Title: The title is in my name but the car is registered to my mother - does that give her the right to steal it, move it, and take off the plates? She's also been paying the insurance. [New York]

Question:
I lent her the car for a few weeks and then revoked permission when she was adding excessive mileage to the car and decided to use it as a replacement for her car. Last week, she took both the car and my daughter and then preceded to not send my daughter to school for the next two days. She wouldn't answer my calls and still won't, she won't speak to me. I got my ex-boyfriend to pick up my daughter without calling the cops first (although, she has done this before and I called the cops about 7 years ago when she did this).

Then I called and said I called the cops, which I did but I didn't end up filing a police report (yet). I thought this would have her speak to me to try to get out of it - because all I wanted was my car returned.

Anyways, I'm scared of being told the cops can't do anything because the car is registered to her and she's paying the insurance - but the title is in my name. I paid for the car. Honestly, I'm looking to sell the car and she knows it. I was thinking of selling it at a dealership and she is basically preventing me from doing it.

So after I told her I called the cops, she moved the car and got a friend of hers to help her take off the plates under the guise that it is insured by her so it is allowed. Can she just steal the car FIRST and move it? Her friend, Sean, is telling me to pay for a tow truck and he's telling me where the car is right now. Does that make it okay? She moved it to HER property and she still isn't talking to me - can she just do that? The car was on my property to begin with and I have valet service - who might be able to confirm that she took the car. I don't know what hour it was but I know it was between 6pm-10pm, last Tuesday. What if they don't remember?

My thoughts are racing. I can't handle this. I looked online and saw that the plates are still in the system and my car pops up. So she never actually gave the plates back to anyone.

The car was originally in NYC where I am and is now on LI (I don't know whether to believe it or not, she has two houses on LI and Sean told me where it is and that "it's safe without plates")

Answer:
 You can always call the police and report it stolen. The worst they can do is take a report and do nothing with it, but you do have a pretty good case to complain that she stole your car off of your property well after she knew she no longer had your permission to use it.

It _is_ likely they'll treat this as a civil issue, in which case you may have to sue for the return of your car. That judgement is enforceable, even if she won't allow you onto her property, but the process for enforcing it is slow.

Right now, write up and send her a certified letter (and keep the receipt, showing you mailed it) informing her that she no longer has your permission to use your car, and that you expect it returned no later than seven days from the date you send the letter. She'll probably ignore it, but you'll at least have made an effort to deal with this politely. If she doesn't return your car, you'll have to take her to court.

Once you get your car back, fix the registration, and get new tags.

If she takes your child again, don't mess around. Call the police immediately. Kidnapping or custodial interference will get the police's attention, and a criminal record will make the police a lot more likely to take a dim view of her right off the bat if she takes your car or your child again. You may also want to consider a restraining order: again, _she kidnapped your child_.


Title: If the USPS/FedEx/UPS invited me into their facility for a tour, and I noticed a package clearly addressed to me and took it, what crime would I be committing if any? Do carriers technically own the packages they're carrying until they arrive at the destination?

Question: For the sake of argument we'll say I was the one who shipped it as well, from my house on one side of town to my house on the other. I clearly owned it before I shipped it and I'll clearly own it after, and they have a lot of liabilities to me while they're transporting it. But I know that they must also have some legal interest in keeping it in their possession during transport, otherwise it wouldn't be their responsibility if they lost something which it is. How, specifically, does the law describe that interest?

Answer:
 >18 U.S. Code § 1708 - Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter generally

>Whoever steals, takes, or abstracts, or by fraud or deception obtains, or attempts so to obtain, from or out of any mail, post office, or station thereof, letter box, mail receptacle, or any mail route or other authorized depository for mail matter, or from a letter or mail carrier, any letter, postal card, package, bag, or mail, or abstracts or removes from any such letter, package, bag, or mail, any article or thing contained therein, or secretes, embezzles, or destroys any such letter, postal card, package, bag, or mail, or any article or thing contained therein; or

>Whoever steals, takes, or abstracts, or by fraud or deception obtains any letter, postal card, package, bag, or mail, or any article or thing contained therein which has been left for collection upon or adjacent to a collection box or other authorized depository of mail matter; or

>Whoever buys, receives, or conceals, or unlawfully has in his possession, any letter, postal card, package, bag, or mail, or any article or thing contained therein, which has been so stolen, taken, embezzled, or abstracted, as herein described, knowing the same to have been stolen, taken, embezzled, or abstracted—

>Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

I'd say that since the law mentions "takes", just taking it is enough. Doesn't matter if you are the owner.

On the other hand, this statute seems so broad that to me it seems even mail addressed to you is not legal to take out of your own mailbox. It is likely because receiving a letter is not the same as taking it.


Title: Dealer Gave Us the Wrong Car

Question:
Yesterday, we drove off the lot with a 2019 Subaru Ascent.

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My wife had done that "request info online" about one particular car.  When we got to the dealership they mentioned that they had two Ascent loaners that were about to be taken off loaner status.  One was white, one was silver.  The white was available immediately, the silver one would be available around May 22 or so.  My wife and I test drove the white one, and only sat in the silver one.  The silver one had more of the options we wanted, and told the salesman that that's the one we wanted and were willing to wait until the end of the month to get it.

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I put a deposit down on it over the phone.

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I got a phone call earlier in the week saying that it was ready for us to pick up, so we made an appointment to pick it up yesterday.

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Literally, the first thing that popped into my head when I saw  the car was "huh, that's darker than I remember."  It was gray, I remembered it being more of a light silver.  My wife got in, saw there was no sunroof.  She said to me "I don't think this is the right car.  There's no sunroof."  I just brushed it off.  I don't remember if the car we looked at had a sunroof, and we looked at the car two weeks ago... I could be wrong about the color.   But we go back inside, ask if it's the right car, sunroof, etc... Salesman says no, that's definitely the car.

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So she hops in, I get in the car we drove there, and we were going to get lunch.  She just sat in the Subaru in the parking lot, and motioned me to come back over.  "I can't figure out how to use the navigation."  Nav was deal-breaker for her and she mentioned that, (she's been stuck in Upstate NY with no cell service and a car full of kids...) so she was very adamant that the car we looked at had Nav.  I'm going over the window sticker, I don't see Nav, but I do see the tow package is on there.  And the salesman specifically told me that the silver car we looked at DIDN'T have the tow package, and I know I asked bc we have a boat.  I still thought my wife was crazy, I'm thinking maybe the salesman was just mistaken about the options.  It was a loaner car it wasn't like it was a car "in the lot."  (I don't know, it made sense to me.)

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So we go back inside a second time.  I let my wife say everything she needed to say, I just kinda hung back bc I still wasn't convinced that it was the wrong car.  But she did, so I'll let her do her thing.  The salesman assured her it was the same car she inquired about.

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You probably picked up on that.  We didn't until today.

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The last straw for me was when I realized today that it doesn't have the upgraded audio, which my wife specifically pointed out to me when we were sitting in the silver car.

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Today the lightbulb clicked on for my wife.  Yes, it might've been the car she inquired about... But it wasn't the car we wanted.  It wasn't the car I thought I was putting the deposit down on.  And I have a voicemail from another salesman (ours was on vacation at the time) that mentioned both the white and silver loaners, the white had a deposit put down already, but the silver one was still on loaner status.  I know I called back and told this other guy that we were willing to wait for the silver one.

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So I don't know if it was an honest mistake, or if they silver one got snatched up and they didn't have the heart to tell us.  My wife sent the original salesman an email tonight, as soon as she made the connection.  We're bringing the car to the dealership first thing tomorrow to see what they can do.

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What can we do about this?  It's still a nice car, but we feel misled.  We set up the financing, put $15,000 down, signed all the paperwork... The car is ours on paper.  I realize that we shouldn't have driven the car off the lot in the first place, but you're not thinking that.  You've got the new car giggles and you just start doubting yourself.  I have no doubt now that my wife was right.  I feel really bad about brushing her off.  This isn't the car we wanted.

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If they refuse to work with us, is there any legal recourse for something like this?  Or would we be better off just sticking with the car we have and chalking it up to a lesson learned?  Unfortunately, all teh paperwork we signed is correct for the car we were given.

Answer: Unfortunately, if all the paperwork matches the car you got, your chances of returning it are slim to none, unless the dealer agrees.


Title: (California) Neighbor's pot/cigarette usage stinking up apartment. Do I have any recourse/legal footing?

Question:
My husband and I and our three children live on the second floor of an apartment. Our downstairs neighbors regularly smoke cigarettes and pot and the smell rises up to our apartment making it stink. It's not a matter of simply closing a window or the door to block the smell; the smoke is rising through the vents, I assume.

As of January 1, the entire complex went smoke free forbidding smoking inside. Now residents are supposed to smoke in the parking lot or at least 20 feet from front doors. My neighbors don't follow the new rule. In February I made a complaint to the apartment manager and asked how they planned on enforcing the new rule. I didn't get a response and no action was taken. I have two issues with the smells: I don't want our young children exposed to either pot or cigarettes and I worry the smoke/smell will aggrivate my husband's asmtha. Plus, it just makes our home smell bad.

Is there anyway I can get the apartment managers to enforce their no smoking rule so my home stops smelling like pot/cigarettes?

tldr: downstairs neighbors smoke (despite complex being no smoking)and it rises to my unit stinking it up. Do I have any recourse/legal footing?

Answer: Complain to the apartment manager again, and again, and again, and again, until they do something about it.


Title: Can I sue LA Parking Enforcement?

Question:
I got a street cleaning ticket for not moving my car in time. In all honesty, the ticket is valid, I moved my car 5 minutes after street cleaning "started". However, I moved my car right when the parking officer was behind me and I assumed he didn't have enough time to finish the ticket, or would just dismiss it. I moved the car to the other side of the street, right across from him and left.

Since I was parked right in front of my house I stayed on my window to see if he would actually leave the ticket notice he was writing on my windshield. He didn't. Furthermore I never received a notice from the City of LA Parking Enforcement. I assumed no ticket/citation has been issued.

Two months later I went online to pay a different parking ticket and saw that the officer did indeed write me a ticket. O.K. I thought, why did I never receive either a windshield notice, or a notification? So I of course contested the ticket. When the City of LA replied they told me that I am too late to contest the citation and must pay in full (now the fine has doubled.)

I am no lawyer, but you cannot possibly tell me that the City of LA can accuse me of violating a parking law, fail to notify me of the accusation on the two chances it has (written notification or the original ticket on the windshield) and when I randomly find out about it tell me that I am simply too late to contest it. Accused and convicted without ever knowing about it?

I live with two landlords and I'm sure they can confirm that they've given me all the mail I've received. As to the original windshield ticket I guess it'll be my word against that asshole enforcer, but I have the truth. Just as background - the law requires one to pay / contest a parking ticket whether or not mailing notice has been sent (meaning they don't always send it), but in this case the original windshield notice was never given.

Thanks!

Answer:
 Pay it.  Your argument sucks.

A parking enforcement officer was writing a ticket.  If someone gets in their car and drives away while the officer is writing the ticket, it does not nullify it.  Nor is the officer responsible for chasing after the fleeing vehicle to give them the paper ticket.  You admit you saw the officer writing the ticket and just drove off without speaking to the officer about it.  You had notice the ticket was being written.  Just because you ran off before the officer had time to place on your car does not indemnify you from your infraction.

So in summary:

1. You had **notice** a ticket was being written.
2. You admit you committed the infraction.
3. Driving away from an officer before they physically place a ticket on your car is not a defense.

So just pay it and move on.


Title: Can I sue my parents for birthing me without consent?

Question: I didn't really choose to have this life (or body) and I don't really like it.

Answer: Can you prove that your constituent parts (Sperm and egg) did not consent to joinder?Answer #2: Can you sue? yes you can sue anyone for anything. Will you be mocked viciously by the judge before the case is dismissed? also yes. Answer #3: As you were a minor at the time of your birth, your parents were able to consent to your birth on your behalf.  Next question.Answer #4: As long as you sue for the specific performance of undoing their mistake, yes you can.Answer #5: I suggest you work on your sense of humor. It's substandard.Answer #6: I’d say no because there would have been no way they could have obtained your consent before the deed. You didn’t exist before the act took place. You’d have no legal remedy. Answer #7: There is such a thing as a wrongful birth lawsuit, but unless you were born with severe congenital defects you're SOL.Answer #8: NoAnswer #9: No.Answer #10: NoAnswer #11: Relatable.


Title: [UT] Can I be served with an eviction notice when not inhabiting the property?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Sure.  Eviction is about the right to occupy, not whether or not you are, at this instant, present in the property.

Though it doesn't sound like what is happening is an eviction at this point.  The landlord is saying they don't want to renew this month-to-month lease for this particular person.  If the person then continued to stay in the property, at that point eviction proceedings could begin.


Title: [Bay Area, California] I grow GMOs for hobby purposes (Not for sale or consumption), how legal is what I'm doing?

Question:
*This is a bit off the beaten path for the subreddit but I figured I'd try anyway to see if anyone has any advice or can suggest what type of lawyer I should speak with. Thanks in advance for your help!*

**TL;DR summary:** I grow things that glow, and have ~30 different varieties living in my garden. What type of legal issues can I face? Should I notify the local authorities preemptively to avoid any possible loss? What type of lawyer should I speak with?
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As succinctly as possible: A while ago I became an active hobbyist with Bioluminescent and Biofluorescent plants. Over the years I've gathered quite a few specimens and have amassed a large semi-stable "light garden" that includes algae (4 species), fungi (~5 mushroom species), and plants (~20 species growing, another ~35 seeds that may be alive). Some of them are naturally found in nature (namely the [dinoflagellates](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinoflagellate) ) but most are genetically modified in some way and no longer have a formal species. Most of these don't even have a categorization anymore. I've taken great pains to ensure that none of mine are related to any overtly illegal plants so it's safe to say nothing is related to marijuana, cocaine, poppy, other narcotic plants.

Several (probably ~half) of these are poisonous to various degrees. I have a genetically modified [Jack-o-lantern mushroom](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omphalotus_olearius) that is not lethal but still dangerous, [Nerium Oleander](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerium) that is grown everywhere but still potentially lethal, and a [Hemlock](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conium_maculatum) derivative that is deadly. None of my plants are grown for or intended for human or animal consumption, even the ones that are based off of previously edible species. In general I consider them to be about as dangerous as picking a random leaf from your backyard and eating it, but I'm unsure if the fact that they're poisonous+GMOs will affect their legality. There are too many to list , but due to the nature of the community most fall into the following categories:

* Cash Crops. Things that are grown regularly for commercial purposes. I have a few thriving glowing tobacco plants that I'm convinced would survive without me, alfalfa, flax, etc.
* Edible Garden Plants. (Modified, no longer for consumption) ranging from lettuce, culinary herbs, even a young apple tree.
* Decorative flowers. Basic run of the mill landscaping plants with popular flowers you'll find in bouquets.
* Exotics. This category I'm worried about. None of mine are based off of threatened or endangered species, but one of them is listed as invasive species (Kudzu).

Most of the plants are grown indoors across 2 rooms and not exposed to any outside conditions or allowed to propagate outside of the controlled environment. Each room has added filtering over the exhaust vent (A HEPA filter) mainly to try to keep pollen out of the Central AC system, although this is mostly for people with allergies to pollen. I doubt I could prove I have sterile lab conditions. A few potted plants are positioned across the house (Mainly a small apple tree, a tobacco plant, and a flowering species) but none are ever taken outside. When I previously lived in New York I had a few sterile potted plants on my porch, but after a string of thefts/complaints I learned to keep them out of sight.

The growing conditions include an indoor water garden with a few plants and algae, 2 large terrariums (mainly for mushrooms and moss) a small hydroponic setup, and a very large plot that grows under lamps. Everything that propagates through spores is carefully isolated and filtered to prevent their offspring escaping. I've taken a few document-able steps to prove that any species that could reproduce with local flora through pollination (<5) are properly isolated. Everything else is either sterile or incapable of entering the wild unless someone physically takes a living seed/fruit (incredibly difficult to even get the plant to provide) and plants it outside in perfect conditions and babies it for years.

I never consume or share any of my plants. Outside of my immediate family the only people who know the full extent of my garden are a few close friends. GFP labs that are active know my name and I frequent seminars/conventions/presentations and have given numerous presentations so it must be known that I grown them. I have never and will never sell or gift my plants (I know this is illegal).

If you've read this far, thanks! Now for the main reason I'm here. Recently one of my peers was raided by the police as a suspect for growing marijuana (He had a very extensive hydroponic set up). He had no drugs but couldn't stop them since they had a warrant. They completely destroyed his house and damaged his entire system. He estimates about 90% of his plants are killed and the few remaining ones will probably die after their rough handling. All he got was an apology after they found nothing. Because he was a professor in a related field he was able to explain most of it and keep his notes/remaining plants but we're all worried about it happening again. I won't have a similar defense (I don't even have a degree in biology field and work in system's security) so I'm worried. Today I had a peer reach out and offer to pay for a legal consultation for me to help preserve my work but none of us know where to start. I'm trying a few different avenues but I figure it would be great to ask y'all a few questions. Any and all help you can offer is very much appreciated!

**1)** Would you recommend talking to a lawyer and could they report me if I'm doing something illegal? What type of lawyer should I even reach out too?

**2)** Would you recommend talking to the local authorities and offering to let them inspect my set up to prove I don't have any drugs? I order hydroponic supplies online regularly and consume a large number of grow lamps, I'm told that has been enough in the past for Cali police to start investigating. I'd infinitely prefer to lead a guided tour over watching a smash and grab, but I'm currently just keeping my mouth shut.

**3)** I have never declared my plants when I'm purchasing/acquiring them and bringing them into the state. I realize that's a bit of an issue in and of itself. How much trouble am I in? Can you see any other glaring mistakes I've made?

If I have to I can easily remove certain plants and send them to others (namely the invasive species and the very poisonous ones I'm guessing). I have one of the few stable cultures going so I'm not lacking in support or people who can take the non native plants or even destroy some to protect the rest.

Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 1) **YES**. Definitely, you should consult an actual lawyer who knows the local law on this. Attorney/client privilege means that they can't report you UNLESS they know that you're going to commit a crime that would put people in danger (i.e., they have a duty to report it if you say you're going to kill someone and they have reason to believe you're serious; weird plants in your backroom? Not so much).

2) No. Hell no, absolutely do not go to the police and say "hey, I'm growing glow-in-the-dark plants in my basement, but I'm not growing weed or anything illegal, I'm willing to let you guys look around to prove it." The *only* instance where this is advisable is if your attorney actually tells you to do this. Right now? It's not a good idea, and you'd be putting yourself and your plants at risk - you have no evidence to believe that they're currently interested in you, but telling them "hey, I have a massive hydroponics system" will create interest.

3) Not a lawyer, but I suspect the law would require that you destroy any plants that would actually be an issue, rather than just sending them to someone else for them to take care of (especially if "take care of" means "keep alive"). I'm almost positive this would be the case for the invasive species, in fact - otherwise, it's still out there as a potential risk to get loose; they tend not to take risks with invasive species, because it's an ecological hazard waiting to happen.


Title: [IA] Debt collection and under 18

Question:
Iowa, 16 Years Old

So probably somewhere about a year ago I signed up for a 14 trial on a Usenet site (located in NL). To cancel my service they wanted me to call, so I just canceled the payment through paypal becuase it was one click, I though it was all over.

A few months ago they sent me a letter stating that I owed them 99 EUR. I sent them an email asking about why they still were trying charge me, but never received a response back.

Just today, I have received a letter from a collections agency stating I owe them these things.

1. Priciple claim for services provided according to invoicenumber ******* incl. chargeback fees 99,00 EUR

2. Interest (See attached) 0,91 EUR

3. Dunning costs according to §§ 280, 286 BGB 11,00 EUR

4. Costs of our commissioning according to § 4 (5) RDGEG claimed as damage caused by your delay according to §§ 280 I,II, 286 BGB:

  a) 1,0 Business fee according to § 4 9(5) RDGEG in conjunction with No. 2300 VV RVG of EUR 45,00 EUR

  b) Flat fee for post and telecommunications according to No. 7002 VV RVG 9,00 EUR

  TOTAL CLAIM 164,91 EUR

Do I really owe them this amount even though it was a cancelation through PayPal? All I signed up for was a 14 day trial, not a year long contract. I'm not even 18, so can this collections agency come after me, the collections agency seems to be based in Germany so I don't know if laws work different? There may have been an "Are you over 18" checkbox on the website that I clicked without thinking. Should I try to pay them or should I just ignore anything that they send me?

Answer: Couple things: you did not cancel your service. Just because you altered (removed) your method of payment does not mean it was cancelled. As for the 18 year old question I am not sure about that. But the fact is you owe them money one way or another. Someone more versed in law can probably answer that.


Title: Do I have legal recourse against a pedophile who sexually abused me (12 at the time) 7 years ago?

Question:
Tucson, AZ, current age: 19

Let's start with the fact that I am very much in a good place mentally about what happened. It was terrible, but it's in the past and can't hurt me.

So the incident happened when I was 12. With this particular man it was only a single incident, but it was pretty jarring. I was left alone with him for a day because he was going to take me to a fair downtown and then he took me back to my house and touched me inappropriately. He held me to the ground and kissed and bit me.

He was later found guilty of sexual assault against several other minors, but I never went to court because my father informed of the hearing me after he was charged. He went to prison for a (frankly disgustingly) short amount of time and is out of prison now.

I still see this man occasionally in public places. I am fairly certain he is not following me, it's just a change meeting. Needless to say running into him sends me back into old fear and current disgust. I would like to not see him ever again, so perhaps a restraining order would be appropriate?? I haven't seen him in a few years so I'm not sure there would be any grounds for it though.

I would also like to have my voice heard in court against him as I was never informed of the court case in the first place. I want him back in prison essentially. I know he served his time, but I really don't feel safe with him in the community. Is there a statute of limitations that has expired? What is the best way forward?

Answer: AZ does not appear to have a statute of limitations for criminal sexual assault when the victim was under the age of 15.  They do have a statute of limitations for civil claims of 2 years from the date you turned 18, so that is coming up.  Speak with law enforcement for a criminal investigation and to a private attorney for a possible civil claim if you are interested.  Generally criminal charges will result in a protection order.


Title: My friend got a ticket and the cop told him to plead not guilty and he wouldn't get charged, is this true? (Context in comments)

Question:
So I was driving and my friend was hanging out the window. A New York State trooper saw and promptly pulled us over. After explaining the situation I wasn't given anything but my friend was given a ticket for a seat belt violation. The cop however told him that if he pleaded not guilty the cop would vouch for him and he'd get off with no charge. Is this true? We're both 18 so we're pretty inexperienced with the law.

Also a different friend of mine got pulled over a few weeks and the cop said the same thing but now he is getting charged $200 since the cop pleaded against him. So we're both kinda confused on what is gonna happen.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 >The cop however told him that if he pleaded not guilty the cop would vouch for him and he'd get off with no charge.
>>Also a different friend of mine got pulled over a few weeks and the cop said the same thing but now he is getting charged $200 since the cop pleaded against him.

 If you're confused it's because  you want to be.


Title: Crashed car while excluded from insurance policy... any options?

Question:
I recently graduated from college and am working my first full-time job. One morning, I drove my parents’ car and got into an accident, and the liability is pretty much 100% on me. My parents and I realized that we had forgotten to add me back on the car insurance policy; I was excluded since I was away at college. I think the insurance company will deny our claim but I definitely don’t have the money to pay the damages (looking to be ~25k) . What should my next steps be? Is there a real case to argue the claim? I live in Indiana.
Topic:
Insurance

Answer: Get a 2nd or 3rd job to pay for the damages you caused if they deny your claim. The other person's insurance will probably come after you.Answer #2: Excluded means they will afford ZERO coverage to you, the damages to another person or property. So if you were truly excluded and not just an unlisted driver you are in a world of hurt


Title: Lawyer uncle whom I never spoke to in my entire life wants to sue me for the funeral costs of my father/his brother.

Question:
My parents divorced when I was 3, so my father was never a real father to me. I never lived with him, he dragged me and my mother to court to gain the right to see me weekly/monthly and so on. When I was 18 I decided I do not want to have scheduled visits anymore and I've barely seen him for the next 6 years of my life. He died recently but I managed to see him before he passed away, mainly for my mother who insisted I should see him before it is too late.
This all happened in Germany. I moved to and still live in New York City.

Now to the recent events. My fathers brother, whom I've never meet, paid the funeral costs and send me the bill. As far as I know in German law, the child of the diseased is responsible before the brothers get asked to pay. We all declined the inheritance. My uncle ( who is also a lawyer in Germany) threatened to sue me in the US and in Germany for paying the funeral costs (~3000 euro)

Some more facts that might be relevant:

- My father never paid alimony to my mother (even though he was supposed to)

- He lived off of the German state

- I am a student with no income

- I do not have any assets as of now (My mother is wealthy)

- My uncle has already paid the costs and wants the money from me ( The state is not involved anymore to my knowledge)

- My uncle/the lawyer has my US address

- My mother pays my tuition/living expenses (Since her and my father divorced she does not need to pay the funeral costs)

- I married in the US and count as dependent to my husband

Is my uncle's threat to be taken seriously? What would his chances be of winning this case?

TL;DR: Father died, nobody inherited anything, his brother sues me for the funeral costs he already paid. They live in Germany, I am in the US.

Answer: I don't think any of your bullet points matter WRT your legal questions.  I can't say for sure, but if he has a cause of action against you in Germany, then he would have to sue you in Germany, and then domesticate his judgment against you here in the US to try and collect.  That seems like a lot of trouble for about $3,000.


Title: Helping my fiance out of a sticky situation involving a wrongfully-issued Vulnerable Adult Status?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 None of this adds up.  I suspect that there is a lot that is being left out.

To be considered a vulnerable adult, it requires a medical diagnosis citing significant impairment and the inability to function on the most basic level.  This is not a designation that someone gets for occasional brain farts or mild autism.

Similarly, restraining orders are not just granted because a crazy lady doesn't like men.

If what you are saying is true, and you aren't actually some sort of sexual predator, then you could discuss your concerns with your state's Adult Protective Services.


Title: Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona. I was assaulted with proof the man who assaulted me lied to police.

Question:
I was assaulted on August 25,2015. I was in a public area after helping my mother with her cat at a Vet. (As medical records will show) I arrived before the person. (They lie to Police about the timeline, and everything as records will show) They hit my mom's car. I walked out to find a car running with no one inside. I live in Arizona, to remind you, it's very hot in August. I looked through the windows because I needed to check for kids etc. (I have DPS Level 1 fingerprint clearance card and CPR cert... is why)

I looked around and saw one person (wearing a certain color shirt, noted in the Police report.) Asked if he saw anything, with my WTF face on.

My mother walks out of the place after buying cat food and I ask for a cell phone. I call the non-emergency number for Scottsdale. Explain what is going on, while a man walks up to me, and I ask if this is his car. He tries to leave... completely oblivious to what is going on.

I stop him from entering his car, as I think he's on something. (I'm still on the phone with Scottsdale Police)....

He backs up and grabs his phone and calls 911. I get transferred to now Phoenix Police because I'm about 1/2 mile over the city jurisdiction. I then start to talk to the dispatch on the phone, when the man rushes me and grabs my Jersey (I still have it with his blood), he tried to 'hockey fight' me... (backstory, I'm was raised by an M.P. and a Firefighter, I can play any sport but tennis...) so of course it didn't work.

I want to remind you all my mom is standing right there... she yells "ASSAULT"...

I went boxing mode. I punched him 2x in the face. (Boxer fracture right hand).

He bleed over me. I knew he was not going to stop after he tried to stick in thumb in my left eye (I'm left eye dominate), and grab my testicles.

I was about to pick him up and slam him on the ground, but the man in the lime green shirt stopped me.

I filled Assault, they did not.

I still have a broken right hand, it hurts every day, I am almost no longer able to help my mother. I am not happy.

I need help. I have proof this person is a liar, and possibly could be involved in more. His wife owns a Yoga store and he's a 'Sommelier'.

Please help.

I'm looking to sue for pain, suffering, disfigurement... I want to throw the book. How dare someone take my hand away from me and limit my future and time with my mother. It really bothers me.

I'm 34, if it matters.

How do I pursue? I have used savings to pay for bills.

Also, side note if you're this far. The Phoenix EMT's asked if I could bend my finger and if it hurt, asked if I wanted to go to the hostipal, I asked if I had to pay, about 20 mins after... I never signed a release form... they drove away.

MY hand hurts a lot. I don't take opiates.

P.S.S. Went to the hospital 3x times.... told me to see a doctor, to have the doctor to tell me I need surgery, to then be told it's too late to have surgery and I'd have to pay for volunteer surgery.

Anger does build with injustice.
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 Loads of irrelevant facts in this post. Where's the part where he lied to the police?

If you want the guy to be responsible for paying you damages, seek a consultation with an attorney to determine what options you have to make that happen. Answer #2: Nobody wants to read your novel.

TL;DR: OP got into a fight, broke his hand, wants to sue.

OP, were criminal charges ever brought against you or the person you fought?Answer #3: So, he broke your hand with his face and you want damages?Answer #4: It sounds to me like you assaulted him. you said it yourself you stopped him from getting into his car.

even if you want to call this a fight, there was no assault. just because you pressed charges for assault doesn't mean you are going to get anything (and if you have a broken hand and he has a broken face you aren't likely winning an assault case - althought I don't know all of the details).

you instigated. move on and consider yourself lucky you aren't facing charges. smarten up in the future.


Title: Taking 3 ceramic cups wrapped in bubble wrap in a suitcase to an overhead bin on a plane. Any potter do that before and get away clean with TSA? Flairs for TSA.

Question:
Topic:
Douche

Answer: Can you clarify your legal question?  It's legal to pack ceramics in your carryon; it would also be legal for the TSA to take the items out of the bubble wrap, so it wouldn't hurt to be prepared with tape to wrap them back up.


Title: Grandparents "kidnapped kids for the weekend" in Indiana. Took them to KY

Question:
Some background about me:

1: I rent my house from my parents.
2: My rent is (way) below market rate.
3: I receive food stamps.
4: I'm self employed.
5: My parents are evicting me in 2 weeks.
6: Someone (99% sure my dad and stepmom) called child protection services on me.
7: My ex-wife has signed a lease with my Dad to move into the house he is evicting me from.
8: I split parenting time with her.

My EX wife picked up the kids (8 year old twins) directly from school on my weekend.  I have sole legal custody of them. She came over at about 4:30 and gave me a "verified emergency motion to modify custody and parenting time" and would not give me them. She said there would be a hearing next week. The motion did not appear to be signed by a judge, just filed with courts. Then she drove off.

Coincidentally this was also the weekend my parents had wanted to take the kids on a short vacation out of state. When they planned it I was going too. But that was before they filed for my eviction, and other drama. When they asked me for permission to take them I told them I was looking forward to spending time with my kids on the mini vacation.

When my daughter's friend called to see If they could play I gave her my ex's new cell # and later find out she can't play because they are busy with their grandparents. I then call the hotel at the place and they have indeed checked in.

What can/should I do!?!?!?!
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 None of this makes any sense. You have sole legal custody but 50% physical custody? I've never heard of this kind of arrangement. What do you mean you "give her" 50% visitation? That's the custody plan, or you have sole physical custody and just let them stay with her half the time?

Anyway, it sounds like she's trying to get back in front of a judge. I'd make sure this happens, document everything and present it in court. Whether you're going to have any luck trying to get the police involved at this stage really depends on your exact custody order, which isn't clear.


Title: Canceling Wyndham Timeshare (AKA Wyndham Vacation Ownership)

Question:
My wife & I fell victim to a timeshare solicitation from Wyndham, and thinking that we had figured out all the "gotchas" in the few hours they had us in the sales office. Of course we were wrong, and I am finding that out now. Fortunately I think I am within the window of cancellation (recission?) but I was hoping to get some warm fuzzy feedback.

* My primary residence is in Texas
* Timeshare purchase was in Orlando, Florida
* Date of purchase was 14 MARCH 2015

In the sale agreement, there is the following text regarding a refund:

> In the event of cancellation during the ten (10) day cancellation period, SELLER will refund to BUYER all payments made under this Agreement, reduced by the proportion of any contract benefits the BUYER has actually received under this Agreement prior to the effective date of the cancellation, withing twenty (20) days after the receipt of notice of cancellation, or within five (5) days after the receipt of funds from BUYER'S cleared check, whichever is later

Additional detail on cancellation at the end of the agreement:

> You mat cancel this Contract without any penalty or obligation within 10 calendar days after the date you sign this Contract, or the date on which you receive the last of all documents required to be given to you pursuant to Section 721.07(6), Florida Statutes, whichever is later.
> If you decide to cancel this Contract, you must notify the SELLER in writing of you intent to cancel. You notice of cancellation shall be effective upon the date sent and shall be sent to (Wyndham PO Box). Any attempt to obtain a waiver of your cancellation right is void and of no effect. While you may execute all closing documents in advance, the closing, as evidenced by deliver of the deed or other document, before expiration of you 10-day cancellation, is prohibited.

At this point we are withing the 10-day window specified, and I have the following questions:

* Is it advisable (or even legally possible) to get a copy of the letter I plan to send them notarized?
* If yes to the above, can I make a photocopy of the notarized letter for my records? Or should I just get 2 copies of the letter notarized?
* Are there any other issues that I may be overlooking? I would love to get back the 25% downpayment I made on PayPal credit, but I accept that this may be the price of my stupidity.

Thanks

UPDATE 8 APRIL 2015:

First and foremost, I'm in the clear! Everything has been cancelled & fully refunded, so the only money I've spent on this whole ordeal is postage.

I sent a letter clearly explaining our reasons for cancelling via certified mail, with return receipt request. After the USPS tracking info claimed that the letter was delivered, I hounded them to make sure that someone on the receiving end had actually received the letter & was processing the request. After a couple of days, I had an email confirmation from a Wyndham representative telling me that the cancellation was in process. And as of today, the downpayment has been refunded & I am no longer on the hook.

SIDE NOTE: USPS employee said that I wasn't able to take a picture of the envelope after it was sealed & postage affixed as "it is illegal to take pictures in a post office", which seemed bogus, but I wasn't about to make this into a different kind of issue.

My takeaway from all this is that even though the timeshare industry seems to prey on unsuspecting individuals, they aren't completely untrustworthy companies. Everything about the cancellation process was (in hindsight) relatively painless. I sent the letter in the appropriate amount of time, and they processed it in a pretty timely manner. If anyone finds themselves in a similar boat, just keep a level head & follow the instructions to the letter.

Much thanks to r/legaladvice for helping me keep my cool throughout!

Answer:
 Notarization just proves your signature is your signature.  It has no legal power.  If the contract doesn't say the cancellation has to be notarized, it probably doesn't, but you can do it if you want, I guess.

Far, far more important is getting the notice out on time, in the manner specified, using certified mail, return receipt requested.  I would get it mailed tomorrow or Monday at the very latest.

You need to keep the receipt which will show the date you mailed it.  Take a picture of the envelope once it has the certified form on it, before the clerk puts it in the mail, as proof that the numbers match.


Title: The police are on their way. Is one person’s accusation enough to go to jail?

Question:
My shitwad roommate just broke his arm falling off a step ladder. His accusation is that I pushed him and he has called the police on me. This is completely untrue. He probably wants a new roommate and/or a settlement from me. We are alone in the apartment. There were no witnesses. All he has is his accusation that I pushed him, which I will emphatically deny when the police get here. In the past I was found one hundred percent liable for a fender bender that never happened based on the fraudulent testimony of the other party, with no other evidence. I am concerned that if one incorroborated accusation is enough for that then it will be enough to get me charged with assault.

Help/advice? California if that helps.

Answer: You need a criminal defense lawyer. Reddit is not an adequate substitute at this juncture.


Title: WA - pet injured because of apt managers

Question:
Management keeps giving us backdated notices and is required to give 48 hour notices before entering, but because of the backdating we're really getting 24 and sometimes even less. Their notices also say in the first line that the letter is serving as 48 hour notice of intent to enter.

I went out this weekend and got a call Sunday afternoon that my cat had been found and brought in to a vet after being hit by a car! I immediately returned to see my poor kitty and she's still at the vet and we don't know yet if she will be ok. I was shocked and stunned because my apartment was shut up and no one was there to let her out but when I got home I found a notice on my door saying they would be entering on Sunday to take some measurements (they are doing some property improvements or something). The notice was dated Friday but I never got the notice on Friday. I left at 9pm and the office closed at 6pm and my neighbors all said that the notice was actually posted on Saturday.

I asked the management to pay for the vet bills and loss of my cat if it comes to that but they are refusing because they said I failed to properly secure my pets. I told them that they violated the lease in 2 ways by not giving 48 hour notice and by doing this work on a Sunday. The lease also says they can only enter M-F during certain hours. They said they did give notice and I said that everyone in the building knows they only gave 24 hour notice.

I'm currently trying to make sure my cat is going to be OK and looking for a lawyer. What should I ask my lawyer and what can I reasonably expect from this?

Answer:
 If the lease says they can't enter on Sundays and they did anyway, maybe breach of contract would be a thing. Definitely find a lawyer, though.

Hope kitty is okay.Answer #2: Might want to contact the WA tenants union to see if they can offer any kind of help. Answer #3: Sounds like the managers were actually rather inapt.

Hope your cat is OK.


Title: California - Single mom here - family told me I could stay with them until October - now telling me to get out in 30 days

Question:
When my ex and I split up, we tried to live together, didn't work out so well. End of January early February I had to essentially "evict" myself and child out of our home, luckily the landlord was sympathetic and decided to find a sublet instead of putting an eviction on our records. When we needed to get out, however, my mother was resilient on taking us in. Mind you, at the same time my mother had just kicked my dad out of the house, of which he still pays the mortgage on. (military man) When my mother was still resisting helping me, I called my father crying, stating that I was looking into women shelters for me and my baby; he called my mother, told her we would be moving in, and that was that. She texted me about an hour later being very sweet stating how "nice it would be to have you and (baby) staying there." My ex left me with pretty much nothing, as I was a stay at home mom and had no access to his accounts ever, along with his possessions. That's fine, I wanted a fresh start and I wasn't trying to take his possessions in any way to be honest.

It was not until March that I was able to get a stable position in a line of work, however, based off of my child support alone I apparently cannot qualify for any welfare. Needless to say I don't have any qualifications due to child support and the fact that I am also working. I even stated to the welfare office that I am not even seeking true welfare, just assistance in finding childcare so that I can work. My mother does not work, but she is very "involved" in volunteer work at ranches, and resents me for needing help with child care while I work.

However, I should note, because of the fact that she never wanted us living here to begin with, just about every couple of weeks she throws some sort of tantrum about something or rather attempting to kick us out. The first tantrum being about dishes, and myself pointing out that I always do our own dishes and leave her own dishes on the counter. Mind you, I would never mind doing more dishes if she just asked nicely, however, her rage of trying to kick us out of the house was stating that I never do any of the dishes, including my own or my child's. This is only a perspective point though.

Edit: that last paragraph may have sounded a bit childish. It truly is a point of perspective. An example of how precisely desperate she is to get rid of us. I am almost 30 years old, and I am not trying to make her out to be petty.

Today, before I go to work, she sits me down along with my child's father, and states that I have 30 days to move out. She states that I have apparently overstayed my welcome, regardless of the fact that originally I was allowed to stay until October when I finish school, and then makes a point to state that she already contacted CPS and the police department to make sure there are no legal repercussions on herself of asking us to leave. Only after which, she states that if I move myself and my child into a place she does not deem to be within her standards, she will then *call CPS on me and have my child taken away*

I won't lie here, this triggers me. I tried very hard to stay silent and nod with her terms, until she threatened to call CPS on me. The words I used were, "you do not get to dictate where we live after kicking us out of this house." and she states "yes, I actually can."

I don't use drugs. I am not an abusive parent. I am actually kind of hippie with my styles. I avoid her as much as possible and clean up after ourselves. I pay for groceries and certain bills as my own form of "rent" here. I do the best I can to help out and be a contributor.

So I suppose my question is two things: 1. can she legally evict us in less than 90 days? 2. could she call CPS on me if I leave and don't tell her where I am going?

Answer:
 Unless you're receiving an exorbitant amount of child support ($3000+ a month for a household of 3), you should qualify for CalWorks/CalFresh and the additional support benefits that come with it.

A legal eviction can be done in a 90 day time period, but it needs to be done right following a process of notice of eviction, hearing, then move-out period provided by the court. It's usually at least 60+ day process. In my county it takes at least 45 days to get on the court calendar and you generally get 30 days after the hearing to move out.

She cal call CPS for anything, but a call doesn't mean you'll lose your child. If you were exposing the child to harmful things and/or people then CPS may intervene. However, even in a women's shelter CPS isn't out there to remove children from their parents. They may pay you a visit but if her complaints are baseless and you're in a safe location where your child is cared for, they won't remove your child from you.

Best of luck, and remember to stay strong.


Title: MD - Is CAH a "disability" under the new ADA law?

Question:
In case it wasn't obvious, this isn't my usual account.

I was just diagnosed with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. It's an endocrine disorder. [Here's the wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congenital_adrenal_hyperplasia). My mom mentioned she thought it was a disability under the ADA. I didn't think it would be but I decided to look it up this afternoon. I found some article about the 2008 law expanding coverage to endocrine disorders. [Here](http://www.healio.com/endocrinology/reproduction-androgen-disorders/news/print/endocrine-today/%7Bcafd6d9a-66b3-4f6f-a4ba-fbb7dac8f99a%7D/americans-with-disabilities-act-removes-barriers-for-wide-range-of-patients). It's not really helpful nor is it a good source of information.

I went to the ADA site and found an [FAQ on the changes made to the law in 2008](https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/regulations/ada_qa_final_rule.cfm). From my reading, it says the definition of disability includes endocrine disorders. It also says that the disability has to limit one or more major life activity. It clarifies that the operation of the system is considered a major life activity.

Seems like a bit of a stretch but I may just not be understanding it correctly.

I've been applying for jobs lately. Some have the EEOC section asking gender, race, disability. Is this something I can or should be telling employers?

Answer: FYI. The EEOC section is just used for statistics and have nothing to do with hiring. If your disability requires an accommodation for doing your job then you can ask for that. But it is not going to give you a leg up or down in the hiring decision.


Title: Very odd story and question

Question: Ok so I have a 2nd cousin that got stuck for 4 days in an air conditioning vent in South Korea in a popular hotel long story short he walked into the wrong door at a very popular South Korean hotel bathroom and fell into a shaft that was 20 feet in length. I want to know if he should sue this is not a joke he spent 4 days in the vent and went to th hospital after workers found him after 4 days with no food and water and was rescued and they made his parents pay for the cost to get him out. This is a new account and I'm a Reddit lurker but a true story; I told him to sue but I don't know about the laws in South Korea any help would be awesome (I can explain the details later but he was 19 and an exchange student at the time) please let me know and thanks.

Answer: He probably should sue but South Korea is not this subreddits expertise


Title: (FL) Would I seriously have to pay for this girl to get her teeth redone?

Question:
My husband and I belong to guild on WoW that's made up of local people and sometimes everyone meets up for dinner.

There's one couple were the guy is extremely nice and gets along with everyone but his fiancée(Mandy) has a problem with me. She has ever since she found out that I'm not a vegan(she doesn't pick on any of the other women just me).

We went to dinner at a guild members house, our host and my husband went inside to go fetch the pizza while the rest of us(myself,Mandy and her fiancé, another couple and two guys that normally lead raids)sat outside. Although everyone was telling her to stop Mandy was picking on me more than usual.

She was using her favorite insults comparing me to a female Orc(I lift and have low body fat along with being tall, Mandy is short and very obese).

Mandy gets up and says she's going to the bathroom instead she goes behind me and puts her hands around my throat, I was sitting on a stool so I managed to swipe her legs out from under her but dragged myself down in the process due to the stool and her weight, we're both on the ground(she's on her back and I'm on top of her also on my back) she doesn't let go of my throat so I headbuted her(the back of my head hit her nose/mouth) and she tightened her grip so I headbuted her again and she finally let go. But by headbuting her I broke her two front teeth clean off.

One of the other people there called 911, the cops showed up and Mandy was arrested for assault/battery. The cops told me not to worry since I acted in self defense, everyone at the party sided with me including her fiancé.

Mandy contacted me to tell me that she's going to see a lawyer and make me pay for her to get her teeth redone. Any chance of that?

Answer:
 There's a chance she going to see a lawyer. There's no chance she'd win a law suit (if what you've said is true)Answer #2: If the facts are as you say she is unlikely to win.

But she *can* sue you, even if she loses in the end.Answer #3: "I'm going to see a lawyer" is often code for "I would see a lawyer if I had the scratch but I hope you're scared because I am just such a mad little..." you get the picture.

These random mad strangler types don't always think it through the whole way, you know?Answer #4: Do you have renters' or homeowners' insurance? Does the friend whose house this happened at have either?

Your friends insurance may be able to pay some on a no-fault basis, usually called 'guest medical' coverage, for anyone injured on the premises.


Title: Jail Refuses to provide wheelchair in cell to inmate with cerebral palsy.

Question: Hi guys and thanks in advance. Just seeking some advice on how to get a local jail to allow my mother to have a wheelchair. She has cerebral palsy hemiplegia but the staff refuse to provide her with a wheel chair in the cell. I submitted a prescription from her doctor to the jail and I have a document from the judge stating she is to receive a wheelchair from the items that the police seized, but they wont let her have it in the cell. I have voice recording of the medical staff member saying she wont be allowed to have it in the cell. Is there anything I can do?

Answer: So it is only in the cell that she is not allowed to have it? Outside she has access to it?


Title: Sincere moral objection to jury duty and also, a permanent resident in California

Question:
I thought you had to be a citizen but looks like a bill was passed in California that requires permanent residents to serve?

I honestly don’t feel comfortable deciding anyone’s fate even if they are very obviously “guilty” of anything. Can I get out of it on these grounds?

Answer:
 >I honestly don’t feel comfortable deciding anyone’s fate even if they are very obviously “guilty” of anything.

You can tell the attorneys that you don't feel comfortable passing judgment, assuming you even get that far in the process. They may or may not boot you. Keep in mind that you may be assigned to a civil trial, not necessarily criminal.

You can also just do your duty without bitching about it... Answer #2: >I honestly don’t feel comfortable deciding anyone’s fate even if they are very obviously “guilty” of anything. Can I get out of it on these grounds?

No.Answer #3: >I thought you had to be a citizen but looks like a bill was passed in California that requires permanent residents to serve?

Not that I'm aware of.  Got a link or anything?

>I honestly don’t feel comfortable deciding anyone’s fate even if they are very obviously “guilty” of anything. Can I get out of it on these grounds?

No.   Chances are perfectly good you'd end up on a civil case, anyway.


Title: Graffiti removal: tenant or landlord’s responsibility?

Question: An ex’s new boyfriend vandalized my apartment with my full name graffitied on it, clearly with the intention of making me pay for it. The landlord is now taking it out of our security deposit for the removal of the graffiti. The lease we signed stipulates that the security deposit may only be deducted from damages caused by its tenants and guests. So who is actually responsible for the fee of the graffiti removal?

Answer:
 You are responsible to the landlord for damage occurring inside your apartment.

If someone else caused the damage, and the landlord held you financially responsible,  then you may be able to seek reimbursement from the vandal in small claims court.


Title: Received a letter from a collections agency, I owe $1300 from a natural gas company. Mother opened account years ago in my name without permission. I was under 18 at the time. I don't want to report her. Need advice. Oregon, United States.

Question:
Hi all,

Two days ago I received a letter from a debt collections agency saying I owed almost $1,300 from a gas company. I am 18 and have never had an account with a gas company. I asked my mother if this was her doing and she said yes it was. She said this was years ago and she said she wasn't aware she hadn't paid the amount. She said she was in a tight spot at the time and didn't know what to do. I know she didn't do this maliciously so I really don't want to have to sue her or report her to the police. But, I also would not like it to affect my credit for the next 7 years because that affects the beginning of my life as an adult. My mother said she will pay the amount in full. I just want to know what my options are and what my next steps should be? Is it possible to transfer the debt from me to her without getting her in legal trouble? I haven't replied to the letter or talked to the collections agency, because I want to know all my options first. I live in Oregon.

Topic:
Credit Debt Bankruptcy

Answer:
 Call them up and ask if they will remove the entry from your credit report if the amount is paid in full.

Get that in writing.  Then either your mother pays it in full....or you report it as fraud to have it removed.

Your mother is an adult.  Choices have consequences.  You may want to pull your credit report to see if there is anything else she isn't telling you.Answer #2: You either accept the debt as your own and pay it and put up with the mark against your credit for 7 years, or you reject the debt and report it to the police and she gets in trouble.

There's no happy outcome where your credit isn't affected and your mother doesn't get into trouble.Answer #3: The /r/personalfinance sub has a sticky devoted to this: https://np.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/identity_theft

Answer #4: We see this (essentially) same family-identity-theft question about once a month.

The answer is harsh but simple:  Pay the debt yourself or file the police report.

The law doesn't have a warm-and-fuzzy third option.


Title: [FL] Help - my new roommate is a weirdo

Question:
Hey, throwaway here for obvious reasons. Didn't think I'd ever have to use this subreddit.

I recently signed to move into a condo with a 20something male. I'm a female in her early thirties and moved to Florida, hoping to make some progress in my career. At first he seemed just a bit odd, but recently his behaviour is getting worrying.

He started last weekend. I was lying in my room when I heard a knock at my door. I had some laundry out drying, but I didn't think anything of it. When he opened the door he got a weird smile across his face. I didn't realise why until we finished our conversation (something stupid about soccer), he just winked at me and told me about his old job "at Victorias Secrets, I think I recognise some of your stuff" he said with a wink. I felt immediately like he had invaded my privacy, but tried to ignore it (I know, I shouldn't have, but you learn to put up with shit)

Now my birthday is in November. November 2nd to be precise, I haven't told the boy my birthday, I have my facebook to private and have no mutual friends with him. Yet somehow my birthday is marked on the calendar in the shared area. I have no idea how he knows this.

On Sunday he came home drunk and started assembling some furniture. He was blasting his music at full volume and kept asking me about it (via text... he'd asked for my number when I moved in, it seemed ok at the time). I told him "Totally love the music.... but I'm in the next room" hoping he'd turn it down. About three minutes later he turned his music off and phoned up his friend. "My new room mate is flirting with me" I heard him say. He spent the rest of the night in his room on his computer drinking alone (it's what he does the most)

There are some other things that bug me as well, but this is the start. However I basically signed a six month contract to live at this house. It's only been a few weeks and I DO NOT want to live with this man anymore. Is there a way I can legally get out of this contract without him knowing why? Do I have to live with this creep?

Answer:
 So at what point did you sit down with him and say:

"Hey, I feel like we've had some miscommunications. You seem like an OK guy, but we're **just** roommates, that's not going to change, and I'd prefer it if you stopped texting me late or blaring music late before a work day."

Not liking your roommate doesn't get you out of a lease. Answer #2: Check your lease and see what your options are. Honestly, it sounds like you need to sit down with your roommate and hash things out more than break your lease.Answer #3: Have you I dunno attempted to have a conversation with him or are you paralyzingly non confrontational?


Title: [TN] My boss makes us wait until a certain time to cash our payroll checks.

Question: We are paid bi-weekly with standard printed payroll checks, but are told not to cash them before 5:30pm or we will "be in trouble".  I recently cashed mine earlier than that (with no issue at the bank) and was told if I did it again, they will start to hold the checks until the next day.  I have been there a year, so this is an ongoing thing.

Answer:
 If a business can't get their shit together enough to have money in the bank on payday, it is time to start looking for a new job.

...or your payday is actually 5:30pm that day and getting the checks earlier is just for convenience.


Title: Electricity Bill $166 for one person in small apartment....

Question:
The bill says I used 1400+ kWh. I turn the a/c off when I go to work. I keep it set at 79 degrees when I am home ~17 hrs a day. I unplug all appliances and turn off lights and fans when I am not using them. I don't understand how my bill and usage can be this high. I believe the HVAC unit is shot. However, the landlord seems to think that it is fine. I am an energy engineer and analyze (steam, chilled water, electricity) usage data for a campus of (200+) buildings. I also perform some work with HVAC units and designing control panels for these units.

I do not want to pay this bill for my apartment in West Lafayette, IN that is no more than 800 sq ft.

What should I do?

Answer:
 Not to be THAT person but have you changed your filter?Answer #2: 1) You have to pay that bill. Just suck it up and do it or things will get a lot worse.

2) Most likely you have something that is failing and drawing a lot of excess power. Snag yourself a [Kill-a-Watt Meter](https://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU) and go around your house. Everything that plugs into the wall, gets plugged into that. No joke, I've seen an alarm clock sucking down over 100W of power (I'm amazed it wasn't on fire).

3) Don't unplug your appliances. That is literally pants on head idiotic. If you unplug your fridge for 8 hours a day, it'll consumer more power getting back down to temperature than it would have just maintaining that temp. Not to mention the negative impact on your food. Your washer and dryer should draw effectively zero power when plugged in, but again the kill-a-watt should tell you this.

4) check for gaps in weather stripping around your doors. Small gaps that allow air through will drive up your cooling costs significantly. Same thing for your windows. The Landlord basically HAS to fix these issues, no questions asked.

5) Ask your landlord to swap out your dryer if your unit has one in it. More often than not, THIS is the appliance that's actually using the most power in your apt, not your AC unit. Answer #3: Well was this a bill generated from a meter being read or estimated usage?Answer #4: Is your water heater electric? I could easily see it being this high in that case.


Title: Dad is thousands of dollars in debt to the IRS.

Question:
Just a side note for everyone: I am not on my dad's side. His fault for not paying taxes like a decent citizen.

Anyways, so the story here is my dad hasn't paid taxes since 2005 (he married my mother in 2008) and now owes hundreds of thousands of dollars to the IRS. I accidentally glanced at the letter on his desk.

The problem is, I don't want my mother to be involved in this, since ultimately she had nothing to do with it (since he accrued the bulk of the debt before marriage). I don't want to be involved in it either.

He is staying on the down low about everything (paying for everything by cash, etc) and is, as far as I know, waiting to hit age 62.5 or whatever it is to receive pensions. I'm guessing his plan from there is to act like he's a free man and forget about that debt.

My problem with that is he's doing a disservice to the United States of America. I also hate his guts and believe he deserves whatever punishment he can get. It's the law anyway.

So assuming he has no plan to pay off the massive debt (he has a low income too), what legal actions will take place? Can someone help me out as to what I or my family (excluding him - remember, goal is to have him pay for his crime essentially) can do?

Thanks so much. You guys don't understand how big a help you can be!

Edit: Also, hw literally doesn't own anything valuable for the IRS to take. No real respectable income, no house, his car is worth maybe $1000. Everything is under my mother's name. The house, the family car, etc. She pays for everything also (one reason why he deserves punishment).

Answer:
 > waiting to hit age 62.5 or whatever it is to receive pensions. I'm guessing his plan from there is to act like he's a free man and forget about that debt.

The IRS can seize many types of pensions. They can also take his house.

http://howardlevyirslawyer.com/documents/all_things_irs_can_take.pdf

You're too personally involved in this to be objective. This is between your parents and the IRS.


Title: [IL] I got a $120 ticket for walking off the trail at a public park. Is there any way I can get out of this blasphemy?

Question:
I went to Starved Rock and me and my girlfriend walked off the path by like five feet. Seconds later some officers told us to come down and they both gave us $120 tickets each for trespassing.

Why the hell is this even possible? $120 for waking off the path for less than 20 seconds? Can I call anyone to see if I can argue with them over this? Or should I just pay?

Answer:
 You can argue all you want.  You violated the rules of walking off the marked trail.  Also, there are a ton of articles of people hurting themselves going off trail.

Don’t go off trail and I promise you won’t get any fines in the future for going off the trail.
Answer #2: It has been years since I've been to Starved Rock but according to [this](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-starved-rock-falls-20150503-story.html) article from the Chicago Tribune a few years, there are signs at every trailhead reminding visitors to stay on the trail. I doubt they'll take ignorance of the rules as a viable defense. The park officer had no way of knowing if you were going to be heading further off the trail or if you were just going to walk 5 feet off the trail. If I were you I'd just take it as a $120 lesson to read the rules and follow them.Answer #3: The tickets themselves should clarify what the dispute process is, or at least tell you what court has jurisdiction so you can call them and find out. You might be able to reduce the fine if you show up and plead for mercy.

But state parks have marked trails for a reason. Sensitive habitats, dangerous cliffs, or just wanting to keep everything pristine for other visitors. It's unlucky that you got caught but that's how lots of enforcement works: they can't catch everyone so they give bigger fines when they do catch people.Answer #4: Is it against the law to go off the trail?
Did you go off the trail?
Case closed.


Title: Police of chief wife caused accident NC

Question:
On mobile sorry for formatting.

My father got into a terrible motorcycle accident. He was going 35 in a 55 because the woman in front of him was driving erratically. Long story short my dad is in critical condition. The woman at the time told the tow truck driver she wasn’t familiar with the area so that’s why she stopped suddenly because she didn’t know where to turn.  She also said she was dropping off a friend but had never been there before. She called their insurance and now she’s refusing to say where she was coming from and where she was going. We were luckily able to get video and it clearly shows he wasn’t at fault, she had no blinkers, she dead stoped. There wasn’t a chance.  The problem is the husband of this woman is the chief of police of the county where this happened. Now the tow truck driver is refusing to talk anymore. Witnesses who saw what happened won’t talk anymore. Because who wants to piss of the chief of police in a small town. They have been calling the insurance company because somehow they found out we have video. She demanded to know where we got the video from and when insurance refused to say she said her husband will get it. She is now days later saying she is so traumatized and she needs money a car not once asking how my dad is doing. Her car is barely damaged. My dad meanwhile has more broken bones then not. Also I feel like they are scrubbing everything. People who seen the accident that could say my dad wasn’t at fault are on silent mode suddenly. We live in a very rural area. We never have any unannounced visitors but suddenly we have cars coming down our very long private road. We can’t call the police on the police. They won’t give us a police report either. I just don’t know what the next step is. Also since this is a small town every little thing is in the paper. There is not one word about this. I just don’t know what to do.

Answer:
 Civilly, let the insurance company handle things. Your dad will want to speak to a personally injury lawyer just in case.

Criminally, if your dad has any hopes of this being investigated properly and prosecuted fairly, he should be insisting on having another county take over the case. He can't force them, but it's necessary to avoid a conflict of interest.Answer #2: You need to report this police chief to the NC SBI. They will investigate him for this. The chief of police is required to turn over accident investigations involving family members in their jurisdiction to the State Patrol. This wreck should have had a state trooper called out to investigate. The NC SBI will be interested in finding out why a police chief isn't following protocol.

I'm born and raised in rural NC and this is a common occurrence with small town police. I would also suggest setting up a couple motion activated hunting cameras along your driveway to capture images of the vehicles coming on to your property.

https://www.ncsbi.gov/Contact-Us


Title: Can I inherit debts or other negative things from my estranged father? (California)

Question:
I have been estranged from my dad since I was 17, I'm 25 now. He had 50/50 custody when I was a kid and never paid a single dollar of child support. Sometimes I see him around the city that I live in. He doesn't know I live here. I think he's homeless, he's definitely on drugs or drunk. I saw him today and he looks like hell. He couldn't stand up straight at the crosswalk where I drove past. If he dies soon, can the government or other debt collectors come to me for whatever he owes? Should I start taking actions to protect myself? Is there even something that I can do?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 You don't inherit debt. Some creditors will try and trick you into taking it on though.Answer #2: You can't inherit his debts unless you affirmatively take actions to do so.

What will happen is that the debt holders will seek to be repaid from your father's estate (which doesn't sound like very much). If for some reason there is enough to cover the debts the estate's heirs will receive receive the residuals, more likely there won't be enough to cover the debts and therefore no residuals to receive. What this means is that what little money he might have you likely won't inherit (assuming you would be the beneficiary) because that will be used to pay the debts.


Title: [Wisconsin] So I just got a DWI...

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Sounds like you already have a lawyer. Listen to them. I don't understand why you refused a blood test if you know that you weren't on any substances. Also, admitting to distracted driving doesn't allow you the right to swerve. If someone called 911 you must have really been all over the road. You may have a case but nobody can say for certain.


Title: Found out recently that my friend was sexually assaulted years ago, what can I do?

Question:
Location: D.C. Maryland, Virginia (DMV)

A really close friend of mine opened up about how she was raped years ago.  She said about how it was kind of her fault because she was drinking with them/under the influence but I told her that it doesn't justify anything.  She's carried this for years and has only told a handful of people, and it's been constantly on my mind and been pissing me off that the guy had no consequences for what he's done to her/probably thinks what he did was okay.

I don't really know what to do.  Is there anything I can or should do?

Answer:
 You can support her as a friend. You can't do anything legally. It's up to her if she wants to go to the police and report the crime. It's NOT up to you to pressure her to do this. Answer #2: Imagine opening up to your friend about the rape you suffered five years ago and then, the next thing you know, the police you chose not to involve are showing up to investigate it, the trauma counselors you decided you didn't need (and for the last five years haven't relied on to move on with your life) are calling you up to talk to you about it, and so on.

Respect your friend's wishes. That's what this is about, right? Consent?

Don't take action on her behalf without her consent. Answer #3: > Is there anything I can or should do?

Give your friend emotional support.

Start with RAINN - they are doing a great job.

https://www.rainn.org/

They need to report this crime themselves, and trying to push them on this matter can backfire badly.

Be kind and help them find their way, but do not try to fix this on their behalf.


Title: GF Changed alarm codes

Question:
Hey Legal advice! Posting for a neighbor.  First of all, I love you guys, used the search, but I couldn't quite find this particular problem figured out properly.  There were lots of dissenting opinions throughout both /r/legaladvice and the conversation between neighbors.  Location Indiana.

So, guy gets into fight with girl, girl kicks out guy last night.  Both have lived at the residence for 4 years.  Since being kicked out, she will not allow him to return to get his stuff.  Attempt has been made to the sheriff to allow him to get his stuff with them watching, and as I expected, they said no, it's a civil matter.

How can he get his stuff back as quickly as possible?   There is not restraining order.  I, being the fun person I am, suggested simply breaking back into his own house, as he has established residency, and I'm fairly certain breaking into your own house isn't illegal.  Others have suggested calling the police again. While another person suggested persuading her to let us in, then go in as a group and steal his stuff for him (hahahahahahaha).  I have a funny group of neighbors...

He has work tools that he needs to stay employed.  Mind you, this is a rather nice neighborhood with awesome neighbors, and we don't usually deal with domestic disputes like this, so everyone is fairly clueless, and I suggested posting/reading here first.

Being a man of my word, I went to try and find relevant threads (and I found 1, sort of), but the immediacy of the situation, I think he would have the right to break into his house and retrieve his stuff.... thoughts?

Answer:
 If he's established residency, this was an illegal eviction. My first step would be to speak to a supervisor at the Sheriff's Department.

If you or any of the other neighbors have a good enough relationship with her, I'd try to talk to her and see if she's willing you let you collect his tools.

If neither of those options work out, he'll have to sue her.Answer #2: An illegal eviction is not a civil matter. Call the non emergency number again and ask for them to send somebody out.

> she will not allow him to return to get his stuff.

How is she preventing it? Did she change the locks? Does the alarm also lock the door or do you just need to enter a code or it goes off? Answer #3: That cop was lazy. He needs to call the cops again. Do they own the home or rent? Whose name is on the deed/lease?


Title: Got a ticket for parking at a bus stop. [MA]

Question: Today I got a 100 dollar citation for parking at the beginning of a bus stop while I made a delivery for work. As I left the store I delivered to I witnessed the parking enforcement officer get into his unmarked car, in the left lane on the opposite side of the street. Is it legal for them to block traffic like that in what seemed to be his personal vehicle? Also can I use this information if I decide to fight the ticket?

Answer: You're not getting out of the ticket because of something like this. Answer #2: I'm not sure that it's illegal for them to block traffic and you're not sure if it was a personal vehicle (just because it is unmarked does not mean it's personal). Either way, though, two wrongs don't make a right. If you decide to fight the ticket, which you will most likely lose as you admitted you were illegally parked, bringing up how the officer is parked isn't going to help your case.Answer #3: LOL no.


Title: [Michigan] My favorite diner - I found out - requires waitresses to pay - out of pocket - for ‘mess ups,’ ‘dine and dash,’ and any other form of nonpayment. Is this legal? These girls are barely scraping by and I feel bad for them, this can’t be legal?

Question:
If it is legal, how the hell?  If not, who would I report it to?

I just watched a girl in tears because she messed up someone’s order and they refused to pay - the owner made them pay 40.00 of their earned wages to rectify their mistake.

Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 I live in mi. Please report to dol.  I had to contact them over a restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor for refusing to pay me for a month of labor and refused to allow me to have my tips. (Working art fair for free? Gtfoh) they work really fast and are really nice at dol and will call you back pretty quickly if you have to leave a message (they called me the next three days in a row as I missed their first two calls due to working at another job)Answer #2: Very very common practice in restaurants in the US. Not legal but they get away with it 1.) because people dot want to lose their jobs and 2.) A lot of wait staff is young and not properly educated on their rights as workers.

My first job when I was 16 was waitressing as IHOP. We had a lot of walk-outs (more than any other restaurant I've worked at in the last 12 years). We always were forced to pay and I just thought I'd was normal. Now, I'd say fuck that. Answer #3: Totally illegal.

Had it done to me before I knew the laws.


Title: OK - Major company charged me today for an online order that was cancelled before any payment was processed(have verification#) and the order is over two weeks old. My bank account is overdrafted and they're telling me I have to wait until the holiday weekend is over to see my refund.

Question:
Location: Oklahoma, online order from national company .

Well, that pretty much spells it out. A large company charged me $500 today for an order that was made(and successfully cancelled!) on November 7. When I called and asked them to refund it, they said there was nothing they could do to expedite the refund, even though I've gotten refunds in-store that showed up instantly many times before, or even gotten refunds in cash.

Tomorrow is thanksgiving and I have to drive 6 hours to see family - not sure how I'll put gas in the car to make it there or back. On Saturday, I have 10 people coming over for dinner that I am making.. and now I am completely unable to purchase any food for it. In addition to that, I am being charged an overdraft fee by my bank, and have several bills that now have late fees tacked onto them because they did not come out today as needed.

I'm furious that the company basically refused to offer any sort of consolation. If it were a regular refund, it would be a different story, but the charge never should have happened in the first place and is 100% due to an error on the company's part. I'm not looking to get any sort of big cash out of this, but I am looking at over $100 in fees, and hours of figuring out how to make my holiday work at all this weekend without $500 that I was planning on having available to me. Do I have any sort of recourse here?

Answer: NALA, but, never use a debit card to buy anything online.


Title: Worked 92.65 hours in two weeks. No overtime.

Question:
https://imgur.com/T3FV2cX

This was my last paycheck from a small business I worked for in New Orleans, Louisiana. I have been paid for overtime many times as you can see in the picture. For some reason on this check they decided to not pay me for my overtime. Is this legal?

Answer:
 Louisiana's overtime law is anything over 40 hours in a single week (that week could be Mon - Sun, or it could be Wed - Tue, as long as the company defines a week consistently).

If you're paid hourly and worked over 40 hours in a single week and were not paid overtime rates for those hours above 40, then the employer is likely breaking the law.


Title: Want to join the army, have minor criminal record.

Question:
Location: NC, United States

I have quite a few traffic violations & misdemeanors on my record, but none of them are related to violence, one was drug related, but only simple possession for about 1/2 of a gram of marijuana, got dismissed after community service though. Other charges include one level 4 DUI, mitigating factors greatly outweighed the aggravating ones, but the judge said he couldn't classify it as level 5 due to damage to property (one mitigating factor at his discretion was the fact that I provided restitution for the damages & before the officers even arrived, if that gives you any context as to who I am). Almost everything else was due to other drunken shenanigans during my little rebellious phase, there are 4 other incidents in total but none of them carried any felony charges or any maximum sentence longer than a few months, most got dismissed as well. One was due to "resisting arrest" which was later dismissed & compensated because we filed a subpoena for his bodycam footage, which clearly showed me kicking his ass for overtly threatening my life and AWD (he needlessly discharged & nearly shot me in the chest for coughing, so I disarmed him. Loose trigger fingers have no place in public safety jobs). The thing that really concerns me is a misdemeanor larceny, during a complete blackout, against a friend & army vet nonetheless. My reputation has recovered since, and he/everyone else in our community agrees that I'm still a solid, trustworthy, & honorable person who was in a really bad place when all of that was happening, but I feel like it could still be a huge black mark on my record. On top of that,I'm more than fit for service, have been preparing myself for ranger school since about 8 years old. Have improvisation, leadership, marksmanship, hand-to-hand, artillery, vehicle & (admittedly limited aircraft) operation, survival, distance swimming, diving, engineering, & demo experience & probably hereditary aptitude/talent. Would definitely be a useful asset to any military branch or venture. I've already made enough money for my family to live comfortably if I should happen to get taken out (good luck with that, f***ers), so I'd like to finally pursue my true goal in life. Is it legal???
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 You don’t have an issue this sub can help with. Go talk to the recruiters. We can’t tell you if any branch can/will get you a waiver for criminal charges or if you will need a waiver for those particular charges. And they will be the ones to know if you can/will qualify for a waiver or if that particular branch is giving them out this week/month based on their forecasted needs. If they do you may not be eligible for all jobs and it may affect your security clearances.

And I highly recommend you check your ego before you leave for BCT if you can/do join. The drill sergeants will chew you up and spit you out and if they just plain don’t like you they will find ways to break you and recycle you until you quit all on your own. Answer #2: It's legal to enlist, if they'll take you.

It's _not_ legal to lie on the enlistment forms, and there's a good chance the recruitment process will discover any creative omissions about your criminal record. Expect to have to discuss these charges during recruitment, and there's some possibility that your record will make you ineligible anyways.

But you can always try. Best of luck to you.


Title: [TN] Divorced. Need legal advice on overnight caretaker for child.

Question:
I have the wambo combo in my parenting plan.

1. Spouse has right of first refusal if I have to leave overnight during my custody time.
2. "Neither party shall have unrelated, overnight visitors of the opposite sex with whom he/she is sexually or romantically involved involved present overnight while the child is in their care, custody or control. Overnight shall be definied as the hours of 11pm until 7am."

So, last minute business travel has come up and I really need to go for two nights during my week. I call the mother and ask if she can take care of my nine year old daughter for a few days. We have a good co-parent relationship and we manage custody time well trading when needed. She informed me that she has an overnight guest stay planned and can't do it. So first refusal is done.

Here's the tricky part. I don't have in-town relatives or close friends I would be comfortable with as overnight caretakers. The only caretaker I can really think of is my long-term girlfriend who my daughter knows and is comfortable with (and acts as a baby sitter if I need to do a business dinner/etc during the week.)

They get along and binge netflix together whenever they are both at my place, so I'm not really worried about them clashing.

Kind of stuck between a rock and hard place in legal uncertainty on whether overnight is allowed if I am not actually there.

Answer:
 If you both agree to it there is no problem.  You could just as easily waive the prohibition and let the kids stay with her even though she has a romantic partner there.  Answer #2: Does your child have any good friends whose parents you trust and would agree to a two-day "sleepover" visit?

Does your child have any in-town relatives on your wife's side that she could stay with?  E.g. maternal grandparents?Answer #3: >Neither party shall have unrelated, overnight visitors

If you're not there, the GF is not visiting you?


Title: [NYC] Owed $30k by Contract Employer. They Aren't Paying Me. Help!

Question:
My small biz (single member LLC) was hired by a smallish creative agency for a job. I guess we acted as a vendor/contractor for this job. We drafted a pretty extensive contract that stipulated everything.

We completed the job for them perfectly. Right before the job we were paid 50% (as per the contract) which was $30k. The remaining 50% was to be paid "net 30" after the job was complete. So we waited 30 days. During those 30 days we paid off everyone that we hired for the job (we usually pay off people/vendors/contractors that we hire very quickly, like a week after they do the job for us). When the 30 days rolled around, we weren't paid. I contacted the agency and their part time "finance" person basically told me that they couldnt pay me because their agency was owed lots of money from a client of theirs. She proposed they pay me over the next 4 months in 4 installments. She would throw in a tiny bit of interest too.

I came back at them with a more aggressive 3 month installment plan with more interest and sooner due dates. Ever since then, they have been stalling and have been barely communicating. The "finance" person is rarely at the office, like once a week or less, so they are always making excuses.

What am I to do?

Answer:
 You sue unless your contract stipulated something different.

This is "hire an attorney" territory


Title: [RI] Is this grounds for a sexual harassment lawsuit.

Question:
I work in a Dunkin Donuts.  Last week I was wearing a headset when I slipped on some water on the floor.  I accidentally said the word shit through the headset, but no customers heard me say it, only the other employees.

Well, this pothead assitant manager came into the back and just laid into me calling a fucking cunt over and over and how I'm ugly and he wouldn't fuck me with a 20' dick.

I started crying so hard and left and went home that day.  The next day the district manager asked to speak with me because apparently the other employees told him what had happened.

 He wasn't sorry and told me I was a stupid cunt.  He said that he suspended the assistant manager because he was stupid and called me a cunt in front of other employees instead of doing it behind closed doors like he (the district manager) did.

Do I have a lawsuit against DD for anything?

Answer: There was a time when trolls had quality. I miss those times.


Title: Was my car wrongfully taken by police?

Question: This post is to find out if police rightfully took my car before I go making myself look stupid. So around thanksgiving  I got into a car wreck where I went into a ditch about 4 doors down from my house. The tow yard is trying to charge me about 2 grand to get the car out or pay 200 and leave the car and give it to them. (Ps I was in a coma for a month and couldn’t get it out) They left my windows down also and my entire car was filled with mold when I last went to go look at it about 2-3 weeks ago. This is in Jefferson parish New Orleans btw. For some back ground information the car is currently held at “moons towing” on the Westbank. It is also important to describe what happened with the wreck. I was bringing a friend home that morning and we had went out the night before. I dropped him off and wrecked at about 7 am when I was only 4 doors down from my house. I’m here posting this article because I believe the police wrongfully towed and took my car. They were suppose to ask my next in kin which they did not as even my parents were on the scene. After I went into the ditch I was there for about 20 min and I had no pulse. I was declared dead on the scene and suffered from a traumatic brain injury. Two people pulled over and pulled me out the car and ressussicated me as one was a flight nurse. The police’a argument back was “they suspected I might die in the hospital so they had to take the car for a criminal investigation” which is true if there is a fatality they are suppose to do a criminal investigation. You can’t assume someone is gonna die in the hospital. We already had one argument and I will prob go back and argue more next week although I can’t find anything on the web to back up that they wrongfully took my car. We could have literally took my car 4 houses down with the tractor to bring it home so even the towing was unnecessar. I should prob give the rest of information although it’s not my main concern as getting the car is my main concern and not paying Tons. When they did my blood work at the hospital they found that not only was I over the legal limit for amount of alcohol in my blood but I also had cocaine and weed in my system. But according to research they cannot use medical records to incriminate someone. It was all from the night before as I think I fell asleep that morning driving. I think they were suppose to ask my next in kin, as you are only suppose to tow a car if there’s a fatality or if it’s blocking traffic. At this point I’m about to give up the car as they ruined the inside and not pay the 200.  I  don’t know how I will come up with the money because the doctors said I could not work for over a year with my brain injury.

Answer:
 > The police’a argument back was “they suspected I might die in the hospital so they had to take the car for a criminal investigation” which is true if there is a fatality they are suppose to do a criminal investigation. You can’t assume someone is gonna die in the hospital.

Actually they often do assume that, or at the very least err on the side of caution.

>  It was all from the night before as I think I fell asleep that morning driving.

Yea, that tends to happen when you're that fucked up.