Title: My friend gave another friend a prescription of doxycycline and cops found it

Question:
2 months ago one of my friends gave another friend his prescription of doxycycline to help with his acne. It is a prescription antibiotic. Last night the police searched his dorm and found it because his roommates were smoking weed. They saw the name on the bottle was my friends and talked to him and wrote him up. Both of them now have to meet with the dean and we’re wondering where their case fell. The dean has two sections that could apply:

a. Possesses/uses an illicit drug or narcotic.

b. Manufactures, sells, delivers or possesses with the intent to manufacture, sells or delivers, any substance identified as a controlled substance
by North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 90, Article 5 (North Carolina Controlled Substances Act), or similar provisions of federal law.

Could a doxycycline prescription be considered either an illicit drug or a controlled substance?
Topic:
Drug Possession

Answer: It is not a controlled substance but it is a drug that requires a prescription.  Your friend is still in possession of a medication without a prescription.  It is illegal to have medication that isn't prescribed to you but it is a less serious offense than possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.  It could be that the charges are for the Marijuana and not for the doxycycline.


Title: (MA) Suspect work is trying to pull a fast one with overtime pay.

Question:
One of the guys at work has run into a bit of an issue with his OT pay. He runs four 10hr shifts, one of which falls on a Sunday so his basic paycheck is 30hrs of straight pay and 10hrs of time and a half.

We were slammed the other week, so he was asked to come in on one of his days off, he came in banged out 8hrs but noticed his pay was off the following paycheck.  What ended up happening was the extra 8hrs he worked was marked as straight time, so he was paid for 38hrs of straight time, with 10hrs of time and a half pay.  He was under the impression that his pay should have been 10hrs time and a half sunday pay, 30hrs straight, then the 8hrs as overtime.

So per MA employment law, how should his paycheck have looked?  Does Sunday pay count toward the base 40hr week despite its higher pay rate?

Answer:
 You are confusing "Premium Pay" (unique to your state, AFAIK, for Sunday work) with overtime pay. And an hour is an hour is an hour.

As /u/Napalmenator correctly points out, OT is for work done over 40 in a workweek. He is receiving premium pay and is being paid correctly.


Title: My workplace doubled my workload without compensation

Question: I'm in Texas. Last year, my supervisor left and, rather than replace him, they company decided to combine a couple of departments into one. I did get a new supervisor over me, but as a result of combining departments, my job duties have doubled. I'm a middle-manager level supervisor and I now have twice as many people to supervise. My new supervisor is also clearly overwhelmed and has no idea how to cope. There is no support there for me. The job has become extremely stressful and it's almost at the point where I can't stand it anymore. I've worked there for over twenty years. I was not given any type of compensation for the extra work, just my usual annual merit increase. I feel as though they got me to do my former supervisor's duties, but at my lower-paid salary. Does my employer have the right to substantially alter my position that way without compensating for it? Thank you

Answer:
 >Does my employer have the right to substantially alter my position that way without compensating for it?

Yes.Answer #2: In the absence of a contract controlling both duties and termination, or in the absence of a union, yes. Texas employment is at-will, meaning your recourse is to quit if you can't negotiate a satisfactory compromise.Answer #3: Have you asked for a raise OP? Sometimes it really is just that easy.Answer #4: Unless you have a contract stating otherwise, yes they have the right to do this. I have (unfortunately) worked in many jobs where layoffs occurred and we all got more work dumped on us with no compensation, this happens all the time. If you don't like it, you can leave, and that is what a lawyer or your company will tell you, too.


Title: Unfair apartment fees

Question:
[Edit: Thought I attached this already, but here is the overview.](https://imgur.com/a/YqNf6)
I recently moved out of my old apartment in Las Cruces, New Mexico at the end of December to Arizona to live with my brother to get financially stable again. My old roommate (also moved out, but stayed in the same town) received a a bill from the manager that I need some help understanding/disputing.

Before leaving, we cleaned the entire place, besides mopping the kitchen tile and maybe a little dusting in certain places (top of fridge, top of high cabinets) so I do understand that they needed to do some cleaning. I'm sure they did some carpet shampooing and mopping. The only only other spot was a little black scuff on the was from where my bed frame might've rubbed up against it.

The administration fee is normal on most rentals from what I can tell, though $68 seems very high compared to what I've seen online.

$114 for 3 hours of cleaning seems very high to me, especially given that the place was extremely clean when we left.

$98 carpet cleaning I'm assuming is equipment rentals and not just a duplicate charge.

The light bulb charges are very frustrating as only one light bulb was actually missing from to when we first arrived. They're charging me for light bulbs that were never there to begin with.

$35 for drip pans, not even sure what that means.

$40 to fix threshold entry for living room. Again, not sure what this means. If they're talking about how the front door didn't close properly (needed to deadbolt it to close) then that was already an issue upon moving in.

$28 missing light fixture in closet. My closet was the only closet big enough in the apartment to have a light in it, and it wasn't missing any light fixture. Why would I steal a light fixture? The light in the closet never worked, and the light from the bedroom lit up the closet just fine so I never bothered to take off the fixture and put a new bulb in.

$112.50 for 2.5 hours of painting/touchups. Again, the only spot that might've needed paint was the little scuff on the wall from the bed. Honestly, this probably could've been washed off with a rag anyway.

$7 for tape, $3 for caulk, and $55 for paint. There was no wall damage anywhere in the apartment, so I have no idea what they could be doing with these materials.

I didn't take any pictures of the place. I guess I didn't assume they'd try to screw us over, my mistake. When we first moved in, they gave us a scrap piece of notebook paper to fill out any preexisting damages on and turn it in to them. I wrote that the carpet was torn up badly in several places in the living room, and a couple places in each of the bedrooms. Thankfully they didn't try to charge us on that. I didn't make any mention of missing light bulbs as I didn't see this as damage. Plus, if they weren't there when we moved in, then I assume the last tenants didn't have to pay for them to be replaced...because they weren't replaced. The only other damage we reported was the kitchen hanging blinds were torn up as if a dog had been chewing on them. We actually ended up replacing these ourselves as they were super cheap at Home Depot.

A couple years ago I probably would've ignored this and just paid it, but I've recently had some serious medical bills that I'm trying to pay and really cannot afford to blow these charges off. That's why I moved here, to get back on my feet again.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 Drip pans are the things under the stove burners.    If they were filthy, usually replaced as it’s very old and burned onAnswer #2: The only point I'm very qualified to speak on- $115 for a 3hr cleaning is not overpriced at all, especially if they have more than one person doing it.

You may feel that the apartment is "clean", but given that the floors weren't even mopped the place certainly could use a deep cleaning. When a new tenant moves in, the place should be as close to "as new" feeling as possible, that's a different standard than your typical weekly clean.

For example, the cleaning woman I hire charges $115 every two weeks. She usually brings one other person and spends about two hours. Hers would be a routine cleaning, I expect much more to be included in yours such as: mopping all floors, cleaning inside and on top of cabinets, vacuuming inside closets, cleaning baseboards and vents, scrubbing bathroom tile/grout, cleaning oven, etc etc etc.

TLDR the cleaning fee seems very reasonable.

Edit: it's also very common for landlords to repaint walls in between tenants. It freshens up the whole apartment and makes it feel like new. I don't know that you should be responsible for that though.


Title: How illegal are the PSAT memes?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: They could invalidate your PSAT scores, which would not be fun. But, in all likelihood, nothing will happen.


Title: [SC] Legal to withhold last paycheck until IT network administrator turns over network documentation, passwords, etc.?

Question:
Small businesses IT: Is it legal to withhold pay until an employee turns over relevant documentation of IT systems, passwords to managed assets, servers, services, etc?

Not having this information can place a significant financial burden on companies when hiring new IT staff without being able to provide thorough documentation.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: No, you cannot withhold pay for any reason unless ordered by the court.


Title: My close friend told me that my roommate repeatedly sexually assaulted her four days ago at a party. She doesn't want to press charges. Are there any actions I can take to break my lease? [Texas].

Question:
My close friend confided in me that my roommate had repeatedly sexually assaulted her at a party when I was out of town. A party had been thrown, and my friend had too much to drink. He had invited her to sleep in his bed, as our futon had been occupied by another person. She told me that night he kept putting his hands under her bra and eventually into her panties. He also took her hand and put it on his penis. This had allegedly happened five times, and each time she said she could only pull his hand away and turn away because she was too drunk. She had confronted him in person. Because she was his friend and doesn't feel victimized, she doesn't want to press any charges. I've kept pressuring her to report him to protect other women. I don't think there's any evidence that can be collected because she waited four days and showered to tell me, but I at least want some sort of paper trail on him now and try to take some sort of legal action. She's adamantly refusing. I've linked her to some sexual assault survivor's support groups.

The other crucial detail is he confided in me  two months ago that he had molested his cousin when he was 14 up to when he was 16. He had gone to counseling for five years when his family refused to press charges. I was horrified when I heard this, but he claimed he was rehabilitated and seemed remorseful. I had already signed my lease with him at this point.

I do not want to stay the remaining 8 months of my lease with him, but I can accept if that's the reality I have to face. Both our names are on the lease. We have been splitting rent and utilities without problems. Is there any way I can approach the apartment complex and ask them  to break my lease? I'd even take another one bedroom apartment in the same complex. My friend said she would comply with whatever I need and even talk to the complex to break my lease.

If I can't break my lease, is there any way I can prevent any parties from occurring at my apartment and protect other women? I've already verbally warned my female friends to stay away from my apartment. I told them it wasn't safe and wouldn't elaborate. If I had to stay, I plan to tell him to never talk to me unless it was about rent, bills, or the apartment.

It's Sunday, so my leasing office is closed. I have distanced myself from my roommate because I'm dangerously angry at him. Who should I talk to first? Can I record my roommate and use his confession to break my lease? What questions should I ask?

Answer:
 I would tell your friends WHY. You don’t need to give details but you can say you have learned that your roommate molested someone in his family for two years when he was a teen and that he repeated that behavior since you’ve been roommates and that he’s not safe for women to be around. You can tell him to stay away from women and that he should restart his therapy as he’s not rehabilitated. You can tell him that a person too drunk to get away from him is too drunk to consent.

Don’t pressure your friend to press charges. It would be long and hard for her and unlikely to result in charges for him. She’s not responsible for protecting other women. Answer #2: > Is there any way I can approach the apartment complex and ask them to break my lease?

You can ask them to remove you, your roommate would also need to agree.

> If I can't break my lease, is there any way I can prevent any parties from occurring at my apartment and protect other women?

You cannot stop your roommate from having guests in the unit.

> Can I record my roommate and use his confession to break my lease?

You can record him, however that won't allow you to break your lease. You have an agreement with the apartment complex, your shitty choice in roommate is not their fault. Answer #3: You can do what you want for yourself and your needs, but you need to BACK OFF from pressuring your friend to report.  She was just molested by a man who didn’t want to take NO for an answer. Do you really want to be the next guy in her life who doesn’t respect her NO either?


Title: Under 18 driving while using your phone as a GPS

Question:
Using a throwaway for obvious reasons.

Location: Massachusetts

I just got my JOL (junior operators license) and I’m under 18. I also have no sense of direction.

I have a GPS app on my phone and I was wondering if it’s legal to use it while I’m driving. I’ve found conflicting info on this so I was wondering if any of you knew the answer.

Thanks for any help.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 Here are the laws:

https://www.candsins.com/blog-post/cell-phone-driving-laws/

Your key is the term *a fixed hands-free navigational device.* You can use a cell phone in a holder affixed to the dashboard to navigate, same as an Uber driver does. You can't use it *as a phone*, you can't text on it etc. You can only use it as a GPS in a Maps or Waze-type app - you can't use it to read a list of directions from your email - and you must have it attached to the dashboard and already navigating to the address before you drive. Not in your hands or lap.Answer #2: I would say yes BUT get one of those phone holders that attaches to an air vent and only have the phone running GPS when it's in there. Also, put in the address you're going to while you're still in park.


Title: Got a ticket for "runnin" a red light philidelphia Pa

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You can certainly go to court and present your defense.  You're arguing here that the signal was broken.  In most states(and to the best I can tell, Pennsylvania is one) a broken signal is treated as a flashing red light.  In that case you stop, wait for traffic to clear, and then proceed, which is what you did.

It'd be up to the court to determine whether your actions were acceptable in this circumstance.  Top among those questions would be whether the light was actually broken, or whether the timing was intentional.


Title: $623 fine for driving an unregistered vehicle. Expired 25 minutes prior to being pulled over.

Question:
To start off I'm from NSW Australia. As the title mentions, I was pulled over on the way home from work at 00:25 03/05/15. My registration had apparently expired at midnight. (I did receive the rego reminder approximately 3 week prior to all this, but thought it expired on 04/05/15.)

I wasn't even under the impression I actually got fined. The officer didn't give any on the spot paperwork and wasn't informative at all.

My question here is should I just pay the $623 or take this to court?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 If your registration was expired, why wouldn't you be accountable for the fine? Answer #2: Where I'm from if you registered it and took it to court and apologized they would drop it without thinking.

That said, I'm not from australia, and legally speaking if they actually want to hold you to that fine they almost certainly can.


Title: Is there anything wrong with putting up a privacy fence on only one side of a back yard?

Question:
Also, do I even need to discuss it with my neighbor?  We don't get along, and I don't think they will appreciate the fence.  But I'd like some privacy.

State: OH
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Are you subject to an HOA? Many times they have restrictions on the types of fences you can erect


Title: NY-Professor insulting me and changing my grades.

Question: I'm in Albany, New York. I've been taking an online course through a local community college over the summer. Earlier this week, I needed some clarification on an assignment's instructions and sent the professor a simple (not hostile or passive aggressive in the least) e-mail asking about it. He responded later that day, telling me that I had "mental issues" for not understanding the assignment, and that I shouldn't be telling him how to run his class. Later that day, I checked my grades for the class and noticed that he had changed many of my grades to far lower marks (such as from an 100% to a 5%!). When I e-mailed him about this, he responded that I shouldn't worry about how he does things, and instead focus on doing better on the assignments. I have saved all of the e-mails from him, as well as old e-mails that commended me on the (originally) high marks on the assignments. Is this professor's behavior illegal or unprofessional enough where I should tell someone higher up? Is there anyway I can take action against him for this with the evidence I have?

Answer:
 You can contact the department head and inform them of what's happened. You don't have any grounds for legal action against the professor. He hasn't broken any laws. Answer #2: Gather your evidence, print it all out nicely and in chronological order, and take it to the graduate or undergraduate chair in your department. You may also request a meeting with the department chair and take it directly to him.

Make sure you are clear about what you want from this, but don't see it as a negotiation - you cannot get extra good grades as a compensation. You can get what you are originally entitled to.

Now, this should, ideally, get things solved. However, the professor does likely have the right to review your work again and could lower your grades as long as he has evidence. Consequently, if he's not happy with being told off, he can go over your work again and apply some very strict standards and justify lowering your grades and there likely won't be much you can do about it.

Generally, colleges and universities have safeguards in place to protect students and any department chair worth a damn will get ahead of this - especially if the retaliation is as bad as you have stated.

If the department won't do anything about it, look at what other student assistance is available at your institution - there should be some sort of review board that will hear student grievances with faculty. Again, take screens hots and print things out to document your case - things can change awfully fast in an online environment and you could even see the professor suspend your online course access...


Title: URGENT Fresno,Cali

Question:
I ship out for the army in one day but my friend has been skyping me for weeks now and all i hear in the back ground from her mother and grandpa is abuse, things like im going to slam your head in the fucking door them locking her out death threats etc and she says fresno PD won't listen to her and that DSS and CPS do nothing for her could i? as far as filing my own report and having to give a statement so they listen to me and if i record it and if i want to press charges etc??

Please respond quick i got 9 hours until ship out

Answer:
 If your friend is under 18, she can report this abuse to teachers, school employees, doctors, therapists, religious leaders, just about any adult she trusts who works with children professionally. These people are [mandated reporters](http://www.teenhealthlaw.org/fileadmin/teenhealth/teenhealthrights/ca/06_CA_ChildAbuseChapter.pdf)—they are legally required to report abuse to the authorities, and their reports are taken more seriously than random tips.

She can also try reporting the abuse to the county sheriff or the California Highway Patrol. (Despite the name, the CHP is a statewide police agency and can investigate any type of crime anywhere in California.)

Beyond that, all I can say is keep trying. Sometimes it takes many reports before the authorities really take a close look.

(If she's over 18, she can and should move out.)


Title: Local PD doesn’t understand a local city code, despite it being quite clear.

Question:
So I live in a small city in WV. The local PD/municipal building is all rolled into one and has maybe 30 people working in it total. There aren’t a lot of resources online and the folks down there are friendly, but don’t really seem too in the know or well versed in knowledge of their own city ordinances. Nor do they seem motivated or interested in looking into much. Mind you these are the front desk folks not anyone with any real authority.

So here’s my situation. I like archery. Target shooting in my yard was no problem while I lived outside of the city limits. However I recently moved into the city proper and I’d like to continue my hobby. I have a decent sized yard with a nice hill for a backstop where I can shoot safely so that’s not a concern. I figured before I bring everything out I’d check in with the city just to make sure the cops weren’t going to show up if I set my targets up in the yard. When I went down to the city building, the best I could get is a flat “no” from the desk officer when I asked whether or not it would be legal. No explanation or anything. Just flat out no.

So I go home and look up the actual code which I’ll paste here:
545.12 THROWING OR SHOOTING MISSILES
No person shall throw, shoot or propel an arrow, missile, pellet, stone, metal or similar substance capable of causing physical harm to persons or property, in or on any public place, in or on the property of another, or from any private property into or onto any public place or the property of another. This section does not apply to supervised archery ranges or instruction not when otherwise lawfully authorized.

Reading the code it seems pretty clear that as long as I’m not shooting arrows outside of my own private property into public property or my neighbors property that I would be well within the bounds of the law to do so. My question is that since I’ve been shut down at the desk level by someone seemingly unfamiliar with the actual law in question, where do I go from here to get this cleared up? I just don’t want the local PD having to show up and then subsequently fight this thing out in court if there’s some way to just get some clarification from someone in charge.

Thanks all.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 > I just don’t want the local PD having to show up and then subsequently fight this thing out in court

You can't prevent that.

If they think you're in violation of the ordinance, they'll charge you as appropriate. You'd then offer your defense in court.  Maybe you win, maybe you don't.

Even **if** you convinced the guy at the desk or someone else that you were right, they could *still* later charge you and your only recourse is in court.


Title: Is it legal in most jurisdictions to use firearms to kill mice or other vermin inside your property?

Question: Like could I use a 12 gauge in an apartment complex to kill a mouse? What about in a duplex townhome or a stand alone house? When does it rise to the level of an illegal discharge?

Answer:
 It rose to the level of an illegal discharge when you fired in an apartment complex. That you are firing at mice isn't relevant.Answer #2: Virtually all non-rural areas have laws that prohibit discharging firearms for almost any reason beside lawful self defense or properly licensed target ranges.

Notwithstanding how incredibly bad of an idea it is to use a firearm of any kind to kill vermin inside a house.


Title: [TN] My father physically abused me and I want to press charges.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: It's domestic violence. You don't need an attorney, you need the police. He can have you evicted, but you shouldn't live where you're abused anyway.


Title: [TX] USAA is pulling our home loan 2 months after process started saying that we don't make enough money. We're out thousands of dollars and both title company and seller might come after us. [LONG]

Question:
I know this is very very long. I will put the TL;DR at the top. You can read the rest if you'd like.

**TL;DR:**
We are out $2000+ after being strung along by USAA saying we qualified for a loan, only to pull out 2 months later saying "we don't make enough money."

In early October of this year, we started the buying process with USAA bank using a VA Loan. Here is a short version of all the problems we have encountered with USAA:

-From October 3rd 2015, to now, we have had 3 different loan processors. They have repeatedly lost or misplaced documents and had to ask for them multiple times.
-Instead of telling us ALL the items they need, they would only send us a few things at a time here and there. We would send documents, they would ask for 2 or 3 more. We send those, they ask for 2 or 3 additional new items, etc.
-They were not initially specific with the requirements of certain items and would ask us to "fix and resend" documents multiple times further slowing down the process.
-Our title company told us that they and USAA were having issues communicating and sending documents to each other. The title company sent the title to them some time in early November but USAA only claimed to receive it a couple days before our first closing date (November 18) and then told us it would take 10-12 days FROM receiving the title. That's why the closing date was pushed to December 4 2015.
- Even though we were approved for the loan October 28th 2015, USAA continued to ask us for items that if we didn't send them, everything would be canceled. They refused to let us know about crucial items they needed until RIGHT BEFORE the closing dates, for example.
- December 2 (today) Loan processor tells us that in order to qualify for the loan, our income needs to increase by $250 a month. Our closing date was set November 18, it was delayed and reset to Dec. 4. Now, two days before Dec. 4 closing date and they tell us that we need to "make $250 more a month" to get the loan.
- Roof in the home has collapsed from rain. It was discovered today. No news on what's happening with that yet. We did have the roof inspected and repaired this month.

To be clear, NOTHING has changed since we started this process. We didn't rack up any debt and no one lost a job since we started this process in October. How do they have the right to tell us all this 2 MONTHS LATE? After we paid the title company and inspection? After all of that, they tell us we can't get the house NOW?! Both the title company and seller are upset with us. Sellers might come after us because "we kept their house off the market for 2 months."

What do we do? What can we do? Overall, I feel like they were being slow on purpose for the entire process, setting us up for failure at every turn!

**From here down is the entire timeline of events from October 3 to November 30!**

October 3rd, 2015: We sign all the seller's disclosure documents and the relationship documents from Coldwell Banker.

October 5th 2015: We agree to receive all USAA mortgage documents electronically.

October 7th 2015: We had the home inspected.

October 8th: Title company takes $1700. Inspector takes $330.

October 11th 2015: Sellers agreed to cover $4500 of closing costs. Our realtor from Coldwell Banker informs us that USAA is ordering an appraisal. It comes back as the home being worth exactly the amount of what we applied for ($178,000)

October 26th 2015: USAA informs us that our loan officer (We'll call her LO1) has changed and our loan has been submitted for review. The new mortgage processor (LO2) tells us that our loan application is being reviewed by an underwriter.

October 27th 2015: USAA sends us a loan estimate document. Loan amount is 178,000 and estimated mortgage is $1205. The estimated cash to close is $-354. LO2 tells us we will get a check after closing for that amount.

October 28th 2015: LO2 emails us to congratulate us on being approved for the loan. Items that he needs are pending. Some of these items we had ALREADY SENT TO THE PREVIOUS MORTGAGE PROCESSOR. They must have lost them. We send them for the 2nd time to LO2.

An email from LO2 with names and businesses taken out: "Items pending for a Clear to Close:
Provide a signed letter explaining how you do have any child care expenses.
(Wife) to provide 2013 and 2014 W-2s from (Business)
Provide a satisfactory roof inspection by a licensed company.
(Wife) to provide a profit and loss statement for her self-employment for 2015."

He also tells us that if we do not provide the items within 13 days, the loan will cancel. I was able to send him all the items he requested except for the roof inspection on the same day he asked for them.

November 4th 2015: Roof inspection completed and report was sent to USAA.

November 11th 2015: LO2 emails us saying that he has an update and he will call us when he's done reviewing title documents.

November 11th 2015: LO2's email to us: " The following is a status of what is remaining to send your loan for a Closing Disclosure for settlement cost and Final Review: (Wife) to provide 2013 and 2014 W-2s from (Business)  (please send within 24 hours)
Pending:
Provide acceptable title.  – Title company was contacted today to complete the final stage for releasing the title documents to USAA for approval
Final inspection to confirm that a satisfactory roof inspection was completed.    – The VA Appraiser was contacted to provide a report for final inspection for roof.
Once I have the above mentioned documents, I will request a RUSH on title approval to send the loan for the final review."

**He asked for my 2013 and 2014 W2's AGAIN! This is the 3rd time they have asked for them!
He also asked for a "proof you don't need childcare" letter over the phone to my husband. (again) So I sent it, again. He apologized for asking for it a 2nd time.

November 12th 2015: LO2 is asking us for new stuff. They need a certified letter from a CPA saying that I paid taxes on my self employment income in 2014. I go to H&R block that day and they write me a letter, they sign and date it. I send it to LO2.

November 17th 2015: LO2 goes on vacation! LO3 is temporarily handling our application. She sends us an email: "I need your help with the following items; I reviewed loan for LO2 and was unable to locate the following:

         (Wife) r to provide 2013 and 2014 W-2s from (Business)
         (Wife) to provide a profit and loss statement for her self-employment for 2015.

** She AGAIN ASKS ME FOR 2013 and 2014 W-2s from my work. THIS IS THE 4th TIME I HAVE TO SEND THEM!
On this same day she asks for these items, I send them again, plus I made a self-employment profit and loss statement for 2015 as she requested.

November 17th 2015: An email from LO3: "As per our conversation this is what we are currently pending to be able to submit loan for final review.

·         We need a profit and loss statement for 2015 for the business by a licensed CPA. . The document you provided is not a profit and loss statement.
·         We need documentation to show that (Wife's boss) W2s is  one and the same as (Wife Business) W2s requested per reviewer.  Is there business license registered that we can tie to (Wife Boss)?
·         We also need revised letter from HR Block to be on a company letterhead with contact information to include the phone number and address.  The letter provided is missing this information that was obtained from H & R Block.

Other items we are working on:
·         We have requested title report  approval so that we can initiate your closing disclosure to set up earliest available closing date."

** She never said anything about needing a licensed CPA to do my profit and loss statement before this email! H&R block would not do it because 2015 is the current year. We had to pay $150 for a private CPA to do the profit and loss statement.
** She needs "proof" that my boss owns her franchise that I work for so I had to send USAA a bill of sale saying that (Boss) was the owner of the franchise.
** The letter that we had H&R block do on November 12th apparently "wasn't good enough" so we had to go back to the office and they had to re-do the letter with an H&R block letterhead and address on it.

November 17th 2015: Our realtor sends us an amendment to sign. We have to change the closing date from November 18 to December 4, 2015.

November 19th 2015: LO3 receives the CPA certified profit and loss statement for my self employment income of 2015.

She says "Thank you" for it on the 20th of November.

November 23, 2015: (Husband) sends an email to LO3 asking if she needs anything else and we look forward to our closing date (December 4, 2015)

November 24, 2015: From LO3: "Hello (Husband),

Now that we have title approval I believe we are good to submit loan for final review.

I have another processor out this week; so I will ask LO2 to re-verify we can submit for you.

Thanks"

**I guess this means LO2 is back from his vacation.

November 24, 2015: LO2 calls (husband) and says that they adjusted the loan estimate because we are now in the month of December, and that the new closing cost total is $10,000 and we now owe USAA $2000 before closing. USAA wants us to pay the remaining taxes on the property for this year. Later that day, (husband) calls USAA but talks to (someone at USAA we haven't talked to before) and asks for it to be re-examined, and that we should not be paying taxes on a property we do not even live in yet.

November 25, 2015: LO2 calls (husband) and says "You were right, we actually owe you $354 as it said in the first loan approval."

November 27, 2015: LO2 calls (husband) to talk about my 2015 profit and loss statement. The underwriter thinks my income dropped too much this year. (My self-employment income in 2014 was roughly 17,000, while this year it only comes to a couple thousand.) We tried to explain that my self-employment income is not in my direct control. I work with a third party who can sell my designs to stores while I get a percent of the net profit. Whether or not the company I deal with (Threadless) picks one of my shirts is not something I can control. I also have a deal currently pending because one of my designs went up for sale in September 2015, they were in-store and online and sold out. I still haven't been paid from Threadless! I have asked for a document from them proving that I will be getting paid from them.

Our current status: USAA might pull our loan.*

Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 I don't think you have any legal entitlement to have someone loan you money.  My impression is that these no-downpayment loans get scrutinized hard by lenders.

If your purchase contract allows you to void the contract if you can't get financing, well, you can do that.  Otherwise you can try to find another lender who will make the loan to you.  Otherwise you can default on the purchase and probably get sued by the seller.


Title: [MI] Can a restaurant take part of your tips?

Question: I'm a server in Michigan. My restaurant takes out 5% of my tips to pay bussers. When I started, I assumed the bussers were being tipped and had no problem with this, but I found out the bussers are not tipped and are only payed a flat minimum wage. The money goes directly to the restaurant. I was told the tip out was to cover the pay of the bussers since "they're here to help the servers." This all sounds sketchy to me. Is this legal?

Answer: No, employers themselves and non-tipped employees (bussers) cannot be part of a tip pool. If you believe your employer is violating Michigan labor laws regarding tipping, contact the department of labor.


Title: (GA) friends daughter and ex-wife lied to him about the daughter having a license, and then she wrecked the car he gave her.

Question: my buddies ex-wife and daughter(16) lied to him about the daughter having a license.  he had an extra car that he didn't use so he let her borrow the car.  the daughter lives with the ex-wife.  the car is in his name and he pays for the insurance.  she merged into someone on the highway and totaled the car he gave her and damaged the other car.  is he completely liable?  if he can get someone to verify his story that the ex-wife lied to him...could a judge put the liability on the mother?  what's he looking at?  the mother is refusing to pay any of the bills and all that.

Answer:
 Dang...trust but verify strikes again.

I hope he's got it in writing somewhere that his ex-wife stated that his daughter has her license.  It's a thin thread, but I would guess his insurance is going to be on the hook.Answer #2: What is the insurance company saying?Answer #3: If his daughter was going to drive his car why didn't he put her on his insurance as a driver?  Even when our daughter got her permit we had to inform our insurance company and give them the permit number and all her info.


Title: My friend's parent's think he should redo a year. what to do?

Question: My friend lives in ontario, canada. Their mom wants him to redo a year of school. From what i've heard, its not even anything academic! what legal actions can he do?

Answer:
 They would have to go through the school board for this.

He could pre emptively speak to his counselors at school to express his concerns, and if he is doing well academically i highly doubt the school board would agree to hold him back for what seems like a discipline issue, especially if it's not happeneing at school. They would likely encourage the parents to seek other forms of consequences if they are having issues with him at home.


Title: What legal options do customers of a "Video game" have? (LONG)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Here, I made a TL;DR for OP

TL;DR OP got banned from a video game for using third party tools denies using third party tools, can he sue?

The answer is yes you can sue, but you'll be unsuccessful for all the reasons you've already been told.Answer #2: >The specific phrase they used over and over and over was "Your account was using this script"

Stop cheating and this won't happen.Answer #3: Your legal options amount to advocating for changes to consumer protection laws at the state and federal level. EU-style "right of withdrawal" laws might be a good example. However, you're not likely to find them very satisfying: the EU's right of withdrawal time frame applicable in situations like this is around 30 days from the date of payment, not multiple years after the fact.

The fundamental issue is that you _did_ receive service for your payment, for an extended period of time. Your service provider opted to terminate their relationship with you, which they are allowed to do both as a private business and per the rules laid out in the terms of service. They did not continue charging you after they terminated service, and they did not promise indefinite service on the basis of your previous payments: you very literally got what you paid for.

Turbine Entertainment went through a round of this when they terminated their "lifetime subscription" program - and no lawyers felt confident enough in trying to force Turbine to refund customers who were no longer able to enjoy their "lifetime" service. A ban for misconduct on your account is much simpler than that situation was, and will not entitle you to a refund years later.


Title: Question about the lottery

Question: Do you have any change if you know we’re you bought your numbers from (lotto numbers) and you lost your ticket and there is a winner In your city. Let’s say the numbers I got were the winning one , do I have any say in winning even if I lost the actual ticket?

Answer: No. ANYONE could say they had the winning numbers and lost the ticket


Title: Gator took burglar's leg (Florida)

Question: [removed]

Answer: Baiting gators and crocodiles is a misdemeanor offense in Florida for exactly this reason.


Title: Do I have to tell the father of the baby that I am pregnant?

Question:
I recently got out of an abusive relationship. My former partner was an abusive alcoholic and would hit me almost daily and was emotionally manipulative. I got out of the relationship, moved several hours away and cut off every possible way for him to contact me. He does not know where I am, and as far as I know, has no way of finding that out.

I left about 2 months ago and I found out two weeks ago that I am pregnant. I am 12 weeks along and I haven’t made up my mind about what to do, but I am seriously considering keeping the baby. If I keep it, I want him to have no part in our lives, I don’t intend on telling him about the baby, and I think it would be dangerous, unwise, and unhealthy for both me and the baby to have any contact with him.

My question is can I get into any legal trouble for not telling him a child of his exists?

Answer: You don't have to tell him. But if you receive public benefits for the baby (WIC, Medicaid, etc.), then you'll have to disclose the potential father(s) because the state is entitled to the opportunity to pursue him for child support.


Title: I haven't paid my taxes in two years

Question:
In Texas

So I was a contractor for 1 and a half years and I didn't make much money, I'm very bad at finances I've gotten much better at it now that I have a "normal" hourly job. When tax season came around in my first year I only owed $294 I believe not a lot of money but I didn't have it at all, figured I'd save did the payment plan but kinda forgot until the year was over. This past tax season I did contractor work all year didn't make much but managed too keep my deductibles so I owed $900 I believe. I just started my new hourly job in January. I've put it off for to long and I'm extremely worried about it. I know tax evasion is a serious deal and just wandering how I go about paying it now. Will I get in legal trouble? I'm trying too get all my credit card and student loan debt taken care of so I can go back too school. I make less then 15k both years if that plays any role.
Topic:
Tax Law

Answer: Just file now. You'll have to pay a penalty, but it's proportional to the amount you owe (which isn't all that much).


Title: [OH] Family member (18) was found having sexual contact with a minor (15)

Question:
This happened in Ohio. A bit of background, my family member (18) has been dating this girl (15) in secret for at least few months. A few nights ago, they decided to sneak out and go to a park at 4 AM. A police officer caught them under a blanket in the back seat. When questioned, the girl stated that my family member had his hand under her shirt.

No one was arrested and the girls family said they won't press charges, but the police are supposed to be coming to question this family member.

Can he still be charged if the family isn't pressing charges? Should he even be talking to the police at this point? Should we get a lawyer? Any advice is appreciated.

Answer:
 >Can he still be charged if the family isn't pressing charges?

Absolutely

> Should he even be talking to the police at this point?

No

>Should we get a lawyer?

Absolutely


Title: Husky left yard, stranger grabbed him by the collar prompting him to bite, should we pay the medical bills?

Question: So our dog left his electric fence (he uses a running leash now) and right when he left our yard and was in the street right outside our house, someone thought it would be a good idea to grab him by the collar, prompting him to leave several half-inch deep bite marks in her arm. I’m wondering what would possess someone to grab a random wolf-looking dog by the collar and not expect to get bitten? If he had bitten someone unprovoked I could see why I have to pay the bill for her ER visit, but I’m dumbfounded why you would grab a dog by the collar. Their family left a (nice) letter on our door the next day saying they hope we pay the bill, and I might do so out of being a nice person and well, I guess dogs shouldn’t bite under any circumstance. Should I pay? Is it worth dragging it to court?

Answer:
 Here are your options;

You can pay.  If you pay partial or full, make sure you have them sign something that says they can't seek further damages once they receive payment.  You can have a lawyer draft up that agreement.

You can let your homeowners/renters insurance know.  They may cover any liability claims.

You can refuse to pay.  If they take you to court, you can let a judge decide.

>someone thought it would be a good idea to grab him by the collar

You should make sure your property (dog) doesn't leave your yard.Answer #2: Yes. Answer #3: You need to pay, not just for her sake but for your pups.

Is it a black mark on the dogs name or is it up for review to be destroyed?


Title: What crimes is a juvenile guilty of if he goes into a store, grabs a 6-pack of beer, throws an amount of money clearly in excess of the value on the checkout counter, and then runs out of the store?

Answer: Theft, underaged possession of alcohol, and probably a few others. Throwing money at someone is not the same as buying something: a purchase requires consent on both sides. Answer #2: If I walked up to you, grab your phone, and throw some cash at you did I just buy your phone? Nope, I just stole it. Why would a store be different?


Title: [CA] Remodeling pool - skaters wanted to skate it while empty. How can I let them and protect my liability?

Question:
I don't want to be a curmudgeon, but I also want to protect myself from legal issues.  Is there any way I can let these guys skate my pool and protect myself from lawsuits?
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 No. No. No. No. No. No.

No

Edit* noAnswer #2: be a curmudgeon.  that is a horrible idea.Answer #3: Little johnny drops into the pool and breaks his ankle...suddenly you have a lawsuit that last two years.

No.

Just letting neighbor kids swim in your pool is a big liability.
Answer #4: Be honest with them if you don't want to be a curmudgeon. Tell them that it doesn't matter how much they promise to never sue you, and it doesn't matter if their parents agree, because if they got hurt in your pool then their insurance would sue you regardless of what they (the skaters) promised. Tbh I'm not even sure that's entirely accurate but they probably won't know either, and it'll be a way to deny them without seeming like a fun ruiner. Answer #5: Q: How do skate parks run without having to pay for every broken leg?


Title: My daughter was molested by her step grandfather, case went before the grand jury today and we failed to get an indictment. (TX)

Question: She is 11 years old, was 9 at the time. Her outcry was this summer. Our only “evidence” was her forensic interview. The investigator on our case told us since the case was only circumstantial that we had a poor chance of my husbands stepfather being indicted. He wasn’t today. Is there anything we can do? His wife, my husbands mother, was home for both incidents, in their home. She refused to cooperate with the investigator per the attorney they hired at first wind of allegations. Sorry this is hard to follow, it’s been a long day.

Answer: Your best bet is to get her into intensive therapy and hope additional information can turn into more hard evidence. It doesn’t sound like enough evidence is there now to produce an indictment. I’m really sorry this happened. Good luck to your family.


Title: My old friend’s W2 came in my mailbox.

Question:
I had an old friend that lived with my grandma and I briefly last year. He has been moved away for a very long time. I am also moved out into my own apartment.

Yesterday my grandmother called me and told me one of his W2 forms came in the mail. I haven’t been able to reach my friend lately, it’s kind of odd. He won’t open or respond to any texts. So I messaged his family which I was INCREDIBLY close to in high school. They asked me if I could mail it, but I told them I’d rather not and I’d prefer to drop it off or meet them somewhere.

They responded with threats to call the police and take legal action if I do not mail it to them. I personally don’t feel like doing the whole post office thing (too lazy) and driving to meet them would be easier and more convenient for me since I have a relatively busy schedule. I live in Georgia and my friend lives in Tennessee but it isn’t too far of a drive whatsoever.

They told me it’s a federal offense to keep someone’s W2 form. I told them I really don’t mind dropping it off or meeting them but they insist that I must mail it or they’ll have the police involved.

My old friend has a sister that lives even closer and I thought I could just give it to her if they will allow that as an option. But they seem adamant about mailing it.

What are my options? I don’t think I’ve ever been to post office to mail a letter so maybe it’ll be a good learning experience after all. But still, if I don’t mail it, what could I do?

Thank you.

Answer: You're overthinking this by several orders of magnatude. Write Return to Sender on it and put it back in the mail. Tell the person you did this and to request a new copy from their employer.


Title: Title IX

Question: I’m a female student in one of the American Universities. For one of my classes we are doing a community project and work with predominantly Muslim population. Our professor told me to cover my hair when I interact with a members of the community. I support Muslim women wearing anything they want but I personally don’t feel comfortable wearing a hijab and I told that to my professor. However she still wants me to wear it to appear more friendly. What should I do? Is this request legal under Title IX? (It’s a public school btw)

Answer:
 Being asked to show cultural sensitivity while ostensibly representing the university is hardly a Title IX violation. If you are told you'll suffer an academic penalty if you don't wear a head covering, and if there are no other ways for you to participate in this or similarly-weighted community projects, then possibly.

Asking someone to respect the cultural norms of a group with which they're working is just good politics. If this really offends your sensibilities, you should ask to be allowed to do something else for the same credit -- something that doesn't involve you putting a bit of cloth on your head and behaving like a reasonably sensitive human being.


Title: [WA] Is my wife's employer trying to evade FMLA Protections and fire her?

Question:
Hey all, thanks in advance for your help.

My wife has been with her current, medium-sized employer for a few years now, with regularly documented great reviews, regular raises (just got one earlier this week) and a promotion. For around half of that has been on FMLA for a chronic condition. This hasn't been an issue, but there is a policy that any accrued sick leave is used for this time, and when that runs out, then accrued vacation time. I understand that this is a common practice, but it means that time off is almost always exhausted.

However today she was notified of a new policy which states that anyone taking time off without any PTO of either flavor is subject to being fired immediately at the discretion of management. My wife spoke to her manager about this and was told very little except that she bluntly stated, "they have to make business decisions". I told her to write down everything she remembers, date/time/etc in case and I'll be happy to update if I learn more.

A few questions:

1. The combination of these two policies means that if my wife wants to call in sick or otherwise has a non-FMLA emergency, she would likely fall under the new policy and likely be fired on the spot, where non-FMLA folks still have their PTO to use. Is this legal?
3. It feels like she's being run out of the company, am I being paranoid? Should I seek the advice of a lawyer, even though nothing has happened yet?

I'm also worried that if she's fired it will be hell staying a year at another new employer without the protections FMLA give. Any thoughts on this front?

Thanks again folks!
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 This is a very common practice, and yes it is legal.  I recently ran into the same issue.  To clarify: they CANNOT fire her for using FMLA, but they CAN fire her for unrelated uncovered absences/attendance issues.

Your wife should reach out to HR.  Depending on the nature of your wife's condition, it may be possible for her to transfer her FMLA into an ADA disability accommodation.  For example, I frequently have doctor's visits due to a chronic condition.  I have an ADA accommodation that allows me to work outside "core" hours one day a week so that I have space to schedule any doctor's visits.   Answer #2: It's a general policy being announced and applied to _everyone_ so she's going to have a virtually impossible time trying to make a case that it's targeted at herself personally.  It's not discriminatory and (not a lawyer opinion) does not sound illegal or even quasi-legal.  Doesn't matter if the policy was inspired by her in part or whole (and we don't know for a fact that it is, a company this size could have other considerations).

You can feel free to take it to an employment lawyer in your area, but again my layman opinion is you'd have a hard time finding one who will take it up.  Perhaps if+when she is terminated, some other circumstances at that time will change the assessment.


Title: My ex is running around insinuating that I'm a rapist [xpost /r/relationships]

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 The general advice I've read in this sub in these situations includes:

* Stop talking to your ex
* Don't talk to the police
* If you get any official legal paperwork in the mail, do not ignore it. Get a lawyer asap.
* If the police contact you, don't talk to them. That would be a good time to get a lawyer.

I suggest getting others' input as IANAL and I am literally parrot'ing what I've read on this sub.


Title: My Aunt’s boyfriend is dying of cancer and in his last days. Is there anything else that can be done?

Question:
My Aunts boyfriend is dying of cancer. They have been together for over 25 years he’s basically and Uncle. They are both in their late 50s/early 60s. They are not married. He has no will. They have no children. They each own half of the home they live in. He is also estranged from his family. His closest next of Kin would be his step father who he has a hate relationship with and an Aunt abroad.

He has been in denial of his cancer for the last year and has decided not to accept treatment due to the severity. His heath is progressively declining. Today it took a turn for the worst. This morning he signed “power of attorney” to my aunt.

He is being transported to hospice and the doctors have given about two weeks. At this point my aunt has to start planning his funeral. They both don’t have much money and my Aunt and will need to pay for his funeral.

Does anyone have any advice that I can pass on? I feel so bad for my aunt and I’m not sure how to support her. Ive tried reading up and there is so much on this. I’m so worried that she won’t be able to take care of him because they are not married. From what I read the “power of attorney” helps. Also this is in the US in the state of Ohio. Thank you for reading this.

Edit Update: Just found out my uncle passed this morning. Thank you for the advice and taking the time to read this.

Answer:
 Your aunt should contact an estate attorney ASAP about getting a will done before he dies.

I'm sorry for your situation, and I hope that his remaining time here with you is as comfortable as possible.


Title: Texas - Fathers right

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You're not required to see your son, no.

If you don't abide by the terms of the custody order, they may terminate it and you may not have rights to see him at all.


Title: [WI] My wife has a mental disorder, but refuses to seek help

Question:
We have been married 18 years and have two children. Symptoms have become more obvious in the last couple years, but thinking back there may have been some clues of it about 8-10 years ago. She is not trusting of others and believes that everyone talks about her. We live in a relatively small town (10,000+ people) outside a big city. And I am pretty sure that people are not talking about her. She believes that by observing small facial expressions, phrases, body language...that people know private stuff about her life. She believed the neighbor was listening in on our conversation with a baby monitor and spreading the information around town. And much later on thought the neighbor had spying equipment (because we no longer used a baby monitor) to spread gossip. I have many other types of example, but I will get to the point...She has accused my sister of also doing this, and when I ask my wife for proof it is never anything substantial or makes any sense. My sister and my said of the family have alienated us from family functions because of this. My wife just believes my sister has turned them all against her, when in fact they just don't want anything to do with her because of her weirdness.

My wife hates me now because I want to help her, and that I have accused her of having a mental illness. This is making me miserable, and I feel trapped. Sometimes I have let myself get too upset and we get in heated arguments. This week I was yelling because I was so frustrated and she started hitting me in front of the children. I grabbed her shoulders (being that I was very distraught) and backed her into a corner because she was hitting me. She threatened to call the cops, and I told her to go ahead...because she was the one hitting me. She was bluffing, and then I told her I would call the police..so I did. She got arrested and bailed out the same night. She blames me for the arrest...because I started the argument. I have had enough, so I told her she needed to get therapy or I will take her to divorce court. I have mentioned divorce to her before, but she said she won't...because she doesn't want to do that to our kids. So I feel like I need to bully her into seeing a doctor, and I am also afraid she will not be honest with a doctor. My wife truly believes that all these things she sees are true and that I am an asshole for doing this to her. This is destroying me because the person I once loved thinks I seek to harm our relationship when I actually just want to help.

Please help.

I need to know legally what I can do here. Can I legally make her seek treatment? I am really dumb when it comes to this stuff.

Note: xpost from r/advice

Answer:
 I work in psychiatry at a hospital and I can tell you that you cannot make her seek treatment involuntary unless she is a threat to herself or another. The threat has to be immediate and NOW.

The best thing you can do in this situation is call 911 when the wife displays psychotic symptoms. You had an opportunity to do this when you phoned the police when your wife became physically aggressive. You should have told them she is mentally unstable and is in need of a psychiatric evaluation at the ER.  EMS will come and evaluate the pt and if found to be psychotic they will take her to the ER, instead of jail. The ER cannot keep your wife without her permission if she is not a threat, but they are very good at negotiating with the pt to check on a voluntary basis.

Her hospital admission will allow her to be medicated, if she agrees. If she objects to medication, the hospital can, if your wife is sick enough (I don't know if she is) go to court to seek a  medication over objection ruling.

Depending on the severity of your wife's illness, the medication may allow her some clarity and insight into her condition. This is not an easy process, nor is it a smooth ride. There will be a lot of setbacks along the way. But getting your wife into the ER is the first step.

Edit: Once in the psych ER,  your wife is not permitted to leave until she has been evaluated.
Edit 2: Your wife is unable to reason in a rationale way. Getting upset, arguing with her, threatening divorce, etc will not help the situation.


Title: Offer of unemployment Rescinded due to driving record.

Question:
Hello all,

I need some help with this thing that just happened this week.

So I was offered a job from Company. I accepted the job by signing an offer letter. I moved across country on my own dime after quitting my last job. Company did their standard background check and found I had speeding tickets on my driving record and rescinded the job offer \(after signing the offer letter\). This left me unemployed and at a loss financially.

Disclaimer: The job posting and the offer letter did mention the necessity of a clean driving record. That was the exact word used: "Clean." It was never elbaroted on what "clean" meant. I had taken it to mean DWIs/DUIs. This requirement was not discussed at all during the interview process \(one phone interview and one on site interview\). It come up on the job description and the offer letter ONLY.

I spent a few thousand dollars to move and furnish a new apartment. I was expected to be compensated with a signing bonus when I started the job.

Is there anything I can do legally?

Thanks

Answer:
 If the country you moved across is the United States then almost certainly not.  You are an at will employee who could be fired for any reason or no reason at all so long as the reason isn’t a protected class, and those with speeding tickets are not a protected class.

What’s more, even if the absurdly rare case where promissory estoppel might normally apply was at work here, you would still lose because the offer was clearly contingent on a clean driving record.  That you thought this meant something other than the company is not going to be particularly relevant, you should have asked.  Sorry man, apply for unemployment, which you might be able to get even in a new state by tacking on work from the old state and look for a new job.


Title: Restaurant took my money

Question: So basically i ordered from a chinese food restaurant for delivery. The order came to my house wrong so I POLITELY called them back & explained the situation & asked if they could bring me the order i payed for & they can take the order back that i got if anything . The lady refused to do so and wanted to charge me more like wtf . So the just began yelling her chinese language in my ear and hung up on me . I called back multiple times and she just hung up on me . I called from a different number and demanded a refund for the rudeness i was dealing with . She refused that as well and just kept yelling in my ear like i dont undertand im the one that has the messed up order , im the one that losing out on $15 , why am i the one thats being calm and respectful. & i figured the nicer i am maybe they’ll work with me . I was wrong . So i made my way to the store with my brother & i let him do the talking . He himself was still very calm and respectful and they still denied him the refund . So we had to get the cops involved & i really didnt wanna get cops involved for a $15 meal . Its like they could of easily just given me my money back and we both part ways i never go there again . Simple . So while we were waiting for the cops the lady demanded i remove the food off the counter and literally i kid u not threw the bag in my face TWICE . Of course i threw it back in her face but any living being would of beat her ass but i told myself and my mom im not going to this store to get arrested . Anyway the cops came and basically told me that be cause they own the store they make their own rules . They can try to talk to them but if they dont wanna give the refund they dont have to . So they tried and failed . So i just got extremely disrespected & lost out on $15 . But keep in mind i have yet to disrespect them , yell at them , curse them out etc . I wanna know wat i can legally do about getting them shut down because a place that treats customers like that especially regulars should not be open for business. I totally understand some places dont give refunds but if they make a mistake why am i losing out on money

Answer:
 Sigh. Everyone in this story is just awful. You can do a chargeback on your credit card or you can sue them for $15.

Answer #2: > I wanna know wat i can legally do about getting them shut down

So $15 isn't worth involving the police but its enough to shut them down over?

You can leave a bad review. No one is shutting them down because they messed up your order. Answer #3: You can leave a review. If you paid by credit card, you could do a chargeback. You will not get them shut down for disrespecting you.


Title: [WI] Legality of reading spouse's texts

Question:
To sum up a long story, I've believed for a while that my spouse is cheating on me. I don't have any hard evidence, but the way she has been acting has lead me to be incredibly suspicious.

So here's my question. Last year, I bought her a computer. Early on, she told me the password to the computer and has asked me to use it for her with school work. Without having to log into anything else, I could open Messages on her computer and read her texts. What I'm not sure of is whether that is in violation of any privacy laws, and reading articles online only makes the matter more confusing. I understand that in Wisconsin, this would have no bearing on any potential divorce proceedings, but I just want enough evidence for her to admit to me if there is something going on.

I've tried talking to her directly about the way she's acting, but she becomes very defensive and angry without actually addressing any of my concerns. Since I can't get a straight answer from her, I just want to know what my options are. I feel like I'm trapped in this marriage. Thanks in advance.

Answer: Sounds like you need marriage advice rather than legal advice. Avoid the divorce and try to fix the marriage. Try couples counseling. It'll be cheaper.


Title: Estranged brother trying to use probate court to force me to pay for estranged father's funeral.

Question:
My father passed away last month and my brother made all of the decisions to pay for his funeral (in Minnesota).

I had no part in the planning and when I tried to call my brother the night I found out my father died, he wouldn't speak to me. My brother is 11 years older than me, and assumed next-of-kin status and made ALL of the decisions. (I did travel back to MN  for the visitation and funeral; there, I helped put together one picture board and gave a reading at the funeral, at my request. That was all.)

My father was on government assistance, and could have received a free simple funeral and burial from our county. My brother didn't want to do that. My father was a veteran and could have received a free burial in one of the VA cemeteries. My brother didn't want that, either. Enter the 12k funeral.

My father was an abusive alcoholic. As a teenager, I had an order of protection against him. I left home at 18 to go to college across the US on scholarships and massive loans. While my father gave material support to my brother and sister (10 years older than me), I received nothing material from him. The last time I saw my father or my brother in person was over 3 years ago.

My brother chose to have a very expensive funeral (3 hour wake, walnut casket, burial in another county). After the funeral, he asked me to pay for it. I told him no, and that when our mother passed away, I would pay for her funeral. (My parents have been divorced for over 15 years. My mother is ill and I already support her financially. My brother has minimal contact with her.)

My father's estate (which my brother has claimed via next-of-kin) is a trailer home with $5k of taxes owed on it, and various personal items (that my brother and sister have claimed).

Now, my brother says he has met with a lawyer and has probate court next week. He is threatening me that he believes a judge will order the funeral costs to be shared between us three siblings.

**Can the probate court make me legally responsible for expenses related to my estranged father?**

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Answer: In short, no. Ignore him unless you are subpoenaed.Answer #2: Did you sign any contracts for any of the services? If not, you were a guest. Guests aren't responsible for funeral costs. Answer #3: No, beneficiaries/heirs are not on the hook for funeral expenses. The funeral expeneses come from the estate. If the executor did a crappy job in getting an expensive funeral without taking into account what was in the estate, that is his fault.


Title: Boyfriend's package of weed coming from CO confiscated by post office in NY.

Question: My boyfriend has his med card and lives in Colorado. He recently took a trip to New York and sent over 50g of weed in a package so he could have it for personal consumption in NY. The idiot used his real name and address on the package, and all the packaged weed has his name and info on it as well. He recently called the post office inquiring where his package was when they told him it had been confiscated. My question is, what type of trouble is he looking at? And how does him having a med card affect this situation?

Answer:
 Federal pounds me in the ass prison trouble

His card means nothing. He transported drugs using USPS across state linesAnswer #2: > My question is, what type of trouble is he looking at? And how does him having a med card affect this situation?

A *lot* of trouble.

And the med card does not affect the situation at all.  He's looking at Federal charges.  He needs a lawyer.Answer #3: If he is contacted by the police don't say anything to them and get a lawyer.

My guess is the medical card would just be further evidence that the drugs were his if the police choose to pursue this.  I don't see any way it could help in a state where the drugs are not legal and for what would likely be federal charges.


Title: My boss is about to install a camera in the break room, is there anything stopping him from doing so?

Question: My boss is about to install a camera in our breakroom. This is our general meeting area where we talk about everything. We treat this as a "okay" space where all is private. It has been 100% camera free since it became our breakroom. When I was becoming a manager a few years ago I read about how we weren't allowed to record the break room. I am now looking online and I can't find anything on this. We use this break room to eat, change, talk and coordinate what we will do through the day. The company I work for is in Louisiana and I was wondering if there was anything to stop them from recording us. This isn't a huge issue but sometimes we do things outside of the "proper" work flow that our boss doesn't like. (Nothing illegal, just different than instructed.) So, if there's nothing I can do I don't mind but it's just a peace of mind thing.

Answer: Seems perfectly legal. The only places where cameras aren't allowed are generally places like changing rooms, bathrooms, etcAnswer #2: If you wouldn’t say something to your boss face to face then don’t say it on company property, period. Cameras can be installed anywhere except bathrooms/locker rooms, it’s their business.


Title: Every job changers worst nightmare - quit yesterday, new job rescinded offer this morning. (TX)

Question:
This happened to my sister's husband and my heart is just breaking for them. Are there any legal options here?

Husband got job offer in a town an hour away, decided to quit current job and relocate (at his own expense). Went through background and drug test, passed, and he gave two weeks notice. In addition, new employer was to reimburse $5k sign-on bonus that he would have to pay back to old employer for early termination (was to be paid as a sign-on bonus by new employer that required him to payback if did not stay 1 year).

Timeline of following events:

Friday morning he called new employer and confirmed when his start date/time was (was told to show up at 9am Monday).

Friday afternoon - worked last day with old company, and officially quit. Sign-on bonus was withheld from last paycheck.

Friday evening - signed six month lease for new apartment in new town.

Saturday morning - new company calls and rescinds job offer (say position has been placed on hold).

So now, he has no job, is stuck in a lease for six months, and has to pay back out of pocket the $5k sign-on bonus to his old employer. Does he have any legal options to mitigate this nightmare?

Answer: He might be able to recover under the legal doctrine of *promissory estoppel” for whatever money he is out for relying on their promises.


Title: My wife took my kids cross country and is not returning contact.

Question: We have lived separately (but still married, no documents signed) for 2 years. I live in California and have heard she is probably in South Carolina. I have not heard from her in a week.  Any advice or well wishes will be greatly appreciated. I miss my sons ages 9, 7, and 6.  Thank you.

Answer:
 You need to get into court immediately and file for a court ordered custody agreement so that you can establish California as the children's home state before she can establish her new location as the children's home state.  If she has been out of the state with the children for more than 6 months, it may be too late.

You need an attorney.


Title: When writing a petition to have a misdemeanor charge restricted from employer background checks what type of content should it include? (GA)

Question: I have recently been denied a job due to the charge, it was a battery charge i received a few years back while heavily intoxicated, since then have made a complete 180, have taken anger management classes and substance abuse classes, i have paid probation on time, every time, and have not had any interaction with police or violence since. I am a single father working a terrible job for 9.50 an hour and i really need better than this, i don't know much about the law and i live in a small town where there really aren't a whole lot of jobs available in the first place but this job started off at 11.50 and that would enormously help get me out of the holes i am in.

Answer:
 For those unaware, record restriction=expungement in GA, sort of.

OP, you should contact a lawyer to get your record restricted.


Title: I recorded my neighbor (apartment) freaking out again. It is a pretty righteous freak out, and I'm wondering if it is legal to share with others?

Question: [NE] It was in the hallway of the apartment complex next to the washer/dryer. Long story short, she wanted me to stop all the laundry I had going and let her have it, I say no, and she loses her mind.

Answer: Nebraska looks like a one-party consent state where it comes to recording, and you're clearly a party to the conversation, so you're probably fine. And if this was a public area where one could be reasonably overheard, you're probably in the clear anyway.Answer #2: Hey, now that the video got out, is there any follow-up details you can provide?  Did the cops show up?  Was building management involved?  Did she stop being crazy?


Title: Roommate threatened to kick us out for using the stairs

Question:
Good morning!

Last night we had a LOVELY discussion with our roommate about how many times we use our stairs to use the restroom, get ready for work, etc.

We explained to her that this is out of our control, we're always cautious of not being noisy in the mornings, but she didn't like that answer and threatened to kick us out.

In her mind, that will work out because

1) . She has connections with the landlord

2). She's lived here longer so she has more power (rent is 50/50, and we're pretty sure she's been charging us $100 over.)

3). We haven't signed a lease yet (which isn't our fault)

4). She claims that I'm unauthorized to live here because my boyfriend pays my portion of rent.

It started off by her pulling my boyfriend aside to complain about the house being messy, saying that I should be responsible for keeping the house clean because I'm currently unemployed which she somehow thinks is her business, claiming that I rely on her because I use the WiFi?? There's never been a point where I would've even been upset if she asked me to stop. I absolutely do not need WiFi. She told him not to tell me she said anything, but he should bring it up to me and ask me to get a job.

Before this discussion took place, I had been picking up after /everyone/. My boyfriend, his son, myself, AND her. I did her dishes, even picked up her dog's shit. Once I stopped cleaning up after her, THAT'S when the house started getting messy.

She also happened to mention that she doesn't trust me and that I'm "blatantly rude" to her when I've been nothing but kind and respectful towards her. The next day or so she has my boyfriend try to break into her room because she "accidentally" locked herself out. So he goes and tries, is unable to do it, and as soon as he walks away she just magically opens it.
To me, that was an obvious attempt at just seeing if he was capable of doing it so she could later blame me for going into her room without permission.
I've never once even had the desire to step foot in that nasty room. (I've seen it when I knock to ask if she wants anything from wherever we're getting dinner that night.)
We also were not even provided with a doorknob to our room so how do I know she's not coming in here? She doesn't even knock when she wants something, just walks right in.

Couple days later she pulls me aside to complain about my boyfriend making noise in the morning while he gets ready for work. I told her that I'm sorry, there's not much we can do about it, but we'll continue to try staying quiet.
She suggested reducing the amount of times we use OUR stairs, the only way of accessing our upstairs bedroom. We explained to her that we feel it's unfair to have to be walking on eggshells in our own home, but she didn't like that answer and continued to talk in circles. She claims that her old roommate didn't make so much noise, but we're obviously not the same person. People live differently. That was also ONE roommate vs us TWO adults, one child, and a dog, which she knew she was getting herself into.

She's the one who even contacted my boyfriend about us moving in because she needed a roommate.

She knew from the very beginning that I'd be here and now she's saying I'm "unauthorized", and that I brought my dog here without permission when she's the one who told me I could bring him before I even asked about it.

What would be our best gameplan?

Can she legally kick us out?

She's been causing us so much stress over her made up problems that we've been losing sleep, not even being able to have a peaceful day. All we're trying to do is live peacefully, but she won't let it go.

Answer:
 Unless she's your landlord, she cannot kick you out.  If she's your landlord, she cannot kick you out unless it's in accordance with the law, which generally begins by her serving you advance, written notice to vacate (generally 30 days, but varies by location), then filing for a formal eviction with the courts if you fail to vacate after that amount of time.Answer #2: If you haven't signed a lease, then you're a month-to-month tenant.  She can give you the proper notice (which will vary on your location) and then start eviction proceedings if you're not out in the allotted time.

Your best gameplan is to find somewhere else to live, give her notice, and then move out.


Title: How do i get my brothers body released from "investigation"

Question: Brother passed away just less than a week ago, family wants to lay him to rest in our home country Georgia but, the examiners won't give us permission to take him there because they supposedly found a disease that they MUST investigate before giving us permission. This investigation will take a whole month to complete and I just don't know what to do. Its heartbreaking for our entire family to be denied the right to bury him with his ancestors and instead having to bury him in the States. Please help me I don't know where else to turn.

Answer:
 I'm sorry for your loss.

If the medical examiner has reason to believe that this disease may be a public health threat, or possibly even evidence of a criminal act, then it is their duty to investigate.  They will not bury him in the US.  His remains will be stored and cared for while the investigation is active.  After that time, your family will be allowed to bring his remains home unless transporting the remains is somehow a public health threat. That is very, very unlikely.

My advice is to wait for the ME to do their investigation.  You may be able to contact the ME's office and request more information.  They are not however obliged to give it if there is truly a case being investigated.


Title: Tx - assault against a family member w/ bodily harm

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You've been arrested and charged with assault, and you confessed to a police officer.  There is every likelihood that you will be convicted of the crime.

You need to hire a defense lawyer and stop talking to the police.


Title: Can you be liable for a friend having a medical emergency due to home renovations?

Question:
NJ here. I'm a scrawny girl. I have 2 guy best friends who agreed to help me do home renovations. We are all mid 20's. I was doing home renovations to break apart tiles and floorboards that were covering nice hardwood floors (seriously, ppl from the 60's, WHY would you do that?). We were all wearing masks, gloves, had all the windows open, and even had scarves wrapped around our masks to add another layer of protection against the dust.

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Fast forward 5 months, and one of my best friends has a cardiac arrest, where he also had a seizure and aspirated vomit into his lungs. Thankfully, he survived, and will likely make as close to full recovery as one can given the circumstances, minus some short term memory issues. But he was in an induced coma for 3 weeks due to fluid build-up in his lungs, caused by the aspiration. During the entire time he was in the ICU, post-ICU hospitalization, rehab, and surgery, I was there every day for him because, like I said, best friend.

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Now that he is better, he called me asking if I noticed him having breathing problems starting this year. I told him he has always had breathing problems, because he had childhood asthma, which receded during high school, but seemed to be acting up this year when he was traveling.

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He was basically implying that him helping with my home renovation might have caused the breathing issues, which may have been a contributing factor to his cardiac arrest.

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First of all, I am devastated, and I was pretty angry and defensive, and basically told him a huge number of things could have triggered his CA, most likely of which is the genetic heart condition he was diagnosed with post-CA. Ignoring the /r/relationships aspect of your best friend accusing you of having a hand in causing a medical emergency that has literally affected every aspect of all of our lives, is there any legal liability here? I seriously doubt he would consider legal action, but I am just so paranoid, and angry, and hurt. And his family is sort of the litigious type.

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TL;DR: Does a single day's worth of breaking tiles and floorboards, while wearing masks and other protection, cause someone to have a cardiac arrest/respiratory issues in the intervening 5 months in the future? And if so, is there legal liability? Neither of the other 2 of us
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 He would have to prove that he was actually injured by the renovations, which would basically be like rolling a boulder up a hill without arms or legs. If you were wearing masks, and it was only a day, then he'd have a better chance claiming you used voodoo to cause him to be ill than a single days demolition of a normal house. Don't worry about it unless you get served, then lawyer up and respond. In the mean time make sure you write down what PPE you used, and see if you can find the receipts for the masks.

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Also, if he already had asthma AND was diagnosed with a GENETIC heart condition then he is going to get hammered in court like a wino on social security check day.


Title: What are the choices for unfair treatment of students during class trip.

Question:
Our school historically takes a senior class trip to Disney. Everyone who attended paid the same 1300$ amount but after all of the tickets were purchased, approximately 1/3 of us who were randomly chosen without our consent were informed that our plane was going to be a cheaper, worse airline (southwest vs spirit).  It was also leaving later and arriving earlier by a magnitude of several hours. In addition to losing around 12 hours of park time compared to the rest of our peers, we were also assigned additional restrictions on what we could bring like laptops and switches which had nothing to do with TSA but just made by the teachers to control what we do in our rooms. These rules were  imposed  an hour before we got on the shuttle and after the other group had already boarded with their devices. Finally, after we finally got to the hotel several hours after the other group, the teachers/administrators woke up and yelled at us for not being able to find their room despite having no direction (all decision making administrators were on the better flight).

I understand that we are students and have relatively little say, but is there anything we as a group can do to try to get the school to take responsibility for the unfair conditions? We all paid the same amount of money and one third of us - decided at random- get an objectively lesser experience.

Answer: Your best bet is to get your parents involved. You aren't going to get any money back and they can't change the past, but maybe they will better handle future trips.


Title: How much trouble can I get into for driving Uber/Lyft with someone else's account?

Question:
First off, I'm not sure if this is the right subreddit for this question. If it is not, then I apologize for my question and would love it if someone could point me to the right subreddit.

That being said, I am a college student. I'm 22. I live in Buffalo, NY. I don't have a lot of money, and in order to pay for all my expenses, I really Need to be working over the winter break.

The simplest option is working with Uber/Lyft. The problem is, is that in order to work with them, I need to be either 23 with at least 1 year of driving experience, or 3 years if I'm under 23. I got my licence last January, so I don't have that yet.

I turn 23 half way through this coming January, and that is when I can qualify to work for them. However, I cannot afford to not work through December and half of January. So, I was thinking about using my gf's account with my car.

I obviously plan on explaining to every client why there is a brown man driving the car rather than a while lady, but I was wondering what is the worst trouble I could get in if someone had reported me to Uber/Lyft?

I'm guessing they would just ban my gf from working for them (she wouldn't care), but could there be any other issues? Could I get in trouble legally?

Are there other avenues I can take so that I may be able to work for Uber/Lyft sooner than half way through Jan?

Answer: I'm just telling you, as someone who uses Uber/Lyft a great deal, I'm not getting in the car if the photo doesn't match the driver. Zero chance.Answer #2: And to add to what everyone else said: if you get in an accident almost certainly you won't have insurance. Really, find another option.


Title: [New York] Just moved into apartment landlord not fulfilling lease... Rights?

Question: We just moved into a new apartment 9 days ago and the landlord hasn't lived up to the lease. Online, the landlord is charging us more than what we agreed on in the lease. Also, we are paying extra to have a washer and dryer in the unit. Now they can't install them. Is there anyway to get out of our lease agreement?

Answer:
 > Online, the landlord is charging us more than what we agreed on in the lease

What does this mean?  What are they charging you, and what's the breakdown of the charge?  Have you spoken to the landlord about this?

You should be able to get the extra charge for the washer/dryer removed.  You could conceivably consider the lease broken, but it's likely this would not be seen as a material breach.


Title: CA - Owner of my company just announced the W2 will be wrong?

Question: Ok so the manager just came by to deliver my pay stub. He told me he talked to the owner and he is stopping my income as of 12/20/2016. So my W2 will only show the day i started to 12/20... The 21-31 will be on next years W2... This sounds so not right. I gave the manager a o_0 look and he shrugged and said he did it last year too.

Answer: Do you mean to say that the pay period that covers the 21st-31st was paid in 2017? Because if it was, that's perfectly legal. It's not when the money is earned, it's when it's paid that matters for tax purposes.


Title: Is there any legal help you can get for mental health issues?

Question:
I have a history of anxiety issues and seems obvious I have fourm of OCD and im going to see a psychiatrist soon for it . I have this obsessive fear that will lose control and make websearches that will get me in legal trouble and I will get compulsions to do it because it makes me believe that if I act on the compulsions they will go away eventually and its consumed my life for the last couple weeks. I have complulsions to make websearches on things related to terrorism but mostly making websearches to things related to illegal porn or clicking on links to what I think might be links to illegal porn sites. There is no actual intrest in looking at anything like that . I started making searches on duckduckgo because I thought it was anonymous and thats where I started to find links to what seem like illegal porn sites and the compulsions got really bad. I am wondering that when I get diagnosed is there anyway I can act on my compulsions under legal supervision like a psychiatrist or somebody with legal authority to do so if I feel like I have to. Im obviously not going to buy anything or download anything on my hard drive. I really just want to move on
Topic:
Disability Issues

Answer: No, having a mental illness does not mean you can do illegal things without getting in trouble.Answer #2: This is not a legal issue. Go see a therapist. I suffer from OCD as well and I definitely experience the same fears that you face but stop searching for illegal porn for the love of whatever you believe in. If you end up finding actual illegal stuff, you are facing a federal crime that could end you up in prison for a long time and you will register as a sex offender for the rest of your life.


Title: [wisconsin] I think my step dad died in a bar and someone broke in and put his body in our house...

Question:
in 2010 my stepfather died and was found in the basement of our house (he hadn't went down there in months.)

he was working at a bar at the time, where I believed he died.
I think 2 of the employees drove his body to our house, broke in and put it in our basement.

The reason I think that is because we were the same height and I sat in his truck the day he died and the seat was pushed back so far that I couldn't even see in the mirror anymore.
among other things.

aside from that aspect of it, I have confessions from multiple people telling me that they saw him laying on a pool table fighting for air and yet nobody called an ambulance.
the bartenders even refused to call my mom when he begged them to and they had her number. (they admitted this)
the coroner said all he needed was oxygen and he wouldn't have died.
This would be considered gross negligence or something right?

I also overheard a woman at his funeral telling someone "i knew having a cot in the bar was a bad idea" and something about having to clean up a mess.
they threw it out shortly after. which seems pretty suspicious, maybe he died on it...

Do you think we have any sort of case?

UPDATE:  you know, you don't have to be rude.
also, I don't understand how nobody here finds any of this the least bit suspicious.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Even if you had an ironclad case, which is pretty far from what you have, the statue of limitations in WI for wrongful death is [three years](http://research.lawyers.com/wisconsin/wisconsin-statutes-of-limitations.html). So you're out of luck.


Title: Apartment management company wants us to sign lease that says we have received keys and agree to the condition of apartment, but we don’t move in until next month.

Question: The management company of the apartment we are looking to rent wants us to sign the lease, and pay security deposit and first month rent today for a July 1 move-in. The lease seems like it is the management company’s generic lease and is not necessarily specific to this apartment or even building. In the lease, it says that we the tenants have received all the keys to the apartment and agree to accept the apartment in the condition it is in. We looked at the apartment a few weeks ago, but it was/is still occupied by other tenants. I want to sign the lease to secure the apartment ASAP but not sure if signing that these things happened when they haven’t is a good idea.

Answer: Don’t sign it until after you see the actual apartment you are moving into — the day you move in and receive the keys.  If they turn you away for not signing now, you dodged a bullet.  Find another apartment.


Title: Ex husband is requesting change in my last name and take a reduction in previous agreed upon retirement payment. Is it possible the court will grant him these requests?

Question:
Live in New Mexico. Ex is asking that I change back from his last name to my maiden name.  He is stating that the only person who should share his last name is the person who chooses to be by his side in marriage. During the divorce I elected to retain his last name to avoid confusion with minor children.
He is also requesting a reduction in the amount of retirement pay he is currently required to send   Divorce decree states he will pay 50% until the event of death.  He is retired military 17 years service. We were married for 17 years with the marriage date preceding the enlistment date. He states the reason for the reduction request, in what he has called"alimony", is that he is taking on a third marriage and will be supporting his wife and her three children and can not support sending 50% monthly, he is asking that it be 25%. He is also stating that I did not support his retirement career and therefore I am not entitled.
Any advice or insight is greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 Your ex can kick rocks. He has no say over what your name is any more than you have a say in what my name is. As for the alimony? I doubt the court will find the argument that he's supporting his new spouse and her children very persuasive. What is keeping new spouse from supporting herself?Answer #2: Assuming you are in the USA, I highly highly doubt a judge will make you change your last name based on that reason.Answer #3: The court will not force you to change your name - it's a totally frivolous argument.

His subequent marriage doesn't impact his obligation to you.

Did he just recently retire? One thing you should be concerned about is his reducing his retirement pay by opting to recieve VA disability benefits, which aren't divisible. There are techniques to ensure this doesn't affect your spousal payments, but your divorce decree needs to be written in a specific way.
Answer #4: I know a woman who is the ex wife of a very famous alcohol mogul where the product is named after him/his family.  He fought tooth and nail to get her to give up that name, and he lost.  If that guy, with all the money and resources available to him, couldn't get her to change her last name, I doubt your ex can get you to change yours.

IDK about the retirement stuff.Answer #5: Hopefully the ex leads with the insane request about the name change, as when a judge holds your opposition in disdain from the onset of your hearing, it only bodes well for your endeavors.


Title: My debit card was charged by the Mandalay Bay.

Question:
So I noticed yesterday and I believe today two separate charges from the Mandalay Bay on my debit card for $1. I haven’t really been using my debit card all that frequently so I don’t know what this is about. I don’t live in Las Vegas where it says it was charged. I’m not even sure if this a legal matter but I’m just a little nervous and couldn’t find a more appropriate sub. Any advice would be great thanks.
Topic:
Consumer Law

Answer: Unless you are doing business with them (or anyone you have your card to). Call your credit card company right away. Fraudsters do small charges like that to test numbers. Expect a bigger charge to come through soon. You are not liable... but it’s a pain to get your money back. Stop it ahead of time.