Title: Denied purchase of a firearm need help please

Question: I live in Colorado and in 2010 I was convicted of a felony. I plead guilty to the charges and was given a deferred sentence under the agreement that I complete 4 years probation, pay fines, attend classes along with not receiving any additional charges during my probationary period. I completed all the requirements of the court last year and thought that  my charges were deferred and dismissed and that I was no longer a felon. This turned out to possibly not be the case. Today I tried to purchase a firearm and was denied. What could be going on legally that I cannot buy a firearm? I also did a background check through CBI on myself tonight and my convictions were listed but said deferred and dismissed. So I don't think it's a miscommunication since it was current. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Answer:
 I think you have some confusion about terminology.  If you actually plead guilty, that is a conviction.  Convictions are not "deferred" and/or "dismissed."  If you entered into a deferred prosecution, your charges would be dismissed at completion of your deferral , and would not show as a conviction.

So, here are some questions you can answer to help get to the bottom of this (you don't necessarily need to answer them here, just some food for thought):

--Did you actually plead guilty?

--If so, what was the crime? Was it violent?

--Do you have any history of domestic violence, or have you ever been subject to a DV restraining order?

If you have been convicted of (including pleading guilty to) a non-violent felony, you may be able to petition to get your rights restored 10 years after completion of your sentence.


Title: TX/VA Divorce. Seperate over 5 years. Where can I file?

Question:
I am a veteran. I have been seperated (living in different household) from my spouse since 2012. She left me while I was stationed In Kentucky, by having her father who is a high ranking military officer call my chain of command and they then ordered me to not speak to my spouse or see her, and I had to live in the Barracks for 2 weeks. The reason she called her dad was because We had an argument about her cheating on me with another soldier (I still have the video of her admitting it), but in reality she waa accustomed to a more expensive lifestyle, something I could not provide with my small salary. There was no domestic violence ever. I was not aware that she had moved back to Texas with my daughter until I came back to the house- We hadn't discussed this.

Fast forward to early 2013 and we seemed to have reconciled. I visited her and my daughter every weekend for 3 months (March- May 2013) because I was soon going to deploy to Afghanistan.
I was injured in Afghanistan and as I prepared to head home early, I checked my bank account and noticed it was empty (it was actually negative) and I found out through her that she had made a new "friend." I canceled her debit cards, but it was too late. I should have had over $30K. She said having a daughter was expensive, but she lived with her parents and had zero bills.
Finally we really seperated.
The reason we hadn't divorced already is because a number of factors. Most importantly, she has held my daughter over my head, saying I would lose custody since her father could provide her a high end lawyer and I couldn't afford one- I still can't. Also, we made an agreement that I would send a few hundred dollars every month, less than Texas child support laws would mandate, and she would keep her health insurance. I kept sending money for years, and now its been 21 months since I have seen my daughter because my spouse has kept her from me. I'm not sure what to do, all I know is that I must divorce her. I have nothing to lose at this point, since I hardly ever gets calls from my daughter anyway.
We don't have property to fight over, no assets, money, etc.
She has moved around a couple times, each time further away, because she lives at home with her parents and her dad is still in the military. Currently, she is in Virginia.
I have lived in McKinney, TX (Collin County) for about 3 years.
Can I file in Collin County or must I file in VA and then go to court there?
I know she will contest the divorce, since she wants the healthcare, but I would like to be divorced ASAP. I would like to cut her off my health insurance (TRICARE/VA) ASAP as well.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also, if there are any services for Veterans, Please let me know.

Thank you so much for reading this.

Answer:
 If you care about custody of your child, you need to file in the state where she has lived for the past 6 months. That court will generally claim jurisdiction over the child.

Good Luck!


Title: How to overturn legal guardianship?

Question:
 So to start off, I'm 20, I'll be 21 soon, I have autism and ADHD (mild forms, but they don't affect my ability to take care of myself in ANY way). In march of 2018, I was panning on moving out of mother's house to live on my own. My mother, being disabled, and jobless, who I lived with and still do, barely makes enough to get by with both our disability checks combined. I had told her my plans on moving out to be with my boyfriend soon, which I would've been able to get by easily with him, we had a place already ready for us (his mother owns a duplex that she would rent one half to us). And about 2 weeks before I was panning on moving out, I was suddenly called downstairs by mother, apparently there was a lawyer here to work for me, I was NOT expecting a lawyer, and didn't know what this was. He went through and explained to me that my mother had went to her social worker, and expressed her concerns about me moving out and told them I couldn't take care of myself. The court date was in 2 days.

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After that lawyer left, my mother hounded me and pressured me into not fighting it, those 2 entire days she pressured and harassed me, and finally I gave in. I'm NOT the smartest for making this choice, but she pressured me into it with her manipulative ways. And at that court hearing, I told the judge that I wanted to let her have legal guardianship, but said that BEFORE she stated her reasons. And all of those reasons were VERY big blatant lies, very exaggerated stories, or problems that had been solved already years before. She lied out her ass to the judge and I wasn't given a chance to take it back. Now it being almost a year under her legal guardianship, she's been constantly abusive to me, harassing me in physical and emotional ways, posting lies about me on facebook, and verbally abusing me too. She's even once physically slapped me. I have found her to be a narcissist, and a very manipulative person.

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She only wants me for my disability check. And I don't feel safe l;iving with her because she's suicidal a lot of the time (she never attempts, BUT she constantly talks about it, and how if I were to leave her she's kill herself and that I don't care about her and no-one does either). The WHOLE family has outcast her and I (mainly just her, but I'm stuck with her so). All she does is shitpost on facebook all day and get into fights with people about politics and she always has to be right. She goes to bed at like 1am every night, and then complains to me when I wake her up at 4am when I usually wake up (I'm an insomniac and most of the time my meds don't last all night) and then she takes naps during the day because of it, and when I'll be doing stuff upstairs in my room, she'll hear it and come storming up the stairs and SCREAM at me because I woke her up. There's also the fact that she WILL NOT allow me to even get a part time job because she fears that we'll get less disability and also I ASSUME because she wouldn't be able to collect my paycheck from me as easily as she does my disability check. I need help... I'm not very good at legal stuff and I RARELY have any privacy. I wanna be independent, or at the very least live with a roommate until I can be independent.

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(I'm in New Hampshire USA By the way)

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The question is, How can I overturn this guardianship? I don't know where to go, what to do, or how to go about it...

Answer:
 You'd be filing a motion to terminate guardianship. Those forms are available [here](https://www.courts.state.nh.us/circuitcourt/forms/eforms.htm).

You should get with your social worker and explain this to them thoroughly.


Title: hotel charges $400 for tar bars in trash can

Question: my grandmother was charged an extra $400 dollars for throwing her tar bars ( extra cigarettes filter) into a non smoking hotel rooms trash can. is there anyway she can fight this?

Answer: Filters in the trash and a room that stinks of cigarette smoke is excellent evidence she was smoking in the room. Were you there and do you have first hand knowledge that she didn't smoke in the room?


Title: High school teacher threw out original, uncopied childhood photos that were in a project.

Question:
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Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 > and included originals of childhood photos in the project.

That was dumb. Like 9/10 dumb. It's 10/10 dumb if you don't have the negatives.

The only damage here that you have any possible legal recourse would be the cost to reprint the photos from the negatives, so maybe a couple of bucks.Answer #2: It is not theft as they were willingly given to the teacher. There is nothing criminal here. You are welcome to complain to the school. Answer #3: Not legal advice, but maybe a student or someone took pictures of her presentation on their phone? If so, you might be able to get those and get "some" version of the original photos. Also, contact other family members - they might have copies or similar photos around of y'all. Did your sister keep forgetting to pick up the project or something?

Unless this is a ritzy school where teachers are getting bank, understanding suing a teacher is like...really fucked up. Mistakes happen, and losing family photos isn't the worst thing. I mean, it definitely sucks and I fully understand why you're upset - my family lost dozens of albums in Hurricane Katrina, but then, like a cliche after-school special, you remember why those photos were so important - the people in them, the memories.

Sorry for your loss.


Title: (New York) Life insurance policy on ex-husband who pays child support. He does not consent.

Question:
The children are 5 and 4 and he's their legal father and pays child support. I want to take a life insurance policy on him to make sure that if something were to happen to him, the money will be there to support the kids. Of course I'm happy to pay for the policy myself.

I talked to him about it and he said he does not consent, out of spite. We divorced two years ago.

Given that me and the children have an insurable interest in his life, can this be done without his consent, or perhaps through a court order requiring him to consent?

Answer:
 \> he's their legal father

Is he their biological father?Answer #2: Why doesn't he want to have  policy that helps the children? Does he not trust you to spend the money on the kids? Perhaps he would consent if you were not the beneficiary, maybe a trust for the children is a better idea. Answer #3: New York has had cases where a parent was required to keep a life insurance policy with a court determined minimum value, but as far as I can tell, it was mandated in the divorce order. That may give hope that you can get it in a post-divorce order.


Title: Left a job for a similar job. Just received a Cease and Desist from former job. Advice greatly appreciated

Question:
Hello!

I'm in a higher-level position within the hotel industry that just switched to a direct competitor.

Given that I was privy to a lot of customer/client information - and the nature of how tightly knit the industry/market conditions are where i currently am - not really sure how to take this C&D.

I didn't take anything physical from the company, but was privy to a lot of the contract/client negotiations as I was a primary signer/approver.

Given the easy access of information regarding programs/clients within this industry (Google..internal client relations..etc), how could they make a case that I've violated my former contract with them? Solicitations are a normal day-to-day part of this business.

I'm trying to determine the nature of the C&D and what it means as far as what I'm responsible for. I left that job nearly 3 months ago, and just now received it.

I responded with a phone call and an e-mail so that it is on record.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I do have representation available with my current employer, but am not really looking forward to getting them involved and making a bigger deal of it than it needs to be. Or should I immediately let them know?

Thank you!

Answer:
 > Or should I immediately let them know?

Yes. This is what they are for.

Nobody here can really give you any meaningful advice without knowing exactly what your contract with your previous employer contained.


Title: [ Washington DC ] Selected for Jury Duty - Employer wants me to come in after?

Question:
This is on behalf of a friend of mine that doesn't have a Reddit account. She's a shift/hourly worker in DC and was chosen for a 5 day trial. Her employer is asking her to come in to work after because they won't compensate her for time lost (her normal shift is M - F, 8-5). What are her options?

Edit because I just realized this could identify her if any of her coworkers happen to Reddit.

Answer:
 So what, the employer wants her to come in 5pm -3am?

According to the DC courts page
>Your employer (whether you are privately employed or a government employee) is required to give you time off from work to serve as a juror.

Answer #2: A lot of great info in this thread. For what it's worth, I was recently in a trial and an employer was making life difficult for a juror. The juror spoke to the judge in private and the judge personally called the juror's boss to explain the situation.

It might be worth while for your friend to hand the judge a juror's note explaining the situation.  The judge might be able to help. Answer #3: I know this one!  Tell the judge.  The judge will be unhappy.  The judge will fix it.


Title: [South Carolina] While working, blood splashed on me because of someone's negligence. Am I able to sue or get compensation if I become sick?

Question:
To put it simply, one of the Medical-Surgical techs in the OR left a blood spill on the floor and one of the trashbags got onto it.  It has a drawstring cord that was soaking in the stuff that whipped around and hit me on the face.

Am I entitled to anything due to negligence of one of their employees?

Answer: Workers comp should cover everythingAnswer #2: You need to  worry about your health right now not a lawsuit. Have you notified your employer of the potential exposure?


Title: Tech School Teacher Retaliated by Calling Police - Meeting With School Early Monday

Question:
We are located in Pennsylvania.

Late Friday afternoon, the dean of students at the tech school called and said my 17 yr old daughter had been accused of making death threats against a teacher.  He said other students had issued statements to this effect, and the police could become involved.  After some discussion, I got him to transfer me to the teacher's supervisor.

The spirit of the conversation with the supervisor is that my daughter complained to her about the teacher.  The supervisor noted that the teacher had given my daughter 10% for the day's in class participation grade.  The supervisor said she confronted the teacher about this, and then and only then did the teacher say my daughter had made threats against her.

The supervisor stated the teacher had called the police on her own, but that the supervisor had asked the police to hold off until the school could do its own investigation on Monday.  The supervisor said that in her opinion, the statements from the three other students looked coached.  She also noted other students had been complaining about the teacher.

Because I was not notified until late Friday, and my daughter has to be there at 7:30 on Monday morning, I'm feeling a bit in a panic.

*  Do I need a lawyer with me on Monday morning?
*  In Pennsylvania, it looks like threats against a teacher could be construed as "terroristic threats".  How scared should I be here?
*  I know teacher's unions are strong, but I believe retaliating against a student's complaint by filing false criminal charges should be a firing offense, if not a criminal one.  Should I file charges against the teacher?
*  The stated nature of the threat was that my daughter said that if the students banded together, they could 'take the teacher out'.  Both the supervisor and I interpret this to mean get the teacher fired.  Certainly not kill her.

I am cautiously optimistic based on the supervisor's statements to me over the phone. But, I have nothing in writing.  My daughter is due to graduate in less than a month.  I cannot let this affect her graduation or her reputation.

Do you have any advice for me before Monday morning?
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 >Do I need a lawyer with me on Monday morning?

Your daughter needs an attorney. If I were you, I would advise her (and you) to refrain from making any statements to administrators or the police without legal counsel. If that means taking a suspension/detention from the school, it may be worth it.

>In Pennsylvania, it looks like threats against a teacher could be construed as "terroristic threats". How scared should I be here?

Fairly scared, depending on how seriously the police take it.

>I know teacher's unions are strong, but I believe retaliating against a student's complaint by filing false criminal charges should be a firing offense, if not a criminal one. Should I file charges against the teacher?

The police/DA handle charges, not you. At this point, it would look like retaliation on your end for the police involvement. For what it's worth, the complaint seems to be truthful. While the teacher may have misinterpreted the situation, it's not wrongful to report that.

>I am cautiously optimistic based on the supervisor's statements to me over the phone.

For what it's worth, they may be trying to keep you calm and cooperative for their benefit.Answer #2: >The stated nature of the threat was that my daughter said that if the students banded together, they could 'take the teacher out'. Both the supervisor and I interpret this to mean get the teacher fired. Certainly not kill her.

Is your position that your daughter never said this and the students were coached, or that she said it but the teacher was wrong to interpret it as a threat? Cause that sounds a lot like a threat to me.

All this over a day's worth of class participation points?


Title: Texas - I'm supposed to testify as an expert witness. What to expect?

Question:
A few years ago I rebuilt an engine for a guy after another shop destroyed it with shoddy work.  The customer is suing the other shop, and his attorney wants me to testify since I did make the repair and I can decipher the jargon in the invoices.  I've never testified in court before in any capacity.

What can I expect, and what kind of dumb rookie mistakes should I avoid?

Answer:
 You're not really an expert witness. You're a percipient witness with special knowledge.  It's kind of different.  Experts usually aren't directly involved with the events leading up to the case.

Ask the attorney to practice direct and cross-examination with you.  He'll tell you what you need to know.


Title: Please help, friend was scammed out of $13,000.

Question:
I'll try to keep this as short as possible but I can provide more info if needed. A friend of mine got catfished by a girl online resulting in him being scammed out of $13,000. She found out my friends mom recently recovered from breast cancer and took advantage of this. From what I know she told him that she had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and needed money to help pay for treatments and that she would pay him back. He had started to give her $200 payments using e-transfer around the beginning of February 2015.

We only found out recently that the girl she posed as doesn't even exist. However, we do know who the real girl is. Unfortunately, when my friend found out he questioned her on it and she became defensive, breaking up with him a day later and blocking/deleting him on various social media accounts.

There has been a police report filed but they mentioned that because he gave her the money freely there might not be much they can do. Our location is British Columbia, Canada.

And yes, I have permission from him to post this. He asked me to search for advice as hes not familiar with reddit. Thank-you for any help.

Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 If you know who it is you can sue her. Answer #2: >There has been a police report filed but they mentioned that because he gave her the money freely there might not be much they can do. Our location is British Columbia, Canada.

Not a Canadian, but I'm 90% this would work the same as south of the border. If he gave the money based on false pretenses it constitutes fraud. You friend needs to contact the authorities again, and contact some attorneys to get their advice.


Title: Half-wit neighbor shot pellet holes in the new siding of my garage.

Question:
Last night my wife noticed about 4-5 small holes in new siding on the back side of our detached garage (Delaware, USA).  With a little bit of fiddling, I was able to fish a BB pellet out of one of the holes!  I don't really know this neighbor (met them twice) but I assume it is the live-in, "adult" idiot boyfriend of the woman who owns the house behind us.  This idiot burns leaves pretty much every weekend in the fall, filling the neighborhood with smoke and annoying everyone.  Last year this idiot also installed a 6-foot privacy fence around their yard (that may be on my property?) and is already falling down (into my yard) because he's an idiot who has no business installing a fence.   We've never had any hostility or conflict issues with them, except for one time my wife said something while he was burning leaves that sparks were landing on our garage, which he denied, like an idiot. My wife thinks it probably happened within the past month. I know I said he's an idiot a lot, but that's the honest impression I had the couple times I met him - that he's just flat-out dumb as a stump.

Anyway, I obviously am pissed off that someone shot holes in my new siding - shots that also were in the direction of my house.  I want the siding professionally repaired at no expense to me and I never want another BB or any other projectile shot toward my property again.  What can or should I do here?

Thanks in advance!!

Answer: You can explain the situation to them and ask them to pay to fix it.  If they refuse, sue them in small claims Court Answer #2: You should get a survey done, if you don’t know where your property line is. Trespassing, adverse possession, easements, garages being on neighbors property... All show up on this sub. Get a survey, put up a fence, find no trespassing signs that meet your local code. Also you might want to get some security cameras.


Title: Medic slandering my father on Facebook.

Question:
Hi /r/legaladvise.

A couple of year ago my father went to this doctor because he had an infection. This doctor gave him a pill called Avelox for free on his office to treat his infection. My father subsequently developed severe eye damage and several doctors have determined that it was a side effect of this Avelox. My father contacted a lawyer, who included him in a class action lawsuit against Bayer (pharmaceutical). My father refused to include the doctor in the lawsuit, because he didn't think he had any fault.

The court cited the doctor to give his notes of the day he treated my father.

This is when it gets nasty. The doctor uploaded the court letter (which included my father's name) to Facebook and ranted on how low-life blood-sucking people try to make easy bucks by suing pharmaceuticals and about how he will miss a work day because he has to attend to this court citation. He even denied on that post that my father suffered eye damage even though he hasn't seen my father since his the day he gave him the pill.

What kind of action could my father take? The court document is still on Facebook with my father's name and all the insults. This is in Puerto Rico, which abides by US laws.

Answer: Well considering that Facebook post is mentioning your father's medial information (aka the "not having eye damage" and other things attached to his name, meaning it's now PII) it could be a violation of your fathers patient rights. I'd tell him to talk to his lawyer and possibly look into a lawyer specialized in HIPAA breaches to see if it is a full violation or not, since they would be better versed in this subject.Answer #2: It's actually called Libel, not Slander.


Title: Unemployment Insurance, Getting a job offer, declining the job on the first day stating I received another offer, what kind of deep hole have I dug? (Crosspost from /r/jobs)

Question:
Hi, everyone, this takes place in California so California law applies.

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So i received a job offer from **Company A** about a week ago and didn't have a good feeling about it. I signed the paperwork (i.e. Offer Letter, CA State W4, Federal W4, Non-Exempt employment notice) on 11/13/2018 with my start date being Monday 11/19/2018. I have NOT made any money I repeat not made ANY money from this job and did not even work a minute in this place. I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach after I signed the paperwork to not work for this **Company A.**

Luckily I received a call from an old boss I am friends with over the weekend on 11/17/2018 and he said he had a job opening for me he'd like me to fill after Thanksgiving ends. I called **Company A** the morning of 11/19/2018 and said I will not be able to take this job as an old boss called me and offered me another position at **Company B.**

So right now I'm on an unemployment penalty for 7 weeks because I stupidly took too many benefits the last time I was on unemployment. I had to pay the money back which totaled out to $900.00 and a 30% penalty of that which was $1200.00 back to EDD.

I am on my last week of the penalty currently and then I will start to receive the unemployment benefits again for $450.00 a week.

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**My question is:**

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That paperwork I filled out for **Company A** will it even be reported to EDD at all since I didn't earn any wages? I technically refused a job, but would **Company A** even waste their time to report that since I never earned any money or did any labor for them? My worry is that my old boss from **Company B** says he has an offer, but it'll never actually connect and I will be screwed in all three stages that being **Company A** will report and say I refused work, **Company B** won't ever come to fruition and EDD will completely penalize me and deny me benefits outright.

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Please let me know your thoughts on this? I know this is a TRICKY situation and I hate that I couldn't deny **Company A** in the very beginning.

Answer:
 The question you are asking is irrelevant.

Even if company A does not report you turning down their job offer, you are legally required to do so.

Your failure to declare that can result in criminal prosecution for fraud.

Go tell the unemployment people what happened and ask for how to handle this.

You are better off losing a few weeks of unemployment versus risking jail time over a few dollars.


Title: [Washington State] Can I forcefully move myself into my new apartment if the previous tenants are doing an unlawful detainment?

Question: I was supposed to be moved in on the 1st, its now the 3rd and the previous tenants have not budged. I am in Washington state, and I feel like I want to take things into my own hands and do something stupid, because I shouldn't be a victim to these...people. Any advice to give before I do something foolish like forcing my way in and tossing their crap out? Would I be arrested for that?

Answer: No, you cannot do that. Answer #2: LOL No. Read your lease. It almost certainly says what happens if the landlord is unable to deliver possession.


Title: [OR] Can you leave a running car unattended in a handicap parking space?

Question:
Every morning, the neighborhood tow truck guy pulls into the handicap parking space, exits his vehicle while leaving it running, and checks the parking lot to see which cars he can tow. Is it legal to leave a running vehicle unattended in a handicap parking space? If not, what is the best action to take?

Portland, Oregon. To please the LocationBot.

Answer:
 No.  But you'd likely need to get a cop there to watch him do it in order to get him punished.

Best action: report him to management.


Title: Landlord wants background check 6 months later

Question:
I have rented a room in a house for about 6 months now. My landlord is now interviewing applicants to rent the other rooms and is requiring a background check from them. I did not do one for my lease, but now he's requesting it to stay out of legal trouble and appear fair. I've never missed a payment, and he knows I'm employed as a nurse. He is also selling the house this summer so I'll be leaving. He is requesting I fill out a form that asks a lot of personal questions like my checking account info, SSN, etc. I don't feel like I have to consent, and I'm a little bothered by the amount of info he wants knowing we'll be parting ways soon. He is giving me some attitude about it. What happens if I don't consent? I am in Colorado.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: If you don’t consent he can end your tenancy per whatever the laws are in your state for ending whatever kind of tenancy you have for no reason.  If you’re month to month that’s 7 days notice in your state that he’s not renewing.  If you have some sort of term that would be choosing not to renew at the end of that term.  If your lease says something otherwise that would be the relevant number,


Title: Next Door Neighbor Level 2 Sex Offender--I need a reality check

Question:
I live in CT in the US.

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My next door neighbor is a paroled rapist.  We live in a townhouse community. I live alone and own my unit. He rents. He has been living next to me for 4 years.

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There is nothing in the HOA bylaws that explicitly prohibits subletting to a sex offender.  The townhouse community accepts FHA mortgages; so there may be additional fair housing regulations that require compliance.

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He was convicted in 2003 in Florida.  The offense he was convicted of SEX/BAT/WPN OR FORCE F.S. 794.011(3)

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I have called the offender registry and, even though we are right across the street from an elementary school, they say he is in compliance with his parole.

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This has become more urgent for me because recently he has been engaging in what might be considered "parasexual behaviors."  Outside all the time shirtless with low shorts, spending more time outside "gardening" and "working on his car" which might be surveiling..... Truthfully, I am pretty freaked out.

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Do I have any legal options besides selling or waiting him out?

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Thanks to the community for reading.

Answer:
 He sounds like a monster. All not wearing a shirt when it’s hot out and doing normal things.

Jesus. Mind your business. He did his time he is complying with this parole let him live his life.Answer #2: I get it, you have a sex offender near you. It's a terrible crime. You don't have to be friends with him.

Leave him alone. Let attempt to be a productive citizen. If he is in compliance with his parole and probation, what is the problem?

Then you are taking ordinary behavior, a male shirtless, a male working on a car, a male working on their lawn/property as if he is personally trying to entice you over for dinner and cool session of rape.

Is he supposed to stay inside, where as you'd call him the "Creepy guy who never leaves". He's a monster no matter how you portray him.Answer #3: If he’s in compliance with his parole, no. You probably don’t have any options.Answer #4: Why does everyone think "sex offender = child predator"? There are sex crimes against adults...a lot of them. It's doesn't even involve kids.Answer #5: You have no legal options.  You might wish to invest in self defense skills and classes to make yourself feel better and to be more secure.  You can alert your friends and neighbors of his record and warn them to be more vigilant.  Be careful your actions do not constitute harassment or cause harm.Answer #6: Holy smokies! You made up a word just to describe a guy doing normal guy things!

He’s in compliance, he’s not talking to you, let him live his life.

If he approaches you, leave. If it continues, call the cops.


Title: My biological father sexually molested my half sister since she was six. He never got caught.

Question:
I wasn’t even born when it started happening, but apparently he kept doing it until she was around 19. So 11 for me.

Im 25 now and he’s still a free man somewhere. My half sister became a therapist but isn’t interested or capable of pursuing anything.

I’m TERRIFIED that he’s still out there committing crimes. The man wasn’t just a casual pedophile, he was a raving narcissist.  Totally crazy.

What can I do?

Answer:
 You could make a police report but if the adult victim is not co-operative then they probably won't pursue it. You also run the risk of damaging your relationship with your sister by pursuing something that she does not want to pursue.

Depending on where you are it is possible that the statute of limitations has elapsed. It sounds like it's been 14 years since he molested an adult and 16 years since he molested a minor.


Title: University "Party Organizer" sends mass texts monthly even after I've asked to be removed from list

Question: This has been going on the past year, and about a month in I asked to be removed from whatever list they have me on and I also signed up for the federal no call list or whatever its called.  Is there anything I can do?  Its annoying as hell and these messages go out to dozens if not a hundred or so students from the school.

Answer: Block the number.


Title: CO Friend's 3 yr old asked him how hot the stove was and my friend told her to touch it and see. She ended up with burns on her hand and arm. He just got visitation back after she brought his edibles to daycare. He may have been high. What now for the idiot?

Question: His ex is very anti-marijuana for any reason including medicinal. How bad is this going to be for him?

Answer:
 Hopefully he will never see the kid again. In reality that is unlikely. But I'd say he's pretty seriously fucked. Answer #2: >His ex is very anti-marijuana for any reason including medicinal.

I wonder why that might be?


Title: (TX) Owner of the house I'm renting is not paying the mortgage

Question:
My husband and I are 5 months into a 1 year lease to rent a house in TX. Our lease is through a rental company with excellent reviews that span several years. Yesterday in the mail we received a notice that an outside company was going to conduct an occupancy audit. This morning a slip was left on our front door for the borrower to contact the mortgage company immediately.

We pay our rent on time every month and this is the first indication we've gotten that there is trouble. I've already taken steps to try and protect us. I called the audit company to let them know there is no need for inspection, that there are legal, rent paying tenants in the property. We called the rental company to let them know what was happening as well and will continue to call every day until something is resolved. Today I plan to call the mortgage company. I know I can't be told any information about the account but I want a notation on the record that there are legal tenants in the property.

The owner clearly has not changed her mailing address and has been getting all her mail to the house. It was annoying at first but now I think she did it on purpose to dodge creditors. I am calling the post office today to let them know we no longer wish to receive her mail.

My question is what else can I do to protect my family in this situation. I've heard horror stories about banks breaking in and padlocking houses. We have pets and I'm terrified of something happening to them. What else can we do?

Answer:
 If the house goes into the foreclosure the new owners generally have to honor existing leases. But they can choose not to renew.

>  I've heard horror stories about banks breaking in and padlocking houses.

That would be a very illegal eviction and you would have excellent grounds to sue them. I strongly suspect reports of this are greatly exaggerated. Answer #2: I went the exact same thing in Florida, during the Great Recession.  Long story short,
we lived in the house for 3 years, while it dragged thru the courts.  Paid rent to the LL
during this time.  At the beginning of the court process a guy working for the bank came to the
house and got our names.  Then we started getting copies of all of the Court paperwork, and
were able to understand the case and what was happening with it.Once it was finally complete in the courts and finalized, we waited (Not paying rent because we had no idea of to whom/how
pay it) until the Bank contacted us. About 3 weeks later, another guy from the Bank set up an appointment with us and went over our options.  We could stay thru the end of our lease, or we could leave early with a $5k incentive to hand over the keys in 30 days.  In the end, we took the money.  It was a very stressful time.  Good Luck!


Title: [California] How do I get rid of the homeless man building a settlement next to my office?

Question:
So just recently we have had a homeless man start ~~[building his home](http://imgur.com/a/wgkZz)~~ next to our office in Long Beach. He is now having "tenants" move in with him.

He is not what I would call sane and I have seen him smoking out of a pipe, I'm sure it was not tobacco. He also was eating a dead dog the other day, which he probably killed himself. Since he has not upgraded to a plumbing system he shits and pisses wherever he likes and the smell is very noticeable. He has harassed a few of our employees just going to clock in. Not only is he bothering our employees but this looks bad for customers to come to our office and to have this right next door to us.

I have called the police department to ask him to leave but the local PD talked to me and said they can advise him to leave but cannot force him to. The cops came and did just that, but he decided to stay. Matters have gotten worse since then. He has now been approaching employees demanding and threatening them to speak to the owner of the company, who lives in China.

The other day he and some of his friends decided to badger me and one of his friends I am almost certain had a gun (I'm not just saying this because he is homeless and I am some ignorant civilian, he had something heavy in
his pockets and the outline of his clothing resembled a pistol). I did not engage with them for obvious reasons.

I need help or advice on how I go about getting rid of him legally. This is becoming a problem.
Thanks!

EDIT: [Link wasn't working](http://imgur.com/a/Xc6HJ)

Answer: Continue to update the police about the potential firearm this individual has, and call the non-emergency number and continue to update them.Answer #2: Lots of good advice here. But what will probably help is the health dept.  Pissing and shitting, eating dead dogs, is not exactly great in terms of public health.  Answer #3: Try City of LB code enforcement.  He can't just build something without permits.  Answer #4: [Long Beach, CA Code Enforcement](http://www.lbds.info/neighborhood_services/code_enforcement/) will be the best place to get rid of this issue. It would be an illegal/unpermitted dwelling unit with further complications if it is on city property.Answer #5: You image link is not working.Answer #6: Escalate with the police. They almost certainly can act, it sounds more like they don't want to. Talking to the higher ups can often make a big difference.Answer #7: Install a very bright light right above his little nest of squalor.Answer #8: Directly encouraging Long Beach's city leaders at a council meeting to provide basic housing for the homeless and mentally ill may help.  A similar program in Salt Lake City and a pilot program in Los Angeles have been very successful.  Criminalizing homelessness appears to be expensive and ineffective.  http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/02/housing-first-solution-to-homelessness-utah


Title: Was arrested for a DWI and didn't know I had adderall in my jacket pocket.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 I really, really hope you didn't tell the cops,"I forgot where I put my illegal drugs". Answer #2: Adderall is a Penalty 2 drug under Texas law and is a felony.  You could be sentenced to up to 2 years, as well as face a $10k fine.  And that's not even factoring in your DWI.

Yes, if convicted, you'll have to serve the 180 days.  Depending on your criminal history, your lawyer may be able to get the charge reduced to a misdemeanor.  Answer #3: Best case scenario = getting a good plea deal if its a first time offense. Getting the DWI and then being in posession of felony drugs might escalate the judgement handed over but most likely just start preparing for 2-10 years of sobriety.


Title: Having a child with someone other than legal spouse

Question: I'm legally married to someone who I haven't been with in over a year.  He left n I don't kno where he is. I'm currently pregnant with my now boyfriends child.  We were told that in illinois that my child would have to have my legal husbands last name.  This is causing issues in my relationship now due to my boyfriend being freaked out about our child having another man's last name.  Is there any way around this??  Mind you, social security has no record of me being married to my current husband because somehow my paperwork was lost and never reached the social security department. So if u run my social security with my previous name it will show that I'm divorced from 1st husband. But then my last name won't match. I think I'm in a very messy situation and need some advice. I'm due in july and need answers on how to fix this ASAP

Answer:
 You can give a baby any last name you want regardless of marital status. However your ex-husband's name will be on the birth certificate as it's father.Answer #2: Its mid-April now which is more than enough time for you to get a divorce by July if you put in the effort. Telling your soon-to-be ex that you're pregnant by another man and want to make sure he (as your legal spouse) isn't listed on the birth certificate and liable for child support will probably help motivate him to sign any divorce papers.

You have a few divorce options. The two fastest are stipulated divorces - when you both agree and sign the paperwork together - and default divorces - when your ex doesn't sign or respond within the statutory period after service. If you have to track down your ex to serve him that will take longer. If he contests the divorce that will also add time, and you probably won't be able to get divorced before July.

A lawyer who specializes in family law will be very helpful but you can also do this on your own if you want. Oftentimes law schools and court houses will have free clinics or other resources, so call and ask. Libraries also frequently have forms and how-to books. You can look online too but oftentimes the info and forms you'll find on places like Nolo and Legal Zoom will have problems or be out of date so proceed carefully. Answer #3: > We were told that in illinois

Who told you this?


Title: Company offering severance check if I waive all (Indiana) Unemployment Claim rights

Question:
Hi all,

My company recently ended my employment and part of the stipulation of being able to receive a severance check was an agreement that told me that by accepting the check I was agreeing to release all claims to future unemployment.

I am in Indiana and was trying to find out if this item is even legal or binding?

Any thoughts/advice would be greatly appreciated!

Answer:
 An employer can make not filing for unemployment a condition of providing severance, yes. Including this term as part of the severance agreement is legal.

They cannot stop you from applying for unemployment or receiving unemployment benefits. If you agree to not file for unemployment, receive the severance, and then file an unemployment claim, the former employer can demand you pay them back the severance.


Title: [GA] Cancelled a gym membership, but still charged monthly

Question:
Hi legaladvice friends,

My fiance had joined a gym last February, but then later found out she was to need knee surgery which would render her unable to use her membership for a few months. This led her to cancel her membership in May.

Upon cancellation, she was told by the employee she would only need to pay for that month (may) and the following month (june). Now it is December, and she noticed she has still been getting charged monthly for her membership. They "lost" the cancellation paper, because gyms are notorious for that. Luckily, she had a copy.

The gym said she owes the full term of her contract which was a 12 month term, but stopped future charges and closed the account. But, I am pushing the gym to refund her for the 6 months she was charged.  The only reason I am pushing for the refund is because she had surgery.

I have been doing some research and found in the Georgia code, for health spa contracts, that if the member becomes disabled during the term in which they can't use the services for more than 45 days then there are grounds for cancellation. However, the gym is also supposed to include, by state law, a clause in regards to this issue with how much the fee would be if the contract is cancelled. It was not included in the contract.

I'm coming to here for advice on her options, is the contract legal since it does not include that clause? Should she be refunded? If they say she  should still pay a termination fee and only get a partial refund, is that correct?

I've also tried to Calculate what that fee would be based on the code, but the verbiage is a bit confusing if y'all could help with that also I would appreciate it!

It states:
This amount shall be computed by dividing the total cost of the membership by the total number of months under the membership and multiplying the result by the number of months expired under the membership term.

Thanks in advance for your help!

If I did anything wrong in this post, please lead me in the direction to fix it! I'm still fairly new to posting on Reddit.

Answer:
 The contract can't supercede state law, so it doesn't matter whether that clause is on the contract. If she canceled with a proven disability in May, I'm not sure why she can't sue for reimbursement for all charges since May.Answer #2: Ok, TL;DR:

If it's not in the contract then it isn't real. If it's in the contract and State law says it doesn't go like then then it isn't real. Everything else is real. They pretend it's real because other people think it's real and don't fight it then it's real.

Make noises about court. Maybe get a lawyer to write a scary letter. If they don't back down then, then point out the not-realness to a judge who will tell them to pay up in the form of paperwork that will let you send a sheriff to their bank to take the money.Answer #3: The contract doesn't override state law. If they don't abide by the law, you can sue them for the wrongfully charged amount.


Title: (CA) Can a will override a marriage?

Question:
My wife's mother is dying. She has six months left. She scribbled out a will stating that my wife will inherit all money/assets.

Here's the tricky part: my wife's mother is still legally married but has been separated for 15 years.

Will my wife's absent father be entitled to all assets/money because they never got divorced or will the will stand?

Advice?

Answer: She needs a lawyer asap.  There are community property issues here. The mother can't just disinherit her husband.Answer #2: Consult with a lawyer specializing in elder law, you know wills and probate stuff. You can definitely move assets outside of marriage in this case. The spouse getting everything is the default position and not much more. What she needs to do and how she needs to do it in a way that will stand up in court in the event that the "husband" challenges is beyond the scope of this sub, so again get someone to plan the estate and probate so even if a divorce doesn't happen the property goes where she wants it to.Answer #3: What do you mean by "scribbled out a will"? Was the will created in accordance with CA law?


Title: Suing for being circumcised

Question:
I am circumcised and I did not consent to it being done to me.

Is there a legal basis that I could have to sue somebody for this. I was mutilated and disfigured at birth by them cutting my foreskin off. (no complications, but it is still mutilation).

Who would I sue. My parents for allowing it or the doctor that did it. Is there a way for financial compensation?

Answer:
 Your post has been deleted and locked. This question has been asked before and goes to shit quickly

No. You cannot sue anyone. Your parents consented to it and had the right to. No one broke any laws.


Title: I got a DUI in 2013 and I am trying to get it expunged

Question:
Hello, fellow redditors. In January of 2013 I got a DUI in Georgia. I was at the local bars and by the time we had to leave I could not fit on our ride's car because it was packed. So I decided to take my car which was parked at bar's parking lot. As I drove away I forgot to turn my lights on. By the time I realized this mistake I had a officer following my car down the street and pulled me over about 100 yards away from my apartment complex's entrance. I passed the sobriety test but over 0.2 (Yes, I know how bad that looks but I believe it was due to drinking about half of my cup in a hurry as we were leaving the bar). I remained fully aware and functional throughout my whole stay at the local jail. I went to court and got a deal with the prosecutor to drop the ticket for driving with my headlights off, as well as making the charge a DUI-less safe (I was told by the prosecutor that this meant that the judge was not going to take a look at the alcohol level I blew that night). I paid my fees in full and on time, completed the 6 months probation I got without trouble and completed the tests and courses I was ordered to take.

At the time I was an international student in the US. Even though my visa was not revoked, but I did not get my visa renewed when I was in the middle of my Masters program, which I had to subsequently put on hold and stay at my home country (Venezuela). The interviewer based his decision mainly on the DUI showing off on my record.

Due to my current job I must have to travel constantly to the US for training purposes and I am planning to apply for a new visa soon. I was told once by a deputy officer that if I got in touch with the local prosecutor I could get the DUI expunged from my record.

I was wondering if this possibility was correct. Or what other means are there available to expunge the DUI from my record in order to get a better chance of obtaining the visa that I need for my job.

Thank you guys in advance for your advice.

Answer:
 I don't think you can get something expunged if it happened just two years ago.  Especially if it was a 0.2  That is really high, regardless of whatever circuitous logic you use to justify it.

Normally the high-penalty DUI's are 0.15 in most states


Title: [Madrid,Spain] My rent is a flat rate that is all utilities included. My landlord entered my apartment without notice, saw my LED christmas lights and fan on, and is threatening to charge me more for "waste of electricity". What can I do?

Question:
So I live in what is essentially an attic and it gets unreasonably dark and humid here all the time. I am okay with this because the fan helps and the lights keep it cozy. I specifically chose to rent this space because the utilities( water, electricity and gas) are included as I know myself to always have these low energy lights on. It is my style of living that I seek out and pay for. My contract says "total", not up to or any conditionals placed on the total amount of utility costs.

My landlord is very sensitive to energy waste (read:expenses) and wants me to change my comforable living habits that he saw when he entered my apartment (without notice) and says he will charge me extra if he catches me doing it again.

I feel entitled to my privacy and space (as I pay for it) and do not want him to enter again without prior notice and I do not want to change my habits of keeping the fairy lights on. If I refuse to pay what is the worst case senario? Can he keep my deposit? How can i make sure he doesnt enter again?

TL;DR: I dont want to pay extra for what he deems to be wasteful energy in an apartment that i specifically got because it was all utilities included. I also dont want him to enter my apartment again without prior consent.

Answer: Your lease governs. If it doesn't limit utility use, your landlord is out of luck. If you don't have a written lease then she could give you 30 days' notice and evict you.


Title: Lying Cop/ hit with vehicle

Question:
My brother in law is being charged with simple assault and reckless endangerment.

He accidently bumped his gf with the quarter panel of his van when going to stop her from walking away during an argument. She didn't fall down then walked around and got into the car to drive. A witness ran at her and told her not to get into the vehicle. She then sped away to get away from him. This is on video tape from a grocery stores security camera. An off duty COP THEN LIED and said he tried to stop the van with his vehicle- which was not true- got behind them and watch him punch her as she drove- which is a lie also... my brother in law didn't get arrested for 4 days. The D.A. said they wont drop the charges because they are too worried about him hurting her- but never got a statement from either one.

My question is can he be charged with these for an honest to god accident?? The affidavit of probable cause states this and the video shows otherwise. What can be done to this cop for lying. He admitted he may not have seen him punching her. The simple assault was based on him seeing her being punched.

Why is testimony from a cop held to a higher standard? Please help!

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Answer:
 > My question is can he be charged with these

Yeah.  You can tell by how he's been charged.

Your brother can provide his defense at trial.  There's no mechanism for your brother to say "This is BULLSHIT man!" and get the charges dropped.  If he could then everyone could.  The place to fight a charge is in court.Answer #2: So the best-light story is that the BIL hit his gf with a 2-ton automobile while trying to prevent her from walking away from him? Whether the cop lied or not, he needs a lawyer immediately.


Title: Chiropractor billing my insurance around $4200 for 8 visits, on top of the $50 I pay up front. After insurance overage, I owe around $400. Office stated its part of the agreement we signed. Can I take this to small claims?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: What are you trying to sue for? They are generally free to o charge whatever they want and you have the option to shop elsewhere.


Title: My ex boyfriend is physically beating me, stole my email and social media accounts and has my mom's credit card. (Maryland)

Question: Also I'm currently stranded 40 miles from home where hes got the cellphone (that I pay for)that can get my passwords back. What do I do?

Answer:
 Call the policeAnswer #2: He's assaulted you.  He's stolen from you.  He may have hacked your accounts.  He's stolen from your mom...

Call the police and report the crimes.


Title: [SC] Trying to help girlfriend escape heavily religious parents?

Question:
I'm looking for some advice in helping my girlfriend get away from her strict Jehovah's Witness parents. She wants nothing to do with it but her mom is causing issues with her trying to leave. We live several states apart, her birth certificate is essentially being held hostage and she can't get a driver's license without it, so boarding a plane isn't an option. What would be a good option for my family heading down there ourselves and bringing her back up with us? She's fully on board with this plan but we're not sure if there would be other legal implications with this.

If it's any help, she's 18 and isn't allowed to leave the house without her mother, pretty sure that's illegal.

Answer: She is an adult. She can just walk out. If they try to stop her she can call the police.


Title: My hoa for my condominium unit is requiring I provide them with a key. Is there any legal standing they have to demand one from me? I live in Florida.

Question: So my hoa at the condo that I own is requiring all units to provide a key to the condo. I was just wondering if I am legally required to do so. I don’t feel comfortable with them having access to my home and can see no real reason they would need to enter if I or my girlfriend are not home. Was just wondering if I am required by law to provide them with a key or if I would get in any trouble for refusing to provide them with one.

Answer:
 >can see no real reason they would need to enter if I or my girlfriend are not home

The most common reason is that there is water leaking somewhere and they need to get into your apt to figure out what is leaking and/or stop the leak.

You should look at your bylaws and see what they say about this.


Title: [Canada] I posted a Wanted ad to try to find my grandma a new dog, now someone is reporting me to the authorities for soliciting dog breeders and trying to traffic animals

Question:
First time posting here. Sorry for any mistakes.

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TLDR; I posted a wanted ad mentioning I would be willing to pay money for a puppy, and now someone has reported me to administrators of the website, animal shelters in the area, and the local police. I want to know if they have any grounds against me and if I should be worried.

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Hi, reddit. My grandma's dog of 17 years passed away last week, and it's been really tough on every one. She asked me to help find her a new dog (she likes big dogs, and really wants a puppy to bond with) so I posted an ad on a craigslist/kijiji like website. In the ad I described what a good dog-owner and what a good environment she was looking for, and also her preference in dogs. I used the phrase " Not looking for a designer dog, but will pay a solid price for the right puppy!! " and I think I set this guy off.

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I got an email response from Aaron (fake name) saying how I am illegally soliciting breeders and have been reported to the admin of the site and the police. I replied, further explaining my situation (how I was just trying to help my grandma and I specifically put that we weren't going after designer dogs; how much I didn't support the industry, how breeders were disgusting, etc.) I want people that unexpectedly have puppies, like farm dogs that have puppies. This is how my dad and my grandma have both gotten their last few dogs, I was with the understanding that this was common practice. I got another email back from Aaron.

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He said he has reported me to the local animal shelters for litigation, which I do not think he has enough material to make a solid case with. He said it was out of his hands. I responded with a stupid email saying "you're ridiculous" and then the next morning went ahead with asking him (politely) for the exact names of who he reported me to, as to the reasons he gave them. GOOD WORK Aaron blocked me and reported me to google for harassment, ironic.

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This is happening as you read this, I got the first email last night and was blocked a few moments ago. I love animals, I ALWAYS support shelters first, I am really trying to help my grandma out here. I also have a shit ton of anxiety and am really freaking out about this, because I'm 19 and don't know what all the laws are yet. I am pretty sure most people charge for puppies, even the SPCA. Just because someone's dog got pregnant by accident and now they're selling some of the puppies they're animal traffickers?? I'm panicking. I'm a decent person. Please let me know if I messed up big time, or if someone is just trying to be a white-knight and get me blacklisted from the animal shelter adoption list. I will provide more context if you need it.

Answer: You did nothing illegal, but you unwittingly have awoken a psycho. The shelters and cops won’t care. Nothing is likely to happen.Answer #2: Him blocking you is a pretty obvious sign that everything he's said is BS. I mean he may try reporting you to websites in an attempt to get your ads taken down but worst case scenario is they take it down and you can just repost it, but I doubt even that will happen. You aren't in any legal danger - buying a puppy (or paying a rehoming fee) is pretty common.Answer #3: The only thing you did wrong was engage with a crackpot. You should have ignored his first email and blocked/reported him. Feel free to continue looking for a mixed breed dog or even just go to the local shelters and save the trouble. I'm sure there are plenty of large/mixed breed pupies that they will practically throw at you if you look like a half decent owner.


Title: Can we legally lock a gate on property line?

Question:
Annoying neighbors, one of them walked in our yard via the gate to commit minor vandalism (air in tire was released, never proven, or called cops but meh)

The gate is theirs and it's on the property line. Basically it allows them to come into our yard without having to walk around.

Can I legally put a lock on it?

Edit: location is Florida

Answer:
 >The gate is theirs

You cannot legally lock someone else's gate.

It's not a good idea to piss off your neighbors.  It's always better to learn how to work and play well with others.  But you can put up your own fence, on your own property, just a foot away from their fence, and lock the gate in your own fence (or simply not put a gate in your fence).


Title: Moved out of mother's house. Do I have a right to my own child support?

Question:
Just so I don't forget, I live in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Unites States. I will try to be brief.
Hi, I am 16 and I recently moved out of my mother's house and into an apartment with my boyfriend and our son (about 2 months ago). My father has never been a part of my life, so since I was about 2 we have been receiving child support. My therapist has been urging me to talk to my mother about having it transferred to my own account, since the child support money is for providing for myself, and it would really help out with bills here and there. I'm just not sure if I would need a lawyer, or somehow find a way to contact my mother's CS caseworker, or if I would even be able to get it. If possible I would just want it fully transferred to me and my boyfriend, seeing that my mother isn't a saint and it would be in her character to try and take money from the payment and keep it. I'm just honestly lost and not sure where to start. Thank you.

Answer: Generally, child support terminates once the child moves out of his parent's home to live independently. Support is meant to benefit the child, but payment is ordered to the custodial parent to cover the noncustodial parent's share of child rearing expenses. State statutes specify conditions that turn a child into an adult, for support purposes. In most states, moving out of the parent's home to live independently qualifies as a transition into adulthood that terminates the support obligation.Answer #2: Generally, if you are emancipated and considered self-supporting, no longer under your mother's care and control, your father has no obligation to pay any child support, neither to you nor to your mother.


Title: How often is a small claims judgment reversed in appeals?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Impossible to tell.


Title: Sueing a ambulance company for taking me to a out of state hospital.

Question: I was hit by a car and wasn't even a mile from my local hospital but they helicoptered me to a hospital 25 miles away and in another state. It wasnt even medically necessary and i repeatedly told them to just take me to my local hospital. Do i have a legal case?

Answer:
 EMS didn't do this just for grins. I will bet you were taken to the nearest trauma center.

All hospitals are not created equal. Your average neighborhood ER can deal just fine with stuff like a broken arm, but if you go there with a busted pelvis or internal bleeding or any of a hundred other major problems, you're probably going to die. A trauma center is staffed with specialist surgeons and is equipped to handle the most serious types of injuries.

In a high-energy or high-risk accident,  common practice is to get you to the nearest trauma center that can be reached within a certain number of minutes. Even if you don't have visible injuries, it's the best place to assess you and deal with any surprises. Even if you later turn out to have no injuries at all, the trauma center was still the right place to have brought you, just in case.

Tl;Dr - No. You can't sue EMS for this. Go sue the person who hit you with their car. Answer #2: Maybe the hospital near you was full?Answer #3: What reason did they give you for doing that?


Title: VA - Reckless Driving Ticket -- First ticket ever

Question: Hey guys, I was traveling from PA to NC (currently live in NC) and got stopped in Virginia for going 86 in a 65. I was going down a hill, flowing with traffic, and was an idiot by attempting to pass someone. The sheriff was at the right place at the right time for his purpose. I've been driving 9 years and have never gotten any sort of ticket or violation. What do you guys recommend? Get an attorney? Any hope of this getting reduced/thrown away?? If this happened in NC, I'd be aiming for a Prayer of Judgement, but VA does not have that. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Answer: You absolutely need to speak to an attorney. That's a criminal offense, not just a simple speeding ticket.Answer #2: Yes, get an attorney.  Some places in VA will jail you for this.


Title: Can I get a DUI in my off street parked car (MN) if the car has not been ran and I do not have an ignition key?

Answer: Don't do it. The Supreme Court of Minnesota ten years ago [upheld the conviction](https://www.thenewspaper.com/news/30/3030.asp) of a man sleeping while drunk in his parked car, setting the precedent that you can be convicted for simply being in an operable car, on or off.


Title: Was my friend in right to shoot two dogs who were killing his sheep herd?

Question:
First of all, this is in Estonia not in US.

A friend of mine shot two dogs on his property who were chasing sheep around and attacking them. When he got there, 3 sheep were dead already and some missing. His mother tried to shoo the dogs away but they got aggressive and the dogs started to growl and bark. His mother left the animal pen and the dogs continued chasing the sheep around. Next thing he did was take his hunting rifle and kill both of the dogs.
Afterwards he contacted the dog owners(seperate dog owners) and they came and took the dogs away. Now one of the owners is claiming that he had no right to shoot them and perhaps the dogs were just chasing the sheep around and the sheep were dead before.
My friend contacted the police before them and gave all the info he had. Now one of the owners is going to take their dog to getautopsy(?)done  to make sure their dog didn't attack the sheep ex. be in contact with blood and promised to make sure his hunting rifle and license gets taken away.

The rifle was legal, he has license for it.
What are the next steps he should take?

Answer:
 I can count the things I know about Estonian law on no hands.

IMO if there were dead sheep, then shooting the dogs that were apparently attacking was necessary.  In the US, the dog owner could be told to pound sand, and no way the farmer would lose his gun license, but the US has unusually strong gun rights.  Answer #2: Depends on the laws in Estonia.  I doubt anyone here would know much.  But in USA this would be a legal killing of the dogs.  Answer #3: No idea about Estonia, but if it *was* in the US, most places here he'd be covered, as dogs are considered property, and that property was on his property breaking his other property.

As far as generalities go regardless of the law, if he hadn't killed them, they likely would have come back the next time they got loose and killed the rest of his flock. Been there before.


Title: I have heard conflicting statements regarding requiring a doctor's note from employees who call off sick for their scheduled shift(s). I am employed as a manager for a corporate company in the United States, and this happens incredibly often.

Question:
I recently switched jobs but am in the same industry, as a manager, and both concepts I work(ed) for are corporate companies. I don't know if the "corporate" part is important, but have noticed they are more prone to be sued over this type of thing.

I have employees that call off sick on a weekly (or sometimes daily) basis. At my old company, we were always told that we could not require a doctor's note from the employee calling off sick, unless they stated their illness or symptoms could be contagious. We could then require a doctor's note stating they could RETURN to work without the danger of making other people ill. Another exception would be requiring new mothers to provide a doctor's note to state they are in physically no danger to themselves to RETURN to work. If employees abused calling off sick, we simply documented it, but had to wait until we had grounds for terminating before bringing up absences of any kind.

However at my new company, I've noticed the complete opposite. They require a doctor's note for EVERYTHING. Hurt ankle, stomach bug, migraine, etc. Even employees who show up to work but ask to be sent home because of some type of ailment, are required to provide a doctor's note. And most of the time, the note needs to state that they were seen by a doctor for that time period or date their shift was scheduled. So far I have not seen any repercussions of people who have failed to provide a doctor's note, but I am brand new to the company. I have already had a couple employees complain that they do not seek professional medical treatment because of the cost (with or without insurance).

I have googled this issue to death, and still can't find even a semi-clear answer. With more and more petty lawsuits being filed against companies like mine (and just doing the right thing) I'd like to know what I should be requiring as a supervisor.

Answer:
 First, this may depend on jurisdiction. States can impose additional privacy laws or employee protections.

At the federal level, there is nothing stopping an employer from requiring a doctor's note for every sick day. Temporary illness (classified as temporary disability) is not protected. The only requirement is that the employer treat temporarily disabled employees the same (e.g. pregnancy has to be treated the same as flu).

As a practical matter, there isn't much to be gained from such a policy. It just invites uneven treatment and enforcement. A lot of businesses prefer to institute a uniform policy of sick days.


Title: My small software business being sued for damages

Question:
 TLDR: I transitioned software I created for a company I work for into a company of my own registered as an LLC in Texas. I did not do very well creating a customer base and have been slowly losing money but the platform has worked well for my current employer and has given me the opportunity to get a well deserved raise. I have little to no personal wealth or assets after a long standing divorce 5 years ago and custody battle in Texas as a man(which I won). Now an old/current customer is suing my LLC for $2M. I have been trying to figure out since November how to shut the company down due to loss of revenue prior to the suit.

I own a small software LLC registered in Texas that was started after developing software for a company that I manage and work for still. The software is related to a hardware platform of devices such as fingerprint readers, bill acceptors, credit card readers, ect... the software I helped to design and make is used for self checkout purchases within a company's break room or other secure facility with known patrons.

The creation of the LLC was made with the goal to branch out from our single customer, the company I work for, and sell the platform with its monthly fees to other companies. This included visiting trade shows and selling the products. I am currently being sued by a customer for the original receipt of the kiosks sold and damages to the amount of $2M.

**Current financial state**

My issue is that this is one of few customers that we obtained and the only reason for me keeping the company open currently is that I had a personal feeling of obligation to the customers that did sign up with us. Currently my only cost of doing business is one technician that works from home and is currently making me operate at a slight loss due to the monthly revenue from the software fees being below his salary when you include taxes.

My personal wealth is practically nothing because I went through a divorce 5 years ago and spent what money I did have on private investigators and lawyers for custody of my children which I did gain. No money came from the LLC to pay this and besides some travel expenses for food and hotels while at trade shows I never spent any of the money coming in on anything personal. I also had fronted the company around $35k in cash over the 4 years running it to keep it afloat.

**Background of Plaintiff(From New York)**

One of the representatives of the company, a son of the owners, and one of the owners met me at a trade show for this particular industry where they were visiting the show looking at this exact type of product. They were with a man who was representing them as well as a consultant and commissioned sales agent under his own company. I later learned that I had spoken with this man previous to this meeting at the show on the phone during a short phone call months prior. All that was asked in the phone call was the pricing breakdown of the units at the time.

The son, who did most of the representation during the show and after, told me that they had done business with 2 other manufactures and software companies prior to looking for a new one and where in the process of suing one of the companies. I had never heard of the company they were suing and at the time the conversation made it sound like they were a 'fly by night' company looking to dump unfinished assets.

The company that they own in New York was looking to gain national contracts in Florida to install these types of kiosks at smaller locations where the revenue was at a certain price point in order to gain market shares that currently weren’t being targeted. Without getting into to much detail, I did not learn until later how they planned to structure this, as proposed by the consultant, and if I did I wouldn't have worked with them because it wouldn't have ever been profitable for the Plaintiff and would have had the signs of a scam by the consultant. The reason I mention this is the consultant is named in the filing as an 'industry expert'. He is also the same 'expert' to help them choose the 2 precious software vendors that didn't work out.

Initial meetings where followed up by many emails, a few short phone calls, and a visit to Dallas which is about a 5 hour drive for me; all free of charge of course. The notion that was being pushed is that they wanted to test our software and hardware first and start pushing it out to customers in the Florida and New York areas. Later, I found out that they were not operating these units themselves but instead managing the accounts, buying the equipment and paying the software fees, and contracting out the work to other people in Florida for a commission of 10%.

**The Expert**

The expert that is named in the filling made a lot of contact with me throughout the meetings with the New York company including what he referred to as “side deals.” I had a hard time communicating with the expert because they continued to introduce me to new potential clients both under the New York company and across the US. Every time the expert spoke with a potential client he would misquote them and sometimes even tell them there were zero fees. Eventually, after these came flooding in, I spoke with him and set the pricing straight and asked him to no longer share pricing with customers and allow me to quote people so that there was no miscommunication.

The expert also requested for kickbacks on the New York company’s installs later on and was trying to work out a deal with us for a large national bid that they were working on outside of the New York company. Even though the expert was quoting customers 0 fees, he was asking my company to pay him a range of fees per month from $30-45. Before we were aware of his misquoting we had discussed this as a potential for larger customers like the national one since the loss in revenue would be made up in volume.

The expert also had us pushed through on a large bid with a national company without our knowledge where we were bidding ourselves like all other companies, bring us to the final round where we presented in person. I did not find out until after the presentation I made, where one of the head chairs mentioned his recommendation to me verbally and told us that we had a 'substantial product'. The New York company at this time was only operating a few test units but all tests where going fairly well.

**Test Phase**

Initially the company bought 3-5 units where they placed them mostly in new York at first and were working closely with our company. The initial representative I met at the trade show was my only contact during the testing. We were met with a lot of praise for our system and the cost to deploy it and even had conversations where he told me that if we ever needed a recommendation they would give us as many as we could use.

Eventually the company felt comfortable enough to move forward and were also requesting us to convert software on existing machines bought from other vendors to our software. This is somewhat common across competitors in this sector and most companies will do it free of charge since almost all vendors utilize the same hardware except the PC and touch screen but are usually acceptable as long as there are minimum specs met. This leads me to wonder why the Plaintiff didn't do this on kiosks purchased from us if they were still planning to pursue the endeavor.

During the testing we were asked about resale contracts from this company as well as the ongoing ones from the expert. We told them that we could possibly give them a one time small finders fee but no ongoing revenue as it couldn't be budgeted. They requested a contract showing this fee which I wrote up but was never signed. I also sent over our standard TOS which explains things like the use of the hardware and costs involved as well as warranty. They kept refusing to sign the TOS by putting it off constantly.

**Fast Forward**

After about six months of testing and more units purchased for Florida including a botched install where internet was applied to the location and orders were being received on our end and asked to be shipped within a matter of days instead of the normal 3 week lead time. The Plaintiff started to have business issues of their own outside of our kiosks:

* Original contract companies dropped them because the sites installed where low volume sales and not profitable if paying a 10% commission
* A local sales representative hired in Florida was not making rounds or doing any service calls. This was relayed to me by the New York reps of the company and the Expert
* Locations were not being serviced at all and were given to another company that had to travel from another city to service and the compromise was a 0% commission
* The majority of locations brought in by the Expert where large under-performers

Plaintiff finally sold the 3 locations in Florida and kept one that they could not sell due to volume. They still operate 1 kiosk in New York and 1 in Florida and only a month prior to filing removed 2 of the kiosks in New York. Of those 3 in New York they were all under the same company but in different buildings so we assume they didn't lose the customer only removed the kiosks. We believe this might of been due to low volume and theft because the sales were below what they projected and a few tech support calls involved understanding inventory where they mentioned that a high amount of theft was happening.

**Complaints and findings**

* Fingerprint reader not working
   * Many of the kiosks where deployed with little to no training. During the registration process the customer registered their fingerprint 4 times and saves it. We found that many of the users where registering different fingers causing a bad save that was unreliable.
   * We suggested that these particular locations where there were issues, have the customers register again with training. We also recommended sending out a youtube video we made to show the correct process and post signage.
* Credit Card reader not working
   * Some complaints were common insufficient funds, bad reads, ect. We submitted this in email form to the customer showing them some issues. We also had 2 readers that began failing a few months into the install which we replaced at our cost and worked up until removal with one still installed.
   * The New York company claimed that based on watching video that users were not selecting credit card when adding funds and wanted the system to automatically know which payment option they were using. No other system in this market is doing this and it was an unreasonable request due to the nature of the type of payment systems and their software development kits.

**Plaintiff monetary claims**

* $12,500 to repair kiosks on site
* $11,000 to remove kiosks
* $200,000 in damages

Total suit is for $2M

**Background of our other customers**

* We operate kiosks in US, Mexico, and Peru and even have a very large customer that has revenue in the Billions that has been testing 4 units with us and is very pleased with the results.
* Our current yearly transactions on credit card is slightly over $750k for customers on less than 40 kiosks deployed currently.
* The company I work for generates $240k in sales on 10 kiosks a year and almost no technical issues

**Questions I have**

* Do I have to keep the company open while going through this suit?
* If I can close it and do so correctly in Texas, how does the suit continue since its against the LLC?
* I spoke with an attorney already and I was quoted around $7k just to start talking with the other side. I do not have this type of money currently but have to file an answer in 20 days. Is this a normal fee just for an answer?
* Is it possible to just disclose to the opposite side that this company is basically insolvent but present the facts as I stated above with some supportive evidence in order to just stop everything from proceeding?
Topic:
Business Law

Answer: This is way beyond free internet help. You can contact other lawyers in your area to get multiple wuotes and compare prices. But you absolutely need a lawyer, not Reddit.


Title: My ex father-in-law is suing me for guns he says I stole....what should I do?

Question:
I just got served papers at work. He is claiming I stole two guns valued at $1950 total.

To preface, I helped him a lot fixing vehicles, motorcycles, taking care of animals when he was out of town, etc. He would sporadically give me guns as a thank you. Several guns over the years. These two guns where some that he had given me and they had sat in my gun safe for more than 5 years. Possibly longer, I can't remember. I moved out from the house in January and divorce was final in April. To pay for the lawyer I sold almost everything I had including all my guns. I only kept the ones that were to be given to my kids someday.

Possible kink in this thing, He texted me a while back asking when he could come get his guns. I wasn't sure what guns he was talking about but told him that his guns would still be in the gun safe at the house. I wouldn't have touched any that were his. He named these two guns but at the time I was in a hurry and distressed and didn't process what he was saying before I told him they were in the gun safe.

So, He is suing me. Worst case it looks like I will have to pay that money. Best case I don't have to. What are my options?

Thank you.

Answer: Your options are to get a lawyer or don't get lawyer to answer that complaint, but you have to answer the complaint one way or the other. Not answering it is not an option.


Title: Hotel tenant restraining order against hotel manager

Question:
My wife has been the manager of a small (20-ish) unit hotel for about 15 years. This hotel is in California. This year, for the first time, we had to evict a guest (check in was November 2018) through the court system. We won the judgement, submitted the court filing, and the necessary sherif forms for them to complete the eviction process, which is set for July 2nd.

Yesterday, we received a stay of execution for the eviction, as well as a motion for a civil restraining order against my wife. We don’t believe the tenant has any legal recourse and this is a last-ditch effort to try and stay at the property. My question is, if for some reason the restraining order is granted, how does that affect my wife? Would she be breaking the restraining order by going to work? Is there any argument or statement she should prepare ( such as my wife being required to be on site when the sheriff performs the eviction, or that she’s worked there 15 years while the tenant has been there 7 months?

Answer:
 It will depend on the terms of the restraining order if its granted. If the wording is unclear, see an attorney to be sure. The hotel would not be responsible for making sure you understand the terms of a restraining order.

That said, yes, its a stupid attempt to "prevent" eviction. It never works. Even if the restraining order is granted the hotel or landlord just nominates a new agent and that person carries out the eviction steps. There is no one weird trick to prevent eviction.

Your wife's defense would be to address the allegations, challenge any statements that aren't true preferably with testimony and other evidence to that effect, and challenging the plaintiff's statements fails to meet the requirements to have a restraining order granted in the first place, and that the underlying purpose is a misguided attempt to prevent valid eviction order from being carried out. If the wife wants to be more prepared, see an attorney for consultation on specific things the wife should speak about in the hearing or have that attorney represent the wife. You will not get that money back for paying the attorney from the evicted. Wife can also act the hotel if they are willing to help her with the legal defense as well, but they don't have to.


Title: Covering up a justified homicide?

Question:
Is there a name/precedent case for the instance of someone covering up a justified homicide?

Let’s say Billy Bob (BB) kills an intruder in the middle of the night. BB lives in a “stand your ground” state, and has clear video of an armed intruder entering his home and facing the wrath of BB. However, BB is a busy man tending to his ranch and simply buried the body and cleans the mess.

Years later law enforcement finds out about this. What charges would Billy Bob be facing?

Edit: just asking because my friend and I were having a debate about this

Answer:
 At a minimum improper disposal of a body.  At a maximum murder.

That clear video may or may not be be legally sufficient to protect BB based on the entirety of his actions.  People have been convicted of murder in stand your ground states even with what they considered compelling video evidence of their innocence.


Title: My mother has surveillance video of someone vandalizing her store windows. Is planning on sending them the video and demanding $1,500

Question:
Hi, I just got off the phone with my mom. Someone vandalized the windows of her pet store last night. She uploaded stills from her security camera to our towns facebook page and someone was able to identify the guy that did it.

She is planning on sending this guy (through facebook i think?) the video of him vandalizing her windows and telling him that he owes her $1,500 to fix them. I told her "This guy doesn't have $1,500 and even if he did, he wouldn't give it to you." She said that she just wants to shake him up a bit.

My gut is telling me that this is a bad idea. What *should* she do?

Answer: Yea that’s an awful idea. Anybody that vandalized store windows likely does not have any money. She should notify the police, not much else to do. Maybe file an insurance claim for the damage or seek payment through small claims. Who knows maybe the person has parents that will pay. Answer #2: You can always send a demand letter as a prelude to a civil lawsuit, what you cannot do is say, give me $1,500 or I will call the cops.  The later would be blackmail and is illegal.


Title: If I buy a buy a copy of an artist's work from the artist, can I then use that art without licensing it?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Lol. No. That's not how that works at all. The artist still owns the intellectual property of the art. You're just able to resell the framed art you bought from them.

It does not mean, that if you buy a print of something, slap your name, and a bit of paint on it, that it can be sold over and over and over as "your art".


Title: Type 1 diabetic in a drunk tank for 7 hours while going into hypoglycemia

Question:
Thank you all for the time.  I was put into a drunk tank last night at 11 pm. I am a type 1 diabetic with an insulin pump that has a basal rate which automatically gives me insulin every hour. When I was in there, I pleaded for some help, I felt my blood sugar dropping to dangerous levels. I pleaded for hours, until I collapsed and could no longer bang on the door. I stayed on the ground yelling for sugar. I don't remember what happened after that. Tossing and turning in the cell. I took off my shirt because my body felt really hot, and then cold again. After numerous I remember waking up to the door cell opening and the officer had a sandwich and juice, which i simply devoured. This was 6 to 7 hours after intake.

I reside in Toronto, really wanted some input on this. There is a camera in the cell. Not sure if there is audio but convulsing on the ground pleading for sugar for hours is on there.

Once  again, I do appreciate the time, all to best to ya'll. Cheers.

Answer:
 >but convulsing on the ground pleading for sugar for hours is on there

If you had a seizure then someone should have noticed that. But, people in the drunk tank yelling at police and demanding stuff probably didn't seem unusual to them.

It does not sound like you have any damages to sue for but you could file a complaint if you like.


Title: Is this discrimination?

Question:
I (f/24) have been working at a small company (less than 30 people) for about 6 months. The commute to the office, with traffic, takes upwards of an hour (one way). The job itself also requires a lot commitment outside of the normal working hours- something that was brushed over in the interviews and made to seem like not a huge part of the job, but it is. In addition to this me and everyone else in my position are now being expected to do double the work that was originally assigned to us as part of a money-saving kick that management started a couple of weeks ago.

I have diagnosed anxiety and depression, and am being treated with therapy and medication. I have let my supervisor and the HR director (the only HR rep that we have) know this. The long drive combined with the time I spend working in the mornings and evenings and the new onslaught of procedures has made my anxiety really act up in the past 2 months or so. During this time I have twice requested from my supervisor that I be able to work from home once a week. Each time, she has brushed me off saying “that is not how we do things here” and refused to discuss any further.

Today, I had a massive anxiety attack on the way to work and called my supervisor (while crying) and told her that I would not be able to make it into the office, but would be able to work from home. She told me that I was not able to work from home today- and told me that I was required to take it as an UNPAID sick day, since I had used all of my sick time previously.

Is this legal? I requested accommodation twice and was denied, and now I am having my pay docked when I need time to deal with my anxiety.

TL;DR: Boss is docking my pay because of my panic attacks

Answer:
 If you have a diagnosed disability, you are entitled to reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Deciding on reasonable accommodations is an interactive process; you do not get to unilaterally declare what you need. Working from home may or may not be a reasonable accommodation, depending on the position and the office's needs. Getting more paid sick time than other employees is almost certainly not a reasonable accommodation.

Your commute to the office is entirely under your own purview.Answer #2: If you did not work, she does not have to pay you unless company policy allows you to use pto to cover sick time overages.

As for discrimination, she obligated to provide a reasonable accommodation if you requested it. Whether or not working from home is reasonable depends on your job description. For example a receptionist would probably not be able to work from home given her job description requires her to greet customers. Answer #3: Have you applied for an ADA accommodation?


Title: Found wood in packaged food

Question:
Hey everyone I bought a package of French fries from the store, came home, opened it up and cooked some in my air fryer. I dumped them on my plate and as I was eating them I found a small (2.5 inches long, >.25 inches wide) piece of wood (looks like it might be from a pallet) in my fries!

How should I go about getting proper compensation for this?!

Answer: Write to the company that makes the fries and ask for a coupon for a replacement package of fries.


Title: (FL) Underage sister is texting a guy she met online who may not be a minor anymore.

Question:
Throwaway here. A more detailed version was posted to /r/relationships but I was told this might be a better place.

I (26F) have a sister (14F). We don't really get along, but today I've found concrete proof that she has been sending sexts/sexually explicit pictures to a guy (17M) she met online. Long story short, they started talking to each other a year or so ago. Earlier in the year I saw a Skype chat between them with sexually explicit messages, and I looked through her phone today while doing something on it for her and saw sexually explicit pictures that she had taken (and presumably sent to him) and subsequently deleted (not from the recently deleted folder though). In their texts, I also saw a sexually explicit picture from the guy. He's also linked her to sexual content and used abusive language towards my sister as if he was roleplaying a dominant in a BDSM relationship. I don't know if this would be considered grooming, but I have a really bad feeling about it.

My sister and I live in Florida. I'm not sure where the guy lives, but from what I've read in their messages, he doesn't live in Florida.

It looks like under Florida law my sister could be charged with production of child pornography which carries with it the penalty of a fine/community service/educational classes. However, that's only for the first offense, and I have no idea how long she's been sending him these pictures. I'm heavily considering telling our parents about this, but there is a language barrier and also they can be pretty abrasive when it comes to parenting. I'm not sure if they'll seek legal action or not. If they do, I'm concerned what we can do to avoid legal fallout for my sister since she's so young, not to mention emotional/family drama. Personally I really **do not** want the relationship between my sister and this guy to continue and will happily use the law to end it, but I don't want to have her life wrecked in the process.

In addition, I'm not sure if the guy is 18 now. He was 17 when they started talking. Would that change anything about this situation?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer:
 >It looks like under Florida law my sister could be charged with production of child pornography which carries with it the penalty of a fine/community service/educational classes.

It would also be a violation of federal law.

Your best option is to talk to your sister and your parents.  Your sister can go to jail for this.


Title: He took my kids

Question: We've been separated for about 6 months, we haven't filed for divorce yet... and when I dropped the kids off at his place he took possession over them and won't hand them back... spoke to 2 cops and they said they can't do anything.... I need help.. I don't know what to do.... I'm from Pampa, Texas.

Answer:
 I'm assuming that the "he" in this story is the father of the children? If so, he hasn't broken any laws. That's why the cops won't get involved.

You need to finish the divorce and finalize the custody agreement. Without a custody agreement in place, he doesn't have to do anything.

E: You should really be talking to attorneys. Ask them about the possibility of a "temporary custody order" through the courts. That's likely to be the quickest solution for the immediate problem. Good luck!Answer #2: Get a divorce attorney ASAP and start filing for custody.Answer #3: Under "normal" circumstances, either parent can have physical custody of the children at any given time and no law is being broken.

What you would want to do is consult a divorce lawyer, who can tell you about filing for divorce and a temporary custody order if appropriate (this would be an order from the court that the children are to remain in your physical custody until the divorce proceedings are settled and a more permanent arrangement is put in place).
Answer #4: Absent a court order he did nothing illegal. You need to hire an attorney and file for custody/visitation. Answer #5: You need an attorney.