Title: [CO] Can I sign a joint Tax Return for my ex-spouse?

Question:
In Colorado. I'm filing our last joint tax return. My tax accountant is out of state, does all the work, sends me the eSign link, and says:

"I am sending you an electronic signing document so you guys can sign for your taxes. You can do [ex]'s if you can answer [their] security questions correctly."

Which I can. I'd rather never interact with my ex again, if possible. Is it legal to eSign for them?

Answer:
 Heck no - you cannot sign your ex's name on a tax return (or any other document) without their knowledge.

The accountant likely assumed you had that permission... I'll bet that if you mention to him that you want to sign for your ex without them reviewing the return and expressing intent to sign for it he/she will have a heart attack.

Sorry - you do have to have your accountant send the e-sign link to your ex so they can review and sign the return themselves, especially given that the relationship is in a state where you would rather not have any contact with them.Answer #2: No. Not without permission.


Title: Should I be worried about patent trolls?

Question:
I'm about to release a new app(e-commerce) for Android and iOS. I've heard about the patent trolls that sue app developers. Including Uniloc, and Lodsys. Obviously the app I'm working on matches their asinine patents.

I was considering incorporating, but people I know told me that I've got nothing to sue over. I was told the taxes would be a huge leap from independently releasing it. I've released apps previously(Not on iOS), though there's so much more to lose here.

I appreciate the input, cheers!

*Location: Florida

Answer: Get an intellectual property or a patent attorney ASAP.


Title: Gender is a protected discrimination class, but "dancing" bars are allowed to have an all-female staff. How can these two things coexist? What loophole allows it?

Answer: The short answer is that gender is a [Bona fide occupational qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bona_fide_occupational_qualifications) for entertainers.  It's legal for strip clubs to hire only women because the dancer's gender is central to the 'artistic' value of the entertainment.  Similarly, it's legal to put out a casting call for black people only to play in Hamilton.  In a non-entertainment context, BFOQs allow a church to require that a priest be Catholic, while in other contexts it would not be legal to discriminate on the basis of religion.


Title: Hospital ruined my wife's credit.

Question:
On June 24, 2014 my son was born. Aultman hospital in Canton OH, USA.  It ended up ruining my wife's credit, and here's how.  I had great insurance with the company I worked for at the tine.  The best you can get.  It was one of the greatest things about that job.  It reduced my wife's hospital bill of around $22000 down to around 3500.  My son's bill was processed later for some reason and was a little over $4000.  With insurance it should have been less than $1000.  At the time my son was born, the company I worked for was splitting.  In early July my insurance information changed.  The hospital charged my former insurance for my wife's bill, but by the time they got around to charging my sons, the info was different.  A couple of months later, we got a bill for my son in the mail for the full amount, saying the insurance was denied.  My wife explained the situation (via a prompt phone call), gave them the new insurance info, and they said it was all good.  Couple weeks later, same bill, saying the insurance was denied. (Still old insurance) This time we called them on speaker phone and I got very firm with them.  Not nasty, just firm.  They apologized, took the new insurance again and assured us everything was fine.  This happened one more time.  Then out of nowhere, my wife starts getting calls from a collections agency for the bill. The hospital sold the bill to a collections agency, and they don't care about insurance, they just want the money.  Now I am refinancing our home to get a lower interest rate, and the loan officer brought to my attention that my wife's credit score has dropped about 100 points in the last few months.  I don't know what to do.  Should I get a lawyer? If that damn hospital had got the insurance info right the first, maybe fourth time the bill would have been paid.  In hindsight I should have paid the full amount then sought a refund.  I was stubborn I guess.  So, what to do?
Edit:  I would also like to add the insurance provider stayed the same.  The only thing that changed was the policy number.

Answer: It wouldn't have been covered by the new insurance. At the time of delivery, he was covered by the old policy. That's the information they need to be given to process this correctly. See if there is any way to appeal through the insurance companies.


Title: [WA] Will Amazon sue me for this?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You could have cancelled in less time than it took you to post this question.Answer #2: When you signed up, you agreed that you would pay for the year unless you canceled. Deactivating the card is not canceling. Yes, they could choose to recover from you.

Why don't you just cancel? It's easier than posting here.


Title: Got fired for a friend posting a status on my fb - can I appeal?

Question:
FROM UK
So I've been through an investigation process at work for  [this](http://gyazo.com/6a4dbcc978de9b5e0fce1385997e100f).

I've explained to him that it wasn't me who posted the status - I was even in work at the time it was posted, but he told me that in black and white it looked like i'd actually gone into work after shitting myself. as it's a supermarket they took this really seriously as a food hygiene breach.

I was told to write a letter to my store manager, but the way I see it is the deputy manager who fired me must've been getting pressured from head up, as they discovered the post via the corporate facebook account, so appealing to the store manager wont do much good.
Is this the case? If so how should I proceed?
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer: /r/legaladviceUK may yield more responses


Title: My employer is holding our paychecks until we sign an NDA that's not legal.

Question:
I work for a great nonprofit in CA. Our director has decided she wants us to sign a non disclosure/non-competition agreement that stipulates that we won't work in the same field for a year if we quit, among other things.

I've let her know that I won't be signing it. She has now sent out an email stating that we won't get paid until we turn it in. Can she legally hold our paychecks to force us to sign an agreement?

Update: Thanks everybody!

The first thing I did was to take advantage of my wife's legal insurance, and I hired an employment lawyer.

Yes, my boss doesn't know what the hell she's doing. I had a gentle little chat with her about it, and pointed out the parts of the contract that were illegal. She tried to insist that we sign the document as is "until her lawyer has the chance to look at it." I asked her to call him for his advice before she did something that would get her in hot water with the feds. And it worked. She's backed down. I would have loved to hear her conversation with her lawyer, that's for sure.

I left it with the old, "give me the finished one and I'll sign it if my lawyer OKs it." Hopefully something more sane will come out of it, but there isn't a lot of sanity here. Thanks so much for your advice.

Answer:
 What your employer is doing is not legal, you can complain to the DoL (or sue if you're a contractor).

California does not recognize any form of non-compete agreements.  Even if you sign it, it won't be enforced.Answer #2: Maybe the director contracted with this [nonprofit lawyer](http://i.imgur.com/RJCW5Cr.png) to draft the NDA/NCCAnswer #3: Your boss is an idiot.  Send her an email telling her that you do not agree to sign this and that you expect your paycheck on time.  Withholding employee pay is against the law.  I am sure that California has a Wage and Hour Act which provides that all pay must be timely made and cannot be withheld in this fashion.  You likely can recover exemplary damages and attorneys fees if forced to take legal action.Answer #4: Illegal AF


Title: My Ex says the court will ask me to return child support money to him

Question: My and I have a estrange relationship but have to deal with one other because we have a five year old son. During the past two years he has been giving me $50 everyweek,which adds up to $200 a month. The problem was that he would not allways give it to me everyweek and wait till the following week, I was tired so I filed for child support through the state of california. I've been going through the process for about a year. A couple of months ago  they took out $235 from my ex and now he says he can't afford giving me that much money every week. So now he goes to court in feburaury to let the court know he can't afford that much money. He's threating me saying I better save that money because I might have to give some of the money back.My question to anyone is that could that possibly happen, that I would have to give back the money?

Answer: only possible way would be if there was a proven intentional fraud on your part, like if you provided false evidence that he was making more money than he really was -- fake paystubs, forged statements from employers, something nuts like that.


Title: [NY] Online store claims computer glitch quoted wrong prices, wants me to pay extra after ordering

Question:
I ordered some clearance items on an online store. I have already paid for the order, but they are coming back and want me to pay more. It seems they won't ship the items unless I respond. I copied the email below:

Hello _____,

There is a little problem with the pricing of the items you order when your order hit my system. The system had a big glitch and gave you some very discounted prices on all of the items.

When would be a good time to give you a call, so we can talk about the order?

Thanks,
_____

What are my rights in this situation? I already paid for the items and have a receipt quoting the price I paid. What consumer protection laws might apply if I still want the items at the original price?

(ps the site is sansha.com, they seem to be located in New York, but I live in Pennsylvania. I'm not sure which state's laws apply here.)

Answer:
 If you don't want to pay the extra amount, ask them to refund your money.Answer #2: > What are my rights in this situation?

You can ask for a refund.


Title: My ex husband got life in prison, but the jury was never presented with a lesser crime to convict him of ( please read, I know I’m wording this all wrong)

Question:
My ex husband was convicted of Capitol murder in 1999

He was made to rob a drug dealer along with the leader of a gang he was associated with at the time. If he didn’t participate they were going to shoot him

The gang leader shot and killed the drug dealer. There were witnesses saying my ex husband was never in the room while the shooting actually took place.

The gang leader was put to death by the state of Texas in 2009

My ex was convicted of capitol murder because he was there when the crime happened.. even though he was clearly in duress at the time. However, the jury was never presented with an lesser alternative, such as aggravated robbery.

We are located in the Houston Texas area and are looking for someone to take on his case. Please let me know how we should proceed from here
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: You'll need to contact someone who practices post conviction relief law. Law schools typically have clinics that can help you review your case, I would recommend starting there.


Title: [NJ] My own car insurance wants a recorded statement

Question:
To make a long story short, I parked my car on the street and came the next morning to find someone had backed up into my bumper, damaging the front of it. I called my insurance, car is in the shop being repaired, and I’m in a rental.

However, they called this morning and are asking me to give them 20 minutes of time on the phone to provide a recorded statement and answer questions.

I’m leery of doing this. I know it’s MY insurance company, but I’m worried that they are going to try and trick me or something and then deny my claim.

Do I have anything to worry about? Should I just give them the statement and keep it vague and basic and just tell the truth, which is that I found the car like that the next morning? Or is it better to refuse? And do I even have a right to refuse to give one?

Sorry, it’s just anything “recorded” and the fact that they want a statement like this is making me feel weird about doing it.

Any help would be appreciated, guys.

Answer:
 If you give a recorded statement, they might find some reason to deny your claim (unlikely, but possible).

If you refuse, they will deny your claim.  (This is certain.)Answer #2: If you want your claim covered, you had better comply.

Obviously, be sure you're telling the truth before you do so.

Would be helpful for you to write your statement out and practice what you intend to say.


Title: Bar tender walked out on my wedding, what are our options?

Question:
Hello everyone,

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We had a bartender booked for our wedding.  The bartender walked out on our wedding and refused service after finding out several guests poured their own drinks.  He did not communicate what was going on (we had a planner, and he communicated through her. But by the time we found out about the guests sneaking alcohol, he was already cleaning up and leaving.

The bartender's contract mentioned, " No guests will be permitted to prepare or serve any alcohol during the contracted service times, nor be permitted behind the bar. Guests who willfully violate this rule may be refused service."  I understand the bartender can refuse service to the guests that were serving themselves alcohol, but does this give the bartender the rights to refuse service to everyone at the wedding?  The bartender was scheduled for 5 hours of service but only worked for 2 hours.  We've only paid half of the invoice.  The bartender is now demanding for us to pay for the remaining plus interests/late fees.

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Another small tidbit was that we had a large guest count, and we actually asked for tableside service (for an additional bar tender to follow us and pour out shots when we visited every table, instead of ordering from the bar). He agreed to do this in emails and on phone calls, but it isn't written out in the contract. We partially feel that because there was no tableside service like we had planned, guests resorted to sneaking alcohol. Is that relevant info at all or does that not matter?

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TLDR; Bar tender walked out on our wedding because some guests were sneaking alcohol without us knowing. His contract does not state he can walk out, only "refuse" service to the guests pouring their own alcohol (small group of people). He is now demanding we pay the remaining balance of the service.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 Depending on the liquor laws in your state, having guests serve themselves could open the bartender for liability if any of them have too much and cause an accident later.

If you had that many guests, you should have hired more than one bartender. Since your guests were out of line, my guess is that you will need to pay the full contract amount.Answer #2: The law in WA is clear: if there is alcohol present that is uncovered by the permit and service license of the hired bar staff, the bar staff are considered responsible and if caught (not typically by inspector but illegal guest behavior attached to their service) they would lose their license and could be prosecuted. The bartender in question could have been more communicative but at the point guests had booze outside of the contract, the bartender could not continue serving.  To continue serving KNOWING that guests had alcohol not sanctioned by the permit would mean the end of said bartenders livelihood if discovered by authorities.

This isn’t really a bartender issue, this is a guest issue. They’ve ensured you’re fully liable for costs due to the breach of contract, what you do about that is up to you.  If you’ve taken to social media on a crusade against the perceived slights against you by this bartender/their company, I would recommend removing those statements immediately as they would have cause to litigate.Answer #3: Did he supply the bar or just bartending it?


Title: Can I "refund" my degree?

Question: I know this is a longshot, but I was wondering if there's any legal precedent for "refunding" a college degree. My degree is completely useless and I've accrued over 100k in student loans because of it. Can I give up my degree and potentially get some of my tuition back? I'm working part time at a supermarket now and haven't been able to find work in my field so it's not like it would affect me.

Answer:
 Lol, noAnswer #2: You can't get a refund because you willingly paid the school for a degree that is useless.  It is on you to do your research before entering into a degree field for the viability of your degree in the work force.

That said, many colleges have career services that can help place you in a job.  Speak with them, or speak with recruiters in your area to try to find something better than a supermarket job.

You may also consider a post-graduate degree in a completely different field that has more job options.


Title: Here again, same gal is trying to peg me with child support (state - OK)

Question:
I’m in Oklahoma. Long story short the kid is around 8 or so? The mother is just now wanting to come after me for child support. I’ve never even seen the child and the child in question has been provably raised and been receiving financial support from the woman’s significant other.

The kid *could be mine* and my question is if it is how screwed am I financially? Does it not matter that the child has been raised and supported by another? This woman has apparently been putting my name in everything regarding the child anyways and I was entirely unaware of it.

What are my options? What is the worst case scenario? And how do I prepare for the worst case scenario? The entire situation feels like a money grab. Even if the child is mine, the mother simply wants the money for herself and her significant other.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Ignore anything that isn't official court / legal paperwork.

Do NOT ignore anything that is. If you are served, consult a lawyer. You will absolutely want to prove paternity before moving forward, because duh. If you've reached that point, then do everything your attorney tells you to.Answer #2: >Even if the child is mine, the mother simply wants the money for herself and her significant other.

No its to help with offsetting the costs of raising the child.


Title: Adverse possession claim against the state of Ohio

Question:
My family has owned a house in Ohio since 1968. Less than two years after we moved in, the state used eminent domain to take the two houses next to us to put in an interstate highway. So for the past 40+ years, there has been a **small (.5 acre?) plot of land** between the house and the highway fence. The state has never used it during that time.

**For those 40+ years, we have been using the land, tending to it (mowing, etc), using it for recreational purposes, etc.** Neighborhood kids very occasionally use it to play football.

The family has talked about using adverse possession to take ownership of the land, but we have never done anything official about it. The uninformed opinions of my older brothers and sisters has always been that the land belonged to us "because of common law." So they've been operating under the assumption that we already owned the property.

Well, my mom passed away last week and we've decided to sell the home. It has been jointly owned by my mom and my sister. We are taking a serious look at using adverse possession to take the property.

**We seem to fit all the legal requirements:**

1. We have been using the land without the permission of the owner;
2. We are actually present on the land, treating and using it as if it belongs to us;
3. We are using the land in an open and obvious way;
4. We have used the land for over 40 years without sharing possession with others.

The only possible catch: the state has been working on the highway for the last year or so, and **they recently moved the fence probably one or two feet onto the land in question.** They have also closed off a very small portion of the land at the back with orange safety fencing. As far as I know, no one has said a word about it to the state.

My questions:

1. Do you think we may have a case for an adverse possession claim?
2. How do we go about finding the right real estate attorney to handle this?
3. Is this made much more difficult by the fact that we're trying to take the land from the state as opposed to a private party?
4. Does the fact that the state has modified the fencing invalidate our claim or do we have time to deal with that?

I know that we will need to hire an attorney, so I suppose questions 1 and 2 are the most critical here.

Thank you for any help.

Answer:
 > We have been using the land with the permission of the owner

That already defeats your claim.  Adverse possession requires use *WITHOUT* permission from the owner for the full time period.  If you have permission, your claim ails


Title: My identity may have been stolen

Question:
There's a twist to this story (a bad soap opera-twist) and as such, I'm unsure if this post belongs here. If it doesn't, I apologize, and would very much appreciate some direction as to a more appropriate place to post.

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My mother recently informed me that it appears my identity has been stolen. She was down at our local Social Services office and she was told that there was a recent job history under my name.

We were both distinctly taken aback because I've never had a job before (or, at least not a formal job tied to anything with tax records). And so, because it seemed like our income had increased, when it hadn't, Social Services cut our benefits, and we've been having a tough go of things as of late.

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And here's where stuff gets a bit weird.

The Social Services worker gave her the names of the places where the guy was employed and after I went through it, I realized they were places where my father had worked before. So, either some schmuck on the street got ahold of my info. somehow, and this is a coincidence of cosmic proportions, or my father got himself employed under my name (I think it's worth mentioning here that I'm a Junior; he and I have the same name, more or less).

He and I sat down and spoke about this. He claims he didn't do anything and that he's as surprised as the rest of us. But, at this point, I'm honestly not sure what to believe because, again, COSMIC PROPORTIONS, and let's just say the man has--shall we say--been caught in a lie before. And yet, that being said, what would his motivation be here? It just makes no sense.

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Any help is appreciated and thank you for taking the time to read.

Answer:
 > what would his motivation be here?

He's an illegal immigrant. He wants to lie to your mother and the court about how much money he makes for support. He wants to dodge taxes. He has no credit and becoming you on paper is easy. Someone sued him and won. He owes people money.

There's about three thousand things he can be doing. Answer #2: It's pretty simple. Look at the paystubs that your father received and check either the name or SSN number on it if it is printed on there.


Title: [CA] Filing a motion to dismiss a case

Question: I cannot find the proper documentation to file a motion to dismiss a case based on the employees and members of a corporation named on the case were not served. Please help me.

Answer:
 [Did you really post this twice under different accounts?](http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/364f35/need_form_to_file_motion_to_dismiss/)

[Here's a link to the California Bar Association's lawyer referral service.](http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Public/LawyerReferralServicesLRS.aspx) Nobody here can help you write your motion, you'll need to pay an attorney for that.


Title: Is mugwort legal in Mississippi?

Question:
Is it legal and if not then please give me direct sources because I couldn't find anything
Topic:
Constitution

Answer: If you can't find something that says something is illegal then it's probably legal. They don't write laws making things legal.


Title: Turning oneself in for child molestation (CA)

Question: [deleted]

Answer: He should seek counseling and talk to a lawyer first. That's all I'm going to say on the matter.Answer #2: I'd highly recommend consulting with a criminal defense attorney before attempting this. He may then want to seek therapy if the lawyer advises it. Turning himself in would almost guarantee a conviction and literally ruin his entire life, please have him speak to an attorney before doing anything rash.


Title: Purchased a Car, Title Was Invalid, Seller Non-Responsive

Question:
Last month, April 24th I bought a car off Craigslist. Seller gave me the title, and a week later I went to the DMV to get it registered.

The receptionist told me the title was invalid because the seller crossed out his name (he signed in the buyers spot). A bit of a setback, but should be no issue to get a new title. I text the guy, and now he tells me the car title is not even in his name, it still belongs to the owner before. So the title was jumped.

He tells me he will get me a new title from the guy, but he needs the old title. I go back to his house and give him the title.

A week goes by and I don't hear anything back, so I contact him. Apparently the original owner works night shifts, so he has absolutely no time to get to the DMV in the day time because he needs to sleep. But he will get me the title ASAP.

Another week, no update. I contact the seller again, he says again he will get it to me ASAP. Basically I'm getting the runaround at this point I think.

I go another two weeks with no contact. At this point, the car has been sitting in my driveway, uninsured, unregistered, and not moving for nearly a month. I live in a neighborhood with a HOA, so of course I get a letter in the mail telling me I will begin to be charged $25 a day everyday the car sits in my driveway unregistered. Being a broke college student, this is killing my savings.

I contact the guy again, offering $100 to get this moving. He says he will contact the guy AGAIN, but he's real busy (for a month straight?) but he will get me the title. I contact him 2 days after that to see, but now I don't even get a reply anymore.

Now I'm stuck with a car with no title, and I'm getting fined $25 a day (Already owe $75 so far) and I cannot even get rid of the car as no tow company will get rid of a car without a title.

This is happening in NJ. I just have no idea what to do, I'm out of a car, out of my money I paid, and now I have to pay fines on top of all that.

Please /r/legaladvice, is there anything I can do?

Answer:
 > Apparently the original owner works night shifts, so he has absolutely no time to get to the DMV in the day time because he needs to sleep.

Don't you realize how phony of an excuse this is? If you work the night shift you can literally do whatever you want during the day.  Certainly time for a quick trip to the DMV.  This is when you need to escalate maybe talk to the police or a lawyer about someone selling you a stolen car.

Is it a nice car or an old beater?


Title: Is it illegal in any way for 2 17 year olds from nj to go on a multi state road trip, gor about a week long?

Answer: No. Not with their parents permission.


Title: Crashed my brand new car that I bought 2 months ago. Palm Springs, CA

Question: So last night I fell asleep behind the wheel and I hit a curb going about 40 mph. My right front tire is completely bent inwards. Thankfully I didn't injure myself, or anyone else but my car no longer drives. I managed to get it to a near parking spot and left it there. No cops showed up or anybody else. The thing is, I have no insurance yet since the car is new and have not received my license plate in the mail yet! I have no idea what to do. I'm 21 yo female going to college and am working a part-time job, so I am struggling with money ! Any advice would help. Thank you!

Answer:
 Pay for the damage put of your pocket.

And  2 months is more than enough time to get insurance, you don't need to wait for the license plates. Call and insurance agent or go buy some online today (if you are financing the car make sure to get gap insurance)


Title: California, 18 years old, parents want to take car even though I am on title and make payments

Question: I'm moving out of my home and my parents want to take my car. I make payments on it and am the title owner. Can they do anything legally to take my car? Can I sue them in small claims court for my car back?

Answer:
 You seem smart, proactive independent. You know you have the title, you call it you car, exactly how are they going to take it? If you are moving out, take the car with you and tell them to kick rocks.

Explain why your worried.Answer #2: How else are they involved?  Do they buy your insurance?  Did they have anything to do with a down payment/initial investment?  Did they cosign on the loan?  Who pays for repairs?Answer #3: Who is the lein holder?


Title: My boyfriends ex is planning to serve me to cease contact with their child.

Question:
Hello, we have been battling a big fight and haven’t gone to court for a few reasons.

I’ll change names to keep anonymity.

My boyfriend (Jack) dated his ex (Jane) for 5 years. She controlled every aspect of his life and was a very jealous person. She was living in affordable housing and Jack decided to help her out. He got a mortgage on his house, in his name, and Jane moved in with her 3 children. They were separating when she became pregnant with their child, Sophie.

He had enough of her cheating and being a controlling person and kicked her out when Sophie was 3. We met a few months after this and hit it off, and agreed for me to not meet Sophie for the first little bit.

Jane is on her third boyfriend in 1 year and 7 months, and moving into her third house.

She has made it very clear that she dislikes me, by mocking me, bullying me, and spying on me. She makes fun of my appearance, etc.

This is the most important part to me:

Jane has told Sophie that I am a terrible person about 6 months ago. That didn’t set well with Sophie, so she told Jack what she said. Just the other day, Sophie told me that Jane told her she is not allowed to be around me.

I told Sophie that it will be okay and gave her a hug. Jane called Jack tonight and started screaming and threatening to take him to court for half of his house, child support for her other three kids, and that she is going to serve me papers that will completely cease any contact with Sophie.

I have done absolutely nothing wrong. I do not drink, party, anything. I am not a mean person, nor have I even met this Jane lady. In my eyes, and Jacks eyes, EVEN Sophie (she told me that she doesn’t like that her mom said that and she wants to spend time with me) I am not a bad person or deserve this.

I want to be a part of Sophie’s life, but I really don’t know what to do. Neither does Jack.

Is she legally allowed to do any of the things she is planning to do? I have been living with Jack for a year now.

Thank you,

X

EDIT: I live in Canada
EDIT: words

Answer:
 Unless she can prove that you have done anything wrong she has no ground to stand on. Depending on what state you live in maybe record your interactions with the other woman and screen shot everything she sends. Also she can't take anything but child support from Sophies father.Answer #2: he needs to get a lawyer.Answer #3: > Jane called Jack tonight and started screaming and threatening to take him to court for half of his house, child support for her other three kids, and that she is going to serve me papers that will completely cease any contact with Sophie.

How can someone take half of someone else's house? She has no interest in house. The house is in his name, and they were never married. Also, the Court can't order him to pay child support for children that are not biologically his. Did he adopt her children? If so, then yes, he would have to pay child support. If he never adopted her children, then he won't be held responsible for another man's (men's based on what you've said about her) children. I'm not sure how she can enforce no contact with you.

Jack needs to find himself a lawyer. Jane sounds unhinged. Has Jack considered going for primary custody? Based on her instability with housing and the flux of men in the children's lives, Jack sounds like the better option for Sophie.


Title: (Canada) Used to have podcast with abusive ex. After break-up, do I have any say in my voice being used for shows now?

Question:
Hi there Legal Beagles of Reddit.

So here's the deal: I used to do a lot of amature voice acting online and through that I met my ex-boyfriend/business partner. For almost six years we ran a podcast together for audio drama. I was heavily involved in not only the hosting of the show, but also editing, producing, writing, the whole nine yards. We co-owned our studio, and worked pretty hard on it. Additionally, I was an actress in many of our productions.

Eventually I realized I was dealing with mental problems, as was diagnosed with a handful of mental illness. As I got better and medicated, I began to realize how abusive and manipulative the relationship was, and I got out of it. I asked for my name to be removed from all our previous websites, which he complied with. I never bothered asking about our old shows/plays because I figured they would just be left in the past.

Cut to now, where I have learned that he is now putting all the old shows up on YouTube. There's a lot of personal stuff in most of those shows, as well as misinformation on my mental state, and I would love for them to somehow end up in a volcano. Do I have any power over having them removed in any way?

Thanks for any help you can throw at me.

Edit for more info:

It was never really a true business. He half-assed everything. The only "official" paperwork ever done was when he registered a company name for us. I might have signed a form for the use of my voice in the early radio plays we did when I first started, but that was under what is now an old company name, if the document even exists anymore. I'm almost sure we lost those files during a move.

We were supposed to be equal partners, but what little cash we made (Lik, maybe 500 bucks for the whole six years) was snatched up by him to pay for either his rent or studio equipment. There was never documentation for the company, something that bit him in the ass early when a third partner left just as I started to enter the scene. He bought him out for a grand, even though I pointed out there was no paperwork there.

When I left the relationship, the business went on and he replaced me with a new co-host.
Topic:
Intellectual Property

Answer:
 Your answer will depend heavily on the agreements you had for ownership of the old shows.  Based strictly upon your summary here, "the studio" likely owns the shows, and always has.

Your recourse will be determined by ownership; you should check your agreements with him and the studio.


Title: My mother in law has a lien against the house.

Question:
To keep things brief:

My mother in law was once Vice President of her husbands business.  He at some point hired some illegal immigrants "under the table" after she as he manager and VP required documentation.

The business closed as an LLC and all debts were paid off. Sometime after that the husband was sued by the illegal immigrants and hid it from him wife (he was notified of the court date and decided not to attend).

My mother in law wants to refinance the house but suddenly found of about a lien because of a (what I assume to be) default judgement against the husband (my father in law).

She is planning on getting a lawyer.

My questions are: if they never tried to collect from the court case (in form of letter, etc) can my mother in law somehow settle for the amount before Interest was gained?

2. Does the lien against the house hold if she was never notified?

Extra info: I am both trying to help my mother in law and LEARN as a soon to be law student so ANY and ALL legal advice is appreciated.

I also am not dumb enough to try and represent them, only provide them with information as they are immigrants (not illegal, not that it matters) and sometimes English gets beyond them.

Thanks for all of your info :)

Edit: and even after lurking this sub for two years I forgot to mention my state.

This is in Washington.

Answer:
 > The business closed as an LLC and all debts were paid off. Sometime after that the husband was sued by the illegal immigrants and hid it from him wife (he was notified of the court date and decided not to attend).

Very bad decision. The other side was awarded whatever they asked for.

> My mother in law wants to refinance the house but suddenly found of about a lien because of a (what I assume to be) default judgement against the husband (my father in law).

>She is planning on getting a lawyer.

Good idea but it may be a bit late.

> My questions are: if they never tried to collect from the court case (in form of letter, etc) can my mother in law somehow settle for the amount before Interest was gained?

If her husband hid the fact that he was being sued from her, he may have also hid collection efforts from her. The lien is a collection effort. Interest is usually fixed as part of the judgement.

>Does the lien against the house hold if she was never notified?

If he was on the deed, yes.

Two things you didn't mention that might have a bearing:

How long ago did this happen?
What state are you in?


Title: [Canada, Ontario] Merchant sicking Collectors on me

Question:
Hi Reddit!

So over the summer, my washing machine broke down and I called a third party repair service because my warranty had expired. When they came, they inspected the machine and proceed to 'make repairs.' When they finished, they told us to run a cycle and texted them if it worked because they had to go. So we did just that but then we found out that he did not fix the problem. Not only did he not fix the problem but he took out a component of the machine that he said shouldn't be there. This component turned out to be part of the machine (We looked it up after). We paid with a credit card before he left. We texted him that the machine wasn't fixed after and he told us that he would have to charge us again to fix it. In the end, we didn't call him back and instead called a friend to fix it instead.

After this, we called the credit card company and filed a dispute. We provided proof of the serviceman working and him taking the component out of the machine. We also provided a letter from the person who fixed our machine, explaining what the actual problem is. A few weeks later, the credit card company credited us back the amount.

Fast forward to today, we received a letter from a collection company saying that if we don't pay the amount, they will forward it to the credit bureau. What can we do Reddit? We don't want to pay for a service that he did not do, but we also don't want to take a credit hit.

Answer:
 Respond by REGISTERED mail to the collections agency that you dispute the debt and would prefer to settle it in court. If you do so, they are no longer allowed to take action on the case until that is resolved.

You will then have to be prepared to defend a subsequent claim brought by the mechanic in court.


Title: [MD] Libel vs. City Paper

Question:
Wondering if this case has any merit: https://np.reddit.com/r/baltimore/comments/345iie/redhead_from_the_videos_here_to_clear_something_up/

Seem to me like it would, but i am simply curious what the legal professionals of reddit have to say.

Answer:
 An extremely casual/quick search brought me to [The People's Law Library of Maryland](http://www.peoples-law.org/defamation-law-maryland).

 >These are the elements necessary for a plaintiff to prove a case of defamation in Maryland:

>“(1) that the defendant made a defamatory statement to a third person, (2) that the statement was false, (3) that the defendant was legally at fault in making the statement, and (4) that the plaintiff thereby suffered harm.  A defamatory statement is one ‘which tends to expose a person to public scorn, hatred, contempt or ridicule, thereby discouraging others in the community from having a good opinion of, or associating with, that person.’" Offen v. Brenner, 402 Md. 191, 935 A.2d 719 (2007), quoting Smith v. Danielczyk, 400 Md. 98, 115, 928 A.2d 795, 805 (2007).

It further states that Maryland recognizes defamation per se, noting that:

>“In the case of words or conduct actionable per se, their injurious character is a self-evident fact of common knowledge of which the court takes judicial notice and need not be pleaded or proved. ...  A statement which falsely charges a person with the commission of a crime is defamatory per se (A. S. Abell Co. v. Barnes, 258 Md. 56 (1970); as is a statement of unchastity or immorality, particularly against a woman.  **In defamation per se cases, the plaintiff does not have to prove actual damage in order to successfully litigate his or her case** because the defamatory statements are enough to bring ruin to his or her reputation. (emphasis added)


Title: When calling a company and you hear the "this call is being recorded for quality assurance", does that give you legal precedence to record the call as well without disclosure?

Question: Obviously my question would only apply to two-party consent states.  I am a U.S. resident.

Answer:
 Your question is one which has come up in a few trials, especially with companies being concerned about their customers recording their interactions. There isn't a flat-out "yes or no" answer to this question, but the general consensus I've seen from such trials has been "yes." The reasoning behind this is that, for the company to claim that they are recording you, you are implicitly giving consent to recording by remaining on the line. Since the other side is the one making the recording, they are also implicitly agreeing to a recording. As such, you have the consent of both parties, so recording should be fine.

However, a common argument is that both parties must agree to who can record (imagine if you and your friend agree to record the call - this wouldn't give permission to an unrelated person who just so happened to be wiretapping to record as well.) Since the only agreed-upon recording is that of the company, it could be argued that your recording was not given consent by the other party, and would therefore be considered wiretapping.

Regardless, I am not a lawyer, and the answer you get may vary from state to state, judge to judge, and case to case.Answer #2: IMHO, "this call **is** being recorded" does *not* give the other party consent to record; but "this call **may** be recorded" (which is what I always hear) *does* give the other party consent to record. "May" is permissive; "is" is not permissive.


Title: How can I evict a nightmare section 8 tenant?

Question: Pennsylvania-I purchased an open-ended duplex 3 years ago, intent on occupying the second floor.  The first floor was already occupied by a woman and her kids on section 8.   Which was fine, the lease rolls over month to month.  But over the last year, she begins the day by screaming curse words at her children, which are not only audible to me upstairs, but the next door neighbors.  In a nutshell, the woman is psychotic and very intimidating.  There has been much destruction of property, and she openly instructs her elementary school age children to tell me, the landlord, to fuck off.  The issue is that according to the laws governing section 8, it seems nearly impossible to extricate these people from my home.  I have been terrified to issue any violations because I am certain they would burn the house down while I sleep.  How can I get rid of them!?

Answer:
 IANAL

Contact the Housing Assistance Program.

"The landlord, may only terminate tenancy in accordance with the lease, lease addendum and
the HAP Contract. During the initial term (the first year) of the lease or during any renewal
term, the landlord may only terminate the tenancy because of:

1) Serious or repeated violation of the lease;

2) Violation of Federal, State, and Local law that imposes obligations on the tenant in
connection with the occupancy or use of the unit and the premises;

3) Criminal activity ;

4) Other good cause. During the first term of the lease there must be something the family did or failed to do. Some good cause examples are: disturbing the neighbors,
damaging the property, or poor housekeeping habits that cause damage to the unit or
the premises.

If I understood correctly, the lease was not renewed. Call HAP them and they should be able to help you with what to do next.

If the top does not apply to you, you can also  see the following.

After the initial term of the lease the landlord may terminate the lease for any of the good
causes listed below:

1) Tenant failure to accept the offer of a new lease or revision. Please note the landlord
must present this offer at least 60 calendar days prior to the proposed
 beginning date of the new lease;

2) The landlord's desire to utilize the unit as a residential rental unit; or

3) A business or economic reason for termination of tenancy (such as the sale of the
property, renovation of the unit, or desire to rent at a higher rate).

Technically you will have to renovate because of the damages. Again, calling HAP will be your best option at the moment.

Wish you the best of luck!


Title: Court order says no smoking inside. Ex-wife's household is violating within a week of the order

Question:
I'll make this short.

My ex and I went to court over custody of our daughter. The order given by the judge says that nobody is to smoke inside, or in the immediate vicinity of our daughter (like in a car, or something). Today, she came back to my house smelling like smoke, and when I asked her why, she said that her mother's boyfriend still smokes in the bedroom. The last time I checked, a bedroom is inside, and no smoking inside means no smoking inside.

What are the steps I need to take to make sure this stops?

Edit: This is in NY

Answer: Only option is to hire a lawyer (or file yourself) for contempt and take your ex to court for contempt.


Title: My leasing company is targeting low income residents - we need help!

Question:
Hey Reddit,

I live in low income housing in Denver. Around my apartment things have gotten more and more difficult for working class families when it comes to parking. We have 2-hour parking outside the building until 8pm, which makes it very difficult to be in the area without a space in the garage. Our building is full of single parents with several children, who are working two or more jobs to afford to pay even the cost of subsidized rent. Their kids are growing up without parents so they can afford food. Many children have dropped out of school and are raising themselves and their siblings inside the building.

However, in the middle of the night on Friday all of our cars were towed from the garage. All of them. The leasing company is saying we didn’t have the “correct tags” There’s no possible way everyone in the garage has the wrong tags - unless the leasing company forgot to notify residents completely.

 I moved in with my boyfriend a few months ago and was never given any notice about any tags other than the tag I was given when I moved in. Even when we recently re-signed the lease together in the end of the year we were not told anything about needing additional tags. I have never received a letter from the leasing office either. There is a swarm of angry residents dealing with this, none of us have any extra money.

Rent is $1,200/month. To get our cars out is $650, plus $100 a day each day it takes to get it out. They towed us in the middle of the night Friday and are closed until Monday. This means it will cost us $850 to get back our legally parked cars - nearly the cost of rent.

Like I said before, I had tags on my car allowing me to park there, and neither I nor other residents were given any notice about needing a new tag. Instances like this keep happening. $850 is not affordable for anyone, much less the people in my building. Almost everyone can’t afford to pick up their car.

What can we do to get our cars back and have the apartment company cover the costs? This is extremely unfair to the residents - who are majority disabled, and POC.

Answer:
 Those fees seem excessive. Look up Colorado Code 6500, which pertains to towing. 6511 has the amounts they can charge for towing and storage fees. The fees are all much lower than $650 for a tow and $100 for storage.  I might be reading it wrong, but it looks like if they are closed there is only so much they can charge for storage outside of their business hours.

Also, the property owner is supposed to provide written information about each car they are asking to be towed, which maybe they did, but it’s possible they did not.


Title: Landlord paying me to leave.

Question:
Management has offered me a lump sum to give up my apartment at the end of the month. They’re writing me a check. Will I be taxed on this?
Thanks in advance.

Answer:
 Huh....You know what your probably right your supposed to report that. That said, unless apartment reports it I have never known anyone to report it.

You are an honest person. Answer #2: Just make sure you don't give them the keys and vacate until you have received and deposited the check. While a big property management company probably won't, there are all sorts of bad landlords that will hustle tenants like this.Answer #3: Yes.  A friend got in hot water from the IRS for not reporting a payment for keys arrangement on his taxes.  This was SF and he was offered a significant amount to vacate a rent controlled apartment.  He didn't report on his taxes and the IRS came after him.  I'd get something in writing from the LL before agreeing to the arrangement.


Title: Motorcycle stolen, thief wants money for work put into it

Question:
This is a bit of a long story, but I'll try to keep everything concise and relevant.

About 2 years ago, my husband's father passed away suddenly. Next of kin is my husband's mother (MIL), so everything he owns is hers by law, even though they were separated, they weren't divorced. He lived in a house owned by his parents, so when it all happened there was no immediate rush to clear out his belongings. This was helpful, as due to circumstances I couldn't take off work for an extended period of time to help move stuff, and the grandparents said it was okay to leave everything there and sort it out later.

About a year goes by and we're in a better spot, so we start talking about making a trip to get what things of his my husband would want to keep with his grandparents. By this time, the grandparents had let their daughter (my husband's aunt) and her boyfriend move into the house. They always had a bad relationship, his aunt and father, to the point they never spoke after a particularly bad fight several years ago, so having her and her boyfriend living with all his father's stuff was a bit troubling, since she was known to be a little handsy with other's belongings.

Now, his father was a motorcycle enthusiast and had a nice limited-run Aprillia in the garage. Any time we would bring up this bike, the grandparents didn't want to talk about it, and the aunt simply made it known that the bike was off limits for some reason. "It's been a year, you should be happy I'm not charging you a storage fee." she said.

So we did some digging, pressing the grandparents for information, asking the aunt for reasons, and eventually come to find out they had given the motorcycle to a friend of theirs, and "He might give it back if we pay him for the work he's put into it."

Again, they were not the owners, and the pink slip for the motorcycle was in MIL's name, so they had no legal right to give the bike away, especially after we were told by the grandparents that we could keep everything stored at the house until we were able to make a trip to get it. So we're all a little mad at the situation.

So we ask for the person's contact information, and the aunt is extremely reluctant, but eventually says she'll email it to us.

Fast forward 6 months and many emails and phone calls later, we still know nothing. At this point, we're done, so a police report for a stolen motorcycle is filed by MIL. We tell the aunt and the grandparents this, and suddenly they want to try to make things right.

The person who has the bike sent an email to my husband today, saying:

>I would like to apologize for how long it has taken me to get in contact with you. I am the person that is in possession of (Father)'s old Aprillia. I have an itemized list of everything I have done to the bike including parts and labor. Proceeding I would like to formally make an offer for the bike including the amount that has gone into the bike. How would you like to proceed?
>
>
>
>(Attached was an itemized invoice totaling  $4,682.35  in work, parts, and labor)

Now, we don't know this person. We never gave permission for him to take the bike, let alone put  $4,682.35 of work into it. We've thought about taking it to court, but MIL is reluctant since she can't really afford a lawyer. We mentioned small claims, but she still doesn't know if she wants to.

If possible, we'd rather not burn bridges with the grandparents, but they seem to be on aunt's side with all this, but correct me I'm wrong, this is grand theft and now extortion, right? What are our options?

Is small claims the best bet, do we forward what we've received to the police to add to the police report and pursue that further? Should we take the offer and 'sell' him the bike at whatever he's offering (within reason)? Do the aunt and grandparents have any ground when they say we left it for too long and they had 'the right' to give it away? We're just looking for the right direction to go, this is a pretty crappy situation for everybody involved.

Answer:
 Please add a TLDR.

If someone stole your vehicle file a police report (which you did) and assist prosecution.Answer #2: Legally it’s a stolen bike.

Doesn’t matter how much work or upgrades he’s invested in it. He doesn’t have clear title and none of his expenses matter. You can never hold claim to stolen property. He knows that since he wants to settle in getting clear title and not lose a small fortune.

Your MIL would need to file the complaint since it’s legally her bike. Police would eventually pay him a visit and confiscate. Seriously doubt he would be charged with anything due to the circumstances especially if one of your family members falsely claimed it was theirs to dispose of.

Might just be best to work out a deal with him for title if the bike isn’t that treasured... but your MIL holds all the cards and I certainly wouldn’t heavily discount based upon his expenses.


Title: Can I keep pizza prank called to my house?-North Carolina

Question:
I live in Raleigh, North Carolina. One of my friends(I assume because they had my full name, email, phone number, and home address), prank called over $40 in pizza to my house. The pizza delivery guy was confused as I was and took them back to the restaurant. Can they give those pizzas to other customers? Could I have argued to keep them even though I didn’t order them and I didn’t pay for them?

edit-i was asked for cash at the door so they were not paid at all. I did give the delivery driver a $5 tip because I felt bad for him.

Answer:
 >Could I have argued to keep them even though I didn’t order them and I didn’t pay for them?

On what basis, exactly?

If that would work, why would anyone ever pay for pizza deliveries?

If nobody would pay for pizza deliveries, how long would pizza places offer delivery?


Title: Can my employer do this?

Question:
The hotel I work at has a restaurant and public marina attached to it. Recently, the GM said that no employee is allowed on property when not working and without 2 weeks notice of them doing so.

What? So I cannot go to my own restaurant to eat without telling the GM 2 weeks ahead of time! And I cannot even go kayaking on the public marina because it involves walking through their property.

I asked them about the marina and they said it requires 2 weeks because it requires walking on their property.

How can this be legal? It's a private hotel, so I guess they can make up some rules about what they want, but it seems a little too extreme.

Answer: Actually it is pretty common for hotels and restaurants to bar staff when they are not working.  Partly because of the tendency for free food and drinks to be served to coworker friends.  Partly because they don't want staff hanging around after shift in their uniforms and obviously not working, which looks bad to the guests.  Partly because of distraction for coworkers who are working.  Partly because they don't want their premises or parking lot becoming a party zone or place for workplace romance.  Issues around interactions with guests, romantic or otherwise, can also arise.  It is legal for them to do this.


Title: A maintenance guy entered my apartment and messed around (San Mateo)

Question:
I live in San Mateo County, California. Periodically my neighbor's water meter will send a bad reading, and they'll come to my apartment to run water in order to troubleshoot the connected plumbing.

Here's what happened:

* The maintenance guy entered on the 28th while I was on vacation and appeared on my webcam. He went into my bathroom and kitchen to run water.

* The maintenance guy opened my fridge and looked through it.

* He opened a closet that didn't contain any water meters or equipment, or anything related to his work.

* He entered my living room to eyefuck my computers and big TV. Again, not related to his work.

* He left lights in two rooms on. I won't be back for a few days so this will contribute to my electrical bill.

Additional context: They've entered to run water four times this year, and in each case my apartment wasn't the one that requested maintenance. It's difficult to believe my neighbor is having this many problems without any getting permanently resolved

Do I have any recourse? Can I make them stop and/or pay for the electricity they're wasting?

**TLDR-** A maintenance guy entered my apartment and looked into closets, fridge, and living room, not related to the cited maintenance reason he was there.

Answer:
 The maintenance guy has a Building Manager or body corporate manager.

All you need to do is advise them of your concerns and they will handle it.Answer #2: You can see if police will take a trespassing report. If you were not notified that they would need entry, then need an emergency to justify it.  There was a post here where cops arrested maintenance folks entering without notice.

And then escalate with the apartment management.  Unless they stole something you don't have any damages.  I might be tempted to print off screenshots showing incriminating stuff and post it by the mailboxes or something,  where other residents can see it.  I would certainly let as many of my neighbors know as possible.  Answer #3: > Do I have any recourse? Can I make them stop and/or pay for the electricity they're wasting?

You can call them to ask them to drop back by and turn off the lights...


Title: Dallas, Tx - Someone parked their completely blocking my drive way. Can I have the car towed at the owners expense?

Question:
Title says it all. I came home from work but couldn’t get into my driveway because a motorist parked their vehicle at the entrance of my driveway. I live down the street from a bunch of bars, restaurants, and shops so it’s likely to be a patron of one of the establishments.

The person moving into the house next door said “I’m not sure who’s it is, but they’ve been there for a while.” I don’t have a sign indicating that it’s a private driveway but my house also doesn’t look vacant and it’s clearly a used driveway.

Can I have the car towed at the owner’s expense? Is there any legal action the owner can take against me if I do so?

Answer: Call the police non-emergency number. They can ticket the vehicle or impound it, in which case the vehicle's owner can duke it out with the city.Answer #2: NAL, but im pretty sure it's illegal to park in front of someone's driveway, sign or not. Call a tow company bro, they'll tell you.


Title: (Oklahoma) I really need help getting these charges dropped please. Theft.

Question:
I will get straight to the point. If anyone has any idea what I can do, please help me.

A few weeks ago I noticed some weird withdraws on my debit card. The total was around $500. Obviously I was alarmed so I had my card shut off, then my SO admitted he was the one who withdrew all the money and explained himself. I was furious and went ahead and filled out a police report, but I never filed the charges. All I did was fill out the statement.

What happened was obviously very crappy, but I would like to just count it as a loss. I do not want to press charges. I just wish to move forward from here with my own life. My parents, however, wouldn't accept that and went ahead and tried to get the charges filed. My dad's name is also on the account, but the debit card was in my name. They told me they were told they couldn't file the charges because I gave him access to the card.

Now, I am looking at the court records and it is showing that he was filed with two different charges and I really just want this all to go away. What could I do? Please, any help would be appreciated. This is just draining me emotionally. Thank you.

Answer:
 You don't file charges.

You reported a theft to the police, and the DA decided to press charges.


Title: My friend manages his parent's rental houses He sold one but didn't tell the tenants. The new owners came to move in this week but the tenants were there like normal. The tenants are 3 months into a year lease and have lived there for 4 years. What'll happen to my friend? [Arkansas]

Answer:
 Did he tell the new buyers that there were tenants there?Answer #2: I'm just curious.. are you at all concerned that your buddy is a con man?

Perhaps you should reconsider your friendship with him.Answer #3: Why did he do this?  It's not like the new owners weren't going to notice someone living in the house.


Title: [Minneapolis MN] Not sure if this is the right place, but: Terrorized by upstairs neighbor stomping around like an elephant, what do?

Question:
I am in a 6 unit building on the second of 3 floors. I have 4 months left on a 1 year lease and do not plan on renewing, but until then:

I have an upstairs neighbor who I call Stampy. Stampy wakes me up just about every day at 7:30 and commences the stomping, door-slamming, and shit-dropping until he goes to work at about 8 (I get up at 8:20 for work on the rare days he doesn't wake me up). When I get home from work, I sometimes get a few hours' peace before he returns from wherever, but when he does, it's just constant walking around like an elephant and slamming doors, cupboards, dropping things, etc. This continues well past midnight sometimes. It often shakes the walls/floors and is extremely startling to me if he decides to run (literally) to the bathroom or kitchen.

Earplugs, my noise machine, and my fan help a little bit but do little to block out the low frequencies of the stomping. The sleep deprivation and frustration about not being able to relax in my own home is starting to really catch up with me, and it's costing me money because I've had to leave work a few times feeling like shit from being so exhausted.

The majority of this problem lies in the construction of the building - I've come to realize that it's pretty flimsily built. For example, if I do not have earplugs/noise machine/fan on I can very clearly hear him using the bathroom when I'm laying in bed. Even so, when I visited the unit before moving in, I made sure to visit at a couple different times; the noise was unremarkable but he moved in the month after I did so there was no way to have known he would be up there. This is not my first rodeo of communal living, but this is definitely the worst neighbor experience I've ever had.

I've talked to him twice before about noise - once for music/yelling and the other just in general. My friend is supposedly buying a house soon and offered me a bedroom so that's where I plan on moving at the end of February, but what do I do with this situation until then? Do I contact the caretaker or landlord, tell him to walk differently, or? I have a feeling he's not going to change the way he walks. I was thinking about inviting the caretaker over to witness the nonsense for himself and then going from there. It'd be a perfect apartment if not for Stampy!

Thanks for your time.

Answer:
 You can contact anybody who listens but this is the downside to apartment living.

Keep complaining to the landlord/caretaker in the mean time.  There is a slight chance they are violating noise laws in your area but highly unlikely.Answer #2: If you all rent from the same entity, maybe the owner/manager/someone will put carpeting in Stampy's house.

My son's downstairs neighbor complained about a large dog running through the apartment.  In fact, it was a 6-week-old kitten.  Sound coming from upstairs always seems much louder than it should.Answer #3: Take into consideration that he might not be "stomping around like an elephant".  It could be that the building's construction doesn't lend itself to dampening any of the noise that a normal human walking around would make.

Other than talking to him, you can't force him to do anything about his walking habits.


Title: A few years ago I got a DUI while visiting my parents in AR, I never showed up for court and I'm pretty sure I have a warrant. Now I'm applying for a job at a liquor store and they are doing a background check, what are the odds it will show up? (I live in FL)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 The odds are pretty high it will show up.

Ignoring this isn't going to make it go away.


Title: [NY] Bipolar girlfriend (20F) blackmailing me (25M) with threats of false domestic violence charges and property damage

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Document everything as thoroughly as you can because you will need it when you get arrested (you will be arrested if she claims this).  Get proff of her admitting to lie about it.Answer #2: It appears to be more like borderline personality disorder. Anyway just give notice to the landlord that you are moving out at the old place. If she won't leave then they will have to evict you both. You could always try to pay her to move out. If you have any texts, voicemail or email with her threats make sure to keep them in case she wants to falsely claim you hurt her.
Another tip: Do not use the word fight. If you have an argument then just say argument. If the police come question you and you say we had a fight then that could be used against you. But if you are charged do not say anything to the police at all. Just ask for a lawyer and let him do all the talking.Answer #3: Also if you remain calm and call the police and you have evidence of abuse, your chances are much better.  You want to be the first one to call police.


Title: My brother was punched and slapped by police to force him to make confession. What to do guys?

Question:
My brother was working in a posh jewelry shop as janitor. Diamond rings worth over $5000 was stolen from shop. Owner accused my brother of stealing and called cops. Owner's brother-in-law is a cop in my area.
In custody, while interrogation, they punched and slapped my brother so many time to force him confession and whereabouts of jewelry. Obviously, my brother wasn't thief so, he didn't submit to their demands. So, they presented him to DA and would be charged for felony theft I guess. Matter is still under investigation. My brother is out on bail.

What to do? We are poor, so we have court appointed lawyer. Can we do anything for torture?

This happened in Cameron County, Texas

Answer:
 Listen to your public defender. You can likely make a complaint about the officers to the departments internal affairs or their supervisors. Answer #2: I thought most jewelry stores had security cameras these days. I would make sure any footage from them is preserved. Maybe the Lawyer does this? I hope you took pictures of any injuries and bruises.Answer #3: Make a complaint then.  Most police stations have video in cells and interview/interrogation rooms.

Also, make sure your brother knows the difference between "punching and slapping to control an unruly subject" and "punching and slapping to elicit a confession".


Title: I found nude photos of my teacher that he took in the classroom, I'm getting punished, what should I do? (Missouri)

Question:
Long story short, my teacher's phone was on his desk unlocked, he got a message and I went snooping. I found a picture of his erect penis that you could obviously tell had been taken in the classroom. I took a picture of the phone screen with the picture and I sent it to my friend to talk about it cause I didn't think it was ok. Well that friend sent the picture to a group chat and now it's spread to the entire school. I found out that a few people in my class went to the vice principal and told them I had sent the picture out and I had been circulating it through the school. So I wrote an email to the VP explaining myself and my actions and had a meeting with him and two other people from the school board I believe. I told them my story and they called my mother and let her know that I would have a hearing within the next ten days because what I did was a category four something.

I'm a senior in a charter high school that gets great grades and holds the school record for highest ACT score, I have been part of the school community and am currently on student council, I'll have my entire college paid for by scholarships that require I graduate this month like I'm supposed to.

This teacher has a history of being noticeably erect while teaching his gym classes, any student could tell you that.

Is there anything I can do in the case that the school tries to hold me back/delay my graduation/take away my credits? Should I be looking for a lawyer? Any help would be appreciated.

Obviously I know that what I did was wrong, I'm not completely oblivious but isn't exposing a potential pervert something that would outweigh the bad I did?

They informed us that I am suspended for ten days until we have a hearing to decide what will happen to me.Can they keep me from graduating? What can they actually do? Does the suspension affect my attendance, could I lose credit from it? I've never been suspended before as you can probably tell.

Answer:
 > Should I be looking for a lawyer?

Oh, **now** you ask, after you've admitted everything. Luckily for you, HB 1558 \(MO's Revenge Porn bill\) hasn't made it out of the Senate and hasn't been signed, but that doesn't mean that you wouldn't face civil liabilities for invasion of privacy.

Also, as a point, it's not like guys have a magical switch to turn off having erections. It happens. Grow the fuck up.Answer #2: If the phone was laying face up on the desk with the dick pic in view, then you may have a case.

Anything beyond that and you are likely to face some sort of punishment.Answer #3: You should get a lawyer. Taking photos of your penis in class is a bad idea, sure, but so was going into your teacher’s phone and then sharing the photo with the whole school. You made a mildly embarrassing situation exponentially worse and your best bet is to keep quiet about it and retain a lawyer to protect yourself.Answer #4: You should not have snooped on the teachers phone. The teacher should not have left a personal phone where a student or another could access it. They may be taming action against the teacher that you are not aware of but you did what they are saying you did.  Answer #5: /u/locationbot recallAnswer #6: To be fair, this was a bit of an arsehole thing to do. You have potentially ruined a mans life. If by consequence you have also ruined your own, you have no one to blame but yourself. You are not the victim here.


Title: is it legal for a 15 year old to take a ccw or ffl class but just not get the license afterwords?

Answer:
 It's legal as in there is no law against it (in my state, and in other states that I'm aware of).

But it's also legal for them to tell a 15 year old that they cannot attend the class.


Title: Can I sue my landlord for not verifying my income and setting me up to get evicted, when they have rules about minimum income?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: No, you cannot sue your landlord because **you** broke your contract with him.


Title: What do I need to do to get my edible goods in stores?

Question:
I sat down with a distributor last week and pitched an edible product that I manufactured and packaged myself. He was really interested in buying them to sell in his stores but told me that I would need a green light from the government before he could buy them from me through a broker. I have no idea what any of this means. The last time I produced an edible product, I sold them to stores directly, but this guy has connections to a lot of stores. He told me I would probably need to get them fda approved, get insurance and some sort of license. Can anyone tell me specifically what all I need to do to get this into stores like the bags of chips you see on shelves or the cans of tomato soup? What's the process? Thanks.

Edit: I'm in Illinois.

Answer: Okay, first look in to your States cottage laws and see what they are. Some states alow baked goods to be sold out of your kitchen with out it being inspected, some will allow other stuff. If you do not fall under that you will need to have you kitchen inspected by the state(or rent one that has been) probley take a food and safety course and more then likely a few other thing's. You might be able to call your local Extension Office and find out the right way to go.


Title: How responsible is a doctor for a bad referral?

Question:
Many months ago, I was sent to by one doctor another doctor that injured me, pretty severely.  I might have died from the injury.  I've had many, many months of publicly bandaging a disfiguring injury, and not been able to do all kinds of things, like eating normally or working out.

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I have pretty bad PTSD from the entire experience. The referring doctor never disclosed that she was in a practice with the injuring doctor. The injuring doctor behaved badly after my injury, so much so, that they're facing possible jail time. I'll stop the details there.

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How liable is a doctor for a bad referral, particularly if the referral is to someone she is actually in a larger practice with, and that wasn't revealed?

Answer:
 >How liable is a doctor for a bad referral, particularly if the referral is to someone she is actually in a larger practice with, and that wasn't revealed?

A doctor having liability for a referral would be a fairly extraordinary circumstance.

>The injuring doctor behaved badly after my injury, so much so, that they're facing possible jail time.

Did the referring doctor have some reason to know about this kind of behavior?  Did the doctor who injured you have a history of these kinds of events known to the other doctor?


Title: Renting and installed an alarm system due to break in

Question:
Hello. I live in Phoenix Arizona. I currently rent a single family house. About 3weeks ago our home was broken into in the middle of the night. Last year our neighbors house was broken into and they shot the family dog when they broke in. Two houses down the street was broken into twice in the past couple years.

Needless to say, my wife wants to leave. We have a one year old daughter too. So I understand where she is coming from. I explained to her that we can't just leave. So I opted for an alarm system. A wireless unit. The keypad replaced the older keypad already in place. I read my lease over and over but could not locate anything in it to prevent an alarm system.

I didn't contact my landlord about the alarm as he has yet to contact us about the damage that occurred during the break in ( broken sliding glass door and window coverings).

Now, the alarm system was installed completely wirelessly. No drilled holes. The new keypad was installed with the same harness unit already present in the house. The sensors that ADT installed are held on by glue boards that are easily removed. They leave zero residue after they have been removed.

I was told by another landlord that I know that I violated the landlords property by installing this unit. I didn't see any other choice however. We needed an alarm due to the break in. Our landlord takes months to return emails and phone calls and we didn't want to wait that long.

So I'm curious, because my lease has zero wording in it about alarm installations, could I be evicted for having the alarm installed?

I have a family and I just did what I thought best for them.

Answer: I know I should have, but he hasn't even responded to us yet about the break in. That was three weeks ago. I don't think it's altering the property anymore than hanging pictures alters the property. In fact, hanging pictures does more damage. These glue pads can be removed without leaving any residue behind. I've already relocated a couple sensors and no residue.


Title: Should I report credit card fraud against me from Gang members?

Question: [removed]

Answer: How about you contact the police instead and let them handle it?


Title: I was involved in a car accident in February and my attorney is being difficult

Question:
[TX]As the title says, I was in an accident a few months ago where I was NOT the driver at fault. Several eye witnesses saw another vehicle run a red light and hit me. The police report does in fact state that.

Anyway, I got a personal injury attorney a few weeks later and they have been helping me with getting my vehicle replaced as well as my head injuries and my neck and back injuries.

At the time of the first consultation, I mentioned I was also having a fair amount of tooth pain on the left side of my mouth and the attorney said they would help me find a dentist.

As a result of a head injury from the accident, I have been getting headaches ever since and up until three weeks ago, I had seen no improvement. My doctor was finally able to give me a mix of medications to help with the pain.

Last week, I noticed that my tooth had once again been bothering me. I should mention that I had brought up my tooth pain only once since the first consultation because I had mostly forgotten about it. The headaches I was having had mostly overshadowed any other pain.

I brought it up with my attorney last week and they said they were still looking for a dentist with which I could see. I couldn't get the feeling like that wasn't a top concern with my attorney despite the significant pain I've been in.

My question is, is my attorney not all that concerned with my tooth pain? Does dental work complicate my case in the eyes of my attorney?

Answer: Why would your attorney be in charge of finding you a dentist?


Title: Boss asked me (62) to resign and say I’m retiring, but he’ll “keep me on the payroll” (MD)

Question:
Asking this for my dad, who called me for advice.

My Dad (62) works in manufacturing, and was hired \~5 years ago to overhaul processes at a small, family owned plant. Since then, he has done everything he was hired to do and the metrics back that up - he cleaned up their processes, reduced waste, increased productivity and increased revenue.

Since he was hired at a high salary ($150k+) to accomplish a specific goal, we figured that once that goal was reached they probably would not want to pay him any more. But he was counting on this at least lasting until he reaches retirement age. However, his boss let him know on Friday that they do not wish to continue his employment. Bummer.

The owner (my dad is second in command) asked my Dad to resign and “say he was retiring”. In return, the boss promised to: “keep him on the payroll” for 3 months; put $5k into his 401k; and pay him “a bonus” (unspecified amount). To me this seems a little bit fishy - why would he keep him on the payroll instead of just cutting ties and issuing a severance check? Further, since MD is an at-will employment state couldn’t they just decide not to deliver on that promise later on? This guy’s son (the one who is taking over my dad’s job) is a lawyer, so they would likely know of any loopholes.

So I guess my questions are: 1. Anyone know why they would suggest keeping him on the payroll vs cutting him a severance check? 2. Can he collect unemployment (Maryland) if he agrees to say he is retiring? 3. Unfortunately, he can’t afford to not work. Would it be worth involving a lawyer to try and fight this dismissal or get a better severance package?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Do you actually have a legal question?

The owner probably wants your dad to leave on good terms so that if he needs your dad to come back he's willing to at a later time.


Title: Ex-girlfriend threatening to send personal information about my past sex life to everyone I know

Question:
**Her Location:** **Paris, France**

**My Location: Idaho, USA**

What legal measures can I take against her for doing this? She already sent a lot of information to my parents who are pretty strongly against premarital sex / cohabitation. She threatens to send it to more people if I don't respond to her saying I moved on, but it's pretty evident that she will send it regardless.  Thanks in advance for your help!

Edit: I'm American, she is French.

Answer:
 Location matters. Generally, as long as what she’s saying is true, you don’t really have much of a legal issue here.Answer #2: The best thing you can do is take the rug out under her.  Own the information and tell the people before she does

You won’t have much legal standing because it’s international and for the most part it’s a civil issue. Even if you take her to court you’ll waste a lot of money and she will make the same claims in court making them public regardless.

She only has power over you as long as you care that these secrets stay secret. She can extort money from you and make you do as she wishes.  The best thing to do is remove her power fast


Title: I think what my employer is doing is illegal (New York State)

Question:
I've been experiencing some problems at work and my boyfriend suggested I ask this subreddit for help. I'm a lisensed cosmetologist working in a chain salon in New York State (not New York City). There's been rumors for years that my employers do various illegal shit. One of those things was docking our hours. The rumor was that they'd would change our time clocks to remove 30 minutes for a break when no break was given.

In my line of work it's common for hairstylists to not take a real break. When everyone is booked for the day and there's a waiting room full of people, sometimes you just keep working.

Last summer me and some coworkers found what we believe to be proof that our employers were docking our hours. When we were playing around with our new POS, we found a page that said "Time Card Audits". This page had entries listing everytime our manager fixed our time clock (we were at the salon at the right time, but the computer was frozen so we couldn't clock in, we accidentally clocked out for break instead of clocking out at the end of the day, etc). It also had entries with my boss' name attached to them where new time in/time outs were recorded - a  30 minute break added to the middle of the day, maybe a second break added later in the day. There were also audits recorded where it looked like my boss would move a certain girls clock in time from 8:45 to 9:00 (we usually weren't scheduled to clock in that early, but we're expected to do so to open up shop). There were nights we had to stay in the shop an hour or two past close because we were so busy, or someone got caught up on a color, and on some of those nights there was evidence that our boss would move our clock out time back to the normal closing time.

The reports spanned about 7 months if I remember correctly, and they suggested I had about 50 cumulative hours removed from my time cards.

I have been under the impression that while it's the law that an hourly worker is ALLOWED a 30 minute break, it's not required for them to take one. I was also under the impression that it's against the law for hourly workers to perform regular duties off the clock, like cut/color hair.

When my coworkers and I discovered this, they wanted to call the labor board. One girl wanted to sue the company. A few days later, when they had time to think about it, they decided against it - they were to afraid to quit/get fired. I decided not to do anything because if I got the company in trouble, my coworkers would have also been blamed (we're fairly sure our employers knew what we were doing).

A few months later my manager announced that our employers decided the new policy was, if you get a chance to eat, even if you are not clocked out for break, you are given a break. This happened one day when we ordered a pizza. I told her I thought this was stupid, shoving a slice of pizza in my face in between haircuts is not a break, and that I was pretty sure that it was against the law. The official policy was never put into place, and my manager assured me that my boss would no longer adjust our time cards.

This was probably a lie, because the other day when one of the girls opened up her time card to clock out, she had been given a break when she had never taken one. When I checked the time card audits, the log had been mostly wiped - a few irrelevant audits from the beginning of the month were all that was left.

Most of the girls I used to work with have left, and I've been looking to quit anyways, so I'm preparing to potentially go to the board with this. I have the reports from the time card audits previously mentioned printed out, as well as the mostly clean ones I found a couple days ago. Is the labor board just going to tell me I should stop wasting their time? At one point a girl I worked with years ago called them about an isolated incedent, and they told her our boss wasn't doing anything wrong, or that at least she wouldn't be able to fight them on it. Should I sue them? I really dislike these people, but I am pretty poor. Should I just quit if im gonna be all butthurt about it and leave it at that?

Answer:
 You can definitely file a wage claim with the NY Dept of Labor- they take time card manipulation and unpaid working time *very* seriously. It's usually not hard to start a claim, but it may take a few months to get your back pay.

I would suggest you start keeping your own time card for the hours you know you worked and should be paid for.

If you do want to get paid time you should have historically, the Dept of Labor will want specifics of pay periods/days when you were paid for fewer hours than you worked.


Title: If the horse that won the Kentucky Derby is disqualified, how does that affect people who bet on this horse? Do they have to pay the money back, or was the money not paid out yet?

Answer:
 [It has no impact on everyone's bets](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/sports/horse-racing/kentucky-derby-bets-medina-spirit.html). It would be impossible to even try to get the money back now, but that's also not the rule: the terms of the bets everyone agreed to were that everything's decided when the official winner of the race is declared, and that's when the payouts start. And from the standpoint of running a betting operation, that rule makes sense: betters want to get paid quickly if they win rather than having their money held up for months or years of potential challenges. When you place a bet, that's the rule you're agreeing to.

In other words, your bet is a bet on the official race result as determined by the stewards. Not anything that may happen later.Answer #2: Nothing at this point changes. The rules are if the horse is disqualified shortly after the race, bets on the disqualified horse don’t pay out, but if the DQ happens days/weeks/months later, there are no changes to the pay outs.


Title: Can I be convicted of allegations? Offensive Comments

Question:
Hi all,

I dated a couple women in the past year. Four of these women have reported me to the police claiming that I have anonymously made posts about them online. The comments posted are offensive (i.e. The posts are like: Sarah Surname is a SLUT and loves swinging)  and contains the girls' first names and last names (I only knew them by their first names). I deny any knowledge of the offensive posts on the websites.

I am based in the UK

The police came to my place and arrested me based of these allegations, seized my mobile phone and some USBs. They did not charge with with anything, but I am due to report back to the police in a few months after they investigate me phone.

The reason I think the women are falsely accusing me of this is because I had told all 4 of a similar incident that was happening to me earlier this year.

Even though I haven't been charged, what will the prosecution need to prove to establish that I was the one who made all the posts online? What happens if my phone is imaged and found to NOT have made the posts? Can they find me guilty for merely VISITING those sites?

Answer: You don't say where you are, or what you're charged with, but in the US, it is not illegal to make "offensive comments" about people and you don't get arrested for that.


Title: Car accident (Got hit by a bus today need help)

Question:
Hey,

I'm in need of some legal advice right now and also unsure of what to do I live in Hong Kong. This is my first traffic accident. So basically, what occurred was I was on a dual carriage-way roundabout going straight and I took the inside right lane to go straight and I indicated left, and looked at my mirror before going out intending to use the right lane of the exit that I wanted to go. When arriving at the exit, this is when the accident occurred. There was a bus also using this roundabout but he came in one exit before me and was intending to leave one exit after me from what he told me and the police but he was using the outside left lane to do his whole turn. I'm really not sure who's at fault here but from the road users handbook in Hong Kong when going straight in a roundabout I'm allowed to use the right lane but when turning right as the bus was doing, he should have used the inside lane like I was doing at the time.

The attached link below goes to a map showing the incident and the separate routes I was taking and the bus was taking

https://imgur.com/a/MSVgh

Thanks so much

Answer: This sub is focused more on US/Canadian laws, FYI.


Title: Sue Birth Control?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Increased risk of blood clots (and subsequent pulmonary embolism) is a known and documented risk of the combined oral contraceptive. The BNF (British national formulary - standard reference text in prescribing where I live) has this to say: "provided that women are informed of the relative risks of venous thromboembolism and accept them, the choice of oral contraceptive is for the woman together with her prescriber jointly to make".

While your case is severe and unusual, I think it would be unlikely that you could successfully sue the drug company because you suffered a known and documented side effect. One of the reasons drug companies document them is so that they can lessen their liability by providing this information to prescribers.

That said, did your doctor discuss this risk with you prior to prescribing? Informed consent is the key here - if you knew clots were a risk and still took the pill you could be said to have accepted that risk. My first instinct would be that if you had such a severe adverse effect, you may have some risk factor that hasnt been noticed before. Please get checked out for any thrombophilia or other predispositions to blood clots.


Title: UPDATE - Someone stole from our front porch...the resolution.

Question:
Update to a recent /r/legaladvice post about talking to police.

Backstory:  Last year at 2:09 one morning, a lady knocked on our front door. I answered (being the night owl that I was), shotgun in hand, wondering who would dare be calling at this hour.

It was a lady who is a known drug user (I found this out later) who wanted a ride into town.  She seemed very out of it, glassy eyes, etc.  I wisely refused, and wished her a good night, closing the door.

At that point she turned to leave, got to our front gate, paused, and then turned around to look back at the door.  Seeing I had closed it and she was no longer being watched, she returned to our front porch, rifled through some tools in a wooden crate, and stole my jigsaw--placing it under her shirt and leaving into the night.

About five minutes late I check our security cameras out of curiosity--we'd gotten them because our political signs kept getting stolen, and naturally we figured the best way to solve a $4 theft is to buy $400 security cameras!  Anyway, I played back the tape and saw the theft, and immediately called 911 to report it.

Within 15 minutes with the help of Facebook, I had the lady's full name, where she lived, and a pretty good idea of her past criminal history.  The cops declined to go chase her down that night, but I took a copy of the video in the next morning to the local PD.  Immediately the lady there watched the video, and as soon as the thief came into view, the lady at the police station said, "Yep, that's her alright!"  Seems the late night visitor was a regular in the jail for various misdeeds.

So after the slow-moving, rusty, yet effective wheels of justice finally got some momentum, we have an update: She made a plea deal.  Not an easy, slap-on-the-wrist one, however.  I don't know the exact amount, but I know that she was told to either take 1 year, or they'd go after her full probation amount (closer to 3 years), and would probably get it as their case was as open and shut as could be.

Here's to hoping she gets the help she needs--and if not, at least has some time to think about what she did.  And in the end, I got my saw back, too!

Ugh...forgot again.

LOCATION: USA. Scooter's front porch.

Answer:
 I read the title as someone stole our front porch and was very confusedAnswer #2: Thanks for the update!

Always good to see things working as intended.Answer #3: > So after the slow-moving, rusty, yet effective wheels of justice finally got some momentum

The wheels of justice may grind very slowly, but they grind very fine.Answer #4: Well I'm glad this long nightmare has finally come to an end for you.Answer #5: Read this as "someone stole our front porch". I was waiting for where she was going to start sawing apart the porch with the jigsaw and hauling it away. Anyways, glad it worked out for you :)


Title: Rape of 14 year old me

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 All you can do, legally speaking, is file a police report. If your police deparment has a victim's advocate, speak to them, too.

You were under Alabama's age of consent at the time. His belief that you consented is _absolutely no defence_. You can provide the text messages to the police as part of your complaint: if he acknowledges having sex with you when you were 14, that may go badly for him.


Title: Dad set up limited partnership for sister and I as a family planning tool. Now he is making poor financial choices, being scammed, and incurring massive debt. What's my exposure?

Question:
X post from r/personalfinance as recommended.
Floridian here.

My dad used to be a great businessman. He built a strong business from home and was able to quit his full time bot and have my mother retire as well very young. He also planned ahead a lot. He set up a family limited partnership to protect family assets from taxes upon his death as my sister and I would already own 49% each.

This was a great plan, until the past few years when he has started working towards some pipe dreams and being scammed by many people. He is now incurring at least $150,000 in debt and has been scammed by at least 3 people. To my knowledge he hasn't paid any of his money out because he didn't have any liquid assets to do so. He has on the other hand had a friend of his put up $196,000 which was never reclaimed.

I have tried to tell him about he scammers, tried to get him back in his normal business but he doesn't heed my advice. He is very private, thick headed and never talks about any negative.

This is incredibly hard but I need to find out if I need to remove myself from the limited partnership. I have 4 kids with one on the way, a great startup with a friend that is progressing and I do t want to out either in jeopardy.

What is my exposure for debt if he were to pass, or be sued?  He does have other llc's and a 501c3 that he works under at times. Any info would be appreciated. Or just advice on who would be most knowledgeable.

Answer:
 I do not know your location, but generally a limited partnership means you are not involved in day to day operations, and your only liability is your investment.  It seems like you have not made any investments to the business so financially you are not at risk.  You are also not personally liable if the business gets sued.

Read more [here](http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/limited-partnerships-limited-liability-partnerships-29748.html)

edit: just saw Florida
Answer #2: IANAL, and this is not necessarily legal advice, but it sounds like a once very smart and sound of mind man is experiencing a drastic change in mental functioning if he's being easily scammed and getting into extreme debt like this. There is a possibility that there's a medical reason behind this, from alzheimers (which can have an earlier onset than some people think) to even a brain tumor.

Just some food for thought - you might want to try to get him checked by a doc and make your concerns known.


Title: Went to beach while on sand stepped on a needle and went into my foot.

Question: So yeah that's what happened yesterday. I was just wondering if I can sue the town. This happened in new York at jones beach and I had to pay a toll to get into the beach. I was wondering if I could make the town pay the medical bills since o have to get all these shots and medicine which cost quite a lot.

Answer: NO