Title: [Chicago] charged with battery for accidentally touching someone on the upper leg while intoxicated in a dark room

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 If you've been criminally charged get a lawyer.

Normally to prove battery the prosecution will have to show that you knowingly made contact with the victim and either injured them or made contact of ["an insulting or provoking nature"](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/072000050K12-3.htm). If it was as cut and dry as you claim I'm surprised charges were even filed. It probably isn't as cut and dry as you've stated here. SO...

 Don't try to do this on your own. Cost will depend on the attorney. You can shop around. Most attorneys offer a free initial consultation.

Edit: Duplicate wordAnswer #2: Agree with /u/bornconfuzed.  Clearly the other side (victim, police, prosecutor) have a different view on what happened that night.  Definitely hire a lawyer or, if you cannot afford one, ask the judge to appoint a public defender.

Touching someone's *upper* leg.  Dark room.  Intoxicated.  Is it just a simple battery charge or are you charged with a sex offense?  If it's the latter, the advice of getting a lawyer goes double.

As far as your defense goes, gather the names, addresses and telephone numbers, and dates of birth for any witnesses you have and provide them to your attorney as soon as possible.


Title: Battered little sister stabbed in her neck by her boyfriend

Question: My sister is in the hospital right now after being stabbed by her boyfriend in the neck. Her collar bone stopped her from a fatal wound but she is unwilling to press charges against him. He is in jail right now for domestic violence but his bail is only $2500. His mom is trying to get him out right now and will probably have him out soon. Is there away I can make sure he never gets out and/or never hurts my sister again? This is not his first time hurting my sister and not even the first time he has stabbed her. I have tried to get my sister out of these circumstances for years. I believe she has Stockholms syndrome and won't listen to anyone and continues to push everyone but him away. For the sake of my sister please help me find a way to help my sister reddit. Thank you. I'm in Kansas

Answer: Hopefully the prosecutor will press charges regardless of whether your sister wants them to. Answer #2: If you have evidence it was him, make a police report.  Ultimately, she's going to make her own bad decisions and you can't help if she doesn't see the relationship for what it is.


Title: Moving truck impounded, who is responsible for the fees??

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: You got the truck impounded. Who else would be responsible for the fees?


Title: I signed a 3 month lease and now my landlord wants me to sign another one for a year, this time with increased costs. Is this legal? Toronto, Ontario.

Question:
I moved closer to my new job three months ago and negotiated a three month lease with my now landlord because that was the length of my probationary period. I wasn't sure if I would be kept on, or if I would want to stay and I didn't want to be locked into a year long lease.

The basement apartment I'm renting is a two bedroom and was initially on offer for $950/mo, utilities (Electricity, water, and internet) included. I actually applied to rent the single bedroom unit across the hall, but because there was an applicant willing to sign a year long lease for it, the landlord offered me the two bedroom at a discount of $150/mo because I have a good credit score. We talked about what I would do at the end of my three month term and I said staying another year was a possibility.

Now my three months are coming to an end. I am still employed, and I would like to go on to be a monthly tenant, but my landlord has other plans. He wants me to sign a year long lease and has given me three options.

1.  Begin paying 25% of the monthly utilities bill

2. Begin paying $100/mo. more for utilities

3. Begin subletting the second bedroom and pay $200 more/mo.

Is it legal for him to require me to sign a year long lease? Or can I refuse to sign it and become a monthly tenant? Because the first lease was only 3 months I'm unsure as to what my options are.

Answer:
 I am an Ontario landlord.

Are you in a fully separated apartment? That is, you aren't sharing a kitchen and bathroom with your apartment?

If so, you have the right under the Residential Tenancies Act to stay on as a month-to-month tenant. The landlord can ask you to sign a new lease, but you do not have to sign it and he cannot kick you out.

Moreover, he can ask you to increase your rent, but he cannot make you do so unless a) it's been at least 12 months since your last increases or the start of your tenancy, b) notice of increase is given in writing 3 months before the increase takes effect, c) the increase is no more than the guideline amount (1.6% for 2015) unless the building is newer than 1991 in which case there's no limit.

You can confirm all of this by contacting the Landlord and Tenant Board.  http://www.ltb.gov.on.ca

If you do NOT live in a fully separated apartment, the Residential Tenancies Act does not apply to you, and you can be asked to leave at the end of the lease.

Please note that Ontario is very different from pretty much everywhere when it comes to what happens at the end of a lease.


Title: [CA] stepfather keeps threatening my mother

Question:
Little backstory is important.
We obtained our green card (mom and her son (me)) through marriage with him. He has started drinking last months more and more and he is just gettibg more aggressive. We don't know what to do. This morning he threatened my mother and she was able to record it. He said he is going to her work place and drag her out and that today we will see who he really is. I'm currently in my car couple blocks to where I live and I'm scared I don't know what to do. This isn't the first time he blows up but I just can't keep it. He keeps threatening my mom since we got our greencard from him and we want to stay here ( they've been married for almost 5 years).
I'm afraid to escalate but how am I supposed to sleep knowing he is living in the same place as us?

How can I protect my mom's and I's status? He keeps saying he will say the marriage was a sham (it wasn't). How hard is it to win if he does this (we do have photo evidence and many people that can probably testify).

I'm sorry This is probably not the right place to have a meltdown but I can't keep pretending this isn't happening. I know this will make it way harder for us financially(if he leaves) but at least we can sleep fine

Answer: Your status should be fine after 5 years of marriage. If you are fearful, you can phone the police and make a report of his threats. Answer #2: Look up some domestic violence or immigration non-profits in your area. Not sure where in CA you are, but there are quite a few organizations that help in this exact situation. It happens more than you think. There is definitely help out there to help you navigate this situation. I hope you stay safe.


Title: Sprint did not properly secure/protect my account. Security breach led to attempted extortion, lost data, and lost wages. Do I have a case?

Question:
Country: USA

State: Tennessee

County: Washington

I'll try to make this as brief as possible.

EDIT: LOL. I missed 'brief' by a few paragraphs.

TL;DR: Sprint let some jackalope make changes to my account without proper authorization. Sprint lied about it, tried to cover it up, acknowledged it, refused to make my account more secure, and ultimately lied about it again. I ended up out of business due to a domino effect from the security breach.

The story: Welcome to the world of David, a small business owner. I perform small-time virus removal and local Bitcoin trading under a sole proprietorship. I use Sprint for my phone needs. My business line is on my personal Sprint account because Sprint's representatives assured me that was okay.

Time travel: February 26, 2016. Close to 9PM. I am conducting a late night repair and facilitating trades. I get a message on Facebook from my fiancee - an elderly woman answered my phone when she called me. Odd. Within minutes I receive a notification on my that I am kicked out of my Google account ("Account Action Required"). What the hell is going on here? Has somebody ported my numbers? I use a non-account phone to call my business line. "The line two customer you are trying to reach is not available.." What? I'm sprint. I call my personal phone. Same message. Something crazy is going on. I take business security precautions (within minutes, all onhand BTC are routed to secure storage accessible only from a bootable USB drive) while I figure it out. I call Sprint. "What the hell is going on?" No real answer. I am assured that both my phones are fully functional. I travel to Walmart and purchase a prepaid to communicate warnings to customers since I have no earthly idea what is going on. I call my phones from the prepaid until I get an answer. Elderly woman, Hispanic/Filipino presumably.  She hangs up at the sound of my voice. The time of day bleeds past midnight.

My business line lights up like I'm receiving a message. To my horror, I'm not. The phone, which is linked directly to the now compromised email account mentioned before, is hit with a Google Lock & Erase request. It's confirmed: I have been pwned. Business records, chat logs, credentials, Google Authenticator....all burn down in front of me. A few minutes later, I receive a text on my prepaid from an unknown number. 'hi'. I reply, 'I believe you have something of mine.'. Their response: 'send 1BTC (approx. $420 at the time of contact) and I will give account back and stop the port'. I refuse to pay. Much back and forth. I fall asleep, defeated.

February 27, 2016:  Sprint chalks it up to a 'phone virus' and has my other phone wiped without warning. There goes the REST of my data. They claim all is working. Of course, that's not the case. I end up in the hands of a representative who is keen enough to notice I have Call Forwarding activated on two lines. It is removed. All goes back to normal for my phones. I demand information on when it was added. Not given. I demand to know who added it. Unknown. It takes repeated (recorded) calls and emails to various levels of Sprint's customer service / fraud teams to finally have transcripts of all communications sent to me.

February 28: I piece it all together. I gave you the play by play first for perspective, since this is a unique circumstance. Here is what happened: Unauthorized individual gathers basic information from public trader profiles (email, contact number). Unauthorized individual contacts Sprint via the eCare team with a request. In the first chat, individual fails verification procedures and doesn't get assistance. This is not notated on the account.  Individual creates a second chat window within seconds. They are unable to verify name, email, password, pin, best friend's name. They are speaking in broken (think Google Translate) English. Representative invites a 'Supervisor' to the chat and allows a one-time verification method of the last 4 of SSN. A random collection of 4 digits is presented, distinctly different than any number found in my Sprint account, but the representative grants access regardless - negligence. The perp activates Call forwarding on one line after getting verified. This chat is not notated on the account.

From there, the perp attempts an email password reset with phone authentication. Oh no! He forwarded on the WRONG NUMBER. The perp contacts Sprint again and - with no verification - asks for Call Forwarding on the other line. The request is granted without verification. This chat is not notated on the account.

I'm sure you can piece together the story from there.

My major exchange accounts, linked to authentication codes stored across my devices, are inaccessible for exactly 14 days. This puts a standstill on business and - based on simple comparison to 14 day averages - I lost $1,972.18 in profits over those 14 days.

Late March: After over 10 calls, voicemails, and unfulfilled callback promises, I speak with Sprint's fraud management team. I demand a fulfillment of Sprint's contract - specifically, I demand that moving forward my account is secured by the provisions outlined in our mutual agreement. They apologize, acknowledge the attack, and offer no assistance beyond a 'sincere apology'.

Fast forward to now: I have send a notice of dispute with an intent to take the case to Small Claims. a representative contacted me and stated the Fraud Management team was unable to 'substantiate my claims of any unauthorized access'. I was offered an ETF-free end of service. I kindly declined.  After over 40 hours of phone time handling lies, misinformation, and incompetence combined with the strangulation and slow death of my business due to the loss of business, I realized I want damages.  I'm now drafting documents to take this to Small Claims Court (General Sessions Court).

Now...I know that legal and right don't always line up...so I come with open arms to the Reddit world of wonders. Does it sound like I have a case? My thoughts are in the Consumer Protection Act (account security measures being the service falsely advertised and executed) but I don't know. I feel like I'm owed for their negligence, deceit, and complete mishandling, but the law can be a tricky thing.

Answer:
 You need to trim this down.

It's very unlikely sprint is responsible for your lost profits unless you had such an agreement in place beforehand, and even then they're generally not responsible for criminal acts by a third party. Your beef is with the guy extorting you.


Title: Bank error causing me problems

Question: OK. So this stems from a Credit Card issue. I'm not someone who goes crazy with credit cards. The balance on my credit cards is generally paid off each month and rarely exceeds two hundred dollars. This past winter someone got a hold of my credit card number and charged a hotel and cab fare in London. I have never been to London. I contact my credit card company and the charges were deemed fraudulent. I got a new credit card number and the card was refunded the fraudulent charges. I remember talking with the guy on the phone and I was told that the card now had a positive balance (above my normal limit) because he said I'd paid off some of the fraudulent charges. This was in December. Every thing seemed fine until I opened up my most recent statement and all of a sudden I have a 166 dollar debt even though I had paid off the balance and hadn't used my card in a few months. I called them about the charge (as I hadn't used my card in months) and they said that that was because they had double refunded me before and I owed them the money back. I told them that I had asked them when it happened about how much I had been refunded (they were not very clear the first time in December and it took a few minutes for them to actually get across that I did not in fact owe them money, but instead had extra money on the CC) and basically said I had some extra money on the account, Merry Christmas. The phone operator this morning said there is no way that that would happen and that I still owed them the 166 dollars back due to this incident. This seems like an error on their part that took SIX months for them to rectify and then they tried to sneak it by me as a re-bill on a credit card statement. It doesn't seem right. Does anyone have any advice as to how to handle this situation? This bank has been jerks to me for years and I'm sick of this kind of crap.

Answer:
 1.  Go online.
2.  Log into your account.
3.  Check your transaction history and see if in fact you were double refunded.


Title: For you actual lawyers, paralegals, police officers, and other legal professionals, is it: pleaded, pled, or plead?

Question:
Which is legally correct?

To my ear, "pled" sounds the best, but I have been told that "pleaded" is technically correct (the best kind of correct). But in a CNN.com article I read the other day, they used "plead" as the past tense.

So, which is it?

To reduce the workload for the already overworked and underpaid public servant LocationBot whom we all appreciate and respect, my location is anywhere in the English-speaking world, including the US or UK or Canada or NY or CA or FL or WA, but never MO. *I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah!*

Answer:
 AP Stylebook is the style guide for every reporter.  "It's plead, pleaded, pleading.  [Do not use the colloquial past tense form, pled."](https://twitter.com/apstylebook/status/588725115199815680)

Lawyers are not grammarians

[Other ammunition for both sides](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/pleaded-vs-pled/)
Answer #2: Both pleaded and pled are standard. Many people say pled is the preferred usage, and pleaded is the standard form, but the truth is that searches of cases in Westlaw will show that both are used regularly and interchangeably.

[Here's a good read on the matter](http://abovethelaw.com/2011/12/grammer-pole-of-the-weak-pleaded-v-pled/).


Title: [TX] Do public schools have the right to discipline you for talking about a rumor?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: It's an internal discipline issue with the school. Not a legal issue.


Title: They never told me I was fired, ask me to do a shift in an emergency, haven’t paid me.

Question: I started in November doing minor construction and cleanup as the hotel was being built, transitioned into night audit just before opening and that continued for ~8 weeks. The hotel wasn’t filling up, they decided to fire half of the housekeeping department, the other half was upset and walked out leaving one housekeeper. They told front desk we would need to help out by doing laundry. I told them I’d do it for a week, I did laundry for the next 2 weeks before stopping abruptly(housekeeping was back to full). They yelled at me, then put me down to part time, then stopped giving me hours(name still on schedule), then stopped emailing me the schedule. Texted them saying what days I’m available, no response. 3 weeks later I get a call asking if I can do a shift that night, I do it. 1.5 later I get the same call, do it again. This week they tell me I’m needed for 3 nights, I agree to do it. I just checked the HR website we use, I was fired after they stopped emailing me. I was never paid for the one shift I helped them with(well past when I should have been paid) and I’m not on any of the time clock punch ins. I only found out last night, I’m still supposed to do a shift tonight.

Answer: Stop going in. File a waige claim


Title: Police issued me a speeding ticket while I was on my couch

Question:
My wife went to work at 1030 this AM. She called on FB messenger to tell me she needed me to send a pic of our insurance card, as she got pulled over. We messaged back and forth, and eventually they wrote her a ticket for 160 for doing 18mph over.

When she got home at 1500, I checked the ticket out. It's in my name. My DL#, DOB, all of it. The car is registered to me, but I wasnt present. I was home with our toddler. She didnt have my wallet. I'm curious if they can make me pay this ticket?

Answer: There’s a way you can play this out in court in a way that isn’t deceptive. Show up to court and tell the judge you weren’t there, and that cop didn’t pull you over. It’s likely the cop will be there in court. He’ll likely look puzzled and not recognize you although he likely doesn’t recognize any of the people he’s ticketed weeks/months after. At the end of the day the officer is charged with proving it was you, the signatures could help?


Title: Ex has daughter - what to do [UK]

Question:
hey reddit,

my ex currently has my daughter and he doesn't want to give her back to me, only whenever he feels like it. I work full time, he never worked in his entire life and he lives with his uncle. Daughter is 21 months old and I haven't seen her since this Christmas. Uncle took her with him on holiday without me knowing it beforehand. Ex never updates me whether she's doing okay or not. social services has been contacted but they believe the situation isn't critical enough despite the fact that they've been told how uncle acts around her (he showers and sleeps in the same bed as her)

Mediation failed and lawyer sent ex a letter saying he needs to give her back before the 24th of this month or else I have to go to court. This will cost me between 2000-3000 pounds, something I currently don't have.

Advice would be  highly appreciated!
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Do you currently have a custody agreement set up? Do you qualify for Legal Aid?

If not, I'd start begging and borrowing to get that money together to get your daughter back.

What were the circumstances in which he ended up with your daughter?


Title: [MS] Landlord threatening to press charges over missing rent

Question:
Hey, I went overseas for the summer and my roommate said she was going to get someone to cover the 2 months for my share of the rent of the apartment. The person covering the rent flaked at the last minute, so the rent wasn't covered.

I didn't pay the rent for the 2 months, and now my landlord has been leaving me messages and e-mailed threatening to take me to court for the missing rent. It's around $500.

It's the last 2 months of the lease.

When I applied for the lease, he only took down my name, e-mail, and phone number.

Could he press charges for the missing rent?

Answer: He can sue you.   That’s not the same as pressing charges.


Title: Ex GF just broke into house and assaulted me.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Also stop thinking "mom state...no rights" your lawyer (whomever you choose) will help make sure your rights are upheld in regards to visitation

At this point everything you do you need to look at from the view point of what's best for the child, that might include playing nice/cordial with mom (or at least not picking fights...which it sounds like you may have started by telling her to not contact you any more that it should all go through a lawyer you don't quite have yet) and definitely not fighting around the kiddoAnswer #2: Sorry to have to tell you this but your situation is going to get very ugly. Your ex will likely say and do things you didn't think the mother of your child was capable of. Guess again. You MUST lawyer up, get the police involved, and go for the jugular...because she will.


Title: Suspected domestic violence. Not sure if there's anything I can do or if its my business to even do anything [Ohio]

Question:
I've been babysitting for this family for about a month. The dad/husband was never there when I first started but now he's home almost every time I'm over. I don't like to jump to conclusions about people who i barely know but he seems like a very angry person. He'll ramdonly yell and curse at them for no reason, regardless if I'm standing there or not. About a week ago he had a fit and started throwing things. My family is far from perfect so I was trying not to judge, but now I'm about to quit because its gotten that ridiculous.

Yesterday when I was over there it was just me and the kid (both parents were out ) and i was getting him another pair of clothes because he had spilled something on his, when he started crying. He wouldn't take off his dirty shirt and when i asked him why he told me he didn't want me to see his back. It took a little reassuring him before he let me and I am not exaggerating when I say there were bruises all over his back. He told me his dad did it but not to tell him or his mom because he'd get in trouble. I asked him if he does anything to his mom andhe told me he hits her.

I don't think I would be able to live with myself if I didn't tell someone, but a part of me is doubtful because I'm not sure if it would be my business or if I'm exaggerating. Maybe I don't even have enough evidence, or jumping to conclusions. But the way he is toward them and how they all are silent and jumpy around him I'm probably right?

Answer:
 Call CPS. Tell them what you told us, and they can take it from there.Answer #2: Ditto - call CPS please.

It's their job to investigate - you don't need to be certain, you don't even need to be right.   You're suspicious, and that's enough.Answer #3: If a child is being beaten it IS your business. What if your husband/boyfriend was beating YOUR child and you didnt know what would you want your babysitter to do? Would you want her to stay out of it because it's none of her business and let the child continue to be beaten ?? Call CPS immediately. If you don't do something to protect/rescue this child, who will?


Title: University Claims Program to be "Fully Accredited," but It Actually Isn't in My Subject

Question:
Hello people,

I am a non-accounting major pursuing a master's in accounting so I attended a post baccalaureate program to get some introductory courses out of the way before hand. I picked the professional school of a very prestigious university (similar to Harvard Extension) as I thought I'd get better quality education and a better name on my transcript.

Fast forward to today, I was very happy to be matriculating into a good master's program this fall until.... I was told that the university I did my post bacc at isn't actually accredited in accounting. Therefore grad school is not accepting those credits and I'd have to redo all of them.

I am very pissed off right now since the post bacc school advertised themselves as "fully accredited" and I only paid the extra $$ (they are a lot more expensive than other local schools) for their courses because I trusted their reputation. Is there any legal recourse I can take to ask for compensation for lost tuition and time spent in their classes or do I only have myself to blame for not doing more research? I understand there are a lot of different accreditation systems, so I'm not sure if they can actually get away with calling their program "fully accredited" without it being accredited in accounting....

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

TL, DR: Post Bacc program claimed courses to be "fully accredited" while they don't have accreditation in accounting..... so now accounting grad school is not accepting those credits. Can I sue them?

UPDATE: Please let me clarify that my grad program is definitely both regionally accredited AND AACSB accredited. The issue at hand is where I did my post bacc. I agree that I should have looked into it more, but like I said I didn't major in accounting my undergrad so it's hard to know what you don't know.

I definitely understand that not all programs are the same, which is why I chose a prestigious university instead of something like DeVry or Phoenix. I didn't know about all the fancy accreditation systems in accounting so I assumed (stupidly) that a reputable school would have all of their ducks in a row. All I knew is that the CPA is the golden standard in accounting, and my post bacc school IS recognized by the state's CPA board of examinations.

Thank you for your help, I am looking into an attorney who might be willing to give a free consultation or a legal clinic to see if I even have a case and if the potential gain outweighs the costs.

Answer: we're they accredited by a different standard? did they specify that this specific class was?


Title: Wisconsin full time employee works almost 60 hours each week and forced to stay late each day..

Question:
I'm asking for my boyfriend.  I did some searching for similar questions but could only find answers for salaried employees.

My boyfriend gets 2 days off each week,  but is often asked to work those days as well.  He works usually 11-14 hour shifts the other 5 days.  His schedule regularly has him scheduled for something like "6:30am to 5pm" but he will be told he's not allowed to leave until certain duties get finished.  This usually means staying for 1-3 hours past his shift. They also frequently have him work  a 13 hour shift ending at 11pm and have to be to work again at 6:30. There's a 30 minute commute,  so it's really draining.

**Are there any Wisconsin laws about full time employees being made to work too many hours in a week? At what point can he tell them he needs sleep and leave?**

We just want to look at this before deciding he needs a new job.  Thank you!

Answer: Breaks are not required in Wisconsin.  Unless he's in an industry like trucking which limit the number of hours you can drive there is no limit to how long he can work. He can leave anytime we wants to; slavery is illegal. But they could legally fire him.


Title: Injured at work missing some digits. Where do I start?

Question:
Hello I was injured at work Saturday. And went to the ER and had surgery. I am doing ok now and I am beginning my healing process. But I do not know what I should do from here on out. I am sure I need to fill out some workmans comp paperwork soon. I am not currently fired. I am very lost. I know my work is performing an incident review. I know my doctor wants me out. I am certain he is going to want to be paid soon. And I know I will have bills soon too.

If you all can point me into a direction it would be appreciated.

Edit:Location is Usa, De

Answer:
 >I am sure I need to fill out some workman's comp paperwork soon

That is what you are going to have to go through since this was a workplace incident. Talk to someone in your HR about filing a workman's comp claim


Title: Mortgage company asking for people to appraise my home

Question: I have a Vendor's Lien deed and I live in Alabama. I make payments to a company that owns the house. The house is in my name and I pay the taxes on it. I received a voicemail yesterday from the mortgage company asking me to call and make an appointment with them so that an appraiser can come over and take pictures. They will also need to come inside to take pictures of the house so I will need to take off work to be there. Is this normal? Can I refuse to allow them to appraise it?

Answer:
 Whose the benefit of the appraisal for?  It sounds like the company who holds the deed to your property is trying to obtain a mortgage of some sorts.

You should look at your ownership agreement and see what requirements you have (if any) about giving the company or their representatives access.


Title: Guilty by association?

Question:
Hello, I have a question about laws regarding Marijuana.

So, let's say that I currently live with some friends that like to smoke Marijuana, although I myself do not..

Would I be in danger of catching a charge in the event that the police came, and found Marijuana in the house while I was there?

Let it be known that I currently live in a state where Marijuana is currently still illegal in all forms.

I suppose I am only wondering if they care about whether or not I am partaking in the activity, or if it doesn't matter and either way I will be in trouble.

Any constructive response, story, or otherwise is welcome!

Thanks!

Answer: Cops can pin anything on you in your situation if they want to, even if your friends try to shoulder the blame.  Get a lawyer with experience in this area, if it happens.


Title: (CA) friend with pending charge.. How does she play it and how will it affect her career?

Question:
She wants to be a crime scene investigator.

She was doing private strip shows.. was sent to a place and the guy kept pressuring her for sex. she kept saying no, wanted to get out of the situation, said yes but I have to go get condoms and planned on not returning.

Problem was, it was a sting.

I feel like if she fought it, she'd win, but itd cost her a fortune. She makes good money and could probably afford it, but I dont want to put her in a huge hole. I know that when working for the government, expungement is practically irrelevant, but then again I dont know how clean of a record you need to investigate crime scenes and it seems unrelated to super red flags pertaining to the job.

Any advice?

Answer:
 Of *course* this is going to present red flags when she goes to get a job.

Jobs within the criminal justice system do intensive background investigations.  This will include, at a minimum, reading the full report made by the arresting or charging officer(s).  So what they have to say is going to have an impact on the agency doing the hiring.

And the excuse of "no, you've got it all wrong... I was just a stripper!" is not going to play very well in an interview.

Unrelated:

What kind of "crime scene investigator" does she intend to be?

The job that you see on CSI does not exist. It is divided into three jobs almost everywhere.

* Generally, the people who collect the evidence are police officers- they get hired, they go to the academy, and after a few years they transfer to a crime scene unit.

* The people who interview suspects are detectives- they are also cops who spend time in uniformed patrol for several years prior to being able to get that job.  They investigate the case, but may not do very much with the evidence.

* The people in the lab are not cops.  They generally have degrees in biology or chemistry and analyze the evidence.  But they stay in the lab, and don't ever go out into the field to collect evidence or otherwise investigate.


Title: Robbed while traveling for work

Question:
Background:
I live on the east coast (NY), and work for a company on the west coast (SF). I work on-site for 1 week every 1-3 months.

Normally I will fly in Monday morning, but occasionally I'll come/leave 2-3 days early/late so for some extra time in the city.

Issue:
On a recent visit, I road-tripped from the midwest to the west coast. Company paid for my ticket from the east coast to the midwest, so knew I was doing so.

I arrived in the city where my company is located, and my friend's car was broken into and all my belongings that I wasn't wearing were taken. This happened on a Sunday afternoon, so had I flown this is a time I'd normally be in the city, if that matters. The theft included a work laptop, and a weeks worth of clothing.

I was issued a new laptop and told they had insurance against that, but never given anything for my personal items.

Do I have a right to ask to be reimbursed for replacing said items? Finance person was pretty rude about it, and told me to pursue my friends car insurance company.

I have no interest in pursuing legal action as I love my job, but it was a lot of money to repurchase everything. I did file a police report FWIW.

Answer: You had your shit in a friend's car and weren't at work or working at a time. Your company is not even remotely liable for this.


Title: My ex wife has legally kidnapped my daughter

Question: So to keep a very long story short. I live in Oklahoma. My ex-wife for the second time has accused me of molesting my daughter. This is after she gave me custody after the first time. She has broken several parts of the custody agreement. My concern is that i got her into a local magnet school and she might lose her place. Is there a legal way to keep her from losing her  place at this school

Answer: Accusations of molestation and child custody are far far beyond help from random strangers and well into get a lawyer territory.


Title: Attempting to get an MIP dismissed in Michigan

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Right or wrong, your refusal to take the PBT is going to cast doubt on your claim you weren't drinking.Answer #2: PBT or no PBT, the officers can still have evidence of your consumption of alcoholic beverages if you were drinking.

Odor of alcohol on your breath or about your person alone might be enough, to say nothing of slurred speech, bloodshot/watery eyes, problems with balance, etc.

If the officer can testify that you appeared to have been drinking (with specifics), then  you can be convicted of MIP based on those facts.

This isn't getting dismissed, I don't think.  And I have no idea how a jury will see it or what they'll do.

But if *I* was on the jury, I'd be thinking, "If I was stone cold sober and accused of being drunk, I would take the PBT to allow for evidence of my innocence to be on record."

I think the refusal may hurt you pretty badly here, and the cost of an attorney may outweigh the cost of the MIP fine.Answer #3: > How strong do you think my case is for a dismissal?

Dismissal as in by the judge and without a trial? Weak, as in nonexistent.

> If it goes to a jury trial, in your opinion, what do you think the outcome will be?

A conviction.
Answer #4: I'm confused as hell as to why people who claim to have not been drinking would refuse so adamantly to take a breathalyzer test.  If someone can clear that up for me, I'd really appreciate it.


Title: Pulled over in WA - cop got too personal. What are my options?

Question:
Pulled over at 2:30 am for alleged speeding, 2 miles from Oregon border in Washington. I believe it was Washington State highway patrol. Immediately asked for license, within one minute he came back and asked me to step out of the vehicle. He said my eyes were red and needed me to do field sobriety tests. He was shining a light in my eyes already so I said he could look at my eyes and breathalyze me since I hadn't drank a beer in two days and don't use marijuana. He wanted me to do more field sobriety tests like walking etc which I declined due to sitting and driving for two hours and not feeling comfortable balancing/doing weird calisthenics on the side of the highway.

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Anyway, I was asked a bunch of oddly personal stuff. He made me tell him if I have any physical ailments. He wouldn't drop the subject and I told him about my history of congenital blood clots and spinal injury. He said he needed to know if i use prescription drugs, which kind, and if they are in the vehicle. I responded yes but not narcotics. He made me tell him that I take an SSRI, the name of it (welbutrin) , and why I take it (depression), how much, and when. I also take adderall and why/when. From there we did a 5 minute follow-the-pen while shining a flashlight in my eyes routine.

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He let me back in my car and said that the SSRI I am taking is in the same drug category as alcohol, which is why he was concerned. He said he was a trained drug detection officer, and that he sees people all  the time who take their welbutrin and are stumbling around like theyve had a few beers, or their eyes are "shuttering" or stuttering while following the pen. I asked him "my anti depressant is a depressant?" and he said "well, yes some anti depressants act as a depressant like you got a good buzz going, you know what i mean". This is categorically wrong, dangerous to tell people, and I feel a huge hipaa violation. Why the hell does he need to know my diagnoses for mental health meds?

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I want to file a complaint but need to know if what he asked me for is standard practice. Thank you.

Answer:
 There is no HIPAA violation and the officer was trying to see if you were impairedAnswer #2: If a police officer thinks you are impaired, he is allowed to ask questions.  As far as a HIPAA violation,  he is not a medical professional so it does not apply at all.

You can call the state police (or go to their website) and find out the procedure for filing a complaint; but filing a complaint  is unlikely to do anything.


Title: My room mate screamed at me to get out of the house, tried to start a fight with me, and made threatening gestures to try and get me to hit him. Police said they couldn't do anything. True? Oregon

Question:
So, this happened about a month ago so it's really too late now, but I wanted to clear this up because it seemed weird to me.

My old room mate went crazy, lost his job, and became an alcoholic. He would start screaming at me over nothing so I would try and avoid him as much as possible. I didn't feel it was safe to move my stuff out while he was still living there, so I asked me landlady for a prorated extension so I could stay 10 days extra after the lease was up. On the day he was supposed to move out (and he agreed to),  he said he was going to stay 10 extra days too just to fuck me over. I called my landlady and emailed her but she never responded. I later found out she was on vacation.

The next day I took pictures of the common areas to show that his stuff was still here and how he had left it filthy. Room mate saw this and started screaming at me that taking the photos without his consent was illegal and that he was going to sue me if I didn't delete the pictures. I said no and he started screaming at me to get out of the house over and over again. At this point I was pretty frightened since he is obviously crazy and is a tall dude while I am a medium sized woman. He started cursing me out then got up about 2 inches from my face and screamed "HIT ME! HIT ME!" over and over again. He waved his hands around my head while doing this like he was going to hit me. Eventually he turned around and left.

I called the police non emergency line and they told me there was nothing they could do, because he hadn't verbally threatened me. They said that behavior is only threatening if they SAY something threatening you. They said someone could be waving a baseball bat at you but unless they say something like "I'm going to kill you" then it isn't a crime. This seems strange to me because if my room mate pointed a gun at me screaming "get out of this house", wouldn't that be some kind of crime? I can't see how that could be legal.

Answer:
 You were misinformed.

>  He waved his hands around my head while doing this like he was going to hit me.

This is ~~textbook assault~~ not assault, but could be considered menacing. Thanks to /u/TenjonMac.Answer #2: I'm not a lawyer or in law enforcement. However,  call the police station directly to explain the situation and make it clear you fear for your safety. Normally they will send an officer to be present when you take your things.

I had a friend do this recently while leaving a roommate's home and she made it clear to the officer she feared retaliation. The officer actually came to check on her each day for about a week after just to make sure she was ok. :) They are here to help protect us. I'm not sure about the cops where you are but it doesn't hurt to ask.


Title: Actions against a title IX Violating coach?

Question: I'm on the boys cross country team at my high school in minnesota, and we see the coaches repeatedly through out each season purchasing extra clothing and other items (shoes, food, massages, bright pink uniforms etc.) for only the girls varsity team. I'm on boys varsity, and we've received none of these things. I'm not sure if this is the correct sub for this, but many of the boys on the team, (just about all 70 of us!) have grown frustrated over their unfair treatment. What actions can we take as a team to confront the coach?

Answer: Title IX compliance is extremely complex. The boys and girls cross country teams, for example, do not necessarily need to be treated equally. There is a good chance that the extra purchases for the girls team is an attempt to balance out spending for the football team.


Title: Minor when father died and trying to collect life insurance proceeds

Question:
Ohio resident and applicable law here.

Was a minor when father passed away. Am now in young 20's. Insurance co says past notice and proof period. What do I do?

Answer:
 Were you a beneficiary to the insurance policy?Answer #2: If you want anyone to help you, we need a lot more information here!  For starters:

How many years ago did he die/how old were you at the time of his death?

Who was your legal guardian at the time of his death?

How did he die?  Were the circumstances suspicious?  Was it a medical reason, accident, murder, suicide, etc?  For many policies, manner of death affects payout.

Why are you only going through this process now?  If being a minor was an issue, why did you wait until your 20s instead of dealing with this when you were 18?


Title: My ex lied about deleting sexually explicit photos of me and now they're on the internet.

Question: I was contacted by some random person on facebook about pictures of me, and he sent them to me as proof. Apparently they were put on a website along with my name. These are pictures (from 2-3 years ago) I know we took together. I contacted my ex for the first time since we broke up 2 years ago. His explanation is his phone was stolen, and the person must've found them and my name in my ex's phone. I can't prove that my ex posted them, but I have confirmation over text that I asked my ex both during and after the relationship that I had asked him to delete them, and he falsely said that he did. Is what my ex did illegal?

Answer:
 How on earth would the 'thief' who posted the pics have been able to connect your full name in the contacts list (presumably the random person who found you on facebook wouldve needed your full name to find you!) with pictures of you on a phone?  Most people don't write their SO's full name in the contact list!

This definitely sounds like revenge porn, take it to the police.Answer #2: It's not illegal to lie about deleting files.

However revenge port is illegal in a number of states but is defined differently in different states( hint hint, you need to post your state, your ex state, and what states you were in when these posts were made of different)


Title: My employer said the they could not afford to pay payroll and has not given a date as to when they will do so, what should I do and what are my rights? (New Mexico)

Question:
My employer has informed all of their employees that they cannot afford to make payroll. They have not given a specific date as to when we will be getting paid.  I cannot afford to not be paid, I am living pay check to pay check and I have begun searching for a new job. I just want to know what my rights are as an employee if I do not get paid?

These are the details I know, employer took out daily payment loans and is in a lot of debt the business has been incredibly slow, paychecks have been delayed previously but only by a day and my employer has always given us a date that we will get paid. This is the first time the employer has outright stated that we will not be getting paid and has not given a date. The employer has stated that we should continue to work as normal and that we are all responsible for business success. I am not sure what to do, should I demand payment? Should I wait and see whether or not I am paid? This has me really stressed out and I would like to have a plan of action that is appropriate for the situation.

Answer: File a wage complaint, get your resume in order and start looking for a new job. :\


Title: Fake Goods at a brick and mortar location

Question:
Hey,so i was sold a fake otterbox from a cellairis store within a walmart,but the receipt says NO RETURNS. Is there anything i can do about this to get my money back since it was blatant false advertising? I know its not a large sum of money (52$) but im in college right now so its a big deal to me. ANY help would be greatly appreciated! This all happened in Marietta,Georgia.

Edit:[The box in question](http://imgur.com/a/dJ66D)... [and a little closer](http://imgur.com/a/aHrFc)

Answer:
 Was it advertised as an official Otterbox product? You can report the seller to Otterbox as I'm sure they'd be interested to know somebody is selling counterfeit products.

You technically could sue, but that's cost more time and money than the case is worth.


Title: My Brother Was Just Arrested , Need Some Advice

Question:
Good Morning,

My little brother was arrested early this morning around 330am. My mother and I went to the police station to find out what happened. He was breaking into cars, well unlocked cars, basically car shopping, and was caught.

The officer told us he's being charged with 5th degree larceny, 2 counts of burgalry , and multiple counts of criminal attempt. I'm not entirely sure how the attempt works , is it each time he tried to get into a car? Not sure how that gets proven.

So he has a $25,000 bond and the bondsman is on his way now.

this is in Connecticut by the way.

this is his first run in with the law, first arrest, never in trouble. so the thing is the officer told us there hve been multiple reports of break ins where he was caught and they're bringing detectives to question him. We are not allowed to see him until he gets bonded out.

Is there any way to delay that questioning until I or somebody can talk to him and tell him to ask for a lawyer to be present for questioning. He is 22, and I'm sure he's scared and nervous and I'm worried he may just say the wrong thing and all these other charges fall on him.

I'm not sure what degree the burgalry charges are yet but from what I saw I didn't see any probation, was either jail and hefty fines or both. What kind of penalties could he be facing?

Thank you I'm not really sure what other info to give I'm just trying to look out for him as best I can.

Any advice helps, thanks again

Answer:
 No, the police will not let you go in and talk to him before he is bonded out, nor will they pass a message to him. They have no requirement to do so, and its in their best interest to get him talking. They can even lie and say no one came to pick him up if they want to, if they think it will encourage him to talk.

Theoretically, if he had a lawyer on retainer its possible they might let the lawyer in, if you gave them a call and they were willing to come in at 3:30. But you're not going to find someone now that will take a new client in the dead of night; you'll have to wait until the offices open tomorrow morning.

He will be advised of his right to remain silent and his right to have an attorney present before they begin questioning. Hopefully he is paying attention to those rights advice.

They likely have video and/or physical evidence from the other vehicles that resulted in the attempt charges.


Title: I shoplifted from a couple stores and stole from my boss when I was a teenager. I want to repay them.

Question:
I'm from Manitoba, Canada and when I was around 15-16 (20 now) I stole about $160 worth of goods from a Walmart and Superstore over multiple trips. It was mainly small things like batteries, $20 Wii games, flash drive and a speaker. I also worked at a Gas Station and frequently took energy drinks and chips without paying and took around $60 from the till over 1.5 years, in total it would probably be around $400 worth.
As a Christian, I feel convicted and feel like I need to right my past wrongs. I also want to pursue a career in Law Enforcement and don't want this hanging over my head.
I don't shop at the Walmart or superstore anymore due to the fact that i never travel to that city, I would need to make a special trip out there. I know my old boss would be forgiving and I wouldn't be surprised if he refused payment, he is a good man.
How should I go about this /r/legaladvice?

UPDATE: I visited my old boss today and and confessed. He told me he was surprised but forgave me instantly. He told me it shows a lot of integrity and didn't except any recompense, but I paid him $400 still. I've decided to give an anonymous donation to a charity in the community of the stores I shoplifted from.

Answer:
 >As a Christian, I feel convicted and feel like I need to right my past wrongs.

isn't that what confession is for? you're absolved?

> I also want to pursue a career in Law Enforcement and don't want this hanging over my head.

You never got caught so there's no record of your theft.

>I know my old boss would be forgiving and I wouldn't be surprised if he refused payment, he is a good man.

Fine, admit to him you robbed the til and offer him repayment plus interest.

> I stole about $160 worth of goods from a Walmart and Superstore over multiple trips.

They work this kind of petty theft into their financial plan. I'd suggest being a loyal customer to these stores and not doing it again.


Title: Husband kicked me out but still expects me to pay rent

Question:
He wants a divorce and kicked me out. I had paid almost every months rent from the point we moved in to this crappy little apartment. He is absolutely convinced that I have not contributed in the least. I have electronic receipts that I've sent money to him so he could write the checks to the landlords. He's done this before, before we were married. But after a month or so, he'd come crawling back to me, but this time, he wants a divorce and told me I had to pay rent then I had 30 days to vacate. He has not had a job since last October so there is literally no way for him to have any-kind of money. He has a good paying job now, with security.

My question is how to I get off the lease even if he might not want to? I've tried before but the landlords basically laughed in my face and told me I signed a contract. We were on a years lease but that time is up and we've been on month-to-month. Is there anything I can do? I have $100 to my name because I paid all the bills for almost a year and my savings is gone.

Also, he wants a dissolution of the marriage before his settlement comes in ( his foot was almost blown off at his old job, in October) from suing his old company, and doesn't want to give me any of his disability checks, that he told me he'd pay me back with, so it wouldn't just be on my shoulders that had to pay all the old bills on my own.

Is there and thing I can do? I have no money and no car. As soon As monday starts, I'll be using the rest of my money on Ubers to get to work.

Answer:
 He cannot kick you out if you're on the lease Answer #2: Do nothing, say nothing to your husband until you are able to speak with a divorce lawyer.

He cannot kick you out, ***do not leave***. Go about your life in YOUR apartment and ignore your husband. He wants you to pay the rent so he can live there and force you out? Hell no.

Make arrangements to see a divorce lawyer for a consultation this week. If you don’t have the money, you can google free legal services in your area to see where to go.

You aren’t alone in this and you don’t need to do anything that your husband says.Answer #3: IANAL:

If you are month to month you can notify the landlord that effective (insert date (likely aug 31) that you will no longer be living in the apartment.

Then notify your husband that he has 30 days to vacate since the lease expires on Aug 31.


Title: CA - Hotel said they were out of stock of advertised features, no compensation was offered

Question:
>Fully equipped kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, coffee maker, cooking utensils, dishes, and cutlery.

I booked this hotel because it had a fully equipped kitchen. I spent a considerable amount of time shopping for ingredients and bringing it over. When I arrived, the kitchen was not stocked at all. When I requested it, they told me they were all out. They did not offer any kind of compensation at all.

I filed a complaint to the BBB and they essentially did nothing and closed the case. I called the person working on the case and she never got back to me.

What is the proper way to proceed with this? It seems like a clear case of false advertising.

Topic:
Removed - PII

Answer: BBB didn't do anything because BBB has no teeth to make them do anything. As I've seen another poster say, BBB is Yelp for old people. Have you contacted anyone higher up than the person at the front desk you spoke with ?  Manager, supervisor, corporate?


Title: Someone I know admitted to stealing my $1200 MacBook 10 years ago

Question: I doubt there is anything I can do about this now, I've actually know for years. He's a very large individual who has both offered to pay me back and has threatened to kick my ass for bringing this up...The latest incident was him threatening to kick my ass over social media.

Answer:
 If he offered to pay you back, then take him up on the offer. Otherwise, it was 10 years ago, so move on with your life.Answer #2: I would contact the police anyway. Firstly because he's admitted to theft (I hope you have proof of this as well I.e messages), it may have gone past the statue of limitations or it may not really depends on jurisdiction either way its they DA's job to decide if he can prosecute not yours. Worst case he spends a night in jail.

Also bring up the violent threats. Most jurisdictions have various laws to deal with violent threats I.e breach of the peace. Answer #3: In civil matters many states have a "discovery rule" which tolls the statute of limitations if your failure to promptly sue was the fault of the defendant.  So if your state has the discovery rule (I would have checked had you followed the rules of the sub and posted your location), you could recover in small claims.  Report threats to police.  Note- if he only admitted this verbally and you have no evidence other than your own testimony, you will like lose.  You have to prove he told it beyond a preponderance of the evidence.


Title: my house was raided on a baseless warrant

Question: x

Answer:
 > yes, I am aware that what I was doing was illegal

Then your warrant is almost assuredly not 'baseless'.  They may end up being wrong about the manufacturing, but that doesn't make it baseless.

I can't tell if you're charged with a crime, after this, but if they do use evidence seized from the warrant, you can attempt to challenge it during that process.  You can also try to sue, if you want; before making accusations, though, you should seek a copy of the underlying affidavit.  If the assertions in the affidavit are correct, and logical conclusions drawn, then the warrant is fine.


Title: My apartment has no fire extinguisher inside and the one outside is locked up. Do have anything to stand on (Oregon, United States)

Question:
A while ago we asked a maintenance person if we could get a fire extinguisher. He said "no but there's one outside your door." This was fine with me. I could easily run out and grab it if need be.

Well today I had a kitchen fire and had to pick up the pan off the stove to prevent the quite large fire from catching surrounding cabinets on fire. I held it in the middle of the kitchen while my girlfriend ran for the extinguisher outside. After some struggle she came back and informed me it was locked. At which point the pan had been scorching my skin for quite some time and I had to drop it onto the linoleum leaving a large burn mark. My hand is quite burned and I feel it's their fault for not providing any kind of operable fire extinguishers and moreso for telling us there was one which made us feel safe in not spending any of our little money to buy one.

All I'm really looking to do is make them not take the burn mark in the kitchen out of our deposit. But if I have something to cite it would be extremely helpful in attaining that particular goal.

Answer:
 You started a bonfire in your kitchen and it's someone else's fault? Unless you can find a state or city code requiring landlords to provide extinguishers (unlikely) or can prove faulty kitchen appliances this is on you. Answer #2: thank god the extinguisher was locked, spraying pressurised CO2 onto a pan fire would have just spread it and possibly killed someone!

you don't need an extinguisher for the kitchen, you need a fire blanket to throw over a pan like that. Which is the tenant responsibility not the building.

Also for the love of god never take a workers advice, unless its from the manager!, the workers are not trained or able to answer any building questions, be it commonwealth or U.S lawAnswer #3: Your landlord is not liable for the fire you started. There is no requirement in the ORS Chapter 90 requiring your landlord to provide you with an extinguisher (ORS 90.320 only requires them to install a working smoke detector upon move in, but it is the tenant's responsibility to change batteries and test regularly). Renter's insurance, if you have it, may cover damages. Check your policy.

Your landlord can and probably will charge you for damages out of your security deposit.


Title: Video taped me without written consent, posted video anyway with my face blurred.

Question:
Hello!

I am hoping to get some advice on this matter.

Back in January I had gone to a continuing education course on a new style of massage. The instructor of the course had only recently developed it and he was hosting a class at his house.  It involves remaining undraped, with exception to the buttocks and genitals, and two people working on you at the same time.

Now I’m generally very easy about learning new, and odd, styles as well as being open, but what caught me off guard was the instructor telling us that he would be video taping our class.  He pointed out consent forms on the release for the video, but had never passed them out to collect our signatures of consent.I thought I wouldn’t be in the room with all of the cameras but I was put in the room.  I voiced my concern and they assured me they wouldn’t use the footage with me in it.At the end I was very uncomfortable and elected to leave an hour early.  I hadn’t signed the consent form and reached out inform the instructor not to release any footage with me in it.

I just logged into my network and see that he is using the video as an advertisement. Granted with my face blurred out, my tattoo is clearly visible identifying who I am.What is the next course of action here?

Do I reach out to them and ask them to remove the video?

This is in Washington State.

Thank you!

(All massage jokes aside)

Answer:
 > Do I reach out to them and ask them to remove the video?

Yes.  And explain why.

If they refuse, your only recourse is to sue, and to do that, you need to be able to prove damages.Answer #2: Another possible avenue would be your states licensing board as this sounds like a possible ethics complaint.
edit: Consider cross posting in the massage sub for advice from those more familiar with your state laws.
I'd be really upset if this happened to me as it is extremely unprofessional. Answer #3: Hardest may own the copyright to the tattoo. This is not uncommon. The tattoo artist can file a DMCA takedown notice. But then they could just blur the arm.


Title: [MA] laid off at 8 months pregnant. Can I collect unemployment once baby is born?

Question:
I recently received news I'm being laid off (not fired; the entire department is being laid off, not just me) from my part-time fee-for-service job. I will not receive severance pay or any benefits. I am almost 8 months pregnant and due at the end October. Although my position has ended I am allowed to continue seeing clients I already had scheduled (up through mid-October), but cannot schedule anyone new after that as the position will have ended. They have not yet given me a solid date when the position is completely over- I think they are waiting for me to be done with my current client load.

Will I be able to collect unemployment benefits once I finish seeing clients in this situation- with a newborn? I plan on applying for new positions during my maternity leave, but I'm not sure if they count me as "unable to work." The pregnancy is normal; I'm not on any health restrictions with it.

This is in Massachusetts. I plan on speaking with the unemployment office ASAP, but seeing as I'm still technically working I'm wondering what I can expect.

Thank you!

Edit: More information: I typically only work a few (8 or so) hours a week at this job, and still have a second similar job with a different company that isn't laying me off. The one I'm being laid off from was about 75% of my earnings; I still have the one that was paying about 25%.

Answer:
 >  NCC_1701D

Not sure what additional protections the Federation offers ..... ;-)


Title: The Child Support System is Broken

Question:
My husband has been paying child support faithfully for his sons entire life. His sons mother’s legal custody at one point was transferred from her to the child’s grandmother- at which point child support was going to the grandmothers account. Once mom got her custody reinstated, Florida Child Support was supposed to reroute the money back to her account. However, they did not. So since May, my husbands child support payments have been going to the child’s grandmother and the mother has not been receiving payments. Now, Florida Dept of Revenue has placed a lien on his bank accounts, suspended his license.

He’s gone to the local child support office where he tried to resolve this but they had him make several trips there and back from the bank to get statement histories, pay stubs, etc. He provided all of the documentation they asked for and was told the liens would fall off between 3-5 business days. At this point we’ve reached 3-5 business days and his accounts are still locked, and the Dept of Revenue is stating they haven’t received his paystubs, which he now (after initially being told they did not have an email, only fax) is going to send by email.

This is in the middle of him relocating for work, and there are now fees tacked on by the banks and to get his license back for an error that wasn’t his to begin with. Is there anything we can do to have the state reimburse him for these fees due this clerical error?

We can’t afford legal help right now, but this isn’t right.

It seems like every time he talks to someone, they assume he’s some kind of deadbeat not paying child support until he finally is able to get a word in edgewise and explained what happened.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: This seems to be a common problem in the State of FL. The father would have the right to request a judicial review of the case since he believes his bank account has been wrongfully levied.


Title: Question regarding a used vehicle sale

Question:
Hello, all!

I recently sold an Oldsmobile Bravada in as is condition for $1000. It was sold as is and I listed off all of its numerous faults to the buyer.

They requested I do some additional work to the vehicle before they pick it up. That included replacing the passenger side door, unseizing a drivers side caliper, and installing an AC condenser. They paid 275 for this work.

A few days later, I get a text stating the drivers side wheel came off on the highway. They want me to fix all damages for free, which includes a fender, bumper, and the cost of the tow.

I declined, as the vehicle was sold as is and all the wheels were torqued to spec before pickup. I offered to fix the vehicle at just the cost of parts and they declined.

They threatened to sue. Is this a baseless claim or should I be worried? I live in Minnesota.

Thanks in advance,

Matt.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 The majority of people that threaten to sue never do. You sold the car as is. They can kick rocks.

Don't communicate with them further, unless you're actually sued, then you must respond.Answer #2: > all the wheels were torqued to spec before pickup

It's pretty easy to get a false torque if the wheel is installed incorrectly. The fact that you did paid work could make you liable here. It is going to be hard for them to prove and, honestly, I doubt they are going to sue anyway. But wheels don't just fall off even on a $1000 car.

I would stop talking to them about the issue and only respond if they do in fact sue.


Title: AZ-Now ex-girlfriend has told me I am not allowed on the property we share a lease on, or she will call the police.

Question:
To start off I'm a 28/M she's 34/F. Earlier this evening she and I got into a verbal disagreement. Long story short, lots of shouting and the police were called by her. She was intoxicated, and I'm not sure what her aim was but they showed up regardless. I spoke to the officers, explained what happened and they basically told me they have no basis for an arrest, bough they would like us to separate temporarily. Fine by me. She can't leave he premises because she's intoxicated, and I am not.

The officers advised that they can't make either one of us leave since we are both on the lease to the home, but hey worry about an escalation. I tell them I'll take off for a few hours with my dog, but I work in the morning so I will need to return home to sleep, shower, and prep for work. He says that's perfectly fine.

Fast forward to now, and I pull up outside of my house. Ex texts me (my car is loud) and says I better not step foot in the house or she will call the police. I said for what purpose? She says because she doesn't want me there. I tell her I have the legal right to enter my home. I will stay away from her and stay in the living room.  She says nope and starts dialing 911. Fine I go sit in my car for a bit. Then I have to pee. I go to the front door to go in so I can pee, and she's waiting for me on the couch. The second I walk in she's dialing the police and telling Them I've returned to the home and she wants me removed, so I'm typing this as I wait for them to arrive. I still have to pee.

I won't be able to go into work on time as I'll be speaking with the officers and hopefully not getting carted off to jail. This could cost me my job as I just started last week. What're my options here? Is his harassment? What am I supposed to do if I'm constantly being threatened to not live in my own house? I don't have family in state so I don't have someone else to stay with or the means to stay in a motel. Nor do I feel like I should have to since I'm on the lease. Any help please.

Answer:
 Saw your update: escalate the issue of the officers saying they'd take you both in to their Sergeant. Be very polite with the Sergeant.Answer #2: The moment she gets violent you can break your lease...

http://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01318.htm

(normally for stalked or battered women, but equal protection applies)


Title: Ex-Husband Opening Credit Card - Now my Wife is getting Served Papers.

Question:
Hi Everyone.  I need your help.  My wife just got a call from an unknown number.  Turns out it is a collection agency who says they are serving her papers.  Long story short, her ex husband opened a credit card in 2008 (they were already divorced then) and of course never paid on it.  He used her name also to open this card.  Since he never paid, they now want the money back from her.  They said she could settle for $1,500 but we don't even have that nor will I pay for this guys debt.  I just made her get the free credit reports from all three agencies as I am very worried that there may be more.
I need some guidance.  Where to start?  What to do?  Do we need a lawyer?  Will I get the lawyer fees back?  The ex-husband of course barely makes any money, so realistically they will never see a penny from him.  I was always nice and never tried to get any money from him for his son I am raising and paying for.  Now I kind of feel like suing him for everything he has for back and current child support.  Sorry, so angry right now.  If anyone has any advice, I would be extremely grateful!!!  Thank you!

Answer:
 File a police report for identity fraud since he used her name and information without her consent.  That is your first step because now your wife is the victim of a crime.

The collection agency most likely will not have the original paperwork from the credit card company, ~~but he would have needed his ex-wife's signature on the paperwork to use her name which means, either he had someone else pose as her or the credit card company is shady.~~

After filing the report, provide the  case number to the collection agency, it probably wont make them go away which will mean you should look at legal help for the civil matter of this situation.

*edit-words Answer #2: [Here](http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0094-identity-theft-affidavit.pdf) is the FTC Identity Theft Affidavit. Have your wife call the police and request to file a police report for identity theft. Send a copy of the police report and this form to the collections agency.

Also send copies with a dispute to the credit agencies for any items showing on her credit record. Request a credit freeze on her records if it is still occurring.

Just went through this with my Fiance and her ex, he had opened several utility accounts in her name after they filed. Took 11 months, but her credit score is back up in the 700+ and still rising.


Title: Is it legal for a restaurant employer to have a waiter work the first two weeks, working at 35 hours per week, with only one day off because its training?

Answer:
 We need to know your location to be sure, but its likely to do that no matter what.

Edit - Per your update saying its Illinois. You can be required to work 12 straight days as you could get your first one in seven off on the first day of the first week, and your second one off the last day of the second week. So you would need to provide more info about just how you were working.  But its quite possible this is all legal.


Title: [TX][NV]Just found out that my parents and uncle illegally changed a will 7 years ago to exclude everyone but them.

Question:
So my grandparents were pretty smart with their money. My grandad worked for a small company in east texas that eventually became ratheon and owned stock in the company. Because of this, they had quite a decent sum of money to their name.

They both died 3-4 years ago and I recently found out that my parents and my uncle, now deceased, abused their power of attorney to invalidate the will and write a new one completely bypassing EVERYONE but them on the inheritance.

My grandparents had their finances in one of those equity trust companies. Not saying which but think companies like Edward Jones or Merill Lynch. They had it set up to where I, as well as the 4 other grandkids, would receive monthly dividends from the interest on the inherited accounts to the tune of about 1.5 grand a month.

They also had college funds set up for my niece and a possible second child from my sister, 2 college funds set up for 2 possible children if I ever had any, and a large payout to my parents, uncle, and great aunts and uncles on that side of the family.

Well my parents, using their power of attorney closed every single one of those accounts, and opened new ones with a more lenient equity company. This company allowed my parents and uncle to dip into my grand parents money to buy themselves things like a house in Las Vegas for my uncle, and 2 SUVs for my parents.

And since these items were considered handicap accessible, they were somehow able to write of the expense as "legitimate." The worst part is, they cleaned out the accounts that were going to pay dividends to me, my sister, and my 2 cousins. They rolled all of these accounts into one and left 1 dollar in the other accounts.

My uncle died of colon cancer last summer and we finally got all of his effects back from vegas. In his belongings were the original financial documents as well as the original copy of the will. I found that my parents and uncle screwed me, my sister, 2 cousins, and great aunts and uncles out of about 7m (split between all of us, not apiece) in what was left after all of the medical expenses.

What can I do here? Did the statute of limitations run out on this? Can my parents get in some deep shit for their actions?

Answer:
 Your parents and uncle abused their power of attorney by self dealing. Self dealing roughly means taking advantage of one's position in a transaction and acting for his own interests. Your parents obviously did that.

In texas, there are laws against this. https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/seniors/elder-abuse

Your parents breached the fiduciary duty they had to your grandparents, and as such, a lawsuit can be filed against them. If they fraudulently wrote a will, you have four years from the date **you discover** the fraud. However, the sooner you can file suit the better, so find a lawyer now.

The reason why you want to file as soon as possible is the difficulty in tracing evidence as the case gets older.Keep all the financial documents that you got fom your uncle and do not mark them in any way. If I were you, i would make copies of them (without removing staples) and put the originals in a safe deposit box.

I have a few questions for you:

1. When did you know of the inheritance from your grandparents?

2. What is your age now?

3. Did your parents and uncle write the will without your grandparents signature? It is important to know the mental capacity of both of them to know if the will was done when your grandparents lacked capacity, or under undue influence.

4. Where in Texas where your grandparents living?


Title: Lending my car to my uncle without a license or insurance.

Question:
He's trying to get his life back on track. He's only a year from retiring labor union. Just needs a little more time logged and health insurance to retire with both.

If I lend him a car and the car/insurance is in my name an I liable? If I transfer it into his name he'll have no insurance at all which is worse? What's the least ugly way to finish this job?
Topic:
Insurance

Answer:
 If he doesn't have a licence, your insurance won't cover him.

And you knowingly letting him drive means you could be liable for any damages he caused because.. You know.. He doesn't have a licence and shouldn't be driving


Title: Mom was hurt at work, I think it's something that is a little past worker's comp. Any advice?

Question:
My mom works at an old navy for something upwards of almost ten years. Over the span of her working their they have been lingering in and out of being abusive employers. Not that this isn't something I wouldn't expect out of a big corporation, something happened recently that I'm close to positive should be lawsuit worthy or something in my mom's favor.

The other day on the clock my mom was cleaning one of the bathrooms and while taking the garbage out there was a faced up syringe under some paper towels! She found out after jabbing her hand with the syringe and noticed that there was preexisting blood on this syringe!!! She was then brought to the hospital (obviously) to be screened for all sorts of diseases and had the option of starting intense medications to prevent the microscopic chance of that needle being contaminated with HIV though the medications would make her very ill. All old navy did about the situation was lock the bathrooms so the public can't use them.

Is there anything about this situation that my mom can use in her favor? She didn't turn the syringe over to Old Navy because they were being very nonchalant and dismissive about the situation.

TL;DR mom was cleaning a bathroom at work and got jabbed by a hidden bloody syringe in the garbage. Is there anything we can do? Also location is in NY

Answer: Worker comp will deal with her damages. What else is she looking for?


Title: I received an Email and I can't tell whether it's real or not

Question:
Earlier today I received an sms text from an anonymous number that had an Email on it. As such I entertained them and I was greeted with this message.

&#x200B;

>^(Greetings to you)
>
>^(I contacted you through this medium for a business that will benefit the both of us greatly, if handle properly. Am sure that we can conclude this in less than two  weeks or less. And I want our communication to be basically through this secured email to maintain the needed confidentiality and also for safety and security reasons.I got your contact through the Philippines directory and I contacted you through a secured high sms protocol services that connect to any local communication network available at it services. The message might come with an international number or a local number, the most important thing is that its objective is made and communicated for this reason.My name is Mr Hugh S. (Beau)) ^(Cummins III, I am the Co-Chief Operating Officer of SunTrust banks Atlanta Georgia USA and the reason why I contacted you was because there is this fixed deposit made by a citizen of your Country Late Mr. C which has been over due for a very long time now. And we have tried to contact the depositor and all to no avile. The Late Mr. C lived and work here in Atlanta, United State of America as a businessman and He deposited in our bank the sum of Four million, Ninety Thousand United States Dollars ($4,090,000.00) as a fixed deposit in 2012 for a period of two years. His deposit has matured and he has not come up since then to re-claim the deposit he made. We have tried to reach him and we could not get through his telephone number and no reply from his email. There was also no responds from the letters we send to his address here in Atlanta. This issue prompted me to carry out an independent investigation about his whereabouts and I later found out that he is dead. He died sometime in November 2014 in a fatal motor accident while on vacation in Brazil. In order to verify the truth of the matter, I went to Brazil and confirmed he was dead, it was a sad story for a kindhearted and generous person like him. This matter was not reported to our bank and nobody in our bank is aware of this except me. I also went to your embassy here in the United States of America and no information of him was found. I have also checked our records, there is no information of him relating to Philippines and he did not put nominee at the time he made the deposit. All these made it impossible for me to locate any of his relatives, since this is the issue, I want you to apply as his beneficiary in order to claim the money he left in our bank. I know there are lots of Filipinos living here in the United States of America but because of the way our bank works, it is only someone outside of United States that can successfully make the claim. It does not matter if you knew him or not, it does not matter if you had any kind of relationship with him or not, I will guide you all the way until the claim is completely made. It is not a matter of being greedy, we are not hurting anyone by making this claim and it is not the best to leave the money to eventually end up in the hands of few corrupt government officials in the Government Treasury while we have the opportunity to live better with it when claimed.)As the Co-Chief Operating Officer of our bank branch, the final approval of your application will be done by me. There is no risk of any kind in this, I will expressly approve the application once it comes to my table and you will have the right to claim the money. We will share the money into two equal parts when the claim is made and I will personally come over to your country for my own share of the money after the claim amount has been successfully converted to your name and transferred to you. Everything will be done legally and successfully as I am in a position to influence things in our favor. Right now, I have copies of documents relating to the deposit he made that you will file to back up the claim as his beneficiary. If you are willing to do this with me, let me know and I shall inform you on what next to do to make sure you receive this money.  I am waiting for your answer in order to tell you what to do.Thank you for your co-operation and remain ever bless.)
>
>^(Sincerely Yours,)
>
>^(Mr. Hugh S. Cummins III)

&#x200B;

I was really confused, I am a student so this got my mind bugging me. Since I don't really have any experience with this kind of things, I consulted Reddit. Is this thing real or fake? I'm a bit hesitant to continue because I might find myself with something I won't understand.

Answer:
 >I am a student so this got my mind bugging me.

Think about it for a half a second. WTF, would the COO of a bank **email** you, a student, a business opportunity out of the blue? Dude, come on. Use some common sense. Answer #2: It’s a scam commonly called the [Nigeria scam](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_scam) because a lot of the criminals performing it have historically been from Nigeria.


Title: [California] Employer refuses to terminate me in their system in order to avoid paying me out my PTO, is this legal?

Question:
Essentially the title. May 30th I informed my supervisor that June 13th would be my last day. I then asked when I would be paid out my paid time off. She told me it would arrive very soon after my 2 weeks were completed.

June 17th I picked up my last paycheck and asked about the check for PTO, and was informed it hadn't arrived yet and I would get soon.

I called about one a day since then asking about it, because I knew my old job were forgetful and honestly, malicious.

Finally I called the employee helpline and asked, and was informed that I was not terminated in the system and couldn't get the check until I was terminated.

I called my supervisor and she didn't answer, so I texted asking her to terminate me. No reply.

I finally contacted other ex-employees and discovered that all of the same problem. None have received their PTO checks and all are considered unscheduled employees by the system.

Is this legal? I've been googling like mad but can only find info about my final paycheck, nothing about PTO except that they are supposed to pay it out. I imagine they are hoping I will forget since for most employees it's under 100 (most employees quit before the year ends, while I lasted 4 years in my position).

What steps can I take to get them to terminate me?

Answer:
 In CA, accrued PTO are considered wages and should be paid out on your final paycheck. Make a wage complaint to your local labor board. "Terminated" in their system is for their internal operations only, it has no legal bearing on PTO paid or not.Answer #2: Wow.  They owe you a "waiting time penalty" also, equal to one month's worth of pay.  And, since they haven't paid the PTO, you can get your attorneys' fees if you win in a lawsuit.Answer #3: Oh wow and you have other employees running into the same problem? Contact the california labor board with this info to file a complaint. If you rather in person, my unemployment office was always happy to help with labor law concerns. Or, best yet, get a lawyer involved and let them know about the others.

Here is a link to the labor board: https://www.labor.ca.gov/contactindex.htm


Title: HOA bylaws don't specify how to amend the bylaws - how can changes happen?

Question:
What happens in a situation where there's an HOA in the US and the bylaws don't specify anything about how to amend the condo docs/bylaws?  How can changes be made?  Actual state unknown, so is there a general/default process?

In a conversation on Reddit yesterday a commenter said that his HOA was like this and they got advice from a lawyer that they could: send out a voting notice and include language saying something like 'any owner who doesn't vote will be counted as a YES vote for the proposed change'.

Normally, it's damn near impossible to change HOA bylaws, but this nifty trick would make it super easy.  The more disengaged the community, the less they vote, and the more YES votes the measure gets.

Is this a legitimate approach when the bylaws don't include language on how to update the bylaws?

It seems like a recipe for abuse, lawsuits, and animosity...

Answer:
 My state, for example, defines it: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter183A

But even this isn't super specific except to say these policies must be defined. It's possible in your state an HOA without this definition is violating state law.Answer #2: > In a conversation on Reddit yesterday a commenter said that his HOA was like this and they got advice from a lawyer that they could: send out a voting notice and include language saying something like 'any owner who doesn't vote will be counted as a YES vote for the proposed change'.

This is unusual, but not in the way you're expecting.

An HOA is a deliberative body. It considers motions, votes on them, and then enacts the ones that pass. In a deliberative body, the usual rule is that only those who actually attend a session, or who submit proxy votes, have their votes counted. The body can do business with enough members present to form a quorum, and the absent members are bound by the decisions of that quorum within the framework of the body's procedural rules.

So the unusual thing here is counting absentee members as "Yes" votes, rather than as absent. Taken literally, that would suggest that if more than half the members are absent, and the vote is on a motion that requires a simple majority to pass, then even if every attending member votes against the motion, it would still pass, as all the absent members would be voting in favour of it.

In a more normal assembly, if the meeting votes unanimously against a measure, it fails.


Title: Illegal trap killed pet dog (NY)

Question:
My friend lost a dog in the most horrifying way. Her neighbor set an illegal wolverine trap baited with deer meat on his property.  By the time they found the dog, it was horribly mangled and suffering for days and they had to put it out of its misery.  Police aren't prosecuting because it was in an open field on his property.  But I'm told it is an illegal steel-jaw type trap with gripping teeth.  She lives in upstate NY, where this is the law on trapping:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9209.html

Is there anything else she can do?

Answer: She should also check local leash and roaming laws. In most places, it's not legal to let your dog roam freely so that it could wander on to someone else's property unsupervised.


Title: Is this sexual harassment?

Question:
Background info, my coworker became homeless last year and has been allowed by our boss to sleep at work until he finds a new place.
He sleeps upstairs where we hang our personal belongings, extra storage, and the bathroom.

I have the same schedule five days a week, show up around the same time. Usually my coworker is asleep upstairs near the closet. Today I show up, go upstairs and he is naked. Super naked. Laying down, eyes closed, near the stairs turned towards me. I ran back downstairs. He stays up there for a couple hours. Then leaves for an appointment like nothing happened.

I suspect it wasn't on accident, my boss was at work before I got there. But I can't prove that. Should I tell my boss? What should I even say?

I kinda felt sick the rest of the day.

Answer:
 Inappropriate? Yes

Sexual harassment?  Almost certainly not.

You should mention it to your boss and if it were a pattern then maybe, but unless you have some evidence or reasonable basis to believe this was somehow intentional there is simply no way this is sexual harassment.Answer #2: >Then leaves for an appointment like nothing happened.

Maybe because he was asleep and didn't know you saw him naked.

What you described doesn't rise to the level of sexual harrassment.  Tell your boss so they can make sure he doesn't sleep naked again. (Or at least sleeps under a blanket)Answer #3: That's definitely inappropriate to sleep naked in your workplace..... Uhh... I would say something to your bossAnswer #4: Have you considered the possibility that it’s mid July and the guy was sleeping naked because it’s hot everywhere?Answer #5: OP, my recommendation is to not let this rest. Escalate this to your boss — and if nothing gets done — escalate it even further. It’s almost certainly not criminal, but it’s almost certainly against company regulations.

Stripping down to sleep is normal if it’s in your home. It’s not normal to strip down to your bare skin in any sort of public place — nor is it appropriate — regardless of how hot it is.

This type of behavior is indicative of someone more, and it might escalate if there’s no immediate pushback.

Keep escalating, OP, and good luck!


Title: Son attacked me, what next?

Question: I m/53 went to police about my adult son m/35. He attacked me in my home. He was charged by the local magistrate with. 2 degree criminal trespass and communicating threats. We live in North Carolina. He lives several miles away from me. We also work together at a private company. I don't know what to expect when I go to court with him. He was served last night. He called my wife, his mom at 1:30 in the morning to communicate more threats to me last night after getting booked. I really don't know what's going on...this is all too much for me.

Answer:
 OP- It sounds like you may also want to file for a restraining order (RO) as well in case he gets released on bail. I would suggest you try let the judge know in his case that he communicated threats to your wife as well.

You may also want to post this in /r/relationships as they may be able to give you thoughts related to the relational component.Answer #2: I am sorry to hear that you are going through this.

A good first thing to do is to contact the police (again) and report the threats made last night. His choice to call you and say whatever he did may constitute a criminal offense (harassment, threats, intimidation, etc), and at the very least you want a paper trail (a police report at the least) of this instance and any others. It may be important evidence of a continued threat he represents to you.

If you are afraid for your safety, let the police officers know. At the very least they may be able to put extra precautionary methods in place for your safety.

Does your son have any history of violent acts? Does he have a criminal record?

Does this represent a recent change in behavior on his part?


Title: My mom is negligent and irresponsible with my dog to the point where it jeopardizes his life, is this illegal in New York?

Question:
I am a college student and my family, who resides in New York, has had a dog for the past year. My mom is his main caretaker when I am away at college, which is for about 2/3 of the year typically. I have now been home on break for just a day, and have already have had an incident where she was just completely negligent in taking care of my dog.

My dog loves to eat blankets - throw blankets only - which is completely lethal to him. He cannot digest fabric and any amount he takes in could easily wrap around his intestines and kill him - my mom is aware of this and we have had to take him to the hospital in the past because of this to get his stomach pumped.

However, my mom still leaves the throw blankets out because she thinks they look pretty around the house, and when he starts to eat them she doesn't do anything to stop him. I caught her today letting him eat a blanket for over 45 minutes, while she just sat next to him talking on the phone doing absolutely nothing to stop him. This has happened so many times and I have had so many conversations with her about how wrong this is because her negligence could easily kill my dog, but she doesn't seem to get it and I'm honestly very worried for his life.

To me, if we were to replace my dog with a child, this would be criminal. I basically see it as the equivalent of leaving an open bottle of bleach sitting on the floor and just letting a baby drink it.

I don't know what to do anymore to get my mom to be more responsible, and I am not around all the time to take care of him full time. I want to know if there are potential criminal charges that could be brought against her because she will simply not learn that she cannot do this anymore. I am hoping that if this is criminal, I can tell her that so she will be more responsible with my dog so he will not be in risk of dying. Thank you.

Answer:
 You can move into pet friendly housing while away at school and take the dog with you

you can board your dog in a kennel for the 2/3 of the year you are away

you can find someone to adopt your dog from you

Answer #2: What? You want to file criminal charges against your own mother because she doesn't take care of **your** dog the way you want? Don't get me wrong, I am an animal lover and people who abuse animals are the lowest. But for crying out loud, if you cannot take care of your own pet, then it is your responsibility to find someone who will. For that matter, she could turn around and threaten you with criminal action for abandoning your dog in a place where you think he is abused. Give your pet to someone else. Also, since your mother is so horrible that you would threaten to file criminal charges against her, find someplace else to live while you are at it.


Title: Lets say I as a male try and go to this naked yoga group that's run by a women who tells me I can't attend because I am not female. Is this gender discrimination and could I sue?

Question: Hypothetical scenario. There is a naked yoga group that only allows women in I heard about so was wondering if that was legal.

Answer: NAL, but I believe if it's a private event, they have the right to decide who attends. Discrimination laws don't really apply to private individuals.


Title: My girlfriend has an extremely sexist female boss

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 No. Discrimination here would be unbelievably difficult to prove. Answer #2: Uhh... If your girlfriend's dad owns the company isn't this something she could take up with daddy?

Even if it's possible, it doesn't seem all that smart to take legal action against a company owned by your own father that you want to inherit part of someday.Answer #3: As written there is nothing illegal being done. People are allowed to get paid differently and receive different raises. If there is actual discrimination, she can sue the company. Which does not sound wise if she will inherit it


Title: [ID] Mortgage in my name, but deed is joint property

Question:
I bought a house in Boise, Idaho with my girlfriend a year ago. Her credit is bad, so I ended up filing for the mortgage myself and quitclaimed the deed to both of us. She recently broke up with me and refuses to move out, saying that since the deed is in her name also, I can't make her leave. Continuing to live with her is really stressing me out though, and I can't afford to just move out since I'm still responsible for the mortgage.

Given that the mortgage is entirely in my name, do I have any options? Is there any way for me to get her off the deed? Would I have to default on the mortgage? What would be the consequences of that?

EDIT: Thank you all for your quick and informative responses!

Answer: If you want her off that deed, you will have to buy her out. Never, ever, EVER give someone ownership interests in real property without also tying the debt to their name.


Title: Call me lazy [United States]

Question:
So, I've neglected registration of my motor vehicle for more than a year.  I was stopped once twice and thrice.  The second ticket I never paid and my drivers license was suspended when I was stopped a third time.  (I know I am beyond redeemable for my sheer laziness...)

As of now, in Idaho, I have a court date that caries a minimum sentence of 2 days in jail and a 500 hundred dollar fine with a guilty plea.  2 days in jail will hugely limit ability to pay back my fines and beyond that it will make it tough to survive.  I will be representing myself in court.

I'm looking for advice on how to avoid the jail time so I can stay in work.  Two days is pretty short but it could get my fired.  Any advice is appriciated.

Answer:
 Okay. You're lazy.

Happy now?Answer #2: > I will be representing myself in court.

Don't do that. Request a public defender or pay for an attorney. Register your car. It must cost less than $500.