Title: Trying to Bring Wife to Japan with Me

Question: Hey! So i am a newlywed with child on the way. I just got stationed in Japan and my wife is still in Texas. I would love to get her out here, but she has a daughter with another guy. What do you think the chances are that she could come live with me with her daughter, because I don't want her to leave her behind. Thanks!

Answer:
 If there's an existing court order, she can't take the child out of the country with her without getting a change in that order.

If she is actively co-parenting and the father contests, there is very little chance such an order will be granted.  It wouldn't be in the child's best interests.

So your wife will probably have to choose either to stay, or go to Japan without the child.  Answer #2: What do the custody documents say?  This, and others are critical pieces of data for us to offer any guidance.Answer #3: You guys got married in 30 days? Looking at your post history on this gives more insight.


Title: A question about an interview question.

Question:
I was at an interview for a job i current have and habe had for a while, all and all went pretty well. I would be running the front desk area, etc.

My interviewer ( also the company owner. ) closed his questions with " you were born in 90, so you're a millennial.  Are you an essily triggered, mentally ill snowflake?"
I laughed at this because well, its very out of left field for how professionally the interview went, then said no. He said " good. The girl i was interviewing before you went all politically correct on me on the first day, she was fired on the spot for it. I won't demand you to talk a certain way to me, and i expect the same of my employees from me."

Hes actually a nice guy, early 40s.
My question is if he did anything ilegal described in this message?

Answer:
 No, millennial is not a protected class. Age discrimination applies to over 40 years old.

What he said was highly unprofessional and you should consider whether you want to work for someone like that. However, there is no legal issue.


Title: I (31F) forgot to cancel electricity, now new tenants won’t pay the $300 bill (QLD Australia)

Question:
Hi everyone, looking for some help.

I canceled my electricity on Feb 1 2019 when I moved out of my last rental. Or I thought I did. Actually I mistyped and they cancelled my electricity March 1 2019, during which time a new tenant moved in and racked up a $300 bill under my name. They just sent me the bill.

I called the energy supplier and their take is that I’m legally liable to pay the full bill. I called the previous real estate company ( they’re quite lovely) but they have contacted the current tenant who hasn’t responded...therefore there’s nothing they can do.

My mistake, but I really do not want to pay for someone else’s electricity use. Is there any thing I can do?

Thanks all.

Answer: Threaten to sue the current tenant as they knowingly ran a bill without taking financial responsibility.


Title: legal advice for (reckless) speeding ticket

Question: I have to appear in court in newport news for a reckless driving ticket on November the 17th, I am looking into getting and attorney, I am just looking to make sure I get a good one. Ticket was 95/60, i know i know i screwed up pretty bad, my question is basically ( since i know va is a horrible state to speed in ) what can i do ( community service? letters of apology? letters from important people saying good things about me? to try to help myself. also if anyone knows any good lawyers in Newport News. Side note I am 19 and my only other ticket was two years ago and was a failure to obey highway sign. I also go to boot camp in may for the USMC, any advice would be appreciated.

Answer:
 None of those letters from the community or letters of apology are going to help you in this situation.

35 over in VA is an extremely reckless ticket. I'm honestly surprised they didn't arrest you on the spot. You need to lawyer up now and work with them to potentially reduce this, or to lessen the ramifications if at all possible.

You're looking at potentially close to $3000 in fines, as well as either a misdemeanor or a felony. Which were you charged with?


Title: My niece (3 year old) is being sexually abused by his grandfather.

Question:
There are too many signals that made me think that she's being abused. I dont know what to do. I was going to the police and tell about this situation but I wonder if there's really something that can be done because there's no clear evidence that he's abusing my niece. There are signals and things she had told me but there's no evidence that can prove he's abusing her. What should I do?

I live in Puerto Rico if that matters.

Answer: [Call CPS](http://www.nccafv.org/child_abuse_reporting_numbers_co.htm)


Title: (CANADA) I was dismissed of a job after a psychological evaluation I deem unfair. What can I do?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You have no legal entitlement to be a CBSA, regardless of if you think you'd be perfect or not. They can decide to not hire you for any number of reasons, including the fact that you have smoked weed in the past or did not meet the requirements for the position (failing the psych evaluation).


Title: Child Custody

Question:
 How Does a parent gain more legal and physical rights?
Question: So my boyfriend is in the process of trying to get joint custody of his daughter. I decided to write everything I know about this situation here, but I warn you, it’s long. Since I know this is a r/legaladvice section, I decided to put my questions first, the backstory after. If you have time, please read through the entirety. I’d love some advice as to how I can help him through this

To the legal people: how does one start the process of asking for more legal custody of a child? Currently he only has visitation. Legal and physical custody are with mom. Dad gets assigned weekends and some holidays with child. Dad is an idiot who signed the custody papers without reading them. Child is now 7 and he’s tired of being pushed out of her life by mom.

I gave everyone names and description of who they are here:

\- BM- mother of CC

\- Joe- my current boyfriend, father of CC

\- CC- child

\- Gale-guy BM cheated with, now lives with

\- Lauren- Mutual best friend, CC’s god mother, Mediator (will be explained)

So here’s the story.

BM and Joe have known each other since high school. They’ve been friends for a while but decided to start dating sometime around early 2011. Around May of the same year, BM becomes pregnant with CC. They move in together at BM’s mother’s house once the due date approaches. They stay there for a few months after the birth of CC, then move into Joe’s parent’s house for the duration of their relationship.

From hearing the story from multiple people close to them, the relationship was never in a good place. There were many disagreements, arguments, and all the young couple drama that you could possibly imagine happen to them during their 3 year relationship. From what their mutual best friend has said, these two people should not have had a kid together in the first place, but young love is stupid and they did what they did. At the point of conception, they were 20 years old, both had started at their local community colleges and Joe had a part time job. After BM became pregnant, she gave up school and Joe found a full-time job. After CC was born, BM decided to go to cosmetic school.

SO this is where shit hit the fan. BM began cheating on Joe with the a guy she met at school. With Joe at work all day, she would leave with CC for hours at a time and come back right before he was scheduled to arrive at home. This was confirmed by Joe’s parents who saw her leave in and out of their house at all hours of the day. They never did confront her nor told him what was going on which is something that blows my mind. I mean your kid is being cheated on and you just stand there and pretend everything’s okay? Whatever. Moving on. There was at least a couple of times he caught her texting the dude who I decided will be called Gale from now on. The first time it happened, they had a fight, they talked, they decided to try the relationship again. Life goes on, they experience some ups and downs, and then it happens again. They fight, he gets ready to kick her out, friends come by to help move her stuff, they talk, they decide to try the relationship again. At this point, friends are begging them to split up, but they decide to stay together for CC.

That’s when the incident happened. I tried getting this story from multiple people and hope to give the story justice, so here goes. Joe cheats on BM with his coworker. He’s caught by a friend of their best friend while at work. Let’s call the best friend Lauren. She’s known Joe for pretty much all his life and became best friends with BM prior to their relationship. She plays a bigger part later. Lauren confronts Joe and tells him to tell BM or else she will. He confesses to cheating and all hell breaks loose. BM begins a verbal assault on Joe, pretty much gets as dark as you can imagine. Lauren, who happens to also be CC’s god mother and Joe’s neighbor, takes CC and leaves the house to avoid her seeing her parents like this. Joe loses his shit and demands to see her phone for proof she’s cheating as well. They struggle to get the phone and in the end Joe gets it. This is where things get hairy. She claims he struck her in order to get it. He admits they wrestled for the phone and in the midst of the scuffle he might have used too much force on her, but he did not strike her. Unfortunately, no one witnessed for sure what happened so this ends up being a he said, she said situation. Joe finds out she’s still texting and seeing Gale and demands she leave the house. Joe’s parents, after hearing all the commotion, separate them and thus ends the fight. The next morning BM packs her stuff and leaves for her mother’s house. They agree Joe can come see CC after work a few nights a week and things are left like that for a while. After a few weeks of this, surprise surprise, another incident happens. Joe arrives to spend time with CC and unfortunately arrives at the same time as Gale. Neither knew the other was coming and this led to a fight outside the house. Cops are called and although no arrests were made, both men were sent home.

At this point, BM decided she couldn’t trust anyone (she had a horrible relationship with her mother) and flees for a woman’s sheltered for battered woman. She took CC and pretty much disappeared from Joe’s life for about 8 months. Joe tried to report both of them missing, but she claimed she was running away from a DV situation and instead had Joe investigated for being a negligent parent and an abuser. For 8 months, Joe had social workers coming into his home and interviewing his parents and friends for abusive behavior. He took parenting classes and anger management classes and even saw a therapist to treat depression. After he was cleared, she filed custody papers for CC.

I think after everything Joe had convinced himself he was at fault for everything that happened. Hearing this story from multiple people, including him, this is his dark time and something he wanted to put past him as quickly as possible in order to be able to see CC again. BM convinces him to sign the custody papers giving her full physical and legal custody of CC in exchange for him having her whenever he wanted. He agreed and signed. It wasn’t until very recently that he took a good look at the custody papers and realized just how severely he had fucked himself.

Joe has CC for 3 weekends out of every month: the 1st, 2nd, and 4th weekend. He is given a few holidays including Father’s day, and that’s pretty much it. At the beginning, things were fine. Pick ups and drop offs were done in a public setting and no big issues arose. Then BM started bringing along Gale, who btw, she decided to start dating officially. Now Dale is what we call an overall asshole from the top of his balding head to the bottom of his miserable ass feet. He constantly tries to start fights with Joe, despite being almost twice his age. Whenever the pick up/drop off lasts for more than 30 seconds he intervenes and tries to intimidate Joe. This guy is shit walking on the street. Anyway, Gale decides it’s a great idea to head to Joe’s house and key up his car. Joe get’s a restraining order against him and drop off/pick ups are now exclusively parents and child only. For the most part, Gale has respected this rule. He has been spotted lingering a few yards away but there hasn’t been much interaction since then.

CC is now 3 at this point, about to turn 4. This is where I come in. I start dating Joe and enter this wonderful relationship with him and CC. For a while we agree I should stay out of this situation and I respected that. The reason I decided to start getting involved, and the reason why I wrote this long ass story, is because of everything that I learned about his relationship with BM and the reason why we only see CC a few days out of the month. BM is still living in an assisted-living apartment for single women. She popped out another kid fathered by that asshole, and refuses to find work. She is claiming CC is autistic and she must stay home to take care of her. CC IS NOT AUTISTIC. She is the most happy, outgoing, funny, smart little girl I have ever seen. She had a speech impediment when she was younger that caused some delays in speaking, but after a couple years of speech therapy that little girl refuses to be quiet. I mean I have longer conversations with her than with Joe somethings it’s ridiculous. Part of the reason we want legal custody is to have the right to get her re-tested. It makes me sick to have her held back because mom doesn’t want to lose the additional money she gets every month.

So a year ago, Joe starts a new job at a really good University. He’s getting paid a bit more, so of course he gets summoned for a child support adjustment hearing. He thinks this is fine, it’s been 3 years since the original order, so he goes in expected payments to be increased and is content with that. He leaves that courtroom ordered to pay a third of his monthly paycheck to BM, an almost 500% increase. Why so much? Because BM doesn’t work, has 2 children in her possession, and is claiming she gets no help from Gale because he is on disability. OH and a cool tidbit I learned as well, he currently LIVES with her ILLEGALLY, in an apartment mostly paid for by the government, sitting on his ass all day collecting disability checks and now increased child support checks from Joe. Even after all this, my sweet yet so stupid and naïve love of my life Joe, thinks he can work something out with BM. He wants to see if he can have her for additional days of the week, and lower the payments that way. Big fucking surprise she says no to every request and starts being verbally abusive toward him, in front of CC. Now she’s claiming to being out of town for Father’s Day and is telling him to choose another day to hang out with CC. Finally, FINALLY Joe has had enough. He is looking to formally request custody of CC and has no idea how to do it. Reddit, if you’re still there, I hope you can help me. What would be his first steps? What forms should he fill out? What can he do?

There’s more to the story but I just can’t write anymore at this moment. Pretty much Lauren (remember her) acts as a mediator for both of them. Good for nothing Gale decided he doesn’t want there to any communication between BM and Joe, so all requests must go through Lauren and she passes the messages through. There’s a lot I don’t know about BM and Gale’s relationship and honestly I don’t think I ever will know. Lauren used to be the person who BM talked to, but Gale has forbidden that too. Now the only time Lauren hears from BM is when requests are made. From what she tells me though is when they used to hang out, Gale had to have somebody he trusts with them at all times to make sure they never talk about Joe. No kidding. He trained his other 2 kids to listen for Joe’s name whenever they hung out. Even sent his wife (YES WIFE because he’s still married and co-raising his kids with her) to hang out with them to make sure Joe is never brought up. That situation is fucked up. It really is.

I'd love any advice you can give me. I can answer any questions. There's like a tad more about her making up papers saying they're from a lawyer, which we just found out were fake but, i think y'all had enough to read for today

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TIA!
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 I am not reading all of that. If you need to decide what to cut any parts about her cheating or general drama you would see on Grey's Anatomy can be discarded.

They have a court order so what has changed since the court order was made?Answer #2: That's way too much to read. The short answer is you go to court if you can't work it out between yourselves.


Title: got a speeding ticket but got both copies of the ticket.

Question:
I got a speeding ticket tonight, officer got me for Reckless driving and going 85 mph in a 55. personally i don't think i was going 85 and he got me by pace and not by laser. now the odd thing is, he gave me both copies of the ticket, the defendant copy and the officer copy. that was the first odd thing to me, then the second odd thing was that he had me sign the bottom where it says "by signing below i agree to appear in front of the district court" but on neither copies of the ticket does it have my signature. now normally i wouldn't try to avoid paying my dues to society as i was clearly speeding but this officer was being a reeeeeeeal dick and i'm wondering, did his slip up potentially save me from a ticket? Honolulu, Hawaii
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: If you didn't sign, then you would have had to post a bond.  Look up your case at whatever court or call the court.  Technicalities don't just make stuff disappear.


Title: Boss holding pay check because of a loan

Question: [deleted]

Answer: no, he can't withhold your pay.


Title: Texas Drivers Not Using Their Signals

Question:
Some guy in a truck almost smashed into me twice because he didn't signal, so I held my horn.

He cuts me off again, stops in front of me, gets out and starts flicking me off.

Then he starts screaming, so I roll down my window and say, "Can you signal? You almost hit me three times, man!"

And then he gives me the finger and screams, "Get the fuck out of the car so I can fucking wring your neck, bitch. Get the fuck out, bitch."

This guy was, like, 3x my size and in his mid-50s. I'm a chick and I look like I'm 18.. I encountered this bs almost every day (almost getting hit because of lack of signaling), but today was the first time since I've moved to Texas that someone's gotten in my face about it.

Texas, can I do something about this, or is this just a case of road rage usual TX driver bs? I took down his plate number.

Answer: Call the police. Give them the plate number. If something like this happens again, film the reaction of the driver. That is all you can do.


Title: A strange request for help

Question:
Could someone help me find the copyright on Comic Sans MS? I need it to prove a point to a friend.

It started when said friend submitted a comical essay in comic sans (using an alias) to a teacher that despises CS. I then submitted a similar essay as a joke for the next assignment. He then submitted a paper calling me (my alias) out with a copy of copyright law attached. My teacher finds this hilarious and I would like to continue this with proof of Microsoft owning Comic Sans. Could someone direct me to said proof.

Edit: Craig if you see this please don't mention it to anyone but me.

Answer:
 Actually it turns out you can't copyright typefaces.  They are [specifically excluded by law from copyright protection](http://www.copyright.gov/title37/202/37cfr202-1.html).

However, Microsoft owns the trademark on the name Comic Sans. [Search here](http://tess2.uspto.gov) for "comic sans."


Title: Recently Purchased Vehicle has some illegal items. How can I legally dispose of them?

Question:
Throwaway account for obvious reasons.

California, Los Angeles.

Long story short: I bought a vehicle that had been sitting unattended for about 17 years, and it has multiple illegal items that I need to dispose of. How do I do it without getting in trouble?

Background as provided by the original owner:

Original owner bought his brother a vehicle as a gift back in the early 80's. Brother drove this car around until he became debilitated, and could no longer maintain the vehicle. Original owner picked up the car and moved it to his property were it broke down and sat for about 17+ years untouched. I recently purchased the car from the original owner with plans to restore it, and had it towed to my garage. After cleaning the interior of the car, I realized there was a bunch of illegal shit stored in it: Drugs, paraphernalia, and a weapon which is illegal to carry in CA. I told the OG owner and he has no clue who's it is and said he doesn't want anything to do with it.

Main questions:

The drugs and paraphernalia stuff seems easy to get rid of. Smash and dump it down the toilet since there isn't much of it. But the weapon looks to be as old as the car, and I'd like to keep it just because of how interesting it is and the mystery behind it. Do I have to tell the police I have it? Register it in some way? Am I even the legal owner? Should I just keep quiet about it since I don't plan on using it?

Answer:
 Step 1:

Hire a criminal defense lawyer.

Step 2:

Do what said lawyer says. This is too dangerous to trust random people on the internet.

Step 3:

Edit this post to be blank. Then delete it. Then *NEVER SPEAK OF THIS TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE LAWYER EVER AGAIN*.


Title: Can I sign my papers reversed?

Question: I write mirrored. So like everything I write needs to be reflected in a mirror to be read "correctly". Anyway, can I just sign my name mirrored on official documents and whatever?

Answer:
 A "signature" doesn't have to be your name.  Hell, anyone who has worked any sort of retail/customer service can tell you most people don't have signatures that look like anything.

In fact, I know of a guy who just makes a star as his signature.

A signature is just a manifestation.  Your mirrored signature is adequate, as long as you are consistent.


Title: PA- rear ended by a bus driver who was texting and driving. Any legal advice for pursuing compensation?

Question: A few days ago I was on a school bus that was rear ended by another school bus from the same company that my fraternity was using. My head smashed through the back window, knocking me out unconscious. I took an ambulance ride and received a ct scan, but I didn't sustain any major injuries other than a bad cut on the back of my head, as well as my second concussion this month. Any recommendations or advice about legal recourse against the bus company? Like I said the bus driver was texting and driving at the time we were hit. I would imagine medical costs should be covered, but is there anything else I should be aware of? Any help is appreciated, even a link to a similar case.

Answer: Contact the bus company and ask how to file a claim with their insurance.  That will likely be all you need to do.


Title: Elevator has been out at Apartment Complex for over a month... Management hasn't done anything to fix it. Is this legal?

Question:
I live in a "nice" 4 story apartment complex in Utah.  Last month the elevator broke down and management has ignored the problem (or more like deflected blame) regardless of the constant requests being made from their tenants to fix the broken elevator.

I'm 100% capable of climbing the stairs (i.e., not handicapped physically in any way); however, in 10 days is "Move Out" day... and I **really** dont want to carry all my stuff down 4 stories.

Is there anything legally I can do to make them fix the elevator?  Thanks Reddit!  You guys are awesome!

Answer: Tell Sheldon I said hello


Title: Diss track

Question: What is the legal trouble You can get in if you make a diss track? One of my friends made one and he’s scared the person it’s about will try to sue him or something.

Answer: Your parents may ground you and take away your things.


Title: Questions about Adverse possession

Question: So I have done my research about this, but I just a couple of questions, because I want to make sure I dot my I's and cross my T's. So if you wanted to, cause I read the rules, could you adverse possess a newly built home?? Technically since no one owns it I would think I could but I'm not sure. I really know this makes me sound bad but me and my wife are just out of options and this is our last resort. I just wanted to know if the adverse possession rule goes for newly built homes for sale

Answer:
 What makes you think no one owns it a newly built house? Whoever built it or paid someone to build it typically owns it. In any event it is hard to come up with a scenario where there is a newly built house with no owner.Answer #2: > could you adverse possess a newly built home

Yes, if the elements are met. That generally means

* taking actual possession,
* openly and notoriously,
* for a period of years,
* without being subjected to any action to remove you from the property,
* while paying the property taxes and municipal dues,
* and, in many jurisdictions, under a good-faith reason to believe you already have good title ("colour of title").

That's going to be hard - the builder or their client is likely pretty motivated to make sure the property stays salable, and is probably going to act to remove you well within the time period needed.

> Technically since no one owns it

It's pretty rare - unheard-of, even - for a builder to construct a home on property they don't own, unless they have a contract with the owner. I don't know why you would assume a newly-built house has no owner - it's not true.

> this is our last resort

It's very unlikely that you will take ownership of property this way even under the best of circumstances. If you live in a jurisdiction that requires colour of title, or in a jurisdiction that has abolished adverse possession, then you have no chance at all.


Title: Being sued for a fire I did not cause.

Question:
Hi all, I'm currently being sued for a fire that I did not cause. I live in Texas and last year my house caught on fire, well earlier this month I got served papers for it and my old landlords insurance is suing me for damages claiming negligence and breach of contract.

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They state the breach of contract occurred because "Defendant and or Other tenant (with same last name) caused damage to Insured's property  and when Defendant failed to "keep the premise clean, sanitary, and in good condition." Furthermore, Defendant failed to "reimburse Landlord, on demand by Landlord, for the cost of any repairs to the premises damanged by Tennant or Tennant's Guest or Business invitees through misuse or neglect."

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So the fire was actually caused by my mother who is the other tenant, she was cooking that night with grease  and had steped out to have a cigarette, when she came back in the grease had caught fire and she immediately tried to put it out and called 911, she then proceeded to text a friend of mine that I was with that the house was on fire. I had gone out that night with a friend and had left my phone at home, as soon as we got the messasge I rushed home to find 4-6 fire trucks there and the street blocked off. Mom and I both  don't feel that I should be responsible for her actions but they are only listing me on the papers that I received as the defendant. Mom thinks this could be because we have the same last name and that they assumed we were husband and wife not mother and son and in texas you can list one spouse and they both are responsible.

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A couple things, I was not present for the fire nor when emergency services original showed up, we are both listed as Tennants, she is also listed as co-signer on the last page of the lease, the lease that we had was actually signed after the fire because the Landlord said they needed one for insurance and I didn't think anything of it( before you get onto me I now know why you never sign anything without dating it), about the only proof I have that the lease was signed after the fire is a text from the Land lord asking me "Can you bring the deal by?" We were also told that we could continue to live there after the repairs were made(which is another reason signing a lease at that time didn't stick out to me) but then they said sold the house, the house has remained empty this last year and no one has moved in, Mom is completely fine with them serving her and even having a judgement passed against her, she just doesn't want me to have a judgment this large against me at this age.

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A couple things, I was not present for the fire nor when emergency services original showed up, we are both listed as Tenants, she is also listed as co-signer on the last page of the lease, the lease that we had was actually signed after the fire because the Landlord said they needed one for insurance and I didn't think anything of it( before you get onto me I now know why you never sign anything without dating it), about the only proof I have that the lease was signed after the fire is a text from the Land lord asking me "Can you bring the deal by?" We were also told that we could continue to live there after the repairs were made(which is another reason signing a lease at that time didn't stick out to me) but then they said sold the house, the house has remained empty this last year and no one has moved in, Mom is completely fine with them serving her and even having a judgement passed against her, she just doesn't want me to have a judgment this large against me at this age.

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Thank you in advance for all your help and input.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 >we are both listed as Tennants

Then the landlord can go after you, he doesn't need to figure out which tenant was responsible.

Edit: Just to add if you or your mom's have tenancy insurance then give this to them right away.


Title: Workplace Discrimination [Serious Replies from Lawyers Only]

Question:
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Topic:
Troll Post

Answer: this has to be a troll. the word choice is too key.


Title: Just bought a new house in SF bay area in November. Have not lived in it until now. Just discovered a huge underground water leak that's not covered by the warranty. Previous owner possibly knew about it.

Question:
Title sums it up. I closed on a house on November in the SF bay area, California, but did not live here until now.

Mid December, I received a call from the water company letting me know that they needed to come out and run a meter accuracy check because the previous resident (seller) was disputing his water charges. When the tech came out, we found a huge underground water leak. It was flooding the basement and the adjacent crawl space. He turned off the valve, and advised me to call a plumber to get the leak fixed so that I can get running water back to my house.

So that's a mess in itself, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the owners knew about it and did not disclose. Reason 1: The water company tech said that there were investigators at this address before, but that the owner absolutely denied having a leak. He wouldn't really give me too much detail because it's obviously someone else's account information. Reason 2: The owner installed a sump pump in the crawl space, which is not suspicious on its own, but now that I know there's a leak, it makes me think they did it to avoid repairing the actual, much more expensive  problem. Reason 3: Since the day I bought the house, the water has always had a bad smell and now it's obvious that it's dirt smell, because there is a hole somewhere in the pipe. Could the pipe have popped the day I bought it? Maybe... But I don't think so... Reason 4: The previous owner requested to know any time we needed access to the house, in order to turn off the alarm before we got there. They could've just told us the code, or turn it off remotely, but they didn't. I think they were coming here to turn the water back on so we wouldn't suspect anything.

Again, I have no hard proof that the previous owner knew about it, the only thing I know is that they are disputing the bill. I was wondering if it's possible to investigate/take any action against the previous owner? And how do I go about doing that...?
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 Possibly knowing has no weight in the legal system. You need definitive proof. How did your home inspector not find this?Answer #2:  IANAL, but what you would probably have to do is get the water company to give you previous homeowners water tech records.

Find out who installed the sump pump if you can. Start calling places nearby that may have done it.

You need to prove that they knew about the leak and they would be responsible for paying to fix it. You obviously would have wanted it fixed before you moved in.

You might also have  a case against the home inspector. Any competent inspector would have found that.


Title: [washington] Is it illegal for my mom to block my phone from calling the police?

Question: my mom was starting to harm me and i wasnt having any of it so i grabbed her phone and called 911 it didn't work so i decided to use my phone instead (all the while locked in my room) when i tried on my phone it didnt work and my moms phone got a message saying "because a line on your account dialed 911, usage controls is suspended for that line." which seems to imply that 911 was blocked on my phone is that illegal or even the situation please help

Answer:
 That actually sounds like calling 911 disabled the parental controls she otherwise had on your phone.

I don't know exactly how that works, or what service you have, but [this](http://support.sprint.com/support/article/Block_restrict_or_allow_voice_calls_using_My_Sprint/case-fk158645-20101105-114511?INTNAV=SU:SP:MVT) is from Sprint and at the bottom it notes that if a phone on your account calls 911, it _suspends_ the blocking of voice calls for 24 hours so that the authorities can call you back even if the account holder is trying to block it.

So, tl;dr:  no, she can't block it, and in fact, calling 911 unblocks your phone from blocked numbers, which is what it told her.Answer #2: A cell phone?

I have never heard of anything like that. Even disconnected cell phones can call 911 in the US.


Title: [Update][NL]$50000 domain order cancelled, now hit with a penalty fee of $12000

Question:
[Previous post](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/49j1qm/nlaccepted_an_offer_to_buy_a_domain_name_from_a/?ref=share&ref_source=link)

Hey, Rationalpatrick here

I'm Dutch, the site is Polish.

Unfortunately I'm back again, because the order of the $50000 domain got cancelled. I'm now hit with a penalty fee of $12000. I'm thinking of ignoring, but I don't want to get into trouble.
I wanted to contact costumer service, but I'm afraid it could make things worse.

Please keep in mind that I'm a Dutch 17 year old, while the site is Polish. All of the emails I have gotten from them were generated automatically.

**EDIT**: From the Dutch wikipedia:

> Minderjarigen[bewerken]
Volgens artikel 1:234 BW zijn minderjarigen handelingsbekwaam, mits zij met toestemming van hun wettelijke vertegenwoordiger handelen en voor zover de wet niet anders bepaalt. De toestemming wordt verondersteld te zijn verleend aan de minderjarige, indien het een rechtshandeling betreft ten aanzien waarvan in het maatschappelijk verkeer gebruikelijk is dat minderjarigen van zijn leeftijd deze zelfstandig verrichten. Via de kantonrechter kan een zestien- of zeventienjarige verzoeken de bevoegdheid tot het verrichten van rechtshandelingen van meerderjarigen te verkrijgen. Dit heet handlichting (zie artikel 1:235 BW).

This translates to:

> People under 18 can legally enter contracts, as long as the parents agree to it.

**My question**

Should I contact them saying I made a mistake, an am a minor, so they realise I am unable to pay,

**or** should I do absolutely nothing at all, both options ending with the possibility of them trying to go after me legally.?

**I am thinking of sending this email** Is there anything you'd change?

>Dear  costumer service of xxxxx

>I am a Dutch seventeen year old, who is new to domaining.

>I recently made an offer of x thousand PLN for one of your domain names.
However, prior to that, I made a mistake when converting the currency to Euro's,
where I left the dot separating the thousands. This made it so my offer was off by a factor thousand.
It was my intention to bid €40 instead of €40 000. I was shocked to see that the total amount I
had to pay in Euro's was this high. I am new to buying domain names, and did not realise a domain like this
could even sell for this amount.

>After I realised this, I let the offer expire before contacting your support. Therefore I got hit with a penalty of
25% over the total amount, which is roughly €10000 Euro. I ask you to waive this fee, and close my account.
It would be unrealistic of you to expect me to pay this, and under the European law, you are legally unable to make me pay this fee, mainly because of my age and country.

>I am extremely sorry this had to happen. It was never my intention to cause this amount of inconvenience to the parties involved.
>My deepest and most sincere apologies for this inconvenience.

>Yours faithfully,

>xxxxxx
Topic:
Contracts

Answer: You cannot break the contract, your parents/guardians can. They should contact the other party, not you. They can tell the other party that you are a minor, that they did not give permission for this contract and that the contract is void.Answer #2: Paging /u/QuickestDickAround


Title: PLEASE HELP. I was involved in a vehicle accident driving a company van. Boss is declining me workmans comp.

Question: So as the title says I was involved in an accident on the freeway in Dallas Texas on my way to an appointment. My boss is declining workmans comp because i hadn't been to my first appointment yet where I check in. Is this legal? What should I do?

Answer:
 Neither your boss nor your company are involved in approving or denying workman's comp. Contact your state labor board.Answer #2: He doesn't get to decide if you qualify. File a claim anyway.

Were you driving from home to where you were set to begin working for the day? Or did you go to the office, get the car, and then drive to the appointment?Answer #3: It's Texas, so I hope that your employer actually *bought* Workers Compensation insurance.  This has the feel of a lack of coverage more than an uneducated boss to me, but maybe I'm wrong.Answer #4: He isn’t a work comp adjuster, he doesn’t get to make this decision.Answer #5: Contact the Workers' Compensation Board here:

http://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/employee/index.html


Title: I believe that I have a 14 year old daughter in AZ. (I live in CT) She currently resides with her uncle and his wife. If I petition the court to do a paternity test and it comes back affirmative that she is my daughter, would I be responsible for 14 years of child support?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You run the risk of having to pay back child support, especially if the uncle is not supportive of you being a part of her life.


Title: [WA] How can we ensure that our autistic son cannot move out for college?

Question:
I've been getting a lot of hate for this so I'm double checking on all the communities to see if I'm wrong.

My son is 17M and autistic. It's very mild and he excels academically, but in terms of maturity and sociability, he's not there yet. He needs to stay at home and continue to get guidance from us until we're comfortable letting him go.

He's damn immature. He perseverates and obsesses over silly little things (like our alternative medicine, which he claims is BS, and our purchasing of MLM products because they're "illegal pyramid schemes") for MONTHS at a time. He'll bring it up without context and we've told him to stop but he won't listen. He also gets into quarrels with his little brother when he should just ignore him. He's socially inept and always says or does things that almost get him into trouble. He's on his phone and computer at night and later than his therapist recommended. And he continues to eat gluten, dairy, and sugar, again, contrary to therapist recommendation. And he doesn't want to go to our Chinese medicine doctor or take our essential oils (Works for us!)

Recently he sent a long email to our neighbor about Market America. He gave us a call and would like to talk to our son one-on-one about it. He was polite about it, thankfully, but we had to tell our son again about things, but he was having none of it and getting defensive. That boy needs to mature and stay out of people's business and stop obsessing over things!

We try to tell him that if he does something wrong or says something random in the wrong context, he'll be shunned, kicked out, jailed, or even killed, and we tell him this every time, but he gets triggered every time we say it and wants us to stop, that it won't happen, or when it did happen, that's not the response he got. We can't be sure of that. He gets mad when we "take one situation and apply it to all others" We're just looking out for him. He always tries to evade our restrictions on his computer and phone and tries to tell us "he's almost an adult", but this is our house, and our rules. And whenever we try to tell him about his behavior and what he did wrong, he claims we're "attacking" him and starts attacking and sweating at us. Immature! He is NOT ready to go out into the real world.

He's been very vocal about getting a merit scholarship and moving out for college, but we don't believe he's ready for that. And absolutely NOT out of state, he's not mature enough, due to his autism, he doesn't have a job (Has tried applying, but gotten no response), and isn't very social, doesn't go out much (Claims we won't let him go out), and doesn't have a social net to fall back on should he get into a crisis 1000 miles away.

No. He is not to move out. He will stay at home until we feel he is mature and ready enough. He will go to the community college, and only to the local universities if he gets a scholarship for financial aid from them. But still he will stay at home. He's not ready to dorm. He's not ready to be out there yet.

Recently my son has brought to my knowledge that when he turns 18 and has a job, he will be able to move out on his own will and pay for his own college if need be. I said no, he's not ready, even then we will not allow him. But he said that he'll be an adult and our wishes are just that, wishes, and he can't prevent us. I don't care.

I really don't want him to move out. As long as he isn't mature he will not leave the house. And I want to ensure that. I found about having him declared incompetent in court and obtaining legal guardianship of him, that's a possibility, but he can probably defeat us. Is there a way we can ensure he stays at home?

TL;DR 17 year old autistic son wants to move out for college, we don't want him to because he's not mature enough.

Answer: First, I need you to clarify what you mean by "alternative medicine". Then, I would suggest this is more about your *desire* to control his life than about him going to *get* his own life and experiences.


Title: Should I fight this ticket, or would I even have a chance

Question:
So I was heading home from visiting family when I was pulled over today. This happened in Alabama on I10.

I was in the right hand lane behind a guy on his phone, I speed up to what I know was 80mph to pass. As I pass the car I see an SUV on the right hand side of the road a good distance ahead of me. The SUV was a patrol vehicle that was sitting on the side of the road like it pulled over for some reason, or had just finished a stop and was about to pull onto the interstate again.

As soon as I pass the lights flash on and although I was near multiple vehicles I started to slow down and signal to get over. I pulled over and this is how it went.

Officer walks up to passenger side of vehicle, my pregnant fiance is on the passenger side and the window doesn't roll down on that side. The officer just pulls the door open. No big deal I think to myself. I am being polite as possible. He was actually being very polite as well. He ask for license, registration, and proof of insurance. My fiance, who is in tears at this point because this is all new to her asks what was wrong, the officer says I was doing 86 mph. My fiance is getting the registration out of the glove box at this time as well and hands it to him, along with my drivers license. I tell him our insurance is on our phones and I have to get it. He says to pull it up and he will go check on those two documents. I get it pulled up but its for my vehicle and we were in my fiance's vehicle. My mistake. He hands me the citation, tells me about the court date and says I can pay it before hand so I don't have to appear in court. Then says, "Ill just take your word for it that you have the insurance" and doesn't verify. Tells me to slow down and have a nice day. We pull away.

Now I understand I was doing above 70, I wont argue that. However it was to pass a driver who was putting my fiance and I in a possible dangerous position. I also looked up the law and its funny because 16mph is the limit to get a higher penalty and a possible reckless driving on my record. I have never had any issues or tickets in my life. He didn't say how he clocked me, and again he was pulled over like he was finishing a stop, not facing sideways or reversed like you normally see when they are clocking. I averaged this ticket costing about $300 according to their website. Should I try to fight this or would it be a waste, I feel like I was a victim of a ticket quota honestly and I don't believe that is right.

Answer:
 Guaranteed he clocked you using rear facing radar. And people may say his radar is incorrect but there is a higher chance your speedometer is incorrect. Radar usually gets calibrated regularly where as your speedometer does not get calibrated and anytime tires are change or rotated on a vehicle this can offset the speedometer. I would just pay the ticket since he did cut you a break on failure to provide proof of insurance which in my state comes with an extra $200 fine no matter what speed you claim to have been going you were still speeding.

Your defense for speeding is an awful defense, speeding is also an unsafe situation. Better option would have been to slow down and give space between your car and the car in front of you.


Title: Can a landlord evict a tenant for smoking off the property?

Question:
So I live in Oregon, and I just moved into a new apartment. I love this place, the landlord seemed nice and everything was going great. We signed the lease last Tuesday and it included a no smoking on the property clause. Which I happily signed. I smoke cigarettes, about three a day and usually not when I'm home so I'm happy not to smoke when I'm home. If I do, I go for a walk, off property. It's never been a problem, never had smoke smell issues, most of my friends don't even know I smoke because I smoke fairly infrequently and am very smell
oriented and frankly paranoid about smelling.

Friday, I'm waiting for an uber on the sidewalk about 40 feet off the property I'm currently renting. Literally on the street. Closer than I'd normally be but well away from any doors or windows, again about 40 feet away from the edge of the property . My new landlord walks around the corner and says "what you're a smoker?" And I said "well sometimes yes" and he goes "oh well that's a problem, didn't you see the no smoking portion of the lease?" I said "yes but I'm not on the property, nor will I ever be, i don't smoke inside and Im off the property. I hope this won't be an issue." He freaked out, told me because I'm a smoker the smell on my clothes with taint the apartment.

I left for the weekend to see family, and emailed my landlord to try and smooth things over. He replied he's worried and drafting an addendum to the lease. The original lease is a year lease, fairly standard.

My question is what could this addendum be and does he have any legal ability to evict me or fine me for smoking when off the property?

Answer:
 You don't have to sign any addendum. Who knows what they'll try to throw out there, could be reasonable, could be batshit. Answer #2: Did the application ask if you were a smoker? If it did and you lied, you could potentially be evicted for lying on your application. If the application did not ask then I doubt that you can be evicted after you have already signed the lease. If the landlord did not want any smokers at all, it is their duty to ask the right questions when finding new tenants.

I am not familiar with Oregon laws, however.


Title: Can a student and teacher/professor have a relationship if the teacher is not teaching that student?

Question:
I do NOT have a relationship with a professor nor student, simply curious. U.S. here.

So, say the student is 18+, the teacher/professor is not married, and the professor is not the instructor for the student nor has any ability to favor their student, they just are working for the institution that the other is a student of. Is this legal?

Answer: It's both legal and fireable.


Title: Police interview - general question

Question:
I’ve heard that if you are brought in for questioning and request a lawyer that one will be provided. I’ve also heard that it is not illegal for the police to lie to you.

That said, is there anything preventing the police from pretending to be your appointed lawyer in an attempt to find out what I formation you may have?

If ever in such a situation, how could I be certain that the lawyer actually is one?

I’m in PA, USA if that helps.

Answer:
 First, yes the police can lie to you.
Second, if you request a lawyer, questioning will stop. One will not be provided for you. If you are still charged with a crime, then you will be appointed a lawyer only if you’re found to be indigent (generally 125% the poverty guidelines.) This doesn’t happen at the police interview. The police aren’t going to pretend to be a lawyer, but they *are* going to pretend to be your friend to get you to talk.

If you think you may be charged with a crime, call a lawyer right now and take him or her with you to the interview.


Title: Lady rolled into me on a slight hill at a red light, claims I rear ended her, what to do?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: ...why can't your friend be a witness?


Title: Staffing company told my friends husband to go off prescribed antidepressants for drug test

Question:
Sorry this is coming second-hand, but my friend was complaining about her husband going through withdrawals today and turns out the staffing company he is trying to get work through told him to "just don't take any for like a week" for his Paxil and Xanax, both of which he has a legit prescription for.

This seems incredibly dangerous to me and I'm worried about him, but she said it would take an extra two weeks because he would have to talk to one of their doctors to explain why he's on meds, and they don't have that time as they're about to lose their house. Is this something that is actually legal?

Location is Louisiana.

Answer: It's super dangerous to just stop using Paxil for "like a week." He should speak to someone above whoever in the staffing company told him that. It is incredibly negligent to be requesting that of someone so that they can take a drug test.Answer #2: This is ridiculous. You bring in any meds that may show up on the drug test that are legally prescribed to you, and they know to exclude them! Or you have YOUR doctor speak with theirs. They're risking killing him.


Title: How do you go about reporting unpaid wages? Ga, USA

Question: A recent employer sent me my final check (3 weeks late) with none of my tips on it. I still got my hourly pay, but it’s still like 5-700$ short, also is in a written check. I would like to report them, and also report their claiming ticket sales as food sales ( it’s in a 50/50 county where your alcohol sales match your food, but they don’t serve any food)

Answer: Generally, you can report the place to the state department of labor. Depending on the state, the company may be required to pay treble damages. You can also sue in court, but that is a more complicated process.Answer #2: Georgia's state DOL doesn't handle unpaid wage claims. Your two options are to sue the employer in small claims or file a wage claim with the federal Department of Labor (the latter is probably easier IMHO). If they are violating a county ordinance relating to serving alcohol, then you can report them to the appropriate county licensing agency.


Title: Can parents legally refuse to support their minor daughter's child?

Question:
What legal recourse do the parents of a pregnant minor who has opted against abortion and adoption have? Are parents legally required to support the child of their minor daughter? Would they have the right to flat out refuse to allow the minor daughter's child into their home? Can they also cut off their daughter's inheritance or take away money set aside for college?

I have an idea for a story and I want to know what's realistic. So I'm not looking for advice on a specific place. Anywhere in America or Canada is fine. I'm not decided on setting yet.

Answer:
 > Are parents legally required to support the child of their minor daughter?

Nope. Grown up choices have grown up consequences.

> Can they also cut off their daughter's inheritance or take away money set aside for college?

Of course they canAnswer #2: Generally speaking, without getting into state specifics (which you really should pick a state because these things definitely vary state to state), it is the responsibility of the child's parents to support said child, even if those parents are minors themselves, unless those parents relinquish rights to the child.

Yes, the grandparents can cut off their child's inheritance and take away money set aside from college.  Those are things that an individual does not have a legal right to.


Title: Promise to buy on craigslist and now shes backing out.

Question:
I posted my Jeep for sale on Craigslist and a woman agreed to buy it. We met she test drove it, loved it, asked me to remove the posting and agreed to buy it. A few weeks go by we agree to meet up and she starts with the laundry list of excuses. I have to go get the money from NJ, I'm stuck in NJ until this happens, my daughter doesn't want it anymore. Etc etc. She sent me a picture of a letter stating she promised to show up and pay for the Jeep and if not will pay 5% penalty per day if she doesn't. All because I tell her I'm freaking out she's going to back out. She reassured me she's going to buy it and not to worry. Fast forward to the morning she's supposed to meet me at the bank and she doesn't show up. Won't respond to phone calls and just says I should repost cause her daughter is having some issue.
I guess I'm wondering if I have a case or not if I want to hold her accountable to buy my Jeep. I did a little research and see that text messages can be considered agreements to purchase. Anyone know of or have any thought on what I should do now?

Answer:
 Put the ad back up and sell it to someone else. I can’t imagine going to court would be profitable for you. Answer #2: I'll leave it to someone else to comment on what legal remedies you might have available.

Practically speaking, this woman is a flake. If you want to sell the Jeep quickly and with minimal expense then post it for sale again. You never should have taken down the original ad until you were fully paid and she took possession of the Jeep. Now she's just making you part of whatever bs drama is in her life.


Title: Hotelier opened my mail, twice.

Question:
I'm staying at a large chain hotel in Nebraska.  I ordered some things from Amazon to be sent here.  The things I ordered were embarrassing adult things.  The address on the box said "Home 2" because that's what I put in the Amazon address as a label for the new address entry.

I didn't know that "Home 2" would be on the box instead of my name.  But the address on the box was "### Street ###", the second set of numbers being the room number.  I told the front desk the day before my package was supposed to arrive that I was going to be receiving one tomorrow and the next day.

When I went to collect my package the next day they said they were sorry but they opened it.  That's all they said.  Then the guy gave me the package while all three of the front desk stood silently trying not to make eye contact.  The lack of eye contact makes me think everybody knows what was in the package.

The next day I got a call from the hotel.  My second package had come in but they said it was opened when they got it.  I'm not sure I can believe that and it's more likely that they opened that one as well.

Is there anything I can do about this?  I didn't take any immediate action because honestly I'm mostly just ashamed and embarrassed.  I figured I wouldn't have any recourse anyhow because what could possibly be punishment?

Thanks for your answers and suggestions.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: You really have 0 recourse if the Hotel opened an unaddressed package. You would be able to file a police report if they opened an addressed package to you.


Title: Left the house to separate myself from my parents, want to make sure I am legally okay to do so.

Question:
I live in California, US. I am 20 years of age, high school graduate, current college student, US citizen (but no passport or birth certificate, only driver's license)

After a fight I had with my parents, I left the house with not much at all. I have some basic needs already planned out, but a friend asked me if I was legally covered to do this, which I never really thought about.

I have a car that is in financing under my name and my father's name as well. I'm not sure under whose name we signed it under when we bought it, but I know the financing is tied to my father's name.

I just want to see if there is anything illegal that I am doing with little research as I don't have reliable access to a computer or an internet connection. I also don't have my phone, so I'll only be checking this later tonight.

Not really sure what to ask for as I'm asking a very general question but this is a serious concern for me as this may affect the outcome of what I have planned for myself and what I can deem is possible.

Thank you all so much for your time.

EDIT: I also still have access to my parent's house and would like to take some of my own clothes and other personal possessions of mine while my parents are out of the house. I'm sure if they consider that a theft then they would deem it as one, but since I am their child taking possession of personal items, is that something they can realistically do to me if they choose to do so?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 It is not illegal to not live with your parents.Answer #2: Non-legal advice: By asking these questions you revealed that you are ill-equipped to live independent of your parents. I suggest that you swallow your pride if necessary, mend the fence with your parents, and then effectuate a gradual transition to independence. In light of your obvious naivete, the abrupt departure you have in mind will eventually come back to bite you in the ass.Answer #3: Whoever the car is titled to is the owner.Answer #4: > I just want to see if there is anything illegal that I am doing

Uh...in what manner?  What are you concerned about?  Answer #5: Prediction: The ironically named /u/RogueTF2 will be carjacked, stripped of his Xbox and clothes, and left with frothy white santorum draining from his ass before he can even buy an animal burger at In 'N Out. With his pants at his ankles, tears in his eyes and clutching his little teddy bear named Blinky, he will just have enough strength to ask a police officer to take him home. As he snuggles in and pulls the blanket up to his chin he will say, you know my dad really is a swell fine fellow. There's no place like home!

With his tight O Ring properly healed, ten years from now he may be ready to try to traverse the world of adults again.

Just remember when you do kiddo, oohh baby baby its a wild world. Its hard to get by just upon a smile!


Title: I work at walmart and reported a coworker for constant harassment.

Question:
Washington State

I work graveyard, around 1am I reported to my assistant manager that this associate had been harassing me for the past few months and I couldn't handle it anymore. She told me to write a statement but I hadn't got to it that night (yesterday night) because we were understaffed and busy. Later that morning, I'm guessing around 330am-6am my car was keyed on the passenger side door and my side mirror was lifted up. I had used my car at 3am to go get lunch an I didn't notice my side mirror up until 6:30am. I have a feeling my manager told the associate about my complaint and retaliated. I called my work around 8am after getting home and and I saw the key mark then. I told them about my complaint to my manager and they said they would look at the footage and call me back (I have the next two days off). I didn't get a call back from my job. I plan on calling again around 8am and speaking to another manager. I'm not sure if I should demand them to look at the footage right then because they failed to due it within 24hours.

Edit: Called the police, they say they can't do anything until i have proof and get the footage.

Answer:
 Why not call the police since a crime was committed?

You can demand all you want but they have no obligation to do anything absent a court order.


Title: My dad just died and I am executor. Please send help.

Question:
My dad just died. I'm not looking for condolences right now. What I'm looking for is legal advice and general legal knowlege.

I'm the executor of his will/living trust. I've have in my possession and easily available (this is what I've found so far):

* the case number for getting the police report and ME paperwork
* his Washington driver's license
* a recently dated (2011) copy of his living will/trust and advanced medical directives
* several older copies of this, including what looks like the original.
* the phone number for the California law firm that helped him set it up back in 2000
* The title paperwork for the house in vancouver WA that he closed on less than 4-8 weeks ago (he moved in 2 weeks ago)
* Something from the title company saying that his first mortgage payment is due on the 1st of january 2017.
* What appears to be several quotes for homeowners insurance and one paper that congratulates him on his new policy with an account number/refernce number (it's across the room. I can look up the exact term if it's important).
* What appears to be his personal life insurance/annuity account info
* What appears to be a recent report on his retirement accounts from what I think is his financial advisor/financial advisor firm
* his credit and debit cards
* his VA card
* paperwork related to a paid in advance/installment plan for the Neptune society

I've just finished with the police reports, the ME, getting the Neptune society out to pick up his body, and getting a quote from a biohazard cleanup crew.

Right now I think my most pressing concern is getting a cleanup crew out to clean up the are where he died and getting rid of the smell (so that my brother who is arriving in 4 hours can see the house before he flies out Monday night). So far I've called one company, and they quoted ~$2600 as a rough estimate, and ventured that cleanup would take around 8 hours and that using ozone to get rid of the smell would take 16 hours. To that end, I don't have control of his finacial accounts yet. Can i pay for things out of pocket, and then pay myself back from the estate at a later date (obviously assuming the estate has the money to cover the costs)? What documentation do I need to keep so that I can do this, if I can?

One of my next calls is to the law ofices that drew up his living will. What should I ask them? What should I expect them to do? What, if anything, should the estate pay them (or a more local lawyer if that's better) to do?

In general, from a legal perspective, what else should I be doing or learning about or be aware of? My brother is interested in an autopsy. Can the estate pay for this? Is it necessary or helpful for anything (I believe the ME is classifying the death a natural causes or something like that, but I don't have the report yet)?

What else do i need to do/not do? what should I do to minimize legal mistakes/hassles? Please, help me to be a better client for whatever lawyer I need to deal with in my duties as executor.

I'm going to bed pretty much right after I post this (and similar questions to a few other subreddits), but I promise to come back and provide more detail or answer any questions you might have).

Answer:
 If your father had assets (money, property, retirement accounts), get an estate attorney if at all possible. You don't have to pay them up front; they take payment out of the settled estate, generally around 7 percent of the estate's value. They can walk you through each step of the process, and expedite everything along the way. Worth every penny.

You need an expert. This is literally what lawyers exist to do. Best of luck going forward and my sincerest condolences.


Title: Broken phone screen... now I’m suing Apple :(

Question:
I bought an iPhone X brand new through a local Best Buy earlier this year and was loving it. Sometime June I believe, the phone vibrated off of a speaker and the screen shattered so I took the device to an Apple Store up in British Columbia for a screen because all local screen replacement quotes were over something ridiculous like $500 or $600.

Anywho, flash forward a few months (and $400 out of my pocket) and everything is fine up until one night when I’m using the phone and all of a sudden the screen goes glitchy and stops working altogether. I did not want to drive an hour to the Apple store location to only get information so I brought the device into a local Apple licensed retailer called CityMac so they could send to the Apple depot for screen replacement under warranty seeing how nothing was done to the phone to cause the screen to stop working.

A few days later I’m contacted by CityMac and they were told by the Apple repair depot that the warranty service was denied because they have seen signs of 3rd party modifications made to phone and they would not tell me what so-called modifications have been made. After many hours of being transferred and transferred from call support personnel I got the same refusal of warranty service. So I’ve been talking with a local lawyer about pressing charges but other than that I have NO idea what I’m doing. I really just want my phone back but Apple is making this hard and I feel backed into a corner with no options... any suggestions on how I can go through with this as smooth as possible?

(Thank you very much for reading my short story of a post)
Topic:
Consumer Law

Answer:
 To be clear, you can't "press charges".  This a is civil matter, not a criminal one. Answer #2: Good luck.  You will be up against real lawyers who will make this as expensive and drawn out as possible.Answer #3: Just tell them to return it unrepaired.Answer #4:
> So I’ve been talking with a local lawyer about pressing charges but other than that I have NO idea what I’m doing. I really just want my phone back but Apple is making this hard and I feel backed into a corner with no options... any suggestions on how I can go through with this as smooth as possible?

Great, you have a lawyer. You'll need one to go against a trillion dollar company. What did the lawyer say?


Title: Terminated and arrested. Portland, Oregon.

Question: Making this post on behalf of a friend(really).  A friend was recently fired from Kmart and arrested.  It all started a week ago when another employee was caught stealing a tablet computer.  When the tablet went missing, they confronted that employee who told them he didn't steal the tablet, but another employee, my friend, did.  They confronted my friend about it and he denied it for two hours and they eventually sent him home.  My friend did not steal anything.  The next day when he got to work the cops arrived and arrested him.  According to the police, loss prevention told them that my friend admitted to stealing the tablet.  He made no such confession.  When my friend went to court they informed him that no charges were being pressed against him and he was free to go.  This was after he spent a night(maybe two) in jail.  My only question is: is there a legitimate and winnable grounds for a lawsuit against his employer?

Answer: A lawyer would have to prove that it on purpose and not a reasonable error.


Title: Importing drugs from US to Canada

Question:
I use a non-hormonal pill form of birth control called Centchroman, which is only available in India. I have it shipped to the United States, then go pick it up in the US and drive back to my home in Canada. This birth control is not a scheduled medication. It isn't even a prescription drug - my physician says it is not in the Physician's Desk Reference and she had never heard of it.

Is this drug legal to import? If so, do I need to declare it, and how many pills can I bring?

Note: I've been using this BC for over a year with no issues and my Canadian physician approved it. I'm not just using Rx drugs off the internet with no supervision.

Answer:
 From a memo from Canadian Border Services (original [here](http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d19/d19-9-1-eng.html)):

> Residents, non-residents and visitors to Canada can import for their own use or for a person under that individual's care a single course of treatment or a 90-day supply of natural health products and non-prescription drugs. The drug must be packaged in the hospital, pharmacy dispensing  or retail packaging, or have the original label affixed to it clearly indicating what the product is and what it contains.

So it would appear you are in the clear as long as it is in the original retail packaging when you import it into Canada.


Title: Facebook "Hacking" (NY)

Question:
Yesterday I logged onto my ex girlfriend's facebook account. I did this by going to the email address affiliated with her Facebook account and changing her password. I knew the password to her email account because she told it to me when we were dating. While on her Facebook page, I read some of her messages and took screen shots of sexual messages that she had sent to other guys. Then, while still on her account, I Facebook messaged these screenshots to her current boyfriend along with a message that said something like: "I don't love you anymore, I love (insert name of guy she was sending sexual messages to)." Immediately after doing this I regretted it because of how immature and stupid it was, but, hey, we all make mistakes. I logged onto her account in an identical manner (by changing her Facebook password via her email) once about two years ago, closer to when we were still dating. This was on the same device that I used to get on her account yesterday (my iPhone). However, the first time that I logged onto her account two years ago I didn't message anyone or anything, I basically just logged on and logged back off.

Today she texted me saying that she has my IP address and that she was at court and filing for a restraining order. I think she may be bluffing and just trying to get me to say that I did it, but I can't be certain.

Do iPhones even have IP addresses? Her reasoning for filing a restraining order was that this is the second time my IP address has logged onto her facebook, and I "shared her personal information" (the screenshots of the sexual messages). Other than this, our breakup has been quite civil, and Ive never done any sort of harrassing of any kind. I haven't even contacted her in over six months.

Again, I think she may be bluffing, but is there any actual legal trouble that I could get in for this? Does "hacking" into someones Facebook account twice over the course of two years justify a restraining order? Is it illegal for someone to log onto another persons Facebook and email account in this manner?

Again, sorry for the overall immaturity of the situation. Any advice would be appreciated.

Answer:
 You need counseling, at minimum. You haven't dated in over 2 years. What she does with whom should be no concern to you. I would recommend she attempt to get a restraining order; someone still obsessed as you can be dangerous. Answer #2: > Do iPhones even have IP addresses?

Yes.

> Again, I think she may be bluffing, but is there any actual legal trouble that I could get in for this?

Yes, both for the intrusion into her accounts and for the harassment.

> Is it illegal for someone to log onto another persons Facebook and email account in this manner?

Is that a serious question?  Answer #3: iPhones have IP addresses. Facebook logs IP addresses. You got caught. If charged criminally, consult a defense attorney.


Title: Can you sue for what might have happened?

Question:
You're walking down the street, a giant plate of glass drops 3 feet away from you from a 7th storey window, but miraculously you walk off without a scratch. It could have easily killed you.

This question was sparked by [this thread](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/devout-muslim-horrified-after-biting-7766901) where a Muslim was given a pork pastry instead of a vegetarian pastry. Several of the responses were "this is serious! what if he was allergic to pork and died?" Does what could have happened matter at all?

edit: thanks. that's kind of what i figured.

Answer:
 You better hope not cause  I am going to sue you for the stroke I could have had after reading this.

No you can only sue for actual damages. Not maybe damages.


Title: [Jacksonville,FL] COPS harassing me. Please help. I'm pretty fucked up.

Answer: Nothing about this story makes any sense to me, a reckless driving ticket wouldn't even make sense as a bullshit ticket in this scenario. Similarly, if you were rear ended there'd be obvious damage to the back of your car and you'd have an easy explanation. Call your insurance company or shell out the money for a lawyer however you have to get it, but this story seems incredibly hard to believe.


Title: A property management company we rented a house from is requiring we pay to replace a 30 year old shower.

Question:
Lemme set the scene: last summer my mom had to stop working as a nurse, as her cancer became terminal and painful. You can't work as a nurse while on as many pain meds as she needed. She was the main provider for our family. Both my Dad and Brother are disabled. Due to problems in the brain area. But, with her disability payments, and our savings, we could make it to the end of our lease in March of this year. And then we were hoping to find somewhere in town to move into that was cheaper.

First problem: We lived in northern California. The Camp Fire was one town over from us. Having so many people displaced raised all rents and property value in our town. The cheapest place we could find that would suite my dying mother's needs was around $2,000. Not something we can afford. So we decided to move to where we knew had some friends a couple states over. We found a home to buy that was pretty much perfect and in our price range, but it would take most of our savings to actually move us there. So now, after moving, we are pretty much broke.

Second problem: A couple weeks before we moved out, my brother accidentally slipped and fell in the shower. He is 19, and lean, and has a harder time with coordination because of his autism. The fiberglass shower is 30 years old and obviously wasn't in the best shape when we moved in. He hit his back on the tub part and cracked it probably about 6 inches. We notified the property management, and they sent someone to look at it. They said it was unrepairable, and needed to be replaced.

Fast forward to a couple days ago. We have moved into our new house. My mom has been in and out of the hospital a lot. She is in very bad shape. The property management company sent us some paperwork with the estimate they got for a new shower, and they are expecting us to pay ALL of it. All $3,975 of it. For a brand new shower. It wasn't even the bill. Just one estimate.

We do not have the money. We have some friends of ours that do finance looking into fighting it, but we don't have any answers yet. And my Dad does not have the time to go back to California and fight it himself. My mom is in and out of different hospitals (some hours away from our home) dealing with complications. We need him here as he is the only driver left in our family.

Does anyone know of some way to fight this? Some way that doesn't require my dad going back to California or us having to put ourselves in more debt? Any help or suggestions at all would be extremely helpful.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 First I'm so sorry for your mom's cancer.

Second I'm not a lawyer but I was a landlord for 10 years in California.  You are responsible for accidental damage but your responsibility ends at the remaining economic life of the damaged item and a quick google search tells me that a fiberglass shower has a life expectancy of 10-15 years.

I don't know if your dad would have to appear in person to sue your former landlord.Answer #2: First i would look at the invoice or "estimate" and see what's actually included.  For example, are they replacing only what your brother broke or are they going overboard and re-doing the entire area?

Then look at your lease agreement and see what you're actually responsible for. Did you guys have renters insurance? Did you guys pay a security deposit?


Title: California, my girlfriend took out a hotel room in her name for a friend (huge mistake I told her)and the friend is planning a party is there anyway legally of switching the name/"gifting" the room to the friend so my significant other isnt screwed over if anything goes wrong?

Answer:
 Cancel the reservation - or check out if she has already checked in.Answer #2: Cancel the reservation.

Hotel damages can skyrocket into the thousands of dollars quite quickly, and she can get banned from the chain. Which, given the recent Marriott/SPG merger, if it's one of those properties, could literally cut in half the number of hotels she'll be able to stay at.;


Title: Wrong location on speeding ticket . . .

Question: So recently I was caught going 41 in a 30 in Utah. Today I noticed, on the citation, that the officer put the wrong location where I was pulled over. The location was almost a city away from where he stopped me. I double checked and nowhere on the citation does it say the correct city or any relevant address of where I was pulled over. I also have a dash cam that can help me prove that I was not in that location at the time that I was pulled over. put it also proves that I was indeed speeding. What should I do? If I show the video and they see that it's obviously a different location but that I was indeed speeding, would they somehow find a way to still cite me? Or do I just show them parts of the video and possibly commit some sort of obstruction of justice? Thanks very much in advance and for reading this!

Answer: Clerical errors do not invalidate tickets. If you are concerned about the typo, you can have it reissued with the corrected information.


Title: Leased smoke filled apartment is killing me, can i get out?

Question: I live in Illinois in De Kalb county, and i'm renting an apartment that was advertised as smoke free. When i first looked at the place all the windows were open but i thought nothing of it, but now i know why. The place REAKES of smoke and pot almost every night due to people in the building smoking both. I have brought this to the attention of both the owner, and the property managment; the people we went through to rent the place. They have said they will put out letters to ask people to stop....this was a month and a half ago. It still hasn't stopped, they haven't sent out a letter of any sort, and when i bring up that its a legit health hazard to me they offer me another room in the same building for 175$ more a month, or to let me use an air purifier. (i have a 100$ one that's on 24/7 that doesn't do anything to this smell....) Also i want to note that before I moved in I was from out of town and knew nothing about this place. Apparently the whole town knows this place is pretty crappy in regards to smoking indoors, so there is no way the owners or the property management had no clue that people were smoking indoors. I've been forced from my home many times due to not being able to breathe, woken up early in the morning coughing from it, and i don't know what to do. I've logged a majority of this. I want to move, but i don't have the money to be slammed with lease breaking fees and a new place. Please help. Am i legally able to leave because I feel like i'm dying and they lied about the apartment being smoke free?

Answer: What does your lease say? You need to look for a clause that says that smoke in an apartment is a violation of the lease. Look up the tenant rights in your state and that might be a little more help. Answer #2: Call the police every time you get any new non tobacco smoke, inform the management that you will do this every time as it seems their tenants are acting illegally


Title: Landlord Entering Apartment with ESA Dog

Question:
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The lease I signed just states that they can enter the apartment if I am not there at any reasonable time with 24 hours notice. There is also a statement about reasonable accommodations can be made to those with disabilities to make changes to lease. I have request to have a reasonable accommodation on this but am not getting a response (being ignored). I asked that they email me a time and date for the inspection beforehand so I can be there but that was also kind of ignored (they just want to put the same letter of notice on each door).

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I am mostly worried about if I am liable if my dog does anything bad to who enters or if my dog manages to run out of the apartment.  Live in the state of Massachusetts.

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Thank you!

Answer:
 It's reasonable for them to request that you secure your pet when they are giving you reasonable notice of inspection and you won't be there to control your pet.

And to answer your question, if your dog does anything bad (biting, etc), yes you would be liable, especially if the complex staff has been reasonable in their notifications.


Title: [IL] How do you write a legal document stating you will only respond to emails?

Question: My ex has stated he will be fighting me for full custody of my child and will only say anything thing in person so nothing he says can be used in court. How can I legally tell him I will only respond to email and not in person or over the phone so I can protect myself?

Answer: Just tell him. And he can tell you to stick up your ass. And the statute that talks about sending documents other than a summons will control.


Title: [MD] How to legally adopt a son with married parents?

Question: [removed]

Answer: Please don't adopt her son after only seven months. You don't know anything about either of them.


Title: (CA) Brother ordered drugs from the deep web to our apartment?

Question:
I lived with my brother in a shared, off-campus student apartment this past year. He graduated, stayed through the end of his lease (until August 1) and then left. While living with me, he ordered a marijuana gummy to our apartment from the darknet under his own name. I don't know why, with medical mj being so easy to obtain in CA. For whatever reason, the package arrived in September, under his name. Today, another package arrived with the same contents, this time with his name and my address as the return address. I know my brother very well and I don't believe that he was lying about the contents of the package, judging by the smell. My questions are:

A) What consequences (legal or student-misconduct wise) could I be at risk for, and what are some avenues to mitigate those risks?

B) What legal implications does this have for my brother, and what should he do?

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to offer some guidance here.

Answer:
 > A) What consequences (legal or student-misconduct wise) could I be at risk for, and what are some avenues to mitigate those risks?

You could potentially be arrested and convicted of a serious crime. Ordering it through the mail makes it clearly within federal jurisdiction. It goes without saying you could be expelled for that.

The way to mitigate that is to destroy the packages you have, and in the future refuse any mail addressed to your brother. Write "return to sender, not at this address." (I'm assuming that you'd rather not report the packages to the police, which is understandable for both familial reasons and personal risk.) It can't hurt to keep some evidence your brother used to live there on hand.

> What legal implications does this have for my brother, and what should he do?

He should stop ordering drugs on the Internet, because he puts others as well as himself in danger.


Title: MI, I work in the same office as my Fiance, I've been written up for tardiness/leaving early 3 times. She has not. We have the same boss.

Question: Do I have a hostile work environment complaint? What would I need to show?

Answer: Were you actually tardy 3 times?  Was she?


Title: Driver avoids getting sideswiped by truck, hits my car and now her insurance tells me they are only 20% responsible!

Question: Driving to work in the AM and exit on the NJTP. People are constantly jockeying to get in front of everyone after the exit toll. I am in the far most right lane of the exit and 5 lanes converge into 2. We are moving at about 5mph and all of a sudden a lady drives into the side of the back of my car. Pull over on the shoulder and get out and lady claims a truck pushed her into my lane causing her to strike my vehicle. Of course this “truck” doesn’t stop. Cops come, exchange info and she agrees to pay for damages. I get 3 estimates that come in around $800. She tells me to go to insurance. I say no, I’ll go through your insurance. Insurance comes back now and says that they are only covering %20 of their estimated damage of $400. My car is brand new BTW. So this comes to $80. I asked the insurance agent how they came to the 20% responsibility and she said that it was her decision. They are claiming that the accident was caused by the truck and the truck fled. So they can’t recover loses from that party. As a result, their insured driver has only 20% responsibility for the incident. Is this right? I think I’m getting screwed. I am an innocent party to this.

Answer:
 Contact your insurance.  Let them sort it out.Answer #2: > Is this right?

They're "right" in that they only owe you the amount of damage caused directly by their client.  If the client is only 20% responsible, then they're right to only pay 20%.  It doesn't matter that the other 80% goes unpaid; no one has to pay more than they're actually liable for.

Having said that, you can certainly challenge that 20% calculation.  If the insurance company won't budge, your options are to bring in your insurance company or to sue the other driver for your entire damages.


Title: Two upper level managers agreed not to hire each others employees. VT

Question:
Specialty labor pool, limited number of jobs, small state.

They agreed to block each other's employees from hire because "it drives our costs up when employees move around. "

I'm one of the employees that may be blocked by this. Manager told me about her "deal" not knowing I've been approached by the other entity.

I'm being vague for my own protection. This has the potential to effect hundreds of people.

Is this legal? There are no non-compete agreements on the part of the employees with either corporation.

Answer:
 Yeah that would be a violation of antitrust law.

For background:
 https://www.justice.gov/atr/division-operations/division-update-spring-2018/antitrust-division-continues-investigate-and-prosecute-no-poach-and-wage-fixing-agreementsAnswer #2: [Tech companies in Silicon Valley settled a lawsuit similar to this, a few years ago.](http://fortune.com/2015/09/03/koh-anti-poach-order/)  They agreed to a settlement of $415million, with the average affected worker getting around $6k.  Obviously the details matter, but this is almost definitely illegal.  If this is a big enough issue you might find a lawyer willing to take this case for you.  In the example I linked, the lawyers were awarded ~$40million in legal fees.  That was a huge scheme between giant corporations, but the principal is the same.


Title: Mistake in bill of sale; do they need to honour the price?

Question:
I recently ordered a new car, and signed a bill of sale with the final price. The vehicle has arrived, but when I went to pick it up it turns out a mistake had been made regarding the sales tax. (I am in Ontario, Canada, and a different province with different sales tax had accidentally been chosen.) I had all my finances etc. set up for the old price, and it is now more than $2000 higher.

I do think it was an honest mistake, and I likely will just pay the difference, but I am curious if they legally would have had to uphold the contract?

Answer:
 IANAL, but I was a tax accountant for several years - specializing in sales taxes.  My understanding would be if it says "Item is to be sold at $X plus sales tax of $Y and fees of $Z", then they can correct $Y as it's obvious it was a mistake.

If they say "Item is to be sold at $X, inclusive of all taxes and fees", then you may be able to hold them to the original price.


Title: Possibly facing 2 class D felony charges in Arkansas

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You need an attorney.

Those deals with police *can* work, but you need an attorney to guide you through whatever the best course of action is and make sure you don't get fucked.Answer #2: Get a criminal defense lawyer. This is way outside the scope of this sub IMO. Answer #3: Very dangerous territory. There are well documented cases of police flipping small-time users into informants and said informants being murdered by dealers.


Title: [Florida] Apartment lease agreement bans weapons.

Question:
I'm a student living in student housing not on campus but privately owned by Asset Campus Housing.

 - Can I legally poses a rifle while on the premise of my apartment or within my apartment?

 - If not can simply I leave the rifle in a gun case in the trunk of my vehicle?

 - Does "immediate termination" mean that if want to cancel the lease all I have to do is own a firearm and possess it in my apartment?

Excerpt from the lease agreement:

> Tenant will not store, bring or cause to store or bring any hazardous materials or firearms on the premises, unit or facility or use the premises or unit for any hazardous or illegal uses whatsoever. Tenant will not engage or permit others to engage in any act intended to facilitate criminal activity, including drug related activity in or near the premises. Tenant shall not engage in the manufacture, sale, distribution of illegal drugs at any location, whether on or off dwelling unit, premises or otherwise. Violation of the above provisions shall be a material and irreparable violation of the lease and good cause for immediate termination of the lease.

And

>Any violation of these rules and regulations shall constitute a material violation of the lease that may result in default of the lease. Landlord will immediately terminate any lease when a tenant’s violation of these rules and regulation affect the health, safety and welfare of other residents, staff or the premises. In addition, unless a specific rule or regulation sets forth a different fine, charge penalty or proceedure, the following shall apply: (a) first violation - a written warning will be issued to the tenant specifying the nature of the violation; (b) second violation - a $100.00 charge will be assessed against the tenant; (c) third violation - a $200.00 charge will be assessed against the tenant and the landlord may, in its discretion, declare the lease to be in default upon notice to tenant. In all cases the guarantor shall be notified by landlord. Tenant may refute a complaint or claim of violation in writing to landlord by providing clear, convincing and indisputable evidence. It is understood that the burden of proof to refute a complaint is upon tenant.

Answer:
 > Can I legally poses a rifle while on the premise of my apartment or within my apartment?

No.  You signed a lease agreeing not to.

> If not can simply I leave the rifle in a gun case in the trunk of my vehicle?

No.  You signed a lease agreeing not to.

> Does "immediate termination" mean that if want to cancel the lease all I have to do is own a firearm and possess it in my apartment?

"Immediate termination" is a bit of a misnomer.  They'd still need to follow the standard eviction process.  In Florida, they need to serve you written notice and give you seven days to move out.  If you haven't moved out by then, they'd need to file suit and take you to court.  That process can take weeks or months to complete.

You'd be responsible for rent up until they re-rent the unit or your original lease was up.


Title: Reporting Suspicious Porn Site With BDSM browser history?

Question:
I browse a lot of porn (mostly BDSM, pretty extreme stuff but all taken from galleries of legitimate sites. Not amateur stuff.)

Sometimes, I browse general porn websites like ImageFap or DBNaked to find galleries divided into theme.

I avoid amateur categories because I don't want to accidentally see anything where I can't immediately verify the age of the participants.

I tried to do a reverse search on an image I found on another site. Hoping to find the series of the model (blond, busty, mature submissive) or her name.

Image came up connected to a foreign site. I clicked on the site. Just glimpsed it for a second before reflextively closing it in disgust.

What I glimpsed seemed to be young teen girls. Not sure if the models are legal age but look like young teens or underage.

I'm especially suspicious since the site is foreign.

I want to report the site (but don't want to go back to it.)

1. How do I do this?

2. I'm nervous of doing this since I have loads of BDSM porn and searches for BDSM porn in my browser history (all of consensual BDSM between adults) and saved to my computer.

I don't know if I can get in trouble for this or will fall under scrutiny if I report a suspicious site (I am not based in USA) but I also don't want to ignore a suspicious site that needs to be reported.

Can anyone give me advice please? What the process is for reporting a suspicious site and whether having a BDSM browser history will be an issue for me?

If this is the wrong subreddit to ask legal advice on this, please direct me to the correct one.

Answer:
 >Can anyone give me advice please?

Just forget about it and move on.  Clear your history, clear your cache, and continue sticking to legitimate porn sites.


Title: Landlord sent final statement to debt collector

Question:
I recently moved out of an apartment in Texas and my landlord emailed me a final statement for things like painting and carpet replacement (among other things). I wrote an email back referencing certain parts in my lease and why I was not responsible for paying those things. I did not hear back from her for a week and then today received a call from a debt collector.
I feel like I’m being swindled by crooks.
Does anyone know if it’s legal for a landlord to send that stuff to a debt collecting agency without warning?

Answer:
 I'm NAL and I don't know what your state laws say but I'm under the impression that if you live in an apartment over a certain length of time, you're not responsible for anything considered "normal wear and tear".

I recommend you go over the lease you signed, your state tenant rights, and try to find out exactly what the landlord is charging you for. If you feel the charges are unreasonable or not your responsibility, [here is a website that tells you what steps to take.] (https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cpd/tenant-rights)


Title: If a tree falls in New Jersey

Question: I recently bought a home in New Jersey. I went broke just getting the down payment together. The house is great my neighbor just pointed out to me that a huge maple tree is nearly dead and leaning over his house. I don't have the money to pay at Tree Service thousands of dollars since it's a very large tree. But I'm worried since he pointed this out and I am aware of the hazard of the tree falling that I can be held responsible for any damage it causes if it falls. If I had the cash I'd do the right thing. I've heard that it's considered an "act of God" if it falls but just checking if anyone knows otherwise.

Answer: Trees falling are typically an act of god that you would not be liable for, however an exception to that occurs when you know that the tree is dangerous and ignore it. So if your neighbour has notified you and the tree is a hazard you may very well be liable for any damage it causes if it falls.