Title: [WA] Unmarked parking lot gave a parking violation citation to my parked car. Options? Paint diagram incuded

Question:
Location: WA

[Parking Lot Paint Diagram](http://i.imgur.com/rs1D3ID.png)

First off, thanks for the great advice last time I needed legal advice. Here we are again! Thanks in advance!! We went for a doctor's appointment and there were signs on the road directing hospital parking (stating "hospital parking only"). We followed the directions and entered the parking garage as per the directions, parked, and went for the appointment. When we came back, there was a citation on the windshield for a parking fine for parking without displaying a pass (citation was from the parking lot, not a government authority). We looked around and found the security near the other entrance of the garage. We walked to the security and the security told us that the main entrance of the parking garage (which is on the other side of the entry that we came in from) has signs stating that parkers need to have a pass or pay to park and they pay at the main entrance. We told them that there is nothing near the other entrance indicating that all the way to the exit and they said that everyone knows the main entrance is around the other side and is paid. Our point is that the entrance we came in has no such signage and there is no signage anywhere near where we parked. We took a video from the entrance to the parking spot that we were in and there was no signage indicating payment required anywhere.

I believe that this is illegal since we were never informed that it was a paid lot and there are no signs stating the same. We went out in our car and took a video of the entrance and the parking area where we parked to point out that there were no signs anywhere indicating that it was a paid parking lot. We have to go to that hospital in the future so we don't want to have our car towed and impounded if we don't pay the citation now. The parking lot employees are refusing to see reason and are refusing to drop the citation. I looked and found a few laws (http://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.55), but they all deal with impounding the vehicles and don't state that they must display at all entrances that it is a paid parking lot. I was wondering if any of you knew of any laws which could help me or any way to find those out.

UPDATE: Thanks for all the great advice. We went again to talk with them and the office was really polite and gave us an appeal form. We are appealing it. I will post updates.

Answer: So you got a citation from a private entity? If you think it's unenforceable, I would just regard it as such and address it if/when they come after you. Typically, a private entity's recourse is to have your car towed. I've never heard of being "cited" by a parking lot attendant.


Title: [Illinois] Can we schedule a divorce at a future date?

Question: I know weird question. Can we draw up a post-nup that says we are getting divorced at a future date with inability of either party to back out of it? I know the question itself if effed up, but please humor me. Thank you kindly

Answer: Lol. No. You cannot make a document that forces two people to divorce against their will. Or even force them to file a court document


Title: [CA, USA] Doctor recommended an out-of-network facility, saying it would be cheaper than in-network. After appeals, insurance won't cover it and I'm possibly out $30k.

Question:
Last year I visited a gastroenterologist for a variety of issues. After the first visit (which included blood work), he suggested undergoing a colonoscopy and endoscopy "just to be safe." He said that it would be cheaper to go to an out-of-network facility--after all is said and done, I would come out with a smaller bill than if I went to an in-network facility, he claimed. He suggested that I call my insurance company first, but he was sure that it would be cheaper. I trusted his advice and, after calling the insurance company to find out what my coverage was (they said that the company would cover %70), I agreed to undergo the procedure at the doctor's suggested facility. The doctor followed up with me a few days after the procedure to say that I was all clear--no cancer, polyps, or anything of the sort.

A few months later, I received a bill for $30,000 from the insurance company and a letter stating that they would not cover the procedure as they believed that it was not medically necessary, considering my symptoms and my age (30-year old male). I called the facility, who said that they would continue to appeal the case. Last week--a year and a half or so after the procedure--I received a final letter from the insurance company, who said that they would not cover the procedure and the window for filing appeals had expired. They reaffirmed that the procedure was not medically necessary and other steps should have been taken first before undergoing the procedure. In addition, the facility filed their most recent appeal for a symptom that I never had nor claimed to have. I called the facility again and they assured me that they would continue to appeal it and that I would not have to pay. However, the insurance company will no longer take appeals in this case as a year has already passed.

I'm furious, to say the least. I feel that I was misled into undergoing a medically unnecessary procedure at a facility that ultimately cost considerably more than an in-network facility. Having this $30,000 bill looming over my head for the past year and a half has been incredibly stressful and worrisome. I'm also concerned that, despite the billing department rep saying otherwise, that the facility could come after me for the bill.

I'd like to take legal action against the doctor. In your opinion, do I have a case here? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you!

Answer: The doctor made a suggestion, you did your diligence and checked with insurance, and it turned out your insurance was wrong.  Your doctor is not liable for anything here - he didn't force you to do anything.


Title: Oregon: my cousin stole uncle's (her father) money while he was in prison. What recourse does he have?

Question:
Quick version:

Uncle pled guilty to a class B felony charge(s) distribution of child porn. Yeah, I don't really like him either. Anywhoo, my dad (his brother) is one of the few who care about this guy, so I thought I'd ask around for my dads sake.

Uncle had around half a million in bank accounts, stocks, and bonds. He also has some real estate and some land, but I'm not sure that was affected yet.

Uncle did 6 years in prison, and he just got out like a week ago. He had given his daughter (my cousin) power of attorney, and she was managing all his stuff. Apparently, she graduated with a degree in accounting. Uncle didn't trust anyone else. I should point out that uncle had been divorced from cousins mom for years prior to prison.

So, uncle gets out of prison and finds that daughter had been keeping two sets of books. One to show him, and one that was real.

He's lost over $400k of stocks and cash. Now daughter has gone dark and is not responding to calls. No one knows if money is somewhere else or spent or what.

Uncle had two things to look forward to after prison: his one child and his money. Now...?

Anyway, since she had power of attorney, can he do much?

Thanks for help.

Answer:
 As attorney-in-fact, your cousin had to act for the [benefit of your uncle](http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/127.045) unless specified otherwise in the document.  Whether there's money to recover is a separate issue.

He needs to see an estates attorney ASAP, who at a minimum will likely refer him to the police.  If he doesn't know of one, ask around for a referral, check the googles, and/or call the Oregon State Bar [Lawyer Referral Service](https://www.osbar.org/public/legalinfo/1171_LRS.htm).


Title: Cashing very old Series EE bonds

Question:
Not sure if this is the best place to ask this, but we'll have a go at it.  If there is a better sub... please direct me there.

While going thru some of my Mom's paper work we discovered some old Series EE savings bonds.   The dates on them are from the mid-90's.

One issue is the bonds are in my Dad's name, not hers.   Since she is bed-ridden I have her power of attorney, however since these are in Dads name and not hers I can't cash them in for her.   Dad died over 15 years ago.   The bonds do say POD with her name on them.

What do I need to do to be able to cash these for her?   I would think all I need to do is take in a death certificate and the power of attorney form (both of which should already be on file at her bank), but the bank said no and would not tell me what I needed to do.

On another related issue, along with the bonds was a long list with serial numbers of the bonds she believes should have been in the box.  However only a small fraction of them are actually there, and she believes they may have been stolen by a former care-giver that she fired after catching her stealing from her.

Answer:
 The Treasury Direct website will have the form(s) you need as well as instructions on how to proceed.

[https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ebonds/res_e_bonds_eedeath.htm](https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ebonds/res_e_bonds_eedeath.htm)

As for the missing bonds, you should be able to have them replaced.  I replaced some missing EE bonds at some point years ago and I don't believe I even had all the serial numbers.  The link below should have everything you need in order to do so.

[https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ebonds/res_e_bonds_eereplace.htm](https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ebonds/res_e_bonds_eereplace.htm)Answer #2: >very old

>mid-90s

feelsbadman.jpeg


Title: Boss cant spit in a bottle

Question: (Mi) I work in a factory that makes floorboards and have a boss that spits chewing tobacco all over the ground and will either fire or move people who refuse to clean it up to another building. Is there anything protecting me from cleaning his nasty chew spit?

Answer:
 Does your boss have a boss? start there.Answer #2: You could maybe bring this up as an OSHA violation, as it's a mixture of tobacco and bodily fluids.
But I would expect there would be retaliation if we're being realisticAnswer #3: Do you have a union contract?Answer #4: >(Mi) I work in a factory that makes floorboards and have a boss that spits chewing tobacco all over the ground and will either fire or move people who refuse to clean it up to another building. Is there anything protecting me from cleaning his nasty chew spit?

Yes, there is - move to the other building before the boss fires you for choosing not to clean his spit.

Legal recourse? None whatsoever, OP.Answer #5: I gotta say, as a dipper myself, that is incredibly lazy on his part. I ensure that I have a bottle with a cap to spit in. I work in an office setting and I go so far as to take out my own trash so that the janitor does not accidentally get dip/spit on himself from me.


Title: Mandatory court date for a speeding ticket in another state

Question: I got a speeding ticket in North Carolina while on vacation, I live in California. The officer told me that I should be able to call in and pay for the ticket somehow. The ticket has a court date for 2 months away, there is no phone number on the ticket, and no fine listed. There is a site listed to pay electronically but when I go there it says that my ticket is not eligible. I called into the clerk's office of the county I got the ticket in and they say there is no other way and that I must appear for the court date. This is impossible for me as I cannot afford to travel cross country for this and won't be able to in two months either. Do I have any options? What are the repercussions if I don't do anything, considering it is a different state? Thank you

Answer: Hire an attorney. You likely got a crap ton of mail from attorneys willing to take your case. Hire one of those. NC's penalties for traffic violations are fairly steep. You're not going to want to ignore it.


Title: Water Company is trying to say a family of two used 46,800 gallons of water. What are my options?

Question:
My wife and I live in St. Petersburg, Fl, we don't have any children and we only have dogs in the house with us.

Here's a long wall of text to describe our situation.

&nbsp;

Towards the end of October we get our water statement from the city of St. Pete that says we owe them $973 for our water usage that month and that we used 46,800 gallons of water.

&nbsp;

**Our previous statements were**
&nbsp;

* *4,400* - May 09- Jun 09 (First Statement) **Meter Reading** 640,900
&nbsp;

* *4,800* - Jun 09 - Jul 12 **Meter Reading** 645,700
&nbsp;

* *9,400* - Jul 12 - Aug 10 (We had family over so we attributed the high water to them being here) **Meter Reading** 655,100
&nbsp;

* *7,000* - Aug 10 - 14 Sep (Due to hurricane Irma they had to estimate the usage and it was lower than last month's bill so I didn't think too much of it, so it's possible that the water bill included this month too but there is no way of knowing) **Estimated Meter Reading** 662,100
&nbsp;

* *46,800* - 14 Sep - 09 Oct (Bill in question) **Meter Reading** 708,900

&nbsp;

This throws up a red flag for me and I call them up, they tell me that yes it's a high bill and that they had someone come out and check the meter again to verify the meter reading and they said that the meter is still the same. The water company sends out people every month to check the water meter and they say that they only estimate the usage if something happens, i.e. hurricane. So I go back and forth with them saying that it is ridiculous to think that a family of two that do not have a sprinkler system, don't have a pool, and do not use the dish washer would use that much water. In addition to the fact that we were gone for a week in September due to evacuating the area. The water representative then tells me that I should check to see if there is a small water leak and that they will postpone the bill. So I go home and turn off the water and record the number and check again in two hours. Nothing changed, the leak detector is not moving. I check the toilets too with food coloring and it's good to go.

&nbsp;

So the next step is to check if the meter is busted. So they replaced my meter on 27 Oct and took the old one back. We set the appointment up on 17 Nov last week and the meter is validated as an accurate meter.

&nbsp;

We called our landlord and explained the situation and she send out her handy-man to do that same check I did and he said that same thing I did.

&nbsp;

We got our bill for last month and it says we used 1,100 gallons for the period from 09 Oct - 27 Oct with the old meter and they don't have the new meter's reading on there yet. So even if I average the water usage for those days it's about 61 gallons per day which is half of the daily usage that it was before and we haven't changed our daily water usage.

&nbsp;

St. Pete had done some water work some time after the 14th of Sep in front of our house. They dug and cut some pipes but they say that it should not affect our water bill. We don't remember the exact dates they came, but they had left the hole there for over a week before closing it up and they left their caution signs in our yard still. We took picture of the hole filled up and the signs they left.

&nbsp;

Talked to our neighbors about the high bill, but they haven't had anything change in their water bills.

&nbsp;

I don't know what to do at this point. I am positive that myself or my wife.. Or dogs... did not use that much water and if we had a leak, I'd like to think we would see a 5 foot deep 25' x 45' pool in our yard. What does r/legaladvice have for me? Because I could pay the bill, but this isn't something I really want to spend ~$1000 on.

&nbsp;

*Our bill isn't due until 08 Dec.

*Edit - Formatting

*Edit 2 - Added meter reading to each month, line about talking to neighbors about the high water bill, and that the company sends out people every month to manually check the meter and only estimates if there is an issue, i.e. hurricane.

&nbsp;

**Update 1** Tried to contact the city council, but no one answered, so I sent an email stating everything I've said in this thread to the city council distro list and the city council member that deals with my district. They responded saying that they forwarded the message to the Director of Billing and will get back to me soon. Also my wife called St Pete water to find out more about the water work done in front of our house and they say they don't have a record of it, but that could be because it's still an open case. I figure the first manager I talked to would put a note in or something since she found it after a couple of days.

Answer: Make sure that the construction crew didn't use your water to moisture condition backfill to meet compaction requirements.  In dirtwork, this isn't a huge amount of water to have been used.  It wouldn't surprise me at all if this is what happened.


Title: [CA] All of a sudden my roommate wants to leave and be taken off the lease. Are the rest of us screwed?

Question:
This has been a very long story, but I’m interested in the legal perspective. I live in a apartment that has 4 bedrooms, 1 master bedroom shared among two girls and 3 single rooms with one girl each. So in total there are 5 girls. We are also all college students.

At the start of the year, my Crazy housemate punched “Jill” over a minor disagreement. Jill promptly called the police and our land lord and the land lord removed Crazy housemate off the lease. This was a very long ordeal, Jill wasn’t exactly asking our land lord in a nice way. At one point she even yelled at him. He later agreed when he was sent to police report. But after a month, We were able to replace Crazy housemate with someone else and everyone was happy. We all had to re sign our lease to agree to our new roomie, but that was a simple process even Jill agreed to.

Two months passed and Jill then tells the rest of us she wants off the lease. She says she wants to move home. I ask Jill if she would be willing to sublet and she says no, she wants off the lease entirely.

She calls our landlord and he refuses. He says he did us a big solid removing Crazy housemate and has no interest in altering our lease.  He also does not want to sublet because he doesn’t want to deal with it (it also says explicitly in our contract).

Jill got her Mom involved with calling our landlord and even still our land lord refused. He then called me and my other housemates to see if we all understood how seriously we should be taking a year long contract. We all told him we do in fact take it seriously.

Now that Jill can not get her way she wants to sublet. The rest of my roommates and I are a bit scared to do so. Jill has already pissed ofd our land lord and we believe if land lord found out it would be grounds for eviction.

Any attempt to talk to Jill is met with defensive behavior and saying she’s moving out no matter what , next month.   Jill says that even though it says  in our contract that we cannot sublet, the land lord wouldn’t enforce it. (Land lord lives in another state.) What can be done? Are we at risk of eviction?

Tl;dr land lord told my roommate that wants to move  out that she can’t take her off the lease and that she can’t sublet. Roommate wants to move out regardless, plans on subletting and doesn’t care if it affects the rest of us on the lease. What can we do?

Answer:
 Jill is going to get you all evicted.

Jill can pay her portion of the lease as per the contract she agreed to for the remainder of the lease.

If Jill stops paying rent the rest of you will need to make up her share to avoid eviction. You can sue her for any rent you are forced to pay on her behalf.

If Jill chooses to violate the lease and it results in your eviction all of you can sue her for any costs you inccure which could include the full rental amount for the remainder of the lease and any moving expenses.Answer #2: You have two options here:

1, pay the full amount of the rent and sue Jill in small claims for her share.

2. Find a new roommate with the same income and credit score/rental history as Jill; then, ask the landlord if they would be willing to sign a novation on the rental agreement to allow the new roommate to replace Jill. The landlord doesn’t have to allow this, but he may allow it if you do all of the legwork of getting the new tenant and if he thinks that you guys can’t afford to pay the rent on your own without a new tenant. He has the right to say no and to evict you for nonpayment, but he might see accepting a new tenant as an easier alternative.Answer #3: She can’t sublet if the lease forbids it. Well she can but it gets you all in trouble.

You have to pay her rent portion then sue her for it when the lease ends.

Google joint and several liability and send her the results.


Title: How does drug testing for accidents really work?

Question:
Edit: usa in general. Curious about different states laws if they work differently

If someone works at a restaurant and breaks their arm cleaning the ice machine,  doesn't the employer have to pay their medical even if they have thc in their piss test? When we worked those jobs we were always told that if you claimed for comp you'd be tested, drop dirty and you're out, no job no money. Is that really true or do employers just claim that knowing that 90 percent of their employees do things in their off time?

I understand if you're legit high on the job you'd be fired. That's cool. Makes perfect sense. But if someone smokes at night and works during the day and get hurt... Be it a union construction job or a non union slave wage serving job... How does this actually work out?

Thanks for the answers.

Answer:
 > If someone works at a restaurant and breaks their arm cleaning the ice machine, doesn't the employer have to pay their medical even if they have thc in their piss test?

Nope. If the employee tests positive for alcohol or illegal drugs, they're ineligible for a claim.  It's one of the only ways an employer can avoid responsibility via workers comp


Title: [VA] i was given a student loan at 16 in 1992

Question:
long story short is i went to the art institute of houston in 92 when i was a kid and didnt really know what i was getting into. fast forward 25 years and they are coming after me for 15k and are garnishing my wages and i dont know how i can get out of it. the only info i can find is this "13. Is it legal for a 17-year-old student to sign a promissory note for a student loan, even though the student has not yet reached the age of majority?

Normally, a minor cannot be held liable for a contract that they sign. However, in 1992 the Higher Education Act was amended to permit eligible students, defined as per Title IV regulations, to sign promissory notes for their own Federal student loans. As such, student loans represent one of the few exceptions to the so-called "defense of infancy". The specific citation is section 484A(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 USC 1091a(b)(2)), and applies to Stafford, PLUS and Consolidation Loans. It does not appear to apply to Perkins and Direct Loans, although it was clearly the intent of Congress that it should.

Several states have also passed similar laws that consider minors to be competent to enter into a contract for an education loan. This extends similar protection to private and non-federal loans. All private education loans require a cosigner when the student is under the age of majority, just to be safe." any advice would be amazing. thank you

Answer: Even assuming you were unable to contract age age 16, you would have had to disavow the contract at age 18 and give back any benefit you had received to escape liability.  The time to do that has come and gone, you very likely owe the debt.


Title: [NY] Moved out of room that I had no rental agreement for without giving notice

Question:
Last year my husband and myself decided to rent a room from a friend's mother while we saved money to move out of state. Unknowingly we moved without being told she had section 8. With section 8 no one can live there without being on the lease. So she decided to hide that fact from Section 8 and we did not have a lease or rental agreement.

For the first few months giving her $250-$300 was fine, over the summer she wanted to raise it to $500 for the extra electricity cost. 4 weeks ago she demanded we begin paying her $800/month, she asked this the day before the rent was due. She gave us no notice and we had only prepared to give her $500 that day so 2 weeks later we gave her the $300. During this time she has also moved someone else in, who is living in her room.

I decided I was tired of this situation and made a plan to get out of there. We waited until our time was up  and left today 29 days after we paid the rent. I didn't give any notice that we were leaving because she is very aggressive and confrontational. When I was ready to move my things out, I called my brothers over to help, when she found out what I was doing she immediately flew into a rage claiming that we owed her money. I said simply that the $800 we paid 4 weeks ago was for any of the expenses we used during that 4 week period. I've never had to pay rent for the previous month so this makes no sense to me. I had to call the police just so she would stop physically blocking my path to leave.

Now here is my dilemma she says that she will sue us for the money we "owe" her. Another stupid decision we made is to not get rent receipts because she is a "friend". So if this were brought to court what should we do?  I made sure not to leave a mess there or to do any damage to the room. And I made sure to leave before the second month of rent started. I'm also certain if she does take this to court I would have proof of her breaking the terms of her Section 8 agreement and can report her.

Answer: Considering your "tenancy" would jeopardize her Section 8 status, I do not see her taking this to court.


Title: Shady restaurant practices

Question:
I am a waitress at a family owned restaurant in South Carolina earning 2.75 per hour plus tips, and the owners make us tip THEM out 10% of our tips and I am wondering if this is even legal.  If I make $100, I go home with $90.  Even if it were to a host or busser 10% is far higher than I have ever heard of anyone having to tip out, and it is galling to tip out the owners, for what? Running their own restaurant?  They mostly just sit around.
They also don’t let us see our credit card tips, and I have no proof but sometimes I get a strong feeling they are not being honest about what customers leave us.
Another thing; one time I caught one of the owners adding up our timecards and she had scratched out in pen the time I clocked in and written in a time that was 45 minutes later.  This would save them approximately 30 cents, so I am just like, why???

Answer: Tampering with the time clock is tampering with wages, report themAnswer #2: Tips belong to you or a legally defined tip pool, not the owners. File a wage complaint and find a different job.


Title: [Ohio] My dog broke her leash and bit a dog on the sidewalk

Question: Hey all. A few days ago i had my dog latched to my cars tow hook as i worked in the yard. As another dog walked by she started barking. Ive been trying to curb this behavior so i went down to her and was trying a dog training exercise to get her to calm down. At this point she broke her leash at the clip on her collar ran down our drive and nipped the dog walking past. The dog had a minor puncture and the cop told me a $100 vet bill. My question is do i call these people and pay their vet bill now or do i wait next week until next weeks court date? My ticket says i am required to be at court.

Answer: It's not an either or.  You're going to end up paying the vet bill, dog at large penalties, and the dog is likely to be deemed a violent / aggressive dog.  Just be aware that if the dog attacks anyone / anything in the future, they're going to financially shatter your world.


Title: Cps worker told it was me who reported

Question:
I never actually reported it, I never wanted cps to get involved in the first place.

I went to a therapist to talk about my issues with someone close to me (I'll call him fred). The therapist decided it was necessary to call cps on Fred from what I told her, which was not my intention. Fred needs help but not cps help. I never meant to get cps involved, that was the therapists decision.

So apparently the cps worker told Fred that it was me who told the therapist about him.

I feel really betrayed and let down and now Fred hates my guts and won't let me see his kid.

Should I sue somebody here? Or just report?

Answer: Most therapists are mandated reporters. So it isn’t the therapists fault as far as turning in Fred. As for the CPS worker that depends on if laws in your state require anonymity for reporters. If so then a therapist shouldn’t even have been mentioned let alone you. Answer #2: Did Fred tell you that? I would bet no one told him anything and he guessed it was you.


Title: How would you assess the value of potentially damaged collectible wine without actually opening the bottle (for a potential lawsuit)? [NV]

Question:
I have a small wine collection with a replacement value of about $3,000 (although some bottles are not readily for sale any longer).

I engaged an electrician to perform some work on my home and without notice, they shut the power off to the home for 3 days. I was out-of-town at the time (since there was no advance notice) so could not take any measures to save the wine and believe it to be spoiled based on a tasting of one cheaper bottle of wine and through studying academic studies related to the effects of heat on wine.

I've filed a complaint with the electrician without much success so think this will have to go to Small Claims Court. As I start the process, the outstanding question that I think the court will ask is "how do you know the wine is spoiled without tasting it?" However, obviously, since these are collectibles, opening each and every bottle would be.... less than desirable.

Any thoughts about how to approach this?

tl;dr: Electrician cut off power to the house for 3 days. Wine collection is potentially spoiled. How do I prove it to the court without actually opening the bottles?

Answer:
 \>  I engaged an electrician to perform some work on my home

OP- What was the scope of the work?Answer #2: This is probably only actionable if the electrician knew in advance that shutting off the power could cause $3000 in damages to personal property.  I doubt very much that this is a normal thing running through an electrician's mind at the time they sign a contract or at the time they open the circuit to begin work.

You, however, were in possession of all the facts necessary to prevent the loss, when the electrician informed you the power would be off.

Otherwise, contact your insurance provider to see if they'll cover it.

If you don't have insurance, then this is a $3K lesson in why renter's or homeowner's insurance is a must-have, especially for someone who is a collector of valuable things.Answer #3: Can you even say for sure how hot the wine got? Are you expecting to collect 3000 dollars and keep what is likely still drinkable wine? From my experience, a week at 80 degrees won't kill a bottle and there are conflicting accounts on just how long and how hot it would have to be to really change things. Is your wine storage in direct sun? I'd think at 3 days of being off, it might have come to room temperature unless there was direct sun beating on it.


Title: Got a ticket on an out of state vehicle.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: If you get the car registered, you might be able to get a judge to drop the ticket. You may not be able to either so be prepared either way.


Title: (Minnesota) If I (currently 17) turn 18, and have sex with my girlfriend (currently 16) will there be legal issues

Question: I started dating my current girlfriend last year, and I'm turning 18 in a couple months. I know about the existence of Romeo and Juliet laws, but I have no idea if they affect me in Minnesota.

Answer: Age of consent is 16 in MN.


Title: [California] Parent is actively being scammed over the internet and has already lost 30--40k. What are my options?

Question:
My father is 70 and divorced. A 'woman' approached him on social media about five years ago and initiated some kind of manipulative relationship. Her social media profile exclusively consists of older men complimenting her appearance, so I'm assuming he was not her only victim. From 2012 to 2016, she solicited him for money by pretending to maintain an emotional connection. My understanding is that he lost about 30k to her under the guise of investing in cryptocurrency with credit cards. At the beginning of this year, he started getting suspicious of her and she pretended to pay off the credit card debt, but then reversed the bank transaction and cut contact, leaving him with the full amount.

Shortly after that, a foreign 'humanitarian agency' contacted him, pretending to be associated with a reputable European bank. They offered him a 30k loan on the grounds of helping him recover by paying the credit card debt, which he accepted. Here, the details are unclear; I believe they somehow conned him into making payments on the loan before it was disbursed, and 'fined' him if the payments were late, threatening to cancel the loan and keep all the previous fines if he does not pay the current fine. He's paid them almost 30k in fines on a 30k loan which he never received, a loan which they 'intend' to deliver via pre-paid credit card. He's terrified of losing the fines he's already paid *and* the thus far nonexistent loan and thus wants to keep making penalty payments.

I learned all of this today. I am a dependent teenager living with my other parent. My family is not wealthy, my father is almost broke because of this.

I seriously doubt he's ever going to see a dime of the money he's paid these people and I'm inclined to tell him to cut contact with the 'humanitarian agency' and rebuild his life, but I'd still like advice on any actions I can take:

* Are there legal professionals who can offer advice/counseling in this kind of scenario?
* Can/will the government intervene? I intend to report this crime to the FBI's IC3 department and the FTC, but my understanding is that they're more likely to use the information to prevent future crimes than intervene and try to help us.
* His credit card debt is through a national US bank and the cancelling of the bank transaction that left him with this debt is not his fault. Can I expect any help from his bank?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Answer:
 I’m a California attorney who has dealt with very similar issues. It sounds like your parent is unable or unwilling to cut financial ties with this person and that it would be in their best interest to be under a conservatorship.

Start here: http://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-conservatorship.htmAnswer #2: Others can give better advice about steps to take and whether it's time to consider [Conservatorship/Adult Guardianship](https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/conservatorships-adult-guardianships-30063.html). But I would like to point out that scammers frequently target their previous "marks", knowing they've found a gullible person who can be scammed, and this "humanitarian agency" is clearly the same person or persons who were also the "woman" in question from before. This is known as a "Refund scam", you should show your father this: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0102-refund-and-recovery-scams


Title: Employer mandating an individual head shot on company website (NJ, USA)

Question:
Do I have any way out of this? I never signed anything formal in my on-boarding process other than the salary figure (no catch-all provisions or job descriptions) and a background check form.

I'm a relatively private person and compartmentalize my life; largely because my social circle would be *extremely* unacceptable in an office environment. But I also just don't want my image out there, particularly connected to my real name. My social media is a totally bogus name that friends know, and at parties/card games/etc I use first-name only. Other than the obvious (resignation or termination), do I have an option? Employer's leadership has not historically been friendly toward any opposing viewpoint despite it being a small company.

Answer:
 > Other than the obvious (resignation or termination), do I have an option?

Negotiation. That's about it. Answer #2: You can refuse. They can choose not to continue your employment.


Title: [FL] Is my employer legally required to mail me my W2 (or deliver it to myself otherwise), or is it legal for them to make me to pick it up in person?

Question:
Long story short, had a shit job with a manager that hated me. Didn't get mailed a W2 form to fill out after the 31st, and I called on the 13th asking if they had mailed it and responded by saying I needed to pick it up in person.

In addition to scheduling me more hours than I requested, scheduling me on dates I had specifically asked to not be scheduled on a weekly basis (think, not scheduled for Wednesday every week, and it works out for a few weeks. then they "forget" I requested to not be scheduled that day, despite the same person doing the scheduling each week, my manager), et cetera et cetera.

Frankly, not mailing my W2 feels like they're trying their last holdout and pushing to get me to appear at the business for a confrontation. I've tried calling the IRS only to be shunted around in wait periods and randomly disconnected... *three* times so far.

So, is my employer in Florida legally required to mail me (or otherwise deliver) my W2?

Answer:
 They have to mail it to you, unless you opted in to receive it electronically.Answer #2: Yes, the IRS requires that they mail it to you.  Here is the page with information and what to fill out:

https://www.irs.gov/uac/Here-is-What-to-do-If-You-Are-Missing-a-W-2


Title: If I 'informally' loan someone some money and they fail to pay me back when we agreed, can I legally make them pay it back?

Question:
This is a hypothetical situation for the purposes of a play I'm writing. I know very little about the law so forgive me if I'm completely wrong.

So the situation is character 1 has lent his friend, character 2, a substantial amount of money (£1000). Character 2 has not paid it back by the date they agreed. Would the lender be able to take legal action against him if he fails to pay it back, or would this not be possible because it was a 'casual' loan between friends?

Would it make a difference if the two characters had drawn up some sort of contract beforehand (would there need to have been witnesses to this? What makes it 'official'?)

Basically, would there be anything the lender could do to get his money back?

This takes place in the UK. (The play is also set in the 1980's if that makes any difference whatsoever).

Thank you for your help. I was having a lot of difficulty finding info about this situation.

Answer:
 In the States, you can sue someone for an unpaid loan.

But in order to win in court, you would have to be able to prove that you loaned the money (and were not paid back as agreed).


Title: Unable to finish highschool due to transcript issues.

Question: I am an 18 year old student in an early college school in the US. I am have been held back a grade once because of not taking class serious. Now in my senior year I have been notified a month before graduation that my counselor had left out some classes because i need the 5 credit for the classes I was not giving. meaning that I will have to be held back another year. Since my school is a  6 year school I won't be able to finish the school program at this point. I was wondering if I have a case or if there isn't anything wrong.

Answer: Rarley is a counselor liable for a student not knowing what classes they need. Generally when you enroll you are given in writing clear guidelines as to what is requires to recieve a degree. Failure to follow or refer to those guidelines is the fault od the student.


Title: [CA] Totally Hypothetical

Question:
 My neighbor was arrested and police left his door open...[more]
Question:My neighbor (and everyone else in the apartment complex I live at) were awakened at 5:30 am to police raiding his apartment and searching it and arresting him. This was yesterday morning.

After the police loaded a bunch of stuff into their SUVs, they left, but they just pulled his door mostly closed. I watched them do this.

When they were gone, I saw several people go in and take stuff from the apartment, so I called 911 and reported it. I was told they would have an officer come by. No officer came.

Today my neighbor came home and found that pretty much everything of value he had in the apartment was stolen. The other stuff he had was either ripped up, urinated on, or both.

Now my neighbor is wondering if he has a case against the police, or how to proceed. He says the police told him they closed and locked the door before they left, so it's not their problem.

Answer:
 Hmm, I think a claim under negelence would work. I don't know CA but most states let you sue government entities or officials for negligent acts but not intentional acts. There's almost always a cap. I'd call a PI lawyer used to fire damage claims, since the valuation of the apartment will be almost identical to a fire, which is the more common claim.

Leaving a door open you yourself opened to remove the occupant checks off the duty, breach, causation and unreasonableness boxes at least. Maybe a defense is something under the intervening intentional actor doctrine, which I admit I'm not very familiar with. Answer #2: This seems very not hypothetical


Title: Girlfriends Parents filed a No-Contact Order, need help ASAP.

Question:
Location: Chicago IL .Backstory: Me (16) and my Girlfriend of 2 months (also 16) have been in a great relationship. Her parents, primarily mother, doesn't think so, and does not want her daughter to even associate with me. She looks at girlfriends phone one day, and sees a picture from about 3 months ago of my new .45mm handgun (we both are into firearms). She (mother) looks through her daughters phone one day, and takes this as a threat. No where in the texts that we sent is any threat, but she brings her daughters phone to the police, and then a detective. They get an emergency no contact order and it is delivered to me. I think this is a big mistake and attempt to contact my girlfriend, and suddenly boom, my now ex girlfriend is against me, after the emergency order is served, she tells her mom i tried to contact her and im in the slammer for 4 days for a breach of order of protection. Here is the thing, I have an attorney, got out of the slammer, and have about 30 nudes of her that she sent me (i didnt even ask, she did it to prove our relationship or some cheesy shit) and want some vengeance. The date for the final order is around the 12th. Thats when they decide to extend it or what not. I will attend this, but nobody thinks its a good idea to try to get the order thrown out, and even then, if i don't ask for it to be thrown out, it will be served for 90+ days because that non threatening picture is enough evidence for the judge to serve one. What the fuck do i do. I want to get back at her, we had a good thing and now i see her tweeting one of her ex and i hear they were doing some fuck while we were dating and i am steaming. Help me reddit im so fucking angry gah. Location: Chicago Illinois.
Topic:
Douche

Answer:
 So you have illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of child pornography, violation of a no contact order, and now you want to commit blackmail?

You, sir, are a genius. Stay in school!Answer #2: If I were you I'd immediately delete those photos she sent you.


Title: Can an invited/welcome guest be arrested and jailed for trespass?

Question:
The lease states

"No persons other than the following (those on the lease) shall occupy the premises without written approval and consent from the landlord. All other persons shall be considered trespassers, a violation of this provision may result in residents being evicted. Occupy does not include guests or visitors staying for no more than 7 days in any 30 day period."

Let's say A tenant has a friend who is down on their luck and needs a place to crash, or someone from out of town wants to visit for the holidays, and either one stays for over 7 days. Landlord has stated via text that no one is allowed to live on the property without being on the lease and she will not add or remove anyone from the lease.

The tenants run risk of eviction clearly, but I'm still trying to understand this portion of the lease. Could the landlord call the police and arrest a welcome guest if she were to find out they've been here longer than the lease allows? And what would a cop do? Or would they only serve eviction papers?

This is in Michigan.

Answer: No. The leaseholder controls the property.  The police will not take action merely because a provision of the lease is broken.  You can be evicted for it but that's a civil process


Title: Can I sue the city for unfair practices regarding parking/toeing?

Question: Hello! I need help. I just got a $200 toe fee from the city of Minneapolis for being parked in a temporary parking zone. The problem is that the temporary parking signs only need to be up for 24 hours before they can toe you, so if you don't check your car every day you won't see the signs and will get toed. I move my car every three days as is required by normal street parking rules. They could easily put these temporary signs up three days in advance (or even a week in advance) and it would be no more work for them. **This system seems intentionally designed to get as many people toed as possible.** When I went to the impound lot, it was FULL of people who got their cars toed from this crazy short notice street sweeping. I called the city and they said that they tried to advertise this on social media so people would know, but I am on facebook and saw nothing. My question is - how do I get this law changed? It seems to disproportionally affect those that are new to the area, those that bike to work or use public transport and so don't check their cars every day, or those that work many hours and are not checking social media all the time. The city is clearly making a lot of money off of this - would I have a case if I filed a law suit? It seems that what they are doing is totally legal so I guess I probably couldn't sue, but is there anything I can do? Any advice appreciated.

Answer: Tow*


Title: Is this an enforceable contract?

Question:
Hello from Atlanta GA.

My daughter is currently enrolled in school A and we are planning on transferring her to school B.  We already paid for the full 2017-2018 year at school A but we're having issues getting our money back because the contract we signed had a non-refundable clause.  Not that they're outrightly refusing yet, but we're getting ready in case they do.

Description of the contract:

Page 1: Collects parents' names and child's name and also describes some non refundable fees.  We initialed and dated this page

Page 2: Contains the non-refundable clause.  We didn't initial or date this page as we didn't even know it existed.  For all intents and purposes, let's assume that the school did not deliberately exclude this from us since we're not really interested in the "he said, she said"

Page 3: Signature page for parents and school administrator.  We signed and dated this page but the school never did.  We obtained a copy from them today and it wasn't signed.

Given that we didn't initial page 2 since we didn't see it, and/or the school didn't sign page 3, was a binding contract formed?  I would love professional opinions, not layman conjectures.

Thanks so much!

Answer:
 >  I would love professional opinions, not layman conjectures.

Then consult an attorney, not reddit.

Initialing pages protects against the argument that you did not see this page and/or review it, but absence of initials does not invalidate the page of the contract on its face. Answer #2: > I would love professional opinions, not layman conjectures.

Then find and pay a professional for adviceAnswer #3: >  would love professional opinions, not layman conjectures.

Yea, you pretty much made it so no professional could comment if they wanted to.


Title: My s/o plans to keep the dog I've had since childhood if we ever break up. What can I do to prepare for this?

Question:
So my S.O plans to keep my dog if we ever break up and I need to be prepared for it.
I've had him since I was 12 (23 now) and brought him with me across the country when I moved in with my s/o.

We currently use his card and have used his card to pay for groceries and necessities including dog food.

He offhandedly mentioned that since he has all the food receipts he can claim he's the only one taking care of my dog?

I live in the US. And to clarify we are not married and we've been physically living together for only half a year.

Answer:
 Take your dog somewhere else before you break up. To a friend, to a kennel, whatever.

Dogs are considered property, like toasters, so if you don't take precautions based on his threats, you'd deal with it like you would deal with him keeping your toaster. With the caveat that if the dog is chipped in your name, that's to your advantage. Toasters don't have chips. But why allow that mess to happen? Prevent it. Good luck, this person sounds like a winner.


Title: Someone is making Fraud Craigslist ads saying “free stuff don’t bother tenant” and listing my address. What can I do?

Question: Post says it all. I know who the suspect is and have contacted the police and they didn’t seem very interested. People have been showing up to our house for hours now trying to take stuff off my lawn. What can I do? I flagged both posts on Craigslist but he puts up more.

Answer:
 Record the URLs, keep flagging the posts.

Click on "Contact", then on "personal harassment" and follow the instructions to contact them, with the URLs in the message.Answer #2: Contact craigslist, they have dealt with this


Title: Will my husband be required to pay for 50% of our children’s expenses?

Question:
I’m live in Florida and am currently separated from my soon to be ex husband. He left me in August and has not paid child support to help with the childrens’ expenses (ages 14 and 11.) I had to pay out of pocket to get the oldest a root canal and crown ($862) after having an abscessed tooth. Ex verbally agreed to pay for 50% of all kids expenses and wanted every other weekend visitation (Fri-Sun.)

He then tells me a month later via text he didn’t “sign anything” agreeing to pay for the dental work. I’m out $800. When we go to divorce court, what are the odds he will be required to pay half of these costs?

He has no problem getting the kids every other weekend, but doesn’t think he should be required to help with them financially. He says that he wants them 50/50, although both children have expressed to him that they are happy with the time sharing as it is. He seems to think 50/50 eliminates child support altogether.

We have a temporary custody/child support/spousal support hearing May 7th.

Answer:
 The percentage you each pay will be determined based on your incomes.

If you’re making $100,000 a year and he’s making $30,000, there’s not way a judge is going to order him to pay half the expenses.

Google Florida child support calculator.Answer #2: > When we go to divorce court, what are the odds he will be required to pay half of these costs?

Your statement that he verbally agreed plus the fact that 50% cost sharing is reasonable will go a long way. But it's up to the judge.

> He says that he wants them 50/50, although both children have expressed  to him that they are happy with the time sharing as it is. He seems to  think 50/50 eliminates child support altogether.

At 14 and 11, their preferences are going to have some weight. If the judge decides that you have primary custody and it's not a 50/50 split, that can affect child support. You can try and get 50% of medical and educational costs (some also stipulate 50% of extra-curricular activities within reason). Basically, it's dependent on the custody outcome, which will determine any support arrangements.

If you can show he only wants 50% just to avoid child support, that may annoy the judge.


Title: Florida- was this trespassing?

Question:
I live in one of those tiny towns that's generally quiet.

However, for the last 5 weeks, for an hour every night, the alarm clock on my 3-doors-down neighbor's porch has gone off. BEEP BEEP BEEP! Insanely loud. It used to be from 10 to 11 but the whole time change thing.

Anyway. Last night I went into their screen porch and unplugged it. There is no door into the porch, but there is a frame where one should be. I had previously left notes on their door, tried knocking, left a voice mail. No response. I tried for over 3 weeks.

Was that trespassing or just mildly rude? I've never seen these people and I've lived here 3 years.

Answer:
 It's technically trespassing, but what damages would they have?

Also, why does their porch have an alarm clock? You could potentially have a claim for nuisance (unless this is something common in Florida? I'm in California, we don't have them). Is it like a security alarm?

Without quantifiable damages, it's really more of a "justifiably rude" thing you did. I wouldn't really worry about it.Answer #2: Yeah, probably.

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0810/Sections/0810.08.html

I think if they called the cops and you explained yourself politely, you might just get away with it though, assuming there isn't more to the story. If that's a concern, you could call the cops yourself. A few nuisance calls to deal with a front porch alarm clock, and they'll probably be convinced to take that shit inside.


Title: Unknown caller has been calling my girlfriends phone for months, they know what she looks like, her mother as well as her name and mine.

Question:
My girlfriends mother lost her phone or had it stolen about a year ago, she didn’t have a lock on it so the criminal had access to text messages, photos, names, social media etc..

At the time her mother didn’t feel it was necessary to report it stolen because it was a cheap phone, and she replaced it within a few days.

Ever since then my girlfriend has received multiple sometimes 30 missed calls from someone who is obviously male, we assume he’s Hispanic after we heard his voice. The guy asks questions like; Where is your mom (name), Can you send me a picture of you naked, Can I be your daddy?, and a slew of other dirty weird things.

She even assumes that he masturbates on the phone, leaves voicemails making noises and breathing heavily sometimes not saying a word. It’s been going on for quite some time now, and we aren’t really sure what to do. I thought me answering the phone and speaking on my native language would stop him from calling, but if he hears me answer he will just hang up and call again hoping she answers.

The easier thing would be to change her number, but she’s had this number over 10 years and doesn’t necessarily want to start over with a new one.  We have thought about taking it to the police but we have no idea who this person could be, and since no one is being hurt I highly doubt they would look into it further. I’m not sure if there are IT professionals who would be able to figure out where this person may be located, and use that to build a case?

Like I said it’s been going on for months now, and every single day she has missed calls, and voicemails from this unknown person.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 All of that and you don't mention any attempt to block the number(s)?  Wouldn't that be the first thing to try?  Answer #2: Report it to the police. Change her number. Answer #3: I'm a little confused. Are these calls all from the same number? Why can't it be blocked? Or is this guy calling from a whole ton of numbers? Sorry if I'm missing something. Answer #4: 1.) Report to the police. If there's a time he calls often, you might see about heading over to the station, waiting for the call, and letting a cop answer.

2.) Google <device OS> "block a number", and use that to block any number he calls from.

3.) Look at the [CA Court self help site for harassment](http://www.courts.ca.gov/1044.htm). If your mother is worried about possible violence, she may be eligible for a restraining order.Answer #5: IANAL or involved in the law at all or even aware of the general nature of california as a place, but I'm pretty confident in saying that you should probably go the the cops on this one. They'll be able to get the call data from your sister's cell carrier and track this guy down. You can not get the information you want without police assistance.

(also, as an addition to the above, california is a 2 party consent state, so do not record the calls without informing the creep each time, which I probably wouldn't do unless the police ask you to)Answer #6: > We have thought about taking it to the police but we have no idea who this person could be, and since no one is being hurt I highly doubt they would look into it further.

Costs literally nothing to try.


Title: [IL] Uncle (a police chief), possible HIPAA violation?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Doctors don't just hand that information over to police without a reason since it would be the doctor that would be in trouble over the violation, not the police.

It is far more likely that someone from your family was passing along gossip.Answer #2: If anybody committed a HIPAA violation, it wasn't him; HIPAA covers health care workers, health insurance companies, and others in related fields, but not the cops. He may have violated his own department's policies, but since he's the chief that's not going to be easy to fight.

However, if the hospital, or a friend of his who works at the hospital, released the information to him in other than for official police business, that person/entity screwed up, and a complaint might be sustained against his source. (If he is using his badge to bully/threaten/cajole somebody into releasing information, he might run afoul of police misconduct rules and possibly some sort of civil rights violation; although offhand I'm not seeing one, one could be lurking in there somehow.)

What kind of terms are you on with the people who hire and supervise the police chief (city council, e.g.)?


Title: I need some legal advice regarding an out-of-state DUI I received

Question:
6 years ago, I was touring with my band and we happened to be in Mesa, AZ for a couple of days. We got a hotel and went grocery shopping at around 7:00 PM.

As we are leaving the grocery store, I was driving the 15 person van and hit the curb turning out of the parking lot. Normal mistake. But this caused a police officer to pull us over.

My license was invalid at the time because of pending surcharges for driving without insurance ticket from a year prior to this. But this had no part in the arrest of this night.

The cop believed I was under the influcence (which I wasn't) so he got me out of the car. I was very respectful and cooperative and did the field sobrety test AND breathalyzer test and passed both. Then he shined a light in my eyes and said that he has probable cause that I was under the influence of marijuana (I hadn't smoked since the night before) and took me to jail.

Side Note: The law in Arizona states that if a driver is arrested, even if someone else in the car has a valid license they cannot drive the car. The car was towed and the rest of the band had to walk 3 miles with grocery bags including 24 packs of sodas, gallons of milk, etc...

The whole way to the jail and the whole time I was in there, the officer was trying to get me to confess. I stood strong and kept telling him the truth, that I was not under the influence.

Now this is where I think I messed up. He asked me if I would take a piss test, and I agreed. I had already been there for 5 hours and just wanted to leave and be on my way. So I took the piss test and was released. They talk me the paperwork would come in the mail.

I went back home to Texas two days after that and waited for the paperwork. It never showed up.

Fast forward 5 years to 2015. I go to the DMV to renew my license and I was told that I couldn't because of a hold that I have in Arizona. I call and email the Arizona and Mesa court multiple times and got very little information. What I gathered from those multiple attempts to contact them is that the urine test decided I was driving under the influence and that the arresting cop  wrote down my address wrong which is why I never got the paperwork so I had no idea of the charge until then, and that I needed to physically go back to Mesa, AZ with a lawyer to get this taken care of. The thing is that I don't know if I'll have to be there for a day, two days, two weeks, a month.. so it is hard to plan for something like that.

I really need to get this taken care of so I can renew my license but I don't know where to start. If anyone has any advice or input on what I should do, who I should contact, or what the first step is to get this resolved I would really appreciate it.

Thank you for your time.

Answer:
 My guess is that you'll need a lawyer anyway. I don't think this is something you should handle yourself. When you get a lawyer, the lawyer might be able to appear on your behalf. This might be tricky since the state might think you were trying to evade the charges and could require at least one personal appearance. The lawyer you hire will be able to get a better idea if a personal appearance by you is necessary or not.

You should call around the Mesa, AZ area for a DUI lawyer. Maybe get recommendations from people, if you know people in the area.


Title: Didn't like first personal injury lawyer. Hired second lawyer, about to settle case. First lawyer wants a big cut. What do to?

Answer:
 You have a new lawyer, talk to them about it.

Also, you probably had a representation agreement with Alice.  What does it say?

Answer #2: $1,800 isn't very much, in my opinion. That's only 6 hours of work for an average-priced attorney in my area. Answer #3: > "You don't call us back, we're dropping you."

I hope you have this letter.

>Alice does discovery, rounds up medical records, etc.

Did you pay for all of this? If not she is entitled for payment on these services. The price tag of $1800 for gathering documents and forwarding documents to another law firm doesnt sound too far out there especially in Washington.


Title: [CAN-ON] Big chain pharmacy may have ripped me off $500 over the past 2 years, what should I do?

Question:
So I recently moved and switched pharmacies. When I did the cost of a medication dropped by 25 dollars, almost half of the total cost. When talking to the new pharmacist we could not find any reason why the cost should have been more as it was the exact same medication and the new pharmacy is the exact same chain (so all the same dispensing fees and such).

What should I do? Notify the police, talk to the old pharmacy myself?

Canada; Ontario.

Answer: You need to get a receipt from your old pharmacy, for the exact same meds as your current one, with a current receipt, and go to your pharmacy and ask them about it.  A lot of things could explain this: manufacturer changes, pharmacy policy or prices change, insurance changes, etc.  I wouldn't magically assume someone was pocketing money from this.


Title: So I made a large bid at a silent auction while blackout drunk...

Question:
So on New Year's Eve I attended a ballroom party at a hotel in a city in Massachusetts. I got way drunker than I should have and wandered over to the silent auction area. Many hours later I left the party and had bid $900 on an autographed Lionel Messi jersey. I don't remember talking with the auction hosts at all but I ended up at home with the signed jersey, a written receipt for the jersey and couple of business cards from the auctioneers.

I know I am 100% liable for the bid and that silent auctions are usually legally binding contracts (from the little research I've done) but I was wondering if they have any sort of duty, as auctioneers, to identify me as being too drunk to complete the bid. From what my friends told me afterwards, I was visibly (very) intoxicated.

If I wanted to attempt to return the item (I was the only bidder), how wise would it be to describe how intoxicated I was?  Thanks for any help.

EDIT: I should mention that the silent auction was being held by a for-profit sports memorabilia company that works with non-profit funds. Some of the proceeds go towards the non-profit but most are retained by the company, Grandstand Sports. A quick look at their Yelp reviews does not do them any favors.

Answer:
 >to identify me as being too drunk to complete the bid.

You say you know you're 100% liable for the bid, but in the same breath you're trying to find an excuse to get out of it.

In other words "I, a grown ass adult, was too incapable of controlling the amount of alcohol I consumed on New Year's Eve. Because of my inability to moderate my drinking, my judgement was predictably impaired. Due to this predictable impairment, I made a terrible judgement. So, kind sages of /r/legaladvice, how can I use the American Legal System to absolve me of responsibility for my incredibly irresponsible behavior?"

Are you kidding? These are auctioneers, not bartenders. Take some responsibility for yourself.

Just call the auction company and tell them your story. It will be up to them if they want to accept the return, but at this point the transaction is completed and they're under absolutely no obligation to help you.Answer #2: A contract is voidable if the other party had reason to know that you were too drunk to know what you were doing (Restatement of Contracts § 16). In theory, you could file a lawsuit for rescission of the contract, and if you won, you would give the jersey back and get your money back. But you will have a hard time proving that you were that drunk AND that they should have known it, especially since making a bid at a silent auction doesn't involve any personal interaction. And they could possibly argue that the auction was a unique opportunity to sell the jersey for some reason, so the contract can't be rescinded because they can't be restored to their original position.


Title: Intern Sweatshop. San Diego, CA

Question:
My wife has been working at an agency in San Diego where everyone  who is employed is first hired on as an "intern."  The ratio of full time employees to "interns" can range up to 30% interns of the whole company. During this trial period, they directly manage client accounts worth up to $150,000 a year and are paid $10 an hour for 40 hours a week.  They are encouraged to work unpaid overtime as it will "prove that they are willing to put in the extra work" to work at the company.  In addition to this, they:

1) Not only are not paid "time and a half" after 8 hours of work, but are not paid at all past 40 hours.

2) Are required to use personal vehicles for company tasks without compensation.

3) Agree to a 3 month trial period but will remain "interns" at the same pay and no benefits if they don't press the issue.

4) Permanent employees who are overworked and quit (2 weeks notice) are denied their accrued PTO pay and are told they can't use the company on their resumes.

5) A foreign employee has been kept on "intern" status without pay increase or benefits for a year saying they can't sponsor her Visa???

6) The official employee handbook states that you will not be paid overtime until you work 12 hours in a day (contrary to CA law, I believe)

7) I also believe that many people are mis-classified as contract workers or overtime exempt.

Perhaps not a legal grievance but clients are unaware that their accounts are handled by unqualified and inexperienced interns and are being charged at high hourly rates.  Once hired, the starting pay rate for everyone is 32k a year with 5 days of PTO until you reach 3 years.  This includes very technical fields such as programmers and website designers.

A few people have been keeping detailed tracking of their hours and would like to do something about the situation.  Does anyone have any insight into the pros and cons of reporting this to a labor board or if it would be even worth taking further legal action?  The grievances are not only for interns but there are more for permanent employees as well.

I've never posted here before but I appreciate any advice anyone can give! Thanks!

Answer:
 Potential consequence: you lose your shitty job.

I'm not sure that there's any particular special rules about calling employees interns, but my guess is that it would require some enrollment and credit for college, etc.

1. Sounds illegal
2. Sounds risky but maybe not illegal
3. Same pay? Probably fine. Benefits? Depends on laws regarding benefits for full time staff.
4. Sounds illegal (PTO) and unenforceable (résumé). I would not use them as a reference, though!
5. No idea.
6. Sounds illegal
7. Sounds illegal

Have your wife get another job lined up and report them. Places to look would be the department of labor (wages, overtime, maybe PTO) and the IRS (incorrect 1099 classification).


Title: (California) Elderly person cosigns a car loan for "friend", now listed as primary but without possession of car

Question:
My elderly, financially-struggling stepmom "cosigned" a 6-year car loan her friend's son in 2014. She does not have possession of the car, a set of car keys, the loan paperwork, nor is she in contact with the son or her friend.  Because she's in an assisted living home, all mail is forwarded to my stepbrother and sister-in-law who manage her finances, pay bills, etc.

We only became aware of the loan due to the driver's missed payments. We immediately contacted him with a demand to sell or refinance under his own name. We have an email response from him in  January 2018 that he would pursue the refinance, but he has not (despite several requests).

Since then, due to more missed payments and an unpaid parking ticket, we have come to learn:
a) The car is registered in her name (realized in January 2018 when car registration paperwork arrived)
b) She is not the co-signer, but instead is the primary on the loan (learned from the Nissan Financing Department). (realized in June 2018 when there was an unpaid parking ticket).

Questions:

1) Does she have a right to the keys of the vehicle (either reprints from dealer or by approaching friend's son with police and demanding the keys be handed over?
2) May she repossess the vehicle via towing?
3) May she sell it (or return it to the dealer) to get out from under the loan?

Thank you in advance for the help

Answer: If she's the only person on the registration to the vehicle then she can do as she pleases with it. But if she and the other person are both on the title then they are both owners and she would need them to sign off to be able to get rid of it


Title: [PA] Wife's company withholding a week of pay for all employees.

Question: So it was announced today at a meeting that starting Jan 2018 the first pay check will only include a single week of the two week pay period and the other week will be held for when the employee leaves.  They were vague on the quit, fire, or lay off just stating when an employee leaves they will get that week back.  I was wondering if this was even legal, and if it is illegal is there something we could do besides just suing them as they are a big international company that would most likely bury us in fees.

Answer:
 Are you sure they're not just shifting to paying one week in arrears?

[PA law](https://www.pacode.com/secure/data/034/chapter9/subchapAtoc.html) is fairly clear about what kinds of deductions are lawful, and this isn't on the list. If this is an unlawful deduction, then the group of them may want to speak to [DLI](http://www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Labor-Management-Relations/llc/Pages/Wage-Complaint-Form.aspx) about making wage claims if any amount is actually withheld. However, it is legal for payday to be up to [15 days](http://www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Labor-Management-Relations/llc/Pages/Wage-Payment.aspx) after the end of a pay period, and if this is simply shifting pay forwards by a week but within that window, it may be lawful.

Note that all outstanding wages must be paid at the end of employment. There are no circumstances where a departing employee loses their right to collect unpaid wages.Answer #2: My gfs company is rolling in a new payroll system. Which will pay a week after cutoff instead of day of cutoff. To implement this though there will be a payperiod that will "miss" a week.

Its not holding pay till you quit, but just how switching to from one payroll system to another works sometime. If your wife took a week vacation after cuttoff, I'm willing to bet the new system would still pay a full paycheck come payday.Answer #3: I can confirm that this is a very common practice. “Holding back a week” or paying in arrears allows them time to fully calculate pay and is fully legal. It’s not every paycheck, just the very first week and it will be paid when the employee leaves the company regardless of why they leave.


Title: Cousin forged Aunt's signature on check and bounced my account [MN]

Question:
Hey r/legaladvice, so as the title states, my cousin took a check that I wrote for my aunt as my amazon pulled from her saved card. She told me not to worry about it, but never destroyed the check.

My cousin is a 45 year old worthless drug addict. Him and his much younger girlfriend are always stealing and pawning things for drugs. My aunt kicks them out constantly, but they just stay, and she has lost her willpower since my uncle choked to death last year.

Either way, he stole this check, and when I asked my mom who lives with my aunt why they cashed it without telling me, she said they hadn't, which is what I had figured the whole time. I check my account religiously, but had nothing that was supposed to come out between Tuesday and today. I had money available to put in my account  either way, but didn't think it was needed. I checked my account before depositing my husband's check, and it was significantly negative  along with an overdraft fee. It was all less than 500 dollars, but we are living paycheck to paycheck already and coming up short in between.

My bank printed out a copy of the back of the check and it clearly has his signature as well as my aunt's forged signature.

What action can I take, if any? I'm so sick of his worthless ass screwing every one over and no one doing anything about it. I can't afford to support his drug habit. My aunt had exactly zero to say about it. I'm done and need to know what to do, knowing my aunt won't want to be part of it.

Answer: Report it to the police. Dispute it with your bank.


Title: Windstorm damaged fence between properties (mine, rented, and neighbor's, owned). Question as to possible liability as a renter (Oregon).

Question:
[ORS 96.010](http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/96.010) clearly states that fence repair is borne by both neighbors, but it also has this rather unnerving language:

> . . .and the person owning or holding a lease for one or more years of the land adjoining thereto makes or has an enclosure on the opposite side of such fence. . .

I am a renter, and I have rented this house for about 18 months now, through consecutive 1-year leases. Surely I am not liable for the fence repair, yes?

I have already submitted a maintenance request to the property management company including contact information for the neighbor in question, and I encouraged the neighbor to ask that the property management company or homeowner share in the cost of repairing the fence, but I am concerned that someone might actually cite this law and expect me, as a renter, to actually bear half the cost of repairing the fence.

Please tell me I have no reason to fear this. I would like to provide my neighbor with the statute cited above to show him he can in fact *demand* that the PM firm bear half the cost, but I also don't want to expose myself to possible financial liability here by informing him. Nice as he his, he probably wouldn't seek repair costs from me, but I would like to know just where I stand before he hires an attorney (if needed) and cites the law with the property management firm. *He* wouldn't come after me, but *they* most certainly *would*.

**Edit**:

It *is* a boundary fence, though I do not pretend to know if it is *actually* directly along the property line or merely *effectively* directly along it. This only really matters to the responsible parties, of course, and per /u/quasimodoca I am not one of them. I'll forward the ORS to my neighbor so he can get help paying for the repairs.

Answer:
 You don't own or hold the lease on this property. That would be the landlord.

You are in no way responsible for a fence as a renter.

The property owner may file a claim with their insurance company and depending on; how old the fence was, general state of repair of the fence and if it is a boundary fence or not.

More times than not when I turned in claims for people with downed fences the claim was denied due to the age and state of repair of the fence.

(insurance perspective not legal advice)


Title: [Canada] What recourse do I have if I fail an employee drug test because of prescription medication that I use as directed?

Question: Just curious at this point, since it might be a possibility since I have a prescription for 36 mg of Concerta I take daily.

Answer: Make sure that you tell the people that conduct the drug test that you are taking a prescription medication.  They may have a short listed form asking a few questions


Title: What is the meaningful logical distinction between extortion and settling out of court?

Question:
Apologies if this is an incredibly stupid question, but the ability to settle out of court/plea deals/any other deals that exist seem to subvert the entire judicial process.

Don't get me wrong, I understand the pragmatic benefits; I just can't really see where the meaningful distinction is between extortion by threatening people with taking incriminating photographs to the police for my personal gain and threatening to take people to a long and arduous trial with the potential for worse outcomes for them if they don't agree to the terms I've laid out.

My question is likely to be based around a fundamental misunderstanding for out-of-court legal agreements, so I'd welcome any information on the matter.

Answer:
 Because when you file a suit, you're demanding that the wrong you've suffered be made right. You're not threatening harm to someone for mere financial gain. The courts have recognized that the *threat* of litigation doesn't implicate extortion. Now, if you're drafting demand letters that go outside the mere threat of litigation, you may run into some issues, like saying you'll drown someone in discovery requests and file frivolous motions just to make them hurt.

Extortion, under the Hobb's Act, is defined as "the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by **wrongful** use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right." So, threatening a lawsuit to be made whole is not a **wrongful** act. In your example, taking photos to threaten someone for money, is a **wrongful** act.

This [article](https://www.litigationandtrial.com/2013/07/articles/attorney/demand-letter-extortion/) covers it fairly well and has some links to cases that can further explain it.


Title: Former employer won't provide reference (AZ)

Question:
I worked for my former employer for two years and was let go with no warning and was told is was for a reason other than job performance. I asked for a written reference and if I could have a job agency contact them for a reference. In person I was told they would but now they will not respond to my requests. Is there anything I can do or is all the hard work I put in for the last two years for nothing?

The company has Glassdoor.com reviews that confirm they drop employees for no apparent reason without any notice. Can I direct  prospective employers to this information?

Answer: You're not owed a reference. Not sure what you think needs to happen here.Answer #2: Just put the job on your resume.  Later on through an employment check provide the managers name and number. If they don’t answer on the employment check then you may be asked to provide pay stubs or W2’s. Usually a third party verification service will be able to see you worked for the company. Just tell your old employer is a douche and that he won’t do it and they will have to verify through another way. Not much you can do if they will not do it.


Title: [CA] My girlfriend works at a restaurant and is refused any sort of break during work.

Question:
Hey guys, so my GF works 2 days a week, each 5 hours long. She used to work an extra day where she would work 6 1/2 hours but recently switched to 2 days. Anyway, it is very rare that the managers there allow her to take any sort of break during her shift. There have been multiple times that she asked for one but was either refused or told to wait (which almost always ends up being until the end of her shift).

She would often bring this up to me and I would tell her that it is not legal for them to refuse you breaks during your entire shift, but we are both looking for some advice about the whole thing. Most recently upon asking for a break she was told to wait until a certain time, so she did. Once that time came around she asked again and was still told to wait (until it wasn't busy, which she claims it wasn't busy at all at the time). She then brought up the legality of not being able to take a break during her shifts, and the manager tried telling her she has to work 8 hours for that to be true. He then came back to her 15 minutes later and told her to clock out and go home (1 1/2 hours before the end of her shift) and walked away. She then asked him why she was being told to clock out and he told her he didn't want to talk about it in public.

Then she decided to just talk to the owner of the restaurant who was more interested in talking about the issues with the manager himself, and sort of just brushing off anything to do with breaks, saying that they "tried it in the past but people would too often arrive at work late and expect to be able to eat" or something like that, and saying that "I think even after 4 hours people need some food". Now, she works from the morning until afternoon, so it is beyond me that the managers expect her to not eat during a normal lunch hour of the day.

Anyway, we're both just trying to get some advice on what to do. She is planning on quitting since she doesn't enjoy working there (for reasons not limited to, but including, the refusal of breaks), and she doesn't have any kind of money to hire anyone to help out. So would it just be best for her to quit and move on? Or is she (and the other workers, who have also been refused breaks) entitled to some sort of compensation? And would any sort of action be possible without the ability to pay for a professional?

Thanks so much!

edit: Thank you all so much for the replies! I think she has decided it is best to just leave. After bringing up the issues to the owners they were just kind of dodgy about the whole thing and tried changing the subject of the meeting to her relationship with her manager (instead of the denial of breaks), so we probably wont try to take it any further and she will just quit ASAP. Again thank you all for all your help :)
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer:
 California requires at least one 10 minute break in a 5-hour shift.  These breaks are paid.  Failure to provide a break as required means that the employer must pay for one additional hour in the next pay period.

California does not fuck around.

>Employers must authorize and permit rest periods for all nonexempt employees whose total daily work time is at least 3.5 hours. These mandatory rest breaks must be offered at the rate of 10 minutes for every four hours worked, or "major fraction" thereof. Anything over two hours is considered by the courts to be a "major fraction" of four.

>...
>If either rest break is not given, you owe the employee one hour of pay, which you must include in the next paycheck.

[Source](http://www.calchamber.com/california-employment-law/pages/meal-and-rest-breaks.aspx).


Title: [Florida] Office worker is accusing me of impregnating her by "ejaculating on toilet tissue in the ladies toilets"

Question:
I work for a medium sized company here in Florida. I mainly work in sales but to earn a few extra bucks I'm also the janitor for a few hours at night. For the past 2 or so weeks my co-working has been accusing me of purposely ejaculating over the toilet tissue at night when everybody has gone home trying to get the female office workers pregnant.

From what I've heard (and this is just a rumour around the office a few months ago) she had been having an affair with some guy behind her husbands back and since he has had a vasectomy he knows the kid isn't his so I'm being used as the fall guy.

Her accusations of me impregnating her by "ejaculating on toilet tissue" are completely false. I've never done such a thing. Yet for the past 2 weeks she has told everybody that's exactly what I've been doing. She even visited the owner at his home to tell him what I've apparently been doing.

All her friends are backing her up too by threatening to quit and go to the media if I'm not fired. The owner of the company straight up told me that he doesn't believe this woman but at the same time he can't afford for her to go to the media with this story.

People are looking at me like I'm a freak. Co-workers don't want to talk to me and some of my friends from out of work have heard what this woman has been saying and have stopped talking to me. It has been really getting to me, almost to a point where I've thought about taking my own life.

I'm scared of what might happen. I have young children and the last thing I want is for them to be picked on in school over this. I don't know what to do. I'm probably going to be fired from my job in the coming days too.

What should/can I do? I'm 100% sure this woman will go to the media regardless if I get fired or not and having her do that will be devastating.

Answer:
 **Edit: Actually, I'm calling this one. It's a troll. Anyone remember [this](http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3agg66/california_fianc%C3%A9_was_having_an_affair_with_a/) post from a few days ago? When it was posted, I looked at the history, because it seemed just a bit too perfect. It's the same OP.**

Well. Hmm.

First things first: you should find a different job. This one seems to be overrun by people verging on the criminally insane.

Beyond that? I think your best bet is to lay low. Calmly and firmly refute any of these claims as what they are: patently absurd. Nobody with a modicum of sense will believe it. Contrary to popular belief, folks with local media don't tend to follow up on batshit claims without evidence.

If she goes to the media or if you lose your job over this, I'd consult with a local attorney to talk about some sort of defamation claim. Hell, I'd do that now as a preemptive move.
Answer #2: That's not how sperm works. The media will not take her stupid story.


Title: [SC] Former mortgage company ran unauthorized credit check for a refi we never agreed too

Question:
We are in South Carolina. We bought a home back in May/June. The mortgage loan is 100% in my husband’s name. That company sold our mortgage to another company. They called me last week to ask about refinancing. I said not at this time. He kept pushing to send me a “non-binding”, free quote of the numbers breakdown. That I agreed to. There was no mention of a credit check.

A few days later I get 3 emails, all saying “Congratulations on your refinance”. I called the sales guy back and said we never agreed for refinance - just the free quote. He claimed this was how their free quotes were produced. At that time, I asked to stop as I don’t feel comfortable with any of this.

The next day, my husband gets a notification that a hard inquiry was ran on his credit. They never spoke to him at all, just me, and I never agreed to that. Then I get an email of “Application withdrawn”.

What steps do I take from here? I plan to report them to CFPD. Will that remove the hard inquiry from his credit? Do I need a lawyer?

Answer:
 Can I ask how they had his social security number to run the credit check?

The CFPB is probably the right place to go since not all of these refinance shops are banks. If they are a bank, you could also file complaints with their state or federal regulator. Keep your expectations low. The CFPB is resources constrained and more likely to pursue a trend in complaints than a single allegation.

The credit pull will have a small affect on your credit score. Unless you are planning another major financial purchase, like a vehicle, in the near future it’s unlikely to materially affect you. Consider locking down your credit, as sometimes these unsolicited refinance offers are fraudulent.

You do not need a lawyer to file a complaint.


Title: [montgomery county, maryland] my boss isn't paying me enough money- but I don't know legally who's right?

Question:
Hi!

I am 15 and employed at a summer camp. The employees range from age 14-23.

When I was hired, the letter they gave me stated I would work 25 hours every week from 8-1. From 1-1:30 a free lunch would be provided, but I didn't have to stay.

My pay was to be 10.75, raising to 11.50 on July 1st as minimum wage raised.

At orientation we were given a packet, which again stated we would work 5 hours a day. I filled out a w-9.

I got my first paycheck and $10 was missing. I asked about it and no one ever got back to me, and we assumed it was to pay for our uniforms.

We didn't have camp July 4th, so I worked 45 hours over 2 weeks at 11.50 an hour. I should have made 517.50 but my paycheck was for 471.50.

I emailed my boss and he replied that I only worked 40.5 hours and to remember that I hadn't worked July 4th. That makes no sense because I work from 8-1- so the total over 9 days is 45 hours. He ignored my polite reply explaining my confusion.

He has us sign something every week that states how many hours you worked, except that it's never filled in. Today I told him I wouldn't be able to sign it until he filled in the hours. He got very angry and pulled me outside where he explained that even though I work 5 hours, they take away the half hour for lunch.

Lunch is at 1- and I work from 8-1 there's no overlap. He is only paying me for 4.5 hours everyday.

Is it legal to take away money from lunch even if it's not during work hours? If not how do I proceed? Higher up counselors have tried talking to him and the other admin but nothing is happening. How should I be recording this? Should I make a complaint somewhere? Thanks for any help and insight. I'm open to being wrong!
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: Are you 100% sure your wage increased to $11.50? Because recreational and amusement establishments (assuming your camp only operates seasonally) are only required to pay you 85% of the minimum wage rate.


Title: [USA-CA] Got paid for a Craigslist transaction in counterfeit bills, am I screwed?

Question: To preface, I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right subreddit but I've been stressed out about this so I would really appreciate any words/advice. So I recently sold a laptop on Craigslist and we met up and everything seemed fine prior to the meet.  The guy paid me in all counterfeit bills, which I didn't know until I closely inspected them minutes after the deal.  I went to my nearby bank and confirmed and surrendered the counterfeit bills.  Next, I filed a police report and I gave them his license plate number, make and model of car, description, etc. and the whole transaction was actually conducted right in front of a security camera in a public place.  Now the police said there would be an investigation but my question is, do I still lose out on the laptop in the end?  Is there any legal action I can take or have I just simply been screwed over?

Answer:
 > do I still lose out on the laptop in the end? Is there any legal action I can take or have I just simply been screwed over?

Well, the cops aren't going to help you get paid, if that's what you're asking. You can sue the guy, but that might not do any good if he ends up going to prison.


Title: Virginia restaurant requiring staff pay for new silverware/glasses

Question:
I work at a small restaurant in Virginia with two locations. Each month they ask each of the servers to pay $5 to order new silverware, glasses, etc. The rational is that the amount of silverware slowly shrinks because the servers accidentally throw it away while bussing. Also glasses and dishes are occasionally broken.

This is the third restaurant I've worked at in my life, but the first in Virginia. I've never worked anywhere that required the staff to pay for anything. Having to re-order these items seems like normal operating costs to me, even if you can somewhat blame it on the servers.

$5/month isn't a lot of money, so it's probably easier to just pay it and let it go, but I wondered if anyone here has any insight to whether this is a legal policy or not.

Thanks!

Answer:
 They can ask. They can't require.

http://www.doli.virginia.gov/laborlaw/laborlaw.html


Title: A parent wants to have me arrested for a conversation I had with his daughter

Question:
Background:

I run a youth sports organization.  A parent sent me text messages about the placement of their daughter within the club.  The messages were very aggressive and vulgar.  The parent accused me of being paid off and intentionally impeding their daughter's ability to develop.  I did not respond to the texts other than saying it was inappropriate.

A year ago, we had an incident with the mother at a large event.  She approached coaches and verbally berated them in front of a large crowd.

We had another large event approaching and wanted to be proactive to avoid another occurance.  I pulled the daughter aside and told her what the texts said.  I also told her that there would be consequences if another situation like that took place at the large event.

Now, the father wants me arrested for harassing his daughter.  Should I be concerned?

Edit:  This is in Pennsylvania

Answer:
 Concerned about being arrested? Naw. Concerned about further harassament? You need to go to your higher ups and see about finding this family a new organization to bother. Answer #2: Assuming the daughter is a minor, why are you involving her? Leave her out of it -- your issue is with mom and dad not with her. She's a kid.Answer #3: If the daughter is an adult, then her father's opinion as to whether you're harassing her is of no interest whatsoever. Block mom and dad, move on.

If the daughter is a minor, then you've got a complicated choice. Her parents do have some authority to decide who she interacts with. If they've decided that you're harassing her, you should probably stop interacting with her. If she's old enough to have an opinion about the situation, you could explain - "I'm sorry, we're no longer able to enrol you, your parents have made it clear they're not happy with our services and we believe it's in your interest and ours to end our relationship, and here's a referral to another local sports org that you might enjoy." If the daughter's really young, then sending her parents a quick "you're fired, here's your refund, do not come back" email is sufficient.

If she's a minor and her parents only have a problem with you, personally, then you may want to talk to your supervisor about having someone else manage her parents, instead of terminating the relationship.Answer #4: Stop interacting with these parents and their children.  You are under no legal obligation to interact with them, and continuing to do so puts you at risk of interacting with crazy people (the parents, not the kids).


Title: Found a debit card sat on a self serve checkout, accidentally attempted a contactless payment (£6) but transaction was declined. Can I be arrested?

Question:
Pretty much what the title states. This happened in the uk

I had returned from a night out and headed into the local shop to buy some late night munchies. When I went to pay, there was already a debit card sat on the chip and pin machine. When I chose the card option to pay, the card machine automatically attempted to charge the card that was sat on the machine.

It was declined, which makes me think it may have been stolen and cancelled by the owner.

After I paid (with my own card) the security guard came and asked if the card that was left on the till was mine. Sober, I would have said no, and that it was there when i got there, but for some reason I just said no and hurried out, feeling guilty for some reason.

My questions are, am I in trouble? Could I be arrested to credit card theft? My thinking is that all attempted transactions will go back to the bank, which will then be reported to the police. They will then obtain security camera footage of me in the store at that time. What could be the outcome? Will my face be plastered everywhere? No money was actually taken as the payment was declined.

Answer:
 "accidentally attempted".

Well if you are trying out a story, I have to say, this one won't fly.Answer #2: Bullshit. Contactless machines don't work like that. My guess is, you tried to scan the card and it didn't work.


Title: Police Brutality (Tasing and Beating) - What do I do?

Question:
Throwaway acct but need advice:  Not going to go into details because I live in a super small town.

Last night pulled over for what was stated as a minor traffic violation.
Ended up being tased and beaten by 5 cops/sheriffs.

Thankfully I'm white so they used tasers and no permanent damage (I think).

Do I have a case, or does the police need to cause serious lasting harm to suffer repercussions for this behavior?  What do I do?

Answer:
 > Last night pulled over for what was stated as a minor traffic violation. Ended up being tased and beaten by 5 cops/sheriffs.  Do I have a case...

You yada-yadaed the important part of the story there.  What happened between A( I got pulled over) and B(I got tased)?