn't a headache to read.  I know very little about law and the subtle art of word-trickery. Thanks.

Answer:
 > Although the property manager is allowing me to get a pet dog, he's prohibiting any larger breed, but a larger breed is exactly what I feel I need to be safe. IIRC the home owner doesn't have insurance that would cover him in case my large dog seriously injured someone, I don't know if this is just regular homeowner's insurance or what. I live in a townhouse, if that's relevant.

They are required to make a *reasonable* accommodation. If their insurance won't cover the breed you want, then the accommodation would not be reasonable. Expecting them to change insurance policies is almost certainly not reasonable.


Title: [Washington State] Landlord/home owner entered bedroom without permission and had to be pushed out.

Question:
Asking for a friend.  She states that she got in an argument with the woman whose house she pays rent to live in.  Unfortunately they do not have an agreement in writing but a verbal agreement instead.  Friend pays for two rooms, a bedroom and another that she uses for storage.  The homeowner lives there as well.  I don't think the nature of the argument is relevant because it does not involve payment of rent or joint bills.  What I am concerned about is that my friend was no longer interested in arguing and went into her bedroom and shut the door.  The homeowner proceeded to follow her into the bedroom and continue the argument.  Friend says she then pushed the homeowner out of the bedroom, closed the door and held it closed (it has no locks) while the homeowner cursed and banged on the door.  No injuries were sustained from the pushing and I would say it's likely a non-issue.

Obviously we will get my friend out of there as soon as possible but it might be a week or so realistically.  What are my friend's rights?  Is the homeowner entitled to walk into bedrooms that she has leased out?  Seems like that would be a 'no' but I'm not clear on what *is* and *is* *not* shared space - like the bathroom.  Also I'm concerned that there is no signed agreement.  Please advise.

Answer: Landlord is not allowed to go in to her bedroom (unless there was an immediate emergency like a busted pipe or something crazy) and she has her right to her own space there. I know you are getting her out and she is only on a month to month, but she is still required to give notice when vacating. I would have her write up and give them notice she is vacating in 30 days and then leave.


Title: [TX] As a bystander, if I witness another person suffering anaphylaxis, am I protected from liability if I administer an EpiPen prescribed to me?

Question:
A group of nurses unable to find a solid answer need some help. Outside of the hospital, outside of EMS, outside of school, etc: I have a hypothetical question.

I have a peanut allergy and carry an EpiPen on my person. I decide to go grocery shopping at HEB. I see a man in the food court who appears to be suffering from a rapidly-progressing case of anaphylaxis. He does not have family nearby to confirm or deny allergies or medical history, or give/refuse consent. He is losing consciousness and I find no EpiPens on his person.

Am I, a bystander unaffiliated with a medical practice at this time, protected from liability if I administer this man the EpiPens that have been prescribed to me?

Thanks! And if anyone has a link or quote from Texas law, that would be amazing.

Answer:
 I live in Iowa. I am not employed in any medical field. My child is allergic to peanuts and cashews. When she was young, I always carried an Epi-Pen with me.

The mother of a teen who was a friend of an extended family member of mine (I did meet them) died from a bee sting.

This death hit me. I decided that if I were anywhere that someone was having an anaphylactic reaction (or what appeared to me to be an anaphylactic reaction), I would use the pen I was carrying. Regardless if I would be protected by Good Samaritan laws.

It's all in the rearview mirror now that my child is an adult and has moved away, but I'd be interested in knowing what my legal risks would have been.

Hmmm, actually, child still lives in Iowa. I wonder what the legal risks would be if she were to try to save someone with her pen. (Regardless, I would support her financially, etc.)


Title: Being threatened by a Dorm to pay cancellation fees? Who is right?

Question:
Hi guys,

I had a quick legal question on who is right for a private housing dorm matter.

Before I signed a contract stating that I wished to live in the dorm, I specified that I wished to cancel the contract after one semester (the contract only allowed for a 1 year contract). The representative agreed to my terms, and I went ahead and signed the contract.

After a semester passed and I canceled the contract accordingly, I get an email from the administration of private dorms informing me that because I did not give written notice 2 months in advance that I have to pay a $700 fine (or they will send the matter to collections).

I read through the contract again to confirm, and it seems that I actually needed to write a written notice 2 months in advance. However, the representative who I signed the contract with never told me of such terms.

I was wondering who would be at fault and would I have any leeway in this matter as the student?

Thanks,!

Answer:
 > I was wondering who would be at faul

If you signed a contract stating you would give two months' written notice, and you didn't give two months' written notice, then you're almost assuredly at fault.

The representative is not required to read every line of the contract to you.  You need to review it before you sign it.


Title: Charges being brought up again?

Question: So here it goes.. my charges are being brought up again. I had two felony’s and a misdeamnor charge. I went to court for it with my lawyer and my lawyer had said all the charges are being dropped except a drug charge. I went to a place where you drug test and failed it and ended up going to probation for the drug charge.. I’m on probation for the drug charge right now. Now I recently got a call from my probation officer saying I have a warrant out for my arrest for the trespassing charge (misdeamnor). So I go into the court where I have the warrant, and they just send me into a court room.. the judge comes in and says all my charges are being brought up again, even tho I’m already on probation for one of the charges. (Btw these are two separate courts that have charged me but in the same city). So I go talk to my lawyer, and he said that I was supposedly suppose to show up for a summons or trespassing charge or from 2016 and I never did cause I never got it. My lawyer says that it’s a lower case court so they can only charge me for misdeamnors. But 2 of the charges are felony’s and ones a misdeamnor.

Answer:
 Thank you for letting us know Answer #2: Generally speaking, that's exactly how probation works. They cut you a break as long as you "keep the peace" and abide by certain conditions and if you break those rules, they can reverse the ruling. That's what probation is.

So if you are asking that, yes, they can.

I'm not sure if you've got another one in there. But if you've got a lawyer, speak with them and listen to them. Coming here to get advice when you have a lawyer is like coming here for medical advice when you have a doctors diagnosis.


Title: Does moving to another state or country prevent me from having to pay spousal support? Michigan

Question:
My wife and I have had a very dysfunctional relationship. Infidelity happened on my part and due to this, my wife and I both want a divorce. We stayed together for our children's sake but three of them are now adults and live in different states across the country and our youngest will be leaving for college as well.

My wife makes about $80,000 a year and I make about double her salary. I am perfectly fine with splitting marital property and assets but I do not want to pay alimony.

My questions are...

* If my wife chooses not to pursue alimony, will courts grant her alimony regardless? Can she opt out of receiving spousal support?
* If I move to another state, do I still have to pay spousal support?
* If I move to another country, do I have to pay?
* What happens if I dont pay?

Answer:
 1. You can opt out of seeking spousal support. You may amicably divorce in any way you so choose.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.
4. Your assets and income may be garnished, you may be held in contempt of court, and you may be added to various deadbeat lists maintained by States, and some states may do things like suspend your license for failure to pay. Options to collect internationally are more limited but it is not impossible to seek enforcement overseas. It really depends upon the country and the location of your assets.

In summary, you need an attorney to discuss this with who can advise you on a likely outcome of a divorce and help you negotiate with your spouse. Obviously no attorney is going to advise you to willfully evade a court order.Answer #2: First: talk to a local attorney to see what the best route is and the best most equitable agreement might be

Second: moving anywhere doesn't change a court orderAnswer #3: Are you sure spousal support is indicated here? There are no dependent children and she earns enough to support herself.Answer #4: NAL but I processed child support/spousal  support checks for a few years - people try to get out of it all the time but in my state (California) your employer is required to garnish your paychecks regardless so you can't really opt out of paying if it's the same in Michigan.


Title: [Ca] My grandmas estranged-step son called the Social security office posing as her husband and changed her SSI benefits to his address.

Question:
Baiscally my grandma and her husband are going through a divorce. Since then her estranged step-son has been doing crazy devious things.

He posed as her husband and got the pharmacy to cancel her medication. Lately he called the social security office and had her benefits redirected to his address.

What can we do about this?

Answer:
 Contact Social Security and report the fraud.  This is assuming they are open during the Trump shutdown.

https://www.disability-benefits-help.org/blog/social-security-disability-benefits-fraud


Title: If a reporter is harassing you, can you smash his camera.

Question: so let's say some tragedy happens to someone you know in the neighborhood and then the predatory media immediately descend trying to use your emotional recollection of the event for clicks. can you pick up their camera and smash it on the ground?

Answer:
 No.

This was decided in the famous court case of Two Wrongs v. Don't make a Right.


Title: [United Kingdom] A friend of mine is being threatened with expulsion for 'self plagiarism' at University. Are there any challenges that one can mount?

Question:
I appreciate this might not be the perfect place for this question but I couldn't find anywhere better. I'm happy to move or remove it if needed.

A very good friends of mine who is getting 90s in all her essays at a top university is being threatened with expulsion because an essay that she submitted was similar to one submitted before.

The subject text was the same and the questions were similar but the module was different.

The written essays were different but the accusation is that the ideas were the same - they were copied from an earlier essay.

The college statement on plagiarism goes
>"Plagiarism is the taking of another person’s thoughts, words, results, judgements, ideas, images etc, and presenting
them as your own."

Another document Academic Honesty states
>"Examples of plagiarism include but are not limited to: ... • Self-plagiarism ~ when students submit the same piece of work (or a significant part thereof) for
different assessments – students can only be given credit once for any given piece of work;"

I know this isn't a question of normal law but since the University is a public institution what sort of investigations can be made? It appears to me that expulsion (well, anything other than, at worst, a zero) would be out of line with the university's policies and there might an external route that we could take.

Not to worry if this is irrelevant. Apologies for a wall of text and I'm happy to provide more information if required.

Many thanks
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer: even if your friend rewrote the work, they used the ideas and concepts ffrom a previous essay, which seems to meet the rules. your friend basically slacked, and got called for it. Answer #2: She can try to mount a defense and say she wasn't breaking any university policies. She should get a lawyer. But really, the school's ruling is probably final.


Title: South Carolina 35 in a 30 MPH school zone "speeding ticket" DURING SPRING BREAK.

Question: 45 MPH speed limit highway in front of local school that was closed all week for spring break. Flashing signs, but no students etc. Going 35 in 30. Fight or not?  No other tickets EVER in over 30 years driving.

Answer: If the signs were flashing, the school speed limit applied.  You are welcome to argue that school was not in session, and ask the court to lower the ticket to a lesser infraction due to that fact and based on your clean driving record.


Title: Is it illegal to force an employee to pay for something that was accidentally broke?

Question: Ontario, Canada. A friend works at a coffee shop that uses tablets for things. Recently, there has been a couple broken, through accidents. The boss is now posting the receipts for these tablets and saying that the next time something is broken, the employee that broke it will be paying for it. These are like $800 tablets, and most of the people there are just part timers. Is it legal to do that? I would understand if the tablet was maliciously and purposefully broken, but none of these have been situations like that.

Answer:
 An employee is not normally responsible for the replacement of lost or damaged employer-owned equipment unless the employee **intentionally omitted or committed a wrongful act or negligence** that caused the loss or damage.

So for instance, if the employee was walking to a table to take an order, and a patron quickly jumped from their seat to leave and knocked the tablet to the floor - this is through no fault of the employee and the employer should bear the cost of replacing the tablet.

Also be aware that if the employer tried to deduct these expenses from payroll (wage garnishment), they will be breaking the law. Now, this does not mean that the employer cannot sue the employee in small claims for the replacement of the device; however, the employer will bear the burden to prove that any damaged equipment was caused by a dishonest or wilful act, or by the employee’s gross negligence in order for a court to hold the employee financially responsible.

[More information...](https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/)


Title: Washington State Eviction Halp... They starved my kitties

Question:
I hope this comes out right and I don't leave out any crucial information... I didn't sleep much last night.

This is about a house my parents own and my boyfriend and I live in. My parents inherited the home from my grandparents, and the house has needed a few major repairs for a while.

In April my boyfriend and I let friends move into our home while we spent the summer in California because my boyfriend had found a nice temporary job there. The plan was they were going to stay until the beginning of October. They were to pay 300 a month, while doing repairs on the home and taking care of our cats until we got back. This was all agreed on verbally.

Well the boyfriends job didn't quite work out as planned. We had to come home early. My parents have been letting us stay at their home the past couple days

And this all happened yesterday:

I went over to our home and found my cats have been living outside, with empty food and water bowls with dried leaves in them suggesting they haven't been filled in a while. My cats appeared to have lost a lot of weight. I took my favorite back to weigh her... She has lost six pounds in four months

I confronted them and they acted dumbfounded, saying they have been feeding the cats. They pulled out an almost empty small cat food bag and proceeded to put it away. I was like umm put that in the cat bowl...!!! And I went in the house to fill the water.

I left to buy cat food myself because I no longer trust these people to care for them and when I came back all the food had been eaten already so I filled it up again.

Okay... So... Let me just say Im usually a very caring empathetic person but my mercy meter is at zero because of what they have done. I want these people out ASAP. I've tried looking up laws about their right as tenants but the situation is so unique I'm just getting confused...

So yeah, how soon can I make these people leave? And what do I do if they refuse to leave? What about their property? Can I keep it if they don't get it out fast enough? Or will I have to go back and forth dumping it on the sidewalk? Could I have a free sign out while I do this?

Okay in all seriousness... please don't say I have to wait until October )= Letting them happily stay there after this would kill me. I feel so guilty for leaving my cats to be starved... It's half my fault, I know...

Edit~

Ehh I guess I should have mentioned they failed to pay the full amount of rent... I just don't care about a bit of money compared to the inhumane act of hurting my pets so that fact wasn't in my mind when I wrote this. Plus when they failed to pay I was understanding because they are having financial issues. After this, I'll use it to get them out faster if I can

Answer:
 Your cats have nothing to do with any of this. If they have no lease they are month to month tenants and you have to give them notice to vacate and then go to court to evict. Don't touch their stuff. Don't change the locks. Don't turn off utilities. Don't do anything that would open you to an illegal eviction lawsuit.

>  I've tried looking up laws about their right as tenants but the situation is so unique

I'm not seeing anything unique about your situation.

> Or will I have to go back and forth dumping it on the sidewalk?

You can't do that.


Title: How are wax museums legal?

Question:
Aren't museums like Madame Tussaud making money off people's likeness? Couldn't they be sued easily?
For the location, it doesn't really matter, whatever you guys know better about (or if you really need a state, maybe California would work)

(Not actually advice, but I don't know what other sub to post on.)

Answer: They get permission


Title: [MA/PA] Three years ago I had a mental breakdown and I'm trying to fix it.

Question:
So three years ago I was in a really bad place and my then girlfriend was the recipient of most of my mental illness when she dumped me.

I did the stupid as hell thing of non-stop calling, texting, e-mail, w/e. She was scared so she called her university police/security (is there a significant distinction between this and real police?) who told me to stop talking to her. I haven't talked to her since (this was October 2015).

I've been through therapy, meds, and all the dumb stuff you do to get your life back on track. I have a job, finished school, and a new girlfriend.

I am aware it's a super selfish thing but what's the legal danger if I send her an e-mail saying basically "Hey I'm doing good and I'm sorry. Take care."

If you need more information let me know.

Answer: Don't contact her. You have nothing to gain here. If you need to talk to somebody about this, talk to a therapist.  Don't burden her with your issues. You know and she knows and everybody knows you want to do a lot more than just send her a quick little note.


Title: I'm in my 30's my mother has always been sexually and emotionally abusive.

Question:
I've tried talking to her and not talking to her for years at a time about the issues.

being in my 30's can i still legally emancipate from her?  I really want nothing to do with her and I feel it's the only way she will "get it"

last time I even had anything to do with her she was telling people I was her boyfriend/husband.  It was disgusting, that was 9 months ago and I'm still sickened by it.

I'm a male and wish there was something 'i can legally do, and I will do it.

I live in Colorado.

Answer: Legally emancipate? You're 12 years past being the minimum age of being considered a legal adult. Move out and cut off contact.....Answer #2: You can legally move out and not deal with her.


Title: I got a job in a public school and I was horrified by what I saw (hotstile work environment/whistleblower? USA)

Question:
Scroll for **tl;dr**

I am a SAHM to three children that attend a local public school. This year I saw an ad for cafeteria positions that is only 3 hours a day and I will never have a need for childcare AND I get to see my kids in school. I have been depressed and needed something to do so I applied and was hired in October. I received almost no training. The person who did give me my tasks was also a new employee. Right away I noticed that there were procedures and then there was the actual way they did things. I first started by washing dishes and almost immediately we stopped having hot water in the dishwashing room. I informed my boss and she basically blamed me, saying I must be running it too often. I am required to write down on a sheet that the dishwasher met 180 degrees and sign my name to it. This was not happening and we continued to inform my supervisor. I took it upon myself to start using the three-compartment sink which allows us to sanitize dishes. My boss confronted me and lectured me that I was wasting time and that the dishwasher was fine cold.

This continued for a while and other employees expressed concern.Eventually my boss contacted maintenance and they came down and fiddled with it and at times, claimed it was functional but it was rare for us to see 180 degrees even ONCE during the day.

Eventually the hot water stopped in every room in the kitchen and then the entire school. The boiler went out in addition to the hot water heater in our dishwashing room. Dishes were difficult to clean, oil cannot be rinsed. We had no hot water to wash our hands or cook with. We started boiling water like midwives.

Over the course of these few months I also had a lot of other issues, we are told to charge students for one thing and the next day it's different. We had a posted price sheet that did not match what it rang up as in the register. My boss was asking me to charge kids sometimes double the cost of a lunch for less items. She insisted on this on a day where there were limited lunch options and kids could not make a full meal. As a parent, I felt they were being purposely deceptive and ripping children off. In fact, my own child came through the line and was nearly charged $4+ for a PB&J and a fruit, when a lunch only costs $2.60. I didn't allow that to happen. My boss gave me a lecture in front of all the employees and I told her I felt it was morally wrong to do this.

Also, while children are required to be given a choice of main dish, sides and a milk, once day my boss forced all children at the end of the day to take PB&J because she did not make enough food and ignored the cooks request for more main entree. One of my children is in this class. I had THREE students come back that had peanut allergies and had to turn in their sandwiches to have something else made for them, one of them is my son's best friend. Another child had a teacher accompany him and the teacher was very upset by this lapse in safety. My boss loudly exclaimed in front of the student "OH MY GOD HOW MANY MORE KIDS ARE GOING TO CLAIM THEY HAVE AN ALLERGY". My boss is in charge of keeping a list of names of children with allergies and what they can and cannot be served. There really was no excuse for this. Teachers complained about this sort of behavior, having no food choice at the end of the day. My child is effected by this and I pay for lunch (not reduced or free).

One day the janitor came back and saw we were running the dishwasher and said, I'm not allowed to tell you what to do, but you are NOT allowed to be running that dishwasher cold. The chemicals don't even work and nothing is sterile. The next day I heard my supervisor telling people to just write down that it reached 180 and run it anyway.

I pulled my boss aside and told her I had serious concerns about the health and safety of the children in the school, including my own. I told her it was unacceptable that we aren't using the three compartment sink and I reminded her of when she told me not to use it, when she said we should run it anyway and lie, that I had serious concerns about what happened with the peanut butter, that I was disappointed my son's class was being denied choices and a few other things (they were using chemicals improperly and I received training and started using them properly and was reprimanded multiple times in front of other employees. At the time, I pointed to the directions posted on the wall and continued doing what I was SUPPOSED to do).

My boss threw everyone under the bus. Blamed the other employees for not using the three compartment sink and said they should know better. Told me she never said that about lying on the sheet (she did say it, to multiple people, I suggested we ask everyone else and she declined). She said she is surprised we haven't had an outbreak of foodborne illness and that if it were up to her, the kitchen should be shut down until we can at least wash our hands. I also requested she provide me with printed materials explaining how I am to charge children because I felt that we were completely misleading children and parents about pricing.

The next day I was publicly lectured by my boss in front of the other employees saying she takes it personal that someone would think she doesn't know how to do her job. The other employees clearly need their jobs more than I do and seem to be willing to cover up at least some behaviors, but when my boss is not there they all seem to feel the way I do. They are afraid of her. My boss made a big deal about ripping the price sheet down next to me and telling me how she is unable to provide me any training materials because her boss won't give them to her. I was hired by her boss and had a very lengthy conversation with her and felt she was not the monster everyone was making her out to be.

So, it has been more than a week since I confronted my boss and the only thing that has changed is that they started using plastic silverware and we got two bottles of hand sanitizer. At the end of the day yesterday I was going to speak with the school principal about the situation because perhaps he was unaware of the seriousness.

In an odd twist of events at the end of the day the principal stormed into the kitchen and TOOK our bottles of hand sanitizer and said, you can't have these from US. If you want them, call bosses' boss. Now, my bosses boss is the director of food service for the district. The district office is in the parking lot of our school and I went right over and left my # to speak with her.

I spent about 20min on the phone explaining that we were not properly washing and sanitizing dishes, that I am unable to get training material and I am concerned children are being ripped off, that we have no hand sanitizer and the principal himself came and took it, that we were forced to serve PB to allergy kids and about the improper use of chemicals. I told her what I told my boss when I spoke with her, I volunteered to take over on dishes and hand wash everything myself. She seemed very agreeable and told me she didn't even know the boiler was broken until a few days ago. Isn't that very unusual?? The director of food service is completely unaware they have no hot water?

So I arrived into work today and the food service director is there with someone else and she calls a meeting. She starts with "(my name) called me and said this this this and this" and EVERYONE looks at me. She went on to scold us, tell us to stop using the dishwasher (yay), provide us training materials (yay) and then tell us, very clearly, that we are NEVER EVER to contact her again. That I need to only speak with my boss. I was humiliated. In addition to that, the director and assistant spent the morning evaluating the cooks (who had nothing to do with any of this) as punishment for me calling.

My boss confronted me later and told me that the director and principal conference called her last night and told her "you have an employee going rogue". I told her the director said she didn't know about the boiler and she has email proof she has known for months.

So, the school kitchen is not cleaning dishes, risking serious foodborne illness and violating health codes and the principal takes our hand sanitizer, tells me to call the director and then I am directly humiliated and outted for calling attention to the health concern. Work today was an absolute nightmare. I offered to take over washing the dishes but the other ladies seemed to understand that we fucked up and they had no problem doing them. My boss stood 5ft from me the entire day and that has never happened before.

I don't even know what to do anymore. Apparently the boiler is being fixed soon but they have been saying that now for weeks. Work is beyond uncomfortable and they totally screwed me over for trying to make sure the kids are healthy and safe. I stopped allowing my own children to buy lunch, but it seems morally wrong to not tell my friends about it.

So, legal advice, what should I do? I am a taxpayer, a parent in this district and an employee. I want to stay there JUST to be sure that they aren't going to make my kids sick, or I would probably just quit.

**tl;dr** I complained first to my boss and then the director of food service at the elementary school I work in and have children attending. They were violating health codes with no hot water in the kitchen.  I was publicly outted by the director and told never to contact her again, even though my boss was complacent in the unsafe practices. Now I have my angry boss standing next to me all day and have already been lectured repeatedly for not following the "do what we say, not what we are supposed to do" policy. What are my rights in this situation?

Answer: Call the heath departmentAnswer #2: Sure as hell don't talk to the food service director, because she threw you right under the bus.


Title: Q friend in West Virginia is facing jail time after drug induced psychosis, I'm wondering what his options are.

Question:
He is 19, and has been in and out of psychiatric ward since a very young age. He had recently been put in housing for the disabled with government support. A few days ago he took 1p-LSD while coming down from 3-MeO-PCP and had a psychotic break. I don't know the whole story but it involved running through his building naked and going into an unlocked apartment. The old folks living there called the police and started beating him, and he pushed them off and injured them. After that I'm not sure what happened.

His charges are:

* 1 count of malicious wounding

* 1 count of battery

* 1 count of battery on a police officer

* 1 count of possession of a controlled substance

There is a warrant out for his arrest but he is currently in a psych ward, although they are discharging him tomorrow. despite being 19 he looks 15 and although I don't know what jail is like there I think it would break him.

Answer:
 "I'm too delicate to go to jail" is not a legal defense.

He needs a lawyer.  He needs psychiatric help.  He needs to quit using illegal drugs.Answer #2: Your buddy took LSD and PCP, then he went into an elderly person's home while naked and began fighting with the police?

Your buddy is pretty thoroughly screwed. He's gonna need an amazing lawyer to get out of this one.

He voluntary took those drugs. Everything that happened afterwards is his own damned fault. A jury *will* convict.

Source: served on a jury, voted guilty for someone who blamed his actions on drugs. Defendant was unanimously convicted and sentenced to prison.


Title: Video Game Trolling

Question:
Backstory: My account was recently banned from a big gaming company. So, I decided to troll heavily. I would make multiple fake accounts and I would name myself things like "SYSTEM" or "ADMIN". I would spam in general chat things like, "This is a <the gaming company> announcement: attention players will all (insert racist slur) please exit the game". This went on for about a month and then I get a call from the gaming company's legal department. The lawyer said basically said along the lines of "Stop your actions or we will proceed with legal action" I denied and hung up the phone. I didn't want to accidentally agree to anything and figured the last thing I should do is speak to a lawyer.

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Answer:
 You're facing some serious actual consequences. You're pretending to be their employee and speaking on their behalf, slandering their name and causing damage to their reputation.

From a legal standpoint, if they want to sue you, they can. They'll probably never get their moneys worth out of it, but if thats what it takes to make you stop then they're going to do it and you'll be paying legal fees and costs.

From a human standpoint just stop, this is such a petty thing to do and the fact that you're posting here with the explicit intention of 'I dont intend to stop, is it that bad if I keep going' is only making it worse.

Lastly, Blizzard has been known to just outright ban your IP, which makes it weird they havent done this yet. So all in all, fairly good chance you're just making this stuff up as you go along and trolling legaladvice. Still a troll, still petty, just different.Answer #2: No, they aren’t bluffing. You could be in serious trouble if they decide to go through with legal action. You’re slandering people, using racism while impersonating a company.

But instead, they warned you, why don’t you take the warning and stop?Answer #3: So basically.. you’re asking this so that you can carry on? They warned you. You shouldn’t do this kind of toxic behavior, for your sake and the people online


Title: MMJ question: how is the state getting away with keeping marijuana illegal when they admit it helps medical symptoms?

Question:
This is involving cannabis and state medical marijuana (mmj) programs that charge  annually.

I posted in legal advice, and they said to post here.

They said chronic pain pts require a renewal from their doctor as well, but they missed my point. Point is, the state doesn't require people to join a database, answer intrusive questions for every refill, and charge a fee to have permission to fill the pain pill prescriptions. That would be messed up, just like this is! So messed up! Please help!

•  So... the doctors tell these patients mmj will help their chronic, for-life conditions, and they give them certifications that say the same.

•  The patients take that to the state for their okay, and the state agrees to approve immunity for the patients because it helps them medically, but only if they pay a fee first.

•  The patients use the mmj, and most find that it helps very much and is very safe for them... should be good to go for good, right? Nope, after about a year the patients have to get another certification for their chronic condition that will never be going away, ever, unless a miracle cure is invented. They also demand another payment to keep the immunities.

•  The products work, and their conditions are never going away, so why do they need to get permission from the state to continue buying these products? It makes zero sense. They are exploiting sick people!

•  This isn't even yet mentioning the fact that these folks could be literally growing this plant themselves and mixing up their own medicines with comparably equal to superior quality. Why continue to track them and ask them prying medical questions they are required to answer?

•  Also, if this plant helps so very many people medically, and it is extremely safe, why in the world is it restricted in any way???

•  I can buy a case of canned air, right now, no questions asked! A. Case. We have dangerous products available to us that can really mess us up, but it's fine because we trust that people will be responsible, and overall they are. It works. Why are any drugs illegal?? But I'm specifically speaking about mmj.

•  This mmj stuff is not dangerous at all, yet the states tell these patients that if they don't renew their permission slip they will be criminals for having and using their mmj that was totally legit 4 days before that.

•  Nobody should need permission! This is so f*cked up and wrong I can't take it anymore, knowing people are being extorted by their government so heinously. These people are really ill. If they can't afford to pay for the doctor appt and renewal fee, they are SOL. I just can't.

•  How can they tell a person who has back pain after shoveling their driveway that they can't put mmj cream on their back to eliminate the pain?? That is not a crime, it's just not. The crime is restricting their access to something that could help them. I'd like to see justice for these people, and I'd like to see freedom for all people to access this relief. Especially when in the same country folks in other states without any medical problems can buy it whenever they want and don't have to ask permission from the state or answer any invasive questions each time.

•  Please advise me how to help these patients! There has to be a way to somehow sue the state for making it illegal for no good reason, then telling select folks they are free to buy, use and have it, since it helps their illnesses, without enforcement if they cut the state a payment every year. For what? Wtf is that money for??

Thank you for reading. I appreciate any help you can give!

Answer:
 For the same reason you need to renew a prescription for any medication, even if the need is permanent.  Diabetics need prescriptions for insulin.  Seizure patients need prescriptions for anti-seizures.  They’re both lifelong conditions that the medication helps, they’re chronic and never change for the better/heal.

It’s a more burdensome process because MMJ is still federally illegal so there are tighter controls.  Not liking the process doesn’t make the process illegal.  Laws are allowed to be irrational or even nonsensical.


Title: [CA] My father is being embarrassed by an intentionally broken confidentiality agreement.

Question:
Several months ago my father got involved in a legal dispute with one of his tenants after he filed for an owner-move in to evict the tenant so that I, his son, could live in the unit. Though the tenant had informed us in the months before that he planned on moving out and had found a couple “better places” he still took it very personally. He had his friends/people he met online call my father and harass him during the duration of the legal proceedings, which ultimately led to my father agreeing to a buy-out agreement, contingent that the tenant sign a confidentiality agreement.

Our attorney drafted up the buy-out agreement and presented it to our tenant’s attorney. Our tenant’s attorney read through it and explained it to the tenant, including the confidentiality agreement, which read:

>*“All terms related to the Tenants tenancy, including legal proceedings, settlement discussions and this Stipulation, shall not be disclosed to third parties and shall remain confidential between the Parties. In such event, any breach of confidentiality by Tenant, shall reduce the Total Settlement Payout $XXX”.*

The tenant agreed to these terms and signed the buyout with the confidentiality agreement stipulation. To ensure the confidentiality agreement held some weight, the buyout agreement was structured in such a way that the final payment would not be for six months. It has now been five months and next month my father is required to pay the final payment to the tenant, however a few days ago he did a quick google search of the towns name and the word eviction and found a very nasty publication in an academic journal, which defames him. The tenant’s full name is used and he is quoted multiple times discussing the legal proceedings, his tenancy, and disparaging remarks about my father. The article was published well after the confidentiality agreement was signed.

My father has contacted the tenant’s attorney via email letting him know that the tenant had clearly broken the confidentiality agreement. However my father just received an email from the tenant’s attorney claiming that the tenant spoke with the publicist before the confidentiality agreement was signed and therefore did not break the agreement. Even if the tenant spoke to the publicist before, shouldn’t he have disclosed this before signing or at very least ask the publicist to use a pseudonym rather than his full name? The article was published several months after the confidentiality agreement was signed, there would have been ample time to have those changes made.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer: Your father needs to talk to his lawyer. This is beyond free advice from the internet.


Title: My friend is convinced that people are violating his rights by sharing his facebook posts. I don't know that they are?

Question:
We live in Virginia.

He is a prominent person on the internet, so obvious throwaway for obvious reasons. As a result of this, unknown people are leaking his facebook posts only his friends can to see a larger audience. He has been saying this is illegal, but I don't think he has spoken with a lawyer or anything. It's not private correspondence, just posts only his friends on Facebook can see.

I don't know if the content of them is relevant, but it was mostly fairly mundane stuff, but people like to speculate wildly about everything he does.

Are his rights actually being violated? I imagine it's hard to answer this without knowing all the details, but I'd like an idea, even if you can't say for certain.

Answer:
 >Are his rights actually being violated?

No. if he is concerned about the content of any of his Facebook posts being disseminated, he can remedy that issue by not posting on Facebook.


Title: Advice: Comcast wrongfully sent me to collections again, ruined my credit. Should I pursue legal representation? Details below

Question:
Hello,
I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post, but here goes.

I had Comcast services, and cancelled them in December of 2015. At the time, I disputed some charges ($600'ish total), due to a plethora of reasons that don't matter right now (read on, you'll see why).

In February of 2016, a collections agency (let's call them collection agency A) contacted me, and we agreed upon a settlement of $300, which I promptly paid. I had already begun services with a different provider, and thought it was the end of it.

In September of 2016, my other provider wasn't giving me the service I wanted, so I contacted Comcast and hired their services again. FYI - if you have an outstanding balance with Comcast, they will not create a new account for you. They did just fine.

In November of 2016, Comcast sent my name to a DIFFERENT collection agency (let's call it Collection Agency B). I was NEVER notified, and when I inquired about this just recently, Collection Agency B had the wrong phone number! They said they sent ONE letter to my address, which I never received.

The only way I found this out was because I am in the process of selling my house to move into a bigger, more expensive one, and the new mortgage company said my credit (which has always been compliant), had an issue from Comcast. You can imagine my dumbfounded shock here. This happened in January of 2017. I still have Comcast services, and they not once contacted me saying I had an outstanding balance - in fact, I have always had a $0 balance with Comcast.

I had been working with a very helpful (at the time) escalations representative called Miguel C (will not spell his last name. Yet). However, for a week now he has gone missing. I send him e-mails every day, together with leaving voicemails, but still nothing.

That all said, at a point in time Collections Agency B has given me conflicting information, even saying they never received this request from Comcast at all (which is a lie, since it screwed up my credit. I have lost 100 credit points on this alone).

All I am requesting is a PIE (Placed In Error). Also, I am in Atlanta, GA.

I have not gone the length of legal representation yet, but do you think I should do so?

I'm at a loss here, since this ONE thing has cost me 100 credit points, giving me a much harder time to get a mortgage with the rate I deserve (hopefully).

What should I do?

I also posted this on the Comcast subreddit, but figured I'd ask here as well.

Thank you very much.

Answer: Do you have any documentation whatsoever re: the settlement with Co A?


Title: Private school is discriminating against my autistic baby brother.

Question:
This is in Arkansas.

My baby brother is autistic, but high functioning.  He has severe sensory issues though and lots of stuff can set him off, along with not understanding some social cues.

For example to this, he normally will do his work if he wears his weighted vest and feels comfortable in a quiet classroom.  Though this year there was a screaming girl with more severe autism when my baby brother didn’t have a vest.  My baby brother‘s performance dropped until the girl was switched classes and he had a sub for a while.

We found out a while back that my baby brother’s teacher was an utter bitch to him.  She refused to put his vest on, exaggerated everything he did wrong, and treated him like a normal kid instead of trying to help with his sensory issues.  She even refused to let him eat some sweets in his lunch once, stating that sweets set him off and make him uncontrollable.

This all went to shit recently though after the current principal turned in her resignation.  After this year, she will be retiring.

We didn’t know about this until the priest called and told my mom that my baby brother will not be allowed to attend next year.  They apparently even had a meeting where the priest pushed for it.

My mom, angry, went up there to find out what the hell was going on.  The priest told lies saying that:

•My baby brother was a violent and uncontrollable kid.  (He’s the biggest sweetheart unless you set him off due to his sensory issues (screaming or anything else)).

I will agree that my baby brother has gotten violent before though, but not to the extent that they are painting him out to be.  He only ever hits someone if they set him off with his sensory problems.  Like the one girl with severe autism who was screaming caused him to punch her.  He was punished for that, and she was moved.  Back to the other points though.

•My baby brother scares everyone, including the teachers, at the school.  (He’s literally five, and other kids always hug him and play with him).

•My baby brother charged him at the last session in church.  (People who were there said otherwise).

He even contradicted himself by stating something along the lines of: “in my professional opinion, people with autism aren’t as loving and cuddly as {Baby Brother}!”

My mom found out what she thinks started this though.  He brought up an incident from a year ago where a kid was bit by my baby brother, though the kid bit my baby brother first and my baby brother just bit him back.  That kid was related to him (nephew I think?).  The secretary even mentioned how she thought she saw the priest snooping in my baby brother’s MEDICAL FILES, which is how he found out about the autism.

It resulted in the end of the priest yelling and screaming at my mom, which my mom recorded like the genius she was.

What can we do though?  We already were thinking of pulling my baby brother out after this year due to how he wasn’t being accommodated properly, but we want to do something about this school.

This school is literally discriminating against my baby brother due to his autism, and are holding hate against him.  They are refusing to accommodate him and are now refusing to let him come back next year.  The priest is an asshole and the teacher is apparently a bitch who yelled and screamed at my mom before.  Do we have any grounds to sue the school?  Or just do anything for that matter?  What should we do?
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 Private schools are not required to implement IEPs or accommodations for disabilities.  Private schools don't have to have a special education program.  Your brother might receive more appropriate services in a public school setting with an IEP where they have more resources to meet individual educational needs.

NAL but an educatorAnswer #2: If the school is not the right place for your brother then his parents should stop sending him there. I'm not sure what else you think you can do here. They aren't required to accommodate him how you think they should.


Title: Oregon: If I am 18 and GF is 15, would I be breaking any statutory laws in OR if we slept together? (We're within 3 years)

Answer:
 Not only is that creepy, but it's also rape in the 3rd degree in OR.

> 63.355¹
Rape in the third degree
(1) A person commits the crime of rape in the third degree if the person has sexual intercourse with another person under 16 years of age.
(2) Rape in the third degree is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §109; 1991 c.628 §1]


Title: Toronto Canada, arrested without charge and released on site after 2 mins just to scare me?

Question:
Hello guys, I need some advice about a recent incident.

I am a Canadian here at Toronto, I was in a dispute for some arbitrary fee asked by condo manager for cleaning up the garbage left by my tenant that I can no longer reach. $350, and I refuse to pay since they couldn't provide any evidence that the garbage was actually from my unit. The garbage was already long gone at the time.

Somehow the guy called police, and the policeman showed up was apparently very familiar with the guy. So the police immediately took his side and chatted with him in private in his office for 20+ mins. Then the policeman came out and requested me to pay the fine. When I politely explained the situation and my reasoning, the police keep interrupting me and and telling me that it was illegally dumping in the common area which in violation of the agreement I signed (12 something years ago), and completely ignored what I said about there is no proof that I (or my tenant) is responsible for any of it.

Since I know how easily a policeman can get upset and offended, I kept the entire conversation very polite and civil, no bad words, no attitudes. And suddenly out of nowhere, he asked me to put my hands behind my back and cuffed me, then proceed with the usual speech we hear all the time in the movies. Then after his is finished, he said "do you know now what you just did is wrong?" "your actions are making a small thing into a big problem." At this point, I have a cuff on my hands and have no intention to drag it further for $350 bucks, so I said I will pay. Then he just released me and said he will not press charge (whatever that charge is), but he said he will have to report this arrest and put it in my record.

I have no idea what happened except I just got cuffed the very first time in my life with no record of any kind before. So I am pretty much shocked about how "efficient" is our policemen. After I asked around, apparently they can arrest you and cuff you for whatever reason and whenever they want.

But I just want to know how much this record of "arrest" will badly affect my future? Will the record be public accessible? Do I need to check the yes box for the question "have you ever been arrested, charged or convicted by xxxxx?" Do I have to explain that I was arrested for 2 minutes and then released without charge every time? To be honest, I am not even angry or anything really, I am just completely amazed by this entire experience.

Answer:
 All I could think to ask is ‘what country are you in’ - but that is one of the first things you said : Canada.

This is not by any means the way Canadian law is meant to work.

The only problem at this point - like the garbage being long gone - so is your chance at getting your due process- unless you have videotape of the entire incident - it’s just hearsay.

You may have better luck calling your local news stations and describing what happened - with any luck they may have received similar complaints recently and are willing to do some investigative journalism...

At the worst : you can still request to file a complaint against the officer - but my experience has been more on the good old boy club - you mess with one of them : you mess with all of them - they find a way to find you every time you’re 1 mile over the speed limit, or that one lightbulb out... well, more often than suddenly the entire police district treats you with respect and goes out of their way to ensure your due process at all costs; that is....


Title: [MI, USA] Considering suing my uncle after he intentionally fired an air horn meant for bears in my ear, and now I have what appears to be a permanent ringing in my ear

Question:
I have a big family, with around 20 cousins,  10 aunts and uncles, and several others who always show up to family  reunions. I'm a male in my 20s.

Last weekend we had a family reunion in a cabin resort in the woods. On the last night there, while everyone was sitting by the campfire, my uncle (by marriage), snuck up behind me and blasted an air horn about a foot  or two away from the back of my head. This air horn was not a normal little one you often see at sporting events. This campground has bear  around, so they keep several large air horns around the place to be used to scare off a bear in case they get too close.

As soon as he did it, everyone called him an asshole and got angry at him. He showed no remorse whatsoever. He laughed about it, telling us how he and his friends from work have blown air horns at each other before as a prank.

I was so furious when it happened that I didn't know what to do. I sat there quietly stewing in my rage for a while. I wanted to beat the shit out of him or hold him down while I emptied half of the air horn directly into his ear. But instead I  walked away eventually and spent the rest of the night in my room. It's important to know that this uncle was hosting this reunion. It's a "corporate retreat campground" that his company lets employees use.

He clearly knew he fucked up because he attempted to apologize the next day, but it was a pretty shitty apology. While everyone was sitting down for breakfast, he snuck up behind me, put his arms on my shoulders and quietly said, "I heard your ears were ringing. Sorry about that." He didn't even say it to my face, or say it loud enough for anyone else to hear. I grumbled something about "it's okay," but I absolutely do not forgive him.

This happened last Saturday, a week ago. For the first couple days my ears were literally sore, and any loud noises were painful to hear. Since then, my ears have been constantly ringing. It's the worst when I'm in a quiet environment, like  trying to work or go to sleep. I hear this high pitched sound that is driving me nuts. Sometimes it'll start to subside, but it still comes and goes. I think I could have permanent hearing damage.

This  guy has been giving me shit since I was a young kid, so this was not a one time occurrence, though this was definitely the worst thing he's done to me by far. I've contacted a personal injury lawyer in my area to learn about my options, but I figured some people here might have good info as well. I won't hear back from the lawyer until tomorrow at the earliest. Any info is appreciated. Suing my uncle would tear a huge hole in my family, but I really don't care about that if I end up having a ringing in my ear for the rest of my life. It's interfering with my ability to sleep and work. Thanks for any help.

Answer:
 Hey man, you may or may not see this, but I had pretty bad tinnitus for a few months after shooting an AK47 and one of my earplugs had fallen out during a clip. I lost a little hearing, and definitely had tinnitus. I still have it to a very small degree, but it's nothing like it was. I've been around fighter planes for the past 10 years of my life too.

After they started ringing I tried lipoflavonoid plus. It's an inner ear circulation medicine, it's not expensive, and it absolutely worked for me. U
I think that unless your ENT prescribes something for you, you should buy a bottle on your own, and give it a shot. You don't want bad tinnitus for the rest of your life. I've done everything I can to protect my hearing since that day. Good luck to you.


Title: Relinquish U.S. Citizenship In Another Country

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Immigration

Answer:
 >I’m interested in relinquishing my U.S. citizenship in another country.

[You would have to appear in person before a U.S. consular or diplomatic officer
in a foreign country at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate and
sign an oath of renunciation](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/us-citizenship/Renunciation-US-Nationality-Abroad.html).

> I want to become a French citizen.

Generally, [you would have to get a residency permit first and live in France for five years](https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F2213). /r/IWantOut might know more about the details.


Title: Are we totally screwed in FL?

Question: Hello I’m in South Fl. My wife and myself have been going through the process of purchasing a home. We currently live in an apartment complex and had to terminate our lease early to purchase the home. We turned in a 60 day notice and will be paying an early termination fee equal to two months rent ($3300). We have run into some trouble with the home. It is new construction but not that we did as a build. It was already built as a model home. We have some stuff that has been concerning and are getting to the point where we are considering walking away from the home. We called our apartment complex to discuss staying on the lease and they said that we cannot as the already have new renters prepared to come in. Our 60 day notice will expire on May 31st. Is there anything we can do? If we have to find a different rental on short notice in addition to paying this termination fee it will be quite costly. I would appreciate any assistance. Thank you in advance!

Answer: You terminated your lease, they found new tenants, you have no right to stay and will be sued if you do.  That it will be costly isn’t the apartment complexes problem.


Title: WV/VA--I have a question about the inheritance rights of an illegitimate child born in '64 but adopted by grandparents.

Question:
I was born in Va to a 17 year old mother in 1964.  It is common knowledge who my father is and because of the times, my maternal g-parents adopted me and bio-father's family paid the hospital bill.
I now live in WV. My grandparents are dead, my mother is estranged and my real father is in failing health.  He has two children from a marriage close to my age   I have tried a few times to contact him to involve them in my life but to no avail.  So really I feel no remorse in pursing this.  What rights I might have to part of the estate, what documentation would be necessary etc   I just want to know a bit before hand before I waste time or money before I hire a lawyer.
Thanks for your help.

Answer:
 > What rights I might have to part of the estate

You'll need to see a local attorney to double-check this.  In general, though, an estate is divided by the will and then intestate rules.

Unless the will leaves you something, then you're likely out of luck.  Intestate rules would also not be on your side, as you're no longer his child.


Title: FMLA question (ME)

Question:
I work in Maine, but I am a Canadian resident. I started with my company and then found out that I am pregnant. I will not have worked for an entire year, but I will have worked about 1400+ hours by the time I am expecting to go off. The thing is, I would like to take more than the 10-12 weeks I think I'm entitled to through FMLA, to the tune of at least 6m-1year - maybe more. In order to do this, I will have to resign my position (I haven't considered a LOA, but I doubt they'll be on board). I am fairly certain I would be resigning in good standing, and I would be very happy to come back to work in the same location when I do go back if they would have me. My question is: because I intend to resign will I be entitled to the FMLA 10-12 weeks. I'm not sure how that works.

This may be a really stupid question. I assume the answer is "no, you can't take the 10-12 weeks if you don't go back", but I know in Canada, our maternity leave is granted, and there is a clause that women can just resign while on leave with no penalty to the mat leave benefits.

Answer:
 If you haven't worked for a full year, you're not entitled to FMLA in the first place, no matter how many hours you've worked.

People do fail to return after FMLA, though most don't announce it in advance; it's legal, but your employer can require you to pay back the employer's share of your health insurance and other benefit costs during that period.

Also, FMLA is unpaid--not sure if you realized that--so its main advantage is to secure your job while you're out.  It's not clear that it would confer any particular advantages on you for this plan even if you were eligible.


Question:
What rights do I have when a photo I took is used in a news article?

I took the photo and shared it in a group chat, and someone from that group chat shared it with the press.

US.

Answer:
 You own the copyright to the image, you can call the media that printed it and ask them to remove it or provide compensation. If your friend sold it to them you can sue for damages.Answer #2: Did you take the photo recently?

If you file within three months of publication you can claim statutory damages.


Title: [Sweden] Reason for sexual harassment

Question:
I was touched in very uncomfortable ways by a chauffeur, and cornered when nobody else was near, for 3 weeks (25-27). It included holding me and *softly* chuckling in my ear while he picked me up, touching my bottom, cornering me while I tried to do my job, and not stopping when I said no. At one point he asked: **"Was it not good today?"**

I told my superiors and they dug up the form to fill for, among other closely related matters, sexual harassment. A question on the form asks: (Translated) *What do you consider is the reason for the harassment/discrimination?*

I have no concrete answer to it other than attraction, but I am F(19) and don't really look older than 16 and I'm only 156cm tall (roughly 5'1"). The chauffeur didn't know my age at any time and is at least double my age.

Can I write *hebephilia* as a reason, or something similar since it's only asking me what I personally think?

(First time posting, no clue what to write or ask to get a good answer, or if I'm even asking the right question. Please excuse my tardyness. tyvm)

Answer: This isn't really a legal question, in my opinion. You can put what you want on there. I'd just say "inappropriate and uni-directional sexual attraction" or something.