Title: Am I able to break my apartment lease due to health concerns?

Question:
I live in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

I have a 1 year old son and I am currently pregnant and due to give birth in April.

I live on the 3rd floor apartment which has an external staircase which does not have anti slip rugs/mats. It does not have an internal staircase option or an elevator. My lease ends June 30th 2019.

Right now I am managing, but I am worried about falling from slipping on ice on my way up the stairs this winter. I also have to carry my son up the stairs alone every Friday from daycare and I am terrified of slipping while carrying him. I shouldn't even be carrying him up as he is about 25 pounds and pregnant woman should not carry things that are heaver than 25 pounds. Right now I have my arms totally full and I can't even hold onto the railing while going up the stairs.

My landlord does not seem interested in fixing up the apartment. We had asked him about fixing our floor and adding the non slip mats - but he seems to have little interest in doing anything. Our next door neighbors even told us they had a leaking roof for ages and he refused to fix it.

The apartment also feels like an electrical death trap - I wouldn't be surprised if it failed an electrical inspection. The place is also extremely hard to baby proof due to our electrical situation.

I have considered trying to find someone to sublease/transfer lease our apartment, but I am worried that no one would take it at this time of year as in all honesty, the place is a POS.

Do I have any rights here? Am I able to get a doctor's note or something to show that it is unsafe for me to live in this situation? Would it be best to just get an inspector? Do I have any other options besides from subleasing/reletting?

Thank you so much in advance, any advice is appreciated.

Answer:
 You could install the mats yourself.Answer #2: If you believe that the apartment is not in livable condition, you can certainly contact your local authority on the matter.

Unfortunately, being pregnant does not afford you any rights to terminate your lease.


Title: [usa] [virginia] Can my trust fund deny me grocery money?

Question:
I have been without a job for a little while, about 6 months. I have also been struggling with severe depression for which I'm considering getting treatment and I feel it has been impacting my ability to work and find a job.

My trust is currently sending me 800 dollars every two weeks for groceries gas ect. I had them set up automatic disbursement since I was having trouble finding a job but the last one scheduled is in a week. My mom said the papers say they are required to provide for my health and welfare. (The trust is from grandma on my dad's side)

For those who are well versed with trust law, can they stop sending me grocery money? I hope not as it is an asset so I can't get food stamps. I'm already struggling as that grocery money also covers my cable and cell phone. They have been helping with utilities.

Sorry to ask this here but I figured someone well versed in trust law could help me. I'm really struggling and I want to find a job but I'm also trying to get my ducks in a row to leave a bad relationship and my options as far as having a baby sitter if we are not together is going to make my job hunt even more difficult.

Thanks if there is anyone who can help me out. I'm worried if I don't have a job at the next disbursement they can deny me money for groceries and just knowing if they couldn't would help me ease my mind. It's a relatively decent sized trust, about 150k. I'm hoping to seek some help for my depression but I do have one interview lined up

**edit**: I can't find the trust documents themselves but I know from an email an exact quote is that they have to provide for the "health, welfare, support and maintenance" of the trustee (me)

Answer:
 ~~Why do you think they will deny you money when they have been sending it so far?~~

Missed that line. Have you called and asked them to continue the disbursement?

Also, maybe drop your cable and phone and other non-necessities and you can afford daycare. Check out /r/frugal


Title: [BC] Manager uses store security cameras to monitor productivity, calls/emails frequently through the day if she sees something she doesn't like.

Question:
My Boyfriend has spent the last 4 years working at a retail store for a local fish processing plant. I worked for them briefly as well, a little over a year ago at another location. The same Manager runs both stores despite them being an hour apart, spending most of her time at Store A and visits Store B once or twice a week.

Two years ago, Manager had eight cameras installed at each location so she could monitor the store while she was taking a sick leave with an unknown duration. She intended to run both stores while she went through treatment. The system was set up so she could watch from her laptop or even her phone with maximum coverage of the behind the counter areas in order to monitor her staff. 1 camera pointed at each exit and the other six pointed at the displays or the back of the store. I know this because I was there when it was all installed.

There is no sign posted about recording/surveillance on the premises at Store A or Store B. Manager watches the cameras from home (or Store A) and then emails or calls (usually calls right after sending the email, actually) to complain that the staff isn't working hard enough or the display isn't set up properly - the display setup hasn't changed in four years. Something will happen in the store (like my boyfriend wrapping a fish in brown paper at the request of a customer instead of putting it in a bag like Manager wants) and seconds later she'll call to tell him not do to that.

This is, as you can imagine, pretty stressful for my boyfriend. Particularly since he's apparently been unofficially put in charge of the store over other employees who have been there longer (one of whom has been there longer than Manager has been running both stores). When he gets these calls they're typically things like "You aren't cutting the fish properly, you're wasting too much." "I told you. Don't use paper. It's expensive. Use the plastic bags." "You need to send me pictures of the display with your personal phone three times a day." Which incidentally she has forbidden them to use at work, demanding they be kept on a shelf in direct view of her cameras or in the safe but also demands these pictures...

I guess I'm just wondering what, if anything, he and his co-workers are able to do about the extensive monitoring. It's obvious that it isn't just for store security. Is she really able to use the cameras so freely to monitor their productivity? As far as I know (because I didn't when I worked there) he didn't sign any paperwork agreeing to being Big Brothered in the workplace.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

Answer:
 If BC means British Columbia, ignore all the "he can quit and find a new job" bullshit - that's US advice.

I'm in a meeting and on my phone, so I'll leave it as this - the answer is grey. Read this article, it's a good starting point: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/experts/do-employers-have-a-right-to-spy-on-workers/article5104037/?service=mobile

CanLII is also a valuable resource and a decent Google search will yield a lot of info. Make sure you look primarily for BC information first and Canadian information is a must. The US has drastically different concepts on employment and labour law.


Title: Employer not providing pay stubs - legal?

Question:
I'm 24 year old grad student and live in NJ. I picked up a second job, working part-time for a tutoring company (every Tuesdays and Thursdays, occasionally Saturdays). I started working there around the second week of September this year. My boss pays once a month (at the end of the month).

I received my first paycheck at the end of September without a pay stub. She just handed me a check. I hadn't been tracking hours closely but I just assumed it was correct and she didn't have time to print out the pay stub.

After asking my other co-workers, I found out that she never gives the pay stub, she only hands you the check. A lot of my co-workers are high school students or college freshman and this is their first job so they didn't even know what a pay stub is.

I received my October paycheck at the end of the month and it seems accurate enough according to the app I started using to track my hours but I don't know how much has been deducted for tax or if she's not paying me enough.

I requested a pay stub last Tuesday and she hesitated and said that she'll give me a W-2 at the end of the year but I told her I really wanted one for my own personal record. She said she has a spreadsheet on her computer that she could print out but then she said she'll write it down for me later. I didn't get anything last Thursday.

I'm about to see her again today. Is it legal for her to not give me a pay stub? Is it within my rights to request for one and would that legally bind her into giving me one?

Answer:
 New Jersey
Workers in New Jersey have a right to a statement every time that you are paid (but it doesn't require as much information as it should). The pay statement only has to show each deduction that was made from your pay.

Public workers (federal, state, county, and municipal) are not covered.

it looks like it depends on if she makes deductions for taxes/whatever or not

edit: source http://www.iwj.org/issues/wage-theft/paystubs-for-all/paystub-regulation-by-state


Title: Employment and time off question

Question:
I work for a global manufacturer as an "exempt" employee in Texas for a legal subsidiarity incorporated in Texas of a parent company incorporated in California for a parent company incorporated in Taiwan.

Every year at Christmas the factory in China closes down for about a week and a half. My employer does not pay us for this time during the shut down, and strongly encourages the use of PTO/vacation time if we would like to be paid during that period. They also do not require that we work, although the nature of the position means I am often fielding phone calls and responding to emails during the shutdown as a part of my regular duties. Since I am salaried and not hourly, are they able to dock my pay in this way?

I assume they are, but when I brought it up to a friend of mine who is in law school, she was emphatic that this was illegal. Any clarity?

Answer: If you perform any work at all during the work week (a 7 day period defined by your employer) then you must be paid your full weekly salary except for full day absences for specific reasons. A workplace shutdown is not one of those allowed reasons. They are permitted to dock your PTO bank but they must pay you your full weekly salary if you performed any work during that week. Somebody doesn't under the FLSA if they are permitting this to happen.


Title: Could a professional fighter successfully sue their opponent who is found to be using performance enhancers?

Question:
Hypothetical question as a result of: http://www.mmamania.com/2017/1/5/14169220/mark-hunt-threatens-sue-alistair-overeem-if-ufc-209-drug-test-comes-back-dirty-mma

Assuming the fight went ahead and Hunt lost (so would be paid less) but it was subsequently found out his opponent was using steroids or similar. How difficult would it be to take successful legal action over this? Would it require Hunt to prove he could have beaten a non roided Overeem?

Answer: He would not have to prove he would have won.  Based on the article, he's trying to have a clause put in the contract that explicitly gives him the right to the money if Overeem fails the drug test -- so that's a straightforward breach of contract case, it doesn't matter who would have won.  If there were no such clause in the contract, he still would not have to show that he would have won -- it would again be a breach of contract suit, just a harder one.  In that situation, you'd want to persuade the governing body that oversees the sport to retroactively award you the victory, then you argue that you were the "winner" and per the contract you're entitled to the larger purse.  But in neither case would you have to litigate over who "would have won" -- which is a shame, because that would be an awesome case to see.


Title: Need help pm me please

Question: Edit: typed in comments

Answer:
 people wont PM you hereAnswer #2: Either post this publicly so we can help, or hire an attorney who will guarantee privacy. Those are your options.

Since you didn't give us much to go on, I looked at your history. Turns out I *can* give you legal advice: stop doing illegal drugs.


Title: How does a nonprofit stay in business?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: "Non-profit" doesn't necessarily mean that the organization doesn't make money. It means that there are no owners to distribute profits to. Unlike for-profit entities (where profits are passed on to owners), all profits of a non-profit organization remain with that non-profit organization to further it's charitable/religious/educational/etc. purpose.


Title: Debt collection agency continues to harass me after issue was fixed and cleared with the town.

Question:
I was stationed in Groton, Connecticut for three years back in 2012-2015. In late August of this year, I received a letter from a debt collection company stating that I owe the town of Groton almost $200 for missed property tax for two vehicles. They tried to charge me for the 2016 year. Not only was I not even living there but being military I’m also exempt from paying it.

I called the town’s tax division and they were able to clear it back in September. The debt collection company still continues to send me letters to this day. I have email proof from the town that I’m clear. They keep telling me they told the debt company that I don’t owe. The debt collection company doesn’t care and keeps telling me they’ve yet to hear from the town.  They are now threatening to report the amount owed to credit agencies. They refuse to look at the proof that I can provide. Their letters state that I haven’t contacted them at all which isn’t true.

I’ve been dealing with this for months and I’m honestly tired of getting upset every time I get a letter from them. Is there any legal action I can take against the debt collection company?

Answer: Ask them to validate the debt.  When they fail to do, you can take legal action if they continue to harass you.


Title: [WI] Can you really report a single slap to the police as domestic violence?

Answer:
 yesAnswer #2: Yes.  Because it is.  This isn't the middle ages.  We don't allow spouses to strike each other so long as it's only once OR the switch is no bigger than your thumb or whatever.

Like I tell my niece: You don't hit people.  Period, end of story.  One slap is just as illegal as two slaps. Or one punch.  It is a crime, and you can report ANY crime to the police.  Answer #3: Of course, it's assault.  You can't hit people just because you're upset and movies told you that it's okay.


Title: Baltimore ,Ferguson riots :How far can you go to protect your property?

Question: Are you legally allowed to use deadly force/guns to shoot at rioters if they try to enter your property or try to destroy it with rocks /bricks?

Answer:
 If you're in danger, yes.  Can you take a life to save your 60inch flatscreen tv?  Probably not.

The real, complicated, and less snarky answer is but one google away.


Title: IL - Certified Letter

Question:
So obviously I still feel some sort of way about this, but the final date for the custody battle involving my child has been said at the end of November. I have four close friends that I've known for years who I expected to come and testify other on my behalf or testify about the abuse and negative things that they saw against the other party. Three out of four of them have decided they're not going to come. One says well they just don't like Court, the other one says it's doing too much to ask them to request that time off even though it's only 3 hours out of the day, and I gave almost 3 months notice,  and because Christmasis coming I would have to pay her back for those hours off of work, and then went off on to brag about how much she makes an hour, and the other one says she has school and she's not going to miss it because of my problems, what's that one I understand but I feel like it could have been said a lot better. I feel like this is complete bull because if it were the other way around I would do this for them in a heartbeat whether or not I liked court or not or whatever circumstances they claim.

 But here's my question, are certified letters admissible in court if they write up a statement?

Answer:
 No, they are not.

You could talk to your attorney about the possibility and advisability of issuing subpoenas for these friends.


Title: Arrested on Murder Charges for Prexisitng Condition [NY]

Question:
I am just looking for some guidance before this unravels.

Three nights ago I was out at a bar with my girlfriend and her friends.

 Everything in the night went fine enough, I had only about 4-5 drinks in a three hour span and I was fully cognate and aware- it was a low key type of night. At the bar this was this guy that was being a creep and a weirdo the entire night towards my girlfriends' friends and I was taking notes but I typically avoid altercations, however, it got to the point where the guy was following this groups of girls.

To make a long story short, he, allegedly, grabs my girlfriends ass and I confronted him about it. I DID NOT touch him first, he pushed me, and already being fed up with his actions during the night I swung and hit his LOWER JAW- not his head like was noted in the police report. IT DIDN'T EVEN CONNECT.

Unbeknownst to me he had preexisting conditions (epilepsy and possibly organic brain disorder from what I was told) and this sent him into a seizure, and he passed away an hour after the incident.

I was arrested yesterday morning on murder charges and spent the night in jail before my bail was approved.

I am just wondering would self defensive be a defensive in this situation? And does it matter that he had preexisting conditions? After doing some research i read that ALCOHOL can trigger seizures if you have epilepsy- not sure if he was drinking or not but safe to assume he was at the bar.

Answer:
>I was arrested yesterday morning on murder charges and spent the night in jail before my bail was approved.

the **only** person you should be taking advice from here is your criminal defense attorney. not strangers on the internet who have no idea about your case.Answer #2: Dude delete this and hire a criminal defense attorney.Answer #3: With personal injury and criminal assault, the phrase "eggshell skull rule" is going to be important.

Reddit's pay grade ends somewhere south of "murder charges".   You need a criminal defense attorney, right now.Answer #4: Get a criminal defense attorney immediately, do not speak to anyone including police without the attorney.  Nothing you say to the cops will help you, you cannot talk your way out of a murder charge. The best thing you can do for your case is to SHUT UP.

If there are witnesses that saw the guy pushed you first, make sure your attorney knows who they are but don't speak to ANYONE yourself. And don't wait, hopefully the bar had cameras and caught the interactions but your attorney and the police will need to request the footage.

Delete this post too, it won't help you and the DA will find it.


Title: is it illegal to tell a doctor that you have a diagnosis for something that you don't, or that you have been prescribed something before that you haven't?

Question: say someone lied and told their doctor that they were previously diagnosed with depression or ADD, and/or previously prescribed drugs for those diagnoses, such as zoloft and adderall. they did this in order to make their doctor more likely to prescribe them certain drugs. is this illegal? i'm talking about the US here, specifically NY.

Answer: It's not a crime to lie to your doctor.  But if your doctor finds out, and if they request your medical records they certainly will, then you can be labeled as a drug-seeker and it will be very hard to get a prescription for any controlled substance in the future.


Title: Does "paid in full within x days" in a contract mean they can postmark it on that last day?

Question:
I am an independent contractor and one of the companies I've been doing work for is really lax with paying us on time. We signed contracts with them at the start of the work, which they created, which say "contractor will be paid in full no later than 21 business days from last day of work." Which is already a long time but whatever.

I've been waiting for a check from work done weeks ago. Day 21 arrived last week and no check. I had offered on Day 19 and 20 to swing by their offices and pick it up in person but they didn't respond. On Day 21, they simply wrote "we mailed it today." (Which I also doubt, but that's another issue!)

They owe me for more than just this check in question as well and I feel like I am going to be chasing them for money into the new year. I am already considering cutting ties, but I am just simply curious if the wording **"paid in full by x date" = the money is in hand by then or they can postmark a check by then.**

Thanks everyone!

Answer:
 In practice there isn't much you can do. "Paid in full within 21 days." means that you can't sue them for that money within that 21 days time period. The money becomes recoverable from the 22nd day onward.

What you could do is file with a small claims court on the 22nd day (assuming the amount is less than about $5000 depending on the state). But you can only recover the money you're owed that way. If you've received the check between making your claim and the hearing, that's a problem that solved itself from the judge's perspective.

I guess it can still be a powerful motivator for them to pay you on time if they are served with a court convocation every time they are late in payment even by a day.

What you can do to prevent your clients from running the clock like that is to have late payment fees written in your contracts with them.


Title: Goddamn Property Management Bastards

Question: I live in WA state and moved out on October 5th. I have been hounding the leasing agent for months about my $1200 damage deposit. They have agreed that I left the apartment in excellent condition and have no reason to keep the deposit. They had my forwarding address. I nor the leasing agent can get anything back from the property management company. Aside from small claims court is there anything I can do?

Answer:
 Send them a [demand letter](http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/sample-demand-letter-return-security-deposit.html).  You may want to send one certified mail and one regular mail.

According to Washington law, they have 14 days to itemize and return/withhold your deposit.  If they don't return your deposit with an itemization for deductions within 14 days then they [must return your entire deposit to you](http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280).

If they won't act then sue them in small claims court.  The court also has the discretion to award up to two times the amount of your deposit if you can show "intentional refusal of the landlord to give the statement or refund due" (you can also find that in the link above).  Keep good records and it might be pretty easy to demonstrate this

You might also want to check out the [Tenants Union of Washington State](http://www.tenantsunion.org/en/rights/section/deposits)


Title: If tampons and pads and other menstrual products are subject to sales taxes, is that a form of discrimination on the basis of sex?

Question:
Last year I learned that there were lots of backlash and criticism against the fact that many jurisdictions do not exempt menstrual products from the sales tax or value-added tax or goods and services tax. In California, some lawmakers introduced a bill that would exempt menstrual products from the sales tax. In Chicago, a law was passed to exempt the city sales tax from being charged on menstrual products. Illinois then passed a law that Exempted menstrual products products from the state sales tax. A group of women in New York state sued claiming that the tax on menstrual products was a form of sex discrimination and unconstitutional.

Something that I wasn't aware of until last year was that the sales tax, at least as they were originally conceived, was supposed to be intended for luxury products, or at least products that are considered to be non essential. Some jurisdictions, do tax all items that are sold, or most items that are sold, although they may be subject to a lower sales tax rate. I live on the border with Illinois and Indiana. Illinois has a state sales tax rate of 6.25 per cent, though counties and towns may also apply their own sales taxes as well. There are some exceptions, such as the fact that food that is considered to be groceries and water are only subject to the state sales tax rate of 2.25 %. Anything else is subject to the full sales tax rate, for the most part, and depending on what county and town you live in, within the state of Illinois, the combined sales tax rate could be as much as 11%, and in the city of Chicago, if you buy a certain sweetened beverage, your sales tax rate will be a total of 13.25 percent. In the state of Indiana, which I often visit since my town is right on the border with them, there is only a state tax rate of 7%, and counties and cities don't apply their own sales tax rate, and any food items that are considered to be groceries, as well as water, are tax free. I often go to Indiana in order to save money on the sales tax.
 Again, what I've learned last year is that  the sales tax was intended to be applied to items that are considered luxuries or not essential , and as such people balked at the idea that menstrual products would be considered a luxury, since if you have a period, you can't ignore it, and if you have vaginal bleeding, and you don't do anything to absorb the flow until your period is over, that's obviously unhealthy for you, needless to say.

However, some people dispute the idea that having to pay sales tax on menstrual products is discrimination. I've had this conversation with other people. One person said that it is discrimination since only women need two use tampons and pads. Another person, who is a lawyer, said that the taxes only discrimination if similarly situated products are exempt from the tax. Someone could argue that taxing tampons and pads is not discrimination if other toiletries such as deodorant or toilet paper or soap or shampoo are also subject to the sales tax. But in some jurisdictions, those items are exempt from the sales tax while tampons and pads are not.

If a group of women were to sue their jurisdiction, claiming that the sales tax being applied to menstrual products was sex discrimination and unconstitutional, is it likely that they would win? What if other toiletries and hygiene products are exempt from the sales tax? What if other toiletries and hygiene products are subject to the sales tax?

Answer:
 A tax on yarmulkes is a tax on Jews, but only when there isn't also tax on everything else.

Where you get into some interesting weeds is in places like this one, where "personal care" products are exempt from some kinds of tax, and the sorts of products some persons need for their care aren't given that exemption.

something something diva cupAnswer #2: Just because only one sex uses an item doesn't mean it's discrimination to tax it similarly to other items.  Cock rings and jockstraps are taxed similarly, despite only men using those items and there is no discrimination involved.  (Sorry, only two actual male only items I could think of)

And while, in theory, sales tax isn't applied to essentials, in practice it is in many cases.  Diapers are taxed in many states.  This is simply a matter of not exempting an item that probably should be.  But that argument can be made about a ton of items.

Now if gendered items like these really were singled out, and you could honestly look at the tax code and say "everything that should be exempt is, except for gendered items" you might have a case.  But as it stands tampons and pads are just one of many items that probably shouldn't be taxed, and it has nothing to do with gender inequality.

Tl;Dr: no.


Title: Green underglow legal

Question:
So I read that green underglow/external lighting on cars is illegal in the state of Colorado. I am 16 and I have my license. If a cop decides to pull me over for that, what would be the legal ramifications? I read that it is a "Class A traffic infraction" but I couldn't really find much on what that actually means. And what is the likelihood of that happening.
I'm basically wanting to know if I should risk it for the biscuit.
The plan will be to eventually change it to RGB fading, which would make the lights be TECHNICALLY only green for about a second, because it will slowly fade to teal, which isn't TECHNICALLY green(Then on to blue and red etc)

Answer: Stop trying to come up with ways to get around the law.


Title: [TX] Is it illegal to tell someone your a lawyer to get information about a case from them? (not to get paid for giving them legal advice)

Question: My friend is up on some drug and traffic charges. The cops wouldn't tell him everything they knew so to help him I told the driver of the car he hit I was a prosecutor so we could go over her statement and what she knew. I only did this so I could give him the info to help his case. I didn't pretend to be a lawyer to give legal advice and get paid or anything and she didn't even try to check if I was really a lawyer or not. Someone told me I can be arrested for doing that. Is it true? I just said I was and she believed me its not like I was handing out business cards or going to court or something.

Answer:
 IANAL, but ...

Impersonating a prosecutor is a crime even if you are a lawyer, so impersonating a prosecutor without being a lawyer is not going to be a lesser crime. It's also illegal the other way around.

So that's probably both impersonating a public official (or the Texan equivalent) and practicing law without a license (or the Texan equivalent). So if the witness gets interviewed again and says "I told that to the other guy." and the prosecutor replies "Which guy?" then hope that they cannot identify you.


Title: Am I responsible if I hit a neighbors property if it is in the middle of the road?

Question:
So to preface, I know this is an asshole move. I don’t care, you aren’t going to change my mind.

I haven’t been leaving the house much during quarantine, but when I do during the day and come back, sometimes I notice my neighbors leave a neon “slow” plastic kid that has a flag out. It’s like that little neon plastic kid they have at schools and stuff. Normally, this isn’t an issue and I don’t really care. I always make sure to drive under 30mph in the neighborhood and even slower if there are people... just in case.

These people are about 12 houses down, and live on a corner, and the street that crosses with the main road that all of our addresses are on is completely empty cul de sac, it has our mailboxes in it and that’s it. So empty.

These neighbors have children about 7-12 years old, and I see them skateboarding or scootering. No issue, i’m always careful not to hit anyone, and I think everyone else in the neighborhood is to.

However, today, the neon “slow” kid was literally in the middle of the road, on top of the double yellow lines. It’s one of the most obnoxious things I’ve ever seen. However, they were all standing in the road as well, so they were blocking the right lane of traffic, the lane I’m supposed to be in. There’s bike lanes on both sides of the street, as well as a sidewalk on both sides, and I have no issue with the neon kid being in the bike lane. But in the middle of the road on the yellow lines, that can’t be legal, right? So I drove into the other lane, the wrong side, and additionally there was a dog walker in the bike line on that side. That’s not an issue maybe they should’ve been on the sidewalk, idk I have no issue with them. But surely the neon “slow” kid can’t legally be in the middle of the fucking road right?

So my question is, can I hit it next time? I drive a lifted Wrangler with modded bumpers, it’s basically a street legal tank. Yes, I’m fully aware this is a petty, asshole move. I don’t care. I will be petty. Will I be legally in trouble if I hit this thing next time I see it? Yes I know this is dumb, don’t try to talk me out of it unless it’s genuinely illegal
Topic:
Douche

Answer:
 >I drive a lifted Wrangler

We know.

Generally speaking, you're responsible for damages you cause when you hit stationary objects.


Title: 21/m, CT, unwanted pregnancy.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You're not screwed. You're going to be a father. Congratulations!

Start saving money now, you're gonna need it.


Title: What if a person assaults me when when there's no witnesses around and then says it was self defense?

Answer: What if's are impossible to answer and thus are not appropriate for this sub. Try r/legaladviceofftopic


Title: [KY, USA] I'm an idiot. Unwittingly committed OPM fraud.

Question:
So, I was the power of attorney for my grandmother, who passed away in June. One of the checks she received from the government was a check from OPM (US Office of Personnel Management) for about $1250 a month as a survival benefit from her husband.

When she passed away, the funeral home told me that they would notify SSA, which I assume included everything she was receiving. Apparently OPM is not under this and they continued sending a check two months after she was deceased.

Since it was still coming into the account and then ceased automatically after month two, I assumed that those two months were among what she was entitled to and used them to pay for her cremation and funeral costs.

Well, I just opened my account today to see that the joint account I had with her has now overdrawn for about $2500, the cost of the two checks. So now I'm freaking out, after doing Google searches on the matter (not always a great idea) thinking I'm going to be charged with fraud.

OPM got their money back, it appears (it's listed as a FORCE DEBIT on my account on their behalf); it appears that I just now owe the bank for the cost of the checks. I have no problem paying back the bank over the course of the next couple of months.

Should I be worried that I'm going to be arrested for this? Even if not, are there any consequences I can foresee coming from this?

Answer:
 > Should I be worried that I'm going to be arrested for this?

Not really.  Everyone's got their money back.  Make sure you address the overdrawn account as quickly as possible.Answer #2: As long as you pay the money back, it is unlikely that you will face criminal charges.   Mistakes happen.

Consult with an attorney if the police contact you about it.


Title: Does it count as sexual assault if it was on a date and you got away? Is it worth reporting? Asking for a friend. Ontario.

Question:
Hi,

A friend of mine just described a situation where within 10 minutes a guy brought her home, undressed her, assaulted her with his fingers, and had just started exposing himself when she was able to shake herself out of it and push him off.

He tried to kiss her as she left, indicating that he felt he did nothing wrong, but she's really rattled. It's been 2 weeks.

Should this be reported? Does it seem like something the police would press charges over? If likely not, what does the process look like afterwards. Does her name get published anywhere, will her parents be notified, will there be a point, like some kind of file that would make any future charges more credible?

I'm sorry if any of this is unclear. I'm drunk (but at home not driving around or anything), and this is new information.

I'm also sorry if I missed any guidelines.
Thanks for reading and especially for answering if you do.

Answer:
 If you're not trolling, yeah- that's absolutely assault.

She can certainly report it.  The police will investigate and the suspect may be charged.  She would have to testify in court.  The proceedings would be public.


Title: Uncle refuses to cooperate with will/inheritance

Question:
Hi there,

We are a couple from the Netherlands, recently my aunt died, she was married and lived in the Detroit, Michigan. We are pretty sure my aunt had a will and I was one of the beneficiaries (we have seen some older drafts).  My uncle however says he doesn't know anything about it and we should contact his lawyer. We sent an e-mail to his laywer but haven't  received any response. We know of a safe at a Bank which could contain the will, but my uncle claims that he has lost the key to the safe. We would really like to know if there is a will and what it contains. Is there a way to find out? Are wills deposited somewhere? What steps should we take? Can we make my uncle cooperate with us on this matter? Is there a way to open the safe and who has to pay?

Answer: You need to remove identifying info or your post is going to be removed again. Answer #2: A person can lose a key to a safe deposit box. However, the contents of the bank are still retrievable - the bank will charge for that (kind of a hefty fee). Just losing a key doesn't mean the contents evaporate!


Title: Boss is refusing my written resignation - part time (face painting) Contractor in Texas

Question:
I am a facepainting contractor with a company in Texas. I signed a contract through the year, but decided it was time to leave the company for several reasons. Contract says I have the right to terminate the contract at any time if I give 7 days notice, so that's what I did. (did not include this exerpt b/c no legal documents allowed on here?)

My boss responds saying she's appalled at my resignation and refuses to accept my 7 day written notice b/c she does not agree to it and it has to be mutual. She has thrown around threats of making me liable for up to $24K in rebooking/cancellation fees in civil court if I do not facepaint for the events she currently has booked for me for the rest of the year.

Also, interestingly, there's a clause in the contract that says I have the right to accept or decline events, however I have not been given any event details or given her any "confirmation" of events for the remainder of the year anyhow, so I'm not sure if I am liable for those ($24K?) losses.

 Her communications to me are full of (what seems to me) unfounded legal claims. Because she has been extremely difficult to work with, I just want to end this in the fastest, cleanest way possible. What are the consequences if I leave anyway? Do I wait for her to pursue me legally or proactively get legal counsel to review the contract? Are there any resources I can use to get some kind of legal backing so I can leave now instead of later?

Answer: This sounds suspiciously like a situation in which the proper legal advice is for you to tell this woman to fuck herself.  But Texas is weird, so I'm going to defer to Texas lawyers on this one.Answer #2: You should consult with an attorney to examine your contract. Without looking at the contract there is no way any one can tell you if what she says is correct. /r/legaladvice can not analyze your contract for you. Answer #3: Sounds like BS.  Talk to an employment lawyer -- maybe a local law school clinic or legal aid society can help.


Title: Immigration AND financial advice wanted please.

Question:
I'll try to make this short. I got a DUI in 2001 in Washington State and never paid the fine. It was like 1k or 1.5k. The 7 year statute of limitations has passed so I'm no longer under obligation to pay it.

Here's the tricky part. My wife is Canadian. The border patrol flagged me and now I can't get into Canada because of that DUI. I can appeal though. My immigration attorney says before I try to appeal I should pay off the fine to show them that I won't dodge any fines I might get in Canada by just staying in America. Problem is, that fine is now about 9k after interest, and like I said, I'm free and clear of the thing. My immigration attorney still wants me to pay it though.

Should I try to appeal without paying it? I mean my wife is Canadian and her whole family lives up there and we just had our first child. Seems like a jacked up thing for Canada, our closest ally, to do - not let a father see cross the border with his wife and son to see her family because of a DUI 14 years ago (clean record since then).

If I should pay it, what would be a good number to aim for in a settlement? I mean, they can't legally get ANY $ from me...so I want to offer like $100 or nothing but sort of doubt they'd take that. Advice?

Thanks!

Edit: on mobile, will post flair later.

Answer:
 >Seems like a jacked up thing for Canada, our closest ally, to do

You're blaming Canada's policies but you didn't pay your fines from a DUI that you got?


Title: To my knowledge it's usually illegal to plan to do something that would break the law. What if one expects the law to change? Is it still illegal for them to plan to do something eventually, once the law changes?

Answer:
 It was legal to make plans to run a marijuana business in expectation that Bill C-45 would pass, even though it would have been illegal to actually run those businesses before the bill's passage or if the bill had failed in Parliament. You would not have been planning an illegal act - you would have been planning a legal one, on the specific contingency that your plans could only be put into action if legal to do so, and that you would not act on those plans until then.Answer #2: In the US, it is generally legal to make plans that involve breaking the law.
It's when you take the first step towards implementing those plans that you may run into legal difficulties.


Title: Visitation access for child with Autism? [Ontario]

Question:
Hello!  We recently found 1 of our children is autistic with Asperger's.  Their bio father lives 6+ hours away.  Mother has sole custody and 2 other siblings with step dad in a different city.  Who do we speak to for a new visitation schedule?  Is there any precendence on visitation schedules for children with autism and who parents live 6 hours apart? Do I need a lawyer?  Is there someone else I should speak with?  We have no idea where to go right now or who to speak with.

Thanks!!

Answer: What needs to change in the visitation schedule to accommodate his diagnosis?


Title: [GA/AL] A stranger stole my identity. I know who it is, and I have evidence. Legally, is it enough?

Question:
I'm leaving out a lot of details because it is a saga, but I got a tip that a stranger has stolen my identity. The police have been extremely unhelpful so far, so I've done all my own investigative work. (I had to call three different police departments a combined seven different times to even convince anyone to file a report. No one wanted it to be their jurisdiction's problem since multiple were involved ...)

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**HER ACTIONS:**

* Intercepted my driver's license that got lost in the mail when the DMV sent it out.

* Used my license in AL to receive hospital treatment. (Bills ~$1000)

* Tried & failed to use my license in GA to do something related to moneygram.

* (Allegedly) Has been using my name for about a year as an alias when engaging in prostitution.

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**MY EVIDENCE:**

* I was told her first name and the address where she is staying (via the tip).

* The hospital sent me a scan of the ID she used.

* The address she listed on the hospital intake form matches the address I was given.

* The phone number she listed on the hospital intake form, when searched online, leads to backpage prostitution ads with pictures of her AND to her Facebook profile.

* Her backpage ads place her in the cities where both known incidents of fraud occurred on or around the dates they occurred.

* The employee who turned her away for trying to use my ID for moneygram gave a description that matches her profile.

* Through Google-fu, I matched her backpage and Facebook pictures to the mugshots of a local woman convicted for prostitution.

I have mailed a request for my full medical records and an accounting of disclosures from the hospital where the medical identity fraud occurred, which I hope will reveal further evidence. Given that she got an X-ray, I would not be surprised to discover that "I" was prescribed opioids.

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**MY QUESTIONS:**

1) Do I have enough evidence to convince police to pursue their own investigation and prosecute?

2) Do I have enough evidence to support a civil case against this woman?

3) Is there an avenue for me to hold the hospital responsible for negligence in checking the ID? (She's 4 inches shorter, 20+ lbs heavier, and looks nothing like me.)

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Thank you all *very* much in advance for your advice.

Answer: Find out where the prostitution conviction occurred. Contact the deputy district attorney who handled it and show them your evidence. You're likely to get better traction there than with the police departments.


Title: Is it legal to hose down a homeless person sleeping on private property? [San Francisco, California]

Question: I should hope not. The example being debated in r/sanfrancisco is if someone is sleeping on a homeowner's porch. The homeowner has the option to ask the person to leave, or call the police, and that's it, right?

Answer:
 No. That's battery

Source:  SF Bay Area cop.

Edit: I read some of that thread. The posters are half correct. You are indeed allowed to use reasonable force to eject people from your property. That includes shoving them off.  Hosing someone down does not eject them from your property. You are essentially saying "get off my property or I will batter you".  That is illegal. I can't slap you or punch you until you get off either.


Title: Charged with wrong crime (possession of alocohol under 21 vs providing alcohol)

Question:
I got caught giving alcohol to my roommate (I'm 21, hes 20) by an undercover. I got a summons for a magistrate hearing in the mail and it charged me with Possession of Alcohol, under 21. But I can obviously prove I am older than 21, what is likely to happen, and what options do I have? Will I have to wait for another summons when they figure out their mistake? Would I be able to get it thrown out if I hire a lawyer?

EDIT: State is MA

Answer:
 You can likely get out of the possession charge. But they in theory have years to charge you with distribution to a minor.Answer #2: Hire a lawyer and see what he says. If you're right you may be able to get out from under that charge with a little help.Answer #3: If I was in your situation and could afford a lawyer by any stretch, I would definitely get one. It's not just knowing the law, but also knowing the procedures, trends, history, and how situations like this are likely to play out that can help you more than anything.Answer #4: LAWYER UP.

You don't want any charge on your record, even mip, and the providing alcohol charge is actually fairly significant.  You need to figure out how to get out of one charge without getting hit with the other, and nobody other than a local lawyer can help you with that.

Why?  Because the answer probably isn't a legal one - it will boil down to how your court/DA operate, what the DA is like, and what he had for lunch that day.  You want a lawyer who's dealt with a lot of this stuff and intimately knows the local judge/prosecutors so that he can accurately gauge what the best course of action is.


Title: Married but home loan in one name?

Question:
My wife and I are looking to buy a home (USA, AZ). We both have a pile of debt, and she is currently unemployed. Our mortgage broker recommended getting the home loan in my name only, since she only contributes debt and no income for under writing purposes. He says we can still put the home in both our names, although mine will be the only one on the loan.

What are the potential legal implications in case of separation, divorce or death of one of us?

Any recommendations?

Answer:
 Honest question: if the two of you have a lot of debt and she's unemployed right now, why on God's green earth are the two of you looking into buying a house??

I suggest heading over to r/personalfinance


Title: Have information about a big drug circle, im on probation.

Question: I have info about one of the biggest drug rings in southwest florida, including the major supplier. Is there anyway i can talk to my PO and maybe help the police out by giving them the info and having them release me from probation? and if so, how would i go about it?

Answer:
 >I'm so glad my client talked to law enforcement

#NO LAWYER EVER


Title: (FL) Apartment complex saying we need to move, but we don't want to.

Question:
My wife and I live on the second floor of an apartment complex. We have 2 quiet dogs that the apartment complex is aware of and have paid those pet fees.

Apparently the 80 year old woman below us has been complaining about the noise and our dogs barking incessantly. Our dogs rarely bark inside, maybe once or twice a week, and not even a barking fit, but one or two "woofs" and they're done. We exercise them enough outside that they only play with each other inside for about 15 minutes twice a day. Otherwise they're sleeping or chewing on a bone. She has said our dogs start barking and running around late every night between 11 and 12. However, we're always in bed by 10pm and they're crated in the room with us.

The property manager said that maintenance has been to her apartment and corroborated her story saying "the barking is unbearable." My wife works from home, and we have security cameras throughout the house that prove otherwise. We recently learned that a neighbor used to live in our apartment and had the same problem with their dog and the old woman. Their dog is physically unable to bark, but they went through the exact same scenario with this woman, maintenance, and the property manager.

The property manager told us we can move into the first available first floor apartment or out of the complex. My wife and I have no desire to take a day or two to move any of our stuff. We've been compiling audio/video to show to the property manager. Is there anything else we can do, or anything else you all can think of to use for our defense?

A side note: the property manager says the old woman has cancer and we're affecting her healing. This exact same line was used on our neighbor, the old tenant.

Thanks!

Answer: The property manager cannot force you out unless they bring eviction proceedings against you and demonstrate the necessary cause to a court.


Title: Twenty dollars a week spending money, 59 years old.

Question: Oldest friend's marriage has failed. She lives in California. Has been married 12 years. Husband saw a lawyer about divorce, and was informed he couldn't afford to divorce her. Since then has signed his car shop over to his ex-wife, and is working under the table. He gives my friend $20 a week, ( this includes gas money and they live like thirty miles from anywhere). Last week he spend like $4000 raising his pickup truck and getting new tires. Is there anyway to make him give her more money? She's buying her clothes from thrift stores.

Answer: She needs a lawyer to file for divorce and a temporary support order.


Title: (IL) Mom received a "second notice and summons to appear" for a parking ticket on a car that isn't hers, but was out of town for the letter and the hearing.

Question:
My parents we out of the state for a few weeks, and she came back to this letter. The license plate on the ticket does NOT belong to my mother.

But what's worse? They have a picture of the car in question, the license plate was one number off anyhow. So the ticket has the wrong license plate for car that actual should have gotten the ticket, AND the the license plate they did list is still not my mother's.

So my mother obviously never received a first notice to begin with since it wasn't her car, and missed the second one because she wes out of town.

Can they hold her liable for not showing to court? She never received a first notice, and the second notice was dated only sixteen days before the hearing.

And they wrote the license plate wrong to begin with, so it would have never gone to the correct person. Still not sure how she would have come up in the system, because even the wrong license plate still wasn't her cars license plate.

Answer: She needs to go to court. She should talk to your local DMV to see if they can give her any paperwork to help her with this. Answer #2: Yes, she still needs to go to court and prove the vehicle is not hers.


Title: Bought a house with an undisclosed gas leak under the slab, seller produced a gas bill that appears to confirm that it was preexisting and undisclosed. What now? (CA)

Question:
So my wife and I bought a house. Moved in Memorial Day Weekend. House was fumigated prior to move in, gas was shut off and the meter was replaced. Called gas company back out to turn on gas, and they did a clock test with all the appliances stubs turned off, and found that the clock was still turning; indicating a leak. They turned the gas back off and left. I called a plumber out, who performed leak detection and diagnosed a leak under the slab. This was confirmed by another plumber. I was quoted several thousand dollars for repairs (basically a complete repipe), which are ongoing.

In the meantime, I've had my real estate agent contact the seller's agent and demand a bill showing that there was no gas leak. The seller's agent responded with a bill that shows 0 usage, but only for the day that meter was replaced. The previous month's billing (on the same invoice) showed a usage of 16 therms, during a period that the house was unoccupied. My wife and I used only 14 therms during the same period at our similarly furnished apartment. I did a lot of cooking on the range and with the oven.

So, where do I go from here, with pretty solid evidence in hand of an undisclosed flaw with the house that could have killed my pregnant wife and I had it not been caught?

Answer:
 You know that there is a leak now, and that you have evidence that this leak most likely existed before you purchased the house.

You do not have any evidence that the prior owner knew about the gas leak, or that they failed to disclose the defect.

I am not even sure you would have a case against the home inspector, as checking for gas leaks are usually considered an add-on service that is outside the scope of a General Home Inspection.

Threats may get one or the other to shake loose some shut-up money, but from the information you have here it looks like this is just a maintenance issue you have to pay out of pocket.Answer #2: Did you get a home warranty when you purchased the house?

Does the house have a furnace?  My furnace and gas fireplace pilot lights burn enough gas to equal the same amount I use to cook daily meals. So seeing some gas usage while the house is empty wouldn't have pinged my radar unless I knew I extinguished the pilot lights.


Title: Need advice... two weeks with extremely limited access to my son... emergency custody filing, over-reaction, par for the course?

Question:
Ontario, Canada

Son is 14 months, and "breast-feeding". He enjoys it, gets (some) sustanence, and she uses it as a comfort tool

I had previously suggested a "without prejudice" access schedule if our relationship continued to break down...

She stealth moved out on the 10th while I was at work, and went NC with an indication to contact her lawyer.

My lawyer contacted her lawyer, submitted a without prejudice request for access.

Thursday we got a request for F13, notice that child support and spousal support should commence Jun 1st, and a very late notice that we'd get to have supervised access to my son that evening.

I saw my son briefly for 2 hours on Thursday.  We submitted a proposed schedule Friday, and started the process for F13 / support / sale of house, and requested mediation.

At this point, I've seen my son for 2 hours in the past 13 days, and don't know if or when I'll see him again.

I speak to my lawyer tomorrow, and I'm feeling like whatever legal options I should take at this, whatever the cost, should be taken... but that's throwing gas on the fire... and throwing the chance of mediation away.

Am I just over-reacting to this lack of access, is this par for the course, or what?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: You should talk to your lawyer. No one on this reddit will be able to give better advice then her/she can on your particular case.


Title: Trying to figure out how to get my grandmother's house in my mother's name without court fees.

Question: Ohio. My grandmother passed away. She had most everything in order. She has a will that lists my mother to inherit all and to be executor of the will. The only issue is the house my mother shared with her is in my grandmother's name only. The house is still owed on. My mom is insisting we do not need to go to probate court. That there are ways around it. When I try to search what to do all I find is info on probate lawyers. I'm so worried about my mother losing a house that is nearly paid off because she doesnt go to court. I have taken care of every other thing. Called all the people didnt need the will for anything. Literally the only thing left is the house. Where do I start? Or really, where does she start. It is also difficult because she is the executor. I don't think I can do this on my own. One bonus question, her other house she said in her note (suicide) she signed a quit claim deed on. This is done right I dont need to do anything else for that? Thank you so much for any help. I haven't had a second to grieve as this just happened the 12th and I've been trying to take care of everything so my mother can grieve. Sorry if this is a jumbled mess. I hope it makes sense.

Answer: I’m not sure what lead your mom to believe you won’t need the probate process but if the house was solely in your grandmothers name your mom has no authority at all to make any kind of transfer of the house or other assets without being appointed by the court as executor. All the Will does is say who the deceased wanted to be executor but you don’t get to act as such until officially appointed by the court


Title: The IRS froze my mom's boss' accounts and is having her employees work without pay.

Question:
Hi /r/legaladvice,

I'm posting on behalf of my mom. We are in the USA (NJ). Today her boss told her that, due to one of the co-practitioners improperly filing their taxes and neglecting to correct it, their accounts have been frozen and employees are expected to work without pay until it is rectified. Are they allowed to do this? Are there any actions my mom can take? She can't afford to not have income for an undetermined amount of time.

Answer: she needs to file for unemployment and start looking for other work. her boss cannot expect her to work for no pay.Answer #2: She can file a wage complaint with the NJ Department of Labor. It's not her (or any of her co-workers fault) if one of the practitioners made a mistake on their taxes. The employer should be taking a short-term loan to cover their payroll expenses.Answer #3: Slavery is illegal. Mom needs to find another job and file a wage claim. It's not her problem that an account was frozen. The business could find their short term expenses with a loan


Title: I broke felt on a snooker table using a cue with no tip supplied by an RSL. Am i liable to pay for the repairs?

Question: Last week i was at an RSL and me and some friends were having drinks and playing snooker when we were about ready to leave so we stopped playing seriously. There were three cues on the stand, two of them were already in use so i grabbed the third. We were hitting the balls randomly when i noticed something was wrong with the cue, it had no tip and there was no grip and i continued to play. Very shortly after, the cue slipped on the white ball and ripped the felt. I reported it and apologized immediately and the manager said i wouldn't have to pay for the repairs if we weren't fooling around. The next day i received a phone call saying we weren't playing snooker and they'll send me the bill of $850. We weren't treating the table with any disrespect we just weren't playing proper snooker at the time of the event. Does the broken equipment, mean i'm not liable to pay the repairs? Are they in any way responsible for their guests actions while intoxicated because of Australian RSA Laws? Did me noticing the fault in the cue and us not playing snooker at the time hurt my case drastically. Please help, I feel terrible about it but i'd really prefer not to pay for it.

Answer:
 Don't pay it. Let him sue you if he thinks he can prove your neglegence in court.

One of the likely consequences of not paying will be you and your friends will not be allowed back.Answer #2: I'm not sure of the legal implications since you were aware the cue you were playing with was broken. I could see that being an issue though them proving that is another issue all together. I would say that I think reasonably you have some responsibility for it since you knew the cue you were playing with was messed up. Being as they don't seem to be going out of their way to screw you ($850 is a very reasonable price to re-felt a table) maybe you could come to some sort of split with the owner. Legally, I think you'd be fine ultimately, but morally I think you should try to work something out.Answer #3: I think you are 100% liable if you are just smashing balls around and you already saw that there wasn’t a tip. I could have predicted that you would rip the felt.

However, they would have a hell of a time proving it.


Title: [D.C.] Got into a bar fight this weekend, and now the guy wants me to pay for his injuries. What should I do?

Question: I was at a bar and was pretty drunk. I'm 20, so I used a fake ID to get in. I somehow got into an altercation with another underage kid. I don't remember what I said or did preceding this, but the kid called me a 'faggot' or something along those lines. Being as drunk as I was, I asked him to say it again. I'm not sure if I gave him a chance to answer, but I walked up to him and punched him in the face. I was then escorted out by security and left the bar in a cab. The kid has a chipped tooth. It turn's out he was the friend of a friend, but he's not from around here. The friend of his that I know texted me today saying he gave the guy my phone number, and that the kid wants me to pay for it. I have no idea if the kid has even told his parents or if he plans to get a lawyer involved. What should I do?

Answer:
 You should talk to the guy and see how much money he wants.

If you think it's a reasonable amount pay him and get it in writing that you've paid and that he releases you from any liability relating to the event.

If you don't want to pay you can wait and see if he sues you.


Title: I'm in the court room right now!?

Question: I was pulled over for having the flex HoV button flipped on in the 49 5 express lane in Virginia. I was the only occupant. I can't find the law that states this is illegal or wrong.  I honestly just pressed on by mistake while placing it on my windshield. What's my defense??

Answer: Stay off your phone in the courtroom. It irritates the DA and judge. And that isn't going to help you in any way.Answer #2: Doesn't seem like you have one. Feel free to ask why this is illegal, they will tell you.


Title: [NE] Landlord won't accept notice to vacate during the winter

Question:
I have family that lives in an apartment building in Nebraska.  Their 12-month lease term started in mid-February 2018 and ends in mid-February 2019.  It then has a provision that it would switch to month-to-month after lease term is up at the same monthly rate.

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The lease also has a provision that the landlord will not accept a notice to vacate between October 31st and March 31st.  This seems to apply both for an early termination of the lease, but also for getting your security deposit back after the original lease term is up. Presumably, it's harder to find tenants in the winter so he doesn't want anyone to move out in those months.

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But is that legal?  Can he force tenants with leases that have lease terms finishing in the winter months to continue renting from him until the end of April (turn in 30-day notice on March 31st, so renting until the end of April)?  Or they end up forfeiting their security deposit?

[Lease Screenshots](https://imgur.com/a/gjf9Yxw)

Answer: They cannot make you stay for their convenience without consideration for you like reduced rent and you agree to a new lease to say as much. You hold the power here but be prepared to deal with a lousy(er) LL until you do move.


Title: Is it possible to leave estate to no one?

Question:
Los  Angeles, California

I don't plan to get married and will not have kids. I am not leaving anything to parents as my mother is deceased and no siblings. I read that intestate secession can lead to the estate being given to family on the maternal side. Is it possible for me to specifically state that NO ONE on my maternal side is to receive anything (I don't like them) as I am afraid they may clean up the place and take some things?

Is it possible to make it so that my family DOES NOT come to clean up my apartment after I die? I am not close to them and do not want them going through my belongings. I'd rather have the landlord be forced to outsource it so a cleaning service will have to come in and throw things away.

Also. I have no interest in leaving it to charity whatsoever.

Is it possible to not leave money to anyone and just have it "sit"?

Legally can I also state in the will that I do not want my family to organize or plan my funeral? This may sound weird to some but I have no "close" or immediate family; it's just aunts, uncles and cousins and I don't want my bossy aunt whom I dislike having the last say IF I were to die before her.

It's not very likely that I will die any time soon btw; chances are my aunts and uncles will pass before me because I am younger. I am just worried in the worst case scenario IF I die before them I want them to have nothing to do with cleaning up my place afterwards, or getting ANY of my stuff. I would rather it be thrown in the trash to be honest.

If so where would I state my wishes so they would be carried out? Should I notify my landlord so he doesn't let them in? I don't want nosy family members digging through my belongings etc.

Answer:
 Probably the best you can do is leave it all to the government. Ultimately if it sits for a long enough time it will revert there anyways.

Maybe leave the contents of your apartment to your landlord and the rest to the government, and request that you don't want a funeral.Answer #2: How do you imagine it not belonging to anybody? Somebody MUST own it after your death for practically reasons. E.g. You  have money in a savings account, you die, the bank owns the money. If nobody owns it who is going to sue the bank preventing them from just taking it? Your house will just sit there and be taken over by your distant family after your death. Again, who is to sue them out of the house if it doesn't belong to anyone? If nobody moves into it the government will just take it, who is gonna stop them? Not sure how you imagine the whole thing to work.


Title: I need help understanding a plea bargain WA state

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >  I tell him I'm just looking up directions and that we're going to Montana, and he just started badgering us about marijuana and meth and gave us the ultimatum "tell me now or go to jail" BS.

Admitting to interstate trafficking once they found the marijuana on you, well done.Answer #2: Very frequently, community service is used as a substitute for mandatory jail time for first offenders.     I agree that 16 hours of community service is probably in lieu of 2 days of actual jail time.   You should absolutely confirm this with your public defender before entering your plea.

The elements of your post about your gender and the realities of jail is irrelevant, and your complaints about being harassed by police while also committing petty drug crimes rings hollow.

Roadside refusal to cooperate with uniformed officers in unmarked vehicles are generally not recommended by civil liberties advocates, though you're well within your rights to call 911 if you genuinely think that you're being pulled over by an impersonator.

 You can take [this issue](https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.08.065) up as a citizen activist;  you would be in good company[ in eastern Washington](http://www.kxly.com/news/grant-county-sheriff-addresses-viral-video-of-citizen-traffic-stop_20161121080810450/177526423).


Title: Sister has been paying on a bike that's been in layaway for over a year, sister called the shop to ask if money could be transferred to another bike and was giving an arbitrary deadline of two weeks to pay off current bike instead. Store won't give money back or issue credit.

Question:
She's been paying on the bike for little over a year already, her and my dad make payments every month when they can, it's a really expensive bike, store manager and clerks have never raised any issues about it until she inquired about maybe using the current layaway for another bike....**Edit; And according to her, the initial store clerk she talked to said they have had situations like that and would just be charged a service fee.**

When she put a down payment, the at-cost of the bike was paid for, so the store hasn't taken any loss we can think of, and they have continued to take their money...

A few weeks ago when she called, she asked about the swap and the clerk said that sounds fine but had to check with manager, manager talked to my sister, she said the guy seemed personal about it, didn't know her name or balance remaining because he had not looked her up in the system yet, but knew what bike she was talking about and had set that arbitrary deadline, even though they have no store policy concerning layaway...

We live in Texas, is there anything she can do to get her money back or have store credit issued?

Answer:
 Please stop saying she paid off the bike. Paying the wholesale cost is not paying off the bike. It's confusing to the other posters, and seems to give you a false
sense of righteousness.

At the risk of going off topic, this whole thing sounds like a bad idea. Bikes are commonly stolen, it would be really terrible to lose something that took over a year to pay off with no recourse. Answer #2: The store's loss would be less profit. They have been storing it for a year, and last year's model can't be sold for as much as this year's modelAnswer #3: > When she put a down payment, the cost of the bike was paid for, so the store hasn't taken any loss we can think of,

 I'm confused by the first half of this statement regarding the down payment. What do you mean, 'the cost of the bike was paid for' ?

 As for the second part. The bike she's been paying on is possibly last year's model. Perhaps even 2014's. If it is, nobody is going to pay what they would have for it at the time your sister put it on layaway. They'd be losing money.Answer #4: What were the terms of the layaway that she agreed to?


Title: Hypothetically, if I registered a nonprofit with a single page that posts the most current employer of ex-trump staff and appointees what would be any potential legal repercussions?

Answer: nothing illegal about that. why would you need a nonprofit to do it though?


Title: [CA] Leasing company trying to force us to re-sign pet addendum

Question:
Orange county, CA

Last week we signed a lease for 17 months at our current apartment. Included in that lease was a $25/mo pet rent addendum. A day after signing we received a call that there was a "glitch in their system", and they needed us to re-sign the pet addendum at a higher amount ($50). Based on the fact that the lease was dated on the 4th and had mine, my boyfriend's, and the leasing representative's signatures, as well as advice from here, I told them I wanted them to honor the original amount.

They waited until 1 day before the deadline to re-sign the addendum to reply. They've told me they "cannot honor the initial proposed amount" and will not honor it. They keep saying they haven't "pushed through the renewal" and won't until we agree to the new addendum but I have  a copy of the signed lease from docusign.

I obviously don't really have time to find a lawyer before the deadline now. Do I just have to suck this up? Can someone point me to a CA law I can link to them showing that once they signed it it became binding? This is really a principal of the matter thing, we don't intend to stay here after the next lease is up, and I'm going to feel pretty defeated if I have to give in, but it is what it is.

Any advice is welcome.

Answer:
 You have a copy of the one you signed. You don't need a lawyer, just tell them "we signed this agreement."

They'll try to tell you shit about an error on their part (oh well), or policy (not your problem either). Send them this:  https://i.imgur.com/YkkDZHT.jpgAnswer #2: They can’t force you to sign a new addendum to your lease.

Do you have a copy of the addendum signed by you and the landlord’s agent? If so, I’d write them a letter saying that you already have a completed lease and are not interested in renegotiating a new one. You can include a copy of the signed lease and addendum if you like. Answer #3: You don't need to sign a new lease but your landlord doesn't have to be nice to you either.   They also don't need to extend your lease after your 17 months is up if they don't feel like you've been cooperative.

Do you actually plan to have a pet?  If the answer to that question is no then suck it up and sign the addendum.


Title: comcast employee sent me a dick pic

Question:
[edit: I live in Vermont]

I am a 26 year old lady who lives by herself. I just moved into a new apartment, and was going through the motions of furnishing, organizing, and getting internet. When this gentleman first installed my internet and cable box, he seemed totally innocuous. Nice, normal, unremarkable. Probably in his early 30's. We didn't talk much. He had me write down his phone number if I had any problems, and told me a reassuring story of how he had gone to fix a little old lady's internet in a snow storm.

When I did run into a problem getting my cable box up and running, first I tried going onto xfinity's online help system. They advised me over chat to unplug the box for 20 seconds and replug it in. When this didn't work, I (warily) texted the install guy. He made an awkward joke about 'remembering faces better than cable boxes' and we set up a time to have the box replaced.

When that day and time rolled around, he didn't show. I texted him to make sure I was still scheduled. He said he was glad I had texted because he had 'lost my number'. He asked me to send him a photo of the front of the box (I had already done this in an earlier conversation), as well as the serial number from the back. Then things got weird.

He told me he 'may' have accidentally sent me something that I 'prob wouldn't want to see'. I knew what it might be but I hadn't gotten any photos. It seemed as though he was testing the waters. I told him I didn't receive anything, having a feeling it was likely an inappropriate photo. He told me the photo was still trying to send even though he had cancelled it, and he was sorry if it still went through. In a few minutes, it did. It was a photo of his semi erect dick in boxer shorts.

I immediately said "Let's cancel the appointment" and then "Please don't contact me again". I was scared.

First, I left the house. I drove out of town a little and called comcast. The customer service rep listened to my story, told me he would likely be terminated, and they were so sorry and that someone would contact me from their executive office. Then I went to the police station to file a report. The cop told me that since he had 'warned' me about the 'accidental' text he was about to send, there was little they could do. He used the term 'affirmative defense'.

redditors: what can I do? this is clearly not an accident and I am afraid this man might be a predator. please help. thank you.

Answer: You can report him to Comcast, block him, and move on with your life.


Title: Ticketed by 2 different officers within 2 blocks in Manhattan NY. What are my chances of getting them dismissed based on the proximity alone?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 No. They are unrelated. The one has nothing to do with the other.

>  I felt like they were harassing me.

No they were doing their job.   If you don't want to get pulled over then don't disregard signs.


Title: [Utah] My wife accused me of domestic violence and got me arrested. She then cheated on me and has started doing drugs. What can I do?

Question: A few weeks ago my wife and I got into an argument after she'd been asleep all day and I'd been taking care of our daughter (not biologically mine). She'd woken up with a bloody nose, but during the argument it started back up again. She took our daughter and ran out of the apartment to her baby daddy's apartment across the street, while I tried to get her to go back inside and get tissues for her nose. After she ran I packed up some things, took them over there, knocked, went around the corner, saw they'd grabbed her things, and left. I drove around for a few minutes trying to calm down. Meanwhile she called her mom, told her mom and baby daddy that I'd hit her, who then called the cops. I was arrested and eventually bailed out. I have a no contact order on me, declaring I cannot talk to or see her or my daughter until a judge lifts it. I had an arraignment recently, with the first thing the judge said being, " these are very serious charges." To make matters worse, she'd shown up to this arraignment to "support" me after gathering the scheduled information online, but the judge noticed her presence, got angry, and declared me in violation of the order. He threatened me with jail time for her being there. I plead not guilty and left the courtroom. She was crying on the courthouse steps and I couldn't comfort her, but the next day I find out that her baby daddy ( who she had cheated on) had set her up with a friend who she cheated on me with. During this entire ordeal she has repeatedly tried to contact me, trying to get me to break the no contact order. I have gotten my name taken off of the apartment and all of my things out of the apartment. I left her all of the furniture and beds, even though they were mine and not bought together. She has started doing drugs with this new guy, while our daughter is in the apartment. I have a meeting with a lawyer Wednesday, but I'm going out of my mind with anxiety. What can I do, if anything?

Answer: Listen to your lawyer amd stop feeling bad for not comforting someone who tried to ruin a part of your life.Answer #2: If she is doing drugs there and you are concerned for your daughter, ask your lawyer about a CPS report. I say ask your lawyer because you don't want it to seem like retaliation, and they will be able to figure out the best way to get it done. Also, if possible document all the times she has tried to contact you and give it to your lawyer.


Title: Is it legal in California for an employer to prohibit discussion of compensation?

Question:
I received a memo from my employer stating: "Effective Immediately, discussion pertaining to employee compensation will not be permitted on or off grounds. If a discussion or knowledge pertaining to any compensation conversation is brought to our attention you will be terminated." Is this memo legal in California?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Nope. The California [Equal Pay Act](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/California_Equal_Pay_Act.htm) protects your right to discuss compensation.  Federally, the NLRA also protects it as long as you're not a supervisor.

Really foolish of them to put it in writing.Answer #2: Under the California Equal Pay Act,  it absolutely is NOT legal.

It also explicitly states that retaliation against employees who seek to enforce the law is illegal.

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/California_Equal_Pay_Act.htmAnswer #3: Wow they have now given anyone fired for any reason enough to sue and claim it was for discussion of wages.Answer #4: It's illegal federally, let alone in California.

Answer #5: No. This memo would likely be viewed as a violation of federal law under the National Labor Relations Act.

https://www.nlrb.gov/resources/national-labor-relations-act-nlra


Title: [Florida, Polk County School District] Is my yearbook teacher legally allowed to grade me on my (untrained 16 year old) ability to sell thousands of dollars of advertising?

Question:
Bit of background: I am a junior in high school, and am enrolled in nothing but academic classes this year, save for yearbook. I have 3 AP classes, 2 honors classes and a regular language (latin 2) class, plus yearbook which counts as an honors credit (heavier effect on my weighted GPA.) I've had many problems with this teacher throughout the two years I've been in the program.

Last week my teacher informed me that my grade in her HONORS credit class (officially listed as digital design 2 on transcript) will be shifting from sales attempts to sales, and anything I don't sell, design and ship in the book will negatively impact my grade. I have ~20-40 (I can't remember) pages of this, and ad prices are $300 for a full page and proportional costs down from there ($75 for quarter.) Now initially the idea was that every student had one full page ($300 of advertising) due per quarter, which seems questionable enough. Predictably, nobody fuckin' did it, and that left me with unfilled spaces. So come deadline one I had two complete pages of ads, which was below the requirement. I got docked points (I have a 68 average this quarter, C average first quarter) for these missing ads, and when I objected my teacher told me that I have to sell whatever they don't.

Now, the idea is that I have to sell EVERYTHING and any unfilled pages will dock my points. Now I'm unsure of exactly how many pages I have, but I know it's at least 20 of business and senior ads which are the same price. So at minimum I am expected to sell $6000 of advertising, for a grade. I have one hour of this class daily. I am expected to devote Saturdays or Sundays, and sometimes entire weekends, to coming to school and selling (she threatens to make these weekends grades. This isn't allowed, I know for a fact.) advertising.

Is this legal? Is this allowed per school board policies? Can I fight this? I'm going to see my guidance counselor tomorrow afternoon to look into options regarding dropping this batshit insane teacher's class. I have a constant issue with this teacher's attitude (which I will mention), every time I have to confront her with an issue I get some bullshit replies ranging from "You're wrong, go away" to full on text message blowups over something as simple as a complaint over a sub marking a student tardy who was not, and refusing to change it. If I drop the class, will my GPA still be scarred by a D semester average?
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 Right now, you're Peggy Olson (season 1 to whenever she stopped sucking).  I need you to be Don Draper. Get out there and sell some ads, slick. Answer #2: I am not a lawyer.  I am a parent of a high schooler.  If my teen came home and told me the story you're telling (grade dependent on selling thousands of dollars in advertising), I would be heading in to the school to lodge a complaint about the grading rubric and asking what options there were for moving him to an alternate class.

Ask to speak with your guidance counselor and/or principal.Answer #3: >Is this legal?

I can't think of a law that says otherwise.

>Is this allowed per school board policies?

No idea. You may want to consult with your student advisor, counselor, or a principal with your concerns. Maybe ask your parent to raise the issue at a PTA meeting.

>Can I fight this?

Maybe? It would help to have your parent up to bat for you, but it's not impossible.


Title: FL - Call recording permission given but not heard.

Question:
Hello, I am in Florida, and we are having a dispute against our HOA regarding violations that appear to have been for the wrong house, and they plan to sue us.

I checked the wiki regarding call recordings, but I couldn't find a match to this specific case of them not acknowledging me informing them the call is being recorded.

I made a call to them yesterday, and when I reached her, she immediately started out by being rude and talking over me.  I tried to explain the call is being recorded, but she doesn't appear to have heard me as she never acknowledged it (but in the recording it is heard--somewhat, it's distorted from her talking over me)..

At this point, she's not aware she was recorded, and this recording could be vital to ending any lawsuit against us, as it shows her treating my disabled father poorly, and later lying to us in email (on the phone she claimed she would write an apology letter if we prove with pictures that it's not our house), but in email she claims she never said that.  Apology letter would be vital in case she did try to sue us as it shows we weren't at fault.

Being she talked over me and likely never heard me, is this call recording even legal now, or should I just immediately delete the recording since she technically wasn't able to consent or deny?

Answer:
 > Being she talked over me and likely never heard me, is this call recording even legal now,

It is not.  Consent must be knowingly given or accepted.


Title: California - Can my former attorney represent the other party?

Question:
This seems like a no-brainer, but I want to be sure.

If I terminate my attorney-client relationship and retain a new attorney, can my ex then retain my former attorney for the same case?

Ex goes through attorneys faster than car parts. So I'm curious if this is even a possibility.

**Edit:** Got the answer I was kind of expecting and hoping for. Thank you everyone!

Answer: You mean in the case between you?  Not without your permission to waive the conflict, no.  If you just mean in general, to sue someone else, then yes


Title: I have some audio regarding Trump

Question: I’m a bit of an odd chap and enjoy listening to old radio programs.  This time in particular I was listening to a program from early 2008.  On one episode a rando calls in claiming that he spent time with Trump and observed shenanigans with Stormy Daniels.  The next episode was with Stormy Daniels who flatly denies anything inappropriate happened.  I can’t imagine anyone else had heard this as it’s somewhat niche and one would have no reason to investigate the episode PRIOR to Daniels’ appearance.  Does anyone think this would have any journalistic value?  I’m not interested in money as I do not own the audio and I obtained it legally directly from the source.  I have connections with a very prominent author so I can likely get this to the right people if it’s worth anything.  I’m more trying to limit my personal liability as I don’t own the clips, just doing the legwork of a journalist. My father in law is an attorney so I’m going to run it past him as well as other people in my family who are journalists.

Answer: Do you think you're the only person in the world with a 2008 recording of Howard Stern, Opie & Anthony, or any of the other shows this was discussed on back then?


Title: Update: Landlord's Daughter Entered My Home Without Permission, Snooped, and Verbally Harassed Me

Question:
Here's a link to the original: [Original Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3m5ex1/ct_landlords_daughter_entered_my_home_without/)

Thank you everyone for all of your advice. I have begun documentation of my home and conversations. I'm also planning on seeing a lawyer to ask for advice and go over the terms of the lease to see if anything is in violation of the law; and to have someone to send her official notices. I'm contacting the lawyer today to send the landlord written notice that we don't want Hilda anywhere near or in our home and furthermore that she must relinquish her key to the home (landlord lied to us originally, and admitted yesterday that Hilda has a key).

I also filed a police report against Hilda for her behavior. This is where things got kind of interesting. I didn't know that I wasn't gonna go down to the station, an officer came right up to my door. We talked for a while, he told me to definitely call them next time and agreed that it was a great idea t o document everything in case of dire straits later. However, because he showed up in a cruiser my landlord took notice and came down to sort of listen to what we were saying and interrupted by loudly yelling, "Is this a private conversation??!!?!" I went inside and the officer spoke to her (which... I dunno, she wasn't there and the complaint was against Hilda, not the landlord).

When I was asked to come back out we talked some more, I explained there had been no emergency, and of course landlord is listening to all this as she doesn't have the courtesy not to eavesdrop, and we finished up and he started to walk off. Landlord approached us and the cop swung back around to watch us interact.

I can't even begin to relay the depth of buffoonery I witnessed. She is completely ignorant of the law. She claims to have been a landlord for 20 years or something, and she thought she could come into my home any time she wanted because it was, "my home", the officer actually chimed in and was like, "actually m'am they're right, you can't just come in you do need to give notice. She also tried to play it off like she did us a huge favor and it had been an emergency and she payed the plumber a lot to come out ($70). I said it definitely wasn't an emergency, and the officer agreed, said it didn't sound like an emergency. And then she said the house had to be clean by Tues. or she would kick us out. The officer told her, "M'am you can't do that either, you have to go through the eviction process, you can't just kick people out." Eventually he seemed satisfied she wasn't going to do anything drastic and left.

And of course after he left she offered to give us a month to month lease so we could break it (not gonna do that because she could evict us quickly, I would definitely go to court first). And then she proceeds to tell us that she suspected something was off and had 'reasonable cause' to search the house. This is the most ludicrous part, her 'reasonable cause'? We never have friends over. And never invited her in for coffee or anything. WTF?!?!? That was her real reason, she called us weirdos for not having company over to our tiny apartment. She said, "aside from this, socially, don't you think that's just weird?" NO! Ugg... And she never asked to come in the home or anything, she just wanted to be invited in. And then she said she and Hilda had spied on us through our windows on purpose to look in and see what we were up to (we told her that's illegal). It was a massive exercise in idiocy, she doesn't know the law one bit. Oh, and this is where she told us Hilda, a non-affiliated party, has a key to the home.

She seemed, scared by seeing the police, and that he agreed with us and was in violation of our rights. She honestly didn't seem to know she was doing anything wrong. So now we've told her we're comfortable if she wants to inspect the home on Tues. evening. I also asked her to put in writing what her complaints were so that we could address them, she said she 'needed to come back in the home to check on what they were', we said no. Then she said 'just clean it', which is super vague because it is clean, just not organized in a way she would want it. She said her main complaint yesterday was, 'you have too many things' which I'm pretty sure she can't dictate (as we are meeting health code laws, no abject filth, and nothing is causing damage to the home).

So she's coming on Tues. During a home visit, is she allowed to go into my bedroom? This is the area she wants to see most because Hilda told her there was 'a pile of clothes on the ground', but it is still my bedroom. I'm worried she'll try to bring Hilda along. I'm also going out on Sat. and LL knows it, and Hilda will probably be over. Fearing a break-in, I'm having someone house-sit, but any good ideas for booby-traps or ways to catch that they've been in the home if my sitter has to run out for errands?

Answer:
 >And she never asked to come in the home or anything, she just wanted to be invited in.

Clearly your landlord is a vampire.


Title: Landlord didnt show up on move in day so Im homeless for a while

Question:
Hello, I am a graduate student who was supposed to move in to a room that I signed the contract for 3 months today. The rent is $1000/month and I have paid $500 security deposit. However, he did not appear today at the promised time(never showed up), and has not been replying email or text messages for today and yesterday.(I know he is intentionally avoiding it). We are both Korean, so he wrote the contract in Korean language and talked about it over email. Although we both did not sign on it as it is pdf document, I asked "so we have a contract aggrement right?" and he clearly stated "yes" via a email reply.

As a student I am attending my class and I will have to look for hotels or airbnb places until I find a new place. Also, not sure how Im gonna get the deposit back. I know his name and phone #, and that he does a small personal business(unregistered business), whose name I know of.

Is this legal? If not, what steps must I take? What compensation am I eligible for and how much would lawyer etc cost? I am not super knowledgable in law, so I would really appreciate some help. This is New Jersey.

THank you for your time.

Sincerely.

Answer:
 It is a common scam where someone rents a place, collects deposit + first months, then ghosts the would be tenant.

Where you able to inspect the place or did he do anything to indicate that it is actually his to rent?


Title: [IN] Is there any recourse I can take against my abusive ex-husband since he's the reason I have PTSD, depression, and anxiety?

Question:
I'm in the process of divorcing my abusive ex-husband. We were in a relationship for eight years and married for five. (I stayed for that long, because abusive relationship.)

He sexually assaulted me multiple times in college and emotionally abused me throughout the relationship: gaslighting, stonewalling, suicide threats, accusations of cheating, put-downs, explosive rage followed by love bombing...the uzhe. It was hellish and I'm relieved to be free of that going forward, but I'm definitely not free of the effects.

I've been seeing a trauma specialist for a year now, for PTSD from the assaults. I also developed anxiety and depression last year, and as a result, I had to quit my job this spring. My ex denied that I was depressed, but I went through a couple phases of being suicidal that culminated in a three-week stay at a mental hospital. I filed for divorce the day I was discharged.

I didn't have kids, a house, or any outstanding students loans with him, so the divorce proceedings seem like they'll be relatively simple. I'm very lucky in that regard.

I did recently get a new job, where I make $15/hour. Since my ex made $95/hour as a medical software consultant while we were together (and still does), I'm having to replan my retirement savings goals.

In the state of Indiana, alimony is only awarded if one spouse is incapable of working or will be supporting a child with serious health issues. Neither of those apply to me. I'm wondering if there is any other form of financial recourse that I could take against my ex.

Before the divorce, I had grand plans to save wisely and retire early, and my medical/therapy bills were not a concern. Things are different now. I'm obviously not destitute, but $15/hour doesn't give me much of a cushion if depression rears its head again and I end up having to leave this job like I did my previous one. And therapy isn't free. (Thanks, Trump? Is that a thing?)

I asked my attorney about marital torts after some preliminary googling, but she said she didn't see people doing that sort of thing in Indiana's courts and she didn't think it was advisable (because it wasn't likely to be ruled in my favor). But she hasn't been the greatest attorney, so I'm not really sure what to think. And maybe a marital tort isn't the best option, anyway - my google-fu has failed me before.

TL;DR Is there any recourse I can take against my ex-husband since he's leaving me with therapy bills and the mental toll of PTSD, depression, and anxiety? Thank you in advance!

Answer:
 I'm not trying to purposefully offend you but how would you respond when he claims you were completely messed up before he even met you?  Answer #2: > He sexually assaulted me multiple times in college

You can report sexual assault to the police, but they may not pursue it at this point if a lot of time has passed since it happened. Even if they do investigate and charge him though, it's not going to get you any financial compensation.

> gaslighting, stonewalling, suicide threats, accusations of cheating, put-downs, explosive rage followed by love bombing...the uzhe.

None of that is illegal, and you're not going to get any financial compensation for it.


Title: Grocery store not giving me what I earned. What can I do?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >tell her she a stupid b•tch who doesn’t know how to do her job. She then tries to play victim telling the other assistant manager “he called me a b•tch” and goes into the back room to ‘de-stress’.

It sounds like you behaved like an asshole, frankly, and I'm surprised you haven't been banned from the store entirely at this point, which they absolutely can do and seems like the inevitable outcome if you continue to abuse their employees.