Title: Landlord is claiming I am not an original tenant and is trying to raise rent for new lease in a rent-control unit (LOS ANGELES)

Question:
Hello,

I signed a lease 1.5 years ago with a roommate in a rent-controlled unit. She lived there for three years before me, but when I moved in, we started a new lease where we are equally listed on the lease together. We are now month-to-month.

She put in a 30-day notice to move to a new city and in the meantime, I found a roommate who filled out an application with our current rent amount on it. She was verbally told she was approved by phone and we were told to come sign the lease today.

Upon coming to the office, I was told that they want to raise rent because we aren't paying the market rate. The reason I kept being given is I am not the "original tenant". I explained I am not a subletter, +1 to the lease, but on the lease. The manager kept saying it's too bad, the rent isn't market value anymore and they have to raise it. She then was trying to get my roommate to sign a lease that is past-dated for 2017 (the lease I signed with my roommate). I asked to speak to another manager and she claimed he was out of the country. Throughout this whole process, whenever I've asked her for the rent for a new lease, she keeps saying "I can't give you that information". She tried to get us to sign a month to month lease, saying the rent may increase, and I declined because she had no details to how often/how much rent would increase.

I feel they are trying to shake me out of my apartment since it's a good rate. I wanted legal direction as to if I am correct that my rent can't increase so long as I'm on the lease and if so, how do I proceed so they realize I'm not falling for it and approve my new roommate in writing.

Thank you in advance.

Answer:
 Tell them your lawyer will review any proposed changes to the lease.Answer #2: There’s not enough info in your post to be sure, but it sounds like tenants’ rental rate increases are restricted as long as an original tenant continues to live there.

This is my understanding of the situation: You were not an original tenant; your former roommate was. You were simply added to an existing lease and the rent increases were limited because former roommate-original tenant-was still there. Now that former roommate is gone there is no original tenant, and therefore there are no limits on the amount that rent can increase. (This has nothing to do with sub-leasing.)

You and new roommate have been approved for a new lease, but you need to pay the current going rate for that apartment. You and new roommate will now be considered original tenants for THIS lease, and the rent increases going forward will have restrictions, but you no longer qualify for the rate you’ve been paying because the original tenant (the reason for that rate) is gone.Answer #3: Los Angeles has some renters' protections; most cities with any rent control do. You can file a complaint [here](https://hcidla.lacity.org/File-a-Complaint) and also try calling 311 and seeing if you can find other services.


Title: Our nonprofit conservation park keeps getting cattle fence along major road destroyed by drunk drivers. Any recourse for repairs?

Question:
So we have a half mile stretch of property along a major road. There is the road, a sidewalk (right of way) that they are about to widen for a proper bike trail, and then a wire fence and our property. The main purpose is to stop deer from running on to the road and stop people from wandering on to the property. We are technically private ($80 family membership yearly) but really just try to keep people honest. Well with a cattle fence, when a car hits it, it is likely to take down 20' of fence because its not really "sectioned". Are there any avenues we can go through to try and get the county or whoever has jurisdiction over the road to repair? Obviously we don't want to do anything that could be construed as malicious to stop people from hitting the fence because they are often doing 35-50 mph on this stretch.

Thanks for the help

Answer: Easiest is to send a bill to the driver who knocked down the fence.


Title: Contest a speeding ticket, 50 in 35. CALIFORNIA 20 Male

Question: [deleted]

Answer: He isn't required to show you the radar.  His testimony in court will be sufficient.  And apparently you cannot testify you were going 35, so I'm not seeing much likelihood that you will contest the ticket successfully.


Title: [Legal knowledge] How does one learn how to read the references, understand the symbols, etc. without going to law school?

Question:
Alright this is probably a dumb question, but I'm a student and starting to delve into photography, an interest that became a hobby when gifted a professional camera. It's made me think about how exciting it is to learn new things and how amateurs can grasp a certain amount of knowledge without degrees.

This being said, I am interested in /r/legaladvice and I also like certain crime shows, however I don't actually want to go through with being a lawyer as it seems like hard work and too stressful of a career to match with myself. I additionally have no plans of ever practicing or giving legal advice based off of my desired knowledge, nor am I comparing law and photography (just my anecdotal background as to why I have an interest now). I simply would just like to learn more about the law but I have no clue where to start.

Legaladvice has also made me realize how I don't really know my rights as a citizen (besides the basic constitutional knowledge) and how that's kind of scary. I think it's important that people have a general basic knowledge of simple legal matters and it's pretty appalling to realize how the vast majority of people (myself included) are walking around without knowing the first thing about the law.

So really, does anyone have any resources to a good place to start? Any ideas on what I should learn/what might be a bit redundant/useless information? Important legal cases that you think all citizens should have at least a basic knowledge of (i.e. Roe v. Wade, Plessy v. Ferguson, Obergefell v. Hodges, etc.)? What does § even do? What do all of the reference numbers even mean in documents? Any legal shows that do a very GOOD and ACCURATE job (do all of them suck? are all of them generally correct? how does the average non-lawyer citizen even know?)

Answer:
 _My Cousin Vinny_ is generally cited as an accurate-ish depiction of courtroom/criminal procedure.

The citation numbers are just a way to refer to other cases and reference material.  You could buy a copy of the Bluebook (https://www.legalbluebook.com) if you're really interested in learning about them in detail.  It isn't very interesting.Answer #2: a) A legal dictionary is helpful as a reference guide.  Don't read it cover to cover, but having it handy when you catch a word or phrase you don't understand is helpful.  Black's Law Dictionary is the most well known one.  I can't stress enough that you shouldn't try to just read it as a book.  It's reference material

b) Nolo.com is a pretty solid general purpose legal wiki.  It's far from all encompassing, but to get a layman's understanding of just about any general topic in the law, it's pretty good.

c) If you want to do a deeper dive, find law school textbooks for 1L (1st year) classes.  Property, Torts, & Criminal law for starters.  If you want to understand court procedures, Civil Procedure too.  They're........dense.  Especially Civ Pro.  But they'll have all the key cases, along with analysis and notes.


Title: (CA) What could I be charged with if I damaged another person's car with a baseball bat?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Brandishing, vandalism, maybe felony assault if the DA wanted to push it.  I'd certainly arrest you for it so you'd have a felony arrest in your record.

Plus if it's my car you might be dead. So there's that


Title: Injured due to lack of light - lawyer up?

Question:
My mom recently took an evening cruise around NYC, out of NJ with her sister and a friend. I was not there but my aunt wrote everything down the day after.  I will summarize the best I can.

When the ship returned to the dock, it was dark, around 9pm.  There was no lighting, only small flashlights held by some of the crew.  As my mom was going down the plank to the dock, at the end, there was a large gap that her leg fell into.  She ended up with 3 puncture wounds.  A member of the crew, did apply a bandage, and a pressure dressing.  My aunt, who is a nurse, said that the medical kit they had was unsterile.  The peroxide had no fizz and the dressings were not sealed.

My Aunt bought some supplies and cleaned it up better when they got home.  Over night she bled through that dressing, hey pajamas and onto the bed sheets.  My Aunt took her to the hospital, the wound was irrigated, x-rayed and glued.  They were very deep punctures, so she was also put on antibiotics.

It is coming up on a week and she has had a number of visits to her doctor.  An infection took hold and she has been put on increasingly stronger doses of antibiotics.  She spent last night in the hospital for observation with an antibiotic IV drip.  She will be seeing a wound specialist tomorrow.

I am looking for advice and trying to understand if we do pursue a lawyer, what are some expected outcomes.  Her medical bills are low due to Medicare and private insurance but my Aunt and Mom have spent many hours in and out of doctors and hospitals.  My mom has and still is in a lot of pain and has trouble walking.

I appreciate everyone who reads and any advice given.

Answer: This is lawyer territory. Delete this post and consult a personal injury attorney.


Title: STBX Wife just stole the IRS stimulus money from our account.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: When civil/family courts are moving again you can talk with your attorney about making your share of $1200 part of the assets you receive in the divorce.


Title: Slip and fall in a grocery store turned into CRPS. Are the numbers I'm seeing realistic?

Question:
Throwaway account. I'm in Virginia.

A few months ago, my wife had a slip and fall in a nationwide chain grocery store. No sign was put up, and the puddle that she slipped on was recurring (I happened to walk in the next week and there was a puddle in the exact same spot, from the same source - a cooler that was causing condensation). We immediately sought legal counsel and have hired a law firm in the area.

What was originally just a sprain turned into something way way worse. My wife has now been diagnosed with Type I CRPS, a nerve injury that has been characterized as inflicting the highest levels of pain - higher than amputation, childbirth, and cancer. The kicker is that it can last a few months, a few years, or forever.

Originally, we thought we would get somewhere in the 10s of thousands. However, a family friend (and lawyer) thought we would get significantly more ($700,000 is his prediction). After that, I went and did some googling: it looks like a lot of CRPS cases have multi-million dollar settlements, an amount I can't even imagine happening. My rationale is that these are going to be skewed numbers, since law firms would post their big wins to convince you to hire them.

So the questions I have:
Does anyone else have experience with CRPS cases? What was the experience / outcome?
Should I ask the law firm how much they predict we will settle for? So far they have not given any sort of indication of settlement amount.
If my wife's doctor predicts she has the disease for 3 years, but it lasts longer, what happens? Do we do another demand?  On the other hand, if the doctor predicts 20 years, but it lasts 3, are we obligated to return a portion of the settlement?

Thank you all for your help. Let me know if you need additional information.

Answer: You have hired an attorney. Ask them these questions. They are in a better position to answer them than anyone on Reddit.


Title: (Virginia) Can my mother just put me in foster care?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Only in states with very poorly drafted [Safe Haven Laws, like Nebraska](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe-haven_law), and even they fixed it:

>Controversy has arisen out the safe-haven law enacted in Nebraska in July 2008. The Nebraska law has been interpreted to define a child as anyone under 18, and has resulted in the desertion of teenage children. Under this law, at least 35 children were dropped off in Nebraska hospitals in a four-month span, at least 5 of them from other US states. The law was changed in November 2008, allowing only infants up to 30 days old to be surrendered.

She could report herself to CPS I suppose. Basically she's using that threat as a form of manipulation. Answer #2: How old are you?


Title: Consensual sexual relations between minors, though he later went back on this and said it was non-consensual.

Question:
Edit: This took place in Michigan, United States

So about three years ago I was 15 and in my high schools marching band, in June just after my sophomore year ended the new freshman joined us. With one of the freshman boys I hit it off really well and we we're instantly great friends. After a few weeks of texting back and forth daily he begins to hit on me and make sexual comments. At first I didn't respond, but later I began to return the comments to him. As this went on our relationship got more sexual to the point of oral and attempted anal. Unfortunately he also lost his iPad which we were using to text each other on. One night he was spending the night at my house, and after some sex we were both laying down ready to sleep when I received a call from his father saying he found the iPad and is coming to pick his son  up right away. After hanging up, he starts to panic, terrified that his super religious family saw all the stuff that was sexual and would find out he was gay. In order to prevent his parents from thinking he is gay, told his parents he was raped. His parents then went to the police, who spoke with my parents. I'm not exactly sure what happened with the police and what they said, however nothing ever came of it.

About a year later my former friend added me on Facebook and Snapchat and began messaging me on Snapchat. Pretty much all that he said was he was sorry that he said he was raped and that was a lie, and he was just afraid his parents would find out he wasn't straight. I tried to save these messages to have proof, however he made me delete them.

In the future I am hoping to become a highschool music teacher, my question is, if nothing came of this scenario, though the cops were spoken to, would I have any problems with this or would there be any sort of record? A sex crime related to minors would clearly rule out any possibility of this career choice, is there anything I can do to check this out and ensure that I will have no problems due to someone lying to the cops to prevent their very religious parents from getting mad at their sexuality?

Answer:
 As you said, nothing came of it.
But, if you wish, you can pay for a criminal background check on yourself and see what comes up. Commercial services like lexis criminal records search or other services may help you get some closure on this.


Title: 18 m WI

Question:
This is in a small town in southeastern Wisconsin, USA

I fell asleep at my girlfriend's house  last night and woke up much later I'm not allowed to start the night as I groggily was driving home things start to get slowly.

I must have  passed out for half of a second because the next thing I know I was in a ditch .
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I called my best friend and he drove out to the area where I was. Unfortunately before then I police officer was questioning me. Friend left. Officer took me into the hospital to test. Sweeet.  I'm not coordinated what's over so he did a horrible no walking the line and what's not. And I was asking questions because my first time in this situation. He wasn't too happy about that. They took my keys. Slapped me with a & 9$1000 tickets and u had to Ave a friend pick me up

I WAS SOBER.I DONT EVEN LIKE ALCOHOL.WAT..

Anything I can do in court, or anything elw?

Answer: [I'm sure you weren't high on Etizolam and Alprazolam.](http://www.reddit.com/r/Drugs/comments/2wmdte/mixing_alprazolam_and_etizolam_into_a_single/)


Title: Bought a car from a dealership a few weeks ago, got a voicemail from them saying the bank isn't going through on the agreement and won't pay the dealership.

Question:
Okay, guys, about 2 or 3 weeks ago, I went to a car dealership and bought a vehicle, which I financed through a bank they got me approved for. Signed the contract, and got the keys and drove home. A week later they called me and said my license plates abd registration sticker were in,  cool. Then this morning out of the blue the dealership called me saying the bank isn't paying them, and that I have little time to act. They never specified what they meant by "little time to act" repo my car?
Before I contact them, or the bank it's financed through, I'm wanting to have some advice on this situation. I am under contract with the bank, and have all of my paperwork saying the bank will pay. So what now?

Answer:
 Something's not quite right here.    Usually in a contingent financing situation you don't have any paperwork from the bank yet because the dealership is acting as the bank's agent, and the bank tells the dealership directly "we're not financing this guy".   That usually happens in less than a week.

You need to read that paperwork with the bank very carefully to see if it's actually final and complete, or if it's contingent on some future approval.

The dealership saying "the bank isn't paying us" is not the same as "the bank didn't approve the loan", and the whole "little time to act" sounds like pressure to get you to agree to something you don't understand.

If the bank really didn't approve the loan, you should be entitled to be made whole by getting all of your money back and delivering the car to them.

Start by talking with the bank.   This doesn't sound like a typical contingent financing situation.


Title: [CO] baby's father threatening to sue for unborn son's last name

Question:
Ex and I broke up, and then I discovered I was pregnant. Ex wanted me to abort, but I decided to keep the baby. After a lot of discussion, we came to an agreement that I would have sole custody, but we would keep the door open for visitation. Money isn't an issue, so there will be no child support.

Now that my due date is approaching, my ex has started badgering me about our son's last name. He insists that our son have HIS last name, even though he doesn't plan on being a legal guardian / custodian / co-parent in any capacity. I told him NO WAY, but now he's threatening to sue me. Is that possible?

What should I do?

Answer: Don't put his name on the birth certificate.  You can still prove paternity and get child support without putting his name on it.Answer #2: You don't have to put his name on the birth certificate if you don't want to.


Title: [NYC] My roommate might be getting deported and we are on a lease together

Question:
So...

My roommate was just terminated from his position at a big pharma company for taking an unapproved, two month vacation. He now has 60 days to find a new job or leave the country. BUT, we were just talking the day before he got fired and he was saying how nice it was back in Asia and how he kind of wants to move back. I'm worried that this coupled with the fact that he isn't really accustomed to doing difficult things will lead him to go back to Asia where it's easier for him to continue to get $$$ from his family. Plus, he has two American master's degrees which seem to be pretty valuable in China.

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Right now, we are both on the lease for the apartment we live in and I can't afford it by myself if he just decides to leave me high and dry. I don't think he will, we are friends and I don't think he would do that, but he has shown having questionable morals before.

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Is there anything I can do to keep him on the hook for the money if he leaves to China? Also, I know I can get a subletter etc, etc, but subletter laws are kind of shaky and if they decide to just not pay either I'm still on the hook.

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The last 7 months of the lease amount to about $13K for his half plus he pays the internet. I'm hoping to get him to just buy me out, but like I said before, he could just say no and leave.

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Thanks!

(edit/repost, title was formatted wrong)

Answer:
 You should start looking for alternatives soon.

If your roommate wants to go back home and was willing to throw his job away by disappearing for two months while on a work visa, your odds of him honoring his lease agreement are quite tiny.

Assume the worst and prepare as well as you can.


Title: [CO] No ID. No pay

Question:
My son recently started working at an oil change company. When he was hired the employer noted that his ID was expired and told him he would need to get that taken care of.

Needless to say 2 weeks have passed and he hasn't renewed his ID. Now it's payday and employer said until he gets his ID renewed he is going to withhold his paycheck.

He did provide employer with his SSC.

I'm far from a lawyer, but I feel this can't be legal.

Answer: They need him to complete an I-9 and probably shouldn't even have let him start working without acceptable docs. In addition to the SSC, he can provide one of the forms of ID in [List B](https://hr.harvard.edu/files/humanresources/files/i-9document.pdf) to complete the I-9 and get his pay.


Title: Buddy pays $855 in child support a month for 1 kid! Makes about 400 a week and ex wife just bought a Lexus after two months. Anything he can do? (Alabama)

Answer:
 If your buddy's income has changed since the child support order was effected, he can petition to have it lowered; it's also possible, based on what you're describing, that the buddy may be paying based on an imputed higher income that he'd be able to earn but is choosing not to.  IME, though, buddies are not always reliable reporters of arrangements with their exes, and it's not the mother's obligation to have a lower standard of living than the dad.

The metaphor I've seen used is that child support is like putting water in a pool.  Once it's in the pool, you can't tell if the water came from child support or salary or a gift or inheritance, and the water taken out gets spent on whatever is appropriate for the household; you can't track that that part of the water went to the kid. If the kid is fed and clothed and cared for, the money's being handled appropriately.Answer #2: Sooo???? She bought a Lexus. That doesn't absolve him from his duty to his childAnswer #3: Anything he can do about what?

Why is she not allowed to have a Lexus?

Has he asked the court to modify his support order?Answer #4: It that a court order? Assuming yes, when was it entered?Answer #5: He needs to go back and have it recalculated. According to the child support calculator for Alabama,  with his income and her making no money at all he should only be paying around 300.00.


Title: Grandpa killed his dog that bit my 10 year old cousin (California) is that legal?

Question: [removed]

Answer: Well, if it was your grandfather’s dog, you don’t have any legal claim to it. Dogs are considered property, even though we feel like they are family. Assuming it was his dog, you have no legal interest in the dog. In California, it is legal to kill dangerous dogs Cal. Penal Code § 599. As long as it not done cruelly. If you believe he was cruel to the dog then you can report him to the humane society or the police.


Title: Owner of prize machine at mall refusing to give me a $1000 pair of shoes I won

Question:
So the other day I was at the mall with my mom and my sister who were visiting me at college. We saw a key locker style of prize machine that was stocked with exotic shoes. My sister decided to try it, and on her 5th try struck gold and won the top-shelf item. The machine did the light up/flashing "winner" thing, and proceeded to dispense the shoe, which then got caught on the shelf holding the pair below it. On closer inspection you can see that almost all of the shoes, if won, would get stuck in the machine. Here's a picture of the machine with the Instagram handle blurred out:

https://i.imgur.com/REEEsFir.jpg

 I asked a mall security officer (who witnessed us winning) if he had the contact information to the owner of the machine, and he told us just to call the mall office when they were open after the weekend. Meanwhile, the only contact information on the machine was the owner's Instagram page. I sent him a private message explaining that we won the shoe and it got stuck in the machine. He responded by saying the following:

*"We will be checking to see if it’s a legit win we have had people shake the machine and drop the shoes out of the spots. We have cameras in spots for that no worry. That pair is more for advertisement and we only have the left pair we got at an auction. I couldn’t afford those shoes they are worth 950$-1100$. Also have a lot more other pairs in stock I can get you or a cash amount"*

So he's trying to say that the pair of shoes clearly shown as a prize in the machine was really more for advertisement and he couldn't even afford the other shoe to the pair (you can clearly see the sign at the bottom that says the shoe you get from the machine will have a note saying where you can contact him to get the other shoe in the picture I linked above).

As of today he finally went to the mall to check the cameras to verify we didn't shake the shoes down and is now telling me this:

https://i.imgur.com/iDLcfiN.jpg

That's right, he offered me $75 as a cash prize instead of the pair of shoes I won that he himself quoted as being worth "$950-$1100"

Is this something I would win if I took him to small claims court?

Answer:
 Tell him you will be contacting the state gaming commission and all other agencies referred to here and if he wants to avoid legal fees you will take a pair of whatever shoes in your size or the cash equivalent.  Answer #2: I had to set one of these machines up on a cruise ship once, they are normally set to pay out one of the top prizes randomly once within 2000 tries, I think the lower prizes were randomly once every 700 tries.
There is no skill involved at all with these!
(This was if it was set up for $1 per go, at $5 per go it might be less tries, but probably not!)

So it is actually possible that someone also won the top prize a few days before you as the counter would have reset and it may have randomly picked your try to win again


Title: OFF PROBO

Question: I was recently on a 6 month probation that ended today, 8/13/17. It was a non reporting meaning i did not have to call in to DT, but i did have to visit my PO once a month where she would test me or not. She tested me 3 times and then once i paid off my fees i haven't been tested wince. Which is for 2 months. On the phone my PO said i get off today, but does that mean she can still test me until i receive my paperwork in the mail? Do i have to listen to her or do any of her obligations? I just wanna know if im a free man yet or not until i get my papers with the judges signature. MICHIGAN

Answer: In your shoes I wouldn’t be rushing to break the law until I had paperwork showing the successful completion of probation. Or at all, but that’s why I’m me and not you.


Title: PLEASE HELP. Finally ready to report my ex for physical, sexual and psychological abuse when I was 15-18 (Canadian) and he was 21-25 (American). I am now 21. Do I have a strong case? What do I do?

Question:
Title basically says it all. But I’d love input on whether or not I’m doing the right thing.

When I was 15 (naive and lonely) I went on Omegle to talk to people. For a few reasons I had no friends at that time. I found my ex, D, who at the time was 21 and we quickly “fell in love”. Started talking everyday and soon he’d come across the boarder (from US to Canada) to visit me. Lost my virginity to him at 17 just before prom. We felt we’d marry each other. My family never knew he existed- I wasn’t allowed to have a boyfriend and I was scared I’d get in trouble.

Meanwhile, I was blind to his abuse and excused it as being “love”. He became obsessive and possessive sometime when I was 16/17. He wouldn’t let me ever not be on skype or FaceTime with him. This includes while at school, home, in the shower and while I was asleep. As a result my headphones were always in and my family just thought I was a teen going through a phase. I wasn’t allowed to touch myself and if he thought I had without him (he’d have to watch and do it himself as well) then he’d punish me. While he was back in the US this would be in the form of having to put items (namely a sharpie) in places it did not belong. Other times he’d call my house phone repeatedly to bother my family and make me anxious till I cried; my family ended up calling our provider often to report it and no one knew why it was happening (except me n him). He’d also threaten to kill himself by pointing one of his several loaded guns at himself and making me watch his deranged face tell me I’d be the reason he’d die. He’s also make me watch as he’d slit his wrists and sometimes would make me cut myself with him. I now have scars I never wanted to give myself. At one point he got me to carve our initials in my leg. Thankfully that scars gone I think- I never try too hard to find it but I haven’t seen it in at least a year. I do still have scars on my legs. (Possible evidence?)

He was incredibly jealous of other males and wouldn’t let me speak to them. This included my father (my relationship with him is still suffering from this), servers at restaurants (couldn’t verbally order from a male server, just point), and it got to the point he didn’t want me spending so much time with my male CAT. As in feline. As in non-human male! This was probably the time when I realized something wasn’t quite right with him (2.5 years into our relationship).

I wanted to leave and tried to break up with him many many times but each time he’d punish me (calls, cuts, inserting items, attempting suicide). I felt trapped and utterly alone. I had made 2 good friends when I was 16/17 but nearly lost them because i was always with D instead- on skype in the hallways at lunch instead of sitting with them. I had missed out on events and outings because I wasn’t allowed to go when there was a guy there. I still remember this biking fundraiser I couldn’t do because one guy was in my group. My friends didn’t know what went on in the background and I guess just thought I was too madly in love to not spend every second with him when in reality I just wasn’t allowed not to.

By the grace of god one day D tells me that he loves me and if I truly want to leave him I can. That this is my only chance and that he truly means it. So I do.

I’m feeling nauseous writing this, it feels like my phone has turned into some disgusting thing I want to throw across the room- I’ve never felt this. I’ve never written it all out like this.

I’m here telling my story because I want to do something about it. I hate that he got to get off scot free. But I don’t know what to really do about it. I don’t know how the laws would work since he’s American and did a lot of this online. Idek if it’s truly illegal. I HAVE PROOF: I had him admit to most of the things he did to me and I recorded it. It’s only audio, no visual but I’m hoping this’ll be worth something. I also still have a few things he had given me (was going to make a bonfire out of them but now im thinking they could be used as proof). However I’ve deleted all messages and pictures (we had videos of us having sex together which I know realize could’ve been used as evidence).

I’d prefer to never have to see him or speak to him. My two friends from HS know the full story, my mom and sister know most of it but I don’t want my dad to know. I’d like this to be private.

If anyone has any idea if I could report this and win my case while keeping it private please let me know. If you think I don’t have a chance at proving this please also let me know. I’ve never done anything like this.

TLDR: I’d like to report my abuse ex from 3 years ago who abused me while I was a minor and he a 21-25 year old. He is American and I Canadian and most of the abuse happened online via FaceTime and skype. I have a recording of him admitting what he did. If you have any advise it’d be very much appreciated.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Go to the police where you live and tell them what happened. Bring all the proof with you.


Title: $60K Sports Sedan purchased directly from Lexus Dealership with mismatching and worn tires down beyond CA legal limit to sell a vehicle with..any options?

Question:
Girlfriend recently purchased a 2015 Lexus GS 350 F Sport with 55,300 miles on it directly from a Lexus dealership.

The car was recently taken to a mechanic for a brake inspection as the car was screeching quite a bit at lower speeds - slowing from 10MPH to 0.

Upon inspection it was found that the front tires on the car were not only mismatched with the ones in the back, but they are well below California's legal limit to sell a new vehicle with.

What might be the best course of action in getting this error rectified?  Start with the dealer?  Is there any legal recourse or precedent for these types of matters?

Answer:
 That is not a $60k vehicle. That same car with 20-40k miles goes for $20-30k all across the country.Answer #2: > What might be the best course of action in getting this error rectified? Start with the dealer? Is there any legal recourse or precedent for these types of matters?

Used cars are generally sold as-is. If the dealer told you the car had new tires, and when you got the car it did not, then you would have cause.Answer #3: >they are well below California's legal limit to sell a new vehicle with.

It's not a new vehicle. It's used.

Also, did she really spend $60k on this car?Answer #4: Caveat emptor: buyer beware. Did your girlfriend have the car inspected by a mechanic **prior** to purchasing the vehicle, or after?

Two maxims for big purchases: Always have an independent mechanic inspect a vehicle before purchase. Always have renter's insurance.

Any problems with the tires are on her, not the dealership, unless the tires were obviously swapped or the condition of purchase/description of the vehicle said new tires and they aren't.


Title: [California] I'm a freelance writer and a client wants me to write fan-fiction that they intend to profit off of.

Question:
I'm a freelance writer and  a regular client of mine just asked if I could write short fan-fiction stories that he then wants to use for commercial purposes. There are messages between the two of us that shows he wants to use it for commercial purposes. I'm just not sure of the copyright issues that comes with being paid for writing fan-fiction and I'm nervous about being connected to a project that wants to use fan-fiction for a profit. I know that some people do fan-fiction commissions and I'm wondering if its already illegal at that point or is it illegal because he wants to use it for a profit? I'm caught between really good money and legality. If anyone has any advice, that would be greatly appreciated.

Update: Thanks for the advice. I stood up for myself to my client and told them the work made me uncomfortable. They ended up agreeing after we talked about it and decided to have me write completely original fiction for their project instead. Worked out for the best and I still get paid.

Answer: I recommend just changing the names. For example instead of Bella Swan use Anastasia Steele and instead of Edward Cullen use Christian Grey.Answer #2: It looks like you can be paid to write fan fiction and your client can publish and make money off of the fan fiction, but whoever has rights to the original work can prevent your client from publishing the work if they so desire.  It's risky.  It would be better for you and your client if you had permission from the owner of the original work.Answer #3: It's unwise to accept any money for writing fanfiction, or to be involved in its commercialization without a license.


Title: Locked out of my house at 4:30

Question:
I live in California. I was renting a room in a house with 3 other guys. We each had our own bedroom and one of the guys was considered the House Manager who approved new tenants and ran the house like he owned it. The owner lives in town and seldom showed up. I was there 6 months and never saw him. So one night I walked to a local store to get cigarettes. On my way back I tripped and fell and cut my face. Not badly, it wasn’t bleeding bad, more of a road rash. I got home and the “Manager” was up.  He took one look at me and demanded my house key and said I was out of there. I couldn’t even get any belongings. I was immediately homeless. 10 days later I got arrested for a parole violation. Drinking. I lost my job as a result. I have sent a certified letter to the homeowner telling him I was going to sue him for $10,000, the max you can sue for in small claims court. Do I have any chance of actually getting anything out of this? To me it was an illegal eviction under the Self Help Eviction law. Any thoughts? Thanks
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Yes kicking you out without notice constitutes an illegal eviction. You can sue for damages related to being evicting illegally.

However you violating your parole and losing your job is not their problem, that's on you.

They are only responsible for damages that result from the lack of notice and due process for an eviction. The judge will not say 'hey they are assholes here is your $10k. The court will go over reasonable expenses and reward you accordingly. You need to document what those reasonable expenses are so you can argue for them. What money are you out because you didn't get proper notice? hotel costs because you had to stay in one at your own expense, meals costs because you did not have access to kitchen facilities, replacement costs for items you needed to replace on an emergency basis because you could not access your belongings, moving or storage costs because you could not keep your things in your home or have time to use lesser cost moving methods, etc.

In CA you should consult an attorney, they may be willing to take your case on commission.


Title: Father wants me to inherit/gift me his offshore money

Question:
Hello,

This is clearly a throwaway account to keep identities protected.

I will make try and make this short and provide details as needed. This is a short version of my story, including all details would completely and easily give away who I am (to people that know me).

One of my life goals was to make sure my dad retired and enjoyed the life he deserved, considering he gave up a great job in Pakistan to move the US over 25 years ago.

About 9 years ago he was robbed at gunpoint and pistol whipped unconscious, while he was at work (gas station). That was one of the hardest days of my life. It was finals week I just got my Mcat score back and after what happened I just couldn’t focus on anything.

I decided that week I was going make sure he didn’t have to work anymore so I dropped the med school route. I graduated a few weeks after finals and took a job in 2014 and after the first month of work told my dad quit his job (mom does not work, physically unable to), I promised him I’d take care of everything and be honest he was tired of the bullshit himself and agreed. That the stress of losing him wasn’t worth the mental fatigue id have to worry about if I left for med school.

For the past 5 years I have been paying for everything my parents do. This includes running a house (mortgage, bills, food, etc...). I do not know how much money I have used. That wasn’t important to me, for me, I’m repaying them a debt that I feel like they were owed.

Sorry for the precursor but I think it’s necessary for people to understand the question.

My dad told me he wanted to give me his retirement money from Pakistan. The sum of his retirement after vesting for 30 years now is close to $300k. International fund transfer is something I’m not qualified in so I’m wondering if there is any legal consequence of an (inheritance/gift?) this large.
Topic:
Tax Law

Answer: The quick answer is that you’d probably have to pay some taxes on it but I really don’t know what else you mean by legal consequences. The best advice is to consult a lawyer, specifically an estate planning lawyer. Answer #2: If the gift taxes are higher than the taxes for him to bring the money here himself he should just keep it and stop using your money instead until it runs out. Makes no sense for him to gift you money while you're financially supporting them.Answer #3: If he is still alive gift tax rules would apply; else it would fall under inheritance taxes.  I would talk with a tax attorney or cpa if you were pulling it out while he is still alive.  If he is still alive you might be best talking with an estate attorney to get things organized in a better fashion.


Title: [MO] If money is owed to the IRS, what are the legal ramifications of not paying what you owe, but waiting until the following year when you know you'll be getting a refund, so that they can take what's owed out of the refund?

Question:
Topic:
Tax Law

Answer: [Late payment penalties and interest](https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/eight-facts-on-late-filing-and-late-payment-penalties), generally.


Title: [FL] A Comcast technician left my gate open when I told them not to and as a result my 2 pit bulls ran out. One died after being hit by a car, the other is not found. Do we have a case?

Question:
A technician who was going to install our internet and TV left our gate open when I left a notice at the gate to not leave the gate open. As a result, the dogs ran out. One of my dogs died at the vets office from his injuries from getting hit by a car, the other we are still looking for.

Comcast is not helping me with the vet bills. And they are locking me into a contract when I asked them to cancel service.

I don’t know what to do. What are my options? Because I don’t want to do service with them anymore because my dog is dead due to their incompetence. We have security cameras to prove that he left the gate open.

Answer: So, why is Comcast’s responsibility to ensure your dogs didn’t get out?


Title: [AZ] Kids threw fruit at my car in intersection

Question:
Was sitting at intersection when kids threw fruit at my car as they drove by. Cracked bottom of windshield but nothing else.

I do not have their license plate number but I know when and where it happened, and the what the car looked like. Should I even pursue this? The windshield thing kinda pisses me off.

Answer: Get your windshield fixed before you run away to marry your sweetheart; you cantaloupe like that. Answer #2: I would report it to the police, there is a chance you are not the only one this has happened too. There likely isn't any recourse even if they are caught, I would report it to your insurance.


Title: [Georgia]&[Florida] Income tax fraud, spousal abuse

Question:
About two years ago my mom (M) met a guy (G) over the internet, she was living in Georgia, he in Florida. M had a small business, was renting a condo, making enough to take care of all her bills and have some left over. G worked in IT remotely (still does), made $100K, owned a house in Florida. To keep this short, lets just say that she was very vulnerable, and lonely, and still trying to recover from 3 deaths in her immediate family in 5 years. He was so charming, outgoing, played instruments, sang, could tell funny stories for hours, and wanted to be with her so much! He wanted her to move to Florida, she refused, so he moved to Georgia, and bought a house over an hour from where we live. He sold the house in Florida almost right away but did not change residence so that he would not have to pay Georgia income taxes (Florida has no income tax).

Right before he bought the house in Georgia, he offered to invest in M's business** to help her out. She was supposed to keep complete control, and they were going to split the profits from the items he purchased 50/50. At one point she wanted him to slow down his "investing", but he bought more supplies, making it so that she can barely keep up. Also, over the course of the last year, most of the business assets now belong to him (he bought some improved items, she sold the ones that belonged to her). As far as I know, they have had a few fights and disagreements here and there but nothing too serious. Overall, it seemed like things were going OK. Yesterday, M told me that they had a disagreement over administrative rights of a website he built for her business. She wanted to change things, he only gave her rights to add new pages, pending his approval.

He emailed me yesterday out of the blue (he and I never discussed their relationship before), advising me that he cannot live with a person that cannot control her temper, and that she will be needing a lot more of my help since he is moving back to Florida. Right now he says that she can stay in the house, and work on the business. I know she will not want that, as it will mean that she is still at least partially in his control. She went into this relationship thinking she was gaining a partner in life that she can trust. Instead, I believe, his treatment of her qualifies as abuse. He obviously does not see it like that. After this relationship is over, she will have nothing or almost nothing, as she invested a ton of money in the upkeep and getting the items ready for market. She also spent over a year working every single day, and I believe she deserves to be paid for that. We have enough to take care of M, she can come live here, but I know she will not be happy being dependent on us. Plus, I really want to find a way to make him stop and listen, maybe I can get my mom some sort of justice while teaching him not to treat women like that ever again.

Since he moved from Florida to Georgia, but did not change residence for the purpose of not paying state taxes, did he commit tax fraud? Am I required to report tax fraud, if I know about it? I have no proof as of right now, except his own words.

Also, since they lived together for about 20 months, does she qualify as a common law wife? I believe if they were married, she would be entitled to a portion of the house. I think she deserves it. Is there anything else that you can suggest?

** I know that M's business sounds illegal but it is 100% legal! I am trying to keep it as anonymous as possible.

P.S. I spent a long time trying to get this post as close to the point with as little fluff and emotions as possible. I am really upset right now. I have read through the rules and I believe I followed them. Please let me know if I broke any rules, I will be happy to change whatever is needed. I've tried to keep the post as short as possible, but please believe that since his email I've put a lot of clues together that did not seem suspicious previously, and directly asked M about them, she confirms everything. She is actually upset with him for bringing me into this. She is trying to be strong and protect me. Also, he has told M and I openly and extensively about a lot of ex-girlfriends and 2 or 3 ex-wives. I think he has been abusing women for many years. He definitely deserves every last bit of it.

TD;LR: Mom meets guy, guy seems charming, in love, slowly starts abusing mom, moves from Florida (sold his house) to Georgia (bought a house). Guy slowly takes over mom's business, wants to break it off when she does not roll over and ask for more. Please help figure out a way for her to get her due. Thanks!

Edit: I forgot to mention, that the website did not seem like something G would write, so I ran it through a plagiarism checker and he completely ripped, including images, a few pages off another website. At the bottom of the website, is this notice: "The Material contained herein may not be reproduced without the prior written approval of the author. Contents & Graphics Copyright © ___Business name redacted _____® (C) 1998- 2015 . All Rights Reserved. Our work is not Public Domain." Did he commit copyright violation? How does that work?
Topic:
Douche

Answer:
 >I spent a long time trying to get this post as close to the point with as little fluff and emotions as possible.

To be perfectly honest, the whole thing reads like a rant of personal emotions. There are very few relevant factual details.

>Since he moved from Florida to Georgia, but did not change residence for the purpose of not paying state taxes, did he commit tax fraud?

Do you have copies of his tax returns? It's impossible to speculate about someone else's taxes.

>I think he has been abusing women for many years. He definitely deserves every last bit of it.

Nothing you've described sounds like abuse.

>Guy slowly takes over mom's business

Anything relating to the business is going to be governed by the corporation's relevant documents.

>spousal abuse

They weren't married

>Plus, I really want to find a way to make him stop and listen, maybe I can get my mom some sort of justice while teaching him not to treat women like that ever again.

**You want revenge.** Nobody here will help you get that.


Title: [IA] Billed for valet service I did not agree to

Question:
I was recently married at a beautiful old mansion which doesn't have enough on-premises parking spots for everyone; the venue counteracts this by providing valet and/or shuttle service through a well-known local parking company. In our initial inquiry with this company, we were interested in getting quotes for the rates of both the valet service and the shuttle service. The valet service ended up being much more expensive than the shuttle service, so we decided to use the shuttle. I signed a form for the shuttle service (it doesn't mention anything about valet service) and sent in the deposit. I'm quite confident that I never signed anything or indicated to the company that we wanted valet service beyond requesting the inital quote.

The day of the wedding, we noticed a few of this company's staff members about the grounds, but honestly there was so much going on that I didn't think much about it. A few days ago, I got a bill for the shuttle service. Today, I got a separate bill for valet service in the amount of $2300.

I just got the quote; I haven't responded or consulted a lawyer yet. I'm mostly looking for advice regarding how much legal standing they have to collect on a service which was provided, but was not authorized. Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 Start by calling them. Remain polite and ask what happenned. Mention that your contract has no agreement for a valet service. Might be a simple mix-up.Answer #2: it is an offence for a company to send you goods or services you have not ordered. so make sure the service wasn't ordered.

then politely remind the venue you didn't order the service and will not be paying for it.


Title: My mom gave a used car back to the dealership citing the 3-day clause which doesn't apply.

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Consumer Law

Answer:
 She had no right to do that. They can report her to the police for writing bad checks.  She may end up with a criminal record all over a dead battery.Answer #2: She broke the law by stopping payment on the check.  She still owns the car and owes the money on it.

Her best bet is to hope and pray that the lot takes it back, which is very unlikely.


Title: Old Job Fired Me And Won’t Pay

Question:
Long story short, job fired me two week ago, but Ive been dealing with pay issues for the whole month of December. I’m still owed 40.5 hours of pay. I called Tuesday and they said they would send me an emergency check in the mail. I get a check in the mail for 0 dollars. I am owed 425.25 before taxes. I have calls recorded (speaking with the payroll person) saying they have my hours and that they will pay me for them. What can I do? Can I sue for double what they owe me and lawyer fees since I have not been paid for anything in the month of December?
I am in the state North Carolina.

Answer:
 > Can I sue for double what they owe me and lawyer fees since I have not been paid for anything in the month of December?

Probably not successfully. What country/state/province are you in? If you are in California for example [this](http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm) would tell you if your paycheck was late or not, and if so, you could file a wage claim with the [DLSE](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/HowToFileWageClaim.htm).Answer #2: File a wage claim here...
https://www.labor.nc.gov/workplace-rights

And file for unemployment here...
https://des.nc.gov/DES

Appeal if/when you get rejected.

Doing these will not cost you more money and probably get you your money faster.


Title: Fined $625 for a book I checked out and turned in over a year ago.

Question:
Recently I received a letter in the mail stating that I owed $625 to my schools library for a book that I checked out a year ago. My main question is what recourse do I have? I'm going to call them when they are open tomorrow and discuss it. The last time I was in there they even told me I didn't have anything late. I've even checked books out after then. However given that once they towed my car, and I even gave them evidence that it was a mistake and they told me they would refuse to release my car unless I paid them, and then I would have to make an appeal *after* paying. It felt a bit fucked up but it was only $50 so I let it go. Appealed and it was denied *even with fucking evidence.*

To be entirely honest I'm fucking irate this took them a year to send me. How did they not *catch this sooner* if I did fail to turn the book in.

In Kentucky.

Answer:
 1.  They don't get to charge you a random amount.  They get to charge you for a new library binding copy & processing into the system, but unless you were checking out first editions the $625 seems nuts.

2.  See if you can find the book on the shelves.

3.  If this is a university, escalate to the dean of students.  If it's a high school, escalate to the principal and then the school board.


Title: California - Ex GF used my credit card. Criminal?

Question:
I'm in California.

My ex girlfriend and I broke up under terrible circumstances and she moved out of my house immediately.  I own the house individually and she was staying there with no lease and moved out of her own intiative.

Previous to the breakup I had added her as an authorized user on a credit card of mine.  She immediately used it for charges that she wasn't allowed to by me, and I told her to stop using it and she gave me the card back.  I put the card away somewhere and she stole it when she moved out.

She then immediately proceeded to purchase a car under my address (not my name) and declared my income as her household income.  She paid the car payments with the stolen card for months.  She also went on a shopping spree and purchased thousands of dollars in clothes, and also paid her cell phone bill for months.  All of this on my card added up to about $4,000.00.

Within a week of her moving out I went on credit card company's website and had them send a new card, which I thought would cancel the old one.  Apparently not.  My credit card company alerted me to possible fraud and I then and checked my statements.  I then realized what she had done and they agreed to reverse the charges, hasn't happened yet.

I was able to get her on the phone and she admitted to the spending and implied that I deserved it.  Of course I cannot record this call in CA because it is a two-party consent state.  She agreed verbally to pay back the money under a schedule we discussed.

I drew up a contract with the clause that anything the CC company refunded she didn't have to pay, but she has not responded to the email.

Questions:

- Is she guilty of credit card fraud or identity theft?  If she signs the contract stating that she made the "unauthorized charges", can I use that as evidence for law enforcement?

- Can I pursue her in small claims court?  She also has some photos that I purchased and some other items that she has admitted belong to me.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 > Is she guilty of credit card fraud or identity theft? If she signs the contract stating that she made the "unauthorized charges", can I use that as evidence for law enforcement?

Probably not. She was an authorized user on the account. You could probably sue her for the money she spent, but I doubt any complaint to the police would result in criminal charges.

> Can I pursue her in small claims court? She also has some photos that I purchased and some other items that she has admitted belong to me.

Yes. There's no guarantee you will win, but it might be worth a shot.


Title: DotA player turned stalker?

Question:
So. This is kind of spooky. Today, I was playing a match of DotA2 and someone started to talk trash to me and my boyfriend and me being rather silly I replied. So after countless insults were traded, we entered another match and I got a discord message from him. Apparently, he had posted a craigslist ad out willing to pay 150 dollars to anyone who can find more info on me. So theres already that, which spooks me and then he also claimed he had a gun which he was willing to use. So is there actually any way I can press charges? Is this something that I can even press charges for? Like I'm really spooked.

I live in California by the way.

Answer: You can take all of this to the police. Keep copies of all messages and the craigslist ad (screenshots).Answer #2: This does not replaces the police part of the advice above, but you can try to contact Valve (the developpers). They do not take real life threat lightly and will probably be able to take actions against the player and its account.


Title: [MA] Whenever we watch on-demand TV shows, we have the options to choose between "Free HD" and "Free SD." However the "Free HD" requires you to upgrade your service, and is not free at all.

Question: Is there a class action law suit here given how misleading this option is?

Answer: You have no damages so no, stop throwing around words you don't know the meaning of. You're not being mislead and to actually upgrade would require your consent.Answer #2: It's free with the HD service.


Title: [California]App using photos of me for advertising on Instagram w/o my consent

Question:
Some app claims to let you photoshop on abs, [is using photos of me](https://imgur.com/a/t6Ekq) for their Instagram advertising. The only reason I saw it is because some of my followers have been tagging me in the post. I've actually published them on my website and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/michaelromerojr/) long before this advertisement.

I'd like to handle this appropriately. Last time this happened with a random supplement company. They used photos of me on their website. I sent them an email asking them to remove the photos and could never get a response.

Now, I'd like this company to actually pay me for using my likeness to sell their product. Especially since the industry I'm in, views and traffic are an integral part of revenue. Also, for my photos to be removed from all of their campaigns, unless they receive my explicit consent.

Answer: You absolutely have a claim here. Time to consult with a civil attorney.


Title: (NSW, Australia) King hit at a bar for standing up for marriage equality.

Question:
On Friday night I had my staff Christmas party at a local hotel. It was a family friendly venue with a playground and restaurant so children could come along.  After dinner a few of us went out to have a smoke and a press on the pokies. There was an old guy and two of his mates out there and they were talking excessively loud (ranting) about the marriage equality laws being passed and how it will turn kids gay and kids will be exposed to everything gay at school nowdays, turning them gay etc. Typical bogan with only one front tooth.

I was sitting in my chair playing the pokies and I turned around and went to say something to him, I got three words out of my mouth (ok mate look)", and bam. He stood up and threw a hay-maker at me hitting me in the side of the head. I kept my cool as best I could and didn't hit him back or even touch him but Í stood up from my chair and a few angry words were exchanged (to put it lightly). He didn't throw another punch after he realised his king hit didn't knock me over but I'm more upset about what he was trying to do.

The bouncers removed all parties involved (myself included) as they told me this was their policy to remove both parties. I objected as all I did was get king hit to the side of the head while sitting down, but went along with their instructions. I filed a police report and left it there for the night. Went to a staff mates house for kick ons and enjoyed the rest of my night having an optimistic outlook with a funny story for work on Monday.

Today I called the police to check up on the report, and they said the officer in charge of that case was off until Wednesday 13th (she finished her shift that night) and there would be nothing happening until that date when she returned. I asked if she had viewed the footage that night and the officer on the phone told me no. I asked if there was any way I could view the footage and he informed me to call the venue and ask, however it was most likely not going to happen as they have the right to refuse. He told me it was worth a shot if I felt like it though. So I phoned the venue and asked about it. I was told that the boss was the only one that could allow that and if I want to find out I have to talk to him, and was informed he started in 20 mins so come ask him myself.

I drive down to the venue and walk in, the boss is there waiting for me. He asks "are you the guy from last night?" I reply yeah, can I view the footage. He immediately starts going off at me, saying fuck off and go fuck myself you're not the police so fuck you. He then tells me he viewed the footage and I started it, I ask how did I start this by getting king hit whilst sitting down. He proceeds to lose it yelling fuck off fuck you don''t ever come back etc.

I leave and call the police to add this to my statement. Leave it at there for now.

Tonight I go out with a mate for a few drinks at a different venue in town and run into one of the bouncers from the altercation that night. He comes up to me and apologises for everything(he didn't see the altercation only rocked up after it all went down), saying he and another bouncer watched the security footage this morning and agreed I had done nothing wrong and he shouldn't have removed me but it was just policy nothing personal. I told him its all good and I don't hold anything against him and then we went our separate ways.

I've written down everything that occurred and jotted down the times, is there anything else I should be doing from here on out? As it will be Monday tomorrow, I intend to contact as many people as I can to report this as I am very upset with the owner of the venue. It seems he would rather this all be swept under the rug so to speak. I would have done it today but everything was closed till Monday. I will be contacting the local paper, local liquor accord, council and everyone else I can think of. I know they have the security footage that will back me up as both the owner and bouncer said they have watched it.

Will that get me into any trouble and or disrupt the investigation ( which won't resume until Wednesday 13th) and are there any other regulatory agencies I can take this up with? Oh I almost forgot, I took a photo that night showing the bump on my head from the punch. I haven't been in this situation before so any other advice for things that I should be doing or people to contact would be appreciated. If anyone wants any situation further explained don't hesitate to ask.

Answer:
 King hit: (Australia, New Zealand, slang, also used figuratively) A blow intended to incapacitate in one hit, often delivered without warning. quotations Answer #2: TIL!

I was expecting to hear about the king of some country being hit in a bar.

You did nothing wrong. Give it a little time for them to figure things out.Answer #3: Ex NSW cop here.

Just call the police. They’ll deal with it. Likely you won’t even hear about what happens.

All the extra details won’t matter. He’ll likely be charged with common assault or affray. Neither is going to land him in gaol but he’ll end up doing some community serviceAnswer #4: The reason they got hit is entirely irrelevant. It is illegal to hit someone. Do you think they outcome should have been different if they were against it?Answer #5: Make sure to ask the bouncers to keep the footage.  Chances are they will but it will still be a good thing to have.  The fact that you were sucker punched like that makes a really nasty case for the guy who hit you, seeing he has to both justify why he escalated and elected to ambush you.  Something that is usually nigh impossible.


Title: (CA) if I own a business and pay myself 24k/yr and file my personal taxes using that figure. But then I pay other personal expenses using the company bank account. What does that spending get reported as?

Answer: If your business is legally incorporated (which it has to be if you want to avoid declaring revenue as personal income) then you can't take money from the business account for personal expenses without reporting it as income from the business to you. Sorry.Answer #2: This post illustrates exactly why self-employed taxpayers tend to trigger audits frequently.


Title: My ex and I agreed I'd keep the dog about 2 months ago. Recently I asked my ex to change the dog to my name for a new lease, and she refuses and is requesting that I write that she can visit the dog, and wants shared custody. What can I do?

Question:
The dog (Shiraz) has been in my possession since the end of January, and I have been providing on my own for it.

I have the email that was written in casual form stating that I'd keep the dog.

    Her: "How are we splitting everything that went into Shiraz?
    You're staying with her right?"

    Me:"What do you want to split that went into Shiraz?

    I’m ok sharing custody of Shiraz. But as I said before, I need some time and space to heal.
    While she is with me I will provide for her.

    I would also be ok taking sole custody of her.

    What do you want to do?"

    Her: "With Shiraz I paid the last two vet visits $100 each.

    I love Shiraz but I know you need her and she would be happier with you. Take care of her.
     If ever it gets too hard call me. I will take her."

    Me: "I’d owe you $100 for Shiraz. You owe me $170 for cable (34*6 months Sep-January).
    Maybe we can just call that even."

    Her: "Yea we could call that even if your okay with that?"

All this text is intertwined with us talking about splitting other possessions.

When we were together she pushed for the dog, and all of the dog's paperwork is under her name. The dog was technically hers, but it was ours as in, we split all expenses that went into the dog.

This is in FL.

Is there anything I can do? What are the next steps?

Answer: It is property. The same as a TV you bought together. There is no legal concept if shared custody. So you both work something out or go to court the same as any other property. Put whatever you agree to in writing and both sign.


Title: [California] Got my first speeding ticket and was told I am ineligible for traffic school because I do not have a driver's license - How does this make sense?

Question:
I got a speeding ticket a few months back and I just got the bail amount. I want to preface this by saying that I do not mind paying the bail amount, but I would like the option of traffic school for insurance purposes.

I got my driver's license back in March and went on a road trip in June. I was driving in a new area where the highway went from a speed limit of 65 to suddenly 25 due to the appearance of a town. My mind was zoning out and then a police pulled me over for driving at around 40 in a 25 zone. He also pointed out that my temporary paper driver's license was expired, but he let me go on that because he told me that he understands how terribly slow the CA DMV can be. I renewed my temporary paper driver's license as soon as possible afterwards.

I never got a speeding ticket before, so I was confused as to why traffic school wasn't an option. I emailed the County Court and they told me that I am ineligible because I do not have a driver's license and only a state ID. Technically this is true. The DMV still has not sent me my plastic driver's license by mail; I am driving around with my state ID and the paper temporary driver's license. I was under the impression that the combination of state ID and temporary paper driver's license counts as a driver's license.

Does anyone know what I should do from here? Are they referring to my paper temporary driver's license being expired at the time of when the ticket was issued?

Answer:
 I'm confused.

Did you have an active, non-expired driver's license (temporary or permanent) at the time of your speeding ticket?


Title: My cousin's daughter's father has full custody (she has her on the weekends). He wants to move from MA to FL. What's the likelihood of this actually happening?

Question: She's planning on consulting a lawyer but we're just worried. I was under the impression that it's difficult to move a child to another state in the situation where there's two parents and custody arrangements. She got served yesterday to show up for a pushed-up court date/mediation in two weeks. He wants to move to Florida (main argument being a job (which is BS because he's a landscaper) and cheaper housing). She doesn't want this to happen (obviously) because then the poor girl would never see her mom!! Does anyone have any experience with this?

Answer: A move to Florida isn't BS for a landscaper. Landscaping is a 12 month a year business in Florida, with lots of large commercial landscaping companies that offer management positions with far better salaries. It could demonstrate that he is serious about improving his situation for himself and his daughter. Being dismissive of his career choice could backfire badly for your cousin in this case.Answer #2: The fahter will have to prove how it is in the childs best interest to move. But no one can say what the likelihood of it happening is. It depends on a lot of factors and the judge.


Title: [SERIOUS] Is it legal to stand outside a business with a poster-board saying the owner scammed me?

Question:
This is in Portland, Oregon, since I figure that's relevant info:

I co-own a business that manufactures CBD products in a state in the Midwest. My business partner wired $13,000 to one of his friends who is also in the industry to purchase a kilogram of THC-free CBD distillate to make our products with about a month and a half ago and was assured it would be sent in a few days. Since that time, my business partner's sketchy "friend" has been dodging calls and text messages, turning his phone off for weeks at a time, and avoiding us.

I flew out to Portland a few days ago to find the guy and figure out what's going on. I found him at a business he owns, and he assured me he'd get me a refund right away. This was several days ago, and he just seems to be stalling and telling me whatever he feels will get me out off his case for the time being.

I am familiar with the guy, and I strongly believe standing outside of a retail store he owns with a poster-board saying he cheated me out of $13,000 and discouraging customers from entering his store would probably actually get fast results. Based on what I know of the fellow, I think the odds of him trying to sue me for doing something like this are practically zero, but in case one of his workers calls the police or the police drive by, notice what I'm doing, and question me, I want to make sure this is legal before I go do it.

So, lawyers of this subreddit, am I within my rights to stand outside of this crook's retail store and spread the truth until I get my money back? Fast responses would be appreciated, because I plan on doing this as soon as I wake up tomorrow morning.

Thanks in advance for serious replies.

Answer:
 Is it true?

Are you willing to go through the trouble and expense of proving that it's true in the event that you are sued? Are you able to do so?Answer #2: It might be more efficient to take them to civil court for breach of contract if you are getting the run around. Do you have a written agreement for the business arrangement? Hell even the threat of being taken to court, might steam roll (pun intended) his motivation to pay you back. I am not a lawyer but that could potentially be considered theft as well, and at such an amount, is a large legal risk for him.


Title: At fault in car accident and need to pay $16k to other party. I do not have this money. What are my options?

Question:
I only had $5k liability coverage. I am currently 18, and live in NJ with my parents. Can they sue me? Should I declare bankruptcy if they do? I was driving my own car, not my parents' car, and the insurance company of the other driver is asking for $16,000.
Topic:
Insurance

Answer:
 Has there been a judgment or is the $16k just a "request"? If it's the later, demands above the policy limits are common. Most will settle for the policy limits.

Whose car were you driving, yours or your parents? If it was your parents' car, they may have additional insurance. Even if not, depending on the policies, there may be something that provides that multiple car insurance policies cover all vehicles and drivers in a single household.


Title: Parking vehicles in my lot for concert in the Area [Salem,VA]

Question: I live close to a civic center and there is a concert coming up. I know the tickets have sold out and therefore the lot at the civic center will be filled. I am considering charging $5 for parking on my property I can probably fit around 70 vehicles on my lot. The owners will be required to park the vehicles, but we will show them the space. I will not have a formal security detail on the grounds, but myself and my partner will be armed with concealed handguns since we will be working with cash. I am worried about damage to vehicles and the possibility of theft from vehicles as well. I'm sure there is a lot I am not considering, but would someone be able to expand on what I should be worried about legally before I embark on this endeavor.

Answer:
 Consider if $350 max is worth your time and the potential headache caused

In terms of what you should be worried about legally, theft and damage as you said are certainly potential issues so I'd be prepared to have someone watching the lot or at least put a camera on it. While not bulletproof, a sign informing everyone that you take no responsibility for any damage or theft that occurs there can at least help.

Another thing you want to consider is alcohol consumption. You don't want to be charging people then allowing them to drink on your property or you could run into problems, so make sure you don't allow it. You want to be a simple parking lot, not a pre-game destination.

Finally and most simply, just call your local law enforcement and ask. I can't speak to whether parking 70 vehicles on your lawn could be illegal in its own right in your area, but the local officers will tell you what precautions to take and if it's outright illegal.


Title: I am underage and lied about my age for a text rp. I wound up writing sexual content with two people. I am going to tell them I am underage, but I have no intention of telling anyone else. Is there anything else I should do? (USA, IL)

Answer:
 I think the best thing you can do is walk away and ignore them.  I see no benefit of admitting what you did to strangers and having them freak out about it.Answer #2: As long as there was *no* exchange of photos of featuring underage people doing sexually explicit things, you're fine. There's nothing illegal about writing sexual explicit things.

Edit:me no right güd


Title: I'm in a bit of a pickle with changing my daughters name

Question: Alright, let me start off by saying, I am stationed in california, but my daughter and her mother live in minnesota. I didn't sign the birth certificate, but after testing, she is my daughter. I want to change my daughters last name to mine, but baby mama is not having any of it. can I bring her to court and change my daughters name? I don't care about money, I want it done.

Answer: You cannot change your daughter's name without the agreement of her custodial parent.


Title: Legality in No-Gun Areas?

Question:
If I am a legal gun owner with a license to conceal, but cannot carry in a certain area (not federally restricted like schools, but owner restricted like shops or universities) and I am assaulted or injured, do I have grounds to press charges on the owner of the property?

Just something I was thinking about as I am returning to school for my master's and can be expelled from the program if I carry on campus. I'm sure this is controversial, but it's important to me as I helped convict a murderer/heroin dealer last year and - obviously - I am not on his nice list.

This is Pennsylvania.

Answer: No, you do not.  First, you don't press charges.  Second, they have no duty to allow you to carry, nor are they being negligent by barring you from doing so.


Title: [ON, Canada] I ordered an item from amazon and they sent me 10 copies of it.

Question:
I ordered RAM from amazon.ca and they sent me 10 copies of my order in the same box. What should I do? Can legal action be taken against me if I don't tell them?

Thank you in advance.

Answer:
 Call their customer service and explain what happened. Ship the items back to them, but make sure they pay for the shipping. Of course they could come after you once they realize the mistake. You didn't pay for those extra items.Answer #2: Phone them and ask. Amazon has great customer service, but will charge you in the future if they realize their mistake.Answer #3: You can get a prepaid label from the [Amazon Online Returns Centre](https://www.amazon.ca/gp/orc/returns/homepage.html/ref=orc_surl_ret_hp?fg=1).

Once you get the label, you can just ship the items back in the box they were sent in.Answer #4: Return it.

Amazon is a marketplace for sellers as well. Amazon may have messed up and sent you 10 sticks of ram from the inventory of a small business owner selling on Amazon.

Do you really want to burn a small business? Just call or email them, they will fix it no issues no charge to you.

They bend over backwards for their customers.


Title: Employer reports less hours to payroll than I submit (AZ)

Question:
I am currently working a temp job over the summer and I noticed something odd about my paycheck. First of all, I don't receive a copy of my paystub each pay period which I didn't question because I have direct deposit. However, I check my net pay amount against the hours I report and it is reduced per hour each period. i.e. $12.11/hr, $11.9/hr, $11.7/hr and this week it was $11.12/hr. I am getting paid an entire dollar less per hour than when I started.

I asked my employer about it and he said that he has reduced "estimated hours" that I "did not work". I am very meticulous about recording my hours on a spreadsheet every day. For example, if I arrive in the office at 8:10 as opposed to 8:00, I will report that. I send him and the accountant a day by day breakdown of my hours and receive no response except the deposit into my account.

Is he required to notify me that he adjusts my reported hours? This doesn't seem legal. I'm only going to be here for 3 more weeks, but it's more of the principle that has me upset. Are there any actions that I can take at this point to retroactively adjust my hours?

Answer: That's not legal. In your shoes I'd wait three weeks until you finish the job, then file a complaint with the Arizona labor board.


Title: Girlfriend wrecked a rental car, and then it gets worse.

Question:
So my girlfriend of a year got a car with her previous boyfriend over two years ago. Both of their names were on the car, but she was always paying for it. About a year ago she removed her name and he took over payments after they broke up due to an abusive relationship. But since she payed for it for the longest time, he continued to allow her to use it - if he needed it, she’d drop it off at his house and ride back with her mom, and the other way around.

So the car was in the shop and they took a rental while it was being repaired. Last night she was driving to a friends house, a deer runs out in the road, and she wrecks into a massive rock on the side of the road and basically totals the car.

She makes a few calls, her mom then shows up and her ex boyfriend shows up and a few other friends of both of them show up as well. By all accounts from everyone involved he tells her the best thing for her to do is to leave as he’s walking towards her, and she does because she doesn’t know what he’d do to her.

He calls the cops and proceeds to tell them that she stole the car and fled the scene when he told her to say - which again, everyone involved has said he told her to leave.

She’s fully prepared to pay for the car; she however isn’t prepared for grand theft and fleeing an accident since these were not committed by her at all. The thing is though, the friends that showed up are friends of hers through him and she’s 90% sure that they will absolutely take his side no matter what.

So is she just shit out of luck?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 >She’s fully prepared to pay for the car;

Does she not have insurance?

>isn’t prepared for grand theft

Why would she be worried? She didn't steal the car did she?

> fleeing an accident since these were not committed by her at all

You said she left the scene so yes she did commit a crime.

>So is she just shit out of luck?

This story really doesn't make sense. Who rented the car? Did she have permission to use it? Why is she still so involved with someone who was 'abusive'?


Title: Wife & kids got hit by semi this morning

Question: Short version: wife was stopped & waiting to turn left with her blinker on, right after a school zone. She got rear ended by a semi (an inc trucking company), and the driver admitted full fault. The van will be totalled for sure, but luckily the only injuries are some seat belt marks on my 10 month olds neck & chest, and my wifes jaw & neck are sore. The other three kids are ok. He said he was only doing 20 and slammed on the brakes as soon as he saw her, but was fully loaded and couldn't stop in time. We think he may have been on his phone or something because there are no skid marks and she got hit hard.  Police report was taken, children & wife were checked out at hospital. My wife spoke with his insurance company to initiate the claim and we were told we do not need to contact that company directly, they represent the company and will handle everything. We've never been through anything like this and I've told my wife to absolutely not accept any offers until we get some proper advice. I'm not looking for a get rich quick sort of payout, but I also don't want to pass up anything I'm rightfully due. Any advice on what to expect moving forward or things I need to look out for / be aware of?

Answer: Hire a reputable personal injury attorney. Keep copies of all of your medical documentation. Inform your insurance company.


Title: I believe that I've found a scam ring in the UK. As a US citizen in Michigan, can I report it to authorities?

Question:
I keep seeing this one woman getting into the news and she is I believe she may be leader of a scam ring running in the UK.

I'll go into further detail if you want me to, but here's some points to save writing;

1. She claims she has a scientifically and biologically impossible disease. I'm talking if her condition was real, it'd invite a re-write of biology and chemistry textbooks.

2. She uses the name of a real disease, however there are massive discrepancies s between the real disease, and her symptoms. By ''discrepancies'', I am talking about someone who claims they can shoot lasers out of their eyes because they have brain cancer. Using the real disease seems to be trying to add some kind of legitimacy to people who are unaware of the disease she names and its actual symptoms.

3. She's been at this since 1996, when she was 8 years old. Every single year she demands to get news articles made on her. She is now 32 years old and is not showing any sign of letting up.

4. She says she's wrote a book all about herself but she cannot find publishers. Her news articles act as a sort of advertisement for her book in a pretty obnoxious manner.

5. No medical literature on this woman exists.

6. She doesn't seem to be using her real name. In some articles the journalist appears to slip up and use an entirely different first name for both the woman in question and her parents.

7. There are no records of the doctor in question ever working at the hospital this woman says she got her diagnosis from said doctor.

8. The doctor has no write ups about this woman's case.

9. Since this woman's 'case', there's been a series of identical (in the most literal sense) cases of women claiming the exact same thing, and they are always from the Midlands, UK. They also have a tendency to look the same physically, as if they may be related to one family. Their articles are always over-the-top to try and evoke an emotional response from readers and a lot of them are demanding money ''for medications''.  They are always women, between the ages of 19-50.

10. Now matter how many new cases of this disease come in, there is still absolutely no medical literature on it.

11. The names of the other 'sufferers' always seem very odd. For example you know those online random name generator things? It's like they just hit that twice and then decided on their name. The names are in that uncanny valley area where they're just names but.. something seems very off about their names.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you think this is a bit strange? What is going on here? Is this some kind of psyop to test the gullible (and trust me, you'd have to fail elementary school to believe what these people are claiming), or is what these people are doing illegal? Should I report it?

Edit - the lasers thing was an analogy, but her condition is so ridiculous it wouldn't even get in an X-men cut.

Answer:
 None of what you describe seems to be a violation of any law.Answer #2: This is the weirdest post I’ve read in awhile.Answer #3: It is not illegal to be mentally ill.  You should get yourself checked out if you believe mental illness to be a big conspiracy.

EDIT: Based on your post history you should definitely talk to a mental health specialist.  They can help you get better.Answer #4: Find another hobby and move on with your life.


Title: My mother's primary physician misdiagnosed her cancer.

Question:
Two weeks ago, my mother went to see a dermatologist about something on her hand. She got her lab results back March 7th, and was diagnosed with melanoma cancer. She is going to have surgery to have the melanoma removed on March 31st. It is very likely that it hasn't spread to her lymph nodes, and is not in an extremely dangerous stage. I believe it's in Stage 1.

However, a year ago when my mother went to her primary physician, the physician told her that "it was just a virus" and essentially said don't worry about it. She even said "Well, what do you want us to do? Take it out?" So over the last year, it grew a bit and that galvanized my mom to go see a dermatologist. That doctor is newly retired.

These past days have been nothing but stress on my family. At one point she and the rest of us really thought she was going to die. My mom is going to need some time to heal after the surgery. She's going to have to miss work. My mom has already gone through so much emotional and physical pain, and if this thing was diagnosed properly a year earlier it would have been much easier to deal with and definitely wasn't at the cancer stage. Now, there's a chance(albeit a small one) that it spread to a lymph node. For this to even be a possibility is infuriating.

We live in Los Angeles, CA. How easy would it be to find a lawyer willing to work pro bono on this? We already have to save up our money because she'll be out of work. We can't afford to pay money for a lawyer.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you for reading.
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer: Medical malpractice attorney, those cases are too specific for internet help, as far as cost you'd have to speak to one to find out.


Title: Uncle committed suicide and I'm being investigated for potentially aiding in it

Question:
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Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: Don’t make any statement to the police without a lawyer.


Title: Brother needs help (KS)

Question:
My brother got a letter from his telling him he that the company he works for will be adopting a 2 week pay delay schedule and that them doing this he wont get paid until 6-7-19 and that he would get the weeks pay when he left the company for what ever reason my question is this a legal thing and if not should he seek a lawyer
Topic:
Business Law

Answer: So they are withholding pay until he leaves? That's illegal.


Title: Domestic violence

Question: I'm currently in a very violent relationship and have made an exit plan. I confided in a couple close friends, one friend who had become a mutual friend of my significant other's and myself has decided he thinks that I haven't given my significant other enough time to change or do better and has now informed me he is telling my significant other my plans. Are there any legal ramifications for this if my husband comes home and has a violent outburst? I'm looking for any reason to deter this "friend" from opening his mouth but can't find anything online. TIA!

Answer:
 Practical advice - tell this "friend" that you've thought it over and he's right. You're going to keep working on it and him telling your husband that you were thinking of leaving will only hurt the relationship that you're trying to fix, so please don't.

Tell your other friends that this guy is not to be trusted with any information. Go ahead with whatever your original plan to GTFO was, or modify the plan just enough that you won't be in trouble even if this person already told your husband what the plan was

As you probably know, leaving is the most dangerous time in an abusive relationship. Lying to an asshole "friend" who is putting your life at risk is the least of what's justified to keep yourself safe.


Title: Can I change my name to emojis?

Question: What are the requirements for a legal name? Can you use special characters like @ or an emoji in a name?  NY, US

Answer:
 This is one of those questions where even most legal professionals don't really know the answer because the absurdity of wanting to do that greatly outweighs the practicality of the issue. Would you really want to have to deal with every issue that arises from you having a dumb ass name that doesn't really mesh well with how we as a society have come to use names?

Screwing around with your name can cause a lot of headaches. Just ask any woman who has ever been married a time or two and changed their name.


Title: [Florida] Neighbor blowing her leaves into our yard, I'm dumping them back over her fence

Question: As the title says, my neighbor (with whom we've had numerous issues in the past) blows her leaves onto our property multiple times a day onto our property. We've recorded her doing this, we've called the city, the police, etc and nobody will do anything. Years ago we put up a fence and palms to try and prevent her from doing it but there's still a gap between it and the road that she blows them all through. I recently started raking up all her leaves and dumping them back onto the side of her house. Petty, I'm aware but it makes me chuckle knowing I'm annoying her when she's harassed my family my whole life. Now she's saying she's gonna call the police and I'm a criminal and blah blah blah. Am I allowed to continue doing this even if she continues recording me and threatening to call the police? Never once do I ever step foot on her property and I make sure to take any of our palm leaves out of the bucket so it's 100% of the leaves she blows over.

Answer:
 Hire a yard service to come and clean things up. Send her a copy of the bill and a screenshot from your video proving she put the leaves there. When she refused repay what you spent sue her in small claims court. This will probably be more work than it's worth and a judgement in your favor is never guaranteed but if the police refuse to deal with it as a criminal problem your only option is civil procedure and recoup any money you are out because of her actions.Answer #2: You both sound like wonderful neighbors. If the police won't do anything about what she's doing then they probably won't do anything about what you're doing.Answer #3: IANAL, I am however, petty. And an asshole.

1) Get video evidence of her depositing the leaves onto your lawn

2) hire a professional lawn service company to clean them up

3) take her to small claims for damages.

4)repeat ad nauseam

Small claims should take a day or MAYBE two, with video evidence. Cash in a vacation day and hopefully the problem stops.Answer #4: Not legal advice but maybe better than *throwing* the leaves back over. Why dont you just get out there with the blower when she's doing it and blow them right back?Answer #5: Set up a camera pointing to the yard. Make sure its angled to show her blowing in the leaves and also you returning her property. If she calls the police you can show them the videoAnswer #6: Is there no way to close that gap?


Title: Solar company does not respond when I try to pay them. What are my legal obligations? If there is no bill, at some point do the panels become my property?

Question: Living in Southern California. Three months ago a solar company installed an $18,000 solar system on my house. They told me they could secure me a monthly loan of around $120 per month. Initially the loan company quoted out the wrong loan amount. When they did get their act together, the loan they tried to sell me ballooned to payments of $200 after 12 months. I had them cancel the loan until I could explore other options. When I call the Solar company they give me the run around and tell me to talk with the loan company because they are "working on it." I have received no correspondence from the loan company. I am worried that in 6 months or a year some lawyer is going to come knocking saying I have been negligent in payment and levy all sorts of penalties on me. I have reached out and tried to pay in good faith. What do you do when someone refuses to let you pay them? Do I get free solar panels if no one bills me for them after a certain time period? I'm afraid something nefarious is happening to me.

Answer:
 What evidence do you have that you have made a good faith effort to contact them and straighten this out?

If you have a fair number of emails documenting your attempts to contact them, and it's not showing up on your credit, I'd honestly consider just sitting on it. Create a new bank account and deposit money for what your loan payment should be every time it would be due. Don't touch the money. You legally owe it if they get back to you, so just sit on it. If they contact you, deny any wrongdoing, refuse to pay any extraneous fees, and cite your account history, and correspondence. If you made extensive attempts to straighten this out, and are willing to pay exactly what you would have owed, they won't really have a case to make. If they give you shit, file a complaint with the CFPB. It's not your problem if they can't do their jobs correctly.

If they simply forgot about you, and for whatever reason this doesn't come up on an internal audit, you can wait out the statute of limitations (since you didn't specify your location we can't tell you how long this will be),  and they won't be able to legally do anything, at which point you'll have a bunch of free shit. Don't count on this option happening though. Sometime in the next year or two someone will contact you and demand that you pay a bunch of bullshit fees for their fuckup.


Title: Oregon DUI diversion failure

Question:
Ok so my girlfriend got a DUI and we went to her victims impact panel and she failed the breathalyzer wasn't let in and sent home.

She was told by evaluation services she will be recieving papers for a new trial and a bench warrant if she doesn't show up [she will].

What exactly is this trial for, sentencing for failing diversion any input? She's freaking out

Edit: she was also charged with reckless driving for totalling a parked car and her own no injuries

Answer:
 First, she'll likely have a hearing to determine if she has violated the terms of her diversion. That will be perfunctory, as _she showed up drunk at the impact panel for her DUI_ and blew over on a breathalyzer.

Second, if (well, when) she's found to have violated the terms of her diversion, the charges will be reinstated and she'll be tried on them. The odds of her receiving a second diversion or any further pre-trial help from the courts are very low, so assume she's going to trial on this, now.

If she had an attorney originally, reach out to that attorney and get her some professional advice. You might also recommend that she get herself into alcohol abuse counselling: showing up - again - drunk, for a DUI-related impact panel, is a pretty strong indication that she needs professional help to get off the bottle.Answer #2: I imagine she's being tried with the actual dui now. Since it was diverted before.


Title: Fired for contacting health department

Question:
https://www.reddit.com/r/jobs/comments/7qegxe/got_fired_unexpectedly_for_a_stupid_reason/?st=JCHGM6S6&sh=5871e9e6

Alot of people said i should post it in here.  Im worried about getting pinned for stealing if i ever pursued anything. I say that because there have been times I bought drinks for myself. Instead of asking for someone to watch me ring myself out. They have alot fo security cameras watching the front. I never kept my receipts but i always left them there with my name on them so they can see it. :(  im worried because they have been rumored to do shady things. I live in Ohio.  I don’t know if it’s worth going to do anything. I don’t know if I’ll get unemployment. I don’t know the steps you have to do to get that. Thanks for any advice

Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 File for unemployment.  [Here](https://unemployment.ohio.gov/PublicSelfServiceChoice.html) is where you start.

Ohio does allow some whistleblower actions.  Contact an attorney who specializes in labor law to see if you have a case.