Title: My girlfriend bit a police officer while being restrained in an ambulance while insanely drunk, anyone know the legal ramifications?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Battery of a public safety officer (which is a level 5 felony) is the first thing that comes to mind.   That could lead to a few years in jail.Answer #2: Florida police records clerk here. Not sure what state you're in, but in Florida and Kansas they have a specific charge for battery on an LEO; in Florida it's a third degree felony. AFAIK other states will definitely weigh it more heavily than regular assault/battery and implement more fines/jail time; I can't speak as to how much though.Answer #3: She is looking down the barrel of about 5 years probation.

She can probably avoid serious jail time if she COMPLETES an inpatient rehab and cops a plea of disorderly conduct or something.


Title: Drunk Sex. Girl Claims She Doesn’t Remember

Question:
I want to thank anyone who can provide some guidance to my situation in advance.

Over the weekend I stayed the night with some friends and other people they shared a condo with. I met one of the girls staying with them at the bar and she seemed  pretty cool. We went our separate ways and I got drunk with my friends while they did their thing. We all ended up back at their place to hang and drink some more. Her and I talked some more and we eventually started flirting a bit. We were both pretty drunk but she seemed more sober than I (I’d been drinking all day and she was pretty together). Anyways, we flirt around a bit and eventually are making out. We sit on the couch and eat then make out some more. She pulls out the pull out bed and asks me to get in with her so I do. At that point we’re just drunkenly cuddling and making out (might have been some fondling, I remember her grabbing my privates). And slightly remember her grabbing and putting my penis in her a couple times. But essentially we wake up in the morning... once I see she’s awakening I test the waters by sort of nudging and touching her. We have very clearly (to me at least) consensual touching but we are in a shared room where people are sleeping so she asks us to do this again in a place we can get more intimate. I agree and we decide some time to meet in the future. Well basically, the day comes and I think nothing of it but we meet up and she is wanting to have sex. She is straddling me asking us to do it. Very eager. Basically I held off because at this point we are still in my car. When We finally get somewhere private she tells me she honestly does not remember meeting me and that she was blacked out throughout our entire first encounter. Everything we did was to my knowledge good natured and consensual fun between two drunk adults. Anywho, I’m in disbelief and start panicking. I start walking her through my thought process and tell her I really just thought of it as a consensual one night stand and was hoping we could keep seeing eachother. I was trying not to be too defensive to make her think something. We basically squashed the situation and agreed that she wanted what had happened and i should take her being here a second time as proof that I didn’t force her to do anything. This has me very shook and I’m trying to decide whether or not to keep talking to this girl. I know this is kind of messed up but part of me doesn’t want to create resentment or portray guilt by avoiding her. Should I stop talking to her and lawyer up even if it seems like everything is totally normal now?

Answer:
 Well this is new take on an old issue.

First off woo-sa. I can feel the anxiety here. No one has accused anyone anything so don't feel accused. If you want see a defense attorney and get advice, you are more than welcome to. I can't advise what you should do cause at this point in time the tale is what you said, you had drunken adult fun and she wants to keep seeing you. There is nothing inherently legally treacherous about your tale.


Title: My bio father has served my mom with papers so he can terminate his child support payments. What do we do?

Question:
I hope I’m on the right sub, if not I apologize.

I live in Canada. My bio father abused my mom so my mom and I left when I was 1 years old, he’s a horrible person. My mom took him to court to get full custody and child support payments. He never showed up to court and my mom got full custody and he had to pay child support. 2 years go by and apparently he stopped paying any payments to my mom, so he got his licence revoked. My mom and I moved to the USA for 5 years and he still never paid.

13 years later he contacted me through facebook and I said hello, I was hoping he changed but, he instantly started talking trash about my mom so I blocked him.

7 years after that I am now married and have a baby, my mom is happily remarried and we have great lives! We really don’t care about my bio dad and have moved on a LONG time ago.

Just yesterday my mom got served. My bio dad owes 50k and doesn’t want to pay. So he wants to take my mom to court saying I am not his daughter. After 25 years he now wants to claim that. In the papers he lies a ton, he says I contacted him and said he isn’t my father, he said my whole family moved to the USA for 15 years when he tried to contact us, not true, we were there for 5 and it was just me and my mom living with my aunt . He said that my moms boyfriend who she dated when I was 10, is my real father, he’s not, he was white and I am clearly fully black. He also said that he never did a test to see if I was his child long ago because paternity test didn’t exist when I was born in 1991. (I was born in 1994, he clearly doesn’t care lol)

My mom and I both have no idea about law, all we know is Canada not as strict as the US on child support payments which sucks, and my mom feels like he should pay all the child support he owes. My mom struggled a lot financially when I was younger and it hurt to see and my bio dad was pretty well off. The payments he should of made would of helped us tremendously and she doesn’t want him to get away with not paying, also I feel like It might be too late to get him to pay because I’m 25.

What advice should I give my mom in this situation? What do we do?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 The best advice anyone can give here is that she should get in touch with the law society of her province or her province's legal aid system and get an attorney.

However, a motion to set aside arrears is almost never successful. Even without a lawyer, so long as your mother responds and appears for mediations and hearings, it is very, very unlikely his past support amount will be excused. It's generally only done if it should never have been ordered in the first place, and that doesn't apply here.

Most provinces impose no statute of limitations on child support arrears. He will owe them until he pays, until a court discharges them, or until he dies and your mother receives her share of his estate. The biggest risk here is that your mother fails to respond to motions like this, giving him a chance of prevailing by default.

The statute of limitations _has_, however, run out on him challenging his paternity. If he suspected you were not his kid, the time to do something about it was while you were a minor.Answer #2: Is the child support order is from a US court?  If so, what state?Answer #3: Anyone can sue anyone for anything but that doesn't mean the court won't throw it out.

Do you srill have the Facebook conversation?

It'll be fairly easy to prove he's full of shit.

He's just digging his grave deeper.

Your mom should find out what she needs to get a protection order against him if she hasn't already.Answer #4: If your mom is still in the U.S. maybe he’s hoping that she won’t travel back to Ontario to prove in court that he still owes, giving him a chance to “win” by default. If that’s possible.


Title: My husband (military) is trying to take my son.

Question:
Okay. I was recently deemed qualified for SMI services (severely mentally ill). I’ve got some depression/anxiety/ptsd issues that I am getting help for and am on meds for.
He’s using that information against me to claim he is a better parent and to take my son away from me which obviously is the LAST thing I want. He is military (army) and I am a dependent spouse. He’s hitting me with this right before Xmas and right before I try applying for disability.
He wanted me to apply for disability since I got the approval for SMI. He also is supposed to be going to anger management and hasn’t been. This is a complete shot in the dark and I’m also new to the state I live in (az) and have NO friends or family and I don’t have a car as he controls everything and it’s his car won’t let me have one. Not sure what to do or if there is anything I CAN do but my world is ending and I’ve got no one on my side. Obviously can not afford a lawyer and no transportation. Anything helps I’m so in the dark and scared and desperate. Thanks in advance. I’m so embarrassed.

Answer: You need to go talk to your family advocacy program and then jag.


Title: My ex girlfriend cheated on me and is now pregnant, trying to make sure she doesn’t make me the father on the birth certificate, what do I do?

Question: So the title almost addressed it all, but my girlfriend of 3 years cheated on me with some guy and is now pregnant with his baby. He left countries to Brazil, the main thing is wondering what do I do to ensure I don’t get charged with something and not in a legal dispute? Money isn’t the biggest issue but i don’t want to pay for child support that isn’t mine. I would appreciate anyone’s insight and help.

Answer:
 Lawyer as appropriate and when she tries to name you as the father you demand a paternity test. Answer #2: IANAL but if she puts you on as the father you can petition for a paternity test Answer #3: Different jurisdictions have different regulations around putting someone on the birth certificate, and about disputing assumptions of paternity

As an unmarried mother, she likely is not able to put you on the birth certificate without your agreement or a paternity suitAnswer #4: In situations without some extraordinary circumstance, fact of paternity wins out. I can’t scribble your name on a birth certificate and saddle you with child support.

If you’re not with her and don’t acknowledge paternity you would be entitled to see that paternity established as fact in court before an order would be granted. Obviously if served in such a proceeding you should retain a lawyer. Answer #5: Do not sign anything at all she provides you, if she attempts any legal measures or puts you on the birth certificate retain a lawyer and dispute paternity.

I cannot emphasizes enough do not sign any thing all all until a lawyer THAT WORKS FOR YOU reads it.Answer #6: Birth certificates are location-specific. Different states have different laws about that sort of thing.

In Texas I had to sign my daughter's birth certificate two or three times, and check a box acknowledging paternity. Other states' results may vary.


Title: In New York City (Brooklyn) prior to an arrestee's arraignment, could a civilian ever have a private meeting with the arrestee?

Question: Like is there ever a situation where a friend could meet with the arrestee. Maybe to give him medicine. Maybe to give advice on a lawyer?

Answer:
 When you say "prior to arraignment", do you mean while they're in custody?

You can always ask.  I don't know of any agency that regularly allows this.  Possibly, if they're put in a holding facility that allows visits, as some do.


Title: [IL] Wife got in an altercation with bosses after a concert. Punches and kicks were thrown - Now she's unemployed.

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Alcohol Related Other than DUI

Answer:
 >The husband and wife started accusing my wife of sucking this dude off.

Interesting...

:::checks OP's post history::::

Ok then.Answer #2: Sounds to me like your wife is making up a story to head off her boss, the question you should be asking is "Is she cheating on me?".

The events in her story are not actionable as you would need proof that she was assaulted first.Answer #3: [After checking out OP's post history.](http://imgur.com/gallery/HoYp1cA)


Title: [MO] Is it legal for a beneficiary of a trust to also be the trustee?

Question: Seems like a conflict of interest.

Answer:
 Yes. As a matter of fact I am sure there is no conflict since that persons best interest would be a continued growth of the trust and its funds.
If you mean can a beneficiary also be the wills executor there would be more of a possible conflict of interest since the executor would liquidate non liquid assets and could be presented with a chance to defraud the other beneficiaries.


Title: [U.S./Netherlands] Can I apply for a tourism visa with the intent to change to a study visa later?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 There is nothing preventing you from applying to institutions while in the US.  You will need to be accepted by a SEVP-approved school before applying for an F-1.  You may be asked to leave and re-enter the States if your visa status changes.

Here are some prohibited activities on a visitor visa in the US:

- study
- employment
- paid performances, or any professional performance before a paying audience
- arrival as a crewmember on a ship or aircraft
- work as foreign press, radio, film, journalists, and other information media
- permanent residence in the United States.


Title: I'm going to court to dispute charges for retail theft. Shopko is trying to have me charged for "stealing an optical appointment."

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You are confusing two different things.

The police deal with the criminal side and the criminal courts are charging you.

Shopko is asking for a civil demand which is completely different.

You are responsible for both sides. Just because you take care of one does not mean that the other goes away.


Title: Need advice on possession case (Houston, TX)

Question:
So I recently signed for probation for possession of a controlled substance. When I received my probationers ID it had the wrong birthdate on it. I told my PO but she said that was my birthdate according to the arresting officer and all my files have the incorrect date. even though i have a license stating otherwise.

I told a friend about it and they said I could have had my case thrown out because of that.

my question is, is there anything I can do about that now that I have already been charged/plead guilty?

Answer: Nope. You can ask them to correct their records. Your friend is a terrible lawyer.


Title: Grandparents sent me $1000 in a grad card through the mail; my mom refuses to give it to me

Question:
Location- Los Angeles county, CA, USA

About a week ago I called my grandparents to thank them for a graduation card I received from them, and in that conversation they mentioned to "put that money to good use".  In my mind I was wondering what money, but I kept my questions aside as I didn't want to freak them out and I said I definitely will.  I questioned my mom immediately and pressed her about the money that was in the card (I received the card in my name, but it was opened by her when she handed it to me- she always does that with my mail) she said it was only a 20 and handed me a 20, claiming she didn't want me to lose it.

I called my grandparents a day ago and thanked them for the 20 as I used it to pay part of a gym membership that's close by.  They were confused and laughed and said "so what are you going you spend the other 980 on?" I laughed and said oh that's going in my savings.  I quickly went to my mom and she confessed that they sent me 1,000 but feels I'm too irresponsible with the money.  She refuses to give it to me until I prove myself responsible.

Yes, the card was mailed to me, just only my name.  The card was opened by my mom. I'm 18, living with my parents.

Answer:
 > she always does that with my mail

That's illegal and she needs to stop.

> She refuses to give it to me

That's illegal as well, it's theft.

Your challenge here is that you live with your parents and they could give you 60 day notice to vacate. You can report her violation federal law to the USPS, you can report her theft to local police, you can even sue her for the $980 but you're in a tight spot given that you rely on them for the optional roof over your head now that you're an adult. In the short term, you should think about getting away from people who commit crimes against you.Answer #2: Honestly, I think you need to tell your grandparents.   Discuss whether they should talk to your mom or not. It could indeed cause you more problems than it's worth. But do ask that if they gift you anything again that they dont send it in a way that your mom can steal it.


Title: Drug testing on conditional discharge (CD) Hudson county jersey city New Jersey????!!!!!!!

Question: I just wanna know if anyone in Hudson county can let me know what type of drug test do they do such as swab or urine????! It would help a lot as I'm an consistent toker. Definitly not trying to go back to jail, spent one night and that's is the only place I don't wanna go back to

Answer: If you would like to avoid going back to jail (and that's understandable) then you need to stop being a "consistent toker." They can test you however they like, from urine to swab to hair tests. Answer #2: *I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a consistent toker, and I'm gonna go back to jaaaaaaaiiiiiiil.*


Title: [MI] Mother passed away. I'm told the funeral home needs my signature to cremate her. Am I required to sign?

Question:
I am estranged from the entirety of my family due to abuse as a child. I want nothing whatsoever to do with any of them - and that includes signing for anything, no matter how banal.

My mother passed away yesterday. Her husband has not been heard from in years, and no one knows where or how to find him. Because of that, next of kin seems to fall to myself and my sister, her only two children.

From what I have been told, next of kin must approve cremation. Apparently, Michigan requires a majority of next of kin to approve; given that there are only two children, this in practice becomes a need for unanimous consent.

The funeral director wants me to sign something giving my consent. I frankly don't care what happens to my mother's corpse, and his concern that he may have to go to probate court to get a judgment simply doesn't concern me. I do not want my name - and especially not my signature - attached to any part of this. My family has previously forged my signature on things, and I don't want even the slightest - however farfetched - possibility of giving them a copy of it.

So my question is: can I be compelled in any legal sense to sign this? Is there any issue of liability if I refuse to sign?

Thank you.

**EDIT:** Thank you for all of your assistance. I was fairly certain that there was no way to compel me to sign, nor to hold me liable for not doing so - I just wanted to make sure, and I'm a little too close to the goings on to trust that I'm clearheaded about it all.

Also, I've learned a bit about how Canada does things, for some reason, so that's been great as well.

Answer:
 You cannot be compelled.  There's no liability.

But, if you're mainly worried about not giving them your signature, just sign it with some sort of scrawl that doesn't look like your normal signature.  Perfectly legal.Answer #2: >So my question is: can I be compelled in any legal sense to sign this? Is there any issue of liability if I refuse to sign?

No and no.


Title: land lord evicting us new york state, not NYC

Question:
Here the back story. My 4 unit apartment building was sold. The new owner gave us a termination notice saying we have to be out by Feb 1st. He has handled the whole situation with no class, as detailed in the letter below.

Advice I would like. I just don't want this to end up going to formal eviction court or whatever it would be. We have every intention in doing everything mentioned in the letter. My question is, would giving my landlord this letter, and upholding everything I set forth, help me not end up in court. Advice please!

To ___________,

When I learned my apartment building had been sold, I was a little concerned. In hindsight I was concerned about a landlord like you.

Mark I have attempted twice to talk to you. The first time I invited you into my living room, and left optimistic that we could form a trusting relationship. You claimed you would get back to me after you talked to your wife. You never got back to me. The next communication I got from you was an ultimatum at my door step. I spoke to you in person a second time, again hoping to find reason and common ground. That did not happen.

So I am writing you a letter as you did. I hope to have more common ground and less ultimatums than you have presented. I hope to bring human decency into the last weeks of this relationship, even though your wife claims “human decency does not come into this. This is a business.”

Let’s get rent out of the way first. We have not sent rent because we are using our security deposit to pay last months’ rent. We still understand that we will owe any damages to the apartment beyond reasonable wear and tear. A mutual walk-through will determine if any of these damages exist, which they do not. And we will pay you on the spot, we do not want to drag out this relationship more than absolutely necessary. We are doing this because this relationship has deteriorated to the fact we do not, and can not, trust you.

Now let’s move into court. If you take us to court over this, the security deposit, you will lose, unless of course we owe you damages to the apartment, which we will not. We will vacate the premises as soon as reasonably possible after we have secured new residence, or by February 28th, whichever comes sooner. We have no interest in living here any longer than we absolutely need to.

Mark if you meant to just throw us out on the street, you should have done so in December after my first conversation with you. That’s what a decent human being would have done. Than we would have had the rest of December and all of January to find new residence, a reasonable amount of time. Instead, you calculating waited until the end of December, between Christmas and New Year’s. Some way to take your first step as a land lord right?

Trust us, we have no interest in going to court. Any judge that reads this letter would see the pains we have taken to go about this reasonably, to keep this out of court, something your actions have lacked and communications have lacked.

Speaking of court, I wonder what a judge would think about the fact my roommates bed had TOILET WATER (and probably asbestos) leaking onto it DUE TO YOUR NEGLIGENCE, and that he has a hole in his ceiling that looks into your bathroom. A hole that still has not been fixed, even with multiple phones calls from my roommate. Have you heard of the word counter-sue?

Let me reiterate my actions since our relationship started. I paid rent on time. I initiated a conversation about the future. You lied to me about your intentions to get back to me. You lied about your intentions for my apartment. I again attempted to find common ground. You threatened me with court.

Let me reiterate our intentions. We will leave as quickly as possible, February 28th being the absolute last day us, or any of our property will be on the premises. We will pay any money we owe for damage to the apartment. You will get the apartment you want.

Even with your prior history, I hope we can end this relationship with a semblance of dignity.

Sincerely,

In support,

P.S. I understand your concern about February rent, if that were to happen, which I sincerely hope it does not. We would be willing to pay weekly rent, pro-rated, starting the first day of the week, one week in advance, starting January 25th, or in one lump sum at the end of our tenancy, whichever you prefer.

Answer:
 What is your goal?  A lot of that letter is just bullshit fluff, no offense.  If you want something from him,  make a demand,  give him a date to comply by,  and if not you will take action.  No longer than a paragraph.

If you want to fight the eviction,  either meet his demands or mount your defense in court and bring all your evidence with you that day.


Title: Someone is texting me from the persons phone that I tried to by drugs from saying they are cop.

Question:
I did something stupid and tried to by something from a person I hardly know. I gave her the money and they said they would call later. Well a day goes by and they keep making excuses then I get a text saying "she got arrested" I think she is lying and text back saying I want my money back and that I would make some calls. I then get three long texts that have a lot of misspelling and bad grammar, repeated words that say:

Sir and no idea what you're talking about Miss blsnk better than the rest of your investigation do you have any part of any of her illegal activity of heroin
Lwill anybody in anything that's using this phone will be and is going to be using the query law so that being said I have your number and we decide to do something else with Miss Jones and furthermore press charges will it be federal or just regular charges would stay you will be involved no account latest news you, sir when you called the phone I gave you a heads up who I was common Sense would have told me how are you this is just a head hang up you put yourself in this matter I don't know what Michelle Jones has already gotten unexpected company and I I guess you think that you're not going to have anything to do with this case when you're a key to the case thank you I just to let you know Michelle want us to let you know the heroine was let's outside for you so I'm on the way
we shouldn't had arrested her with her being a woman is doing the work she said but because of the drug of it that it is she's arrested now on felony charges and you as well or going to be on charges to your charge ugly more serious they have to be I even gave you a hint what childish person does it take a hint when a Federal officer I'm a Federal officer speaking to you telling you she's in my custody and you're still going to talk all of this is going straight to the judge and not to a state judge sweetheart you can make some money making phone calls as you want but I promise there is not one besides God according.everyone but me besides God Now, do we need to come and see you or would you like to show up for questioning I will be calling you from a federal office number please answer cooperate and maybe we can get this resolved and I don't how much time and by the way I do have your little heroin to so would you like to meet up

I cant tell if this is real or if it's her or what.

Answer: You got scammed. Move on with your life.


Title: If I were a business owner making some sort of product, would I be able to give a friend the nickname "America" so I can say what I'm selling is "America's Favorite Product"?

Question: Is this legal? Are there any laws against it? Would I have to give a disclaimer?

Answer: Something like "America's Favorite Product" is called puffery and is completely legal. Basically, it's just an advertising slogan that nobody's going to take as literal truth anyway.  Your friend's nickname is irrelevant.


Title: Am I being scammed?

Question:
I have been going to the same dentist for over 20 years. It's a well known and loved office in the community. Every year I go to the dentist, usually have to have work done and get a bill in the mail saying this is what you owe, insurance applied. This year my insurance started sending me statements of what what billed to them, and exactly what they paid and how much. I recieved a bill for $1061. Insurance sent me a statement showing they paid all but $177 of it. It's been 60 days and the dentist is billing me $1061, saying insurance has been applied. Pay the remainder $1061. My insurance shows I should only owe $177. The offices own statement to me shows they are billing me for exactly the same the services sent to insurance, and exactly the full amount without deducting the amount insurance  paid.
Is it legal to bill me the full amount even though insurance paid almost 80%? What is worse is this has been going on for years. I have been paying them nearly $1000 out of pocket every year for check ups, fillings, ECT. This is the first time I have got a stament from my insurance showing they are paying my dentist but the dentist is billing full price.  What do I do? This is in Indiana BTW.

Answer:
 This is likely a clerical error.  Call your insurance and get assurances that they have paid.  Ask if they can resend any proof of said payment to the dentist.  Then call the dentist and ask if they received proof of the payment and if they can send you an adjusted bill.

You might need to call back and forth a few times.  Otherwise you might be able to get these two parties to communicate directly with each other.


Title: [CA] Apartment manager making me pay for increased electricity due to their own broken AC unit.

Question:
The air conditioning unit in my apartment (traditional outdoor unit) has been broken over a month. The maintenance staff has visit about a dozen times to try to repair the unit, but it seems to be completely broken.

The apartment manager gave me an indoor unit instead (the one that runs from the window) instead of fixing the unit outside (the one I am paying for as part of my lease). As a result, the electricity bill for this past month increased from an average of $20 per month to around $60 per month. It has been 100+ here during the week so we have been required to run the unit quite often.

My question is, should I be required to pay for additional electricity expenses when the air conditioning was previously included as part of my utilities when the normal unit was functioning? I know it doesnt seem like much, but I am college student and I need what I can get. Thank you!

Answer:
 I would say absolutely not but I don’t know you’re leasing agreement. I would look at that first. You can find some weird shit in there. Always recommend to read the fine print
Anyway. Black and white is it’s not your problem it’s theirs and you should not be responsible for added electrical costs
Good luck!


Title: Husband's is a "co-founder" at a start up. They stopped paying full amount few months ago, now owe my husband $10,000+ (Los Angeles, California)

Question:
Hello and thank you for taking the time to read this.

We are located in Los Angeles, California.

My husband is a founding member of a start up. He has been working with them since September of last year.  He has signed contracts for 8% vested equity (to mature at 5 years) in the company and also for $1500 payments on the 1st and the 15th of every month ($3,000 total per month). These are signed contracts that both we and the company have in their possession. My husband is listed as an independent contractor for this company and has been receiving payment via PayPal.

Approx 6 months ago the company began having money issues. My husband spoke to the owner and he assured my husband that he would pay him as much as possible whenever he could. As soon as I got wind of their conversation, I asked my husband to begin looking for a new job. He has been looking for a new job, without much success.

His company has been giving him partial payments since that conversation. Sometimes his monthly income is as low as $500. He has been keeping records of all payment due to him by the company according to their signed agreements.

Since he is an independent contractor, we are trying best to keep the money being paid to him to cover his taxes. However, he is not currently being paid a living wage and I am an office manager making $15/hr and covering most of our current expenses.

According to my husband's records, they owe him over $10,000. The company is making money, but as the owner has said  it has to go to the day to day costs of the company (like paying the shipping company, and money for inventory).

What are his options to get paid? He has explored an agency that will collect past wages on your behalf by taking a % fee of the total amount. However, I told him an employment attorney may be best.

Additionally, what happens if we are unable to pay his taxes as an independent contractor (due to lack of receiving payment) ?

He has tried having several meetings with the company owner, only to be told that he "might be able to pay him $500 this month". I see this as completely unacceptable, especially since the company has money but are using it for other expenses.

Thank you again for your assistance in this matter. Any advice or direction is greatly appreciated.

EDIT: I apologize for the typo in the title of this post.

Answer:
 >  My husband is listed as an independent contractor for this company

I'm going to stop you right there, OP.

If you're being paid on a 1099, you are not an employee, and they are not your employer. You are a contractor, and they are your client. In this case, the client is apparently out of money. You can take them to court, but I'd most definitely stop performing work for them until they catch up on their bills.

If your husband were an actual founder, he'd be part of the partnership structure; this arrangement seems like he's a vendor who's being paid partially in equity.Answer #2: > The company is making money

It's entirely possible that the company is in the red, even if it has money coming in; they may be prioritizing paying their electric bill and FedEx over paying your husband because there is not enough money to do both. In any case, as /u/Sorthum wrote, his only real option is to sue, but if the company doesn't have the money to pay, it might be a long wait to get the money (if you get it at all). And I agree to stop doing work until payments start back up again.


Title: Notice for adult child to move

Question:
On mobile, apologies for formatting.

My daughter lives with her father to save money. He and I have been divorced for 10 years. He has recently flipped out and told her she needs to move out today. We are in Colorado and I believe he has to give her 30 days notice even if she is not on the lease for their shared apartment . She has been there 6 months and receives mail there. I’ve tried looking up the statutes but only found one that MIGHT pertain to the situation.

She does have money saved but realized yesterday that her check shows she’s just short of the income requirements. If she claims her cash tips, she will exceed the income requirements but needs time to show the extra income.

Can anyone point me in the right direction? TIA
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 She's entitled to advance, written notice (28 days) to vacate and cannot be kicked out of her home on a whim.

[https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/2016/title-13/forcible-entry-and-detainer/article-40/section-13-40-107](https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/2016/title-13/forcible-entry-and-detainer/article-40/section-13-40-107)


Title: Sent a girl in my highschool inappropriate text messages, facing possible expulsion

Question:
I am a junior in a high school located in Delaware.

I have been suspended since the 2/18 for anonymously sending inappropriate messages to a girl in one of my classes. I am also being charged with harassment. As of now I am waiting for the date of a school board hearing in which it will be determined if I am expelled or not.
In my text messages, I said things like: "Can i put it in your ass" "I'm gonna beat your ass black and blue if you don't respond" and basically continued to text her even after she told me to stop. These were the only obscene messages i had sent to her. I had also attempted to redeem this coupon a couple times:
http://img.ifcdn.com/images/aac15f04a41c59c94a3ad4b7d086676a74551b2f8bb519ce16c40912fbb82c26_1.jpg

This girl was also my friend and I have spoken with her after she found out who it was and she was not mad at all.

This is my first time ever receiving any kind of suspension.
I am also a straight A student and take 4 AP classes atm.

I really screwed up and just don't know to do at this point,
if anybody has any advice I would really appreciate it.

Answer: So, you sexually harassed and solicited a person for child pornography.. In text... Tell your parents. Get them to hire an attorney for you. Maybe he can find a solution to the problem that won't require you being expelled. Also, stop talking to people about it.


Title: Can I request to serve jury duty? WA state

Question:
I don't know if this is the appropriate place to ask this but I've been googling and can't find an answer to this- I got a jury duty summons for tomorrow and was super excited, but when I called the courthouse tonight to see if my service was required the message said there are no trials scheduled this week.

The thing is I really want to serve on a jury. It's just something I have always wanted to do. So can I call the courthouse and request to be entered into the pool again or do I have to wait another year plus and just see if I get lucky again? Thanks in advance for your answer!

Answer:
 There is no way for you to request/volunteer to serve on a jury -- the random selection process is a fairly crucial part of making sure everyone gets a fair trial.

If you are in King County (and I have no reason to believe it's different elsewhere in the state), the good news is you are still equally likely to get called within the next year as everyone else. If you have served on a jury within 12 months, then you can request to be excused once you are summoned, but the selection process doesn't automatically exclude you.


Title: [KS & FL] Will I be detained by TSA because of my medical needs?

Question:
Hi all, terribly sorry if this is against the rules, I've never been to this subreddit before.

In about a month I'll be flying from Kansas to Florida to go on vacation with my family. We're a large bunch, so there will be 16 of us total. I was recently implanted with a neurostimulator with a battery pack in my chest. I have an ID card from the manufacturer that has all my doctor's info and signature and everything. I'm not allowed to go through the metal detectors or the body scanner, so I have to be ask them to use the sensor wand. My doctor also warned me that they couldn't run it right over my chest, because it could short out the battery.

My question is, is there any chance TSA will refuse my request and not let me fly? If so, is there anything I can do in advance to help mitigate this chance?

If it helps, I'm not a minor and I don't have a record. Thank you!

Answer: Not at all. If you believe the card might be perceived as insufficient/want double protection,  maybe get a note from your doctor with their header and signature again specifying that you cannot go through the detector and specific instructions to not wave the wand directly over your chest (which I doubt because that card seems to have all the necessary info). Just make sure to tell the TSA agent when checking passport and boarding pass or before you put articles/carry ons on the X-ray as they may take those with you. They will probably just do a Pat down for your protection/their liability.


Title: Apartment manager does quarterly apartment inspections by covering it up as smoke detector inspections, is this legal?

Question:
Hey, i live in Texas and i do not live in student housing. I live in a fairly nice place to be in Dallas so its not a dangerous neighborhood in the slightest. My apartment always has smoke alarm inspections and for some reason a guy from the fire apartment comes out to do the actual inspections (understandable) but is accompanied by head of apartment maintenance along with the property manager. The manager later that day mentioned to me, "do you have anybody else living with you? We found male clothes in your unit" the only place there were male clothes were in my closet and there is not a smoke detector in my closet... thoughts?

P.s, i caught her slipping up saying, "apartment inspections, oh i mean smoke alarm inspections". Since it's my first time renting an apartment i didnt know if this was normal but this statement is what made me curious.

Answer: They don’t need to cover anything up. They could leave a note on the door that says we’re coming in 24 hours to check for pets, and extra tenants.


Title: [CANADA, ONTARIO] A "friend" is scamming disability services, I think.

Question:
I have a "friend" that says he doesn't pay for college due to his so called disability. He claims he has a spine problem, but I've seen him do things I can't imagine doing with my back. He's obviously fine, but I think its wrong how some genuinely disabilted people might not be able to attend colleg because someone decides they'll fake a disability.

My question is, who should I contact to report this fruad?

Would this be a school grant or disability services?

Thanks! :)

Answer:
 So you don't even know what the condition is called? He could have MS which flares (although not really a "spine" issue, he might just tell people that as a simple explanation people will get, so that he doesn't have to deal with everyone responding "Oh my god I am so sorry"), for one example. Not all conditions are all the time, diseases flare up and one doesn't have to be unable to do physical activity to have a disabled status.

Just because you don't know his condition means he is lying. But I do not know the answer to your question, sorry.


Title: Child Abuse? Our Problem [USA and Sweden]

Question:
I am a US Citizen who has recently moved to Sweden and am on my way to Swedish Citizenship.

I have a long history with problems with my biological immediate family - violence and abuse and drug problems. My youngest sibling is stuck in Missouri with my mother who has a long history (been to prison, drug/alcohol addict ''reformed'' [drinks alcohol and has been hanging around the small town drug addicts], has had physical altercations with each of her children when they were teenagers [Male 30, Male 24, Female 23]). I am the only one in my family who hasn't continued the drug and alcohol cycle, out of four. When I was fourteen my mother slapped me in the face when I called her a bitch (for the first time in my life) after she told me I never did anything for her (she was high, and delusional as that afternoon I had scrubbed the kitchen floor like Cinderella while she was at work). We got into a physical altercation and I chose to leave her house to live with my sister's grandparents. It was also the easiest way at the time for me to actually get to high school on time - this was in 2006. My sister's grandparents became foster parents to both me and my sister when my mother went to prison shortly after (something about being high and stealing a car).
I aged out of the system at 18 in 2010, and my sister was reunited with my mother in 2013 - the same year that I moved to Sweden.

The legal advice part:
My mother has hit my sister in anger more than once, quoting the law that she is allowed to do it with an open hand. She has been struck in the face, and when I spoke to my mother after it took me hours to convince her that hitting was not okay, especially over words - it was a rerun of what had happened between the two of us when I was a teenager except with my thirteen year old sister. She promised me that she wouldn't do it again, and since my sister didn't want our mother to be in trouble I didn't report it to the police.

Last night I got a call from my sister at 1 am my time, upset and crying on the phone because apparently my mother had done it again, but worse. It started over the phone when my mother apparently had called her to come home from her friend's house to clean the dishes at home (none of which were her own dishes). My sister refused, but came home anyway. When she arrived, my mother threatened to ''beat her ass'' and my sister told her 'No, you won't touch me' and my mother apparently slapped her. They had a slap fight until my sister apparently picked up a baseball bat and hit her with it to get my mother off of her. (My mother is at least twice her weight.) I called the police and reported it, as it is written and as it was told to me. Apparently the officer who showed up to the scene (while my sister was having a panic attack and my husband and I were trying to calm her down over the phone) told my sister that because I lied over the phone and said I had personally heard it in the background (I really want a copy of the 911 recording because I know for a fact I never said I was there and I was reporting it because my sister didn't have access to a phone to call the police herself) that there was nothing the officer could do to help her. A 14 year old girl was told that even if she could help her, they would simply take her away and put her in foster care and that nothing would happen to my mother (55 year old with a long record) and that she wouldn't be allowed to stay with immediate family.

I (23) and my husband (22) are willing to fight for custody of my sister in court, and willing to relocate me back to the states in order to secure her safety. Honestly, what the fuck can I do to help her from here? What can I do to help her from the US? Is there any chance for me to win custody (I have been a constant in her life more than our own mother has, I have a steady job, a house, a steady family life, a clean record, no history of drug use or alcohol abuse.) of her? My mother can barely keep a job, and can't afford to keep my sister without relying on the food banks and living in a one bedroom apartment that houses two adults and one 14 year old.

TL;DR: Missouri Mother Physically Assaults 14 Y.O. And Gets Away With It, Even With A Long Record - 23 Y.O. And 22 Y.O. Immediate Family Want To Help 14 Y.O. - Police Did Nothing.

EDIT: Some more helpful information: 55 year old mother is Bi-Polar and has huge memory issues. She is constantly changing medications because they aren't the 'correct fit for her'. Had delusions when we were speaking about her power over me in a retaliation/fear attempt against the 14 y.o. (She spoke of having power over me gaining Swedish citizenship, losing my American citizenship - which she does not at all.)

Answer:
 Your legal route is to petition for appointment as her guardian. You should really talk with a Missouri-based family lawyer.

Generally speaking however you're going to need to either:

* Get consent from both parents (where is her father?);

* Prove abandonment or that parental rights have been terminated (doesn't apply here); or

* Convince a judge that it would be in the best interests of your sister to remove her from your mother's custody (which w/o the involvement of child's services and significant abuse is rather difficult).


Title: Entering country without Visa

Question:
Going from Denmark to the Philippines. I'm allowed Visafree entry for 30 days, but the embassy here in Copenhagen has run out of "Visa stickers", and they'll not acquire new ones before I leave.

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Due to the constant conflicting information I've received when dealing with this embassy, I thought I'd ask the same question I asked them. Can I enter the country of the Philippines, even though my depature ticket is listed past the 30 days of Visafree travel?

They claim "I might be able" to do that. I'd hate to fly for 22 hours, and then get sent on the first flight back again. Hope someone can help me figure this out, I need to leave soon. Maybe :P

Answer:
 Since you(Danish citizen) are from a visa-free country, you will not be denied entry into the Philippines. Unless you give them a reason to reject you.

If you plan to stay in the Philippines for longer than 30 days, visit Philippines' Embassy for a maximum 59-day stay visa or apply for an visa extension while in the Philippines. Do not overstay your visa, you will be fine and you won't be allow back in.


Title: (Colorado) Neighbor's dog just killed my dog, what do I do to stop this from happening again?

Question:
I apologize in advance if this post isn't clear, I'm still collecting my thoughts.

A few weeks ago, my neighbor's dog broke a picket in our fence. We talked to him about it, and he said he would take care of it, and never did. We asked him again if he was going to fix the fence and he said he would, but again, never did.

Long story short, we let her outside to use the bathroom and after a few minutes we went to check on her/let her in and didn't see her in the yard. We didn't hear anything or see what happened, but once my neighbor saw my dog's body in his yard, we put the pieces together. We are assuming my neighbor's pit-bull grabbed my pomeranian through our fence, and drug her into their yard, where it proceeded to kill her, but no one saw anything. After asking him about it, he immediately tried to put the blame on us, because "The previous owner of the house had an agreement with him where if his dogs broke the fence, he would replace the poles, and the previous owner would replace the pickets." Obviously, I wasn't aware of this, and we had asked him to fix the fence before and he never did. We really don't know what to do at this point, we have already called Animal Control and the police but both of them are saying that since no one saw anything, there isn't much to be done.

Answer: You can try suing them for the value of the dog but you'll have a hard time because your dog ended up in their yard, and you don't have a way to show that the dog was dragged there rather than just got out of your yard and entered theirs. Answer #2: An agreement with a previous owner terminates with the departure of that owner. So that doesn't matter. What matters is that you knew there was a hole in your fence big enough for your dog to get through, but you didn't nail a board over it. I'm sorry about your pup. Answer #3: You knew the fence was broken and you knew the neighbor dog was aggressive and you STILL let your dog out unsupervised...? Yes. There is liability here for the negligent party, YOU.


Title: [Michigan] Possession of Marijuana charge, I do have medical marijuana privileges

Question:
I had gotten my medical marijuana card two weeks after the police raided my house in March and found a gram of concentrate and flower. I was notified two months later (late June) that a warrant was issued for my arrest. I went into the court, saw the magistrate, and was issued a court date of mid July. I was put on probation for a year and random drug testing.

I would like to know how far I'd get, based on what people have seen or done, by going in front of a magistrate to formally request that I can possess and use cannabis related medicines. I am basing this on the Rohrabacher-Farr/Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment, as I assume they would not receive the funds needed to pursue arresting me, incarceration, or anything related. I am asking because I plan to go to an attorney with this if I know it might go somewhere.

Answer: You were caught before you had permission to possess it. You need to contact an attorney, and take their advice on how to proceed with the warrant.


Title: Lost mother to suicide after new medication

Question: My mother was a very energetic and loved member of our community. After her divorce, she started to suffer from depression but was still highly functional. This past fall, her psychiatrist started her on Rexulti and Cymbalta. Within a few weeks, we started to notice significant changes in her personality. She started to sleep during all of her free time and was so out of it. Four months after starting the medication, she was taken off the Rexulti because she had two back to back falls. A month later, she committed suicide even though she’s never had any suicidal behavior before. We are absolutely certain that the medication(s) are responsible but aren’t sure what to do next. We reached out to a few malpractice lawyers in our state but they didn't want the case. Who can we reach out to? We aren't looking for financial gain. After having witnessed this firsthand, I can say with absolute certainty that the increases in suicide aren't a coincidence and we believe that psychiatrists/pharmaceutical companies should be held accountable for what's happening to patients around the country.

Answer:
 I'm sorry about your loss but if you've talked to two lawyers both of whom told you that you have no case then you probably have no case.  Treatment of mental health issues can be unpredictable. At any point did you discuss your concerns with the doctor who prescribed the medicine?

> We aren't looking for financial gain.

Then there is no point in talking to lawyers if the first place.

> we believe that psychiatrists/pharmaceutical companies should be held accountable for what's happening to patients around the country.

Those medicines help a lot of people. There will always be side effects when you're dealing with powerful chemicals that alter how your brain works. Some people will not benefit the way others do. Again, sorry for your loss, but that's just the cold hard truth.


Title: Updated addy with DMV for license and car in June. They sent car reg to old address last month. (CA)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >I'm super pissed that I've been driving with expired plates for over a month thanks to this fuckup.

Did you know you were driving with expired plates? You aren't likely to be successful trying to dispute the late fee, because when the tags didn't show up in the mail on time, you should have contacted the DMV to ask where they were.


Title: Struck a pedestrian, not at fault but want to help, what are my next steps?

Question:
Hi all,

I personally know how a injury can ruin your life. I am presently in a much better place and would like to help if it turns out the person I struck needs financial support. How would I go about setting up to help her if possible without admitting fault and without setting myself up for any sort of financial liability?

Edit: California so that I may one day get cat facts.

Answer:
 That’s kind of you. Has your insurance company already decided you’re not at fault at all? It’s strangely difficult for a driver vs. pedestrian accident to be attributed solely to the pedestrian.

In a vacuum, you should be fine if you want to help with payment for medical expenses, as this is not admissible as evidence of an admission of liability in a court.

Safest bet is to wait for the statute of limitations to run and then help, but it’s probably not as helpful at that point.


Title: Divorce: SIL stole medical documents and is trying to use them for her sister’s divorce

Question:
Key points:

- VA and military medical documents of husbands were taken from home by SIL and Wife, after wife is served with divorce papers
- Husband got a protection order against wife and SIL (see post history)
- After served the PO, SIL contacted ex-wife expressing that she was willing to disclose medical and financial information (concerning his disability compensation from the VA)

Not important but a tidbit: Ex-wife and daughter live in different state, ex wife called police department in husbands state to get report for clarification before calling ex-husband

What can he do to protect ex-wife and daughter from being harassed by SIL and Wife?

What can he do concerning them having his medical documents and the divorce?
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer:
 He needs to speak to an attorney as soon as possible. This is most definitely lawyer territory. Answer #2: Lawyers. Now.

Contact military and see if they can offer help or advice as it is medical records from them being used and also they might be able to help contest things for the warning to cut contact with his kids because his dangerous bullshit ex wife has had to cop from wife. Answer #3: IANAL, and as suggested by everyone here, you need to seek council. Try to find someone who understands military issues like disability compensation. Ask for help from your military branch.

My cousin’s ex wife took him through the ringer and was actually getting a portion of his disability benefits per their divorce decree. It took him marrying my best friend to kick his hurt into gear on righting all the stuff she got him to sign. We found out that disability payments through the military are not counted as income that can be used in divorces, and he was able to get that taken out, as well as other things. But they can’t get any portion of that disability payment. It’s yours and yours alone.


Title: [Illinois] cops smelled weed in my car?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Odor of marijuana is probable cause to search a car. No warrant is needed.

Did he search the car?

Did he find anything?

People who use marijuana get noseblind to it- I've smelled marijuana on **plenty** of people who swore they didn't smell it.

 Answer #2: Do only one illegal thing at a time.

You ran a stop sign (1), parked illegally (2), possessed marijuana (3) and paraphernalia (4) and were under the influence of marijuana (5) while driving (6).

Nothing you've described is illegal or outside of normal police practice.   Searching a vehicle for marijuana because there is a fresh smell of burned marijuana on the driver or in the vehicle does not require a warrant in Illinois.

If you were cited for the insurance and registration violations, you can contest those in court by bringing proof of registration and insurance to your hearing.

If you were cited for running the stop sign and illegal parking, you can contest those in court.   If that behavior was witnessed by a police officer, you are unlikely to succeed.

If you made it to class without being arrested and having your vehicle impounded, you've been tremendously fortunate.Answer #3: If he smelled weed, then he would likely have probable cause to search without a warrant. No way to tell for sure.Answer #4: >They said they didn't need a warrant. Is this legal?

Yes. The distinct odor of weed is generally probable cause for the officer to conduct a warrantless search of your vehicle. And you don't know what he smelled.  What did he find after he searched your vehicle?Answer #5: Yes, it is legal. The smell gives them probable cause.

Proving they did not smell weed is extremely hard, unfortunately.


Title: Would it be a good or bad thing if the US divided the legal profession in two like in the UK

Question: Wigs optional

Answer:
 Nope. I believe (but am not certain) that one consequence of it being divided in UK is to prevent the trial lawyer (barrister) from having privity of contract with the client, which means they can’t be sued for professional negligence.  The client hires the solicitor who hires the barrister. So not only is it a waste of time and money (you need to pay two people when one would suffice) it doesn’t create right incentive to be act competently (although one might argue that the high hurdles to becoming a barrister ensure competence, but even that looks a little like an anti-competitive protection racket). As a rule of thumb, anything that has been done for centuries in he U.K. can be done more sensibly some other way.  Answer #2: > Wigs optional

Well, eff that. Getting to wear a ridiculous wig/gown to work is the main advantage I can see! 😃

(Drafting proposal to Unicode people to add WO/MAN IN BARRISTER'S WIG emoji to next version . . .)Answer #3: Explain, please. What do you mean by "divided the legal profession?"


Title: WV - My girlfriend works as an RA at a university, and they’ve told her she’s not allowed to work more than 10 hours anywhere besides the university. Is this legal?

Question:
She’s been working as an RA for a while and recently picked up a promotion, but they’ve told her the entire time that she’s only allowed to work 10 hours a week total. So she can’t go pick up weekend shifts at Walmart or wherever and make any extra money. Is this totally legal? If it’s not, what can she do to express that tactfully, and what resources can she use to convey that she in fact can work more than they want to allow?

Thanks a bunch everyone.

Answer:
 If it's in her agreement, yes, it's legal.

An RA is a resource for the students in the dorm. Having RAs who are never there between work and classes and their social lives isn't beneficial to the school or the students.Answer #2: Yes it is legal. They can set any conditions of employment unless it is discrimination of a protected class. She accepts them by working there.Answer #3: It's legal for them to fire her as an RA if she has another job.Answer #4: Legal and very common (my son was an RA).

EDIT:  Of course if she's working off campus the people who care about this rule might have a hard time finding out about it - and if they did, then their enforcement might simply be to tell her that she shouldn't do that any more.  But those are risks that she would have to evaluate as they could also fire her as an RA if they found out...


Title: PA, USA. Landlord not budging after threatening situation.

Question:
On Saturday, during the local college's homecoming celebration, I was attempting to park legally in my apartment complex. While I was parking, 3 gentlemen blocked the exit gate with their vehicle and advanced on mine on foot. I was able to evade the attackers and went on with my night. Now, I did not call the cops right then and there as I was scared that my life was in danger in a closer proximity than they could arrive. I told the landlord Monday morning and they gave me the corporate bs were sorry, it won't happen again and suggested I call the cops. I did, and psp said, rather unsurprisingly "shoulda called Saturday."

 I am asking the apartment complex to bolster security on weekends and also for a small amount of money for the situation, perhaps a rent credit or something small. They have repeatedly expressed regret but do not wish to rectify the situation amicably. I have attempted to contact the area manager for the complex with no answer despite my messages being time sensitive in regards to my legal options.

What should I do next?

Answer:
 > What should I do next?

In no particular order: take a nap, have some dinner, plan on moving when your lease is up, figure out how to pay the landlord what you'll owe if you try to leave the lease early, smell the roses and welcome the return of playoff baseball.

The landlord owes you nothing for bad guys being on premises.  Even if they'd harmed you, he likely would still not owe you anything.  They can choose to bolster security or not, and you cannot affect that decision.

You don't have any legal options here unless your lease says something incredibly rare and interesting about security.


Title: Am I being sued?

Question:
A month ago, my wife got in a traffic accident, and she was found to be at fault. It seemed like a fender bender but the insurance said it was totaled, and we lost the car. In the mean time, we've struggled to get a replacement for the car, while taking care of a brand new baby (the accident happened 2 days before her due date).

Fast forward to today, we get a letter from the county municipal court titled "FAILED TO YIELD TO ROW" and on the letterhead it says STATE OF TEXAS VS "My Wife". In the paragraph, it starts "I, 'the name of the guy who's car she hit', and then basically states my wife's name and a description of the accident..."

To make matters worse, we've been so busy that we haven't been checking our mail frequently, and the deadline to show up in the municipal court was today at 4.

So is this a personal lawsuit from the guy? If so, insurance should have paid out for damages (we both have insurance) so how is he still able to sue? Is this standard procedure in texas when an accident happens? Do we need to get a lawyer? What sort of punishment or penalty are we facing for missing the deadline?

I know it's a lot of questions, but I literally know nothing about how the legal system works. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 ticket. the state vs X is not someone suing you. Your wife was ticketed for failure to yield right of way and since it was a moving violation she now has a court date where she must appear. This is not a civil matter where the insurance will help

Source: insurance adjuster


Title: [BC, Canada] Can someone seize my house for child support payments?

Question:
* I own a house
* My annual income can be very low

Since child support is based on gross annual income and I can make my income almost $0, does this mean that I will legally not owe any child support? Can they seize my house or demand payment for some other reason?

Answer:
 Or, you could try actually supporting your child like a decent human being.Answer #2: Gross annual income is one factor when determining child support, not the only factor.

> I can make my income almost $0

I'd love to see you make this claim to a judge.

Seizing the house is more complicated. It's not as simple as someone taking your house, but if you owe child support or anything really, there is a legal roadmap that leads to forcing the sale of your assets to pay your debts. It's not short but it's there.


Title: Asking for a friend, he broke up with his GF 2 weeks ago. Today she sent him a text saying she was pregnant.

Question:
My friend broke up with his girlfriend because she had been lying and cheating on him.

The last time they had sex was 3 weeks ago, she claimed she was on birth control medication. They did not use protection.

They broke up 2 weeks ago. She made a lot of drama over him dumping her.

Today my friend got several texts from a number he does not know (yet confirmed via FB search it is actually hers), claiming she went to the doctor, took a pregnancy test and it came positive.

She also said that my friend is the only person she has been with but that is not true.

The text basically (to condense and paraphrase) said, "I'm pregnant, it's your's, don't tell anyone, not sure if I'm getting an abortion, please don't tell anyone, I just had the decency to tell you, nobody else knows, not going to contact you again, don't worry."

What should my friend do?

This is in New York City, NY

Answer:
 Be skeptical. If she is know for lying, then she is probably lying about this too. Also, if she is begging your friend not to tell anyone that could mean she doesn't want everyone else to know about her lie. This seems like a cheap ploy to try and get your friend back. If she asks for abortion money tell your friend to get proof she is actually getting an abortion before giving her any money and after she gets it done ask for proof of that too. Also, tell him to make it very clear to her that he is not paying her child support until he gets a DNA test. Also make it clear that he will be seeking 50/50 custody. Make it very, very clear that he does not want to get back together with her. The truth will come out eventually.

With that being said, she very well could be telling the truth. Your friend should be saving money because DNA tests, abortions, and raising children are all very expensive. Regardless of the outcome your friend should at least be financially prepared.

If it is his child I hope he will do the right thing and care for it.


Title: [IN] House I'm renting got bought. What happened to my lease?

Question:
I'm a student in a college town in Indiana. Last spring I signed a lease with a management company for a property.

Over the summer the property was sold to a different management company. I never signed a new lease with them. I was told verbally that the old lease just transferred over, but I have no record of that.

However, they gave me a form today saying that it's my job to keep the lawn in good shape and remove snow. The lease that I signed in the spring explicitly says that that's not my job ("Lessor shall be responsible for lawn care. Lessor shall be responsible for snow removal").

Normally I would just not sign it. However, I don't have any kind of legal agreement with this new company. I never signed a new lease, and for all I know I've been renting without a lease for months now. There are fines associated with not clearing snow, so it kind of matters who is supposed to do it.

Obviously it's a super minor thing, snow removal isn't a big deal and I imagine most tenants have to do lawn care and snow removal. But it's kind of irritating that they're just changing the terms of our agreement.

Does the old lease even apply? When the new company purchased the property did they inherit the lease word-for-word? What agreement have I been living under?

Answer:
 > I don't have any kind of legal agreement with this new company. I never signed a new lease, and for all I know I've been renting without a lease for months now.

Hah, no.  Not how this works.  They now own your lease.  So your original lease you signed with someone else is now held by them, and you deal with them for lease related issues.

You can tell them you aren't responsible for the snow removal and provide your lease to back that up.


Title: Real quick: Am I responsible to pay for emails an ex has been sending to my lawyer without my knowledge?

Question:
Asking on behalf of a friend.

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She just got a hefty bill for what, I suppose was, a lengthy back-and-forth between her ex-husband and her lawyer regarding their divorce and who knows what else.

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Is that her financial obligation? Or his? Or... what? Just need some clarification on this issue, thanks.

Answer:
 Does the ex husband have a lawyer? If so, then there are a trillion issues here and the money is the least of them.

If not, then yes, dialogue with opposing “counsel” (in this case self represented) is on the person being represented. Answer #2: To the extent they were unrepresented and it was about the case then yes. That's what a lawyer is supposed to to do. Speak with the other side about settlement, the case schedule, discovery, ect.

She is entitled to a copy of the communication though and can review it to make sure it was a discussion about legal matters.  Answer #3: Technically yes. I bill for at least 6 minutes of work (lawyers bill by tenths of the hour) every time I have to read and respond to an email related to a case. Including from the client. Trust me, we don’t want to deal with your crazy ex either, and it’s taking us away from other billable work we could be doing.

That being said, if she thinks he shouldn’t be responding to so many of these emails, that’s a conversation to be had with her lawyer. If this is not heading toward a settlement then his emails might not be worth the time they’re getting, but the lawyer has to diligently represent her because that’s legal ethics. If she wants certain things to be less diligent she should talk to him. Answer #4: Generally, yes.

Can she demonstrate the discussions were trivial and an attempt to increase her costs?  Unlikely, even if true.


Title: [FL] Reintroducing native snakes into yard?

Question:
This is a bit of a weird one, sorry.

We've got a rat problem. Some kind of packrat. We've lived in relative harmony with em for years but lately they're gotten crafty with their nests and now I'm out a few hundred for the dryer they nested in.

Poison isn't a good option for us. We tried it once before and they died in the walls of our storage room and reeked for weeks. I also don't like the idea of their poisoned carcasses being fed upon and moving the poison up the food chain. I love our wildlife, and frankly wish I didn't have to seek eliminating them at all!

Off and on we've had black racers, yellow ratsnakes, and corn snakes on our property. Whenever we have a decent number of them the rat problem, naturally, diminishes. But in the last few years they've become more and more rare, probably because had egrets make a buffet out of hatchlings during egg season.

My mother and I were wondering what the legality might be of ordering these readily-available native species from reptile breeders and reintroducing them into our yard to hopefully curtail the rat population. I assume it'd be fine, since they're native to our area, but I don't know if there's some obscure law about interfering with an ecosystem or whatever.

Answer: There's ways this could go badly outside the legal aspect, such as introducing a disease from elsewhere into your native animal population, or bringing in a subspecies that hybridizes and removes local genetic variation, that it's the sort of thing you might want to talk with a local conservation group or state wildlife department before trying.Answer #2: Don't you DARE not post how this pans out


Title: (Florida) Just received two tickets. Failure to stop at stop sign and expired license plate. Help me..

Question:
I'm 20, just graduated uni. I was leaving my school and a guy was coming fast towards me when I was at a stop sign, I tried to get out of his way and pull into the lane, but he was coming really fast and held down his horn and step past me. A cop was nearby and pulled me over. I really think the other cars horn and speed made it look way worse than it was. I got ticketed for that. Can I even fight this?

I also got ticketed for an experienced license plate. It expired last year in may, so 8 months it's been expired. Apparently that's a fucking second degree misdemeanor, Punishable by up to 60 days in jail and 500 dollar fine. I'm scared shitless to have a misdemeanor. If the judge drops the charges, will I still have it on my criminal record? I just graduated a month ago and I've been very busy the past year figuring my life out. This is also my first offense of expiration. I honestly had no idea this was a thing, which seems like a stupid thing to say in hindsight... But I just never even thought about it. My dad didn't know either. I got the ticket around 2:30pm and got my tag renewed around 4pm. What else can I do?

Answer:
 You can talk to an attorney about this if you want to.

In our court (in Missouri) you would catch a break if you had the plates renewed when you came in to court.

And (at least in my state) just about all traffic violations are misdemeanors.


Title: CA renter moving out after 8 years, do I automatically get my security deposit back?

Question: Hi there, california renter here. I am *finally* moving out of my shitty apartment after 8 years into a better situation. Someone told me that in California if you lived over 5 years in an apartment you automatically get your deposit back. Is that true? what can I point to if there is a probelm to make this true if it is? Thanks!

Answer: You get your deposit back in every case unless you have damaged something.


Title: Does recording individuals conversing in a sign language without their knowledge violate consent laws in, e.g., two party consent states, or similar laws?

Question: I live in Pennsylvania, for the bot, but this question is hypothetical so it doesn't really matter.

Answer:
 In most jurisdictions, prohibitions exist on **audio** recordings of conversation without one/all party consent.  Recording a visual exchance of information is not an audio recording.

In most jurisdictions, you can video record in any situation where you're authorized to be.Answer #2: Unlikely. Sign is open to the public in a way regular conversation isn't. If two Deaf people wanted to communicate more privately they could just text.


Title: Hypothetically, can one buy one of those "Learn X in Y hours/minutes" and sue the author because Y hours/minutes later one still can't do what they're promising?

Question:
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Most of those types of products have a disclaimer making it clear that it's not a guarantee and results may not even be typical.


Title: A moving company has not delivered my belongings in over two months, what should I do?

Question:
I moved from Colorado to Birmingham, AL just over two months ago now and before our move, I had went on a business trip abroad for a month. My wife had suggested to use a moving company to help us move and she arranged everything while I was out of the country.

The company was late by the time the move had come and my wife had her brother oversee the move at the end of July. The total was $2375 and about $1900 was paid total upon pickup. We were told to expect our belongings in 7-10 business days and then we were delayed to have our belongings to us 14-21 business days because of "the busy summer moving season". The contract listed 14 business days as the maximum for the delivery, but regardless we waited and were told our belongings are in storage.

We called in on that 21st business day and we were informed that they still have not loaded our belongings for shipment and that they had lost their license for their truck that comes through Colorado (but based on our conversations, I doubt that and it's probably just an excuse). The management will not tell me the city or location of where our belongings are being held in Colorado and will not even offer to give me a discount, refund, or waive the remaining amount for our move. Since that 21st business day, they have never made an attempt to reach out to us, and each time we called to check the status of our move they would keep on pushing back our loading date 3-7 days at a time. It seemed like they were absolutely sure that our belongings would ship on September 20th, but then we were told there was not enough room on the truck for our stuff. They are STILL resorting to the same methods of continually pushing back our loading date since then and it's just been taking a significant toll on my wife and I.

As of now, it's been over two months without knowing where our belongings are and well past 45 calendar days from the 14 business days mentioned in their contract. On top of that, some important belongings are in our move that impact our everyday lives such as my passport (which I will be needing soon by November for another international business trip), my wife's medication for her bipolar disorder (which we only could bring a month and a half's supply of and our new health insurance in Alabama has not started yet), and our dog's medication for her conditions, among our other everyday needs.

I've already filed a BBB claim, filed a complaint with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, gotten in touch with the Attorney General in the state of Florida where the business is located, and filed a police report. The BBB isn't a legal entity, the FMSCA and Attorney General are looking into the business, and the police are saying that at this moment it doesn't seem like theft, but just bad business.

I feel like I'm at a point of despair where we'll never be getting back our belongings and the attorney general nor the police could not give me any legal advice, so I'm honestly at a loss at where to go from here. What can I do to have all our belongings safely delivered to us, have the business refund/waive our move, and expedite the process?

Answer:
 Yor best bet for a quick resolution is to have an attorney draft a letter that threatens legal action if they don't deliver in x days. That should light a fire under them.

You may be able to sue them for breach of contract, but I would wait until after you get your stuff. Answer #2: > On top of that, some important belongings are in our move that impact our everyday lives such as my passport (which I will be needing soon by November for another international business trip), my wife's medication for her bipolar disorder (which we only could bring a month and a half's supply of and our new health insurance in Alabama has not started yet), and our dog's medication for her conditions, among our other everyday needs.

Good Lord. Why wouldn't you bring that with you in a bag, if only because meds don't do great at high temperature.


Title: [NV] Got hired and paid my first paycheck but the boss found someone else and wants the money back.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You get paid for time worked.

I am feeling like this was a scam if you got paid but havn't worked


Title: Will I lose my CD over all this?

Question:
I was arrested for Possession under 50g less than a year ago in NJ and was fortunate enough to be granted a Conditional Discharge. I have complied with it fully, abstaining from smoking and passing all my drug tests. However my friend and I were recently arrested only months before my CD ends, I have been charged with Possession under 50g and paraphernalia.  The weed was not mine and I did not admit to it being mine, though it was found in my bag (due to my friend not having one to hold his stuff in, I realize this information is irrelevant). He admitted that everything was his on the cop's body camera. We have not appeared in court yet.

Am I going to lose my Conditional Discharge over this? The weed and bottle it was in was not mine and my friend is taking full responsibility for it, though we received the same charges still. But since it was found in my bag will that screw me over in court?
Topic:
Drug Possession

Answer: Possession doesn't require you to own the weed. It just requires that it be in your possession. If it was in your bag, it's in your possession.


Title: Lied to a police office about legal name, ended up getting possession of alcohol citation even though I had no alcohol. Lawyer?

Question: I was recently at a small shin dig at my friends, who bought me alcohol, house. Their neighbors called the cops on one of my friends for peeing outside. When the police officers had arrived, there was no more alcohol left. (We drank it all) We were drunk, but they charged us with possession of alcohol. I happened to be inside and called outside with no alcohol. Before they gave us the citations they asked for our names, because i was nervous about an upcoming internship I lied about my name, but later apologized and gave them my real info. So my questions are: when I go to court for this would it be a good idea to plead not guilty, would the fact that I lied about my name to an officer come up, and would I need a lawyer?

Answer:
 >We drank it all

Then you were in possession. It was in your body, you possessed it. Answer #2: What do you mean you didn't have alcohol? You just admitted to drinking. Or do you think you can be charged only if they actually catch you with alcohol?  Get an attorney.


Title: I want to fake my own death and I can't find a lawyer to help (IL)

Question:
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Topic:
Troll Post

Answer:
 1) it won't work

2) no attorney will ever help you with this, we like our bar admissions

3) see 1


Title: [Update] and further inquiry: I let a person stay with me in reno nevada, and now she won't leave. Help!

Question:
Original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3cvvzs/i_let_a_person_stay_with_me_in_reno_nevada_and/

 I'm going to the court house first thing tomorrow to file a 5-day eviction and a temporary restraining order. I'm distancing myself from the situation until then, there has been no contact except for the 35 messages she has sent me with no response.

Final question: while I was away, this person put bleach in my laundry and left it to sit. I don't keep bleach in the house because I'm allergic.  She has her own. Is this provable to the point of being worth pursuing? Or should I just use it as part of the reason for the TPO? I'm genuinely worried she's sabotaging other items around my house while I'm away. She knows the laws and is careful to avoid being caught.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 If she's intentionally bleaching your stuff, she's crossed over from civil issues to criminal. That's malicious destruction of property. You *can* call the police (nonemergency number) for this. Answer #2: if you're worried about your possessions, remove themAnswer #3: Document EVERYTHING. Whether you pursue damages through filing a civil suit, or requesting recompense from your insurance company, you will need documentation anyway.

Every. Single. Day. Document any contact with her, anything that gets damaged ... any interaction at all. Document it all.Answer #4: IANAL. OP, you need to file a police report immediately. This sort of situation happened to one of my neighbors a few years ago. When she filed to get an eviction, he called the police and told them she assaulted him. Then she got kicked out of her own house and it took over a year to get everything straightened out. This chick is obviously crazy and you should expect the worst from her.


Title: Found out my company is disclosing our first and last names without our knowledge to customers

Question: I work in a call center where we handle calls, texts, and emails.  Today I got a response to an email I sent that started, “Hello, Mr. ******”.  The information the employees have been given has always been that we were never required to give out our last names.  Her reply had the information of the sender at the bottom, and sure enough, my full name was printed there, sent to her by my company.  This was done without my knowledge or permission, and I feel very uncomfortable and violated by this.  I mentioned it to my supervisor, but left it at that for the time being.  I don’t know what I should be doing at this point.

Answer: You should stop working any type of customer service if you don't want customers to have your name. In fact I can think of no jobs in any sector where no one would be privy to that info without you signing off.


Title: Just found out my wife has been cheating. Needing custody advice.

Question:
Location: New Mexico

First off, I've been married to my wife for only 3 months, but we have been together for 5 years. Together, we have 2 kids together (3 y/o and 2 y/o), she also has a child (9 y/o) from a previous marriage that I take full care of, the father is not in the child's life.

My wife is fully diagnosed Bi-polar disorder and has attempted suicide 3 times, twice between April and June and once more today (once I found out, she tried to kill herself again). I know once she gets out of the hospital, she is going to want to see the kids. Seeing that she is a harm to herself, what are my options? Do I have to let her see them? I'm really confused.

I got the bills and other stuff taken care of, I just want to know what my custody rights are and what hers are. I don't want to take the kids from her, but her decision making skills are not good when she is having a manic episode like she is having now. I know her mother and friends are going to team up against me, so I just want to know what my steps are.

I'm sorry if I'm leaving any important information out, please feel free to ask if you need to know something.

Answer: You should call lawyer and file as soon as possible. It will be easier while she is in the hospital. You need a lawyer because the 9yo is going to be complicated.


Title: Can I get in trouble for hitting on a cop who is giving me a ticket? (TX)

Answer: "Hitting on" paints with a very broad brush. But as long as you aren't doing anything that would be illegal otherwise and obeying the officer's instructions, I don't see you getting in trouble.


Title: I might be a creeper but...

Question:
My office is across the street from a hotel in a major metropolitan area.

Every now and then someone will walk in front of a window with nothing on (tragically 99% old fat guys) but every now and then we might see an attractive woman in a towel.

Aside from us being mildly creepy (I can live with that) are we violating any statutes looking in the windows?

I may have grabbed a pair of binoculars out of my truck one day.

EDIT:   Located in Texas

Answer:
 Maybe keep the binoculars in your truck, otherwise you should be fine. They have no expectation of privacy if they aren't going to draw the blinds. Answer #2: I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:

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Title: Have Jury Duty but I work overnights

Question:
I was scheduled for Jury Duty in late February. However, my only issue that I’m having is that I work overnights (10:30PM to 7:00AM). I currently reside in South Carolina. I just started with my current job in August but they’re kind of a pain when it comes to needing time off if you just started work less then a year ago with them. Any advice on how to go about this?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Go to court for your summons and then explain that you work overnight and thus will be sleepy and unable to effectively serve as a juror. Hopefully they will dismiss you.


Title: Potential High Profile Child Celebrity Case. California.

Question:
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Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 So lemme get this straight: You grown adults got drunk underage, and then decided to go to a public appearance of a 14 year old child, heckled him, and then agreed to arm-wrestle him.

And you lost.

And now, based solely on the eyewitness testimony of the drunk adults who heckled a little boy in public, you want to sue him for battery because he inflicted no lasting bodily harm on you.

I do not think that suing him for this is a good idea.Answer #2: >I believe that this is battery.

I am not sure it is. He has a pretty good defence under consent (i.e. mutual combat).Answer #3: I am definitely not a lawyer but I highly doubt this would go very far in court.  He held onto your arm a bit long after a mutual arm-wrestling match.

What damages did you suffer and what kind of compensation are you looking for in light of those damages?Answer #4: The worst part of this story is that you lost to this pip squeek in an arm wrestling contest.   Answer #5: Did you become his fan afterward? If not, he may be able to go after you for breach of contract /sAnswer #6: So you ganged up on a child to bully him, he fought back, and now you want to sue him?

Just because he's famous doesn't mean he's not human.Answer #7: What damages did you (allegedly) suffer?Answer #8: This is murky at best, and it's not going to help that if you do end up suing him for damages (all on the criminal side you can do is file a police report which also isn't the greatest idea) the lawyer is going to tear into you for underage drinking.

Not worth it.


Title: My wife just got a notification that her green card status has been rescinded. Please help, what do I do?!

Question:
I have no idea what to do right now and we are freaking out

We have been together for almost 10 years and have been married almost 5. I am a US born citizen and she got her green card 2 years after we were married. We both have good jobs, pay our taxes, pay our student loans, etc.

She just got the notification today, please help

Los Angeles

Answer:
 If she had a conditional green card you needed to petition to remove the conditions (Form I-751) before her status expired. This is the only scenario where your narrative makes sense since if she did not not have conditions then her status can only be revoked under very narrow circumstances and would require a hearing before an immigration judge. Answer #2: Who is this notification from, and what does it say, and how was it sent to you?

If it's real and not a scam, contact an immigration attorney.
Answer #3: This does sound like a scam and it's not that uncommon, she is probably going to get a call asking for money.  But you need more information and should probably check with an immigration attorney.  $400 is not unreasonable to find out if you are about to be deported or not


Title: I just sent an anonymous email to my school principal, containing a recorded conversation between a teacher and a student he has consistently bullied and called out. He kept her after class, and i left my phone to record it.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Yes, you not only broke school rules, but you violated the law as well, unless one of the people knew they were being recorded.

Wisconsin is a "one party consent" state, which means that a conversation can be recorded as long as at least one person in the conversation is aware.

You could face serious criminal charges for this.

Whether you will or not remains to be seen.


Title: Do I have to get paid for taking a required class for work? (Virginia)

Question:
I work at a chain fast causal restaurant and they recently put in place a new rule that all shift leaders have to become ServSafe certified. If they don’t by May 21st then they will be demoted.

I’m doing it and have already signed up for a class but I’m hearing that my job isn’t going to pay us for the 8 hour class and test. Since it’s required do they have to pay me?

Answer:
 >29 CFR § 785.27

>General.

>Attendance at lectures, meetings, training programs and similar activities need not be counted as working time if the following four criteria are met:

>(a) Attendance is outside of the em- ployee’s regular working hours;

>(b) Attendance is in fact voluntary;

>(c) The course, lecture, or meeting is not directly related to the employee’s job; and

>(d) The employee does not perform any productive work during such attendance.

>Attendance is in fact voluntary if the employee would not suffer any adverse employment action if he or she did not intend. Adverse employment actions include, but are not limited to, discharge, discipline, loss of pay, denial of a wage increase, loss of promotion or other opportunity, or loss of job duties. If the employer would impose any of the foregoing or any other adverse actions if the employee fails to attend, the attendance is not voluntary.

Because they are threatening demotion (an adverse employment action), the training is not voluntary, and would need to be paid. You should attend the class, then file a wage claim when not paid. If you just refuse to go, they will demote you or fire you, and you’ll have less protections than if you filed a wage claim.

They can set the certification as a requirement of the position, and require the new applicants to pay out of pocket to even apply for it.


Title: Girlfriend's roommate wants to bar me from coming over, what is the legal situation here?

Question:
I have my own apartment and I pack an overnight bag each time I come over. I don't have any other property there, just my guitar; all my other possessions, including my cat, stay at my own apartment. He claims that I am a "third roommate", but this is obviously not the case, I just spend more time there than he wants me to - usually 4-5 nights a week. What are his rights vis-a-vis those of my girlfriend in this situation? Can he legally prevent me from staying there? Or do I have the right to visit her regardless of how he feels about it, so long as I am not committing illegal acts, threatening his person, etc.?  I am in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, if that makes any difference.

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For what it's worth, I am not doing ANYTHING egregious whatsoever - I am not loud, I am not messy, my total contribution to the utility bill can't exceed $10 a month at the most, and I probably clean up around the house more than he does.  I also have never argued with him - he's just extremely passive-aggressive, apparently.  He is very, very infrequently home himself, but apparently expects for the common areas to be exactly as he wishes them to look when he does return.  He simply resents my presence in of itself (which makes no real sense given how infrequently he himself is in the house) and is fumbling for excuses.  No judge or jury in their right mind(s) would ever rule that I have taken up legal residence, damaged his property, or harmed him in any way at all.  This guy is just a real piece of work.

Answer:
 4-5 nights a week is more than any lease generally allows for non-tenants to stay if they're not on the lease - and to be honest, that's a a majority of the week, so essentially you *are* a third roommate. Any significant amount of time you establish at a place of residence, even if not completely sequential, could technically establish you as a de facto tenant (depends on the laws in your area). Your girlfriend needs to read her lease and figure out if you guys are breaking it because that could essentially end up in a remedy or quit (aka: stop staying over so often or she's evicted).Answer #2: > No judge or jury in their right mind(s) would ever rule that I have taken up residence there

Except that you are there more days out of the month than you are not.  It's quite possible that he is rarely home *because* you are there so much.

As others have said, your girlfriend needs to see if this is addressed in the lease to answer the legal question.  The decent thing to do would be to spend time at your place and let the guy enjoy the home he's paying for.Answer #3: Dude, you live there the majority of the time (4-5 nights out of 7...).

Any judge or jury would rule that you have indeed taken residence there.


Title: Marriage for fun

Question: Me and my friend live in Virginia and we are roommates and we are both 19. Just for fun we wanted to get married just to say we did and divorce some time later down the road. I just had some questions regarding what we have to do to complete it and once we are married. We are both dependent on our parents so I do not know what would change once we are married and how the taxes would work and other legal things like that.  I came on this subreddit to get an idea if it would be too much trouble or it could cause a lot of damage down the road. Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 So just for fun you're going to enter into a permanent legal partnership that will have long-lasting consequences and involve substantial legal conversations about division of assets.

Stop being an idiot.Answer #2: It means your assets (and debts) are now joint responsibilities. Your taxes need to be filed as

* Married, filing separately
* Married filing jointly

 Your parents will not be able to deduct you in the year of the year following divorce and may be able to get partial credit for the year you marry.

Any children conceived during the marriage (assuming you are opposite sexes), the male in the couple is legally considered the father & may be on the hook for child support.

Think of it as being responsible for someone else's credit card, loans, insurance, pregnancies, and giving someone the ability to make life altering decisions.

I cannot impress upon you enough the stupidity of doing this as a lark. Answer #3: Don’t do this OP. There are too many chances for this to end REALLY poorly for both you and her. Divorce isn’t free. It would affect taxes, your future, etc.

I would think long and hard about this decision and quite frankly, I wouldn’t do it.