Title: Shady Lawyer I Hired Found Guilty of Misappropriating Funds From Multiple Clients

Question:
 I hired a lawyer about 6 years ago to help fight a case for an elderly man i was taking care of against his family. This lawyer seemed okay off the bat but as we got deeper and deeper in the timeline he kept asking for more money saying it was for "legal fees." Over the course of about 3-4 years he would repeatedly ask for $30,000 here and there, stating "he had to have the money for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_." He claimed it was for different things that had to be done. The only time i would ever hear from him is when he would need money or "We had to have a document signed and notarized and back to him within a day." By the end of the case we ended up shelling out over $200,000 on him and also never got our retainer back, which i'm not even sure if you do... But anyway, he was recently found guilt of misappropriating tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds from multiple clients by the board in Florida. Is there some recourse for me? Can i go back and try to recoup monies from him? Any help would be awesome.

[News Article](https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20190203/former-daytona-strip-club-owner-suspended-as-attorney-accused-of-misappropriating-41000)

Answer: I would contact the Florida Bar and make a complaint.  That is an obscene amount of money so I think they may be able to help you, but honestly I can't promise you would get anything repaid.  However the state bar would like to know about other instances of malfeasance by this guy.


Title: College teacher laid off due to budget cuts but course not canceled. What can i do?

Question:
So my girlfriend's brother is in a CNC Machining AAS degree program in a community college in Iowa. ( I graduated from same program / school a year ago)

The program has 2 CNC instructors, one for year one students and one for year two students. Hes in the second year of the program.  They were told that in order for the program to be profitable they need a minimum of 10 students per year.  The dropout rate of this program for my class was roughly 66%. we started with 20 people and graduated with 7.

The school laid off the second year instructor for the CNC portion of the classes a week before the start of the semester and didn't cancel multiple classes this instructor was set to teach. There are 9 people enrolled in the second year. The school also didn't tell anyone about this nor did they bring anyone in for the first two days of classes. Today was day 3 and they had sent someone in that said the courses this semester would be changed to an independent study.

Now bear in mind that the CNC MACHINIST program is mostly hands on (75%+) , i.e. running real parts with real world tooling and with real world machines that most of the students haven't ever seen much less ran before. ( this semester i believe is the start to CAM software, a Mitsubishi waterjet, mazak horizontal mill and a co2 laser all for the first time if my memory is correct)

The school has said they wont reimburse people fully (prorated based on how far into the semester the course is dropped at, i believe first week may be 100% minus books) but they will allow people to drop classes and "graduate" with a 1 year degree which i believe they called a certificate.

The first year instructor is doing everything he can to help the second year students but he has 21 people that have never seen the inside of a machine shop to teach and make sure they don't kill themselves. (both instructors do one hell of a good job teaching)

my questions are:

Can the students get full credit for courses intended to have an instructor but get changed like this?

Is there any way they can get the school to hire or rehire an instructor to teach the class?(rehire being best in this case since a new instructor would also have to learn the machines in the building)

Are there any groups or agencies that help deal with issues like this that we can use as a resource to resolve this issue?

If anyone has any other things to consider or suggestions to take please suggest away!
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer: Contact the schools accreditor  - they may be able to help as I am almost certain that they aren't fulfilling their accreditation requirements for this course at this point.  If students took federal student loans for this program you might also contact the Department of Education regional office.  If there is federal aid involved let me know what state and i can give you the contact for the appropriate regional office.  You can find the accreditor on the schools website.  If it's a regional accreditor you're likely to get more response than if it's a national one.


Title: Is it legal to make a fake okc profile of my ex and then give out her number to all the guys so it fucks with her?

Question:
I don't want to hear any shit about the morality of this. I just want to know if it's legally safe to do this. The ex has already called the police on me after I sent her "mean texts" and the cops had no evidence to arrest but pretended like they did, so they gave me this bullshit "harassment caution" saying if I contacted again they would arrest me. But what about making a fake dating site profile of her and giving out her number to all the guys who message so it fucks with her and distresses her? Is that legal?

Don't give me shit about the morality I don' want to fucking hear it just tell me if it's legally safe to do it.

Answer:
 Stop acting like a retard. How's that for advice?

Edit: thanks for the gold, stranger. Answer #2: Cop here. That is still harassment. I'd attribute each call to you in my arrest report.Answer #3: Given that you've already had a warning, I would not expect leniency the next time you harass this person. Answer #4: Could be identity theft or cyber bullying. Different states have different laws pertaining to this.Answer #5: Not yet a lawyer, not legal advice.

There's a good chance you could be charged with violating [18 U.S. Code § 1030 - Fraud and related activity in connection with computers](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030).

Edit: Clarification.Answer #6: Identity theft. Not a good idea.


Title: Potential Employer Solicited My References During Reference Check

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Yes it's legal. Jeez.Answer #2: I'd be annoyed too but there is not and will never be a law against this. I'd go with a different recruiting company.


Title: Problems with neighbor's teenage kid and their dog

Question:
In NJ. We have a neighbor who has a labradoodle or something. (IDK, I don't like dogs.) We have had problems when their teenage son walks their dogs, he let it shit all over our lawn and just leaves it. We spoke to his mother and she screamed at him and it seems to not happen anymore, which is good. I thought the problem was solved.

Today I was checking my mail and walking back and he was in front of my house walking his dog. Whatever. He had it on an extendable leash like 15 ft in front of him and was on his cell phone ignoring it, and he let it jump all over me TWICE. I'm 29 weeks pregnant and this really pissed me off, I don't want a dog to knock me over and pay a million dollars to have a baby in the NICU for two months, thanks. I yelled at him but he's an idiot teenager and probably doesn't care. What can I legally do if this happens again? I know it's not the dog's fault that his owner sucks, but I care a lot more about my baby than their dog, what can I do if it attacks me again? I would love to mace their stupid kid in the face but I doubt that's legal haha. I don't think the cops can do anything since I'm not injured?

Answer: You should stay away from the dog as much as you can. Call the police if he's trespassing on your land. That's about all you can do.


Title: [FL][US in general] Local gaming tournaments are banning the use of Adderal, but I have a legal perscription and have paperwork to prove my condition. Can they still legally ban me from taking the medication?

Question:
Gaming Tournaments have banned the use of Adderall along with other controlled substances within the tournament setting. I understand why, since players have admitted to using it illegally. There was a claim that Adderall was giving the user an unfair advantage among players. While I disagree, that's not the point.

I'm considering competing in gaming tournaments, and I have ADHD. I've been taking Adderal for 15 years, and I was diagnosed 20 years ago. The condition gives me a legitimate need for medication because I'm extremely inattentive, and my awareness and reaction times are really bad. My impulsivity makes me prone to making a lot of basic mistakes which could cost me and my team a match.

I thought that they cannot ban me from the tournament since I am legally prescribed the medication, and barring me from and disqualifying me for using it would violate the ADA, which I can sue them for.

Is this the case? Can tournaments legally ban me from using medication I am legally permitted to use?

Answer:
 They can ban its use. You can submit a reasonable accommodation, the can respond, in lawyer speak, how letting you do it even with a script violates the sanctity of the competition or other shit.

But you start the ball by in pre-emptively alerting them to the issue. You can not show up day of with a script and demand inclusion.


Title: Florida and NYC: my mom has not been to New York in decades but got a parking ticket from there

Question: She appealed it with proof that she was not in new York at the time of the ticketing through toll receipts she had in Florida, but it was denied. For some reason she did not see or check the ticket before appealing, but it was for a black pick up truck and she drives a maroon Ford edge and does not own a truck. She has also read online that citizens of Florida are the largest source of revenue when it comes to NYC parking tickets. Lastly, she has looked up attornies to try to fight this but almost all of them have a disclaimer that they will not fight parking tickets. She has already paid the ticket but is there any way to avoid late fees or possibly get her money back?

Answer: How did she appeal a ticket if she didn't have the ticket to review before submitting the appeal?  She already paid the ticket, so the damage is done.  In the future, don't write appeals without seeing the document you're appealing.


Title: Is this lying to the police.

Question:
Edit: this in Ohio.

I had a police office come to my dorm room because he claimed to smell Marijuana. I did not let him in and he kept pressuring me to say whether I had smoked. Eventually I told him no that I hadn't smoked.

He eventually said I could go, saying that he would write a police report and either way it would look like I had smoked, saying my eyes were glossy.

The Marijuana wasn't smoked, but it was vaporized. Is this considered a lie? Thanks.
Topic:
Drug Possession

Answer:
 You said something that was not true.  So yes, that is a lie.

But guess what?  It's usually not illegal to lie to the police.


Title: Ownership of the pot in a poker game

Question: Let's say I'm gambling with some friends (assume this is in a place where such gambling is legal). I put some money in the pot and, a bit later, I fold. Between the time when I've folded and the time when the hand ends, who owns the money I've put in the pot?

Answer: The House.


Title: Sewer line in easement damaged by construction crew

Question:
About 3 weeks ago I started hearing gurgles in my plumbing, and it developed to the point where I couldn't flush my toilets. I called the plumber and they scoped the lines and found a blockage near the connection to the street. We agreed that they could replace the sanitary sewer line leading from the house clean out to the street. They have uncovered the line and found that half way down the line it turns from good pvc pipe to orangeburg pipe (old pipe made of tar and paper from the old days), and that is the section that has blocked up.

This section of the line is on an easement that runs under a lot that was divided from the one I live on by the developer that sold me this house. The same guy is building a house on that lot now. I suspect that the heavy equipment running over the old orangeburg line probably pancaked it. Mind you, it may be hard to prove this. Apparently this type of pipe is a time bomb (pipe bomb?) , but the fact remains that I  bought the house 2 years ago, had the lines scoped and they were fine, and now that they are driving heavy equipment over the lines, I have problems.

I spoke to the general contractor working for the developer next door. He said that I could file a claim with my home owners insurance, and that they could go after his insurance, but that he didn't feel he was responsible. I called my home owners insurance, and they said that because the damage is not on the property, they are not responsible for filing a claim.

It seems like now I have to decide I just want to eat the 5k plumbing repair or try to get the contractor to pay somehow. I could try to file a claim with his insurance, or try to get him to just pay me off in a gentleman's agreement, or I guess worst case scenario small claims court. I don't love any of those options. Thoughts? What seems reasonable?

This is an update to an earlier post to this thread where I was advised to ask after the contractor's insurance.

Answer:
 Did they drive their heavy equipment in a notably negligent manner?  Sewer pipe should be able to withstand equipment being driven on the ground over it--was there something in their driving or equipment that was outside of the norm?

As you can probably tell, I'm thinking that they're not on the hook here. I just did a 5-figure repair on sewer piping in a similar situation, so I feel your pain, but the old stuff can go from fine to not fine very, very quickly and it's usually just the rotten luck of the person who was on the other end of the pipe at the time.


Title: NY: Employer wants me to pay for something I (admittedly) broke. I only make min wage (8.00$)

Question:
I dropped a fucking scale at the deli I work at while cleaning it. It slipped right out of my hands and onto the floor. This broke the scale.

He says they are 200$.... which before taxes is like... 25 hours of work I would have to do. Is it legal for him to just take my money from my paycheck even though I'm already at min. wage?

Topic:
Labor Law

Answer:
 If he does withhold any portion of your pay.  Send a letter and proof to your labor board.  That'll clear things right up.   Eve if you Stole from him, it would take a court order to garnish your wagesAnswer #2: I highly doubt that your employer can legally dock your pay for this expense.

He can however fire you for it.

Answer #3: Shouldn't he have insurance for that type of thing?
Isn't this the sort of thing that can be written of as an expense?


Title: How to get emancipated? (15M, AZ)

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Unless you have a hit TV show, movie, or record contract, it probably isn't happening. You have to be able to show you can fully financially support yourself (amongst other things)


Title: Planning on turning myself in. No arrest warrant for me. What is the process and what can I expect?

Question: I've had receipt to obscene drawn/animated images of minors which violates 18 U.S.C. § 1466A. What happens after I turn myself in? What the lowest possible penalty I could receive?

Answer:
 Delete the images and move on with your life.

There's no legal or moral benefit to you throwing yourself under a bus like this. The legal system is not equipped to help you deal with whatever psychological issues lead you to seek out child pornography, and if you are charged and convicted, you will be at a high risk of injury or death in prison: sex offenders tend to have a very bad time of it.

As the issue has not come to police attention, and as nobody has been hamed by your actions, it's in everyone's interests to deal with this through other means, _so long as you stop offending_. If you have trouble with controlling yourself, consult with a psychologist and go from there. Your psychologist can and will make a police report if they believe you present an imminent danger to actual minors in your community, but if you're not an imminent danger, they can work with you to find strategies to control your behaviour and change your outlook.

If, in spite of this, you feel you _must_ bring this to the police, have an attorney handle it.Answer #2: Is Law Enforcement currently investigating you?

If the answer is "No," you should not turn yourself in.

If the answer is "Yes," you still should not turn yourself in.


Title: PA Someone stole my tablet that I can still remote into and can use the camera/mic on it

Question:
So, long and the short of it is my toss-away tablet that I keep in the car as a music player was stolen recently ((don't worry, no personally identifiable information is on it, I am quite paranoid about this)) and I can remote into it now and eavesdrop on the discussions they are having, and any pictures they take are synced to my desktop.

*What if any legal things should I be aware of in this situation?* I mean personally I'm not that heartbroken about it as it was all of a 50 dollar tablet who had two jobs, one of which was to play music and the other was to take pictures/video if needed so it could be backed up to my desktop ((BTW I am an advocate of dashcams and taking pictures of any accident, and accident scene you are involved in, it will save you so much drama later))

Answer: If you have the devices location and picture/recordings of the criminals who stole it contact the police and get the shits arrested. Don't bring up anything about having their (your devices pictures) or eavesdropping in on conversations. Just go in show them you still have access to the device and show them what has been going on since the theft.Answer #2: So in PA the wiretap law is two party consent, meaning that both parties must be aware that someone is recording or listening in. Seeing as you would not even be considered a party at all, I’d be very very very careful. Contact police and let them know you have the capabilities to listen in.


Title: I got a 500$ airbag citation that isn't right, help!

Question:
I live in St. George, Utah, and got pulled over for speeding. The officer noticed that my airbags had been deployed (because of a crash in the past) and wrote me a citation for failure to repair airbags. I went in to the city building and learned that it would be 500$ for the citation and scheduled a meeting with the judge. The meeting ended up with another court date in August.

Is driving without airbags installed illegal?
The citation page sounds like it only applies to a person repairing a vehicle and I was just driving, did the cop fuck me over with the wrong citation?

Citation link: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title41/Chapter6a/41-6a-S1624.html

Answer:
"As used in this section, "person" includes the owner or lessee of a motor vehicle"

It's the first line of the statute you posted.


Title: Filming in a public restroom [Pennsylvania]

Question: Is it against PA law to film in public restroom (specifically a school restroom)? Someone filmed in a school restroom, and that video was then used to incriminate me. I knew that the person was filming. However they were also in the video and cropped them self out.

Answer:
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yes it is illegal to film in a public (or any) restroom.

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second,

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that won't save you if you were doing something illegal, it might cause the person who took the imagery to get in trouble as well, but it won't scrub your illegalities.Answer #2: Incriminate you doing what?


Title: Landlord is fining us for cleaning our old apartment after moving to a new unit

Question:
We recently transferred from our old studio apartment to a new two-bed two-bath unit in the same complex. After getting all of our belongings moved over the landlord told us we would have to make sure the old unit was in immaculate condition because the new tenants were moving in the following Friday, or we would face fines equal to what the cleaning company charged.

After being up until almost 4 am cleaning they still want to charge us almost $800 for essentially renovating the entire apartment. They sent an email containing the individual fees.

1.       Carpet replacement - $400
2.       Repaint the entire apartment - $100
3.       Trash out - $50
4.       New blinds $60 (2 in living room)
5.       Cleaning $60
6.       Appliance cleaning $100 (including washer/dryer)
7.       Vacant electric - $25

This is all coming AFTER inspecting the apartment and giving the go ahead for it's to transfer. I am of the opinion that the cleaning company is gouging them and they are trying to pass the costs on to us. Rent on the old apartment was less than what they are currently charging. My girlfriend has an anxiety disorder and has been having panic attacks over this.

What are our legal options? We would rather just avoid the fees, or at least the carpet fee. Do we have a legal leg to stand on?

Answer:
 > they still want to charge us almost $800 for essentially renovating the entire apartment.

To be fair, that's no where near the cost of "essentially renovating the entire apartment". Not even close.

$400 for carpet replacement sounds very reasonable, depending on the age of the carpet and total square footage. It's certainly not the actual cost, I can promise you that. My average cost for replacing carpets in my rentals, for example, is about $800-1200 *per room*, depending on the carpet and pad I go with.

Same goes for $100 for repainting, and pretty much all of the other expenses. Do you have any idea how  much paint costs? Plus the labor?

What makes you think they are unreasonable?

> I'd be quite happy to pursue damages for emotional distress.

Get that thought out of your head, because it's just plain ridiculous. Answer #2: > I am of the opinion that the cleaning company is gouging them and they are trying to pass the costs on to us.

$160 is hardly gouging someone. That would be ~4 hours with the cleaning company we last used, and it certainly seems reasonable depending on what was missed.

It seems that the larger portion of your costs come from actual damage done to the unit, not simply cleaning it. They had to replace the carpet and blinds, as well as repaint. Are you aware of any damage you may have done during you tenancy?Answer #3: Did you damage the walls or carpet?


Title: Stateless?

Question:
How and what exactly happens when someone renounces their citizenship?
I laugh at those free citizen guys, I'm just wondering what happens when they get their wish.
Edit: Kentucky

Answer: There was a [recent post here](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3seeat/i_renounced_my_us_citizenship_and_became_stateless/) by someone who did that. It didn't turn out too well for him.


Title: Online girl that posed as 18 sent sexual photos and admitted to be younger. What do I do?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: $20 says her "dad" will contact you and demand money in exchange for not reporting you to the police. It's a classic scam. Just cut all contact with this "girl" and block her.


Title: Small Claims. Opponent had access to ISP account and deleted defendant's e-mails and evidence. [CANADA, BC]

Question:
My father-in-law [FIL] recently sold his house, it was jointly owned with a couple [THIEVES] who lived on the ground floor.

I am not 100% clear on the details, but from what I understand, the couple living below (accountants by trade) held some of my FIL's money in escrow from the sale ~$15,000, and then absconded with it rather than return it. For some reason its not outright theft, but rather something they have to dispute and prove in court.

FIL went to check his e-mails yesterday morning and discovered his ISP account had been cancelled - and with it, all the e-mails and correspondence related to the money owed and dealings over the years.

He had authorized the [THIEVES] downstairs to make changes and payments to the ISP account years before - to make cable/internet etc. easier - and forgotten about it. The ISP claims they cannot recover the e-mails. The account is still active, it's just that FIL's half was destroyed. So this wasn't some 'accident' on the THIEVES part.

Since they are in small claims court, and the guy they are fighting against deleted evidence pertinent to the case. Does that constitute a crime? What can my FIL do to retrieve his e-mails?

Answer:
 If the ISP has no backups, and your father has no backups, then those emails are gone. If he has any devices that may not have synched yet, he should take them offline and see if they have the emails cached locally - and if so, he should preserve them immediately (make copies, keep the devices offline if necessary).

Then he should proceed directly to a lawyer. Intentionally spoiling the other party's evidence during a civil case could end _very, very badly_ for the party involved. The court has a wide range of sanctions available to it, and judges tend to look very hard on people who, knowing they are party to an action, intentionally injure the other party's ability to pursue their case. There may also be criminal remedies if the downstairs neighbours exceeded their authorized access - which sounds likely, superficially. However, it's not something he can practically pursue on his own. He needs professional advice.


Title: [CT] My mom was the victim of an advance-fee scam. Would appreciate any advice in how to proceed.

Question:
My mom was the victim of an advance-fee scam, and is having trouble meeting her financial obligations. She effectively lost $160K, and is currently having difficulties meeting her financial obligations. I am trying to help her figure out how to mitigate and hopefully recoup some of the the loss.

From what she described it was an advance-fee scam, where she would lend money to the scammer, in order to free up precious metals for transport out of the country of origin, through the UK, and ultimately to the US. At each stage more funds were 'required', and she ultimately went to the local police to inform them of possible illegal activity only after she had incurred a significant loss- effectively all of her retirement savings. She has spoken with the FBI, and there is currently an open investigation into the issue. That said, I'm sure that there is more that we could be doing, especially since her current financial situation is untenable.

Any advice in how to proceed is highly appreciated.

Reposting from /r/personalfinance

Answer: She's never getting a penny of that money back.


Title: [CA] Am I legally required to furnish other party with a copy of recorded video call?

Question:
I had a video call with HR in which I requested, and received, consent from the HR person to record the video call (while using my personal computer, not work computer).

The HR person is now requesting a copy of the video recording.

Am I legally obligated to furnish the HR person with a copy of the recording that I made using my personal computer / my personal property?

I'm located in California, a two-party consent state.

Thank you in advance for any clarification you might be able to offer!

Answer:
 Absent a subpoena, no.

You likely can be fired for not providing the information.


Title: Employer is trying to transition my contract into a lower paying position: How do I get out of this without quitting?

Question:
I'm paid $24/hr right now - 40 hours a week full time without benefits - and my "contract" was supposed to go until June 1. It's not really a written contract, its at-will employment. They told me June 1 verbally and written but ultimately lied about it. I work at a large non profit institution in California and was covering someone on maternity leave.

TODAY my boss tells me that my contract will end early because the formerly pregnant wants to return to work and they can't pay us both. She has decided to return on May 2, so my last day will be April 29 instead of June 1.

To "make good on his word" he wants to transition me into a lower paying job at the institution. It pays $800-1000/month less and is completely unacceptable pay for my skills and education. I haven't made that low of a wage ($16/hr) in a long time.

I think, technically, I'd get more if I go on unemployment while I job hunt. But I can't quit and get unemployment. He's not firing me, he is just significantly cutting my wage. That money lost would equal to my rent, my health insurance, and the money I put into savings every month.

I can't accept that pay because it doesn't meet my budget, but I can't quit because I might need unemployment.

I am job seeking currently.

What do I do if this is my only option come... next Friday?

Answer:
 > But I can't quit and get unemployment.

Yea actually you can sometimes. You can refuse the new position and when fired file for unemployment and claim the offered position was "unsuitable".


Title: (TX) Neighbor Throws Rocks and Now Glass Jars at Dogs in My Friends’ Yard

Question:
Hi all,

So this happened at few minutes ago and now emotions are running high. My best friend and his wife have a psychopath of a neighbor with a backyard facing theirs. He has slingshot things at his fence and has thrown rocks when my friends’ dogs were barking in the backyard.

Today we got back to their house and let the dogs out to the yard. The larger one barks at the squirrels in the tree, and I’ll admit that it can be annoying. My buddy goes outside to let the dogs back in and the neighbor yells something along the line of “shut those dogs up” and threw a mason jar onto their patio. Glass shattered and fortunately no one was hurt.

My question is what is the best way to confront him about this? My friend talked to him before about the rocks and nothing has changed. Now that he’s throwing something that can kill the dogs we feel that something has to be done. Should the police be called or do y’all think that it will just cause more problems? I want this to go away, but I want to be smart about how we approach this.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Answer: Call the police


Title: Can you be terminated for not informing managers that you are not schedule?

Question:
Hi everyone I just had a quick question about Walmart's policy on not being schedule. My wife is not on the schedule because of the new customer first system. She is being told that if she does not inform them that they have not scheduled that she can be terminated. This honestly makes no sense to me but if someone is able explain how this works I would be very thankful.

EDIT:
Location New York

Answer:
 They can fire her because they don't like her shoes, because they don't like the way she styled her hair, because she didn't smile big enough when saying "welcome to walmart."

Yes, they can fire her for not following their policy about informing them that she is not scheduled.


Title: (Alaska, United States) Significant others parents refuse to let her move in after reaching age of majority.

Question: Ok, the title is probably a little vague, so a more in depth explanation. My girlfriend is turning 18 soon, and as I have already turned 18, and have my own place, we plan on moving in together. Our only hinderence is that her parents refuse to recognize that she is reaching the age of majority and is no longer subject to them, and therefore are not going to allow her to leave their home until she has finished her studies in college, which she hasn't even began yet. Her and I both are asking for any legal advice on what can be done about this situation.

Answer:
 She has full control of where she lives.  They have full control of whatever help and/or support they want to provide to her, if any.  Answer #2: She can move anywhere she wants , the day she turns 18,excluding if she is under a longer guardianship do to a disability.  They can't stop her if they try the police can and should be called.

But then she can not hold her parents to any promise of support , if they provide a cell phone they can take it back, if they provide a car in their names they can take that too.  IF they promised to pay tuition they don't have to keep that promise. They don't have to give her a PN&J sandwich once she moves out.

Bonus round they also do not have to provide their info for FAFSA.

AS with any major decision that has major ramifications.  Waiting to cool off and think about it , do some research is normally the best course.


Title: Friend's Parents took a hammer to his Playstation and accessories/games, completely destroying them. What could he do?

Question:
This is a throwaway account as I do not want to put this on my main account. This happened in Florida.
Back in 2015, my friend saved up the money to buy a PS4 with controllers and games. He has spent close to $1000 on everything from the console to games and online subscriptions. Recently his parents got frustrated with him playing Fortnite constantly on it, so they did what any normal parent would do. They took a hammer and smashed his PS4 with it until it was completely broken. Is this even legal for them to do, as this was his property he saved up money and payed for. He is 13 if the age makes any difference.

Answer:
 Although there is nothing inherent in Florida Law preventing minors from owning property, the tricky part here is that minors generally cannot sue in their own names. Their parents need to do it. So, unless they’re going to sue themselves for the cost of the PlayStation to pay him, there’s no real legal avenue here.

Also, if he’s 13 now, he had enough money to buy a PlayStation I. 2015, when he was 10? That money wasn’t from work. How did a child get enough money for a $300 console?


Title: [CA] Will my trust fund become community property in marriage?

Question:
I am trying to get all of my ducks in a row for preparing to "elope" within the next few months. My dad is aware of the situation and mentioned that he wanted me to look towards what, if anything, we needed to do for my trust fund.

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My mom passed away 4 years ago. My god father is the trustee of the trust fund that is set up by my dad. I have one brother and everything will be divided between the two of us. My brother is also getting married soon. The trust is funded upon my father's death and I do not have any life event pay outs.

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If my father passes away during my marriage will my trust fund become community property?

Answer: As long as the trust fund is not intermingled with marital assets then it will not be communal property. Same goes for inheritances in general.


Title: [WI, USA] I was randomly attacked and needed to get stitches. The perpetrator was caught. What kind of case can I make against my attacker in civil court?

Question: I was randomly attacked by some guy (in a similar manner to the knockout game) while I was out for an afternoon jog. I had to go to the hospital and get four stitches on my face. Luckily, the local police caught the guy who did this, charged him with substantial battery and disorderly conduct, and now he is awaiting trial. In no way did I deserve to be burdened with medical costs for an unprovoked crime. I was covered under my father's insurance, thankfully, but I still had to pay up on the prescription drugs and to get my stitches taken out. As far as getting a civil case together to put against my attacker, what are my options for restitution?

Answer:
 Do bear in mind you may also be able to ask for restitution as part of the criminal sentencing (assuming he is found guilty).

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/973/20Answer #2: You are entitled to recover whatever financial damages you had.  So whatever you're out of pocket for medical costs, time lost from work, etc. you can get back.

If you wait until after the criminal case is over to file, the guilty plea/verdict in the criminal case can be used against the other party in the civil suit.


Title: [Alabama] Fired from job at doctor's office for refusing to disclose medical records to someone who had no right to them

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You can file for unemployment and I would defenitly tell your story to the police (how can somebody working in the medical field be so ignorant about private information?)


Title: [PA] - Successfully sued landlord for full deposit 2 months ago. Landlord still refusing to pay. Next steps?

Question:
I moved out in June and won my court case in early December.  My lawyer hasn't heard anything from LL's lawyer or the LL himself regarding paying me the money he owes ($2,000).  I paid my lawyer a one-time fee and all I've heard is that it may be "costly" to actually go after the LL (read: he probably wants more money to file paperwork, which I really wouldn't mind paying but is somewhat annoying).

It seems crazy that somebody could lose a ruling and simply elect not to abide by the court's order.

I'd like to know the most effective way to actually go after the money owed - placing lien's, LL still owns the property (seems to me he shouldn't still be allowed to collect rent/find new renters on that).  Does philly require LL's to have business licenses or a renters license?  Are there regulatory bureaus I could report him to? Just trying to figure out the best way to do this and not really sure where to start.

Answer:
 it is not very detailed, but found this in google

http://research.lawyers.com/pennsylvania/pa-collecting-the-judgment.html

though it is probably written so you hire a lawyer (since it is lawyers.com). so it might not be the most cost effective


Title: got a ticket for letting unlicensed driver drive

Question: How serious is it?  I got like 8 letters from lawyers in the mail I don't want to get locked up for this

Answer: If you're living in Riyadh, women are not allowed to drive.  If you let a female drive, she will definitely be facing lashes.  You might, as well.Answer #2: Where are you since you missed the 5 times you were asked before posting. And what is the actual statute number you are being charged with


Title: Wrong birthday on every form of identificiation except foreign birth certificate

Question: I was born as a 2nd child in china when the 1 child policy was still in effect. I became an american citizen in 2016.(Seattle, WA).  My parents changed my birthday when i was born so there wouldn't be any legal consequences. The only correct birthday is on my Chinese birth certificate. Is there a way i can legally get my birthday corrected? What would be my first course of action?

Answer:
 I think there is a bigger problem than changing DOB on all your documents. I would recommend retaining a lawyer before you do anything. For example, you said that you are a US citizen. If you applied for naturalization yourself, that means you filed N400 (page 17/20) which states

>  All of this information was complete, true, and correct at the time of filing.

> I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I provided or authorized all of the information in my application, I understand all of the information contained in, and submitted with, my application, and that all of this information is complete, true, and correct.

So on N400, did you provide your real DOB or your fake one? (Don't actually answer.) Then, did you apply for a US passport? (Don't actually answer.) US passport requires an oath as to the truthfulness of all the information provided on the application. These types of questions could arise with every document. They could especially be problematic if you filed for any documents as an adult.

Edit: There is also a potential problem when it comes to your parents, if they brought you here and lied to the US government as to your DOB.

Changing DOB might not seem like a big deal but it has a potential to be a big deal if your matter goes in front of a wrong person. Answer #2: I have a friend from India with that problem.  He eventually just gave up with the hassle and left the wrong birthday on everything.
So now he celebrates two birthdays a year.  Answer #3: What IDs do you have with your birth date on it? Each one will have a different process.


Title: Wife took son[3] out of state(az to utah) without my permission and doesn't plan to return.

Question:
My wife has taken our son to utah to live with a boyfriend. hes 3 years old and ive cared for him soaly since mid 2015[edit] when we parted ways.

About 1-2 months ago she asked for a place to stay because she had no where else to turn and needed a place for house arrest and i obliged.

This Thanksgiving she asked to take him to see a friend in flagstaff and promised to be back on sunday which i allowed, however she has really gone to utah and refused to tell me exactly where.

Today im in court(Maricopa county) and will be filling something to have her return elias(my son) to me but i have no idea where to begin.

Edit: miss typed year.(was2014)

Answer: You need a lawyer if you don't know how to file yourself.Answer #2: Your options are to allow her to stay where she is, or immediately go down to the courthouse, file for divorce and ask the court to order the immediate return of the child to the jurisdiction of the court.


Title: Am I entitled to a Cost of Living Adjustment? Indiana. Details inside.

Question:
I started with a new company in November 2014. I make a modest wage, but I don't struggle to pay my bills on time and generally enjoy my job very much.

Yesterday, I was alerted that I would be transferred to a different site across town for a new position that I have no background in, along with twice the amount of responsibility. There is no increase in pay with the new role, and I have no choice in the matter. The change will take effect within a week.

I know that employment is considered "at will" and therefore I can be moved around as the company deems necessary. While unfortunate, it's just part of working for a large corporation.

However, I was under the impression that I would remain long-term at my current location; the fact that there may at some point be a mandatory transferal was never mentioned. Therefore, when my lease expired in March, I moved to a home that is right down the street from where I currently work. The new location will add roughly 30 miles to my morning and evening commutes (60 miles total), which means that I will actually have a reduction in income.

I plan to at least TRY to push back. There are various other reasons that point to this being a poor decision all around (I am not the only employee affected), but this is my main concern.

Advice is certainly appreciated! Thank you.
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer: No you are not entitled but as life advice it is very, very important that you not whine.  Tell them that you are very excited about the new job and the new responsibility but that you will actually be taking a hit to your bottom line and politely ask for a raise.


Title: How can I arrange for my family's assets to be protected in the event that a Japanese internment-like situation happens again?

Question:
This got removed from /r/personalfinance for politics, thought I'd give this sub a try instead.

I'm a first generation American, and my immigrant family has a substantial amount of assets. I'm worried, some would say paranoid, about a situation like Japanese internment happening. For those unfamiliar, Japanese-Americans who went through internment often lost much or all of their property.

If the unthinkable were to happen again, what can I do to protect my family? I'm considering moving some money into a foreign bank as an emergency fund, but I have no idea how this would work. Which country's banks would be the most suitable for this kind of situation? You always see in movies how people put their money in a Swiss bank account, is this an actual thing that people do?

What about protecting the assets that can't as easily be moved out, such as our house and the bulk of our savings and investments? I imagine putting them into a trust or something like that could work.

Yes, maybe this is overly paranoid, but if it can be done without too much hassle or disruption, I'd say it's worth the peace of mind.

Answer: It would all depend of the extent of the power of the dystopian governnent that comes into force. I imagine the safest place for your luquid assets would be some island without a banking treaty with the us. The Swiss have been cooperating with the us banking authorities lately, though that could change if they thought we were getting out of hand. That would make your assets very hard to access in all likelihood. As for your assets in the us, you could give it to a trust, but if the governnent was malicious, they would be able to bend the law to get at those assets as they could likely track the money.


Title: I'm Mentally Ill, and I Was Just Fired By Kroger. Can I do anything?

Question:
I was sent here from the Borderline Personality Disorder subreddit by a user there. They proposed that I might find some help here. For reference, I am in the state of Kentucky within the United States of America.

I have been struggling with the disorder for a while, but my official diagnosis came a few years back. Recent events from before work have seen me upping visits to a therapist once a week.

I specifically took the position I did within Kroger because it did not seem stressful, which is the primary trigger of the worst behaviors of my disorder (in my own opinion, as developing psuedo-psychotic symptoms when stressed isn't a fun ride). During this time, two suicides occurred within my personal life so things started to rapidly destabilize.

At the same time, they moved me to a more stressful position as a Replinisher in the main store due to an error on their end. So things started to mount. Now, through the hiring process and during my employment I never pretended I didn't have a mental illness, nor was I quiet about what was happening in my personal life that was adding to my load. I viewed this things as fairly pertant, and while I may have named the disorder only once, I most certainly stressed that I was sick due to a mental illness relating to cognitive deficits and small amygdala. This refers specifically to the Borderline Personality Disorder, and doesn't even go into the PTS or Unspecified Anxiety Disorder. I did make a false claim of having OCD due to having a tendency to fixate from ADD which the UAD tends to act on a lot, but the claim itself was false to my knowledge.

The issue arose that after being sufficiently stressed I was informed that they had absolutely no intentions to move me, I.E. undo their error. This felt life threatening to me. BPD has an incredibly high suicide rate, and coupled with recent suicides and a knowledge that stress could easily put me in a place where my fifth suicide attempt could be triggered, I was very upset.

I did not threaten any human. The most I did say is that I was the kind of crazy who could probably punch another human and not go to jail, in regards to an unspecified target. What I said in regards to myself talking to a manager was that this was more or less like banging my head against a wall, being that they were the ones that placed me in this predicament, and were I do to that then I may as well affix nails to the wall in order to end that much faster.

One of my coworkers had the police come and do a wellness check at work. I'm certainly not mad at the gentlemen. In fact, him showing me that level of concern touched me and calmed me down. I continued my work for the night and went home.

When I went into work today at 4:30, they called me into the office and ended my employment. The reason they offered me amounted to, quite literally, "We don't have a place for you." They've not offered me paperwork with an official reason, though I expect I will receive one at some point. I did mention to them something the officer had told me the night before as I was leaving: they can't fire a person for being mentally ill.

The thing is, I don't really know if I'm in the right here. I'm angry. They pushed me from the right angles to provoke this horrible stress response and did so in what I interpret to be a knowing manner. They have rules that allow them to just shift people around, and I can't argue that point. But I feel very set up to fail by the whole scenario.

Is there anything I can do, or must I stew?

Answer:
 After reading this, I sincerely hope you get some help.

I do not think a lawyer can help you, telling management that you could punch someone without suffering any consequences puts your employer in a bad spot, there would be an enormous amount of liability.   They have to let you go.
Answer #2: Had you requested an accommodation for your disabilities at any point?


Question: If someone bails me out, and later there is evidence that I was wrongfully charged... can bail money be reimbursed?

Answer: Maybe I'm misunderstanding your question, but isn't bail always returned, provided you actually show up in court?


Title: [KS] 15 year old given a subpoena

Question:
15 year old client of mine (I work in mental health, not law) was given a subpoena to appear in court. The subpoena was given to her, however, and not her mother (the legal guardian). From what I've read on Google, while it is possible to give subpoenas for children to testify in court, the subpoenas have to be given to the parent or guardian who is then responsible for getting the children to court.

Apparently while my client was home alone, a police officer came over and gave her the subpoena to sign for and now my client has to appear in court later this month. Is the subpoena valid even though it was given to the minor instead of the mother? Does the minor's signature hold up at all?

It's for a case in which my child was a molestation victim, and this is I'm assuming to get her testimony against her attacker, if that matters.

Answer:
 Of course this is valid. She has been served and must testify. If she doesn't she'll be looking at a contempt of court charge. She can attempt to speak to the DA and say that she wishes not to testify. They very well might say "We don't care, you're testifying."

EDIT: and you misunderstand the law, all it says is that her parents must be served *too*, not instead.


Title: Legally speaking I need help

Question: I live in Marysville, MI. I am a disabled male with neck and back injuries, last night at our apartment complex a woman who had been drinking physically hit me really hard from behind in the head and neck area. it caused me some pain and an instant headache at the moment I took some aspirin's and some Ibruprophen instead of a pain pill because I had had a drink myself and didn't know if there would be complications with the medication. about 20 minutes later the same woman despite my protests attacked me again knocking my glasses to the floor. I had plenty of witnesses to both events. I warned the woman if she ever laid her hands on me again I would snap her neck. Anyway she called the local police and they took names but for the most part dismissed any legal action. This morning I awoke with severe back and neck pain. I tried to visit my doctor but he will not be open till tomorrow. what can I do if anything if her actions aggravated my disabilities

Answer:
 The correct response would have been for *you* to call the police, rather than threatening her with physical violence or death.

Your recourse, if you incur damages as a result of her actions, would be to sue her, but because of the way the situation went down, it looks like you aren't going to have much in the way of evidence to support your story. When you do visit your doctor, I suppose you can see if he can directly attribute any injuries you sustained to the battery, then go from there.


Title: [NC] Disclosed a mental health condition to employer because medication side effects were impairing my ability to work. Now getting conflicting opinions about the temporary accommodation I suggested. Should I prepare to lawyer up?

Question:
**TL;DR: Found out a year ago I'm bipolar as fuck & that's why I suck at sleeping. Am still kicking ass at new PT job but have been late several times bc of sleep med issues & received warning. Disclosure letter suggested I be allowed to start work 2 hours later just until my dr & I figure out my meds. Office manager said it was 100% fine, regional manager said she can't do it for another month. Performance review coming up next month where I could be eligible for a raise. Trying to use one party consent to my advantage. WYD?**

Disclaimer: IANAL but I was a legal assistant in a former life, got a paralegal cert, and come from a family full of lawyers so I'd like to think I'm slightly better versed in the law than the average layperson.

I work for a small company which has ~20 employees spread across 5 offices in the Triangle, with a mix of PT & FT people. My office consists of me, my manager, assistant manager, and another PT person who comes in on the weekends, plus a few guys who work onsite in a different department. I applied for a PT position there in August & was offered FT on the spot, but I said I'd rather start PT & work my way up to FT once I've learned the ropes. But it turns out I'm naturally way better at this job than anything else I've ever been paid to do, and I actually really like everyone that works there.

My job contract says I'm up for a performance review 6 months after I start, and I'll be eligible for a raise after the review. From day 1 I've gotten a ton of praise for my job performance - I've heard my superiors & manager in the office say I'm a natural, a "rock star," a great team player, the customers really like me, everyone else working there gets along great with me, etc. The only criticism I've ever gotten was related to my difficulty in consistently getting to work on time.

I was diagnosed with bipolar II a year ago & take roughly a shitton of medications to control my symptoms, including Seroquel for sleep (which is usually used as an antipsychotic - taking it as a sleeping aid is strictly off label). My insomnia has been horrible since I was a kid (which is apparently the case for a lot of bipolar people), and I've found that sleep deprivation can easily trigger episodes. So I gotta do what I gotta do to take care of myself. It's strong as hell but I tried 9-10 sleep medications before I found one that works as consistently as this.

I've been prescribed a low dose of Seroquel to take as needed for sleep (1-2 pills). If my moods are stable & other medications are working as they should, I typically don't need a Seroquel to fall asleep. But it makes me hate the insomnia even more now because fixing it is basically a gamble of "not enough meds to sleep vs. medication hangover tomorrow from taking too much."

So in my first few months, there were too many nights where I lost the bet & had a wicked med hangover that made me late to work. One time it made me sleep for 2 hours after my alarm went off, even though it's set to keep going until I turn it off & I'm literally incapable of sleeping through it otherwise. This resulted in a written warning, so I decided that it would be better to avoid taking the meds as much as I could because I couldn't avoid another med hangover like that.

I was on time or 10-30 minutes early every single day for the next 2 months, even though I was showing up to work each day with 4-6 hours of sleep at best. I still continued to get praise for my job performance, but a few days before Christmas I took it to prevent a manic episode, and I was late by 30 min-1 hour twice in a row. So I wrote an ADA disclosure letter to protect myself, because for all I knew I was going to get fired first thing after everyone came back from Christmas. The letter was basically a shorter version of the last few paragraphs with fewer personal details, and in it I said I would be following up with my psychiatrist first thing in the new year so we could start figuring out something that might work better for me.

I requested that they change my schedule to start work at 11 (instead of 9) for at least the next month so that my doctor & I would have more flexibility to help me adjust to new medications, and that I was hoping to return back to my old schedule as soon as my sleep has improved enough to allow that. I showed it to my managers in the office & they said it really wasn't necessary to be that formal, that it's my right as a part-timer to choose my own schedule, and that they had no problem accommodating me as I requested, that I could even still come in earlier as I felt like I was able. As long as I was showing up on time when I said I would, they were fine with whatever I wanted to do.

I thought that was the end of it but today was interesting. The regional manager was there to audit some stuff and I asked if we could step outside to talk about the email I sent her (with the letter) before she left our office. I hid my cell phone in my pocket & recorded the whole conversation.

A few highlights:

1) More platitudes about how well I've been doing

2) Her mother is bipolar, she doesn't believe there's a big stigma against it but she acknowledged that it was a very difficult personal decision for me to disclose this

3) I said I was concerned about how my disclosure would impact my performance review, because I want to stay and grow in my role in this company. All she would say is that timeliness is very important to her.

4) She's ok with honoring the January schedule as is, but it can't be a permanent solution. I stressed that it was just a temporary measure to give me time to get my meds right. I want to go back to my old hours ASAP too.

5) I mentioned that it might take a little bit more time than either of us might like in order to get things right & ensure we don't keep having the same problems. She reiterated that January is fine, but if this schedule continues beyond that it would not be "sustainable" for the company. I asked her to clarify what that would mean for me if I still didn't feel by next month (really, by 2 weeks from now when the schedules are set) that I could guarantee that my problems were fixed. She said she wasn't comfortable with having that conversation right now.

Oh, and she also said she didn't need to see anything from my doctor to verify.

(For the record: her concern is allegedly about not having too much time where there's only 1 person in the office, because the managers might not be able to schedule meetings etc. on those mornings when one of them is off. Never mind that the other PT person in my position & I are always alone on our weekend shifts, and on multiple days like today when both the managers decided to leave 1/2 hour before close, so I was left alone in the office. And that I worked 1/2 as many hours as I currently do when I started with just those 2 managers in the office, yet they somehow managed. But I digress.)

So I've been hearing very different things from different levels of the company and I'm concerned that I may:

1) Receive further disciplinary action, be fired, or be denied a raise because my med issues aren't fixed fast enough for the regional manager's liking; and/or

2) Be denied a raise when my performance review rolls around because of the tardiness that I told them was caused by med issues (which they declined to see any further documentation of)

So, here are my questions:

1) Could any of those outcomes give me an actionable claim under the ADA/EEOC?

2) My plan right now is to sit down for another private conversation with my office manager sometime this week about the regional manager's remarks, and record him as well. What should my strategy be for this discussion?

Answer:
 All accommodations need to be reasonable. It may very well not be reasonable for you to continue to go to work 2 hours later than usual indefinitely. Allowing managers the flexibility to schedule meetings during normal business hours is a legitimate business need. Accommodations aren't retroactive.

If you are fired you can hire a lawyer to look into this further and get all the facts. It's impossible to rule on the reasonableness of your requested accommodation from just what you've written, but it is entirely possible that your request might be reasonable in the short term but not the long term.


Title: [IL] I was speeding and got a ticket but the officer was parked on private property in someones driveway, can he do that?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Of course. Why *would* this be the case...?


Title: NYC: My school does not offer kosher food.

Question:
I attend a New York City public school. I’ve noticed that my school does not serve kosher or halal food. Should they be serving? I know that in federal prisons, they serve such meals. If both my school and prisons are federally funded, why does one serve religious meals and the other does not?
Topic:
Constitution

Answer:
 Because in one you can’t pack your own lunch Answer #2: Well it is certainly much harder to bring your own lunch to prison with you.

Do you actually need a kosher or halal meal?Answer #3: Because unlike a prisoner, you can bring your own lunch.Answer #4: Also, serving kosher food is harder than it sounds. If you’re going to call something kosher in that setting (and I assume it’s the same with halal), it has to be prepared in a kosher kitchen, with kosher tools. There can’t be cross contamination from the non-kosher side. It’s more than just taking pork and shellfish off the menu and not mixing meat and dairy.


Title: (MO) Being accused of Hit & Run for parallel parking outside of my apartment. Supposedly bumpers were touching. Not sure what to do.

Question:
Hi r/legaladvice,

Yesterday, somebody posted a photocopied receipt from the KCMO police department indicating a case number and a date on the door exterior door of my apartment building. Then written in red pen on the margins of the paper it said "KCPD SAYS HIT AND RUN. EYE WITNESS. PICTURE WITH CELL PHONE. BACK OFF. OWNER OF BLACK G6." and then on the other side of the paper it has my license plate number written on it.

I live on a one-way street with parking on both sides of it. Everybody in my apartment building parks on the street outside. Often the street is pretty full, so parallel parking happens frequently. I live walking distance to work, so I usually keep my minivan in the same place all week, typically unused.

I wouldn't have paid any attention to this note if I didn't see my license plate number written on it. It scared me. So I called the police and referenced the case number and they put me on the phone with a detective.

The detective says that the incident occurred on September 20 (so almost a month ago) and a person reported a hit and run to my vehicle, for my license plate touching the front bumper of their black pontiac G6. He was nice enough to give me that person's name and phone number, to contact them If I wish.

So to clarify, no law enforcement or legal entities have approached me, there's just this weird letter which must have been made by the person who is accusing me of a hit and run. Also, because the address it occurred at was my apartment and I park outside, if anything did in fact happen, it should be a hit and stay (if that were a thing).

My minivan shows no signs of damage. It is 19 years old, rusty, and light blue colored, and has been in street parking environments for the past 3 years I've had it, so it's been bumped or tapped a few times in the past, but nothing recent that i'd know of.

I did look outside and there is a black pontiac G6 that regularly parks on my block, oftentimes near my minivan. I looked at it yesterday and didn't notice and outstanding damage, or anything obvious like blue paint from my van. The note said "EYE WITNESS. PICTURE WITH CELL PHONE." but I don't even know what that means, if he is the eye witness or if somebody else is or if the picture is of me or of him?

To make things even more interesting, since the detective gave me the "victim"'s name, ive discovered that the guy lives in my building.

What I'd like to know, r/legaladvice is this: Should I try to talk to the guy? Could this be some kind of scam? Does he even have a case? Should I leave this to my insurance people? Am I liable for any consequences If I don't don't do anything? If we talk and he's a reasonable person, what's a recommended way to proceed through this?

Thank you for your help. I'm leaving the country in a couple days on an important work thing, and the last thing I want is all of this trouble before and after I come back.

Answer:
 Honestly at this point, my suggestion would be to do nothing. The ball is in their court. They don't really have much for a hit and run case so criminal charges are extremely unlikely. But if they are coming, there isn't much to do until they come. As for the civil side of things, let them report it to insurance and they can have their insurance company deal with yours.

If you like you can contact him and exchange info. If you can find the car parked somewhere, go take a look at it's bumper and see if there was any damage. And take a picture.


Title: NJ. Can my grandma kick out her boyfriend from the house that is in her name if he lived there for 20 years, pays rent now and helped with fixing the house up construction-wise?

Question:
My grandma and he boyfriend have been living together for 20 years. He's cheated on her numerous times, and have broken up recently. He still lives there even though he has a new girlfriend.

In the past he's helped out with the mortgage but she was the one who bought the house, and it's in her name. He fixed up the bathrooms, kitchen and attic because he works in construction.

My dad says he could kick *her* out if he wants, and that he has legal right to to the house and she can't evict him even if he brings around his new girlfriend to the house. Is that true?

Answer: He is likely a month to month tenant, assuming that they have nonother agreement. He could be evicted pursuant to your local rules.


Title: Any advice for not getting selected as a juror?

Question: I’ve got jury duty coming up.  I work as an independent contractor in a healthcare field and have a relatively long patient waitlist.  It’s not a huge deal to go for one or even two days, but it’s going to suck big time in terms of lost wages and rescheduling people who have been waiting a long time for an appointment if I get selected for a multi day trial.  Is this a situation a judge might be sympathetic to?  Anything else I can ethically do to lower my chances of getting put on a lengthy trial?

Answer:
 Jury duty is a legal obligation.

>in terms of lost wages

How much are we talking? Like... not eating out for a month bad or not making rent bad?

If it's the latter, you can claim financial hardship.


Title: (NC) Someone made Review website account under my name and gave positive review to hotel I stayed at.

Question:
As the title says, I got back from a trip yesterday, to see in my inbox that I had given a hotel a 5 star review (I did no such thing). Upon further investigation, it appears someone made a fraudulent account in my name (with a mistake in my last name), and posted this review on a travel website.
I am calling to have the review taken down, but feel duped. Who should I report this to? Maybe the BBB?

Answer: If you got an email about it, it means the account is not only under your name but also under your email. You can access that account by resetting the password. Then edit the review and post 1 star, and explain someone created an account for you and posted a 5 star review. Every reader will know who that "someone" is.Answer #2: Does the reviewing website have a "contact us" link? Report it there as fraudulent and ask that it be removed.


Title: [WA] I’m an idiot seller and now buyer is harassing me.

Question: I’ll try to keep this as detailed as possible while trying to also keep it short. I’m an idiot. I sold a brand new ceiling fan on Facebook Marketplace on Sunday and allowed them to pick it up from my home. I exchanged messages with the lady on Facebook messenger, agreed to a price, gave her my address. She sent her son to pick it up, I have it on my doorbell camera that he inspected the fan, as it was opened to confirm no glass pieces were damaged. Everything was satisfactory, he carried it to his car and then came back and paid cash. 3 days later she messages me on Facebook and say the fan doesn’t work and she wants a refund. Clearly knowing it was brand new I was not about to take it back or agree to a refund. I said no and then blocked her. Now I’ve been out of town visiting family, however after checking my security camera today I see that this crazy lady showed up to my house at almost 11pm Tuesday night with the clearly opened and used fan, leaves it at my doorstep, rings the doorbell 5 different times and the whole time my doorbell camera is recording. You can hear her oversay “fine I’ll come back tomorrow night and do this again because I’m not chicken shit like some people”, she takes a photo showing she left the box at my door and then finally leaves. So now I’m paranoid about coming home and having this lady harass me. From what I can see on camera the box is still there. We’ve had package theft so I don’t know if it will still be there when I get home this weekend. What do I do? Do I report her to the police if she keeps showing up? She left the fan at my doorstep, what should be done with it if it’s still there when I get home? Is she entitled to a refund? I genuinely was not trying to scam anyone, if the fan was truly defective I would never have known as the box was only opened to check the glass casing. This is in Washington, Snohomish county.

Answer:
 Call the police and make a complaint.

If the lady wants a refund, she's free to sue you, but she purchased a second-hand ceiling fan without testing it.  That's on her.Answer #2: Her leaving her property on your property does not transfer it's responsibility to you. If it is gone, it is her loss.

If she continues to call you and visit your address, call the police non-emergency line and let them know. They likely will tell you it is a civil issue. But this will get the ball rolling is she(or her son) continues to harass you.Answer #3: Other people haven’t mentioned this yet but there are minor scams that work like this. Basically your thing breaks (phone, tv, dryer, fan, etc.) so you look for a similar thing online. You buy the new one, switch it out for the old, then return it claiming it didn’t work in the first place. Bingo, free thing. If that’s true, the one she left on your doorstep may be a different model or dusty.

Long story short, you aren’t required to refund her and you shouldn’t because she may be trying to rip you off.


Title: [NV] Do schools check your internet history if you are going to them to learn about elementary school education?

Question:
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Answer:
 "Gee, I wonder why OP is so concerned?"

>I have a fixation on 2nd grader girls, specifically the asian type ha ha :D Nothing is inappropriate on my phone I just get a slight feeling people might not understand why I have the pics.

Annnnnnnd there it is.

And, OP, there is NOTHING to understand about sexualized images of minors.  If your interest in 2nd grade girls extends in ANY way outside of cartoons (and it sounds like it does), you should NOT be going into elementary education and, frankly, should not allow yourself to be within 500 feet of a school.

This. Hurts. People. Badly.  You may not be able to control what you are attracted to, but you should be doing EVERYTHING in your power to make sure you NEVER act upon these urges.  This includes removing yourself from situations that include young children.


Title: Friends have been sexually assaulted by someone who I know was convicted of child molestation as a juvenile...is there any way to provide proof for those who doubt that?

Question: I've seen the official Washington state court record database record that states this guy was convicted of Child Molestation 1 in 2002. He petitioned to be removed from the sex offender registry a couple years ago and the petition was granted. Is there a way to obtain any records that show he was a sex offender? He's obviously a predator, and has been "going through some stuff" and "trying to make a change" for the last 10 years all the while sweet-talking people into giving him sympathy and then raping them. I don't think juvenile records are available to the public. Would his petition to be released from registration be public? I want people to take him seriously as a predator, and need advice.

Answer:
 Your friend can report everything to the police and the DA can get what they need. Answer #2: If he's assaultinng people, those people should go to the police, and/or should consider filing civil suits.

You have no grounds to move for revocation of his petition or restoration of his status, *especially* if he's not been convicted of anything.


Title: I received an ‘estimate’ of 25-35$ for roadside service and ended up having to paying 185$ or pay a cancelation fee. I was essentially forced to pay at least a 70$ cancellation fee due to misleading information by the company.

Question:
I was locked out of  car 3 hours before work, so I searched for nearby roadside service shop. They said that it would be 49$ to send the guy out, and when I asked how much the service itself was going to be, I was told 25-25$. When the tow man came he billed me $185. I immediately called the roadside service back and told them why I was being charged a price so far from the estimate range. It was a different person back, and they kept repeating “we don’t sent the price.”

Keep in mind that they told me the service man would be there within 45 minutes, but he came around 2 hours after. So I didn’t have time to call a cheaper place that I’ve used before.

20 minutes after the service, I got a callback from the roadside service company and a supervisor was now telling me that a trainee was the one who gave me the estimate and she wasn’t supposed to give me any actual estimate range in the first place. She said that she would try to work something out with her manager.

For two weeks after until today, the manager was dodging my calls. Today she finally picked up, and all she did was constantly repeat the line “we don’t make the final price, we only give estimates.”

25-35$ is so far from 185$ that can’t hardly be called an estimate. I’m not sure what the legal definition of an estimate is, but I’m sure that can’t be legally defined as an estimate. I essentially was forced to at least pay the 70$ cancellation fee or the actual service.

I would like at least the cancelation fee refunded to me, because had I known that it was going to be anywhere near that much, I wouldn’t have placed the call in the first place.

Is there anything that can be done about this?

Answer:
 File a [consumer complaint](https://oag.ca.gov/consumers) with CA's Department of Justice.

An agent of the company gave you an estimate that was nowhere near the actual cost.  This is a problem for the company to absorb; if their employee is doing things they shouldn't be, that's their issue.


Title: My Boss wants my uniform back that I paid for, do they have to reimburse me?

Question: So I worked at the Cotton Patch for about 3 weeks before they fired me because it's brand new and they hired too many people. Our first pay check was training, we made minimum wage during this time, so the company took the liberty of making us pay $35.00 for two shirts and an apron. Fast forward to my boss firing me for a random reason and asking for the uniform back before my next paycheck. I was so confused about why I was fired that I didn't think to ask if I'd be reimbursed. Do I have the right to ask for the money back and are they obligated to give it to me? Surely, it just opened and they already want it back...

Answer: They're likely not required to pay you for it, but you're also not required to give it back.


Title: Can I sue Time Warner Cable? ...Seriously

Question:
Or at least the contractor they use.  Long story short they were running cable lines and the technician put a large hole in the ceiling.  He was very embarrassed and I felt really bad for the guy. He stopped what he was doing, said a supervisor would be there later that day and left.  Two days later a supervisor shows up, says a guy will fix the ceiling and another one will come out to finish running the lines.  Next day the ceiling is fixed but the lines are still hanging out of the attic door.  Now its been three weeks, said supervisor is not answering his phone, no one has contacted me etc etc.

I run two small businesses out of my house and I feel these issues have hampered their ability to operate.  Say $50 a day plus legal fees in small claims court?  State: TX

Answer: You can sue anyone you want to. You have to prove your damages. How do wires hanging out for 3 weeks damage your in home business? Is the cable and internet working?


Title: FL--Please tell me some aspect my neighbor's idea is illegal!

Question:
My neighbor comes over almost every night and complains about this and tells me of her plan.  I'm tired of hearing about it so I'm hopeful something she wants to do is illegal and I can tell her this and it will either get her to abandon her plan or at least stop discussing it with me.  I've got enough drama, don't need hers too.

Recently, my next door neighbor found out that her boyfriend of two years is married.  (I don't know if she missed the classic warning signs, but I've met the guy and based on my interactions one would never know he was married, so I don't really think she was blind to them either).

She is righteously pissed (as she should be...) and plans on writing an email to his wife, detailing certain things.  She claims the email contains enough details so there will be no doubt the relationship actually happened.

I've asked her if she plans on continually emailing the wife (harassment) and she said no, one and done.

I'm grasping at straws here, but I'm hopeful she is violating *some* Florida law so I can tell her that and she'll stop dumping her drama in my lap.  I've tried the classic extraction techniques (not answering the door/phone, parking #1 car in garage so she won't know I'm home, etc.) and they just aren't working.

Answer:
 Telling people the truth is never against the law.

Maybe stop talking to her if you don't like her. Or be an adult and tell her you don't like get and don't want to talk to her


Title: [FL] Employer threatening to take money out of paycheck each time someone forgets to give something back to a client

Question:
My coworker was the one that told be this so I'm a bit fuzzy on specifics.

I work at an animal boarding facility. We've been having problems with people not labeling the items that animals come in with correctly, and there's many occasions where someone won't mark down everything that they came with and when the owners pick them up, they are not given everything back. This means that the owners have to bring the clients their things and often have to make 45 minute drives to drop their stuff off.

Today it happened again, and I was told by my coworker/semi-boss(she's in training) that from now on, whenever that happens, it's coming out of whoever messed ups pay.

I don't really know anything more than that; I'm going to ask the owner about it when I work on Tuesday but is it legal for him to even take anything from our pay for something like that?

Thank you!

Answer: That's not legal. They can fire you but not take your pay like that. Not a lawyer. If they do you can file a complaint with State Dept of Labor.


Title: [NYC] Elderly neighbor with dementia starting fires and constantly screaming

Question:
I bought and moved into a co-op in Queens, NY a little over 2 years ago.  The property is quite large and consists of about 14 buildings within a complex, with many older residents who have lived there since it was built.  I have 3 neighbors on my floor, one just turned 100 years old, one is in her late 90's, and the other has recently sold and moved out.  The 90 year old is the neighbor I'm having issues with.

I'll try to keep this short -- my neighbor has dementia.  She spends all day in her apartment screaming at the top of her lungs at people who aren't there.  She throws furniture around her apartment and even opens her door and throws (wooden chairs) into the hallway.  Her TV is often blasting so loud that I can hear it at all corners of my apartment.  She sometimes opens the door to her apartment and just screams at the air for several minutes.  But, most importantly, she burns things while cooking or leaves her oven gas on multiple times a month.

My pevious neighbor, the one who recently moved out, had tried many different avenues to remedy this situation.  She spoke with the NORC (Naturally Recurting Retirement Community) organizer who works with our complex, a social worker who sometimes visits the neighbor, and the complex's management office.  From what she told me, this went nowhere.  A few months after I moved in, I contacted the Management Office with pictures of futniture outside in the hallway and, for the most part, this has been remedied (instead of 5 times a week it's once every 2 months).  Still, I'm left with a neighbor who is constantly screaming and is potentially going to burn the apartment down.

Previously, the Management Office basically told me to document all cases and send them emails when situations occure (this was specifically related to furniture in the hallway and burning/gas smells).  I did this for a couple of months, but then nothing came of it.  I eventually just stopped wasting my time.

I'm tired of living in sitution where I'm hearing screaming all the time and have a fear whenever I leave the apartment that there's going to be a fire because she cannot care for herself.  Aside from how this affects me, this poor woman is in her apartment every day and is obviously terrified and unhappy.  She needs help and constant care.

I know that I haven't exhausted all avenues here, however every step I've taken has seen like such a waste of time.  Whenever I call to our Security or Management Office, they know exactly who the neighbor is and that she's a problem.  Management seems committed to help at the time of a problem, but doesn't seem to want to do anything to remedy the situation permanently.  Can anyone give me advice on the most appropriate and effective course of action here?  I've never called the police on her when she's hysterical because I felt like it would be inappropriate.

Answer: Call [Adult Protective Services](https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/adult-protective-services.page).


Title: Can office managers prepare and rubber stamp an attorney signature on correspondence threatening legal action and send it to an individual?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Not if the office manager is operating under the supervision and direction of the attorney. But if the claim is frivolous, and the attorney gave approval to send it without doing due diligence, the attorney is open to sanctions for not supervising his staff properly.

If it was totally without the attorneys knowledge or consent; it could be both practicing without a license and possibly a form of identity theft, depending how that's defined in your jurisdiction.


Title: Why are musicians that produce songs detailing nefarious or illicit actions never, or rarely prosecuted?

Question: [OK] Primarily I'm asking about songs detailing an artists drug use. But the admission of crimes such as burglary, murder, or assault still apply.

Answer:
 Same reason Quentin Tarantino isn't prosecuted for murders that occur in his movies. It's not real life.

For the record though, there *have* been instances where someone admits to a crime in their songs and has the lyrics used against them in a criminal trial. Answer #2: Because most of what they say is fiction, like a book or movie. Answer #3: if it realtes to a real crime, it can be used to prosecute


Title: New York - Proven racial discrimination

Question:
Throwaway account for this.

My SO works at a staffing agency that is a private Jewish organization. She has found notes in the system that:

- Specify a candidate is Jewish (two seperate instances)
- Specify a candidate wears a wig and headband and also a push within the note to get candidate a higher pay.

My SO is Christian, and now we are wondering if she is getting paid less than a Jewish college was. I am worried if she goes to the heads of the company they will find a way to retaliate and make her lose her job.

What steps should we take?

Answer:
 Specifying a religion isn't proof of discrimination, just proof of knowledge.  Importantly, the staffing agency wouldn't be the one discriminating here, the hiring company would.  Unless you're arguing that the staffing agency *on their own* prefers Jewish candidates to non-Jews without input from the hiring company.

> Specify a candidate wears a wig and headband and also a push within the note to get candidate a higher pay.

Do you have evidence those two items are related at all?  Because

a) That someone wears a wig is an important note so that an interviewer doesn't look like a moron gawking at a wig they didn't expect

b) Wearing a wig could be tied to something other than Judaism (like cancer, baldness, or an affinity for wigs)

c) If it's religious or health affiliated, they may have a need to accommodate that and so noting the need for accommodation is relevant

d) Pushing for higher pay is how recruiters make more money, so unless it's "She wears a wig, ergo is Jewish and should be paid more", then I don't see the connection.

> My SO is Christian, and now we are wondering if she is getting paid less than a Jewish college was

You could ask that person how much they're getting paid


Title: Went to ask the owner for a raise and he gave me an unethical choice

Question:
This is a throwaway account as my coworkers are present on reddit.

Recently a few of us shared how much we made to compare. Come to find out, I make less money than coworkers who aren't as good as me. Some coworkers are worth more for sure. And I get that. But I know what I'm worth.

I go to the owner with knowledge of some coworkers wages as comparison. He said that they were bullshitting me. And here's the unethical part that left a bad taste in my mouth and has me determined to stand my ground.

His exact words were "If you give up a month's pay, I'll show you their pay stubs to prove it." obviously this isn't right. If I didn't have a moral issue with being given access to their private financial information, I'd have taken him up on it since it would be illegal for him to withhold my pay regardless of whatever handshake deal we made.

My question is about what the legality of the "bet" is and is there a place I should report this? If it's just a civil suit, then I'll pass. But if it's like, a legit business crime, then yeah, I want to report it just so they can't do that to anyone else. What if, after I leave, he offers to show MY paystubs to someone?

Before anyone assumes I'm salty they didn't give me a raise, I'm still going to fight that fight but in a legal and fair way. I've decided to look for another job, but want to fight out of principle and possibly make the lives better for my coworkers since they'll have a blueprint for when they get stubborn.

Answer:
 He is likely allowed to share your salary information with whomever he wants.Answer #2: You have nothing. Until he actually withholds a month's pay from you, there's nothing illegal about this. Answer #3: >His exact words were "If you give up a month's pay, I'll show you their pay stubs to prove it." obviously this isn't right.

I'm sure he'll fake the "pay stubs".


Title: I feel that I am being charged with bogus medical bills. I tried dozens of times to refuse treatment and ended up being left without care for hours.

Question:
I do not really know where to turn so I am hoping for some advice before I mess up financially. Ill be brief.

I am a senior, about to graduate from an out of state major university (physics). I currently have a fairly good credit score ~765 from CC and some bills.  Last semester while biking back from class I hit a major pothole in the road and flipped which I couldnt avoid because a car was right next to me. She thought she hit me and called an ambulance. I was extremely adament about refusing service, and I did not have signs of a concussion. The police officers and medics refused to let me go, even at one point lying to me about speaking to my mother. This was even more hurtful since just before she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she has since passed, and so I didnt want to stress her out. Turns out the phone call never happened.

I finally got to the hospital and refused as many services as the doctor would "allow". I was not allowed to leave. I waited for over 6 hours without any food or water. I hadnt had anything that day. I begin feeling ill and started punching the emergency help button and no one came. I started vomitting all over myself in the neckbrace and had to get up and take it off by the sink. Over 30 minutes later, I still hadnt seen anyone. Etc. etc.

This entire time I told everyone I could not afford any services. My mother had paid for a majority of my schooling and such and since she was sick I barely have enough saved away for rent (&lt;300/month even with utilities) and food for the semester since I had to pay out of state tuition this semester.

I now am getting the bills I knew would come. I paid off one for a CT scan. Which I feel is 100% valid. Now I have 3 others:

1 Hospital bill:  $1450.  The bill was 8000 for what I have no earthly clue. But insurance paid for most of it. Still I can not even come close to affording the 1400.

1 Phys bill: $1039 -&gt; insurance didnt cover any of it. However, the charges are for superficial wound repair (500)  and emergency visit (600) which seems ludicrous.

I called the hospital but they couldnt really tell me where to turn. I think most of the charges are unfounded and honestly think the hospital owes me in damages. I would have been far better off at home.

-Lousiana.

Answer:
 >I think most of the charges are unfounded

It doesn't sound like it.  It sounds like you were injured, received treatment, and owe the money.

>think the hospital owes me in damages

Almost certainly not.

Did you ask the hospital about a payment plan?Answer #2: >I did not have signs of a concussion
>I started vomitting all over myself

Sounds like perhaps the professionals knew what they were doing. Answer #3: Welcome to being an adult in the US emergency healthcare system. You can call the hospital billing office and fill out their paperwork to either get them to write off some or all of it, especially given the amount your insurance paid, or you can set up a payment plan. They sound like regular charges, and I'm not sure where you get the idea that they owe you anything.


Title: (FL) Believe STBX may have set up a spy cam in our master bedroom

Question:
My future ex-husband and I are legally separated (filed for divorce March 2017), but still living in the same house. I have been sleeping in the guest bedroom since Feb, but my clothes and personal items are still in our master bedroom. We live in Florida.

I noticed a while ago that when my husband leaves the house, he places his laptop and iPad so that they are propped up against his nightstand, with the camera of the iPad facing the room. It's a very precise placement, every time he leaves. He used to just leave them laying around, so this is a change from before we decided to divorce.

I originally assumed that he was just placing them there to see if I was moving them to go through his nightstand. (I do not go through any of his things and completely respect his privacy.) But something about it was making me uncomfortable, so I did a little google searching and found out there are apps that will let you use your ipad or iPhone as a motion detector spy cam.

I am now concerned that he has been taking pics of me in our bedroom. I shower in our master bathroom and get changed in our bedroom, so I could be undressed in some of the pictures.

I know Florida is a two-party consent state for audio recording, but what about still pictures? Do I have an expectation of privacy in our master bedroom if I have been sleeping in the guest bedroom? I would assume this is true since he knows I change clothes in that room. He travels a lot and I sleep in our bed when he is out of town.

I have been placing a pillow in front of the iPad to block the camera, just in case. I have no evidence that he is taking pictures with it, just a hunch and an uneasy feeling. It's definitely something he would do. I haven't asked my lawyer about it, because I don't want to look paranoid. Is there anything else I can/should do? I can't think of any way to find out if he has taken pictures.

Answer:
 > I haven't asked my lawyer about it, because I don't want to look paranoid.

 You *should* ask your lawyer about it. You don't sound paranoid.


Title: I am 25 with no criminals record and want to purchase a firearm. I do have a medical marijuana rec, can I still purchase a gun?

Question: I am living in California.

Answer: Having a medical marijuana card does not disqualify you from purchasing a gun. Being a user of marijuana *does* disqualify you from purchasing a gun. The fact that you have a medical marijuana card is very good evidence that you are a user of marijuana.Answer #2: ATF says no guns and pot. Pick one.


Title: Good "Friend" is Stealing my Prescriptions, is it Legal for me to Record her in the Act to Prosecute her? (US)

Question:
I thought I was going crazy at first, but earlier today I had my suspicions confirmed.

I live in Athens, GA and I deal with chronic pain from back and neck injuries I sustained a few years ago in a car accident.
I usually take advil or other over the counter pills when the pain isn't too bad, but I also had a stock of generic Norco and Methocarbamol, roughly twenty pills in total, that I would use on particularly bad days, normally once or twice a week. I keep these pill bottles on a bookshelf in my bedroom so that I won't forget where they are since I sometimes have some problems with my short term memory, this is due to the remnants of minor brain damage from the car accident. Memory problems aside, I've had to take pills my whole life and go through a certain anxiety when I'm about to run out of a perscription. I always know about how many pills I have, and when I'm running low on them. So I know I didn't go through twelve Norco and 7 1/2 Methocarbamol since this past Thursday, which is the last time I've needed them.

I go to get one of my pills a few hours ago to find *BOTH* bottles empty, completely empty. This isn't the first time it's happened, either. A few weeks ago I had a separate bottle with two pills in it turn up empty, too. This was from a trip I had to make out of state and I hadn't returned the pills to their main bottle, so I brushed it off as thinking I had forgotten putting them back. Even though I felt certain I had left them in this now empty bottle I had left on my dining room table.

Since Thursday evening, there have been a total of three people who have been in my apartment. One who also has to take painkillers as well for a variety of health problems, and I'm pretty sure she was the one who stole my pills. She is also my neighbor and is dating someone I've known for the past five years.

My suspicions were further confirmed, as much as I don't want to believe it, earlier today after I found my pills were missing. I didn't confront her about it, but I did ask her via text if she had any pills for back pain. To which she offered to bring me a Lortab and I agreed. Two seconds later she's at my door and gives me a pill. One that is the exact generic brand of Norco I had stolen from me.

I'm willing to chalk that up to coincidence, but I've been over to her house on a regular basis, I've seen her medicine cabinet. She doesn't get generics like I do, and she's never generalized the name of a perscription before, if it's called "X" she calls it "X." I've already looked into it and Lortab doesn't have any kind of stamping similar to this particular type of Norco.

I've talked to my SO about it, and he want's to try and set up some false prescriptions in one of my empty bottles and try to record her in the act to both confront her about it with proof, and to possibly take the recording to the police and charge her.

I'm currently unemployed, so it's really hard to get the money to go to the doctor right now, and that amount of pills would have lasted me at least two months. I'm angry, in pain, and feel incredibly stupid and betrayed. I know it's stupid to leave pill bottles out, but hardly anyone comes into my home, let alone my bedroom, they wouldn't have been taken unless someone had set out to do so.

So, long backstory/rant aside... I want to know if in my state I can legally set up a video camera in my own home, record her without her knowledge, and prosecute her if the recording shows her trying to steal my prescriptions.

I've tried to look into it myself, and all I've really been able to find that's written out clearly involves Georgia laws regarding recording phone calls...

I know I could get in trouble for asking her for one of her prescriptions (which is likely mine), especially since it was recorded via text, but I haven't taken the pill and put it into the bottle which has the exact description of that pill written onto it. I know that if she is doing this to me, she is likely stealing from others as well, and I don't want anyone else I know going through what I'm feeling right now.

I'm sorry this turned out so long, but I would really appreciate any help from anyone who can help me figure out the legalities of recording her without her knowledge. Thank you.

TL;DR: Can I record someone in my own house without their knowledge or consent and use it to press charges against them for theft if the recording shows them stealing pills from me?

Edit: I want to do the recording to confirm if it's actually who I think it is so I don't falsely accuse her. There was more than one person in my home this weekend aside from her, all of whom come by once every week or two. It could have been any of them, and I don't want to point fingers in the wrong direction.
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer:
 Why even let her back in the apartment? Keep your pills in your purse or your backpack and don't let this person inside your home.

> I've talked to my SO about it, and he want's to try and set up some false prescriptions in one of my empty bottles and try to record her in the act to both confront her about it with proof, and to possibly take the recording to the police and charge her.

Don't try to be Batman. This type of thing can end really, really poorly. If you want to report what you suspect to the police now, go ahead, but this sounds like a terrible plan.