Title: (TX,US/Sweden)International Move Failure

Question:
About a year ago, I took a position with a firm in Sweden and moved my family and most of our belongings.  We hired an international moving company based out of New York, and paid extra to obtain full insurance for our belongings. At the time, they were responsive and assisted us with our many questions and concerns.  At the time of the move however, things changed.

The highlights:

* On our moving day the packers came in a rented truck, not with the shipping container as the contract promised.

* As the furniture was loaded it was not wrapped or protected in any way like was stated would happen in our contract (I have a photo as proof)

* The day that they loaded the truck we only received a copy of the first couple pages of the manifest on the official form.  The supervisor spilled her soda on the other pages and she did not have any more blank forms so we were given notebook paper with the remaining items listed.  After we received our goods and several items were missing we were emailed a copy of the whole manifest on official forms with signatures that someone forged on the pages we did not receive.  (The packers even admitted that we had not received the last few pages).

* Once our shipping container arrived in Sweden, many items were broken/damaged and others were outright missing.  Almost every piece of furniture was damaged with gouges, large scrapes or chunks out of the wood.  Several boxes had been repacked sometime during the move.

We submitted a claim to the insurance agency, with our personal estimate being almost 15k USD, and after almost 6 months they offered $250.00 compensation.  Since this offer we have asked repeatedly for them to explain how they are calculating this amount.  After waiting 2 months for a response we were told that the computer calculates it.

It’s now almost a year later, and this still has not be resolved to our satisfaction, and all contact to them by us, has been ignored.  At this point we are looking at legal action, but have no idea how to proceed since we are living in Sweden.  The one lawyer that we did contact wanted about 1000 USD to just review the case, which seemed odd to us. Is that normal?

Is this even worth pursuing legally?  We don’t want to spend the money on a lawsuit that wouldn’t be worth it (covering our legal fees and helping replace/repair our belongings).

Answer: was it a retainer or more? you should be able to get a free consult and should be able to get a cheaper attorney. if that was retainer it's a down payment that you get back if he doesn't spend all, and he bills more if he does more work.


Title: I was sold a car with a fraudulent title by a car dealership. They are want to make it right but don’t want to compensate me fairly.

Question:
Last October I bought a 2012 Chevy Volt from a Chevy dealership. I took out a loan to pay for it and I traded in a car which they gave me 1k for.

I was recently contacted by the dealership and they told me that the car was totaled before they bought it and the state won’t let them have the title. The accident that it was supposedly in did not show up on Carfax. It showed up on some other database that the state uses. I took the car in so they could inspect it and they couldn’t find any evidence of it being in an accident so they think there was some kind of fraud that was done by the person they bought it from.

They either want the car back, and will compensate me for the cost, minus 20 cents per mile I put on it. Or I can keep the car and they will compensate me the difference of it being a salvage title, minus 20 cents per mile.

I think they should compensate me 100% of what I paid, plus 1k for the car that I traded in. Now, when I go to buy a car from a different dealer, I have nothing trade in and I am definitely not getting another car from this dealership.

Any advice would be much appreciated. I don’t qualify for free legal services because my income isn’t low enough, but I have too much student loan and medical debt to put money toward this.

Answer:
 >I think they should compensate me 100% of what I paid, plus 1k for the car that I traded in

So you want to drive the car you have now for free? You gained something having the car all this time, and the offer they are giving you sounds pretty reasonable.


Title: I over heard my nurse at a Dr. Apt talking to reception and laughing about questions I had discussed with her. Do I have a case?

Question: As the post states i went to the dr. Yesterday I asked about getting blood tested for toxoplasmosis.  I was sent to another room, the door was not shut all the way and i could hear her talking about what we discussed with other people at reception maybe even other nurses and laughing. I knew it was about me because I heard her say toxoplasmosis and cat litter and lots of laughter. It was extremely embarrassing, I was in tears. I was already upset and worried because i was there for a referral for a mammogram because there is a painful lump in my breast. I told the dr when she arrived and she said she was going to handle it. The clinic also neglected to put in the referral because the person in that department resigned that afternoon, this has cost me time and money and added stress. It was completely inappropriate and irresponsible.

Answer:
 You don't have "a case" in the sense that you have damages and could plausibly win a lawsuit against someone for those damages.

What happened was possibly a HIPAA violation, which you could report at https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint/index.html .

If it is a HIPAA violation, the doctor's office may be penalized in some way, possibly a small fine or possibly just a note on their record that might lead to fines later if there are more violations.

If you make the official complaint it *might* result in the office taking more disciplinary action against the nurse, but the fact that you told the doctor means she might face serious disciplinary action anyway.


Title: University found fake id, facing expulsion

Question:
After going out this past weekend I noticed my fake id was missing. Yesterday I got a call from someone at the university saying that someone turned in a DL that has my name, image, but different birthday and are going to write a conduct report on it. I'm going to have to have a meeting with a university staff member about this where they say they'll want me to explain what happened so they can give sanctions as they see fit. I'm already on my school's conduct probation for an incident from a year ago and I never applied to get off it because I completely forgot. During the phone call with the staff member yesterday I asked what possible sanctions are should I be found guilty and she said suspension or expulsion. She also said they could simply give me prolonged probation as well possibly, but I believe that's highly unlikely.

I've looked through my University's guidelines for students and there was no mention of fake ID's however there is a rule that I must follow all state and federal laws. I've looked through my state's laws on fake id's and while they are illegal, it's only the use of them to deceive or the possession of them that is. The fact that they just found the ID and not me using it or on my person should be technically fine since they can't prove I've had possession or ownership of it right? This is the part I'm unsure of since I'm pretty sure this would dictate if I'm in violation of my school's conduct rules which is what I'm pretty sure is the only thing that would allow them to sanction me for this.

I've told my parents about this so they can try to come up for the meeting with the staff member and they're going to contact a lawyer as well to ask them questions. When the meeting happens I'm going to tell them nothing since I don't believe they can prove I did anything, but another problem there is I'd be in infringement of the student conduct rules for not proceeding orderly in an administrative hearing such as this.

The university police have not contacted me about this issue, I'm assuming because the report was just written last night, so no charges have been brought up against me. I'm simply looking to see what is recommended I do here since I feel that because of my past conduct history in the last year, I'll be given expulsion despite my good grades and positive involvement in the university. Any advice would be appreciated.

Answer:
 >The fact that they just found the ID and not me using it or on my person should be technically fine since they can't prove I've had possession or ownership of it right?

If only defending yourself were so easy.

Get a lawyer to defend yourself, or you will be in huge trouble.

And remember that lawyers are not miracle workers - they may be able to get you of of the hole you dug for yourself... or they may not.

But your best chance of an acceptable outcome involves you shutting up until you have legal counsel on your side.


Title: Manager cutting my hours down after calling the HR on him.

Question: I live in new york, USA. Long story short, my manager discriminated against me for not taking a manager position which he urged me to do so but i couldn’t because of school and such. So i opted out for a slightly easier promotion that opened up and dropped manager application. He got pissed off and give me an interview. I confronted him about it and he gave me one to shut me up and gave the job to someone else who is less qualified and had a “better” interview than me. So what ever, i called the HR him and told them what happened, the HR than yelled at him. Now i get back to work today, and they sent me home after working 3 hr shift. Usually i work around 5-6 hrs a night. If this continues I’m fucked. I have so much bills to pay for. I can’t get another job because i go to school full time. I know most of you gonna say look for another job and such. The problem is, I don’t know what other job is going to match the same pay, hours and benefits. I just don’t know what to do now.... I’m very worried. Thanks

Answer: There's a reason you're asked to provide location. In the US nothing about that would be illegal.


Title: [WI] Teens pounding on my windows.

Question:
I've lived in this neighborhood for 2 years and this summer it has gotten more rowdy. At night there are a lot of people anywhere from age 12-25 congregating in groups and shouting. Also there are cars going up and down this small residential street blasting music.

Anyway this Thursday night I was downstairs in my half above ground basement at my computer with the windows closed. I kept hearing something outside and I moved closer the the window and there was a loud bang on it. Someone hit it. I'm now stressing 100%. I run upstairs and look outside and I can't find anyone. I get my CCW out of my safe and carry it with me. After a bit I go back downstairs with me thinking it might just be some kids.

15 minutes later I hear rapid pounding and someone yells "I STILL SEE YOU!" I yell "Get the fuck out of here!" and I wait and listen.

I run back upstairs and look around and don't see anyone. I think if they are stupid they will come back again. I left my basement lights on but I go out on my deck in the dark. After a few minutes I see a fat kid run from my neighbors back yard and to their front door. After a few seconds the kid runs to the back yard. I walk out further and see two more kids peering into the neighbors well lit house. I yell for them to get the fuck out of here and they scramble. I talk to the neighbor and she if freaking out. They were harassing her to. I waited up late for them to return but they did not come back. I have been real paranoid since that incident. I didn't get a good look at them and I would never be able to pick them out of a lineup. I have been planning on putting up a IP camera system for a while but this solidifies that plan.

I never left you property with my CCW.

**Questions:** If I were to pursue them am I able to detain trespassers or peeping toms?

What would happen if I detained the peeping toms and they became injured? Would I be liable?

Any tips?

Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 What are you paranoid about?  You have 13 year old fat kids running around.  Put your gun back in the safe before you hurt a kid.

>If I were to pursue them am I able to detain trespassers or peeping toms?

Absolutely not.  If you're pursuing them, just let them go.  Do not pull a gun on a kid and drag said kid back to your property.  You'll be entering a world of hurt.

Next time someone is on your property, just call the police.  Playing idiotic games like what you did and are proposing is not productive and will only serve to open you up to liability. Answer #2: Maybe these kids are harassing you because they know they will get a reaction. Ignore them. Call the cops. Answer #3: Citizens arrest in Wisconsin follows the common law. A citizen can detain a person for committing a misdemeanor in his presence that is also a breach of the peace (found a good WI DOJ opinion letter online with cites, but can't link on my phone).

but the detention can only be that reasonably required to deliver the arrestee to a magistrate or LEO or a minor's parents.

your liability for injury would be totally up to a reasonableness analysis of your conduct as decided by a jury (assuming you are found to have justification to affect the arrest in the first place).


Title: Is it Illegal For Youth To Be Near Liquor Store

Question:
Hey! So this is just a small question, but I couldn’t find an answer for this exact question from google.

Basically I work retail at a store that sells wine and beer and spirits. We are located right outside of Chicago, though not within the city itself. Obviously we do not allow anyone under 21 into the store unless accompanied by a relative. We tend to be pretty strict, even by the standards of the industry. Tonight, two kids clearly under 18 came into the store and asked if they could use the bathroom. One of them was bleeding from a few cuts on his hand. The injury was not serious, but there was active blood flow and they wanted to wash it off.

My manager told them they could not be in the store, and said no when they asked if he could follow them to the bathroom just while they washed off the cuts. This isn’t what I would have done, but I understand why he felt he couldn’t let them in even for that. We have first aid supplies, band-aids and disinfectant spray. I told the kids to wait outside the store for a second, I grabbed some bandaids and spray from the break room, and gave it to them. They went off and that was that.

I was then chewed out by my boss. He told me he “couldn’t have them outside the store.” And that I “undermined him” by doing that. I couldn’t believe it. Is there any legal way the store could get in trouble for kids under eighteen waiting outside the store for around a minute while I got them some band-aids?

Please note that the disinfectant spray I used I kept with me after spraying it on the cut. Was my boss just totally full of shit, or could the business somehow be held at legal fault for kids standing outside the building for around a minute?

I know this isn’t super vital. But if my boss tries to get my in trouble for this I wanna know the facts. To me it is just basic human decency to give a slightly hurt kid some band-aids when they are bleeding.

Answer:
 It isn't illegal, but if someone from the Liquor Licensing Commission wanted to make something out of it they might be able to.

Honestly, it's just a whole lot easier for your boss (and his boss) to have a NOBODY UNDER 21 FOR ANY REASON EVER policy than it is for them to police a laundry list of exceptions that the employees may or may not understand.


Title: Getting reimbursed by insurer for a procedure that was never done - is this illegal?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: I'm pretty sure insurance fraud is against the law in Canada.


Title: I want to take my therapists chart on me.

Question: I'm saw a therapist twice. The whole first session was them taking my mental history.  I expressed that I was uncomfortable with all of that information,  with my name on the top, being written down. I do t know them and their standards for safekeeping files. Will I get in trouble if I just take the file, not a copy, the original?

Answer: Yes, you will be in trouble if you steal files, even your own.  Writing down information is normal for patient intake.  If you're so paranoid that you refuse to trust people who are licensed to be therapists and are well versed in client confidentiality, you need to address that in therapy.  They will not be able to help you if you steal files.


Title: Night managers' sexual advances

Question:
Before i start, I'm a gay male who lives in rural upstate NY.
I've been hired at a retail store and my first day is tomorrow. The night manager (who I'll be sharing a shift with) has found out I'll be starting there and has been messaging me on grindr (kinda like gay tinder). He's been asking me If I'm single, telling me I'm cute, telling me that we're going to "hit it off" on our shifts together, and has even straight up offered me sex. I haven't even worked one shift at the location yet. I really need this job and I'm worried if I reject him outright he'll make me look bad to management.
What should I do?
Thanks

Answer: Save all of the screen shots. Be clear and open that this is a job not a dating location for you.


Title: Security Deposit Scam

Question:
I received my security deposit yesterday, 2 days before the 30 day period they have to return it. They charged me $315 out of my $650 deposit for what looks like minor damages. I know I am still liable, but I was never actually in the apartment. I only needed the address to comply with rules my university had to live near the campus. So basically I was paying for the address and never moved in or even went remotely near the apartment. Again, I know I am still liable for the damages, but they seem excessive.
They also did not send a written list of damages, but sent pictures of scuffs on the wall, crumbs in the microwave, tinfoil in the oven, and something else I can’t even identify. They summed it up as Detail Apt Cleaning: $100, Wall Paint/Repair: $135, and Flooring Treatment: $80. They also fined the two people who actually were living there the same amount, meaning they are claiming it will cost triple the numbers above. I have spoken to the people who lived there, and although they haven’t said if that was how the apartment was actually left, they did say the person living there now moved in right after and the apartment was never cleaned.
I’m hoping I can just threaten to sue and they will return the money, but any advice is much appreciated. I don’t think the pictures they sent count as an itemized written list, but I honestly have no idea. The charges also seem really high and unreasonable. Any information or next steps I can take would be great! Thank you!

Edit: This is in Philadelphia, PA! I realize that I messed up and put myself in a bad situation. I am just trying to get my money back. I am heavily relying on it and don't know what to do.

Answer:
 Let me get this straight.  You bought the apartment but never, EVER, set foot in the establishment?  You were on the lease with the other individuals.  You share the costs of repairs with them.

I see no issue here.  You signed a lease.  Roommates damaged the place and since you are an included member of the lease agreement, you agree to any and all costs created by the tenants.


Title: (New York) Landlord wants to start charging us for our emotional support dog.

Question: Looking for legal advice: My girlfriend and her emotional support animal (dog), prescribed by a psychologist with a letter moved into my apartment in February of this year. I submitted the dogs vet records and letter from the psychologist to my landlord and we were not charged the pet deposit or monthly pet fee. Now that is time to renew the lease my landlord is saying that the same letter is no longer valid, insisting that the animal be registered with ESA.  I have tried to tell her the ESA is an acronym standing for emotional support animal and that there is no governing agency or national registry of emotional support animals. The letter is less than a year old and written by a licensed psychologist on appropriate letter head. I know there are many websites that will give you both an arbitrary letter and "certificate number" for your animal but I cannot find any written bylaw or law that says these animals need a identifying number.   All my landlord has provided me with as an example is a google image search of an "ESA letter" I called the number at the bottom of the letter and asked if the "certificate number" number printed is issued by their private company or if it is issued by a governing agency or registry and they just said it was a private number specific to their company   Any help appreciated!

Answer: If it is the end of the lease, they don't have to continue renting to you.


Title: FERPA and Student Records

Question:
My university is requiring that I complete a training on Sexual Assault online that I personally do not agree with about some of their requirements that I acknowledge that "Strict gender roles" cause sexual assault. They are saying I cannot have access to my transcript or grades if I do not complete it.

I have not nor have I been accused of anything this is a requirement for all graduate students.

Are they allowed to prevent me from accessing my records for anything other than owing the university money?

Edit: I'm in Texas and this is a requirement of the UT System.

Answer:
 Just do the damn training. It's easier to sit through it than it would be to bring any type of legal action against them. Answer #2: >I acknowledge that "Strict gender roles" cause sexual assault

What does that even mean?


Title: Called my mom's workplace during my parents' loud and very heated arguing. Mom's boss overheard and called for cops, then hung up on me.

Question:
On the past Friday, my mom and dad were arguing really loudly before my mom went to work. In the heat of the moment, my anxiety got the best of me and I dialed to the first number that was in my registry, needing help. That happened to be my mom's workplace - dialed over there 10 times before her boss got ahold of the conversation and overheard them arguing. The boss said that she was going to take action and instantly call the cops. I kept calling back over there, begging her not to call them - but she said that she couldn't ignore it and kept hanging up on me.

When I came home from work, my mom started screaming and crying to me that they heard what was going on. They both found out that I had called over there. So in the days after, they've been mocking me, pressing me as to why I did it. This is the first time that I've ever dialed out to reach out to someone for help with them - because they both said that I should stay silent. "Whatever goes on in the house, stays in the house." Too many people know about what's going now, so there's no turning back at this point.

Last night, my dad came into my room and kept asking me why I did that. When I couldn't really answer, he said that I dug a grave for everyone and that I betrayed everything that they did for me. Which completely contrasted the way that they have treated me (all these years up to now).

They've called me stupid, ignorant, \[lots of swear words\], wishing that I would get stricken down by God or end up dead in a ditch. They came close to my face once too many times, had my mom hit the glasses off my face, my dad once came up and grabbed me by the wrist when he was really drunk and threatened to hit me since I was of legal age – because I spoke out against what they were doing was really wrong. I have a younger brother at home, but I mostly take the brunt of whatever emotional, or physical harm that was meant for him. My mom’s regular habit of when she’s really ticked off is breaking stuff around the house: my dad’s computer, throwing a mug at a mirror, smashing an old computer with a hammer when it got too slow, using a hammer to break a chair that my dad used. My dad would rearrange whatever furniture there is in the house (removing the door from their room because he would be snooping on my mom’s Facebook activity), logged into her account by using a keystroke recorder on the family computer, did some drunk driving which almost caused us to get hit by a truck, and would call her job to harass her. Whenever he drops her off, he would shout slutty things – that she was having sex with some man on her job, or he would get out of the car to fight whichever man coincidentally happened to walk on the same path that she does.

Now that they realized that I called over there out of impulse, they started blaming me for all the problems in their life. They played the “After all that I did for you, you’re going to dig a grave for everyone just when things are about to change. I was the one who put the clothes on your back, and bought you all these gifts. I was the one who taught you how to tie your shoes.” They love pulling up all the good things they bought me, but get really angry when I called out the things that they did to me. They like to say that it was past or they forgot that.

So today, I’m just waiting for whatever happens. I don’t know what to say to the authorities but the worst case scenario and outcome is that my mom loses her job, my dad gets taken into jail, and my brother might be taken away from me (has to live with another relative, or live in a foster home). I’m really tired of living in this on and off cycle that they’ve had for 20 years, and I just wanted for them to get their stuff together. But now they make me feel horrible for reaching out for help and said that I never should’ve done that in the first place. I know they aren’t going to change, that this isn’t my situation to fix. I’m not the one to solve their problems. But I’m reaching a breaking point where I just want all of this to be over. I can’t stand living at home with them and waiting for the next argument to come and it will be much worse than what it is now. They've always blamed me as being the source for their problems, I'm the one that they vent to about how much they want to hit each other or kick out of the house. I'm the bad person who put everyone in danger for literally reaching out for help.

Also, 2 months ago - my dad was making harassment calls over to her workplace, so it's a surefire that the boss and other people will be wanting to take law enforcement into action if they decide to push that physical violence happened. He would call over there, demanding where she was at during her lunch break and would say that they were lying to him when they told him that she was unavailable.

What should and should not tell the investigators? What should I do now that this has happened? What should I do to prevent from kicking everyone out of the house? Am I in the wrong for doing this? Now that I've reached out past my shell and actually called for help because I didn't want to get hurt anymore. They don't have any concern for how I felt about them dragging me into the middle of their arguments or disregarding my personal troubles. I can't come to them after they called me stupid for thinking about suicide a couple of years ago - only to say to never do it again or go ahead and see if it's a joke.

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My mom said that three different groups are going to investigate on the situation, and I don't know who those three groups are. I know that I might be asked questions but as for everything else that is happening, I'm not sure what to do in legal terms. Her boss is very intent on placing my dad in jail but she can't pinpoint if physical violence actually happened - which it hasn't as of this year.

Thank you for all the advice in advance!

Answer:
 First of all, it sounds like you'll be investigated by the police, and possibly CPS (if you are under 18).

From a practical standpoint, protecting people who threaten you rarely works out in your favor. They are mad at you because **their actions came to light**. It's their actions that are the problem, not the fact you called someone. If your mom gets fired, it's because of your father's pattern of behavior, not because you made a phone call.

Tell the police that they're pressuring you to lie. Tell the truth. Yeah, your brother may end up getting removed, but if your parents are being abusive to him and each other, that's not necessarily the worst thing that can happen. Tell them how they're blaming you for their own shit. And ask for help for you and your brother.

Most importantly - stick with it. The #1 way to make this all worse is to go half way, then give up.Answer #2: If your brother is a minor and is physically or emotionally abused, call CPS. If there is any violence in the home (assault, battery), call the police. If you feel threatened by your parents and your safety is at risk, call the police.

Save up, move out, help the bro until he’s an adult and can do the same.

Tell the truth to the investigators. You aren’t guilty of any of this abuse, you’re a victim. Be honest.


Title: [CA] Father passed away with a million dollar house and my brother and I are the only family, no will, what do we do?

Question:
Hi. I'm pretty overwhelmed by this whole situation and have no idea where to begin.

My father passed away suddenly. He had no will. He owned a house, which is kinda run down, but located in the SF bay area where other houses in the neighborhood are valued at $900k+. I went through his physical files, but couldn't really find many details on the finances. He told me before that the house was abouyt $50k from being paid off.

He also had 2 cars and a bunch of musical instruments. He was retired.

Where do I even get started? How do I transfer everything into my and my brother's name? What do we do about his bank accounts and retirement accounts? We have the death certificate.

I want to sell the house since I live out of state, but my brother was living there when he passed and wants to continue living there. Obviously it's easy for me to want to sell, but I also don't want to displace my brother (but with that kind of money he could live anywhere).

Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: Find an estate attorney. He can put you at ease and answer all of these questions. Answer #2: With this kind of money at stake you need an attorney.  They can guide you through the probate process and help you properly distribute the assets.


Title: GF crazy racist mom called CPS on gf because she is planning on moving in with me, but mainly because I'm black. Child has been removed from home after false allegations.

Question:
U.S.A. Mississippi

So it was advised that we could seek legal actions against

  1. Grandmother and

  2. CPS for removing (little girl LG).

  Original post minus some extra that would detract from legal advice. E.g. "I love my gf dearly, how could this happen, etc... :

  We have been dating for about 6 months but have been friends for 3+ years. She lives about 8 hours away but is moving up to me because of a job opportunity. This is all fine except, she has a daughter [1yr]. Now I love this kid. Like this kid is so amazing and I honestly want the best for both of them.

  The issue is, my gf's "mother" (they do not get along and she was not really apart of my gf's life) is upset because she is moving her only grand-daughter 8 hours away. She is also upset because I am black. She even went as far as messaging me on fb telling me that she disapproves because the grandfather is racist as well and will disown my gf once he finds out she is dating me and moving up here.

  I have pretty thick skin so this didn't bother me as long as I knew my gf was OK, which she was. She told me that it's best for her baby to be up here with a stable job and in a stable household.

Fast forward to today and my girl tells me that her "mother" called cps on her stating that she was on drugs and they took her daughter until the investigation was over. A few days ago, Her "mother" and husband saw her in public a few and began yelling at her calling her a n*gger lover.

  My girlfriend took a drug test today and what do you know, it comes back negative..

  What can we do to keep her mother from pulling this again? We are both shocked. I asked my gf if she wanted to end our relationship because her mom is insane. My gf said she does not and will not over anything with her family.

CPS called the baby's father and now he is calling my gf. But the dad is actually on drugs. And up until now has been absent in the kids life.

  Tl;Dr Gf's mom was a shit mom to her but is now applying for grandmother of the year by calling cps on her Daughter to keep her from moving 8 hours away and because I am a black man...

Without going to deep into the relationship aspect of this post, what can my gf do legally to

  1. Prevent this from happening every 3 months.

  2. Prevent the grandmother from doing anything else with what proof (texts, public verbal assault, calling CPS) we have.

  Update:
Great Grandfather is upset. He may be racist but he has a heart.. He stated that the mom definitely called CPS.
Confirmed
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 You also need to be worried about the father of the child. He being the bio dad gives him some power. If he teams up with the child's grandmother, your problems will likely get worse.

If he's a drug user, and heretofore absentee father like you say, your GF would probably win a custody battle, but you want to avoid that / prepare for it by saving any info (Facebook posts, texts, etc.) about his unfitness as a father.

Also, like others have said, save any info about the grandmothers racist attitudes, including that awful Facebook message she sent you. Answer #2: If CPS removed the child without any evidence of wrongdoing, I would talk to a lawyer about a civil rights (section 1983) suit against the agency.Answer #3: I know the kid is only one now, but if you are looking towards protecting her in the future, make sure all day cares and schools know that granny and grandpa are NEVER allowed to pick the munchkin up.

Eight hours isn't that far a drive for people who are racists, and willing to make false statements to CPS.


Title: Just bought a home. Sellers didn't adhere to the addendum before we signed the papers.

Question:
(Iowa, USA) There was an addendum based on an inspection (some of it necessary for the VA loan to go through) and the sellers didn't follow through. We signed the papers and moved in. What can we do now?

The sellers can't say they didn't know better, but I think they knew what they could get away with because the seller's husband works as a mortgage broker. Are we less likely to get anything out of this because we signed? How long can we wait before filing a suit?

Answer: Why did you sign and move in if you believed they did not follow through with their part of the agreement?


Title: WI- denied medications and treatment in jail

Question:
I recently spent 2 months in county jail. While there, I was denied my antidepressant for 3 weeks, although I was told by the nurse that they had verified it with my doctor within a week. I was also denied my antianxiety medication for the entire time I was there.

I experienced withdrawal symptoms including dizziness, insomnia, loss of balance, blurred vision, and nausea to the point that I lost 30 pounds while I was there. Of course, I became very depressed and anxious without my medication, and that has not improved even though I am back on everything now.

Additionally, I developed a double ear infection while I was there, and it took 12 days from the time I reported it until I received treatment. I saw the nurse on day 6, at which point she observed that both ear canals were full of pus and draining bloody fluid. By the time I received antibiotics, I had developed tinnitus that has not gone away in the past month.

My husband, doctor, and lawyer all tried to intervene on my behalf, but they were all ignored by the jail staff.

I am facing an additional 6 months in jail starting next month, and I am terrified that my physical and mental health will deteriorate while I'm there based on this past experience.

Do I have any legal recourse here? Is there a way to get a court order to provide me my medications while I'm in custody? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Answer:
 > Do I have any legal recourse here?

Your post says you have a lawyer.  (S)he is the person to whom these questions should be directed.Answer #2: aclu.org

go to your local branch.


Title: [Texas] Municipal Court, Self-Represent, Public Intoxication. When can I show video in a jury trial? Do I need to question the arresting officer in order to show it?

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Alcohol Related Other than DUI

Answer:
 You intend to go through a jury trial without an attorney?  That's a bold strategy cotton, lets see if it pays off.

You can show a video if it has evidentiary value.  You will need to authenticate the video and provide a proper foundation for it.


Title: Shady dealership won't help with getting license plate, no title issued after over 3 months

Question: Recently bought a car in fort lauderdale, FL.  Have been driving with expired registration and already got one ticket for it.  The past few times I've gone down to the dealership to try to get a license plate and they keep giving me temporary paper tags, but now they won't even do that even more.  I went to a tag agency, and they said I couldn't even buy a plate because the dealership hadn't issued a title yet, which they told me is a blatant violation of Florida state law after it's been 30 days, which it has been well over. I also have an old license plate to transfer everything to so it shouldn't be that expensive. I finally get a call saying they have my license plate, and they want to charge me $650 for. When I told them that that's way too expensive for a transfer, they said it's a new tag. When I told them that it's supposed to be a transfer, they said it's not their problem. I'm at a loss at this point, and I'm scared every time I drive to work. Do I have any legal recourse, or can I sue them for damages in civil court?

Answer:
 Dude wtf. Definitely shady, when I bought my car they had a new tag for me within 30 days for free, and even put it on. Mine was in Florida too. Answer #2: Shouldn't that fee have been covered as part of the "doc fee" or taxes, title, and license that every dealership charges?

Whatever else you do, consider filing a complaint about the dealership with the state. [Start here, I think.](https://www.flhsmv.gov/safety-center/consumer-education/)


Title: Texas Dad looking to obtain custody of two kids two years after modification was made.

Question:
My wife and I divorced in 2012 in Denton County. Shortly after I took a job in Houston. I've since remarried and bought a home here. In 2015 we modified our custody arrangement to reflect our new living circustances.

Now my ex and her husband are wanting to move to Colorado with my son (10), my daughter (6) and their 1 year old son.

My question is in the frivolity of trying to obtain custody of my children. My ex is in no way a bad mother (I wish that their financial status were a bit better, but I digress). Neither of our extended families live outside of Texas, and I feel like the extended periods between visits will put a strain not just on my relationship with my kids, but the relationship that mine and my ex's family has with them.

I do have the contact information for my family attorney, but I thought I would try to get some free legal advice before I paid out anything. Any help is appreciated, and I can answer in questions if I wasn't clear enough.

Thanks.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 It's not frivolous. If the kids have lived their whole life here, their family is here, school, friends, etc., that is a big deal. Courts want consistency and stability. Sounds like that's what you're asking for. I'm assuming the mom wouldn't agree to a change of custody? Answer #2: I am not an attorney but here is my advice:

You live in Houston. If she moves, regardless of where, your kids will have their life shifted by either moving to Houston with you or to Colorado with her. Keep this in mind when arguing for custody based on a change in location for them.

Check *your* existing court order. Usually in Texas standard orders will say something about geographic restriction based on where the parents live at the time of the order.

**Get an attorney in Denton county and file a motion like yesterday.** Your main purpose here is to get a temporary injunction in place that keeps her from moving while you sort this out. The reason it is Denton county is because that is where the kids have had their primary resident for the past 6 months.

The attorney can advise you whether they think you have a valid case to switch primary conservatorship to you or whether you can get a judge to keep her from moving with the kids (you can't stop her from moving, just the kids). Either way this is definitely firmly in attorney territory.

In my **opinion** (again IANAL), you most likely won't win primary custody absent a very good reason you haven't posted about, but you have a decent chance at getting a geographic restriction placed on where your children can reside. Then again, sometimes it all depends on what the judge had for breakfast that day.


Title: Lawyers of r/legaladvice, why do you always specify that you're not OP's attorney?

Question: Title pretty much says it all

Answer:
 Because we aren't OP's attorney.Answer #2: In many jurisdictions, the ethics rules are written in such a way that if I'm a lawyer and you reasonably think that I'm *your* lawyer, I become responsible for you in certain ways. Even if I never agreed to be your lawyer, it's enough that you *think* I did.

So some people specify that they aren't your lawyer, out of an abundance of caution.


Title: A mentally handicapped guy stabbed me 5 times, then claimed self defense.... What can I do?!

Question: I have known the guy 15 years. He wasnt always handicapped. Anyway. At his brothers house, he stabbed me 5 times in the right thigh. I called 911. The police showed up, he said it was self defense, and they would not believe me. Nor would they arrest him after I said I wanted to press charges. I have hospital bills of 3k now, and he stabbed my car tires too..... What can I do?! USA

Answer:
 You can sue him.  Small claims court might be a relatively cheap option, depending on where you live.

If the police won't investigate, you can try calling the DA yourself and ask him to bring charges.  That is a dangerous game to play because the DA might believe your assailant, as the cops apparently do, and you could end up in some trouble.


Title: If I wear a bullet proof vest in Oregon during school will I get in trouble

Question: Like if I’m wearing a sweater and I take it off and people see it am I gonna get a fucking swat team deployed on me lmfao?

Answer: Maybe you won't get a swat team but you will get a lot of extra scrutiny & likely a police visit.


Title: Old tenants came to our rental property, posed as neighbors, and took pictures inside of our property without the consent of our new tenants/us. Is this legal?

Question: I own a property in the South and one of our tenants severely damaged our rental property (holes in the wall, bad paint jobs, broken doors, etc.). We withdrew $700 from their security deposit for repairs and now they are suing us on the grounds that their damage is "normal wear and tear". I recently found out that the evidential photographs that they took occurred when they lied and told our new tenants that they were neighbors (note: this is after the damaging tenants moved out), and came into our rental property and took pictures of the walls/bathrooms without the consent of the new tenants and did not stop taking pictures after asked not to. Is this legal? If not, what would the specific law that they are breaking be?

Answer:
 Well that will be a good way to discredit their photos.  Get notarised statements from the current tenants — since the tenants let them in it is problematic.

Best thing to do is to provide evidence that their photos were taken after the repairs when new tenants had moved in and discredit them


Title: Part 3 of " My knucklehead 16 YO son keyed another boys car. Advice appreciated" thread from yesterday

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 1. Get, in writing, a waiver of all claims.
2. No.
3. Calling the police is not extortion, probably. If he threatens to call the police, you say "thank you for your time, I will await contact from law enforcement, Good day"


Title: Sex Offender Friend Being Blackmailed?

Question:
My friend is a registered sex offender for the next 6 years (He dated a girl who was 14 when he was 17, parents found out and got upset, he got light sentence of 10 years on list.)   recently he was on tinder (hes not supposed to be, but that's besides the point) he met a "girl", they exchanged pictures, afterwords her "Dad" messaged him from the account saying "My daughter who you traded pictures with is 17, i'm going to report you to the police"  My friend quickly deleted his account but a week later (today)  the same guy got a hold of him saying he won't go to the police if my friend pays him $900  ($350 for phone cancellation fee, rest for family therapy sessions) .   Overall it's a really shitty situation and I don't know what advice to give him, suggestions?

I can get screenshots of the texts if needed, this is second hand so take that into account as well.

Answer:
 Its a scam, but hopefully its a wakeup call to not violate his probation.

Also, just as a note, dating a 14 year old when he was 17 didn't get him to be a sex offender.  Having sex with her did, that's an important distinction.


Title: Need help with my childs mother (TX)

Question:
So I'm having trouble with my child's mother.
I'm a single father that takes care of his child 24/7 the mom is still in the picture but she only sees her on weekends the mom and I have been sperated for almost a year now and it has just been hell whenever my child is with me she is always messaging me saying how she will take the kid away and I will never see her again or just cuss me out and just threatening me. I can't work or keep a job because she would leave our child at my job with me just so she can do whatever she wants. I have sold almost everything I own just  to support the child  and have not asked her for anything but yet she is starting to tell me that I need to start paying her child support when she is the one working and I am not. And recently she has been talking about killing herself and I just don't feel safe letting our child  go with her on the weekends because of that. I've asked family and friends and they just tell me I need to call CPS (child protective services) and get custody of my child but I'm not sure what I could do with all the drama she would bring.
I'm in a tough spot please help

Answer:
 The answer is "go to court and get court ordered custody/visitation/support."

There's no magic button.Answer #2: Don't get CPS involved unless there is clear and convincing proof of abuse and neglect. They're overburdened with cases and don't need to be put in the middle of a custody struggle. They don't look kindly on being used as an arbiter of custody issues.

You need to file in family court and get a custody order in place. If your ex is working and you are not, you can also file for child support. Family court is the venue you need to pursue this in.

If you can't afford a lawyer, look into legal aid. Your local BAR Association can give you referrals. You can also file *in propria persona* which means do-it-yourself without a lawyer, but that can be tricky because a lay person doesn't know the ins and outs of the law. Going to family court with an attorney is always a better option than going it alone. If you have to, borrow the money for an attorney, crowd fund it, set up a payment plan.


Title: [CA] Custody Advice: Does Mother Have Rights to Child When It's Not Her Custodial Time?

Question:
Dealing with an aggressive and combative baby momma that has less than 20% of her son (6 years old) because she was arrested for hitting my SO (male) and is very abusive. During a back to school event (which occurred on our custodial time,) she was there and said hi to our son, which was fine. She was really rude to us but kept following us and trying to create a barrier between us and our son. She wouldn't let us engage with him and kept pulling him away. She was ready to leave and asked our son to walk her to her car and he said, "I don't want to go. I want to stay with my dad." She said her good-byes and left. She then came back and tried to pull him away from us again. We weren't ready to leave and told our son to stay with us. Our son had a scooter that he was tightly holding onto, and using it as a barrier against her. She kept physically pulling him by the arm to follow her and trying to take away his scooter. He kept telling her no. I stepped in and told her that it was our custodial time and if she didn't let him go I would call the cops. After this she walked away.

What are the rights during our custodial time? Is she allowed to pull him away from us even though it's our time? We are fine with her saying hello and even hugging or kissing him but I felt a line was crossed when she kept pulling him away to walk her to her car, even after our son said no. Thank you for your help.

Answer:
 During non-custody periods a non-custody parent has the same rights to a child as a relative, friend, neighbor or stranger.

It is possible for a non-custody parent to be charged with kidnapping and/or interferring with the custody of a child. Depending, of course on your local state laws.

You did the right thing. If a domestic issue such as this arises call the police and let them act as a mediator if need be. Answer #2: Here's a question, has she been violent towards the child before? I am asking because an abuser will often punish a child for rejecting them. Are her visits supervised? I understand that you say you and your SO are afraid of her but you are the only ones really who can speak for this child and she sounds like a bully. Answer #3: She has more rights than you do. :P  Your SO needs to grow a set and speak up.  I know it's not easy when dealing with cray-cray, but YOU stepping in the middle could cause issues if Baby Momma decides to push in court.

It depends on your court order....does she have joint custody?  Or does your SO have sole?  Typically joint would give her an equal say in education, religious and major medical decisions.

What she is doing is in poor form, and CAN be used to leverage a change in the order if needed.


Title: [PA] Former employer attempting to cheat me out of unemployment compensation

Question:
Back in April I quit my horrible former job.  I gave two weeks notice by e-mail and was not contacted in any way throughout the day.  After I left a former coworker who worked a later shift than me let me know my former boss had announced that they were firing me rather than letting me finish my two weeks.  I figured this was fine – I already had a job lined up so I’d get two weeks of UC and take a mini-vacation.

My former employer immediately contested the UC claim (which I pretty much expected as it was "that" kind of place), stating that since I quit I was not entitled to benefits.  The mediator decided in my favor, finding that my actions “did not constitute negligence”.  End of story, right?

Nope – my former employer is now appealing again, stating: “Although the claimant was not allowed to work through his notice period, the claimant agreed to separate early”.  This is 100% absolutely false – not only would I not agree to something like this which sounds like “hey let us make you ineligible for UC benefits in exchange for nothing”, I was never even asked.  I wasn’t contacted by anyone from the company other than former coworkers until Monday morning (I gave my notice on Friday), and when I was contacted it was only to tell me that I wasn’t welcome back.

What should I do in this situation?  Obviously I cannot prove that I didn’t agree to abandon UC benefits over the phone, but they can’t prove that I did either.  I am on good terms with pretty much all of my former coworkers and have been told that they will back up my claim that I gave 2 weeks notice and did not agree to “separate early”, though I’d prefer not to have to ask them to if avoidable.

Few things that might complicate this situation:

* I live and was employed in PA, but I was a subcontractor of a subcontractor.  My immediate employer was based in NY, the company they contracted under is based in TX, and the actual company I worked for is based in CT.
* I was technically a temporary worker, though an “indefinite” temporary worker.  This was true of all people there who were hired in the last year; we were told that we should consider ourselves permanent employees and this was only for tax benefits.  I have none of this in writing, of course, but to the best of my knowledge no one in my former position had ever lost their job because the job ended – everyone was either fired or quit.
* While I remember exactly what I said when I quit (I kept it very simple, it was basically “4/21 will be my last day working here”), I do not have a record of this.  In hindsight I probably should have cc’d myself on the e-mail – oops.

Also, is there any way for me to make this stop?  From what I’ve heard from former coworkers they intend to continue appealing as long as they can, and I really don’t have the time or energy for this.  I realize it’s not a ton of money, but I really can’t afford to give it back and there’s the principle here – I paid into UC while employed there and I feel that I did everything I was supposed to; so I think I’m morally entitled to this.

Answer:
 Just to clarify, you should NOT be getting two weeks of UC anyway. Pennsylvania has a one week waiting requirement for unemployment, so if you are owed anything, it would be for one week.

"The first week of the benefit year that you are unemployed and otherwise eligible for benefits is called the "waiting week." UC benefits are not payable for the waiting week. However, you must file a claim for the waiting week in order to receive credit for serving it. Since you must file biweekly and because of the waiting week, your first UC payment may be for only one week."

http://www.uc.pa.gov/faq/claimant/Pages/Eligibility_FAQS.aspxAnswer #2: They can appeal and you can counter their appeal. You can't force them to stop and my opinion is hiring an attorney over a week of UC is not cost effective.Answer #3: In my experience these claims are usually denied because the employee quits. The disagreement is over when the quitting happens--when the employee decides or when the employer decides. You can keep fighting it if you want though, no harm in that. I don't know what you are looking for outside of the appeals process, that's how these things are handled.


Title: Can HOAs require use of a particular contractor for minor property maintenance tasks?

Question:
 I received a letter from my HOA today stating that my mailbox needed to be painted and to have the shrubs around it trimmed.

Fine. It would literally take me 20 minutes to do both of those things.

The problem is that they are "requiring" that I use a specific company to perform the work. I really, really do not want to pay a company to perform such a menial task that requires no special skills or licensure. I read through the neighborhood's CCRs and found no mention of the HOA having the right to dictate contractor selection on private property. I have tried to find an answer/case history on the ability of HOAs to mandate contractor selection but could not come up with definitive information. I get that a lot of the answer is dependent on state or local rules and regulations, but I was hoping to get some insight from people that may have dealt with this before.

Has anyone dealt with a situation like this?

Thanks!

Answer: Unless you can find that it was clearly indicated somewhere in your homeowners association bylaws that they have the authority to dictate that a particular contractor, let alone any contractor at all, perform minor household tasks required for property and lot maintenance, I would just do it to a reasonable standard myself and ignore that portion of the request. The next thing I would do would be to attend a homeowners association meeting and start asking questions about this contractor and their relationship to the board members etc. to figure out why people are getting letters to this effect. This stinks of some kind of scummy unethical personal relationship or kickback situation and if there is an unethical conflict of interest somewhere, your neighbors might appreciate hearing about it.


Title: How easily can I register the house that I live in as historical?

Question:
I do not own this house, but I do live and have played rent for many years and helped in its keep. I am close to him and would like to float the idea. The house has astronomical offers... it is on prime time real estate close to Downtown Seattle. His grandfather built it in 1913. Beautiful well-tended backyard with a mother-in-law cottage and many other amenities. It is tucked in-between two apartment complexes and barely noticeable unless you walk by it and see the garden in the front. He is renting it out to a bunch of people.

He could make a bunch of money (millions) by selling it, and then they will mow it down and put up a condo or something... this house is so old. I've lived here for over 7 years. And each day I get worried.

Is there any benefit that the owner could get from the city preserving it as part of Seattle history?

Answer:
 > Is there any benefit that the owner could get from the city preserving it as part of Seattle history?

No, usually the opposite is true.  A designated historical site costs a ton of money because of the need to comply with era specific repairs and the limitations on upgrades and improvements.  The only benefit to the owner is the knowledge that the building will be well-preserved and protected by law in the future

&#x200B;Answer #2: Designating a property as historical crushes its value for the owner.   In some cities, it is more than 50%.

Not only because it can no longer be knocked down.  The other reason is most repairs need to be historically accurate.   Instead of a $200 window, now it may be $2,000 windows.

When a building is not designated historical, the owner can still maintain the building in a historically appropriate manner.

This would be a sure fire way to financially hurt your landlord.


Title: [NC] Purchased foreclosure at beach that previous owner was using as vacation rental. When purchased previous owner still has several bookings going until Sept.

Question:
I own the home now but previous owner took between $3-5k per week from these people wanting to stay for vacation.  I live close by and was at house when one family drive from NJ expecting to stay.  The father became irate and called the cops.  Cop told them it was civil matter and told them to leave.  What are my legal options for the future expecting tenants?
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 Well sure he became irate, most anybody would. But their recourse is against the old homeowner unless you were told about these agreements and agreed to honor them as part of the sale. (which means these vacationers could still sue the old owner but he could turn around and sue you). A really crappy situation for everybody.Answer #2: Contact any website that still has the rental and get them to remove it.

Post no trespassing signage.  State that____ company does not own this property and if you have rented the property through them/ (insert vacation site here)  they have been scammed.  If they wish to pursue a refund please contact__ company
 It's up to you if you want a lawyer to draft it or not.

The contract they had was with the previous owner and themselves unlike a apartment building you did not assume the contracts when you bought it as a foreclosed property.  The previous owners are I'm violation not you.

Do everything you can to remove any ads.

Additionally report to the police that your property is being sold on these sites illegally. (grab a screen shots before you report it).  It's 100% a civil matter but if you get Joe idiot who decides to break in you'll have evidence backing you.

You are under no obligation to allow these people to stay on the property.  It totally sucks that people are showing up expecting to stay there but there is nothing you can do. Answer #3: How did you find about the bookings?


Title: Vacation Rental Scam Advice

Question:
I paid for a vacation rental I found on craigslist and when I got there the property existed, but it was otherwise occupied and the rental company said that I wasn't who it was rented to, and that the person I paid wasn't authorized to rent it.

Since I had already flown there, rather than be out on the street, I rented a hotel.

I managed to claw back the vacation rental from PayPal, but are the person I paid liable for the hotel price (which exceeded the cost of the original rental) or at the least the difference in the two?

This would likely be within the small claims court limit, but I'm not actual sure what state would have jurisdiction.  My state (Ohio)?  The state the rental was in (Utah)?  The state were the "owner" lives (Colorado)?

Any advice would be appreciated.
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer: Piece of advice. Be happy you got back the money you paid for the rental and move on. The scammer is probably thousands of miles away (Chances that the scammer is actually in Colorado are nil) and you will never see any justice here, just be happy you didn't lose your original money.


Title: (WV) Ex is trying to ruin my life a restraining order.

Question:
Me and my ex decided to edn things around 4 months. Ago, I did do wrong things like call her names right after the break up, get different numbers to text her, ect. But she had this entire thing planned out. When she started blocking my number in person she would say "if you want to talk bad enough, find a way around the block". So i did, and she instigated it more.

Fastforward 3 months I have only talked to her TWO TIMES. She saved all the bad text messages. From all the numbers, to social media. We talked just this week and I said nothing that harassed her. Only about what she did wrong in the relationship and why I wanted an apology. She came to my gym and serveral times to talk to me when I walked out and told me to text her but on text messages shed keep repeating "leave me alone" to make it look like she was the victim. She knows I started seeing someone else and now after 4 months of after calling her names she decides to get a TPO. And now i have to show up to court for this bullshit.

She completely made it look like she wanted nothing to do with me and was harassing her while saying different things in person and she was the one stalking ME!!! She can completely ruin my career with that and god knows if the restraining order gets fully granted what on earth shell do and say I violated it. Im very worried.

(for the record the "harassment" was never anything physical, just a lot of texts, and name calling, but that was months ago!). She used one snippit of a text to make it look like I was threaning her life when the TPO says she claimed i never touched her or hurt her physically, only "harassment and verbal abuse".

Also: I have texts saying she would do it many times before, but she never told me she would do this when we last talked, and is indicated she didnt on the TPO.

How likely will she get the order granted considering there hasnt been much contact and nothing physical?

Answer:
 So, I read what you put here. If I were a judge and I believed your story 100%, I would grant the temporary restraining order. Without even hearing her side. I might grant the permanent restraining order. This does not bode well for you.

So here is my advice. First of all, do not under **any** circumstance violate the temporary order before the hearing on the permanent order. That includes not getting tricked into violating it. If you took a trip to Oregon between now and the hearing, that might be good. Otherwise, go nowhere except home or work without having a friend check first to see if she is there. Do not contact her in *any* way and do not have any friend or relative talk to any friend or relative of hers.

Secondly, if reading just your side of the story convinces me to grant the restraining order then apparently "explaining your case" isn't one of your strengths. That's OK, everyone has different skills. But because this isn't your thing, you need a professional. Hire a lawyer to represent you at the hearing on the permanent restraining order. Because you want to win that. And you need help to do so.

Good luck, and may you never see her again.Answer #2: Stop trying to contact her. Answer #3: You need a lawyer.  She's not even trying to say you did anything physical, she's essentially saying you said ugly things to her, which you admit.

She has a very good chance of getting it if you don't get a lawyer.


Title: How do I force my father to legally recognize me as his child.

Question:
I'm 20F from WI, trying to get my father (50M from MA) to legally recognize me as his child. He is well aware of who I am, where I live and what is our relationship. I have plenty of evidence that will prove our relationship, and I'm willing to have a DNA test.
Now, I'm unsure about his desires to recognize me as his daughter, so here are my question:
1. How do I get this relationship established by the eyes of the law.
2. What do I do in the event that he refuses to recognize me as his daughter.
2. what are the benefits I might enjoy from being considered his legal child (inheritance?)?

Answer:
 You don't. You are an adult, and have no right to be recognized as his child by him.

You would not automatically get an inheritance. The only time this would affect an inheritance if somehow his estate was left to "his children", without specifically naming them such as a poorly written will or if he passed without a will. Answer #2: If you buddy up with Stannis, and convince the freefolk to fight for the One True King, then Stannis will legitimize you.  He's cool like that.  Answer #3: > I'm 20F from WI, trying to get my father (50M from MA) to legally recognize me as his child.

What do you mean by this?  Is he on your birth certificate?  Has he ever acknowledged paternity, or been declared the father legally?


Title: I feel like I may have been discriminated at work-any advice will help.

Question:
I work at a privately owned gas station that employes about 13 people. I am the only straight male who works there. There is only one other man that works there he has been there for about 7 plus years. I have only been there since Last summer.Ive been singled out and punished for something other employees wouldn't get punished for. Ive heard the manager tell me that she hired me for my looks twice. On another occasion I was told to lift a heavy box because its "man work" by the manager. I get the least amount of hours there usually under 14 while every other person get over 20. Several new female employees have been hired in after me and they consistently receive more hours than I do despite their lack of experience.   Have I been discriminated against? I feel as if they are looking for reasons to fire me. I live in Michigan.
Thanks anything may help.
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer: What do you believe is the basis of this alleged discrimination? that you are straight?


Title: (Virginia) College made payroll error and demands I reimburse them

Question: I work on as a student employee at my college and just got a call from my university informing me that the school accidentally paid me for about 15 hours of another students pay because we share the same first and last name. Payroll as been notorious at our school for late payments to students (a friend once didn't get paid until 3 months after working a summer camp) As bad as it sounds other than the actual amount being put into my paystub I don't really check the details of my direct deposit so i never really noticed either. The university has asked that I reimburse them the money. If im legally required to I will but im a poor college student living between these paychecks and it seems really shitty that a university that i pay $25,000 a year to is asking me to pay them back approximately $200 for their mistake.

Answer: Yes of course you are. If they underpaid you would you expect them make it up?Answer #2: If they paid you more than you earned, legally you do need to reimburse them. You can ask for a payment plan. You are lucky that it was just $200; some people get into thousands on this kind of mistake.


Title: My ex is trying to put me on child support for a petty reason. I want to go to famaily court and get joint custody?

Question:
I'm not to sure how the legal process works, so im asking for help. My son is about 5 weeks old. Me and his mother weren't together during the pregnancy and we decide to just co-parent and that i'll do my part without involving the government. Well everything started off fine when he was born and before that I told her that I don't want a relationship and that i'll do my part and she was cool with it. Unfortunately she found out that i'm romantically involved with another woman and she was mad and is trying to put me on child support because of it. She won't let me see him either.

I still didn't do a dna test which i'm going to soon. My family tells me to just file for joint custody and I plan too. I'm just kinda nervous because if I don't get joint shes never going to let me see him and I heard that when it comes to these kinda things the court usually sides with the mother. We have a family attorney fortunately,but i'm kinda at a lost on want to do since I never really done anything like this before.  I saved all our text messages which I think would help my case. Also I was thinking about recording my house and showing how big (7 bedrooms) and safe it is,since we had a toddler here and everything is toddler proof.

 Also my grandparents are always here and they spent their lives looking after kids. Also we always have two fridges filled with food at all times,which I heard is something they look at. My exes environment is no were close. How much would this help? I been having a hard time sleeping and been stress so I apologize if there anything wrong or sound weird with my paragraphs. I just want to make a plan and win joint custody. What steps should I take?

I'm in North Las Vegas, Nevada

Answer: It's not necessarily the courts that are biased. A lot of custody arrangements are decided outside of court. The mindset of "court will give everything to the mom" leads to fathers going after far less than what they want, since they assume it will be worse if they fight it in court. So while there are a lot of custody agreements giving custody to the mother, most of them were agreed to outside of court.


Title: Got fired from work due to a Mixup at my doctors. Any recourse?

Question:
I'm not a good typer so i'll just give the facts that I have.

I was diagnosed with a liver disease in february that required preventative surgery to correct. This was Scheduled for the beginning of April.

I filed for and was approved for FMLA at my work in february.

The testing schedule and kinds of tests was daunting and exhausting so in the beginning of March i had contacted my doctor's office asking to be removed from work for the month leading up to my surgery.

Since I have a bad memory I have recorded the call clearly showing me asking to stay out for a month the pre op nurse saying "So you would like to stay out until the surgery" and me confirming "yes" I did not expect anything wrong but I record my official calls because they have lots of information and times and dates for appointments i need to keep.

I get faxed a note from my surgeons office stating "Please excuse "Throwawayla2017" from work so he can prepare for his surgery"

I hand this to HR who knows in advance i wanted to leave early they accept this and I leave work. I fill out the initial paper work for my health insurance short term disablity and stay out of work until april.

Before my surgery is about to happen i have a complication with my GI tract that requires a course of medication to fix this delays my surgery until the May. I am though cleared to go back to work until then since all my other testing is now finished.

I contact my HR department and tell them I wish to go back as my surgery is delayed three weeks. HR calls my surgeon and asks if it's ok for me to go back to work and the surgeon says that the note that was given to me was for only one day and not a month.

HR and legal call me back within a few days saying i had lied to them about the note and they are firing me.

Is there anything I can do? or does this mixup cost me my job? I live in Delaware but work in PA.

Topic:
Healthcare Law including HIPAA

Answer:
 Have the doctor write a letter to clarify what the note was for.  Then send a copy of the letter to your work.   Act quickly.

It will be up to them to either reinstate you or for them to break FMLA law.    If they choose to keep the termination based on a mistake then you can collect unemployment, but you should contact a lawyer to see what other options you have for them breaking FMLA law.  Answer #2: Did the FMLA certification you initially completed say you may be out for this longer period?


Title: The Ministry of Labour threw me under the bus (ONTARIO)

Question:
Last week I made an anonymous tip to the ministry of Labour via their website to come to a construction site I'm working on because there were multiple violations that could potentially lead to the serious injury of somebody.

Skip to this week, the MOL came to the construction site and showed the general contractor the exact email I sent word for word.

Now today my foreman comes to me and tells me that the contractor knew it was me based off of the information on the email.  I'll be honest,  this building contractor is probably one of the biggest in Ontario, and my company primarily deals with them. I'm now nervous about my job.

Shouldn't there be a law against this? I made an anonymous tip, the inspector, or who ever comes for the MOL should keep that email private. I feel like I can't trust the people who are supposed to protect me.

What are my options? What do I do if I end up getting fired, or layed off for this? This is not right.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Guess what, Ontario has whistleblower protections that protect against employer reprisals.

Go to a lawyer who specialises in either labour law, or get a referral from the Ontario Bar, like now! Answer #2: I would contact the inquiry line at the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety for advice on what to do regarding this. If the representative from the MOL showed your email unredated to the GC that seems to me to be a huge privacy violation.

CCOHS can be reached at 1-800-668-4284


Title: Step-brother took PS3 and games, assuming he sold it. But I have no proof. What now?

Question:
Hi all, this is my first post here. Ontario, Canada.

I am 22 year old female, my step brother is 17. He and his father have recently moved in to the house with my mother and I.

About 3 years ago, my PS3 died and had been sitting on my TV shelf since along with some games. The games and the PS3 haven’t been touched, moved or tampered with since my console died. Yesterday, my boyfriend bought me a new PS3. I went upstairs to get my games to play them and noticed they were missing along with my old broken PS3.

Step brother has a history of stealing from people. Going into their rooms, their bags, whatever. So I am 99% certain he took my console and about 5 of my games and sold them. I have asked both my mother and my step-dad if they moved anything and they both said no. I have no reason to distrust them.

Legally, what can I do? Boyfriend suggested coming up with dollar amount of everything missing and handing it to step brother, requesting money back for items. If nothing is done, reporting it to the police.

Help?

Edit: included location and edited spelling errors

Answer:
 The problem with trying to get money back for this is that you are entitled to get back what the system is currently worth, aka not very much at all. Like you said, it's an old broken PS3.

Are you sure it's a PS3 that you got and not a PS4? PS3s haven't been new for many years.


Title: Being let go from current position, but they want to keep me working on a contract basis. My last day is Friday, December 28th, but no agreement has been reached as to my pay and tasks going forward. Am I entitled to unemployment?

Question:
I have been working as a sales/marketing manager at a small family-owned business in Arizona since March. In November, the owner came to me and said he wanted to "help me transition back to self-employment" and that he would be hiring an outside sales person instead of replacing me. We've had a few discussions about my tasks going forward, but no agreement as to pay has been reached and nothing has been formalized. I will not be making anywhere near enough as a contractor for them to replace my income as a full-time employee, and as happy as I am to return to being self-employed, I am seriously stressed out about getting enough work to replace my income. He had offered to help get me clients and let me market to his database, but that has not happened yet either.

Am I entitled to unemployment benefits?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: so you would be keeping your role as a "sales/marketing manager"? That's not typically the type of job that would be be done by an independent contractor. Will your job duties be changing?  An employer can't just say "oh you're an independent contractor now" on a whim. It fundamentally changes the nature of the relationship.


Title: [NE] Where does my liability for misdelivered packages end?

Question:
Location is the state of Nebraska, USA.

I have lived at my current house for 5 years. The previous owner of the house, Blombo, was apparently a serial entrepreneur. I frequently get mail for his multiple LLCs at the home address which I dutifully mark 'addressee not at address - return to sender' and mail off as I have no forwarding address for Blombo.

I inexplicably received a very large box about three weeks ago addressed to 'Returns: companyname' at my residential home address. I recognized companyname as one of Blombo's businesses. The company's phone number was on google so I called them up and let a receptionist know I had a customer's product return delivered to my address. She offered to send someone to pick it up, but because I work late hours and my neighborhood gets a lot of mail/package theft this time of year I was worried about leaving this huge box out on my porch all day and instead got the company's address and dropped it off to them. The situation baffled her as Blombo hadn't worked at companyname for a few years but whatever.

A week after that, another big 'Returns: companyname' package shows up. Three more arrive the next day. All are coming from different customers. It's clear that someone somewhere is actively sending return labels to customers with my address on them. I haul the 40lbs of boxes out to the company again and politely ask that they review their records and stop sending their returns to me because I don't have the time or gas money to be driving the 30 minutes out to their location every week. Receptionist assures me they will figure it out.

Today I get another package for them and the UPS driver sped off before I could refuse delivery. I plan on calling companyname to come pick the thing up, but these are big dumb boxes easily visible on my porch from the street so theft is still a concern of mine. Could companyname or the customer trying to return the product somehow hold me responsible if the package is stolen before companyname can retrieve it? Would I be better off convincing UPS to somehow return it to sender and letting the customer deal with this? How do I protect myself here without screwing anyone else over?

Answer: I doubt you have any liability and you have gone out of your way to resolve the issue. If it were me I would send a letter via certified mail to the company advising them after 10 days I am going to let them start piling up on the sidewalk, not on my property.


Title: (OH) My sister stole and cashed my savings bonds. What are my options?

Question:
Backstory: My sister has always seemed to have an obsession of taking things that don't belong to her (clothes, jewelry, money, etc). When she was in high school she joined the wrong crowd, thought she was tough, joined the military, got into pain meds for a shoulder injury, eloped with her drug dealer, became one herself, started stealing more valuable things, yada yada (never got into legal trouble for any of this, btw). After her perfect husband verbally and physically abused her off and on, she finally left (they're still legally married). My parents let her move back in (~February/March 2016) on the condition that she get professional counseling.

At the time I had been holding onto several savings bonds given to me as a high school graduation gift from our grandparents. They bought one every year I was born up until I turned 18 (a couple of them are doubled the amount for when they missed a year. I had 9 all together.). They gave the same gift to each of my other siblings (including my sister) and my cousins upon their high school graduations. All of my siblings cashed theirs immediately. I on the other hand, planned on saving them as long as possible. I always thought I'd save them to help with my first apartment or maybe for when I eventually get married. Something more important than just spending money. Knowing my sister's stealing habits, our mom suggested that I put the bond into our safety deposit box. I agreed (hesitantly) and gave them to my mom to take to the bank.

About the end of March/early April, I got a new job and needed my SSN for background check purposes. When I went to the safety deposit box, I noticed that the bonds were not there. I confronted my mom and she said she couldn't remember me giving the bonds to her (ughhhhhhh). So I assumed she put them in a cabinet somewhere so she'd remember to take them to the bank, and then forgot. I couldn't find them anywhere and panicked. My parents couldn't help me get to a logical explanation of where they went, but refused to believe it was my sister (basically resulted in them saying I was SOL). They never suggested filing them as being lost or stolen to see if they could be replaced.

Flash forward to last week January 2017. I got a tax form notice from a local bank saying that I cashed two of the bonds (I had 9 all together). However, I didn't cash any of them nor do I have an account at that bank. I went in asking if there was a mistake, and the woman at the service desk confirmed that a bond for $136.56 was cashed on March 22, 2016 and a bond for $249.56 was cashed on April 20, 2016. I didn't understand how it was possible to cash a bond without picture ID, nor how it happened on two separate occasions at the same bank. She printed me a copy of the report and suggested to go to treasurydirect.gov to get more assistance. She didn't give me any more information than that.

I didn't like that, so I went to another branch and spoke to an assistant manager. He agreed with me and said that there was no way the bonds should have been cashed with out an ID. My name, birthdate, address, and SSN were linked to the transaction. However, my sister's phone number was listed, not mine. He file an inquiry in the attempt to determine which branch and which teller cashed the bonds. His supervisor is supposed to contact me this week to discuss it more.

I am completely lost on what to do next. My sister and I have been emotionally detached for a while, but this is just crazy to wrap my head around.

Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back?
Should I file a police report? Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago?
Should I press charges against a family member?
If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return?
Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds?
If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced?

Answer:
 Report the bank for not checking photo ID.Answer #2: >Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back?

Possible, yes.

>Should I file a police report?

Yes.

>Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago?

Possibly, though they were cashed January this year and that in itself would be another crime.

>Should I press charges against a family member?

Not a legal question. Personally yes, I would have no compunctions.

>If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return?

First step is police, then cooperate with police, then deal with bank. That shouldn't cost you a cent.

>Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds?

I'm fairly sure you can check online, though off the top of my head I'm not sure where or how.

>If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced?

Probably, yes.Answer #3: YES, you absolutely should report this to the police. And YES you should pursue suing her if necessary for her actions. DO NOT allow your family to try and convince you not to do it. What your sister is doing is illegal and it is high time she pays the consequences for her actions.Answer #4: You didn't happen to keep your passport in the safety deposit box as well, did you? Because if so, she had access to an ID to cash the bonds with, assuming you are also a woman, and looked similarish enough.Answer #5: Call the police, and have them investigate, then you can explore suing her.


Title: Im being sued by "TD bank" for an overdraft that originally occurred 6 years ago. Advice please

Question: I was recently contacted regarding a civil suit against me in New Mexico by TD bank. They are sueing me for 1200 dollars from "back interest" and "attorney fees" for an overdraft that literally could not have been over 100 dollars in the first place. Not to mention it was in 2009! My case is being filed on friday and I was told there would be a court date. Is this a frivolous lawsuit? What can I do? How can I find more information on this case??

Answer: If you ignored a $100 overdraft, the fees easily could have escalated to that much over six years.


Title: Ex boyfriend's crazy mom

Question:
I'm a single mom of a 6 year old girl, and about 6 months ago broke up with a man I had dated seriously for just over a year. He and I have had very little contact since the break up - the person who won't leave me alone is his mother.

When we first broke up, she called me repeatedly, sobbing. I finally spoke with her and made it clear that while I will always have a special place in my heart for her and her son, she and I could no longer have a relationship and couldn't have further contact. I thought she understood as i was very clear, but she continued to contact me - by phone, text, and email. About 2-4 messages a week for several weeks. Rather than engage, I finally blocked her. This was about 4 months ago.

10 days ago I decide enough time has passed, and surely I can unblock her by this point. about 2 days later, I get a hysterical voicemail during which she threatens to end her own life. Rather than deal with her, I contact her son, my ex-boyfriend, to let him know she is threatening to hurt herself. He thanks me, contacts her and calms her, and the matter seems to be resolved.

Well sure enough, now she starts calling me again. Sends an email 2 days later, thanking me for saving her life, rambles about the injustices in her family, and says she is going to come by on Christmas with presents for me that she will leave at my house. I don't respond. 3 days after that -Leaves a voicemail sayjng she is running behind and won't be able to leave the presents until the following day. I don't respond. Today, she leaves a message that she is on her way and if I don't want her to come, I should respond with a text saying "no". I don't respond - in my experience, even saying no to her opens up a conversation I'm not interested in happening.

Tonight, while my sister was visiting, she rings my doorbell. This woman lives 2+ hours away and I never believed she would actually come. My sister goes outside to meet her and tells her to please leave us alone and that there could be no more contact, but my sister wasn't sure she got the message.

What was annoying and mildly inconvenient has become actually terrifying, and I don't know what to do. She's an older woman but also delusional, and while she brought presents this time, I'm worried what she will do if she is feeling desperate. I can talk to her son again, but she doesnt listen to anyone, least of all him.

Do I have a case for a restraining order? I've deleted most of her messages and blocked I'm sure tons more, but I have the most recent three messages and the email. I don't want her in my life or my daughter's ever again and I think she is batshit crazy.

Location - San Mateo county, California

Answer:
 Send her one message 'I am blocking you, do not contact me again.'. Do so on everything. I have no idea why you unblocked her to start with.
Block her on everything, stop responding and reacting. Her turning up on your doorstep was a result of communications being opened again and you reacting to her emotional blackmail. If she turns up again, don't answer the door. Stop talking to her son because she may be getting info from him. Block him too. There is no need for you to maintain any contact with him.
Answer #2: That is pretty disturbing. Any idea what her motivation is? Does this woman have a husband or sibling that her son can engage in getting her under control? Maybe she has a therapist? If he can promise he'll get some help controlling her I'd give it a shot but if he can't I would pursue an RO.


Title: Someone Stole My Confused Grandmother's Anniversary Ring While She Was in the Hospital

Question:
We are in Missouri. My grandmother \[81\] has recently been hospitalized and during her stay she has suddenly become very delirious, to the point where she is unable to finish sentences or remember where she is. She is also unable to stand on her own. She was admitted on Friday.

Yesterday morning, my father got a call from her and she was very upset, claiming that someone had stolen her ring. He rushed over to the hospital and, sure enough, the ring his late father had given to her twenty years ago was gone. He searched the room but could not find it, so it is obvious that she did not just take it off and forget. Someone (likely a staff member) went into her room and pried the ring off of her finger during the night.

My father filed a police report as soon as he got there yesterday, but I am just wondering if there is any more we can do. We know that she had the ring the previous night, as we were with her until visiting hours were over at 8. My grandmother also says that she "knows who did it" but has been unable to describe them to us beyond gender. Is waiting for what comes of the police report all we can do? Would we have a case in suing the hospital, or is this just something you sign up for when you wear jewelry while admitted?

As much as we would love to have the ring back as its sentimental value is great, we would be satisfied knowing that we did all that we could to make sure whoever did this does not get an opportunity to prey on patients ever again.

Answer: If she’s confused, she probably has a sitter, or is on video monitoring. I’d start there. That’ll give you an idea if it was actually stolen, or if, for instance, her valuables were locked up, or she forgot what happened to it.


Title: (OH) Mother of child refuse to communicate regarding visiting our child

Question: The mother of my daughter and I have a Shared Parenting plan through the state of Ohio. Currently, she refuses to communicate with me regarding my parenting time for this weekend with my child. I have texted and called her several times asking her to confirm our arrangements for this weekend. She has denied to respond without first going back to mediation. What are my rights since the parenting plan and our previous agreements would state that I have my daughter this weekend? Is she required by law to communicate with me unless we change the parenting plan?

Answer:
 She's required by court order to comply with the parenting plan.  If she does not, she may be in contempt.  If she wants to modify the parenting plan, she must do so through the court, and cannot unilaterally refuse to comply with the one currently in place in the mean time, unless she has justifiable and verifiable concerns regarding the child's safety (I'm guessing that isn't the case?).
Answer #2: If you do not get your daughter this weekend, file a contempt motion against her


Title: NYC - Just found out I'm a tenant in a rent stabilized apartment

Question:
Hello All,

My roommate and I have received a Notice To Cure from a law firm on Broadway with the building manager's signature on it.  Here is how we got where we are....

About 8 months ago we moved in with a woman who had a nice place in what I found out was a rent stabilized apartment.  She was staying one more month and then was leaving so we would get a new roommate then.  We have been paying her each month in rent and in return she pays the building.  It's been going fine.  No issues.  A few days ago we received a notice to cure saying the building knows she's not living here and if she doesn't fix it they will terminate her lease.  It also said that she shouldn't be charging us more than what the rent stabilized amount is.  She has.  I don't really care about any of that.  My question is...

Are they going to kick us out?  How much time do we have if they do?  What can they do to us?  We only signed a "lease" with her so I'm assuming that's not a legal document.  We have signed nothing with the building.

Thanks so much for any answers!!!

Answer:
 yes they can evict you. they'll name some "John Does" in the lawsuit as placeholders til they get your names.

you should ask LL if he'll voluntarily offer you a new lease (it would probably be rent stabilized too, though at a higher rent).

if LL says no, voluntarily leave and avoid giving LL your names so you don't get named in the suit.

you can sue your prime tenant for overcharging you. i think treble damages may even be allowed.

also if you plan to stay into february, you should not pay your prime tenant february rent. or at least deduct the overpayment from feb rent.

if you're in a cure period now, ll will still have to let a termination period run (i think it's 7 days). so it may be february before LL goes to court. if no one shows up, he'll get a default judgment and a warrant. probably earliest warrant could be executed is 2nd week of march.


Title: Can someone explain the severity of these charges?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: 2nd degree rape in NY is a class D felony. Each conviction could get him up to 7 years in jail, but it's impossible to know the actual outcome.


Title: Amazon Packages in Front Seat Illegal?

Question:
I deliver packages for a contractor that works for Amazon.  I load up at an Amazon wearhouse in California and use an Amazon phone to deliver packages.

We drive Enterprise cargo vans and pull a dozen packages out of the back and store them on the passenger seat and floor for every 15-20 stops.  This makes delivering faster since the driver turns to pick a package then delivers to the door.

We were told the other day by our contractor that it’s illegal in California to store any packages next to the driver and the right way to do it is to get out everytime and pick up packages from back of cargo van.

This new way is impossible to keep up with quota given to us every morning.  It adds time to every stop and is inconvenient.  Ultimately I’ve ending up storing packages next to me, on the passenger seat and floor, just like how we used to, in order to keep up with the quota.

This is essentially Amazons delivery model.  Even for their flex program.  Except they have drivers use their own cars and store packages in the passenger seat next to them.

Should I call the labor board or is there something else I can do?

Answer: Don't be surprise to get slap with a ticket for unsecured load if you have boxes stack on your passenger seat.


Title: I'm a server with a verbally repulsive customer

Question: Tonight I was sexually abused verbally by a customer while my other employee encouraged it what should I do i.e. talking about sexual positions and asking if I did them,telling me I looked bad compared to the other days because I didnt look as sexy,and asking if I would fuck him and send him a nude video in front of other customers fyi this is a mom and pop place no HR am able to kick him out at will

Answer: Tell the manager about it and refuse to serve him if he comes back.


Title: Girlfriend got caught with 1 20mg adderall pill with no prescription

Question:
Last December, my girlfriend, a few friends and I got pulled over by a state trooper in central Texas. My friend had marijuana on him so the car was searched. Cops found 1 20mg adderall pill deep in my girlfriends wallet. She admitted it was hers and had no prescription for it. She was arrested and spent the night in jail. Her bond was $7500 and luckily I was able to bail her out. She ended up being charged with possession of controlled substance in an amount less than 1 gram (POSS CS PG 2 < 1G) which is a felony. She has not yet been indicted and we have hired a lawyer. She has had no previous offenses (not even a traffic ticket). What can she do to ensure it stays off her record?
Topic:
Drug Possession

Answer: You can't "ensure it stays off her record". What she can do is hire a criminal defense attorney and see if there is an option for diversion that *may* avoid her having a criminal record when this is all over.