Title: Lawyer lost my case file.

Question:
So.....a little over a year ago I  consulted with a lawyer.  I had given my personal file With all my legal matters plus $9000worth of work my previous lawyers work for him to look over, over the course of  the weekend .     This was my personal file  and had some of the only original copies of a few things(yeah I know)

I had a 3 way phoncall with said lawyer over the file I had given him. himself , my friend and I and discussed my case in great detail for over an hour.   Our conclusion of our phone call  was that I was to wait a year and get back in touch with him and he would retain my file  since I did not have any imediate legal action to take at the time .

I was under the impression that if he held my case file that I was a client .   I had given him zero money at this point.

Fast forward a year later. I get in contact with him. (Paraphrased email comunication)  I email him " hey lawyer.  This is blah blah the guy that contacted you a year ago. how are you? Some things have changed since we spoke last and since you have my case file do you think you could help me out".

He responds "glad to help' "send me what you got"

I send him a short letter and updates of  recent happenings

He emails me "fishead I  can't represent you from here, you need to get a local lawyer".    And he quit out of the blue after being very helpful.   Which was weird because a distance of 50 miles wasn't a problem before. And where I live, that's local!

So.....I have the task of finding new legal respresentation 14 days before court.

So I email him "hey lawyer , I was hoping to swing in and grab my  case file ASAP.

He responds with "you never have given me a file, my secretary and I looked everywhere for it"  and another email since  denying I ever gave it to him!

I know he has it, my friend and I personally delivered it to him.  We discussed it in great detail over the phone and we had discussed how he would keep it.

I assume he realized he lost it and quit.   I'm not that dumb.

He claims he even goes to great lengths and has a failsafe system to prevent this.    He is wrong.    He lost my file of personal information and 100% of my last lawyers work.   He lost character references, my original tax documents, bank statements , credit card statements. Everything!  It was a stack of papers about 2 inches thick. And  Since I owe my previous lawyer money (cause he sucked and  lost) he won't give me new copies of his work .

So since I never gave him money I was never a customer? So I can't report him to the BAR?  Can I do anything?

He really screwed me over! I'm in trouble .    I'm allready scrambling to recover some of the documents but I won't be able in time.   Extremely unprofessional.   I'm soo upset over this.    I did not need this.

Answer:
 Dropping you 14 days before a scheduled court date is absolutely grounds to file a complaint with your state's Bar association.  This, in addition to the other conduct described, is more than enough justification.

Additionally, the court will not take kindly to this.  You can appear and ask for a continuance since you dont have representation, or, find new representation and have them ask for a continuance.

Did this guy ever appear in court on your behalf as a representative for you?


Title: My employer didn't give me a lunch break today, what are my options?

Question:
Sorry I forgot to add I'm on Arkansas
Topic:
Labor Law (Unions)

Answer:
 No clue, since you failed to include your location.Answer #2: Is this a pattern? If it's just a one time thing, let it go. Not every hill is worth dying on.Answer #3: Easily googled, don't know why you didn't try. [Arkansas has no required lunch breaks.](http://www.labor.arkansas.gov/faqs) So you're shit out of luck, sorry. Any lunch break you are given is optional.

If you have a union, you can speak to them. If not, there's nothing.


Title: Ex GF is threatening to accuse me of rape

Question:
Broke up w/ GF of 10 months in May.
She is saying she told someone first time we had sex in AUG 17 I had raped her while she was drunk. Says I have to get STD tested and if I am popped for anything at all and pending her own test, she will accuse me of rape.

Some quick facts about her:
She became pregnant and for two months, everyday told me I will never see the child and will dump me for someone else to raise it when someone better come along so I left after all the emotional abuse.
Threatened to kill herself multiple times when I tried to break up with her. (Even before preg)
Has a police report detailing how she threatened to release sexually explicit text messages about me and ruin my reputation after multiple failed attempts to get me to date her. (She was on speaker phone while I was sitting with cop in the station taking report saying how she will make sure everyone will know about what “I’m into” and will post it all over social media and send them to my family and friends, will ruin my life, ect I have a copy of the report saved).
Lied about being pregnant after miscarriage.
Admitted to having unprotected sex with a guy after I left her.
Always told me she loved her last and abusive as shit boyfriend more than me
Maintained very close contact with another previous boyfriend who would often tell her that he’d have no problem kidnapping me or shooting me, and who’d messaged me multiple times that he still has sex with her on a regular basis while I’m away at school

Doesn’t she sound awesome? What do I do?

Answer:
 NAL

Keep a copy of all threats etc. DO NOT respond at all.

See if you are eligible for a no contact/protection/restraining order from her harassment in your state, and apply for one.


Title: Sex Offender harassing victims after conviction

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 If he shows up to harass the victim, the victim should call the police.

Every time.

The victim can/should also get a restraining order.

The victim should also call the prosecutor's office to see if the sex offender is on probation or parole- he may be violating the terms of his release.Answer #2: Did you contact the police to ask what this person's release conditions were, or to accuse him of breaking them?

Contact the parole office in %MYSTERY_JURISDICTION and tell them you think this person might be in breach.


Title: I live in southwest Florida and I wanna take a trip with my friends to Orlando with one of my friends dads. My mom is paranoid that if we get into a car accident the hospital won't treat me without a parent release form. Is this true?

Question: my parents never let me go anywhere with my friends outside of our small town, but this is the first time. my mom is a fucking nut about this. im 17 right now, so since im a minor she said that they wont treat me if i get badly injured without a parent release form giving permission. is this true? she told me to tell them to cancel plans since if anything bad happens i cant be helped. i really dont think thats true, and i cant find anything on google about it. it was an overnight trip from a saturday to a sunday to universal studios

Answer: Hospitals cannot deny emergency care to anyone.


Title: [TX] My boss implied I would get fired after asking why I wasn’t getting tips from an event.

Question:
TL;DR at bottom

I recently started working at a Non-Profit restaurant and I am in charge of catering and hosting events. We held an event over the weekend that was run by myself and one other server. They paid with a check and when I looked at it there was 325 dollars extra on the check. I called to correct the possible error and they explained that the extra was our tip for the night.

I gave the check to my boss and told him what they said on the phone. He said ok and that he would take care of it.

The next day I got a text from the other server saying my boss had told her that she was getting 82 dollars of the tip because the rest was a donation to our shop (that’s a lie. I was the one who talked to them on the phone to ask what the extra was). I was told that I was not getting any of the tip because I am normally paid a back of house wage but for this event I was paid front of house and should have been eligible for tips.

Today I confronted my boss and asked him why the tip was being done like that and he immediately shifted into a defensive tone and stating things like “we aren’t happy with your performance here and you continuously drop the ball so you don’t deserve these tips anyways. We are a Non-Profit blah blah (I forget what he said after this part). When we hired you we agreed to evaluate after December and the month is almost up so why don’t we go ahead and just plan to talk about your future here with us entirely if this is going to continue to be a problem.” And have a look as if to say “do you understand what I’m saying?”

Now, I wouldn’t say I’m perfect at my job. But I definitely bring some seriously good work to the shop. Nobody in the entire store has any problems with me except for this one boss.

I am already reaching out to find a new place to work if I’m going to have my job threatened like this but I was wondering what steps I should take to ensure I receive my money as I now believe I probably haven’t gotten any of the tips on my paycheck from past events as well.

The shop might be a Non-Profit but I am not. I use my money to survive and need all of it that I earn.

We do have a BOSS boss who is super cool but I am scared to talk to her because she and my direct boss are super tight and i worry that might just seal my fate of getting fired if I complain to her.

TL;DR
I worked a private event at a Non-Profit and their check included our tip. Boss is giving 25% of tip to other worker and using the rest “as a donation”. I talked to boss about it and immediately had employment threatened and was told I wasn’t getting any tip.

Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 Just in case you are employed at Okra (HTX), while THE COMPANY is a “non profit” you as a employee/bartender are a tipped employee.

Your boss is trying to screw and intimidate you regardless, don’t let him. If you get fired, call an attorney. If you don’t, still call an attorney cause you will be soon for retaliation.Answer #2: This is illegal.  But given that you've been threatened, stop talking to people about it.  You can be fired for talking to people.

File a wage claim with the TX Department of Labor.   You CANNOT be fired for submitting a wage claim.  If they obviously invent bogus complaints about you to justify firing you in retaliation for filing that claim, contact a labor attorney.

But the best way to get protected is to run it on up the chain.  If the cool boss asks you why you did that instead of talking to her, be honest - my supervisor threatened to fire me for asking about it, so I didn't feel safe continuing to discuss it inside the company. Answer #3: If you're not a tipped employee, you have no recourse.  Morally it sucks but legally they're in the clear. The "non-profit" guilt trip from your boss was uncalled for. I wonder if your boss didn't represent this extra $325 as a donation to the business to your BOSS boss to make them look good.


Title: Just received my first ticket and I really need some help

Question:
So today, my stupid self decided it would be best to speed to class since I was running late. I was going 95 MPH in a 65 MPH zone(very stupid) and the officer told me I risk getting my license taken until I'm 21(I'm 19). He said the best thing to do is call my attorney before I go to court. The thing is, I don't currently have an attorney and I have no money to get one soon.

Honestly I have no idea what to do right now and I really need help.

Edit: This happened in North Carolina
Sorry, this is my first time posting here and I'm in a rush so please tell me if I'm missing some information

Answer:
 > The thing is, I don't currently have an attorney and I have no money to get one soon.

What would be more financially disruptive for you: borrowing money to hire a lawyer, or losing your license for 2 years

That's not to say you can't represent yourself, but you shouldn'tAnswer #2: Nice of the officer to give good advice!


Title: [Pennsylvania] Can my family lock food away in my grandparent's house?

Question:
Hi there, throw away account for obvious reasons.

My family lives in PA. My grandparents have been in poor health for some time. They still live in their own house, alone, as per their wishes. My grandmother has severe dementia, and my grandfather, while still able to somewhat care for himself and for her, has his own long list of medical problems. Obviously, my grandparents need some level of assisted living, but neither of them want to leave their home, so my family does their best to keep them where they are.

I'm not living in PA anymore, so I haven't been directly involved in their care for some time. Area Agency on Aging has been stopping by to ensure that there is food in the house and that my grandparent's needs are met, which makes me feel more comfortable since I'm so far away from home. I feel like most of my family sees AAA as a threat and not actually a resource, and I've been trying to explain to them that no one should have to deal with this alone and that AAA exists so the whole family can get the help they need. My family thinks they have things under control, but they don't, and they don't always come up with the best plans for addressing problems.

One of my family members will try to stop by several times a week to cook meals for my grandparents. Recently, my grandmother has been throwing food away or telling my grandfather that he shouldn't be eating something. This is bothering some of my family members (they don't like to see food wasted and they want to make sure my grandfather is eating), so they're trying to come up with a solution that prevents food waste. Recently, one of my family members said they were going to buy a chest and lock away non-perishable items in the chest. Each family member would have a key (except for the grandparents), and when they stop by, they would take food out for them to eat. One of my family members has recently been saying that the "food is Grandpa's" and they just want to keep *his* food from being thrown away, which is a slippery slope in my opinion, because the food in the house in general should belong to both of my grandparents and be freely accessible in my opinion.

This plan really concerns me because I see it as them locking food away from both of my grandparents and preventing their access to resources. I would like my family to consult with AAA to see what their recommendations are, but they refuse to do so. They don't want AAA to even know about the locked chest, and they plan on hiding it somehow. If my family locks food away and the state authorities find out (let's say AAA visits one day and my grandfather mentions it in passing), could they be deemed negligent? Would my family be at risk of having my grandparents forced into a nursing home or other assisted facility?

Answer: Non legal advice, see if Meals on Wheels operates in their area, they may at least be able to get on a list. (Sadly, the program recently lost some funding under the current administration, but may be functional in some areas still.)


Title: So Samsung took down my viral Galaxy Note 7 Modification video for GTA 5

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
PII

Answer:
 As others have said, this is a issue far beyond the scope of internet randoms giving you advice. Fair use is hardly black and white, and there are four main factors used in determining whether something falls under fair use.^1

First and foremost, the work should be transformative, and I'm nowhere near knowledgable enough to determine that, particularly without knowledge of the work in question. There's also the nature of the copyrighted work, the amount and substantiality of the portion taken, and the effect of use on the potential market.

The last one is fairly clear cut from what I can tell, even from this relatively sparse description. The effect that is looked at on the potential market is whether the work claiming fair use fulfills the current market, rather than potentially diminishing it.^2

However, this is a tough challenge, and honestly, it's very unlikely that anybody other than an attorney specializing in copyright with knowledge of the works in question will be able to give you a more definitive answer.

1: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/four-factors/
2: Fisher v. Dees 794 F.2d 432 (9th Cir. 1986).


Title: My brothers wife cheated and now wants divorce. What actions should he take to protect himself and his son?

Answer: Hire a divorce lawyer.  Follow this person's guidance.


Title: Pet Killer

Question: My parents, who live in Mississippi, had two of their pets shot and killed by a neighbor over the weekend.  He had previously made threatening comments that he would kill people's dogs, because he believed two strays were responsible for attacking his cat.  He knows my parents and knew their dogs, but killed them anyway, claiming they "charged" at him.  As there were no witnesses, the deputies who responded had to take his side.  SO it appears, as of now, that he is able to hide behind the law while pointlessly gunning down two pets.  My parents are absolutely beside themselves; I am trying to find out any way at all they can have sort of recourse.

Answer: They can sue for the value of the pet.  Not emotional value, but strict replacement value of a similar pet.  Unless they were award winning breeders in which case they would need to prove the monetary losses associated with the loss of the pet.


Title: (IL) Smoke breaks on the job?

Question:
Hi. I usually step out for 5 minutes max at a front desk job as a mail clerk for a smoke break during down time, leaving a sign saying when I'll return. I secure the accessible property before leaving.

I make sure to do this only once or twice in a 4-6 hour shift, spread out.

Apparently a customer came, waited under 5 minutes, left, and then at a later day told a coworker about this. The coworker is threatening to tell my boss if it happens again (which it likely will - the smoking, that is, I find it unlikely another person will complain).

I'm just wondering if I would have any recourse if I were to be fired for this? And also, is there anything about IL law that allows me to have breaks so I can make sure I continue to have breaks?

Answer: If your shift is 7.5 hours, you get a 20 minute break no later than 5 hours in. Unless you work in as a room attendant at a hotel in Illinois, you don't get guaranteed breaks otherwise.


Title: [Florida] Regarding gendered housing at private overnight camps

Question:
I tried Googling this, but maybe I’m just not searching the right words.

Are there Florida laws regarding whether unrelated, male and female minors can be housed together at overnight like they could be at summer camp? I regularly work with high schoolers in this scenario and it’s been an “issue” several times that trans kids would want to sleep in the cabins with their non-biological gender.
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 Oh hey, the program I used to work for had this exact problem.

The kids give 0 fucks. The trans girls sleep in the same cabin as the cis girls.

In our state, there was no legal issue with allowing them to cohabit, this is just something you probably have to work out with your board of directors.


Title: [Phoenix,AZ]Job hired me to design,then fired me for not being a programmer.Trying to get unemployment,but now it's being held up because job lied and said I still work there. Is there anything I can do?

Question: I got hired on a small studio to do design work for them. Only AFTER they hired me, they wanted me to do C#.Of course I made them fully aware I did not know how to do that and it wasn't what they hired me to do. Fast forward 2 weeks later and they fire me without warning for not being able to program. Tried to get legal help, but no one would help me . So I swept it under the rug and filed for unemployment. But  NOPE, I guess their pettiness didn't end there. I get a letter in the mail and even confirmed with AZ unemployment via phone that old company is stating I am still an employee with them. My bank account says other wise. Now I have to wait for them to confirm again with my past employer (who will probably lie again) that I am no longer working there. I've been contacting attorney's and no one will either take it. I don't know what to do, from what I see they are doing something shady and completely wrong but no one else will see it, is there anything I can do?

Answer:
 You don't need an attorney for this. You appeal the denial and then at the hearing you state your last day worked and challenge them to provide any evidence you worked past that day.  Both sides lie in unemployment claims all the time; that is why there is an appeals process and fact finding hearings.Answer #2: Arizona is a one-party consent state for recording conversations.
Call them and ask them to confirm your non-employment.  If they tell you you're still employed with them tell them you haven't received your paycheck and ask what arrangements are being made.

Take the recording either to the unemployment people or to the department of labor (raise a dispute over wages not received).


Title: I'm 21 years old, can I have sex with my 16 year old girlfriend?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Legality is one thing.  Safety from Daddy's wrath is another.Answer #2: it's creepy as hell, but seems legal. https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/publications/age-consent-laws
Answer #3: Are you 100% sure she's 16? You checked her ID? Met friends and/or family?

OP, if you have to consult the internet for the legality of sex with your girlfriend that is a good sign that you probably shouldn't have sex with her.

Date someone with less ethical grey areas.


Title: [IL] Friends Entered School Property While Closed, I was with them before and after.

Question: Quick question here. One of my friends wanted to get some sport gear from his gym locker, the school was closed and locked , and me and my freind dropped him and another guy off so they could go get it under the assumption the school was still open. Normally our school is open on the weekend for athletic events so I wasn't worried. We drove away to go chill at the beach and wait for them. We got a call about 25 min later from them asking us to pick them up. When we picked them up we learned that they had sneaked  in to the school and it was locked and closed. I was wondering what would happen to me if I was sitting in the car and had no intention of entering the school, I did not at any time enter school grounds or leave the car. I was not driving the car either.

Answer:
 > sneaked in to the school and it was locked and closed

That's not a thing. They broke in.


Title: [Virginia] M 17... so em my mom just tried to kill me

Question:
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Topic:
Troll Post

Answer: CPS will determine if you are old enough to live on your own at 17 or if you will be going to a relative. Unless you have a way to support yourself, you may be going to live with someone else. Is your father in the picture at all?


Title: Can my job require me to wear high heels?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Yes, they can have a dress code.Answer #2: Dress codes by their very nature will require different clothing for men and women. If you can get a doctor to agree to write a note that you shouldn't be wearing high heels they may relent.


Title: Sister got canned under possibly shady circumstances [Kentucky]

Question:
Sister's been working at a law firm as a paralegal for a little less than two years

She suffers from bi-polar disorder and kidney infections
(established way before working there) so misses work here and there

She also gets pregnant and has a baby about a year ago

Thru all this boss loves her and actually gives her outside Xmas bonus and raise

She has a seizure a few months ago at work; goes to hospital
Gets medically cleared

Goes back to work a week or so later

Everything going normal

Law firm announces to staff they are changing health insurance companies

They have insurance company come onsite to talk to employees about background/medical history stuff

One of the lawyers accompanies my sister into her meeting/interview with insurance reps (they didn't accompany other employees)

Next day she gets canned saying she wasn't keeping up with the standards of her job functions

HR person was on vacation when all this happened and was never notified; didn't even know what had happened until a few days after returning from vacation

Answer: Your narrative is pretty broad and it's going to be impossible for anyone on /r/legaladvice to give you helpful advice. Your sister should speak with an employment law attorney.


Title: I live in KY. I got a DUI on new years eve. My lawyer appeared for me in court this past Monday.

Question:
I got a DUI for marijuanna. And possesion of one gram of marijuanna.

He sent me a letter saying
"As per our prior discussion,  I have entered my appearance on your behalf in the above styled manner. I will notify you when you need to appear in court.

Edit:
So what should I do now?

Answer:
 1.) I see no question here.

2.) "Entering an appearance" does not mean he physically appeared in court for you. Basically he just told the court he is representing you.


Title: [CA] hostile take over of the HOA for good

Question:
Will try to keep this brief, thanks in advance and please ask questions if anything is not clear!

I suspect we'll need a chat with a lawyer, but would like to hear the wisdom from r/legaladvice to understand what awaits us, and suggestions on how we can make this as smooth as possible.

&nbsp;

#Background

Small gated community, about 10 houses, all look the same. Everyone has been living here for 20+ years, except for me and another couple (2 houses).

All houses are part of an HOA, which set some rules, takes care of maintaining the common spaces, but contrary to all beliefs, is not particularly evil.

One of the ladies living in the community (1 house) has been running the HOA for a long time. Despite what our CC&R dictates:

* there has been no annual meeting
* there has been no budget approved or even communicated
* there has been no report of the activities of the HOA
* HOA has spent money, but the spending was neither approved nor discussed with any of the members (things like replacing the fences, in addition to maintenance work).
* some properties of the HOA are falling in disrepair, with no intervention (eg, intercom, small playground, gate, ...).

Not that she is evil, rather she does not seem up to the task - although she seems to enjoy the benefits (compensation, ability to spend money ~freely, ...). Eg, when asked for forms or documents by realtors or banks, she often had no clue, or asked us to fill them up for her and just get her signature. When some of the information provided did not add up (example: expenses, in the disclosure - same as a disclosure in a package a few years earlier, or totals that don't match), she always got extremely defensive.

#THE Plan

By trying to meet and get to know our neighbors, we discovered that there is strong discontent about the situation - particularly the lack of transparency (heard allegations about improper spending), lack of say, and lack of meetings.

Seems like out of 10 houses, at least 5 want the HOA to change / behave differently. Out of the 5 remaining, we are pretty sure at least one or two would agree, and we have a volunteer willing to do the legwork and either run the HOA or find an external administrator.

#THE Problem

How do we take over the HOA?

First, there has been no meeting in years, no election, no confirmation of roles, no budget, no report on how money was spent. This seems completely against the CC&R. Even if we wanted to elect new administrators, we have currently no forum to do so.

Second, at this point nobody knows in which bank account the HOA money is kept, how much money there is, who the companies contracted out for the maintenance are, account # for water, electricity, and so on.

Third, the CC&R seems to be a bad cut & paste of a paper that was written for something else. Eg, it has provisions for pools - but there is no pool. It says there has to be approval by an architectural committee for changes / work, but no provision to nominate one or indication of who that is, ...

Fourth, we live right next to this lady, who probably won't be happy by legal actions, and has shown before to be very defensive of her position.

Our rough plan was to:

1. convince her to hold the annual meeting, ask nicely for budget and similar, try to probe the ground about more transparency in general. (we already asked, but nothing has been happening for the last few months).
2. if this does not work, request a meeting by letter.
3. if this does not work, just organize a meeting with the other people in the HOA by mailing them directly.
4. at meeting, raise the issue? elect a new administrator, making sure the rules outlined by the CC&R are met.

Now what happens if she does not relinquish the information we need to actually run the HOA? eg, bank account numbers, contracts, ...?

Does this plan sound reasonable? Suggestions?

Answer: Your plan sounds reasonable, but I don't think it will get you very far unless she is willing to relinquish authority.  If not, you will probably need to go to court to force some of these things to happen. Answer #2: Off-topic, but I just LOVE your formatting


Title: (Northern Virginia) Vehicle towed, believe it's not my fault.

Question:
Last week I drove over to my buddies house to stay the night. For guests to be able to park in the neighboorhood, they are required to have a guest pass (sheet of paper stating how long the pass is useable) which you can place on your windshield. My buddy and I walked to the gym where the conservancy holds these passes, upon our arrival there were no passes stocked. I went ahead and wrote a sincere letter explaining the situation and left in on my dashboard in case the towing truck happened to come by.

Guess what, they towed my car. Now, I went ahead and paid the towing company because they DO NOT CARE, for every day my car was left with them they would charge me $50. I called a random lawyer hoping they would give me a idea on how to go about this, the lawyer said to write a letter to the conservancy stating I would file a law suit under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Does this sound right? I know for a fact that its the conservancys responsibility to have guest passes stocked at all times.

Thanks for any help, my buddy recommended me this sub reddit

Answer:
 You need a guest pass to park there.

You didn't have a guest pass.

You parked there.

Your car was towed.

How do you think this isn't your fault?

> I know for a fact that its the conservancys responsibility to have guest passes stocked at all times.

What makes you think that?Answer #2: Why did you park there without a pass?


Title: Ky- my employer harasses me to work overtime by calling and texting incessantly. My boss actually showed up on my doorstep to ask me to work after telling me I was not allowed to until I got car insurance. I do not own a car.

Question:
Tldr- my work is blowing up my phone and wont take no for an answer.

For the past year, I have worked for a company that cares for people who have developmental disabilities.  I absolutely love the job itself, as I've gotten very attached to our clients and really like my coworkers.  The problem is the management.

The company is divided into a day program, workshop  where we take them on outings, make crafts, play games, and generally try to give them a fun day.  The residential side of things is comprised of small group houses around the community for our clients.   I usually work at the day program 40 hours a week, but when the houses are short handed, a few of us from the day program will pick up overtime by helping out.  It's good money, but once you help a few times, they begin calling more and more.  If you say no, one of the other people in the office will call or text, and if you tell them no...  it continues until you give in or stop answering the phone.  When that doesn't work, they message on Facebook.  Today, my boss showed up ON MY DOORSTEP!  It got so bad,  I was working 90 hours a week and they were STILL wanting more.  I finally said enough, and started ignoring the calls, texts, and fb messages.

During the day program, I usually have a lady who I am one on one with.  She is autistic and does not like the noise and chaos of the workshop, so I usually take her out in a company vehicle provided for us.  A requirement of all workers is to have car insurance in your name.  Since thearly company vehicles are insured, i can only presume that the company requires it so that they can try to weasel out of having any accident go on their insurance. I don't know if this is a common thing.  Shady as hell, but not sure if it's illegal.  Oh well, I'm a careful driver and my record was great until this past summer when I was rear ended by a cable company van and my car was totaled.  I have been driving my boyfriend's car in the meantime, but I am not on his policy.  Since I do not own a car, it's kinda hard to find insurance.  A friend listed me as a driver on their policy, so for a while all was well.

Last Monday, right after I left work at 4, i had an appointment with my therapist who is about an hour away.  On the way, i get a call from my boss telling me that I have to bring in my proof of insurance the next day or I am off the schedule.  I know, i should have kept a closer eye on it, but since it isn't my car, I didn't know it had expired, and our office is awful about waiting until the last minute on these things.  I informed her I am at the doctor and will not be back until late that evening after any insurance office is closed.  While I was in the waiting room, I received several phone calls and messages asking if I got that insurance taken care of and if so, could I work tonight?  I told them I was at my doctor, had literally left for the appt from work, and i would get back with them when I was done.  Less than an hour later, they were at it again asking for the proof, can I work at midnight,  etc.  Keep in mind, they were the ones telling me I could not work AT ALL until I did this, but are still asking me to work.  The logic is amazing.

A couple of days go by, and I haven't been able to find a solution.  My boss calls and says she is extremely short staffed and desperate, so she got her higher up to approve me working, but I just can't drive.  Ok, great!  I talked to a family member who will be able to help me with the insurance, but I would have to go take care of it the day after.  I work that day, planned to take off the next day to get that done and think everything is good.  I also asked if I could apply the pto I've built up to the days I missed, but they refused.

Apparently, my boss misunderstood or forgot because the very next day, when I didn't come in to work, she showed up at my house!   She knew what area I was in, but had never been there before.  I just moved in, and at work, my old address is the one they have.  I guess she drove around until she saw my boyfriend's car.  The more just thought about it, the more it bothered me.

I would like to know if there is anything I can do to make them stop texting and calling after I say no to overtime. Are they allowed to show up on my doorstep to ask me to work if I don't answer the phone?   I can't relax on my time off for all the calls and messages.  Also, is the requirement to have car insurance unusual in a job that does not require driving?

Answer: Easiest thing is probably for your boyfriend to list you on his policy since you are driving his car. In fact, his insurance might require it since you are regularly driving it. Answer #2: You need a named non owned policy. Pretty cheap policy. You can get from any major carrier.


Title: Coupon fraud

Question:
Hello all,

I'd like to start off by saying I'm from Belgium and this all happened in Belgium too.
I'm hoping someone can offer some advice anyway.
A couple of weeks ago me and my friends discovered a bug on a big webshop in Belgium.
They had a competition going on, in which you had to give your e-mail address and choose your favorite 3 products.
Eventually you could win one of these. The only information they asked was an e-mail address and if you agreed to receiving their newsletter, they would send you a 5€ coupon ( no other information was asked, only e-mail address ).

The coupon was a code and the mail explicitly says the coupons are not stackable.
However when you bought something on the webshop and came to the part where you could fill in the coupon code,
it was possible to stack these.
Me and my friends bought around 500 – 1000 € each with these coupons, not paying anything at all.

At the moment one of us has gotten a letter from the company, telling him he has 2 options, pay for the products or send them back but pay 20% administration costs. They are threatening with a lawsuit because they are saying we committed fraud.

Translated quote: “ When you took part in the competition, you agreed to our terms. However we have found that you didn’t live by these terms because you used multiple coupons from this action and you used an invalid or temporary e-mail address. This means you have committed fraud. We are thinking about suing you. “

So the question is, did we really commit fraud? Because I never filled in any information that wasn’t true. Also on the website next to the input field for the coupon codes was a question mark, If  you hovered on it, it said : “ If you have multiple coupon codes, you can stack these. “.

Thank you in advance for any help.

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Edit : Thank you very much for all help or advice.

Update: I want to clarify something, " the mail explicitly says the coupons are not stackable. ", this was not really a good translation. In Dutch it actually says, " the coupons can not be used with other coupons ". It only said this in fine print in the mail and it didn't say this anywhere in the terms & conditions. Also in Dutch that sentence can very much be interpreted as " you can't use this coupon with another type of coupon ". So I can perfectly say, I didn't use any other coupons, I only used those coupons ..

Answer:
 The terms and conditions of the competition would more than likely supersede the text that appears when you hover over a question mark.

It is unfortunate, but just because a website allows you to do something doesn't mean it's what is legally allowed. If I got caught for pirating movies and my defense was "Well, the download button didn't try and stop me", I wouldn't exactly be winning that case.

If they are offering you those options and this is a large corporation, it's likely they have been vetted by their legal department and are accurate. You could consult a consumer rights lawyer, typically a consultation is free. Or you could chalk it up to karma - you knew that these coupons were not intended to be used to give you 500 - 1000 € worth of free products, and either pay for them or return them with your Bad Morals Surcharge of 20%.Answer #2: So you got a couponcode that said it wasn't stackeable. Then you ordered **500-1000€** worth of merchandise with stacked coupons, not even paying a rotten frank.

Yeah, if they sue, no judge will look kindly on you...


Title: I've a lot of money in bitcoins, can I deposit into my bank account?

Question: I made a lot of money in bitcoins. I'm talking like 300k-400k (depending on Bitcoin fluctuation). I want to start trading some of the money I have into USD. I can't trade it all at once, but I can do it in increments from like localbitcoins. My issue is, once I've traded it, will it look suspicious if I suddenly have 300-400k in my bank accounts? I'm 19, in university, and have no 'real' job. If I deposit the money slowly over several months, will it look less weird?

Answer: Surely you've talked to an accountant and will happily pay capital gains tax on your gains and account for the price of bitcoin when you bought them, and the price of bitcoin when you're selling them, right?


Title: Mouth burned by dental drill

Question: I was getting a sealant fixed and the drill overheated and burned my tongue and the inside of my cheek. I couldn’t feel and pain due to the numbness, so the burn is pretty bad. The dentist sent me home and said to swish with salt water. No antibiotics, no pain medication. Should I be pursuing legal action against them?

Answer:
 > No antibiotics, no pain medication

Are you in pain? Do you have any symptoms of infection?

Mere error does not always arise to a claim in medical situations, its why medical malpractice is its own separate thing. (MedMal is incredibly fact specific and outside scope of this sub, feel free to consult with a medmal attorney in your area). Honestly, if you are sue happy, likely a better case if the fault was solely on the drill instead of the doc. Cause manufacturer liability is more clear cut, especially for an overheating motor.


Title: Recently found a subtenant to sublet my room in an apartment; turns out he's a multiple convicted felon (Ontario)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You've got a lease. You're stuck with him until it ends, if you want to move back in. If you just want him gone then you're going to need to wait for him to breach the lease or reach one of the other criteria that will allow you to end his tenancy.

Welcome to landlording in Ontario. Get insurance.


Title: Drug Bust this morning in my apartment

Question: i live in a 4 person apartment. This morning around 9:30 i was woken up by someone banging on the door. I was so groggy i thought it was the maintenance people, so i put on shorts and walk to the door to see 5 cops bearing down with guns drawn yelling to put hands up. I comply and am escorted outside shirtless while they gather the rest of roommates. To put it briefly, my roommate who sells pot, lets call him Jim, ended up selling pot to an undercover officer and they obtained a warrant to search our apartment. my other two roommates also smoke weed but dont sell. So in our common area we had weed, lighters, beer and vodka. However, i do not smoke and dont sell weed. The officer talked to me privatley and mentioned he could charge me with possession because it is a common area. He then asked me to say whos weed it was( to which i avoided the question) then let me and the other two roommates go. Jim was arrested and taken away. For referecne this is in virgnia near a college town. Can i be charged for weed possesion even if i dont smoke??? I offered to take a drug test.

Answer:
 Shut up on and only talk to your attorney. Don't believe anything the police tell you whether it's good for you or bad for you. Your attorney can make a deal that will protect you. Yes it will cost you money but that's the price you pay when you have roommates who break the law and get caught.Answer #2: > Can i be charged for weed possesion even if i dont smoke???

Yes. It's a legal doctrine known as [constructive possession.](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/constructive_possession)

You need to retain an attorney... and to not discuss this with anyone, especially your roommates.Answer #3: Yes.

"Constructive possession" means that if you knew it was there and had access to it, it's legally in your possession even if it's not 'yours.'Answer #4: > I offered to take a drug test.

Please stop offering to give the police evidence to be used to convict you of a crime, unless specifically told to do so by an attorney.

A negative drug test has exactly zero relevance as a defense against possession of controlled substances.

I understand that when confronted with the police that there is an irresistible urge to leap frog a few steps in the justice system and attempt to convince them not to make an arrest.  But, almost always, this same sense of panic is what causes people to secure a later conviction in court by turning over evidence that would have otherwise never been discovered.


Title: [pennsylvania] a guy has been harassing and blackmailing my stepdaughter on instagram

Question: Somehow some guy got pictures from my 12 year old's instagram that also had pictures of my 3 and 5 years old in it too.  He began sending her the pictures he had of her along with screenshots of her picture on a pedo website called smash or not or something like that he had posted.  Then he told her that if she didn't send him pictures of herself naked or if she didn't call him daddy that he was going to post more.  She, to my knowledge, didn't sent him any.  But I want to find out my options and nail this sick bastard to the wall.  That's gotta be child porn, soliciting a minor, blackmail, and a host of other federal offenses right?

Answer:
 Contact your local police.

Your daughter should block this guy on any Social Media PlatformsAnswer #2: Keep in mind that the minimum age for Instagram's Terms of Service is 13, so while you should absolutely send a complaint to Instagram, expect that her account will be suspended. This is probably not a bad thing anyway - if and when she goes back on social media, she should start a new account fresh.

You should contact both your local police, and the [Pennsylvania Internet Crimes Against Children](http://www.onlinesafety.com/) unit. The ICAC unit will work with the FBI.

Edited to add: By the way, make sure you tell your stepdaughter that not only did she do nothing wrong, but you're proud of her for coming to you. She absolutely did the right thing, and hearing that from you will help her deal with this. I suggest getting her in to talk to a therapist about this as well.Answer #3: Police.  ASAP.

IF you are not trolling this person is likely to be put away for somewhere between 5-30 years.  No joke.  Answer #4: Call the Feds.

https://www.ice.gov/predator


Title: Physical bullying caught on video, school refusing to take action [California]

Question:
Hi there, I'm posting on behalf of a friend, so I have  only one side of this story. This is taking place at a middle school in California, USA.

My friends niece has been constantly bullied at school, and none of the school staff are taking action. About a week ago, a physical altercation was caught on snapchat (taken by another student) of her niece being beat up. She has this video saved, so there is proof. I am not sure, but I believe the beating to have taken place on school grounds. The family has contacted the school, which is refusing to take action and trying to place blame on the victim, even with previous reports of bullying on record.

I have given them links to official government programs on anti-bullying, and I have looked into other cases of bullying that took place in/around our school district and their outcomes. I believe the next step, since the school refuses to acknowledge the instance, is to bring this issue to the county office of education, but I'm not sure how I should go about helping them do that.

My question is, what action can the family take to help their niece and potentially other students at the school from being bullied? Thank you for your help.

Answer: If someone physically assaulted my kid I would be on the phone with the police.


Title: Life Flight filed lawsuit against my Mom

Question:
Ohio: Almost a year ago to the day my mom was Lifeflighted to Cleveland Clinic due to a ruptured Braun aneurysm. Both her and my dad wor full time and have health insurance for themselves and each other. Luckily, everything went as smooth as possible. Mom is healthy. Now, she is being sued for the life flight bill. Her insurance claims that the flight was out of network. Payed their "portion" and stuck her with the remaining $40k bill. Is there anything she can do or is getting a lawyer the only route to take? And is that I even worth it?

Don't get me wrong, her life is worth the $40k but it will probably bankrupt them and they will lose everything.

Any advice is appreciated.

Answer:
 Unfortunately, this problem is much more common than it should be.

[Take a look at this article](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/business/rescued-by-an-air-ambulance-but-stunned-at-the-sky-high-bill.html?_r=0)Answer #2: Did she call Mercy/Life Flight and try to work it out with them? Did she let them know how high the bill was? Has she contacted the insurance company also? How would the flight have been "in network?" Usually those flights are emergent.

Being sued usually means that there were multiple attempts for them to work with her but they were unable to contact her or reach her.Answer #3: I'm glad your mom is good now but shoot - so you learn something more appalling everyday.

You might want to try posting over in /r/Insurance. They might have pointers.


Title: [Ohio, USA] man masturbating in car in parking lot. feel violated, is it appropriate to report?

Question: okay so a friend and I (both young females) got in our car in a grocery store parking lot this evening, and my friend, the driver quickly realized that the man next to us was obviously jerking off. it was dark out but we were in a place near a lot of other cars at the front of the parking lot. we got this on video, but is it legal to film this? you cannot see his penis but can see his hand moving up and down, so im not sure if it even would have any weight. regardless we feel violated as it seemed to us he wanted to get caught and it was not something we consented to see. we’re not sure if it’s even illegal to do this or if it’s legal to film, should we report to the police?

Answer: It is illegal to masturbate in public. Feel free to report this to your local police.


Title: I don't want to lose my son... Please help.

Question:
My girlfriend was arrested for domestic assault on me days ago. Now her mother is harassing me and threatening to take my son from me. The domestic has gone both ways in the past, but not in this case. I admitted this, but the police department decided to file charges on her anyways. I want to be as fair as possible... I've spoken to Doves, our public housing service and a District Clerk. They recommend establishing a protection order first, then filing for full custody.

I dont trust her after the way she has treated my son in the past... but I don't intend to take him away from her completely. I only want full custody until she can receive the mental care that she really seems to need, and until she is able to competently care for him without losing her temper or hurting him. (Even accidentally)

What should I do? What is fair to everyone? I don't want to be selfish but I also don't want to risk anything happening to my son...

(Obvious throwaway for obvious reasons.)

Answer:
 If you’re on the birth certificate, you’re legally his father and her mother has no right to take him, outside of a court order granting custody.

You’ll need a lawyer to go about getting custody orders, even if they’re interim for now.


Title: Daycare is asking for a copy of my 18yo daughter's driver's license AND SS card to run background check for a camp she will help put on there

Question:
TLDR at the bottom.

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My daughter is part of our church's youth ministry, and as such, they put on what is basically the equivalent of a VBS out in the community instead of at our local church. One of the locations that is hosting a club is a local daycare. They are asking to run a background check on all club members and adults who will be in attendance (which is awesome, and I really like that they do that for the safety of their kids!).  However, my issue is with the information that they are asking my daughter to provide - specifically a photocopy of her driver's license AND a photocopy of her social security card. (I have no issue with showing them the physical cards so that they can verify that it's her, but them having the copies is my beef here.)

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Call me a paranoid mom, but I have issue with providing a physical copy of both of those items to a place when I have no idea what they will actually do with them once they are done. I have had bg checks run on me for the various non-profits I've worked with and the like, and NEVER have I had to give them both physical copies for them to have in their possession. I'd give them one or the other, or they'd just look at them and verify the data.

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TLDR: Local daycare is asking for physical copies of both DL & SS card for a background check to host a club on their facility, and I don't like giving that information to anyone if I don't have to.

Answer: Generally they need the copies because they have to submit them to a third party or to the state themselves to run the background check.  It’s normal procedure to get clearances when working-volunteering with younger children.


Title: [On, Canada] Adoption of adult Child

Question:
I met my husband 17 years ago when my son was just over two.  Husband has taken on my son as his own and had raised him since.  His bio-dad was very sporadically in his life,  showing up every couple of years to play dad until he would disappear again.  Son finally told him to basically f* off when he was 14.

Bio-dad never paid support and lost his rights when son was 4.

My son is now 19, has called my husband dad since he was very young and they have a great relationship.  He recently asked my husband to officially adopt him. We would like to surprise him, but when I downloaded the forms,  it doesn't explain anything like how to file.

Because he is 19, do we still need to get permission from his bio-dad? How do we file the forms? What should we expect?

My own step father adopted both my brother and I when we were 7 and 9, but I was to young to remember anything.

Should also mention his bio-dad is not on his birth certificate.

Answer:
 It's not unheard-of to adopt an adult in Ontario, but there's a specific test you have to apply and part of that test requires that both parties be aware of the impending adoption and what it means.

This site, which is run by a private law firm that I'm neither recommending nor endorsing, summarizes the situation very ably:

http://blog.separation.ca/adoption-of-an-independent-adult-in-ontario/


Title: DUI/FWI operating a drone. (TX)

Question:
Can you get a Driving while intoxicated or flying while intoxicated if you are the operator of a drone?

OK, so bare with me on this one. Yesterday while hanging out with some friends and playing cards, we had the idea to get out one of the drones and mess around with it. Well one of the guys in our group happens to be an officer said it would be illegal and we could be arrested for DUI. He was joking when he said it, but too late, the argument had begun. Another buddy is in law school currently, and took this opportunity to practice his his skills.

After an hour or so of arguing, we were left without an answer. We flipped through what was probably 10-20k in textbooks, scoured the internet, made phone calls to colleagues and friends in our classes and nothing. We couldn't find and relevant case laws, precedents, or squat. So now I'm here appealing to reddit.

My thoughts are that you can get one seeing as a DUI is defined as "Sec. 49.04.  DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person is intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle in a public place. "
-or-
"Sec. 49.05.  FLYING WHILE INTOXICATED.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person is intoxicated while operating an aircraft."

I'm also hungover, so leniency on the grammar and spelling mistake is appreciated. Also yes operating a drone is a bad idea if you've been drinking, blah blah blah, I don't need a lecture.

Answer:
 A drone may not quite yet fall under the classification of an aircraft.

An aircraft in this sense would be an actual plane that you are flying. They don't want drunk pilots for obvious reason.

But can you get a DUI for driving a remote control car? I don't think so. A remote control car isn't a motor vehicle for the purposes of transportation.

Neither is a remote control drone, at least **currently*Answer #2: It would hinge on the definition of motor vehicle and aircraft. Most of the state laws I've seen require a vehicle to be able to be used in transportation or carry a passenger (Texas says "a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway..."). So I think you're safe on the 49.04 front. But the FAA has already come out and said that they consider drones aircraft, and I don't see it defined otherwise in Texas's law, so I think you'd be subject to 49.05.

The odds of a prosocuter actually bringing suit are directly proportional to your irresponsibility in operating it.


Title: Neightbor built fence over the edge of property that blocks

Question: Posting on behalf of my cousin. For reference, this is in Los Angeles, CA. My cousin moved into a new house a few months ago. In between the move, her neighbor built a fence a foot into her property, and it is blocking her driveway door (that swings out). When questioned, he replied that "the original fence was over" his property; my cousin checked with the state and confirmed that this was false. Talking to the neighbor has made the situation worse. How should she proceed?

Answer: She'll need to have the property surveyed by a professional and then, if the fence is over the boundary line, she can tell him to move it again.  If he refuses, she'd have to take him to court, using the professional surveyor's results as evidence.


Title: Why is a Tesla Motors reservation governed by Florida law ? [FL]

Question:
This morning, Tesla Motors made their upcoming Model 3 reservation terms and conditions available online, along with a blog post describing how they plan to prioritize and batch deliveries of the highly-anticipated electric car.

Something curious struck me about the last clause in the reservation deposit agreement:

>11.	Governing	Law	and	 Jurisdiction This	Agreement	is	governed by	the	laws	of	the	State	of	Florida,	U.S.A. without	regard	to	its	conflict	of	laws provisions.	The	English	version	of	this	Agreement	shall	govern	to	the	extent	not	prohibited	by	law	in	your	jurisdiction.

The footer of the document gives the Tesla Motors address as the one of the Tesla showroom in Dania Beach, Florida (Ft. Lauderdale).

I know that Tesla Motors is headquartered in California.   Their Legal department has an address at their headquarters in Palo Alto, the main factory is in Fremont, and the design center is in Hawthorne in LA.

So why would they choose Florida to be the legal site of the deposit agreement ?    What's special about Florida, I wonder, with regard to auto sales or the holding of deposits ?

The preceding section also notes that Tesla Motors won't hold deposits in an escrow account.   My guess is that's important, since they want to use deposits as operating capital.

Answer:
 > So why would they choose Florida to be the legal site of the deposit agreement ?

Difficult to say.  Something about Florida makes it preferential to Tesla.  I'd take a stab that it has something to do with the bank that will handle the deposit.  It's likely headquartered or primarily does business in Florida.


Title: Hit by a driver that was arrested for a DUI during the fact. What options do I have?

Question:
I was just recently in an accident where a drunk driver drove into the back of my car at low speeds in a downtown area of Clemson, South Carolina. An officer saw the wreck happen, the guy was charged with a DUI and now I need to inform the insurance company with the police report and pictures. I am a college student and do not know the direction I should take with this. My passenger and I were not injured so is there a civil case to be had? Should I file a diminished value claim as my car is one that looses value if wrecked?
Topic:
DUI

Answer:
 If you have collision coverage, just file with your own insurance and let them take it from there. You don't need any civil case unless you don't (or can't) file through your own insurance and the other driver's insurance refuses responsibility.

Diminished value, however, will be difficult to collect. Most insurance companies won't offer it; if you insist on trying to get it then that you may have to sue for.


Title: My employer is making me work for free please help!

Question: I work for a small business as a carpenter that requires me to drive out to different job sites every day (finish work in people's houses).  My employer makes me drive to the shop to pick up a work truck/materials/tools before commuting up to an hour to the job.  I start my clock when I get to the job and clock out when I leave the job.  I am paid hourly.  Sometimes jobs can take just a couple of minutes to finish up which our time clock app rounds down to zero.   I don't get paid for driving between jobs.  This has led to me working nearly 13 hour days and only getting paid for 6-7 hours of work.   I've worked here for a little over a year and I thought it was just a kind of a introductory period but I keep feeling the noose tightening as I receive less and less hours.  Is there any legal action I can take as I'm fairly certain that in California driving the work truck (especially while transporting materials and making deliveries) is supposed to legally be counted as work?  I don't make a lot of money and my employers are counting on the fact that I can't afford legal help.  Please advise!   Thank you for your time.

Answer: [You need this website.](http://www.wagetheftisacrime.com/) Go there. Read up on the law. File a complaint.


Title: My mom was arrested for DUI - had my prescription medication on her person at the time.

Question:
My mom was arrested the other night for a DUI. She's been arrested more times than I can count, and we don't have a great relationship. Anyway, she is technically dying of glioblastoma right now, and gets really terrible migraines. She has been prescribed Sumatriptan before in the past for migraines, but is not able to afford the medication anymore. I am also prescribed Sumatriptan for my migraines, and offered her some last year out of compassion.

Anyway, she was pulled stopped for DUI over the weekend, and cops found my bottle of Sumatriptan on her, to which she told them "my Daughter gave them to me."

She just called me sobbing and told me the whole story, and said the police would be in touch.

What do I tell the police if they contact me? Should I obtain a lawyer's services? Do I lie and say she stole them, or should I just be honest about the whole thing.

Answer:
 Answer no questions without a lawyer.

You are likely guilty of a felony crime here and you do yourself no good by talking to them.Answer #2: Don't lie, don't be honest; tell the police nothing, absolutely get a lawyer. This is diversion of a controlled substance, take it seriously.


Title: High-school kid spreading child pornography

Question:
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So before my gf and i got into a relationship she had a one night stand with this kid who ended up taking pictures and recording her without her consent. This scumbag then spread it to his friends and anyone who asked for it. This was about 7 months ago, during the school year and my gf just tells me about it since she was hiding it and it came up again (word of the tapes/pictures). I'm fucking pissed that this kid is still talking about it and even tried hitting up my gf for a lunch date the other day. Not only that, but half his friends are calling her a slut while trying to get with her.

Anyway, my gf already went to administration and explained the situation and they said they'd take care of it but i want her to go again and fucking make sure they get the point. I want police involved, i want this piece of shit to be a registered sex offender. After all, he does posses child pornography since my gf is underage and ALSO distributed child pornography. What else can she say so the school gets the fucking message.

Sorry, this happened today and i'm pretty pissed off.

Answer: IANAL. Calm down. Don't do anything rash. Don't take matters into your own hands. Nothing good will come out of that. I'll let someone more versed on legal matters give you legal advice.


Title: California Restraining Order Break

Question:
So my dad's ex girlfriend has a restraining order on him for her and their 4 year old daughter. It's been over a year since and the ex has been in contact with him multiple times a day. She also is always dropping off the daughter at his place. She says she will get the order lifted but uses the excuse of it taking too long to get into the court to have it lifted. My dad and the daughter have tickets to fly to another state to see family (myself included). I am urging him to get it lifted before the flight out but he does  not see the urgency..
I am looking for some advice.
Also what kind of trouble would I get into if say he does get caught while out of state with the daughter and I'm with them?

Thanks! Sorry if this was confusing.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 To be clear: your father is under court order not to see his daughter, correct?

In that case, seeing her or travelling with her would be really, really stupid.  Especially out of state.  Your father can file a motion to have the restraining order lifted.


Title: Amazon is erroneously charging me twice for something, and as a result I have to pay a service fee to Chase.

Question:
EDIT: My location is California.

I made a post on /r/personalfinance about this already, but the mods said I can post it here too. Copied from my other post:
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*Hey guys. So on 08/05/2015, I went ahead and paid off my Amazon.com Store Credit card. The balance was $210.92. The next day, it was deducted from my Chase account (to which it links to), no problem. However, two hours ago as I'm sleeping I get an alert from Chase about an overdraft warning. I opened the email and it turns out I've been charged again by Amazon, for $210.92, the exact same amount that I paid just 5 days ago. Now, since I overdrafted, I'm going to have to end up paying a fee because my savings account balance is now under the $300 minimum (Chase has overdraft protection that moves money from your savings to your checkings automatically to cover the cost, but my savings balance was right at 300), I'm going to have to pay a service charge.... for something that wasn't really my fault.
I'm a pretty broke college student so the service fee is going to be pretty annoying to have to deal with, but what are my options here? I've contacted Amazon, who told me to contact Synchrony, (the company in charge of the credit card), which I did, but I still haven't heard back from them. In addition, I contacted Chase about getting the service fee waived and they told me that I wouldn't be able to.
What are my options here? Syncrony is being painfully slow at contacting me back (I first messaged them almost 2 hours ago now), and Chase is saying that they can't waive my service fee.*

Additional details added for this post:

 I have pictures of my bank statements from Chase showing that I was already charged the exact same amount 5 days ago, and also I have pictures of my statements from the Amazon.com store credit card thing showing that my payment earlier of the same amount was received. I can post them if necessary.

Answer:
 It has been two hours. You are not their only customer. You need to give them time. Answer #2: Your first step is to have Amazon refund you that money. Your next step is to either call Chase or go into Chase's physical branch (I find this better) and speak to the manager (only after the initial person says no to waiving or refunding you the overdraft fee). 99% of the time **if you are nice** they will waive the overdraft fee if this is your first one.

Assuming you cant get the overdraft fee refunded take this up with Amazon and see if they could directly refund you or a store credit (if you dont mind).

In terms of legal, you will probably have to sue in small claims then find a way to collect from amazon, personally way more trouble then its worth.

edit: I was tired. Instead of Amazon you call the number on your Amazon credit card. If they are of no help then you contact Amazon customer service.


Title: Parking ticket issued to father instead of me.

Question: Yesterday (Saturday, November 26th) I received a parking ticket for parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant in a neighborhood at night. It was issued to my father instead of me (son). What can I do to claim the ticket instead of my father? Vehicle is registered to him, and I’m trying to avoid having this ticket on his record. I’m in Houston, TX.

Answer:
 Is the car registered to your father?

When it comes down to it, it doesn't really matter. Just pay the ticket; there are no points with it


Title: Hanging onto car and fell off? Did a crime occur? (CA)

Question:
Didn't happen to me, but a buddy of mine this morning.

Husband and wife were having an argument at their house.  The husband decided to leave, so he went to the street and got in his car to leave.  Wife got in front of the car and prevented him from driving off.

She then comes around to the driver's side to continue the argument.  Husband takes the opportunity to drive off, but she reaches into the drivers window and tries to turn the car off.  She is unsuccessful, so she just tries to hang on.  The husband says he pushed her arms out the window and she fell down.  The husband doesn't hit her with the car because he was able to pull out straight without turning the wheel.  The husband is sure she wasn't dragged at all.  I assume she had some scrapes and bruises from falling on the pavement.

Did a crime or crimes occur?  If so, who committed what?  (I know that this determination is ultimately up to the police and the state's attorney's office.)  Other than for a divorce, is it lawyer time for the husband or the wife?

TL;DR - Woman was hanging onto a moving car and fell off.  Did the driver commit a crime?  Did the woman commit a crime by trying to prevent the driver from operating his vehicle?

Answer:
 He committed domestic battery. She might have as well. Good times all around.

Your friend needs two good lawyers.


Title: Side walk private property? NYC

Question: [deleted]

Answer: No, that's not how it works. NYC has a law that you're responsible for the sidewalk in front of your private building. Your management should let you know where your property line is, but anything beyond that is public property.


Title: Texas. My boss is taking money from me.

Question: I am a server at a privately owned restaurant in Austin. My boss has been taking $.03 for every dollar I make in my tips. He claims that it goes to the credit card fees. My question is can he legally be taking my tip money to cover credit card fees? Isn't that the restaurants obligation? There are about 14 of us severs and he's taken $355 ytd from me. I've worked in the service industry for about 5 years now and I've not done this at any other work place.

Answer:
 In Texas, yes. Most other states, nope. The employer must pay you the full amount of the tip that is indicated on the credit card. The employer may not make any deduction for credit card processing fees or costs that are charged to the employer by the credit card company from gratuities paid to you.Answer #2: You've made more than $11,000 in tips this year? Pretty good!

Yes, this is legal. Otherwise the restaurant would be subsiding your tips and would lose more money the more you're tipped. Also this is why I tip in cash.

To be clear though...you're only charged this on credit card tips not cash tips?


Title: [WI] Non-Redditor friend smokes weed with four people, house is raided. Only my friend and one other weren't carrying, free to go. Five months later, a possession charge appears on her record and she has a court date next month. What happened?

Question:
I firmly believe that this is an oversight on our end (spoiler: I was right), but something seems amiss.

As the title suggests, an evening in August 2015 was spent by my friend at another party's house where they ingested THC. The house was raided during the gathering, and three persons ~~were arrested~~ admitted to possession immediately (my friend and one other did not) as they were in immediate possession of a controlled substance, dead to rights.

All five were ingesting, and this was noted on the report. The statute under which my friend is being charged is Wi Statute 961.41(3g)(e).

>Tetrahydrocannabinols. If a person possesses or attempts to possess tetrahydrocannabinols included under s. 961.14 (4) (t), or a controlled substance analog of tetrahydrocannabinols, the person may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both upon a first conviction and is guilty of a Class I felony for a 2nd or subsequent offense.

>For purposes of this paragraph, an offense is considered a 2nd or subsequent offense if, prior to the offender's conviction of the offense, the offender has at any time been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor under this chapter or under any statute of the United States or of any state relating to controlled substances, controlled substance analogs, narcotic drugs, marijuana, or depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs.

So basically my question is this: can they actually bridge the gap between possession and ingestion? Is there proof of possession here? She had none on her, only in her system.

Furthermore, why was she not notified of the charge? She had to find it on her Circuit Court record, which is public information. There's a court date scheduled and everything listed on the case file online, another thing about which she wasn't notified.

That's the main  thing: if one of her other friends hadn't randomly checked her circuit court page, we'd never had even known. The file date was yesterday, February 4th 2015.

EDIT: Just wanted to clarify a few details. Also, my friend will be getting a lawyer. Finally, the house was not hers.

Answer:
 What happened is a legal principle called "constructive possession."  If she was aware of the illegal items in the house, and she had reasonable access to them, then she legally "possessed" them even if they were not "hers."

Also, she could well be charged with possessing the drugs in her system, if that could be proven.

She does not have to be informed of the charges until her arrest.

She needs a lawyer.


Title: Can a (MtF) transgender person who's had a legal gender change be held in a male prison if they haven't had SRS? (Sex reassignment surgery)

Question:
Not in trouble and don't know anyone who's in trouble. Just curious.
Wouldn't it be a civil rights infraction to put someone in a male prison who is marked as Female on their birth certificate?
Just to clarify, most states don't require that you have SRS to receive a legal gender marker change.
Someone is arguing that it doesn't matter what your birth certificate says and all that matters is what genitals you have but this sounds very incorrect.

EDIT: For practical purposes let's use California as an example because that's the state we both live in.

Answer: Depends on the state. "Civil rights infraction" is a meaningless phrase. Theres probably someone litigating this in every state. As it stands every prison seems as a different policy for what to do. I believe what usually happens is you get solidatry for the entirety of your sentence which is, in my opinion, figurative hell.


Title: [AZ] Landlord left food in fridge in downstairs apartment for months after eviction, building is now infested with phorid flies and roaches.

Question:
My neighbor and I know maintenance for the building, and they told us the property manager knew about it for months and they are refusing to clean up the apartment, as they are using it to store old files for some reason and maintenance had, 'other things to worry about.' I notified them of the issue on the phone three weeks ago, and all they did was send pest control out to spray my apartment only, which did not work. I have been dealing with the flies for about two months, I thought they had been coming from my drains and did all the suggest pest control methods on my own before even calling them. I notified them in writing on Saturday of the issue again, and was on the phone with them on Monday trying to get them to fix it. All they would do is send pest control out on Friday to again spray my apartment. I sent them the video I put in the comments of the issue and explained that spraying is not going to fix the issue of they dont remove the source of the infestation.

What is my legal recourse for this? How can I get them to comply and clean this up? Im am miserable and these bugs are a health hazard for me and my animals. The apartment below me has standing sewage in it, and literally thousands of dead flies covering the countertops, fridge, and window sills. Any advice would be appreciated.

UPDATE: Contacted their coporate office and sent a 5 day health and safety notice, fridge is being removed as we speak. Thanks for all the advice and resources!

Answer:
 Check your local tenant's rights organization. If you don't have one, contact city code enforcement. Sewage in a dwelling will likely be against a city ordinance of some kind. The city won't require much from you after the initial complaint. Answer #2: Not a lawyer, but:

* There's a really nice guide [here](https://www.azag.gov/document/tenants-rights-and-responsibilities-handbook-community-legal-services) about tenant's rights in Arizona.

* The guide has more info, but you can send your landlord something in writing that basically says "you have ten days to fix this or I'm leaving." If they don't fix it, you can sue. A lawsuit can force your landlord to make the repairs (by bringing an injunction against them).

* I would see if you can get in contact with a legal aid or something: anything involving court orders is a serious problem.


Title: Evidently at 13 i made my uncle sexually assault me.

Question: I really have been thinking about this more and more everyday. As I am agoraphobic and suffer from severe anxiety.  I want to know if my parents are liable for knowing that my uncle repeatedly raped me and did nothing? I admit i was a weird kid but i was on all types of medication.. I was 13 i was baby sitting his daughter and they knew.. They said i would ruin his life.. What about mine?

Answer:
 How long ago was this and what state did it occur in?Answer #2: You didn't "make" your uncle do anything.  He made his choices, and affected your life in severe ways.  You can contact [rainn](https://www.rainn.org)  to see if they can give you direction to mental health aid.  They can also give you refernces to legal aid and victim advocacy.  The statue of Limitations may have passed, but you may still be able to help someone else. If you do some forward, and ruin his life, its all on choices that HE made. Not you.

Your medication does not have anything to do with the choices he made.  You are a victim, and he is the criminal. Answer #3: I apologize for having no legal contribution, but I always also raped and became agoraphoric as a result. I was diagnosed with PTSD. Apparently, whether you were traumatized in war, a natural disaster, car accident, rape, etc. the known symptoms are the same. I'm telling you this because I wasted years before being diagnosed and treated. You can get your life back much sooner if you are actually diagnosed. Good luck.


Title: [DC] Caught Stealing Groceries

Answer: Sure they can file criminal charges against you, but more importantly **quit contacting people you have stolen from!**


Title: (NE) Neighbor's dog bit mine through the fence.

Question: My neighbor's dog bit about an inch off of my dog's tail tonight through a fence dividing our property. I now have a $500 vet bill. Can I pursue them for any or all of that?

Answer: What happened?


Title: [CA] Sold a boat now new owner is unhappy and wants money back

Question: So I sold an old beat up aluminum boat to somebody through market place. The boat is beat pretty heavily and has many dents but can still be a solid boat. When I sold it I made sure to include pictures of the dents and what not so I didn’t waste anybodies time or vice versa. I held onto it for about a week for a guy who pushed it back twice but eventually he got the money and so I met him at a local Walmart and made the transaction for 200 bucks. I tried to get him to look at the dents and make sure it was what he wanted but he just kept saying I trust you and after multiple attempts to get him to look I gave up. When I loaded it up for him he asked if it would float I said it should but I haven’t taken it out in 6 months so there could be a leak or two well i guess he isn’t happy anymore and it leaks more than he’d like and texted me wanting his money back but I already spent it as I was broke and needed the money. I forgot to write “as is” on the bill of sale am I screwed? Should I block him or should I prepare anything? What are my options to keep this from escalating into more?

Answer: You don't necessarily have to write "as is" in the bill of sale. If you didn't promise any guarantee in writing, the buyer assumes all the risk. Block this guy and move on.Answer #2: The worst that can happen is he tries to sue you in small claims for his $200, but I highly doubt it. Block him and move on with your life


Title: New car damaged by dealership

Question:
(In Texas) Alright, this is an odd situation I find myself in.

I financed a new car just over two weeks ago, with a number of dealer options understood to be part of the final deal. The dealership supplied the car on the day of paperwork signing without all of the options, as some pieces had to be ordered.

Originally I was going to bring the car back to them to add the options on a few days after purchase, but they had to delay and so I had the car another week before bringing it back in to them.

I brought the car back in, and in the process of adding the options, my car was damaged in a hit and run. The dealership is repairing the damage themselves, and not reporting it to CarFax. The damage is partial sheet metal, on the back left quarter panel, which extends to a large portion of that side of the car. It will require paint blending and replacement of bumper electronics. Their body shop mechanic admitted that he would not argue that the car's value has been decreased as a result.

My issue is not with the liability of the accident, as the dealership is handling the necessary repair costs.

The position I'm taking is that I should be supplied a new car as promised, as the car they're intent to give me is not what was agreed to in the finance deal. That is, a brand new car with all of the desired options on it.

Their position is that I took full possession of the car when I first left the dealership, hence the value lost is essentially "bad luck" and they do not owe me a new car. They have suggested I pick up the repaired car once it's ready, and move on to take other actions after that.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer: The dealership is right. You took possession and then returned to finish installation of the extras. If they repair the damage you have been made whole. You may be able to file a diminished value claim with your insurance depending on where you live.Answer #2: hey OP -- everyone here is correct in saying you have no recourse regarding the accident since you took possession of the vehicle. additionally your car's value probably won't be diminished significantly because it was repaired by a skilled body shop (the dealer) with new parts. BUT! do not forget about "diminished value." the dealer probably went through their insurance to pay out damage and you now have a diminished value claim against their insurer. you may actually get some cash out of this -- hire an appraiser and google the laws in your state. some are VERY favorable to the consumer.


Title: [Bakersfield, California] My girlfriend's annual gym membership automatically renewed and now we're stuck with a $115 bill.

Question:
Hi /r/legaladvice and thank you for your help.

Back in February 2014 my girlfriend and I lived in Bakersfield, California. She signed up for a year-long gym membership but in May of that year we moved to the Los Angeles area. She never cancelled and it automatically renewed in February.

Here are the charges:

02/02/2015 -- EFT Deposit -- Charges $0.00 / Payments $39.99
02/05/2015 -- Return Item Fee 1 @ $25.00 -- Charges $25.00 / Payments $0.00
02/05/2015 -- EFT Deposit -- Charges $0.00 / Payments ($39.99)
03/01/2015 -- Single Only 1 @ $39.99 -- Charges $39.99 / Payments $0.00
03/01/2015 -- Non-EFT Charge 1 @ $10.00 -- Charges $10.00 / Payments $0.00
03/01/2015 -- Finance Charge 1 @ $0.33 -- Charges $0.33 / Payments $0.00

Previous Balance $39.99
New Charges: $75.32
New Payments: $0.00
Ending Balance: $115.31

It looks as if she got charged for one month then hit with a bunch of late charges.

Here's the "Important Membership Information" on the back:

1. In-Shape Health Clubs encourages members to use the facilities. However, a failure to use them shall not entitle the member to a refund or relieve the member of the obligation of paying monthly dues.
2. All cancellations must be requested in writing via certified mail addressed to the Corporate Business Office. Verbal cancellations will not be accepted. Cancellation will be effective 30 days from the date received by In-Shape Health Clubs.
3. Prepaid memberships do not automatically cancel at the end of the prepaid term. They continue on a month to month basis until In-Shape Health Clubs is notified by member otherwise.
4. Holder of a one, two, or three year agreement may cancel with a 30 day written notice after the 11th, 23rd, OR 35th month of the initial term has elapsed.
5. All past due accounts are subject to suspension. Member is responsible for full payment of current dues, all accumulated past dues to date, and the remaining balance of agreement. Such amount is due immediately.
6. If no payment is made, In-Shape Health Clubs may turn the account over to a collection agency.
7. Payments made after the 10th of the month will not reflect on your next statement.
8. Effective 2-1-08, the non-EFT fee is $10 per month.

Point 3 says that prepaid memberships do not automatically cancel at the end of the prepaid term. Does that mean that we're stuck with the bill? Is this legal and are there any ways out of paying this? If not, is there a way to just pay the membership fee without the late fees?

Your advice is appreciated. Thanks again.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer: Not a lawyer... but it does clearly state she needed to tell them she didn't want to re-new... and according to your post, she didn't. I'd say yes, you are responsible and no you don't have a legal case. I'd suggest you'd follow the proper procedure and cancel before she's hit with the next round of fees/dues.


Title: Ex making fake dating profiles of me

Question:
My ex and I are in the final stages of getting a divorce.

I caught him cheating multiple times throughout our short marriage, and decided I had enough of it. We have been separated for almost 6 months now.

I haven’t been in contact with him for almost two months now after he started to threaten my career, by saying I had abused him. Because I’m in the military, I know those types of allegations aren’t taken lightly, I blocked him on all of social media. He did end up reporting me, but I was able to prove my innocence.

Now, I have started to get back into the dating world, I made some dating profiles. After matching with some guys, a couple of them have told me that there have been some fake accounts of me, using my pictures, and with false information, to include that I am HIV positive. I’m very sure it’s my ex because I don’t have many friends, and don’t know a lot of people where I live.

I have not seen any of those profiles yet, so I haven’t had a chance to report them, but is there anything else I can do, legally, to have him stop? I’m sure I would also need to find proof that it’s him making these accounts.

Answer: Have a lawyer send a cease and desist letter?Answer #2: Your divorce lawyer should be giving you guidance on this.


Title: (CT/MA) Question about a potential traffic ticket

Question:
Hey all,

I was driving home from seeing my girlfriend and was in the left lane of a two lane highway in Connecticut. A cop was behind me for a few miles and then turned on his lights. I pulled over to the next lane in preparation to pull over but he turned off his lights, sped up next to me, and exclaimed over his microphone that "the left lane is for passing only"; I waved at him and nodded in acknowledgement. He then zipped on on past me in said left lane. I pulled off of the highway to collect myself (as I get nervous when a police officer is behind me) and deduced that if he really wanted to give me a ticket, he would have pulled me over.

But apparently cops can mail you tickets? He definitely had my plates (Im from MA) given he was behind me long enough.

I'm probably just being paranoid but I'd like to be sure: he was just giving me a friendly warning right? Maybe because he saw my plates were from out of state?

Thanks guys!

Answer:
 Well, you're correct.  You can be mailed a ticket.  That is mostly up to jurisdiction.  Generally, you can be charged (or ticketed) with a crime/violation up to the statute of limitations.  That is generally measured in months.

However, from what you've said it sounds like he was giving you a friendly warning.  You could get something in the mail, but I'd be surprised.


Title: 18 year old female coworker is being blackmailed

Question: I work at a small family owned restaurant as a manager. Recently, I have noticed that a 40 year line cook has been getting very close to one of the 18 year old waitresses who is still in high school. I see that they often go outside on break together, they smoke weed together after work, text outside of work, etc. Some of the staff started teasing her and implying something was going on between the two of them which made her upset. The line cook told me that it’s nobody business and that even if they are “banging” (his words not mine) it doesn’t matter.. and he technically isn’t wrong. Things began to escalate and the past two weeks they have been arguing almost every shift they have together in the back. It was being talked about so much the owner pulled them aside individually and asked if something was going on because it was beginning to hinder the work environment. They both insisted that nothing was happening and they were arguing over menu prices— not a great lie. Anyway, yesterday I found out that she suddenly quit the night before. I contacted her to see what was up because it was very surprising and I wanted to be sure she was okay. She admitted to me that she has been sleeping with him. She went on to tell me that she has been attempting to break things off which is why they were arguing. Apparently, he has been filming their sexual encounters the entire time without her knowledge and is now blackmailing her with the videos. He told her that if she ended things he would send the videos to her family, friends and post them on social media. She is completely terrified and embarrassed. At this point, the owner is aware of the situation and has yet to fire the cook.. the owner has been aware of the complete situation for more than 24 hours. Aside for a restraining order, what can she do? I am already planning on quitting myself if he isn’t fired, as a side note.   Any advice is appreciated!! I am kind of out of my depth here to be honest and I want to make sure I’m helping her in the correct way.

Answer: She can contact the police because this is very likely against the law if they are in the United States.


Title: Someone in my home used my debit card, work phone and work computer to buy drugs online. What do I do?

Question:
I was out of town for a couple of days and someone in my home used my debit card, work cell phone number, and work computer that were left at home to order marijuana products online. They used my name which is on the card to purchase some third party credits and then went to an online dispensary in California and bought a cartridge and some gummies. They put a different name on the package but it is being delivered to our home. I do not want to get this person in trouble but also do not want to get into any trouble myself. I am panicking that this website is some kind of online sting operation and the cops are going to pounce upon delivery.

I have contacted the company purchased from and they say they cannot cancel the order or recall the package as it is out for delivery. I have a USPS tracking number and everything. How do I protect myself without incriminating the other person? Is taking possession of the package the part that would get me in trouble or is just the ordering of this enough? The website is clearly selling marijuana but nowhere does it say anything about the legality of it and it clearly says it will ship to all 50 US states. I know this is illegal in my state but the person buying did not think this was real and wasn't aware of the consequences associated with this, etc. It was a minor that purchased these items. I am freaking out.

Is it even possible that this is all some online sting operation? The amount purchased was minimal, one cartridge and a gummie pack, totaling $100. I feel like if I do a chargeback or try to contact USPS I am opening myself up to more potential trouble. If there is a chance that this just shows up and I can trash it that would be great but in the case that it is some kind of law enforcement bust, I do not want to expose myself and my family to all that over something so silly. Please help me, I am in a total panic. We live in TN and really need some direction. This is supposed to be delivered today or tomorrow and we were just made aware of this last night. WHAT DO I DO!

Answer:
 You don’t protect yourself and the other person.

You make a choice to take responsibility for it, or you take steps to protect yourself and say it wasn’t you in which case it will lead back to them eventually.

There’s no magic button here.Answer #2: > How do I protect myself without incriminating the other person?

That's not an option. The other person committed a crime. Either you accept responsibility for these charges or the other person faces the music for what they did.

>  I do not want to expose myself and my family to all that over something so silly.

Illegally shipping drugs is not "something so silly", at least not to federal law enforcement.


Title: [Wyomissing, PA] Son [16m] suspended from school for putting hand up girl [16f]'s skirt, despite girl asking him to.

Question:
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Topic:
Troll Post

Answer:
 > Our son is generally a good kid, and this moment is out-of-character for him, he's normally obsessed with NFL and Halo rather than girls.

You think you have a 16 year old boy who likes football and video games and ISN'T obsessed with girls? You need to go to r/parenting

Now to your legal issues!!!

There are none. This is clearly action worthy of school discipline. Can't have kids groping each other on school grounds. No police have been called so theres no legal isse. Answer #2: There are two issues: one with the school, one with potential criminal charges. Has he been criminally charged? If so, it's time to get him an attorney.

As for the school, it doesn't really matter if this was a crime or not. They can definitely suspend or expel him for this.


Title: Repair shop stole $10,000 dollars and will not release my truck

Question:
In June of 2017 I had my truck towed to a local repair shop to fix a blown headgasket on my f250 the cost was $5,000 which is normal price for a repair like this they told me 3 weeks which turned to 2 months after  3 days of having my truck back the truck stalled on me after work at 3 am and would not crank,i had it towed back to there shop at 8:30 am I called to tell them what had happened they told me that it cranked right up but with white smoke meaning the turbo went out so I paid $1500 for that repair after a month i called to see if it was done well something had happen to the engine the week before which they didn't call me about and told me it needed $3500 in repairs after 2 months the truck was not done because they had other customers vehicles to fix didn't have the time to work on it after awhile they told me that they would move to another shop they had in town it would be fix soon which took a mouth to tow it to the other shop after a month I called to see what all had been done still nothing and now was the 11th person in line which was enough for me to ask for a refund for the $5000 since no parts were used or installed the manager or the boss said that it would take time to find all the paperwork to give a refund be would deduct a tow charge and a labor change which came out to be $4300 instead of $5000 after 2 months of waiting for him to get the paperwork the date is 04/10/18 I asked to see my truck he pointed to were it was.the truck was in pieces all parts were in the bed and inside the truck nothing was organized with no new parts to be found the hood was left up so I took pictures of everything because this isn't how you do business,on that day I found a lawyer I explained a detailed story I gave all pictures and paperwork I had and now its 07/01/19 and waiting on lawyer to make a move
Side note- I was always in a calm mood I never cussed or spoke in a bad manner toward them and I never threatened them in any way
What should I do?

Answer:
 1. Please use betyer formatting for easier comprehension. Your whole post is 1 long sentence.

2. Since you've already contacted/ retained a lawyer, wait on their word. You're paying them good money to help you sort this out.