Title: Can I get forced to retake a 4 hrs test for cheating without any proof against me?

Question:
Background: 2 weeks into an 11th grade math class, I have a D- and have been doing poorly on hw/testwork. We take a school wide test to assess student's mathematical proficiency. I score college level by 100s of points above the average and the teacher accused me of cheating in an email because of my class performance. I don't have time in my schedule to take the test again (it took 4 hrs).  I was part of the mathlete's team for 3 yrs and had perfect grades for 2 years. Are there maybe any laws I can use to defend my self or look into whether certain policies are in effect?

Highschool in california, usa

Answer: No. It seems that you in fact did cheat, and even if you didn't, they're very free to make you retake the test. They can punish you if you won't. This is all above board. Academic dishonesty does have consequences. Answer #2: This is up to school policy. The law is not involved here.


Title: [NH,USA] The already flooded basement of the house I rent flooded, Landord is trying to scapegoat us and use us as a blank check?

Question: I rent a house with some other guys and the basement is a separate unit from us. Before we moved in it was flooded and the landlord did nothing to repair it. A month ago it flooded, its unclear if it is ours or the landlords fault. He blamed us for the flood damage and claimed it was going to take 25k to fix it. This despite the fact that it was already water damaged before us. He hasn't contacted us at all and today a renovation team showed up and started fixing the water damage. We have a have a feeling he is going scapegoat us for all ready damaged goods and use us as a blank check. What can I do?

Answer: Until or unless he charges or sues you for the damage, do nothing other than document, document document.


Title: Why aren't the people on Intervention arrested?

Question: I'm not asking for advice,  I just didn't know where else to post this. On the show people are filmed doing all kinds of illegal drugs. Why are they never arrested?

Answer:
 Actually people have been arrested while filming the show, but not *because* they were on the show, they just so happened to get caught while cameras were rolling.

Journalists and documentary filmmakers and producers have to build trust with their subjects or no one would ever be a part of their projects. Part of that trust requires not turning people in for committing crimes while you are filming them. I have seen an episode or two where they had to call the police though, because the subject was a threat to themselves or others. They have to walk a fine line, really. Answer #2: They are not arrested for the crime being committed because they'd have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the people in question are actually doing drugs. Even though you might be filmed doing the drug and you say what drug it is, it does not prove it actually is illegal drugs.

Answer #3: Generally, they need to be caught by an officer while possessing the drugs and then the drugs would be identified by a lab.

There are probably a lot of crimes that could be prosecuted just through video evidence, but you'll notice that a lot of stuff happens  off camera and is carefully summarized by the white text. Cops and prosecutors also aren't usually very interested in spending their limited resources pursuing people who are trying to get help.


Title: 17, Worried, Help

Question:
So long story short, I got caught with about 10 grams of marijuana and am extremely overwhelmed and worried

So after I was in a car with friends, we were searched and they found my stuff.  They arrested me without reading me my rights and left me alone in the PD several times.

I really have no clue what will follow this and any guidance/opinions would help greatly

Located in NJ

Answer:
 >They arrested me without reading me my rights and left me alone in the PD several times.

They don't need to "read you your rights" unless you are being formally interrogated.

I would look into hiring an attorney. Look to see if you can get a deferred adjudication.


Title: realtor(landlord) threatening to sue me ...what should i do?

Question:
Ok please forgive me for the long winded explanation but to understand the totality of what im dealing with the full explanation is needed...
Rented a place in Jan of 2014 for 1450.00/month. The place is owned by a person who lives out of the country and he has a realtor representing him on this transaction. From the get-go there was issues with plumbing, we had no screens on our windows (on the 2nd and 3rd floor of the building) and we were told the kitchen would be completely remodeled within 3 weeks of our move in date.

So within the first week of signing the lease one of the bathrooms upstairs had a bad seal and ran down one of the walls and flooded our downstair neighbors apartment. this leak also cause major water damage to the wall in my apartment that was behind a gigantic mirrored wall. So they had to have the entire wall replaced ( 20 x 10 ft). The guys who fixed this painted the wall a completely different color from the rest of the house. I was so happy to get rid of the mirrors i took it upon myself to paint the rest of the place to match the new wall. I didnt as the landlord to pay for this because the new color really brightened the place up and i didnt think the realtor would have paid to have someone do it. As the months go on all three toilets begin to go bad, screens were never put in, the kitchen was never remodeled and 4 separate occasions the AC died ( I live in florida so you can imagine over labor day weekend the house go to above 90 degrees). I contacted the realtor each time the AC went out and it would take her days to have someone out to look at the unit. Over the labor day weekend i had guests in town and explained to her i needed an emergency repair tech out and she refused told me to "man up" and "open a window". I ended up having to get hotel rooms for my out of town guests.

So fast forward to a month before my lease ends ( dec 2014). i am in the process of looking for a new place but the location and price of where I am is tough to leave even with all the problems. The realtor and landlord want to visit the property. So they come by and we begin discussions on all the issues i mentioned earlier in the post. I work fdor a company that has a maintenance guy on site who is extremely handy and i mention that he is willing to come by and look at all the toilets that are not functioning properly as well as see if the AC problems are due to the location of the thermostat and maybe its needing to run too hard to keep up with the size of the unit. They agreed to have me do that. So before they left they took screen measurements, and i let them know i would update them when i heard about my toilet issues and about the thermostat.

 A few weeks go by my lease is nearing an end and i speak to the realtor about having a month by month agreement to give me more time to either find a place or stay there. She agreed and i paid rent as agreed. I stayed there until April 1 of 2015 deciding on a place that was a bit closer to work and had less issues. I did have the toilets fixed as per the agreement but never touched the thermostat. Per the lease we are required to have the carpets cleaned professionally, which i did, and we are to make sure the walls are neutral , which i also did. The realtor scheduled the walk through for April 3rd (Friday) at 12 pm. I left wrk early to meet her and lo and behold she never shows. I attempted to contact her via text and phone call to avail. I waited for over an hour but needed to return to work. I got no response for over a week. I reached back out to her about 10 days later to see where my security deposit was and she responded that she was dissatisfied with the job the carpet cleaners did and wanted the place repainted because we didnt do a good enough job. I explained to her the place was spotless and in great shape when i left it in her hands. I have all the correspondence showing my attempts to contact her when she no showed for the walk through. She refused to release my security deposit. I studied my lease agreement and saw a clause that states she must contact me via certified mail within 30 days explaining in detail the claims she is making against my deposit for "damages" and I have 15 days to respond in kind.

 fast forward to this week I waited out the 30 days and received no response. I reached out to her via email and text to explain she violated the agreement and the entire deposit was owed to me. She argued some but eventually realized i was correct and she owed me the entire amount. A few hours later she responded that she would either give me the depositof 1450.00 back and turn around and be suing me for 2600.00 more then the deposit due to the damages to the place. I asked her for details regarding the damages , the contractors name and contact info. who were supplying the estimates etc. Because she never showed for the walkthrough and didnt respond for more then a week after does she have any legal recourse to sue me for anything. There is nothing proving any damage she is referring to (which i dont know the details yet) is even mine to begin with.

TL;DR Realtor suing me for damages, never showed for walkthrough, violated lease agreement by not returning deposit.

Answer: If she doesn't return the deposit, sue her. If she sues, it will be on her to prove the damages. It's likely this will take place in small claims court.


Title: My Abusive Ex[F20] Is Wrongly Accusing Me[M21] of Stalking Her. What Can I Do?

Question:
I got out a relationship that I did not recognize as abusive about 4 months ago. We go to the same University in the US. We had a crazy relationship where we would fight a lot and get angry and go right back to doing things like before and it got worst and worst. Most of the time though everything that happened would be blamed on me. I put up with name calling, blame for everything that went wrong, body shaming, and any number of abusive things. I always went back though cause I felt I deserve it, and I loved her, and I wanted to make it work. I never once called her a name or threatened her in any way. I just didn't have the self-respect to walk away.

The relationship finally ended when I decided to study abroad about 5,000 miles from my school. We continued to talk over winter break where she told me she wanted to be with me, and that I was her best friend, and she was terrified of losing me. But shortly after arriving at my host country the abuse returned one day.  And I thought after that she would not talk to me, but much to my surprise she sent me another message within 48 hours talking about how bad her week has been and how she wishes I was there to take care of her.

Thinking this was just like old times, I sent her a message the next day seeing if she was alright. No response, okay, she only doesn't talk to me when she's mad at me I thought I should just give her space.  I text her again the end of the week, nothing. So Sunday rolls around and it's been a week and I realize she really doesn't want to talk for a while, so I say goodbye, and that I'm there if she needs me.

In the following 6 weeks I reached out twice, which doesn't seem odd for a relationship that just ended where she said she wanted to be friends. I still haven't recognized how shitty the things she did to me were.  I only wanted to reach out once ultimately she got into a very prestigious year long program for next year that I wrote her letter of recommendation for. (I heard this from my friends, unsolicited) So I said congrats.  It was right around this time that I started thinking back about how abusive she had been to me, previously my friends had always said she was but I just couldn't believe it, if she was hurting me it had to be my fault or else she wouldn't do that.

Two weeks later I receive an email from her stating that she didn't want any contact with me and if she I did contact her she would report me for stalking. Okay, at this point the tide is turning and I really want nothing to do with her. So that's easy enough. I go on my way.

This is when things get tricky.  I was offered the chance to apply for great position in a school organization that I had previously worked with this past semester.  Only problem is that my ex worked there as well. The thing is though, by the time I started she would be long gone on her program so we would not be working together.  I happily applied cause it would be good for my resume and my future. What I didn't realize was that she was part of the hiring process. I decided in the name of professionalism to send her a very formal, professional email detailing the fact that I intended to apply and if she had concerns about it she could contact me, if not I would move forward with my application.  My chance of landing this job look very good.

Unfortunately, three weeks later now I received an email from my school stating that I was not allowed to contact my ex while they investigated a claim of stalking that she filed.  I don't know what to do, because she is the school's golden child, very high GPA, very involved in clubs and organizations, an athlete, and Resident Advisor, and very well liked and perceived as very sweet. (until you spend time with her in private.) whereas I have had problems with the school before (Mainly just alcohol/party things.)  I'm afraid they won't take my claims of emotional abuse seriously. I legitimately don't want this person in my life. Why would I be stalking them.

And to make matters worse, because I am male and she is female it automatically becomes a sexual misconduct case because of the situation.  I'm 5000 miles away, I don't know how I'm going to represent myself.  Should I preemptively hire an attorney? What are my choices here?

TL;DR Accused of stalking an abusive ex-girlfriend who I honestly want nothing to do with and just wish would get out my life so I could stop thinking about her.

Answer:
 > Unfortunately, three weeks later now I received an email from my school stating that I was not allowed to contact my ex while they investigated a claim of stalking that she filed.

Is this school discipline, or a criminal investigation?

> I legitimately don't want this person in my life.

Then you should stop contacting them.  You were told not to contact her anymore, and you turned around and contacted her some more.  This does not look good for you.

You can hire an attorney if you want.  The school isn't required to allow you one during the investigation.  You should stop contacting her, her friends, her family, and anyone else around her, and you should refrain from making any statements *about* her.


Title: SIL just found out she hasn’t had health insurance (OH)

Question:
In Ohio: My SIL just found out today that her employer let her health insurance lapse 3 months ago but has still been taking contributions out of her paycheck. What are her next steps?
Topic:
Insurance

Answer:
 This happened to me. I talked to the employer and they got everything fixed. Has she talked to her employer about this?Answer #2: 2 things to know. Try #1  before going with option2

1. This is most likely an error and HR can fix it retroactively. If your nephew needs his prescription, your SIL can pay out of pocket and submit a claim later. It's also possible that the pharmacy will let you purchase the prescription at the insured rate and bill your insurance once it's sorted out. It's not a guarantee and they don't have to do it. If they do it, you're still liable if the insurance doesn't pay.
2. Ohio's BWC has a procedure for this so if your employer is not helpful, you can contact them. Basically they'll let you pay what it would've cost you if you were insured and deal with your employer. I'm not 100% sure of the mechanics of it in Ohio but the State has a procedure for it.


Title: Apartment rules

Question: My parents got into an apartment several years ago and put down first and last month's rent as a deposit. Last year I was added to the lease and gave an additional 1375 as a deposit. I'm not resigning the lease this year but my parents are.  The apartment won't give me my 1375 back. They said they will keep it until my parents leave the apartment which may be another 3 years or more. And my deposit will be given to my parents, not me, when they do decide to leave. I just don't understand how that's allowed. They will still have my parents deposit of first and last month's rent so they won't be screwed out of any money when my parents finally vacate. I need advice on how to get my deposit back.

Answer:
 > I just don't understand how that's allowed.

Presuming you're in a US state it's not just allowed it the norm. Though deposit laws can vary by state. Without knowing any more, your recourse is to ask your parents for the $1375 (or some figure) and then move on. If they don't have that money you'll have to wait.


Title: I hit another car and shamefully ran. What can I do?

Question:
So my story is that in the supermarket car park I hit another car. From what I saw I caused a reasonable dent in their vehicle, doing worse damage to mine, and due to some dumb reasons I drove away like a coward without leaving a note. I feel guilty and ashamed for this. I am thinking of going to the police, since I can't track the owner down otherwise, letting them know what I've done and leaving my details so if the owner reports the accident they can be directed to me and I can apologise and pay them back. Is this going to be enough and is there anything else I can do?

Edit: This occured in a rural town in Australia

Update: I decided to tell the police. They now have my details to pass on to the other driver if they decide to report the incident

Answer:
 I don't know anything about Australian law, but it seems likely that you've committed a crime.

Calling the police and leaving your information now might be the *morally* right thing to do, but it might not be legally smart.

You need a lawyer.


Title: I was offered a spot in a possible pyramid scheme. Is it illegal?

Question:
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I have had a family member offer me a spot in what they call a "gifting loom" or "mandala gifting circle" in which I would be able to 10x my money if I invest 1400 dollars and recruit 2 members. Now I am very well aware that this is unsustainable and will likely result in a loss of money. However seeing how a few friends already got their money, I feel tempted to join in.

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Losing my money is not my biggest concern. Rather its the penalties associated with engaging in this. So to ask, is it illegal to **join** a pyramid scheme? Not create or run one but join one? I know in the state of maryland its stated that you can't run or entice people to join one but what if you just join one? Granted, I realize that me trying to bring 2 people might count as running or enticing a pyramid scheme. Penalty is 1 year in jail and 10k fine.

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Answer: Yes, pyramid schemes are illegal. No, they haven't found a magic loophole by saying it's a gift. Run away from this.


Title: Landlord rented us a garage and then built a room in it to rent to other tenants

Question:
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We didnt sign a new lease or receive a discounted rate for the space that was unilaterally taken. We have paid the full contracted lease on said garage since this occurred.  Originally we didn't say anything because we are trying to keep the peace so we can try to buy the house because we like it. Now its become an issue, what recourse if any do we have?

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This happened in Colorado for reference.

Answer: If you are paying for the garage, you get the garage.  Talk to your landlord why the rate hasn't been renegotiated.


Title: (CAN) My girlfriend's sister got fired because money was stolen from her store.

Question: My girlfriend's sister (17 y/o), let's call her Bella, used to work at a cosmetics store but two days ago, apparently someone took an envelope from a drawer that contained one month amount of cash ($90,000). The problem is the money that was stolen also included Bella's commission money (she made the largest amount of commission out of everyone working there). This lead the manager to think that she stole the money and because they couldn't find any evidence, they decided to fire both her and her co-worker. Is there any legal advice on what to do about this? Bella had a huge mental breakdown because the manager kept harassing her by saying stuff about her integrity, dignity, and why did she steal from the store like a rat.

Answer:
 Canada labor laws are not "at will" and thus most terminations require notice, unless there was "just cause". The "just cause" argument doesn't seem to stick here, since apparently she is not under investigation by the police.

And BTW, if I was a shop owner who had $90K stolen, I would be calling the police unless for some reason I didn't want the police involved. $90K sitting in a drawer for a month instead of a safe or better yet a bank sounds fishy. I suspect someone isn't paying their taxes.

She is owned her commission money, and she is owned notice of several weeks, which varies by province and years of service. The provincial labor board will help her. Again, I am guessing the employer doesn't want law enforcement involved, so she should ask for her money.Answer #2: As far as her termination goes, no, nothing can be done.

However, _depending on provincial laws and norms_, she's almost certainly owed her commission on the sales she completed before her termination, any outstanding wages, and, depending on how long she was employed and where she is, she may be owed pay in lieu of notice. _Suspected_ theft generally isn't enough evidence of misconduct to avoid provincial laws requiring notice or pay in lieu. If her employer's not paying up, she should speak to the province's ministry of labour or employment standards office about her next steps.

She's almost certainly eligible for EI while she looks for another job.


Title: Bypassing a recruiter, is it legal?

Question:
tl;dr at the bottom

A recruiter reached out to me for a job opportunity. I had already told him I accepted a 2-month contract with another company but I am open to interviewing for jobs afterward.

The interview with the company went very well and the interviewer really liked me so much he suggested I reach out to him through the recruiter within a month after my contract ends (the recruiter failed to relay I already accepted a contract role).

I spoke with the recruiter right after the meeting explaining the I told the employer I accepted the contract and do not want to break it. The employer was understanding and said to reach out to him in a month. He the tried to encourage me to break the contract and pursue this role. I said no but he them began offending me with attacks like "I won't get this job since others will be more open to saying yes immediately". Next, I asked him to make a reminder that 1 month from now I should reconnect with the employer and he responded: "I will make a note but most likely I will forget because I work with more important clients and candidates".

tl;rd

The recruiter was very offensive to me but he introduced me to a good company that really likes me. Can I legally bypass the recruiter and connect directly with the company so he does not reap any benefits on my potential hiring?

Answer:
 It's not illegal but it's sue worthy depending on the contract he signed with the employer. Did you sign paperwork to work with him? Their contract should indicate when you become a free agent.

As an FYI, the company is already prepared to pay the recruiter fees. They may not be willing to screw him out of commission & I don't suggest asking them. Answer #2: >The recruiter was very offensive to me but he introduced me to a good company that really likes me. Can I legally bypass the recruiter and connect directly with the company so he does not reap any benefits on my potential hiring?

You do not pay a recruiter because you find them nice -you pay them to introduce you to good companies (and companies pay them to be introduced to good candidates).

The recruiter did their job, they are owed compensation for their services.

If you try to bypass the recruiter, they may take legal action against both you and/or the employer, depending on the nature of the existing agreements between each of those parties.

Just enforce the contract you agreed to.


Title: [PA] Can i end a lease early because there is no parking?

Question:
Im also extremely allergic to the dogs which people bring in the elevator so i get asthma attacks and bad allergies everytime i go in there with someone, and sometimes even when no one is in there if an animals dander was left behind. Would any of this be grounds to break a lease early? Obviously it says the lease that you have to pay the entire lease if you leave early but i imagine most leases say that. Im renting from a company not a person if that makes a difference.

There is absolutely no parking to the point where people just park illegally.

Answer:
 >Would any of this be grounds to break a lease early?

No, if you are that allergic you probably should not have moved into a pet friendly building.

The parking is also a non issue. They are not required to provide you with parking.


Title: Apartment taking me to court

Question:
Live in a non smoking apartment. I used to smoke but have quit. Neighbor complains she smelt marijuana smoke so she calls landlord and they fine me. I refuse to pay a fine on something I didn't do so it's now escalated to court.

How are they going to prove in court that I was smoking INSIDE of my apartment?

I don't get how my apartment complex can ding me 100$'s with no evidence.

What leg do they even have to stand on and how in the world is it legal to gouge someone for 100's$ over a phone call complaint.

Portland Oregon is where I live.

Answer:
 > it's now escalated to court.

Does this mean you've been served with a small claims court lawsuit, trying to enforce the smoking fee clause of your contract?

Bring whatever evidence you can on your court date that you don't smoke marijuana.  I know, I'm asking you to prove a negative.  Bring a friend or two who will swear you don't smoke marijuana.  Burden of proof is on the landlord, but in small claims court the standard is not "beyond a reasonable doubt", but "more likely than not" that the plaintiff is right. Testimony is a form of evidence the court can consider.


Title: My dog bit neughbours kid when he put his hand under then fence.

Question:
Seeking legal advice, more to be aware if we need to safe guard ourselves and our dogs.

So this afternoon apparently approx 12:30-1:00pm WST (Perth Australia) our neighbours 3 ish year old behind us has put their hand under our fence and our dog has apparently bitten him.

Im curious as to where we stand  legally with it being our fault. Our dogs are not generally the sort to attack people let alone kids. Our dog that it could be who did it is actually our most friendly of the two.

Now i was home all day, i was even outside having a smoke at approx 12:15pm. Had not heard anything, no kids scream, the dog wasnt making any sounds.

We only found out because our nextdoor neighbour, who is the behind neighbours family friend came over an informed us. I was waiting for my boyfriend  to be ready to go around  there to find out what happened and see how they were when the mother of said chikd rocked up on our door. We talked civilly and i expressed our apologies (because we are sorry it happened) she mentioned hiw her husband was livid and had said previously that any dog that bites his kids  he will kill. I firmly expressed how her children are her life and my dogs are mine, should something to our dogs happen they better watch out. We ended the conversation on good terms, as good as they can be given the situation.

So question is if they come  knocking for money or start further problems from this situation do we have a leg to stand on in court to say it technically isnt our fault as he was putting his hand through our back fence?

Bit of backgorund this 3 Year old loves to antagonize our dog by banging o  the back fence and ive seen stuff thrown over the fence before.

TIA

Answer:
 Call the police non emergency line and ask them. Or a lawyer. Or check your local bylaws.

In my country if a dog is on its owners property when it bites there is no action that the person who was bit can take against you. They should not have been on your property.

In this case the dog obviously could only have bitten the child if the child stuck its hand through your fence.

It's the parents fault and I doubt they can do anything legally. That being said you need to watch your dogs closely now. The neighbor could throw poisoned food over the fence.Answer #2: Please be cautious, and keep a close eye on the dogs in the backyard. if you have already seen things thrown over the fence, and basically a threat that the dog would be harmed for biting a child, you don't know what Dad might throw over the fence. That might have been what the mother was trying to tell you in not so many words.Answer #3: My question is- why wasn't anyone watching the kid? Three year olds  require constant supervision so things like this don't happen.Answer #4: If there are holes under your fence between you two, it might be good to be proactive and fill them regardless. Doing so wouldnt admit fault, but it recognizes that there was a weakness in the shared border that allowed the child to essentially trespass


Title: Cheating Ex Stole 10K and is Threatening to Sue For 50% What I Own if I Sue to Get it Back

Question:
So I will try to give the quick bare bones since the story is very complex.

Basically I was with my ex for 8 years (with a couple breaks in between of a few weeks to a month). During one of the breaks about 5 years in she slept around and when we got back together she said she had remained faithful, I never would have gotten back with her if she had been honest.

After 8 years we broke up and she slept around with a few guys, the entire time she is telling me she wasn't and was withdrawing from a shared account that had only my money in it. The account was shared because it was a business account. Eventually she told me that she was sleeping around, withdrew 10k and used that to fund her trip to Vegas to get married to the new guy she is with (Yay!)

That might seem pretty complex but it gets more convoluted unfortunately. We owned 2 businesses, mine and hers, one of our websites was in her businesses name and the bank account was in her businesses name as well, I believe I was a co-signer on it so I was free to use it according to the bank. Over the time period my business became much, much larger, and due to her mismanagement and problems hers eventually failed. I accounted for about 99.5% of all the money flowing through the account, paid all the bills, made all the purchases for my business etc, the 0.05% (high estimate) that was hers was sent to her every time she made a sale (she made one product that rarely sold on the site, probably occurred a maximum of 3 times per month while I was making 20 or so sales a day). She claims that the 10K she stole was hers because it was "her business" which is basically just complete and utter BS. From what I just said I hope that is clearly demonstrated and I have documented evidence to prove it.

Additionally, she was working for me after her business failed and said I owed her money. However, I found meticulously kept time sheets in her handwriting (she always kept lists) that show the total I owed her was 2K. During the 8 month time period of her sleeping around and not telling me she drew much more than 2K from my account, so this amount should be full paid. Additionally, she owed me around 1-3K from previous money she borrowed from me although I do not have evidence of this as she kept the records.

Finally, in regards to the common law marriage, from my understanding CO is a common law marriage state however it comes with some pretty strict requirements. The requirements are things like, you had to hold yourself out publicly as married etc. We did NONE of the requirements and only briefly TALKED about marriage as a possibility around year 7.

So I am wondering, what should I do? What is my best course of action here? Does she have a case for suing under common law marriage? Any advice would help! She was not a nice person to me at all for a long time, lied continuously to me and used me for a lot of money. The 10K is just one more slap in my face but it is my only point that I could possibly take back and regain a bit of myself... Like just knowing that the law said she was wrong to do something (she is extremely, extremely manipulative in arguments and impossible to talk to because of it, blames me for her sleeping around etc.) would be so fulfilling and validating it would probably feel incredible.

Answer: Here's some practical advice: Forget about the $10k. Unless you had a specific operating agreement that she violated the terms of, you're going to have a hard time proving she didn't have any rights to that money. Your best bet is to just move on, get her out of your life, separate your business from hers, set up new accounts that she doesn't have access to, and go about your life.


Title: I rent from and live with my brother. He has homeowners insurance. Are my belongings covered by his insurance, or would I need my own renters insurance?

Question:
In Seattle. From what I've read online it says that "relatives are covered" but it only lists children or parents, not siblings. Secondly it says that "tenants" are not covered under homeowners. I fall into both of those categories.

Thanks for the help, not sure if this is the correct sub.

Answer: You need renter's insurance in order to be covered should something happen. It's super cheap and won't break the bankAnswer #2: You need your own insurance; you're essentially his tenant.


Title: Can my job do this?

Question:
I work for a major corporation.  We work a 5 day work week with 40 hours and overtime only when necessary.

We are running behind and so today, they announced a mandatory 6 day work week for the next three months.

I'm in North Carolina if it makes a difference but the company is nationwide.

Answer: You don't have to report to work. You never have to report to work. But they can choose not to continue your employment.


Title: Dad stole my identity before and is trying to make me promise him more money [NYC]

Question:
Background: I’m 30 years old, single, and live alone.

About 10 years ago, my father took a loan out in my name (specifically, a student loan for 10K). I found out about it about 3 years ago when I pulled my credit reports when I was preparing to move out. When I spoke to him about it he kept switching his story between “We needed the money or we would’ve been homeless” (he lives, and I lived with him, with his mother in a house that’s been paid off for decades), “you owe me for raising you, and for all the lawyers I had to pay for going to family court for you,” and “I didn’t realize it was going to be in your name, I just got a letter saying I’d get money if there was a student in the house.” He eventually paid it off by cashing in a life insurance policy, but he still insists that he didn’t know it was going to be in my name and he needed the money.

We’re not completely estranged, but I only see him about once a month, usually for an afternoon or so. When he told me that I owe him $75,000 for going to court for custody of me, it did some major damage to our relationship.

Recently, my father has started asking me to promise him financial support once my grandma passed away. He’s asked me in a few different ways: “just a couple thousand a month for rent,” or if I’ll pay his rent. He’s also said that I owe him 75 grand for “raising me,” which to him means family court battles with my mother. Last time I saw him, he tried to make me promise that I would lend him half of the life insurance payout from my grandmothers life insurance policy until they send him the check. When I asked him why, he didn’t have an answer aside “just in case.”

I don’t have any idea about his financial situation. My grandmother (the one he lives with) took out a reverse mortgage, but neither of them will tell me anything specific, insisting they have everything figured out and I don’t need to worry. My dad hasn’t worked a full time job for over 10 years and won't tell me anything about his finances. He’s said a couple of things that sound sketchy. For instance, he mentioned one time that he buys cell phones for his friends that won’t buy anything online, then got surprised and defensive when I asked him what he was talking about, like he realized he said something he shouldn’t have. Those aren’t legal issues I know, but I worry that he’s gotten himself into something bad.

My own financial situation is stable. I went to a state university and paid for it all with grants and federal student loans.

I’m worried that he’s gotten himself into some major financial trouble that he’s expecting me to get him out of. My grandmother is very sick and she probably doesn’t have much longer, so there’s also the issue of the reverse mortgage.

My goals are, in order:
1. Figure out how to protect myself in case he decides he’s entitled to my money. He knows my SSN and address, but I don’t know if there’s anything else he could do here aside take out more credit cards or loans in my name.
2. Figure out how to protect him. Our relationship is strained as I’ve said, but he’s still my father. I suspect he’s gotten himself into something but I don’t know what.

Basically, who should I be talking to and what questions should I be asking them?

Thank you all for helping me out.

Answer:
 As for your goals:

1. You can change your SSN. Do that. You can freeze your credit score to prevent people from taking out loans or cards in your name. Many banks offer some sort of financial alert or something for major transactions if you are worried about him getting into your bank account.

2. I would not recommend continuing this relationship but this is not r/relationships.Answer #2: Make sure to keep an eye on your credit report; you can sign up for alerts that notify you when someone's trying to run credit checks. Does he have any access to your bank account(s)? If so, close them and get new ones.

From reading your post, it sounds like your dad is the one who persuaded your grandma into taking out the reverse mortgage. Is there any chance you can get your grandma alone to talk to her about it? It sounds like the big thing to worry about here is what will happen to the house when your grandmother passes and the loan comes due--which means the house may have to be sold (which is what it sounds like might happen) to satisfy the debt. This might also be something your dad will pressure you into, and might be why he wants you to "lend" him the $75k from your grandma's life insurance policy payout.


Title: Fire alarm going off for 2.5 weeks, building manager ignores all contact

Question:
My fire alarm has been beeping constantly and loudly for more than 2 weeks. It sounds like a warning beep possibly malfunctioned.

The battery isnt low because there is no battery, its hard wired. So that rules that out.

Anyway, I contacted our building manager 2 weeks ago by email who hasnt responded at all. He also doesnt answer his phone. Ive also tried by email to the real estate company he works for (is our strata management company) and got no response.

On google the company has 1 star, dozens of people saying it takes weeks for a response and sometimes no response at all.

What can I do here? This cant be legal for me to have to listen to this even while trying to sleep.

Answer:
 Call the fire department non-emergency number.

A functional fire alarm is likely required by code. Hopefully the fire inspector and a few fines would get more attention from your management company. Answer #2: Even hardwired fire alarms have a backup battery. Pop open the face, there is undoubtedly a dead 9 volt in there.


Title: Didn’t get the motorcycle I paid for.

Question: Basically I went to a dealership to buy a motorcycle and bought what they displayed as a 2017 Sv650 with ABS. That is the model (sv650Al7) that shows up on their bill of sale on receipts. The issue is the motorcycle they gave me is the non-ABS version that comes with a different model number (sv650l7). That is the model I have on my financing contract also. To make things worse the bill of sale reported to the state has another completely different model (sfv650). The only thing that does make sense is that the VIN is the same on each form. The transaction date was 11/17 and I didn’t figure it all out till now. What can I actually do about this?

Answer: Did you get the vin# listed on the title? Answer #2: The VIN number one the paperwork matches the VIN on the bike?


Title: Salary employee being taken advantage of

Question:
My husband works nights, and is supposedly supposed to work 50 hours a week (9pm to 7am). He is salaried and his boss has regularly been keeping him for 14+ hours, and often for six-night weeks. He "has no contract" (can't find one and apparently never signed one) and fears retribution if he takes this to HR.
How helpless is he in this situation? Are salaried employees really without protections of any sort?
He works in Chesapeake, VA.

Answer:
 >Are salaried employees really without protections of any sort?

As long as he is properly classified, yes.


Title: (S.C.)My Girlfriends Car Insurance Gave Out Her Information...

Question:
Not sure about all the information that will be needed, but i'll try to explain this the best I can.

My girlfriend is 17, doesn't live with her parents, and is on her own insurance policy, but it is the same insurance company as her parents.

Not sure how to word this, but these are all the things that has happened between her insurance and her step-mom.

-Stepmom reported that my girlfriend got a speeding ticket, causing her insurance to go up.
-Insurance told her stepmom that she recently had an accident (minor damage to vehicle, nothing else.)
-Stepmom called and got my girlfriends home address changed on her insurance.

That's all I can think of right now. I don't know the word for this, but I don't feel like the insurance company should be giving out her information like this, seems sort of like a breach of trust.

Any information on this would be great, and if any more details are needed just let me know.

-Thanks

Location: Anderson County, South Carolina.

Answer:
 >I don't know the word for this

That's because there isn't one. The insurance company gave a minor's parents information about the policy. It's a fairly routine procedure. Does your girlfriend have a restraining order against the  stepmother?


Title: [NM] People secretly bringing 90 y/o man bottles of alcohol

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Until or unless you get him declared incompetent of handling his own affairs, you can't stop him from drinking.


Title: Landlord requesting I pay my deceased father's outstanding water bill - Michigan

Question:
My father passed away in May 2015 and had been renting a house in the state of Michigan. My sister, age 26 had been living with him. My father's name was the only name on the lease. Apparently he had not paid the water bill for some time and it racked up quite a charge. Once he passed away, we went and cleared out the house and got out as much as we could. The landlord came back with a list of charges she incurred for getting the house ready for another tenant. She said she would not be refunding the security deposit which I understood. However, now she wants me to pay for the outstanding water bill that my father left.

It is my understanding that neither me or my sister have any liability to pay for this water bill as our names were not on the lease and I thought that any outstanding debt he had died with him. He did not have an estate and held very little in assets.

I am concerned the landlord may point to my sister for this bill since she incurred some of the water charges by living there.

Any help on this issue would be great! Thank you!
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 > held very little in assets

But there are assets? If so, the estate pays the bill. The debt does not carry over to next of kin.

However, even if not on the lease, if your sister was living in the house for an extended period of time, she could be considered a tenant for purposes of the water bill.

Otherwise, can't get a water bill paid from a stone.


Title: Me (28f) trying to kick roommate (27f) out.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You can't self evict or she could sue you for a lot of money. Did she agree to pay rent? If so, is she behind? It will be easier to evict her for non payment of rent. Otherwise you need to give her 15 days notice to vacate and then go to court to have the Sheriff remove her.

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/florida-notice-requirements-terminate-month-month-tenancy.html


Title: Someone violates copyright by writing and posting a fan-fic novel based on a popular author's work. The desperate author takes the entire piece and publishes it as his/her own. Fan-fic author sues, original author counter-sues. What happens?!

Answer:
 Writing fan fic isn't generally copyright infringement. Follow:

* Copyrights apply to specific works, not to whole settings or ideas. Reusing substantial portions of the original story would be a problem, but it's pretty rare that fanfiction blockquotes the original work.
* Copyright coverage for "derivative works" applies when the derivative work is directly based on an original. For example, making a painting that reproduces a photograph would be a derivative work under most applications of copyright law. Telling an entirely new story that reuses elements of setting such as characters generally would not. Even stories that are retellings of the original story from another perspective are likely novel enough to avoid being labelled derivative works.

Given that, the original author is likely in the wrong and infringing on the copyrights to the fanfic by distributing it without permission from its author. The fanfic author likely has no legal risk to speak of, other than that defending a copyright suit is expensive.

There might be _trademark_ issues with fanfic - publishers often take out trademarks on character names. Trademark analysis around fan fiction is a bit more complex, and I'm not up to the task of answering, other than that the original work's author would still be in the wrong to publish the fanfic work without its author's permission.


Title: Can you be legally charged for not using Autopay? [MD]

Question:
I tried google but couldn't find any answers so I was hoping I could find some clarity here.

I am being charged a fee of $7.50 a month for paying with checks instead of using autopay. This feels sketchy to me but since I can't find any information on if this is legal or not I'm not sure if its worth fighting the company over. Thank you.

Answer: OP- It will boil down to whatever agreement you signed/accepted with whomever you're paying the fee to.


Title: Uninsured, pregnant teenaged cousin of mine took an ambulance and received treatment at a hospital. The bill came today addressed to my mother. [Mississippi]

Question:
Hi r/legaladvice,

As the title says, my 17 year old cousin was in a car accident and took an ambulance to the hospital where she then had ultrasounds and various other tests because she is about 12 weeks pregnant. This cousin was living with us for a while but my mom made her move out when she informed us of her pregnancy. Apparently when asked who her legal guardian is, my cousin gave my mother's name. My mom has no legal claim to her whatsoever - she is not her legal guardian and, obviously, not her parent. My cousin was also not living with us at the time of the accident.

What steps should my mom take to challenge this medical bill, and could there be any legal ramifications for my cousin? Is this considered fraud?

Thanks for any help!

EDIT: Figured I would add some backstory since the first few comments appear to be more concerned with the morality of my mother making my cousin move out. Ignore that I copied and pasted this to some users; hopefully it is understandable why I felt the need to come to my mother's defense.

My mom is a single parent, my father does not pay her any child support, and my younger sister living at home while I am in college. My mom let my cousin move in with us because she was living with my very strict, overbearing grandmother and my mom thought she would be happier with us. She was! And we were happy to have her there. We all knew that she and her boyfriend were sexually active and she was given condoms. When she revealed her pregnancy she told us they had unprotected sex because he didn't like to wear them. My mom told her that if she agreed to give the baby up for adoption she could stay, but otherwise, she had to leave because as I mentioned, she has no medical insurance and my mother could barely afford to have her there in the first place. My mom was trying to give her a happier life and she ruined it herself. Now, of course, my mom looks like a bitch. But she has two other children to take care of - we do not have the time, money, or resources for an infant.

Answer:
 Your mother needs to call the entity that issued the bill/invoice and let them know that she is not the legal guardian.  She needs to get this addressed quickly.  If she sits on it and the bill remains unpaid, it will go into collections, which will complicate the matter even further.  She should have been on the phone yesterday.

Answer #2: For what it's worth, the people maligning your mom because she didn't want to support an unemployed single mom and infant (for potentially years) have no clue. Your mom did a good thing trying to help a teenager have a better life, and that altruistic act need not be unconditional. My sister lived with me when she was 17, and I made it very clear that my hospitality was contingent on her passing classes and staying out of trouble. At the end of the day, she wasn't my kid or my ultimate responsibility. Answer #3: Tell your cousin to file for medicaid. If you're pregnant pretty much every state, even Mississippi, will cover you, sometimes retroactively.


Title: I'm a deadbeat dad... not by choice.

Question:
 During my senior year in college, I had a child with my then college sweetheart but once we came back home she had the baby and her family and her family began ostracizing me from anything with my son. I tried to be apart of his life by any means but I was always given an excuse why I couldn't see him or be with him. I send money to her every month willingly and I am not on child support but it is the morally ethic thing to do. I haven't spoken to her or him in almost 3 years (he is three years old soon) and my family and friends on my side wants me to do something (go to family court, try to get visitation rights) but at this point after all the hurt (she declined to put me on the birth certificate and not have my last name, and I tried t kill my self when I wasn't invited to his first birthday party) I am contemplating if I am even the father. I don't know if this could even be a racial thing or not. I still send money so I know at least I am doing something but more than likely he will probably grow up not knowing whom his father is (that's real father btw, she can get married and say her husband is his dad). Just had to vent as today is his birthday and he is turning three, and it sucks as I have no way to contact her to even speak to

P.S Sorry for the bad editing, being a 25 year old man crying and trying to type sucks especially when you don't want your roommates to hear you.

Answer:
 Do you want to pursue custody?

By the way, if you've been sending money and been shut out, that doesn't make you a deadbeat dad.


Title: I'm pretty sure I'm committing insurance fraud and I need some advice.

Question: I did something really stupid and got convicted of a dui in 2012.  I'm trying to move forward with my life and be a better person through all this.  My problem is that I just realized my car insurance doesn't have the SR-22 that I'm legally supposed to have. I don't know if I didn't check a box when I got my insurance online or I told someone wrong over the phone or if it was done sort of mistake on their end. If I call and tell them there was a mistake will I get in any sort of trouble. I'm willing and able to pay the difference.  After I was convicted I moved states, switched insurance provider and my insurance went up and I thought it was the SR-22.  It turns out I might have never told them.  Should I and pay the difference?  Or would they charge me with fraud?  This is really stressing me out.  I live in the United States West Virginia now.

Answer: You aren't commiting fraud, you just aren't driving with the SR-22 that you are required to have. Solution: go get a new policy that includes the SR-22. If you are driving without it that is illegal.


Title: [BC, Canada] Can potential employers call previous employers?

Question:
I've had an interview where I was asked if there were any past employers on my resume that he SHOULDN'T call for a reference. I was honest and pointed one out. I've now discovered that he has in fact called and I'm sure I won't be receiving a call back. I'm not asking about "common courtesy", but more wondering about the actual legality of this.

In regards to the past employer, what can he say? I am currently under investigation for theft and he knows this. Is it defamation if it hasn't been proven at this time?

Answer:
 Potential employers can call previous employers. They must give notice, but they do not need your permission. In Alberta and BC, employers can do this so long as it is used for establishing, maintaining, or terminating employment under their PIPAs (Personal Information Protection Acts).

However, the employer must first tell you they intend to contact the previous employers. This notice is usually given on the application form or a separate waiver. I do not know if they need to give you notice they will contact certain employers, or whether general notice is sufficient.

>In regards to the past employer, what can he say?

He can give information reasonably related to your employment fitness. The information must be truthful.

You can request the information the prospective employer obtained via PIPA.

In BC, the prospective employer can only discriminate based on criminal record for convictions that would affect your employment. I do not know if denying you employment due to an investigation for theft is acceptable under BC law, but you would need evidence their denial was related to that investigation if you wanted to lodge a complaint.

>Is it defamation if it hasn't been proven at this time?

It depends on exactly what they say, and how it affects you.


Title: NYC Apartment: "Sprinkler leak" has resulted in workers being in my room from 10am-6pm every day for the past two weeks (including weekends). Super won't respond to emails asking for estimation of how much longer it will take.

Question:
I live in an apartment in NYC. There was a slight sprinkler leak that resulted in a crew having to come in an repair some stuff. Cool, I get it, I'm glad that they responded so quickly. They took a week to fix it, staying in my room for the entire day often until 5-6pm, and finally "fixed" it. They patched up the wall, repainted everything, then left.  Why it took them a week is a mystery to me, but I couldn't ask them because they only speak Mandarin.

A day after they leave, I get this email from my super:

**[redacted],**

**After tomorrow’s inspection, my guys will need access for a few days to repair the sprinkler line in your apartment.  We have keys and you do not need to be home.**

**Thanks,**
**[redacted]**

I followed up the email with emails asking for an estimation for the time to completion, and why it is taking so longer/what the problem is/any information whatsoever... and the guy doesn't respond. I sent the email 3 days ago and here I am, in my room 3pm on a Saturday and there are 3 men in my apartment yelling in Mandarin and tearing out my ceiling.

I have zero idea how long this will take, and my room is completely unusable. I use my room and my internet to do homework/study, online video/audio classes, take work related calls etc... and there's really nowhere else I can safely/privately do that since I live in NYC.

Basically, my apartment has become unlivable, and I want to know what kind of recourse I can take to either force my super to give me an explanation/estimation, and whether or not I can get any of this month's rent back due to my apartment becoming a work shed.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 As usual when dealing with NYC. Contact a local tenant advocacy group. If the unit is uninhabitable during the repairs, they need to compensate you. NYC tenant rights are so complex depending on the location and type of building that you'll need someone to go over stuff with you.

Given your other post, I'm wondering if your sprinkler system was even operational. Getting some slumlord vibes from this. It may be worth asking the fire marshal for a surprise visit.


Title: [California] I have reason to believe my moms caretaker is stealing from her.

Question:
Background: mom is having increasingly bad memory due to alcoholism medication and possibly early onset dementia. She doesn't go outside much, which I think is also adding to her memory issues. I still live at home, but due to my new job, I'm out of the house all day.

Recently she got a caregiver that the government, which seemed ok at first. She helped with various things that my mom couldn't do herself.

As of this week, we were splitting rent. I called her to double check that she had her half, after some confusion she put said caretaker on the phone, and she told me that the check was mailed,

The next day I get a call from my uncle, and he tells me there's no money in my moms account. My mom can't drive, and never EVER uses cash. Over 1000 dollars is missing, and we are facing eviction, due to not being able to pay the rent.

The statement, stated that there were multiple cash withdrawals in a different city (the city that the caretaker lives in).

I met them at the bank to review the statement, while we waited for the caretaker to show up and explain herself. She keeps making up excuses, and we end up waiting two hours before giving up.

Caretaker then calls my mother acting like nothing is wrong. And says that she'll show up the next day. She doesn't and my mom missed her an incredibly important court date.

She definitely had access to my moms card, but mostly for things like groceries and things caregivers do. She at no point would EVER need to take out cash.
All this points to guilty, but my mom is a kind soul to a fault.

What legal avenue do me and my uncle have to pursue this, it seems incredibly shady that she's just dodging all our calls, and hasn't come by since.

Sorry if this isn't clear, I'm typing this on the fly, but can answer any further questions as needed.

Thank you

Answer: Call the police and adult services. You need to get power of attorney over your moms financial dealings so this doesn’t happen again. Answer #2: I would also contact whoever sent you the caregiver and let them know she’s likely been stealing. Was this an agency ?


Title: (FL) Mother out of control, needs protection from herself.

Question:
Hi all. I need some help (obviously). Quick back story:

I am the oldest of two sons (29 & 25). My mother is 54 with a long history of mental illness (schizophrenia, paranoia) and medication intake, same with her mother (now deceased). She successfully started her own company about 15 years ago as a buyer and seller of a food product. She also has rentals that bring in a certain amount of money.

A few months ago she experienced a manic episode after not sleeping for a few days from paranoia (also off her meds). During this episode she experienced major hallucinations and says she has undergone some sort of spiritual transformation. She was baker-acted and kept for two weeks. Because of this she was forced to relinquish control of her business to my brother who now runs it while giving her a percentage of profits. She has essentially retired.

After the first episode, she used her new freedom to dive into her hobby of buying junk and reselling it. Her house has always been filled to the top with things she has bought from garage sales and thrift stores, to the point that she had portions of her house remodeled to store these things. This has always been a problem but was not allowed to flourish. She stopped taking her meds. She began bringing strange people into her life (nothing new for her), eventually allowing one of the patients (21) of the psych ward to live in a room in her home. We later found that he was selling drugs out of the house. She ended up having another manic episode after having some religious "experience" with this guy and asked that my brother and I kick him out. She was baker-acted again for two weeks.

She is since out and continues to spend uncontrollably. She has since let three people move into her house that she has met within the last month. One of these people is a 20-year-old homeless man with previous mental issues (he has now been readmitted into psych ward after having the police called on him while living with my mom for shooting fireworks at a neighbor). None of them have jobs. After cashing in a 401k, she bought a building to convert into a "mission" where she plans to allow homeless people to live. She has taken over an indoor flea market by buying other peoples' booths and stashing her junk purchases there. She has burned through all of the liquid cash she has and has borrowed from her business without first consulting my brother. She requested that I pay in full a debt I had owed her of $9000. She is pressing her property manager to collect rent when people don't have it. Essentially she is broke and relying on future income. She believes nothing bad will happen because of her faith in God.

My question is: do I have any grounds to do anything? I have power of attorney. But nothing my mother is doing is a) unusual for her (just now magnified) or b) illegal. I am afraid that she is out of control and is getting herself into bad situations. I feel conflicted between protecting her from herself and allowing her to be the adult that she is and live a life that she has earned.

I apologize for the length. Any help is much appreciated.

tl:dr - Mom went (is) crazy, uncontrollably spending money/putting herself in bad situations, I have PoA, what can I do?

Answer: I don't have any legal experience, but I work with individuals with severe mental illness. If your mother has been Baker-Acted, you should be able to request medical records to support a request to gain power over her finances. Poor money management, poor impulse control, and overall poor decisions are very common for people suffering from mental illness. It's also very common for these individuals to have a payee that manages their money and pays their bills for them. Alternatively, Adult Protective Services can step in if the situation is putting her livelihood at risk. I would also recommend encouraging her to seek outpatient treatment, such as counseling or psychosocial rehabilitation (provided through the local county's behavioral health provider). You can call APS or the local behavioral health center and talk about your options to help her. Also, NAMI is a great support for mental illness. Best of luck!


Title: [MA]Are all of these facebook privacy post actually doing anything?

Question:
Do these post protect you against facebook using your photos?

This is one of the post:

    As of September 27th , 2015 at 2:24pm Pacific standard time, I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, or posts, both past and future. By this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of privacy can be punished by law (UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute). NOTE: Facebook is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this. If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement atleast once it will be tactically allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in the profile status updates. DO NOT SHARE. You MUST copy and paste

Thank you for any help you can provide.

EDIT: Thank you everyone for the responses. This is what I thought, but someone I was talking said these post made a difference. Thank you again.
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer:
 No. Not at all. Not even a little bit.Answer #2: > Rome Statute

Apparently Facebook is committing genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes?Answer #3: *** "revokes permission" for Facebook to use pictures, information, and posts ***

*** continues to post pictures, information, and posts on Facebook in accordance with Facebook Terms of Service ***


Title: In Texas, what would happen if I bashed out a parked vehicles headlights and left?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 If you're unlucky, you'll get shot.

If you're less unlucky, someone will be able to identify you or you'll get caught on camera, and the police will show up at your door with a warrant for your arrest. Vandalising someone's property like that is a crime. Between fines, jail time, and restitution, plus a criminal record, you can expect whatever career or life plans you had to be on hold for a while.


Title: Property rights

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 The 5th Amendment is an issue of literal takings.  The government can't take something you already have without due process.  It doesn't create an affirmative obligation to ensure you can obtain or maintain it yourself.

It also doesn't prohibit taking things, it only requires that there's a formal process that's followed.  You can be deprived of anything by the government, including your life.  They just have to follow rules to do it


Title: [CO] a friend of mine just turned 18, and is planning to move out of state with some friends. Parents are actively doing things to prevent her from leaving.

Question:
So, my friend in Colorado is having a really tough time with her parents and has wanted to move out for a very long time. She has a plane ticket and is totally ready to leave, but once her parents found out everything went south. She's currently staying with her friends, probably until the day of the flight. I have a lot of questions about the actions her parents have been taking.

* They currently have several things of hers. Some they paid for and gave to her, others she paid for. Things like clothes and her laptop, but as well as a military ID and and birth certificate, all in an attempt to make this a painful process for her.
* She is enrolled in an online academy in CO. The thing is her mother is the one who enrolled her, and her mother is also now threatening to try to prevent her from graduating. Would it be possible for her, an 18 year old, to have credits transferred to a school in the state she's moving to?
* Her parents are lying to other family members about the situation, as to discourage them from helping her in any way.

Basically, can she call the police about any of this? Her future is on the line with that second one, and I believe that a gift from her parents would still qualify as her property once she's 18 and not under their roof. What can I do to help her situation? For the record I am in the state she is moving to, not CO.

Answer:
 1. It would be tough to prove ownership of materials like clothes, electronics, etc. But ID's of any kind are hers per federal law. She can contact the police about this.

2. She will have to contact the college she's going to and see if their program will accept a credit transfer. It will be wise for your friend to change any passwords she has on anything her parents could have access too.

3. Being 18, she is an adult and can go anywhere she pleases. Once she gets her ID's back, and secures everything she needs, she can bounce without any repercussions. Answer #2: She can call the police and say she would like an officer to help her get her possessions. The IDs they definitely need to surrender.

Clothes/laptop/etc. the police will almost certainly declare a civil matter if there's an ownership dispute. You are correct in that they'd be gifts, but she'd likely have to go to small claims over them/the value.

She's an adult and therefore in charge of her educational records. Who pays becomes irrelevant at that point.

Parents lying to family is more of a relationships issue than anything else.

She may want to check and freeze her credit reports with the big three during all of this. We have a lot of parental ID theft/fraud stories on here.


Title: Legal advice regarding age of consent - FL

Question:
So I am 19 years old. My girlfriend is 15, turning 16 next month.

My parents are against it and are trying to force me to end it with her.

Her parents are completely fine with it in every aspect possible. However, my aunt works with lawyers and prosecutors and they said even when she is 16 that it will be illegal. I've found numerous sources, .gov websites for Florida, stating that a 16 year old can consent with up to 24 years old.

However, my aunt's co-workers  claim differently. Does Florida not have "Romeo & Juliet" laws anymore? Did they change?

Answer:
 If you have engaged with any sexual activity before she turned 16; then it would be illegal. And sexual activity doesn't just mean intercourse:

>As used in this section, “sexual activity” means oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another or the anal or vaginal penetration of another by any other object;

However, if you've waited to do any of that until she is 16; then the [Romeo and Juliet](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0794/Sections/0794.05.html) provision is still in effect and would apply to your situation.

There is the much broader crime [contributing to the delinquency of a minor](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0827/Sections/0827.04.html), but that's unlikely to apply if her parents support the relationship, and you don't let her cut school or provide drugs/alcohol.

Interestingly; a 21 year old man can legally sleep with a 16 year old female, but if he impregnates her it's a third degree felony.

All that being said; it's a bad idea for an adult to get involved with a minor; and pissing off your parents is a great way to make life much more difficult than it needs to be.


Title: Sleeping it off in your car and avoiding DUI/DWI

Question:
I think we've all heard at least one story about someone driving to a bar, drinking more than they planned, and then trying to sleep in the back seat of car until they're safe to drive. Sometimes, the story ends with a cop arresting this responsible citizen because they "could have" driven while still drunk.

I'm curious about a few defenses I had considered in the unlikely event this happened to me. How helpful might these be in either preventing me from being charged or winning the case for me at trial?

1) Displaying the GPS history on my phone to demonstrate it being impossible for me to have driven the vehicle while drunk (i.e. drove to bar, walked to bar, walked back to car, no movement).

2) Opening the doors to get in, then securing the keys somewhere outside of the car, well out of reach.

3) Temporarily disabling the car somehow (i.e. disconnecting the battery)

Answer:
 1.) you are still "in control" of the car and the laws are written in such a way that just possessing the keys and being in the driver's seat is enough to convict.

2.) This is legal in some places as long as the keys are not accessible to you. Handing them to the barkeep for the night, for example.

3.) I don't know about this, but it would be fairly simple for you to re-connect the battery and drive off. It would probably not negate the "in control" part of the law.


Title: [FL,US] Thought I was convicted of a felony in the 90s, possibly wrong this entire time

Question:
Back in the mid-90s I was an of-legal-age teenager and got myself into a bit of a mess.  It was my first offense.

I plead no contest and thought I was convicted of a felony.  I've been under that pretense for 20+ years now and it's caused me no undue amount of stress and anxiety whenever I look to change employment, consider voting, consider owning a firearm, etc...

For a recent employment opportunity I was upfront about this old issue and went to look for the online records for the incident to put it into the employment application when something caught my eye:  the words "convicted by plea - adjudication withheld."

[Image of disposition](http://imgur.com/adBLU67)

I talked to a lawyer friend about this (although not as my lawyer, of course -- he's not a criminal attorney nor licensed in FL) and he found the wording interesting, as well, and dug up the following:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0900-0999/0948/Sections/0948.01.html

Specifically part 2 of the statute seems like it might apply to my case:

> (2) If it appears to the court upon a hearing of the matter that the defendant is not likely again to engage in a criminal > course of conduct and that the ends of justice and the welfare of society do not require that the defendant presently > suffer the penalty imposed by law, the court, in its discretion, may either adjudge the defendant to be guilty or stay and > withhold the adjudication of guilt. In either case, the court shall stay and withhold the imposition of sentence upon the > defendant and shall place a felony defendant upon probation. If the defendant is found guilty of a nonfelony offense as the > result of a trial or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld, the > court may place the defendant on probation. In addition to court costs and fees and notwithstanding any law to the > contrary, the court may impose a fine authorized by law if the offender is a nonfelony offender who is not placed on > probation. However, a defendant who is placed on probation for a misdemeanor may not be placed under the supervision of the > department unless the circuit court was the court of original jurisdiction.

So I'd like to ask for help here -- have I wrongfully been under the impression that the dark cloud of a conviction has been hanging over my head for two decades?

Answer:
 Not a conviction, but a lot of caveats.  You should probably print out this page and file it away in case something comes up:

https://www.floridabar.org/divcom/jn/jnjournal01.nsf/Author/2F9F93786DE74A9D852573DE006411A8


Title: [California]Unproven owner demanding an animal be returned, but not covering boarding costs.

Question:
Have been boarding an animal for a couple of months, and just found out that it is possible that the animal was sold to the current owner without that seller actually owning the animal. I am now being contacted by a person that claims to be the actual owner (but has not provided proof of such), and they are demanding that I provide my address so they can come pick the animal up. However, no one has covered the animals boarding expenses, which at this point, includes feed and general maintenance.

Edit: Claimed owner refuses to pay for boarding and expenses before taking possession of animal, current owner would be willing to give claimed owner animal after covering expenses.

If this isn't clear enough, or is missing something, please just let me know.

Any advice on what to do, and how I make sure I can get my expenses covered? Or who to contact to make sure I'm not left with an unpaid bill and nothing to show for it?

Answer:
 I would do the following:

1.) Fine a pole, preferably 10 feet in length or more.

2.) Don't touch this situation with this rando with said 10 foot pole.

This would be a dispute between the alleged owner and the current owner in regards to possession of the animal. In regards to payment for your expenses, what does your contract with the owner say in regards to when fees are due, and penalties for not paying on time?


Title: [VA] Child support changes as kids age out

Question:
Long time redditor via throwaway.

TL;DR, divorced with 2 kids covered under child support with shared custody, roughly 1/3 me, 2/3 with their mom. I'm the one paying child support. One of them has now graduated HS and is technically not covered under child support any longer since he is aged out, but my youngest child is still covered by child support as a minor. So my question is how do changes in child support payments work? I could easily re-run the spreadsheet numbers from a year ago and calculate a new number based on incomes at the time and 1 kid. Or do I need to petition the court to reduce payments based on 1 minor child? If I do that, does it force an entire re-look at finances and ability to pay again, and new calculations based on that and 1 kid?  Basically how does this work?

EDIT: for clarity, there's nothing in our agreement on how to handle this (/kicks self), it just references we'll follow VA state law re: child support handling.

For the record, I support my kids financially, the question is really how much do I keep paying my ex direct versus just paying for various things myself (which I do regardless).

Answer:
 I would petition the court, and the reason being that if you stop paying and the court decides you are wrong, then you have to pay back child support plus a penalty.

It's a lot safer to petition the court and be proactive.Answer #2: What did your child support agreement state?


Title: Ethical concerns around divorce lawyer & my aunt with dementia

Question:
Hi r/legaladvice,

Recently my aunt started showing symptoms that lead the rest of the family to believe she has dementia (it runs in her side of the family so it's a pretty safe assumption until we get her evaluated to know for sure). We think she knows this too, but she's been actively working against us to make it harder to get her help. Recently she announced that she's divorcing my uncle, citing a few different paranoid delusions as the reason why. After some digging, we're learning that the real reason may be to stall us from getting her help - she might know that if she's divorced, she won't be on his insurance anymore which will make it hard for us to get her an evaluation.

The problem is, we're learning about this too late. A few weeks ago she went to her lawyer to file for divorce in secret, and ultimately he ended up dropping her for reasons unknown. We think she may have done or said something for him to suspect that she's mentally unwell, and the reasons she's citing for divorce don't make any sense. He recommended a different lawyer who she's been secretly seeing - this guy was happy to take her case and has already met with my uncle to start divorce proceedings, which is where we first learned how far this has gotten. The problem is, she doesn't have that much money and has been maxing out my uncle's credit cards to pay this new lawyer. My uncle talked to this lawyer about what's really going on with my aunt, and he doesn't seem to care about where his money is coming from, and suggested that she can still be evaluated after the divorce if she signs up for COBRA insurance.

I'm far out of my depths with this, I'm really not sure if what this new lawyer is doing is okay, and I'm really just looking for advice. The next step is to contact the lawyer as a family and try to make him understand how far gone my aunt is, and see if there's any way we can get some of the money she spent back. Do we have a leg to stand on here? Is there anything we can do to fix this?

Answer: Your Uncle needs to retain his own divorce attorney immediately. Stop talking to her attorney and have a professional handle it. A lot of divorces can be done pro se but this is definitely beyond the skill level of 99% of pro se litigants. It would be a plus if the attorney also has experience in adult guardianship proceedings.


Title: [CA] Can a landlord charge me for overnight guests?

Question:
In a horrible rental market in California. I have already signed a lease with a sketchy landlord. Last night during the walkthrough of the place, she told me that I cannot have guests unless I pay $20/day that they are there to cover utilities. ~~The lease says "tenant understands that there is no subletting", but does not specifically say no guests or establish a fee for guests.~~ (see edit). I pay utilities directly to her on top of the monthly rent.

Is this restriction allowed? Is there a source I can show her to demonstrate my right to have guests within my own home?

EDIT: re-read my lease. Apparently there is a clause that says guests staying greater than 1 day per calendar year are a violation of my lease. I think I'm shit out of luck on this one, but if anyone has any advice, I'm extremely open to it. Thank you to everyone who read/commented!

Answer: Having guests stay for a day or two at a time isn't subletting. If you already have a signed lease, that's the agreement you are held to, not random stuff your landlord tries to through at you later.


Title: An employer questioned me about my religion and sex life.

Question: (Located in Massachusetts). So to put in more context he basically questioned if I was christian, asked me some questions one was like "you were late first day do you want a make a first impression like hey baby lets have sex on the first date" He paid me in cash and coins, his tax info was printed out off google. possibly because him ad my dad are from the same country, he made me sign a tax form and never gave me a W4, when I asked he said he would but didn't, I have no last name only an address and first name. Do I have something to start a lawsuit?

Answer:
 You again?

[Post history alert](https://www.reddit.com/user/Dutchmaster617).


Title: [AZ] Former doctor friend started my opiate addiction by asking me to split prescriptions with them

Question:
This was all outside a hospital setting so there are no medical records only prescription history. Eventually I asked for my own script as addiction had set in, he realized that (called me a "junkie") and refused to write any more. Since then my life has basically been destroyed. In the throes of addiction I fell behind on bills to feed the monster and eventually stopped paying them all together. I lost my credit, my car, and my job. With no income I resorted to criminal activity to finance the addiction still; and only after going through the legal system was I able to get clean. However now I'm left in the wake of all this destruction that you could argue was my doing but anyone who has ever been addicted to something knows you have little power over it. Due to a felony conviction I am having an extremely hard time finding work, yet the creditors are calling daily and some are now threatening legal action.

I guess my question is is there grounds for any kind of lawsuit against this person for negligently prescribing highly addictive narcotics to someone for his own benefit?
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer: Lawyer here.  You've got little or no legal case against this guy.  You guys colluded to break the law so your own actions are going to be viewed as the proximate cause of all the bad things that happened to you.


Title: [TX] My mom [53F] is stuck in a car loan as a cosigner and the consignee [24F] is ruining her credit

Question:
Hello guys and gals,

My mom found herself in a situation where she helped cosign on a car loan for her friend's daughter (let's call her Michelle) and Michelle has completed destroyed my mom's credit by only paying the car note every 3-4 months. I feel compelled to help because my mom has no idea what she can do and I hate to see her credit destroyed due to this. My mom used to have a credit score in the 820 range, now its 465 due to the large amount of missed payments

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**Story:**

In 2009, my mom had a friend that wanted to buy her daughter Michelle a car, however as she was in the country illegally and Michelle (who is a U.S. citizen) was only 18 at the time with no job, she couldn't get a car loan. My mom decided to help her friend out and cosign on a loan with Michelle with the understanding that Michelle's mom would make the car payments. In 2010, Michelle's mom ended up passing and Michelle's payments for the car started becoming sporadic due to this. Apparently Michelle's mom was the only connection that my mom had to Michelle and she didn't even have her number or current address. My mom tried looking for some family members of Michelle to get a hold of her however Michelle and her deceased mom were the only people in the country. I've tried running Intellius searches on her and its pulled back something like 10 phone numbers and 8 different addresses for her, so I take it that she can't keep (or find?) a job so she changes numbers and moves a lot. I haven't been able to find a concrete way to get in contact with her until recently (read on).

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My mom has tried calling the bank who finances the loan and explain the situation and they're not able to repo the car because she makes one payment every 3-4 months. They're loving the interest and late fees they're collecting off of this situation so from a business perspective, I understand why they're not willing or ready to help us out. The original loan was for 20k and at this present time, she still owes 15.5k on the car after interest and late fees. I recently found the girl on social media and based on her posts and the red light cameras she runs, I have a very good idea of where she lives and what time(s) she drives through that area.

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Now with all of that said, what are our options for getting this taken care of? We thought of reporting the car stolen but Michelle is part owner of the car, so that wouldn't work. The bank won't help because this is a cash cow loan for them. With the knowledge of the area of town she lives in and what light(s) she blows through, I was thinking of following her and confronting her about it however my mom suggests that we do it the legal, non threatening way (which I agree with). The issue is that for the past 3 years my mom has tried to rebuild her credit but any attempts are negated by the numerous missed payments. I'd like to help her in any way possible. Any suggestions are welcomed and thanks in advance!

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**TL;DR:**  My mom wanted to help her friend's daughter (Michelle) purchase a car in 2009 so she cosigned on a loan with her. Michelle's mom passed in 2010 and my mom has no way of getting in contact with Michelle. Michelle has missed over 17 car note payments since the loan was taken out and my mom has no idea of how to stop Michelle from ruining her credit (further).

Answer: When she co-signed, she was agreeing to take responsibility for the loan.  If your mom wants to get her credit up, she'll have to start making the payments herself.


Title: Alarm company sent us a $1300 bill for cancelling their service.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: The contract terms control here. Read it.Answer #2: What does the contract say? I It sounds like they may be charging you an illegal penalty clause.


Title: If 10 years I was convicted at Court Martial of a crime and now I have new evidence. (US MILITARY)

Question:
10 years ago when I was a stupid kid and got myself involved with some idiots in the Army that thought they could steal my car, and I didn't report them, because I was an idiot and was afraid of one of the members, and thought that because I had let one of them barrow the car over Christmas that regardless I would in trouiibble. Ended up being charged one count of Conspiracy, one count of False Statements, one count of Attempts and Failure to Report, in violation of Articles, 80, 81, 86 and 107, ( the FTR was tacked on because in the year+ while waiting for trail who isn't going to miss one of 9 daily formations.)

At this point I believe I can factually based on phone records, that I was not involved in the conspiracy, and that the 2 other "members of my conspiracy," exclusively talked to each other, via telephone.

This evidence, the phone records, were never allowed to be used in the trial, and my lawyers, Civilian and JAG at the time were bad at best. Other things like my Lawyer was never able to get to CID recordings to work in the copies they gave him, and so on, had me just plead guilty. I realize at this point I should of had an option to take a chapter over the Court Martial but I was also never offered that.

I also had a "confession" that was forced, and written by CID, but when i brought up that the confession was not written by me and instead the CID agent changed everything and had me sign it, this was dismissed by my Civilian lawyer.

While I did report the car stolen, even though The army claim it wasn't stolen, by that time it had been factually stolen from the solders that had taken possession from me. Making a True statement. And at that time I had asked the Solider that I loaned the car to call his friend and return the car.

Can i request that the military look into this new evidence? Can  this be used to appeal to the Army Review Board?

Answer: Get some therapy pal. Your post is bouncing all over the place and your unhealthy fixation on this incident is not going to help you move foreword. And out of all that I still have no idea how you were part of a conspiracy to steal your own car when you had loaned it to another person. Get yourself squared away in therapy first and then worry about these long put to rest legal issues after.


Title: HR employee from my previous company was hired by my current company

Question:
She apparently was quite close to my former bosses and told my current manager some things about me, although he did not fully disclose all of them.  The one thing he did disclose was that she had told them that I had received a counteroffer from my previous company.  I feel like my privacy has been violated and I wonder what else she has told them.

Is it legal for her to disclose information about me in relation to my previous company?

EDIT: I am in California

Answer: Not illegal, but understandable that you'd be pissed. The fact that she disclosed this information to your new bosses speaks to her lack of professionalism, and your previous employer's counter to your new job's offer doesn't tarnish yours in the least.


Title: Using references photos in art. What defines transformative work?

Question:
Title sums up my predicament pretty well but here’s my situation.

Say I find cool dog pic on Internet. Dog is doing a cool pose. So I draw the dog. I draw him with crazy unnatural colors though, pinks and blues and such, so it is not just a 5 hour long “photocopy” so to speak. I love this drawing I did so I offer it up for prints.

Now 2 years later the original photographer is accusing me of stealing. I am upset because that obviously was not my intention, there was no private message or correspondence with me beforehand, and I also stylistically changed it. They are accusing me via a public post basically saying “Here’s my photo, here’s this drawing, they’re selling it on Fine Art America, this is obvious theft”.

A few things to consider here...

Anywhere the art is posted has a link to my reference photo so I’m not hiding that fact at all. The reference photo I found was from a tumblr post I assume since the link is a tumblr direct image link. It’s been 2 years. Idr for sure. There’s no signature so I wouldn’t know an artist to credit. I did some reverse image searching today and couldn’t find any versions with a signature, so I imagine that’s why I didn’t credit any artist by name. Also I did not find my own art piece while reverse image searching so google thinks it’s different enough but idk how google works entirely.

I deleted my FAA account quite some months ago. I don’t just mean I stopped using it, I mean I entirely deleted/terminated the account. How he found the drawing on there is beyond me. Old google indexes maybe.

The other account that had it up for prints, I’ve deleted the image from there because my guess is the idea of me making profit is what bothered him and it just seems like the morally right thing to do.

He’s comparing his photo to a silhouette of my drawing which I also made. I can see how this seems more obvious theft. In the description it says I made it from my own drawing, has a link to my drawing, and also has a link to the reference photo again. Idk if maybe he thinks I just cut out and colored his photo? I feel like there’s some jumping to conclusions here since he also thinks I’m selling it on FAA which I’ve not had for a long time now.

Now...I’ve already deleted the print for sale on my other account (a different print-on-demand site, not another FAA account).  What should I say to the photographer? Also how do I even reach out? Facebook pages can’t initiate messages and I keep my page and personal profile separate so I don’t want to message him with my personal profile. I’m pretty upset with the way he approached this with a public accusation but I’m trying to see his side.

Speaking of seeing his side, if someone referenced my art for their own art, would I be mad? Depends. If someone used my art for a reference pose but changed it stylistically, I wouldn’t care. If it looked like they were trying to make the exact same art piece, then I would be mad. If someone referenced my cat portrait for its pose and it was just your average cat portrait like dozens of others on the Internet, and they gave a link back, I wouldn’t care. Maybe if my cat portrait had a third eye and bat wings for ears and human hands I would be mad because that’s an original idea. If they linked back though, I would be less mad and know they at least had good intentions. Point here is, I can’t really see why he would be mad unless I did a realistic black and white drawing which would then be a copy of his photo. But I didn’t do that.

Back to the original question, legally did I do something wrong? I did some googling and found something called transformative work. His piece is a black and white photo. Mine is a crazy colored neon drawing. They share the same pose since I did reference the photo of course, and as I mentioned, I openly say this in the captions.

This brings up so many other questions though. Would anime style Cinderella be illegal? Kevin Bacon portrait done with a bacon color scheme? Mona Lisa with a new hair do and dress, ready for prom? What if I draw a space silhouette based off a howling wolf photo. That’s a very common pose. My school has paintings of famous celebrities. Where’s the line? How do I know if something is different enough? Usually I use multiple ref photos but sometimes I just want to apply a style to one particular photo, like all the above examples. Not actually things I made but that Kevin Bacon one could be fun. But not if it would be illegal.

Edit: Location is North Carolina
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 Jesus Christ your post is rambling.

Yes, you almost certainly violated his copyright. You copied his composition -- all you changed was the coloring. That's not transformative. Not to denigrate the skill needed to reproduce a photograph, but it is what it is.

I'm not going to get into all of the various questions you're asking. If you're this into art, you should read a book about it. In short: you can use someone else's photograph as a reference photo to get a feel for what a particular dog looks like, or get a feel for what a figure's anatomy is like in a particular post, or to understand what the lighting is like in a particular place. If you copy the photograph -- regardless of mere changes in color and style -- you're copying someone else's work without transforming it. This is why most artists take their own photos, or look at dozens of photographs without focusing on any one.


Title: Took nude photos when I was 17, is it legal to share them now that I am 18?

Question:
I am located in Ontario, Canada. When I was 17 years old, I took some nude pictures of myself of a sexual nature. I kept them only to myself and never shared them with anybody else. I am now 18 years old. Is it legal for me to now share the pictures that I took when I was 17?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 > Is it legal for me to now share the pictures that I took when I was 17?

No.  If you want to share them, take new ones(not recommended).Answer #2: I am not a lawyer, so be aware of that upfront.

If you had taken the pictures when you were 8 instead of 17, do you think they would be legal (then or now)?

Child porn is child porn. It doesn't retroactively become legal when the subject (even when the subject is the photographer) comes of age.

(A) If you truly feel the need to share nude photos of yourself, take some new ones.

(B). Don't.  Really, don't.  Please, please please, look through the history of this sub. A lot of people who sent a lover/significant other/spouse some pictures, and discover later to their regret that their now-ex is sharing them with others. There are revenge porn laws in some states, but that doesn't solve the problem: the photos are still out there.... [See: The Fappening]

Any temporary thrill from sharing racy photos is outweighed by the potential for long-term regret.