Title: HOA won't allow my home's residents to park on the street. Can they actually enforce that?

Question:
So I began renting a room in a friend's house 2 months ago in Northern CA and since then I have learned that the HOA does not allow parking any cars on the street from the hours of 12am until 5am. If we wish to have guests, they cannot stay the night even if they were drinking or if one of us comes home late and another roommate has taken the spot, you have to get them to move it. This gets very frustrating when our significant others want to stay the night as well, I'm sure you can imagine.

There is an option to register a car with a security company called SafePatrol. But the guests only have a limited number of times they can use this every 3 months. They will get ticketed if they do not do this.

Now what is weird to me is it seems to be predatory on larger families because they allow parking on the street during the day, just not at night. So obviously cars that are owned by the residents can't be parked there. I know this comes down to private vs publicly owned roads but it is a very, very large neighborhood. Does the HOA have any grounds to actually enforce this?

Answer: Yes, they can enforce this.  They can fine the homeowners for violating the HOA guidelines.  No, it isn't "predatory" since people don't have to purchase homes in the subdivision, and guidelines are decided by voting at the association meetings.


Title: Indiana - Father is in prison, wants to hire a lawyer for his parole hearing

Question:
My dad hired a lawyer for his charge of 35-42-4-9(a)(1)/FB: Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, he paid the lawyer $20,000. His lawyer advised him to take a plea (6 years), so he did. He asked my brother, power of attorney, to call the lawyer and have him represent him during his parole hearing. He wants the lawyer to say something about his job prospects for when he gets out (he worked as a computer programmer for 10+ years).

His lawyer told my brother that it would cost $1500 down and then $180 an hour. We don't know how to find another lawyer that is not as expensive and that will do what he wants. I wasn't even aware that you could have a lawyer at a parole hearing.

My questions:

How do I find an affordable lawyer to represent my dad?
How do you know a lawyer is any good?
What happens to a sex offender when they are released?

Answer:
 You can search the Indiana State Bar Association website and search for criminal defense attorneys. Honestly, 180/HR with a 1500 retainer sounds pretty reasonable.

As for what happens after he gets out, that is more complicated. He will be released on a certain day and someone can come pick him up. From there he will need to ensure his living arraignments comply with all state laws. For example he will need to live at least X feet from schools and parks and other places children congregate. This can make finding somewhere to live EXTREMELY difficult.

In addition, most employers will refuse to hire him. Finding work as a computer programmer may be possible, but he will have to find an employee to take a chance on him.

Finally, he will have to register as a sex offender, if he hasn't already. He may also be on parole for a while and have to have weekly (or more or less)  check-ins and home inspections. He is also prohibited from owning firearms for the rest of his life.


Title: May have malpractice case against hospital

Question: A few weeks back my gf was in a 24 hour hold after a suicide attempt. She ingested a large amount of pills and after arriving at the e.r was unconscious. She could not speak or move. I stayed at the e.r till she was moved to a different roo. Then went home to catch some sleep. The next morning when i came back her panties were on the ground in her room bloody and soiled. There were several nurses there and none of them knew why this was as she was incapable of taking them off herself. And they claimed they did not remove them. At this point we called the police, who did an investigation almost immediately. They found that a nurse from another shift had removed them and left them on the floor. It was determined to be benign. However, ny gf has severe ptsd from a rape last year as well as bieng in the hospital for a suicide attempt in the first place. Does she have a case? The nurse took four hours to help us find out why her underwear was off in the first place before calling security. This was in virginia.

Answer: NoAnswer #2: Even if you had a case, it's going to be hard to argue your girlfriend's emotional trama wasn't attributed to the fact that she had just tried to kill herself. Honestly, you just need to focus on getting her help. A lawsuit isn't going to help. Answer #3: No. Underwear on the floor isn't a life threatening emergency. Nurses have other things to do besides play detective.


Title: Cops entered my home by pushing through me after I told them they weren’t allowed to. What can I do?

Question:
I’m on mobile so sorry for any bad formatting/grammar.

The cops knocked on my door and told me they thought that someone was in my house and they wanted to arrest them. I told them it was none of my business and that I didn’t want to talk to them and that they weren’t aloud in my house. They proceeded to tell me they will come in anyway and after me telling them no multiple time they pushed the door open and pushed me back and started to put my hands behind my back and tell me they were arresting me too. They quickly noticed the person they were really looking for was really there and arrested just him instead and left me alone.

They said they came because someone called and told them that the person they were looking for was there. Other than that they had no other evidence or reason to know he was there. They did not provide a search warrant.

The person was arrested for what I believe was theft (maybe 500 dollars worth of stuff), I really don’t know and stay out of his business.

Is there anything I can do about this? I feel really uncomfortable and upset that the police can just push through me and come into my house like that after I told them no.

This is in Idaho, United States.

Answer:
 So you *lied to the police about having someone with an arrest warrant being at your home*, the police pushed their way in/cuffed you, and you want to know what you can do about their behavior/treatment of you?

Is your question serious? Answer #2: I'm really uncomfortable you can think that it's OK to lie about a criminal's whereabouts to the police


Title: Need legal advice about my brother

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Call. The. Police.

Other than that, you cannot do anything.


Title: If I like the name of a fictional thing can I buy the rights and use it in my own story?

Question:
This is purely out of curiosity I don't intend to do this but let's say for the sake of the argument I really like the name Frostmourne, a sword from a popular MMO.
Could I get in contact with the rights holder and potentially buy the right to repurpose the name in my own story?

Answer: Of course you can. They may not be willing or able to give you the rights, but what do you think would legally prevent you from just asking?


Title: Car was stolen, ridiculous towing charge on my vehicle if I want to pick it up.

Question: This happened in Idaho. My car was stolen around a week ago. After posting it's photo everywhere, and keeping in contact with the authorities, they found the man who stole it and subsequently arrested him. However, the tow yard has a $3000 towing fee for the one night it's been in their yard. This just seems a little ridiculous, I was a victim of a crime and now have to pay the original price of the car to get it back?

Answer:
 Well, first look up predatory towing laws in Idaho and see if it is legal. If they're overcharging you, pay the ridiculous fee, and sue them for the difference between what you paid and what is legal.

As for the guy who they found that stole it, you're going to need to sue him to recover your damages, unless your insurance policy has a cover-all for fees associated with a stolen vehicle. Answer #2: You need to get the car out ASAP. Contact your insurance to see if they will help.

Get an itemized bill for the tow. Make sure you have it documented that the Police wouldn't let you get the car for an extra day.

I can't find anything Idaho specific, but i can find things Boise specific, so i would look up laws on maximum tow fees for your locality.


Title: Would the math defense work for my stop sign ticket/how to present his argument as my own? [US] California

Question:
I came across
http://io9.com/5902182/the-mathematical-proof-that-got-a-physicist-out-of-a-traffic-ticket http://arxiv.org/pdf/1204.0162v1.pdf
and I have a ticket remarkably similar to the case he is talking about. What would I have to change to present this as my own defense? I plan to do trial by declaration since I got it on a work trip and I'm about 7 hours drive from there.

Answer:
 Why did you repost this?

As I said last time, he got off because the cop's vision was obstructed. It's a cute story, but not much more.


Title: Me and my Girlfriend might be evicted due to having 3 dogs - 7 Day Right to Cure Notice, PLEASE HELP!

Question:
I am need of some advice as I am totally at a loss. We moved into our apartment in Florida in March of this year, at the time we had two small dogs (two dogs are allowed at the apartment). Due to an unfortunate event with a family member we've had to take in another dog. How it was found out that we had 3 dogs here I don't know. They are all very well behaved and completely silent dogs. They are trained to the max. We've had the three of them since May with no issues.

Last night when we came home from work there was a note on our door saying that we had a 7 day right to cure notice, saying that it was found out we had 3 dogs. I'm at a complete loss on what to do or what will happen. Giving up the 3rd dog is not really an option.

I am not sure if I should ignore it and see if I can hide the third dog better. Should I try to move out before being evicted. I really don't know what to do.

Here are the questions I am hoping I can receive some responses too. And if you have any other advice for me and my girlfriend, we would appreciate anything you have to say.

1) I assume after this 7 day right to cure letter, comes an eviction letter if we get caught again right?

2) Does this 7 day right to cure letter go on any permanent record of ours?

3) If we were evicted for having the extra animal, how would that effect our future for renting?

4) If evicted would we still have to pay the rent for our entire lease? Or partial? We are signed on lease until April 2017.

5) Would it be better for us to leave on our own and break the lease? There is a 2 month rent pay due if we break the lease on our own.

6) How long would we have to move out if they end up giving us an eviction notice?

Thank you so much

Answer:
 Give up the first and/or second dog and you can keep the third.  An eviction will make it very difficult to find housing.Answer #2: 1) You are caught.  Hiding the dog at this point isn't a long term solution.

2) No

3) Yes.  Your rental prospects are already poor due to the dogs, they'll get exponentially worse.

4) Full rent until they can re-lease the place.  Also, expect to pay damages that they'll find (whether it exists or not) due to the burden of the extra dog.

5) If getting rid of any of the dogs is not an option, then this is your best bet.  2 months is actually pretty cheap for a release of a lease.

6) It could be pretty long depending on the availability of court dates.  But in no uncertain terms should you let it get to that point. (see#3)

Financially the best bet is getting rid of a dog and provide proof you did so.  The next best option is to buy yourself out of the lease.


Title: Anyone have any advice for itt tech students that didn't get a degree and still owe on loans?

Answer: > If you attended an ITT school that closed while you were attending or soon after you withdrew, and you did not complete your program of study, you may be eligible for a closed school discharge. A closed school discharge is a 100 percent discharge of the federal Direct Loans, Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans, or Federal Perkins Loans you took out to attend the closed school and a reimbursement of amounts you have already paid to the government.


Title: California. Marijuana related. Need apartment help.

Question:
tldr at the bottom of this post.

So, my and my girlfriend lived in a 1-Bedroom apartment since January 2016.

We are NON-smokers, and our lease even says that smoking tobacco, marijuana, or vapes less than 30 feet of the premises  is NOT allowed "No person shall smoke on this premises". Which means someone needs to leave the complex and stand on the sidewalk far away from the complex

Whenever we go to pay our rent checks, our landlords office, which is connected to the apartment room she lives in, always reeks of marijuana and it's pretty obvious that she is stoned almost every time we see her. She's a 45+ year old woman.

Although we know it's against the terms of the lease to smoke, we really don't say anything because she's our landlord and she's always been super helpful when we need something fixed in our apartment.

This is where things go wrong.

Our lease on our 1-bedroom apartment ends, and we decide to move into a 2-bedroom apartment in the same complex we're living in. We moved into this apartment on 1/27/18. What we failed to realize is, the apartment we're moving into, is literally next door to her office.

We move all of our stuff in, everything goes great. We go to bed. My girlfriend wakes me up in the middle of the night and says that there's a huge odor of marijuana coming into our room. We hope that it'll go away once we close our windows and use air fresheners.

The next day, the whole apartment is reeking of marijuana and nothing we do will work.

I'm not really sure what to do right now. We absolutely love the location of this apartment and the price. It's 5 minutes from my workplace, and 10 minutes from hers.

But we both work in a place with 0 tolerance for marijuana. I work in a Drug and Alcohol residential rehab facility. She is a teacher.

tldr; apartment landlord smokes marijuana on premises even though it's not allowed. We just moved next door to her and now our apartment reeks of marijuana. We have jobs that have 0 tolerance for marijuana.

Answer: Your lease forbids *you* from smoking. Unless it says your landlord won't smoke, you have nothing here.


Title: Don't know how to start this one...

Question: I was in a car accident 10 months ago, in which i crashed into a telephone pole, the ticket i received was a failure to stop, but i feel asleep driving from being up for too long but anyways that was all paid for a dealt with and they told me i would be charged for the telephone pole on my insurance. I contacted my insurance company and had them process the accident and the claim was dropped because there was nothing i could do for the car and the telephone was never reported or brought up. In which time passed and i still did not know what happened about this telephone pole never received a bit of mail not a single phone call or anything and now tens months later they contact me about this telephone pole and i have switch insurance companies since then. And if you don't know a telephone pole cost 10k and i was just wondering what are my best options at going at this

Answer: What's the question? If no one ever filed a claim for the telephone pole, you're fine. If they do, your previous insurance will still have a duty to defend you. Answer #2: File a claim against the insurance you had at the time of the accident.


Title: Housing Co-op wont let my disabled wife be added to my share without an income. (MA)

Question:
MY situation is complicated but... 4 years ago  my wife and I moved into a co-op.  At the time my wife had recently declared bankruptcy due to medical issues and on advice from several sources we decided it would be best if I applied for the rigorous application process (credit check, income assessment, home walkthough)  with her listed as a roommate and me as the shareholder.  4 years later we are very happy with our co-op home and her credit has improved over time.  In concern for estate planning and making sure my wife is taken care of if anything happens to me I wanted to make sure my wife couldn't be thrown out if i died.  As such I asked about getting my wife added to the share.  I was told that she would have to go through the same process all over including the income assessment.  This wouldn't work as she is on permanant disability and not drawing any income outside of disability.

MY frustration is im fairly certain this is not something they would have needed 4 years ago and it seems odd that they would require both parties in a couple to be drawing an income.  I can will my share to her but that would only be the monetary amount and they would still theoretically be able to throw her out.  Are they breaking any laws here?  If not what would be my best course of action to make sure my wife is not made homeless in the case of my demise?

Answer:
 You'll want a lawyer with some expertise with co-ops, and they'll need to review whatever paperwork you signed when you moved in.Answer #2: >Are they breaking any laws here?

Your situation is complicated and much would depend on the nature of the contract or other documents governing the relationship.

In the broadest terms, this is likely a question in contract not one in statute.  That is, they have the obligations they have in the agreement but they're probably not breaking any laws.  If the agreement allow this qualification process they probably can do as they have.Answer #3: I don’t live in Massachusetts but I do live in NY tri-state area and in large co-op, Where I purchased two apartments.   I am very familiar with co-ops, boards, etc.

You may be misunderstanding the co-ops requirement. I think they are asking you to re-qualify as a couple,  where board will  Review both your incomes, together.

Don’t worry about it at all. I had friends purchase a co-op appt, one of them was full-time the other retired on just SS income alone of a little more than $1k month and they both qualified based on just one FT income.     Shares are in both of their names.


Title: Guy threatens to sue me and call cops on me and demanding a refund because of his mistake!

Question:
So I recently sold my xbox 360 on craigslist along with kinect and controllers and everything you could possibly imagine all perfectly working for $235! This Indian guy calls me up and wants to buy the xbox right away (this was literally 2 hours after i put up the ad) and so I agree to meet him at a nearby walmart 30 mins later. We meet up at the walmart and I start showing him everything thats in the box, he immediately stops me and says its ok, I trust you and reaches for his money, he pulls out $220 and asks if its ok because my original price is $235. After thinking for a couple seconds, I agree and he gives me the money and he takes the xbox with all the other gadgets. We all leave and nothing is said.

Today, I get phone call after phone call from different numbers from the same area (British Colombia) and I repeatedly got over 30 calls from him in 1 hour time span! Then he sends me a text message saying that the xbox doesn't work and that I scammed him because he thought it was 500gb when it said 4gb right there on the box and on the model, which he didnt see because he said it was `Ok`. And hes demanding a refund! I refused saying that i wasnt a store and that I have a no refund policy and that it was his fault that he didnt check anything! And now he is calling me over and over again, saying that he will call the cops on me, he has voice recordings of our conversations and that he is going to sue me! And most of all he is threatening me and saying that i will regret this! Do I owe him a refund? What do I do? (BTW im 16) and I sold the xbox with my dad standing beside me, hes telling me to ignore them because it was their fault! WHAT DO I DO?

Answer: Assuming you didn't defraud or scam him, you just ignore his demands.  The odds of him calling the cops (and them caring) are very very low, and if he sues you'll get your day in court.Answer #2: FYI, Not having the exact amount of money and rounding down to the nearest big bill is one of the oldest last minute bargaining tricks in the book.


Title: On what grounds can I be kicked out of a fair?

Question:
Every year I go to a summer fair in northern New Jersey. The fair is large, it takes up a fairly large section of an NFL stadium parking lot, and it has everything from hypnotists and tiger shows, to rollercoasters and fried bubblegum. I have been going since I was about 5 years old because my mother works there. Since last summer I have stopped living with my mother, and stopped speaking with her. (She kicked me out. Long story.) I know that he owns the fair, but it is a state fair. I do not know if that means its public, or if his ownership of it still makes it private.

I called the owner of the fair a couple of hours ago to ask him if he would mind me coming anyway, even though I had no intention of speaking with my mother. He told me that if I don't plan on talking to her then he doesn't want me to come.

My question here is, can he legally kick me out or refuse to let me in to the fair if I still wanted to go? He doesn't want me there because of his feelings on a personal issue that's not even his, so I'm not sure how that stands with refusal of service laws.

Thanks in advance for all the answers.

Edit: added information

Answer:
 > My question here is, can he legally kick me out or refuse to let me in to the fair if I still wanted to go?

Very likely, yes.  The fair is a private event; unless he's keeping you out for **legally** discriminatory reasons(sex, gender, et cetera) then he's free to.


Title: What happens if you refuse to name your child?

Answer:
 The hospital will fill in the birth documents with first name Baby and middle name Boy or Girl and then the legal last name of the birth mother.

ianal

Took us over a month to decide on my first daughters name. She was early by a month. <shrug>


Title: Is my landlord out stepping her boundaries by changing my lock?

Question:
Okay so, I went to college ffor my first year this year, found a relatively nice place that I could share with a friend who was also going to a school in Ontario, Canada. I also have a third roommate. We split this basement apartment among  the three of us. The lease ends August 1st, and I am in the process of moving out. I myself have paid my rent every month on time.
The landlord seemed very nice initially, she is an older woman.

The main problem right now, is that my one room-mate has not paid his rent for this month, and I'll mention there is 14 days for mediation, and I have word from my second room-mate that she has changed the locks, I know at least to my and my one room-mates bedroom. The main reason is because of the ONE months rent ($315) my room-mate has not paid. She is very upset because she cannot currently contact him as he lives in a rural area with little contact, or she has at least made little to no effort to contact him.

Does she have the right to do this? What should I do to avoid any kind of legal action or paper processing. I don't want to have to take this to the law unless I really need to. How should I approach this situation?

TL;DR: Does my landlord have the right to change my locks over the fact that one of my roommates has not paid a single months rent.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Can the landlord change the locks?

A landlord can change the locks while the tenant is living in the unit as long as they give the tenant a key for the new lock.

Note:  Once a tenant has been evicted from the unit, the landlord can change the locks, even if the tenant has left property in the unit. The landlord does not have to give the former tenant replacement keys in this case.

Source: http://www.ltb.gov.on.ca/en/Key_Information/STEL02_111473.html

No, she can't change the locks on you and not give you a key unless you have been evicted. You could try a civil conversation, pointing out that she can't do this under the Landlord Tenant Act but be ready to go through paper work/legal battles if she refuses to give you a key.


Title: [CA] Kaiser failed to diagnose a life-threatening issue

Question:
Kaiser failed to properly diagnose an issue for over three years with constant doctor visits where I was told that the issue was simple muscle cramping. The issue resulted in me being sent to the ER, three surgeries to remove parts of my pancreas and liver, a medically induced coma that lasted over three weeks, two near deaths, and three and a half months of recovery in the hospital. They let me out and neglected to inform me that I may become diabetic because of my pancreas being removed. I called their nurse line reporting symptoms of diabetes and was told to drink more water. I visited my General practitioner and told him the same and was brushed off as if that was all a part of the original issues. Two months after I got out of the hospital my SO found me face down in the bathroom dying again. I spent another week in the hospital and I am now learning to deal with my permanent type 1 diabetes.

I understand that to pursue legal action against Kaiser I need to go through arbitration, my question is do I have a case? And if so whats the best method for getting in touch with a good malpractice layer?

Answer:
 Missed diagnoses are not automatically malpractice. It's a very fact specific issue

Check with your local bar association(s) for referrals if you don't have any leads for a medical malpractice attorney in your area


Title: Arrested for threats and fight

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Your behavior may be enough for a public intox. The other behavior probably is not enough, unless they have a witness stating they saw you doing the behavior.

There was no need to read you your Miranda warnings. Hire an attorney


Title: What to do when postman/postwoman fakes your signature to sign off on certified mail?

Question:
Wasn’t sure what flair to use, but it does feel like identity theft and fraud.
Basically what the title says, my mail carrier signed off on my certified mail on behalf of me and then left the package on my front doorstep. It was supposed to come the day before, but it arrived the day after around 1 pm. It honestly doesn’t make sense for him/her to do that bc:
1) someone is always home
2) they already made the effort of dropping it on my front door, basically risking it to be stolen, why not ask for the signature?

The mail was sent by a relative of mine who didn’t know I recently got married. My surname has then changed from Jane Doe to Jane Johnson. The mail was addressed to Jane Doe, and was signed off as Jane Doe. As I mentioned a while ago, someone is always home. Out of 5 ppl only 3 of us could read/write English. 1 is bedridden, and the other one can only write their own name in English. Either way no one in the household really has a reason to have to sign it off as Jane Doe and LEAVE the package outside.

Also if you guys are wondering where I was at, I was at the mall with hubby around 1 pm. So IF they do need some type evidence that it wasn’t me who signed, I’ll easily contact the mall.

Anyways, I contacted them asap. The first person I talked to took notes and forwarded the situation to her supervisor/manager. The day after, the supervisor/manager person called me, I missed their first phone call by a minute so I have a voicemail saved from her. Then I immediately called her back, to which her response was that she would be speaking with the postman/postwoman who did it. Both times, I told them to email me a written copy of what we talked about and what would happen. I wanted to keep some type of written evidence for this. That phone call was yesterday and I am still waiting for that email. At this point, how am I supposed to believe that they are going to have a talk with this individual when their supervisors/managers can’t even send me an email? I’m going to give them another day or two before I call again though.

This has btw not have been the first time someone forged a signature or just left a certified mail out. Which is a whole other explanation. But anyways, what do you guys think I should do next? Is there some type of police or something I could contact?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 Contact your local postmaster general and file a complaint with them.Answer #2: Contact the Postal Inspectors. Signing your name for it is a VERY bad move, and breaks several postal regulations, if not federals ones.

Source: I used to be a postal carrier.


Title: Is it legal to tell me I cannot tell my supervisor about a confidential meeting?

Question:
I was pulled into a "teaching" meeting with a manager and an HR representative.  The purpose of the meeting was supposedly to help me perform my job better.  In actuality, it was an obvious attempt to gather "evidence" against my direct supervisor.  I was repeatedly asked about instances where my direct supervisor "failed" to do their job.

My direct supervisor is on the same level as the other manager (who does have a say in parts of my job responsibilities).  At the end of the meeting the manager stated that it was a confidential meeting and that I was not allowed to discuss it with anyone including my spouse, my direct supervisor or the overall manager.  The overall manager is the direct manager for my supervisor as well as the two people in the meeting today.  I was told that If I do share any of the information, then i would be written up and fired.

Is it legal to make this demand? I am in Florida, an at will state.  I feel that both my supervisor and the manager should be made aware of the meeting as well as some of the tactics that had been used to "gather evidence".

Answer: Look, whichever side wins out in this little spat can and will fire you if you piss them off. Your best move is to keep your head down and stay out of this.


Title: can i get in trouble if someone takes a picture of my license plate?

Question: alright so i was on my way to school this morning and once i got into the gates there’s two lanes , and this one car was driving in the middle of them so i honked at him cause i needed to get to class so i was trying to pass him. so he finally got in a lane and i hit a stop sign so i stopped but i didn’t see the car coming on the right and i tried to go but i stopped, there was no crash or anything and that was completely my fault but nothing happened so i said im sorry to him. he went but then i turned into my lot and he followed me and wouldn’t let me through so i had to sit there and wait for him to take a picture of my plate. so i parked and got to class late. i’m wondering what he’s gonna do with that. i mean i was stopped at the sign and o didn’t see him? can i get a violation or something ? after he took the picture he left. i dont know im a really good driver and usually really safe and that kinda scares me. yeah that’s all, thank you

Answer:
 You can get in trouble for violating the law.  That includes pulling out from a stop sign when you're not supposed to.

Contrary to popular belief, a police officer does not have to witness a traffic infraction to cite for one.


Title: Daughter gets concussion resulting in vision damage, she now needs permanent glasses.

Question:
Background: State Washington, Event: 11/3/15
My 9 year old in her 3rd grade class stood up from her desk and the student pulled her chair from underneath her and when she sat down fell.  Her head hit the floor, effectively concrete and she was told to go to the school nurse (unescorted).

She was picked up from her mother and as her symptoms escalated with nausea and crying spells she was taken to the ER and diagnosed with a concussion.  Two weeks later her complaints of vision and headaches continued and a visit to the ophthalmologist verified her eye connections had been moved from the concussion and she now needs glasses.

From what my daughter has told me that student was a transfer student and has been in trouble before with school prior and post to this incident.  I have not verified if that is only disruptive behavior or other violence/physical behavior.

Assumptions:
Family of student is lower income, based on local demographic housing data for the school and conduct for refusal to speak to us regarding the issue perhaps from fear of a lawsuit.

I would not be able to obtain school records of that students disciplinary behavior until discovery--which I am estimating at 10K of up front costs.

Please for anyone who is a dad help me understand what my complaint would be.  I have limited financial resources so I need to carefully build a risk decision tree with as much input as I can.

I am assuming my complaint would be towards the school for negligence on taking action to that student which her continued violent/disruptive behavior resulted in a serious head injury with permeant consequences.

Appreciate any feedback.

Answer:
 You don't need to build a risk decision tree.

What you need to do is meet with a trusted personal injury lawyer right now.

Any personal injury lawyer will give you a free consultation to explore your options as far as a legal case.Answer #2: You'll need to sue for other family. In Washington the Small Claims limit is $5,000. Beyond that you'll need to go through regular court.Answer #3: OP don't underestimate what the other person's home owners / auto insurance can cover. Answer #4: it is very unlikely you would be able to successfully go after the school for negligence.Answer #5: Sorry I don't have legal advice but as a pediatric ophthalmologist something doesn't make sense with the story.  Head trauma can certainly cause visual issues (including permanent vision loss and strabismus)  but is does not cause a refractive error change.  The statement that "the ophthalmologist verified her eye connections had been moved from the concussion" does not make physiological sense.  Are you sure this was an ophthalmologist and not an optometrist?  Spectacles correct refractive error, not other visual issues.  Was there double vision requiring prism glasses?  What exactly was the diagnosis?
Perhaps another eye exam by a specialist is warranted before proceeding.


Title: My friend needs a restraining order but his uncle is in the police force.

Question: My friends ex boyfriend has been stalking and harassing her for almost a year now. Some of the things he has done is follow her in his car and break into her house when she was alone. She told him she was going to file a restraining order and he told her that his uncle was on the police force and that his uncle would tell them she was lying. Is this true?? What should she do?

Answer: The court could not possibly care less that the uncle is a cop.


Title: Parent was fired for retaliating

Question:
USA, California

**some background knowledge and context:**
according to father, lady started talking to him and she opened up to him about her personal life. father asks if shes comfortable telling him about her personal life, father says yes, and asks him if she was comfortable telling him. they've only met a month and she's already filed for a report on him.

So my father was called into the HR couple months ago about someone who filed for harassment/remarks that made her uncomfortable. His supervisor told him to not meet with the lady but emotions running high, he had to know and wanted to apologize.

He knew who it was and he went to the lady who said it and apologized for what he thought he did and also asked "why did you do it" and "who did you tell [intention of who did you spread this rumor to]", and ended the conversation with "this situation has ruined my reputation in this company."

and then today he was fired for:

1. insubordination
1. disruptive behavior

My father can't speak English very well and his tone of voice might somewhat be harsh, but I don't see why he can be fired for  for apologizing and trying to shed some light in the situation.

Is my father actually in the wrong or is this a wrongful termination?
From what I see is that since my father doesn't know English well, some things he might say might not transfer to English really well. Phrases such as "I am comfortable with you." etc.

Excerpt from the files they gave him:

"It was reported to Human Resources that on Wednesday, December 23, 2015, you went into the outpatient lab where the individual works and confronted her about the complaint she made while she was trying to close down the office. You stood in the doorway and it was reported you questioned her with "why would you do this" and "who did you tell" as well as accusing her of ruining your reputation".

This is his son and just would like to know if anything is wrong here for the sake of learning.
Willing to answer most questions!

throwawayaccount

Answer: He did exactly what he was told not to do. That is almost the exact definition of insubordination.


Title: I'm trying to figure out how crazy my baby momma is.

Question:
So she comes over I get black out drunk BAM! Three days later I get a call from a mutual friend that she is pregnant.. yay..

Fast forward to now. Love my kid hate his mom. Baby momma has mentioned repeatedly A.) about her ex who got pulled over with a ton of drugs the day before he got married. B.) her other kids dad is now on disability?

How do I find out the other baby daddy's name so I can find out what to expect?

Also, am I the asshole for telling her to stop sending pics of her tits (breastfeeding) with ever picture

Answer:
 Tell me you got a paternity test,

Really 3 days later she's pregnant?

Smacks of a set-up to me.


Title: Bicyclist hit my car

Question: So I was leaving a parking lot and there was a sidewalk that crossed the entrance of the parking lot. I drove normally (like maybe 10mph) and stopped at the exit to wait for cars to pass me when a bicyclist hit the side of my car. I backed up (because I was halfway in the street) and got out of my car to check if the cyclist was okay and what the damage was to my car. Because the cyclist wasn’t hurt, I thought it was fine not to call the police. After all it wasn’t a car on car collision and I’ve never been hit by a bike before so I didn’t know what to do. The bicyclist was unhurt and his bike was fine but he dented and scratched my car so I asked for his name and number (which luckily for me he provided real ones). Then later he told me to call his parents for the money because he doesn’t have a license nor insurance. I texted his mom and his mom angrily called back and told me it was my fault for driving in front of her son’s bike. He clearly hit the SIDE of my car trying to go around the back end of my car so who was really at fault? Because now I have $500 in damages since he also cracked my tail light. What do I do? Do I just give up and pay it myself or do I make the guy/his mom pay it? She was so angry that I drove in front of him. He was on the sidewalk and rather than stopping, he tried to drive around the back of my car but missed. If I hit him head on then yes, I’ll take the blame but I didn’t hit him, he was unhurt; in this case, who’s at fault? I’ve never had a car accident nor a ticket before either so I don’t know what to do.

Answer: Tell Mom if she doesn't pay, you'll see her in small claims court, where you will win.  In most places, it's illegal to ride a bike on the sidewalk.


Title: Advice Needed - Passenger in Car accident, 30k medical bills, Insurance Companies giving me the run around

Question:
Less than 8 months ago i was involved in a serious car accident where i was a passenger in the backseat which the driver had fallen asleep at the wheel and hit a telephone pole. Fortunately I was OK but did require treatment which took place over the following couple days.

The first the night of the accident required a trip to the emergency room then a trip to see a specialist the day after. I didn't have any other medical visits besides the removal of some stitches a month later.

Prior to the accident i was at a party. I had someone pick me up with this persons friend. I fell asleep in the back seat on the drive home. Both the driver and the passenger in the front seat also fell asleep while driving. I woke up as we were drifting off road and hit a telephone pole. Everyone was wearing their seat-belts but because i was trying to wake up the driver i was caught in between both seats when we hit the pole.

The person driving the car has car insurance by a big company that starts with a P and my health insurance rhymes with glue. The driver was a junior driver(17) and only had 1k available on his insurance plan which was paid to me directly. I put that $1000 towards my medical bill to prove that P had given me something(at the request of my medical insurance)

After that was exhausted it was moved up bodily harm by his insurance(P).

There's been a few problems here. My health insurance doesn't think it should pay and the drivers car insurance has made it clear that the 1k has been exhausted and that my insurance should start paying my outstanding bills because my first party coverage has been exhausted.

Once i agree to resolve my claim that's when his insurance (P) will take into consideration any outstanding liens and insurance (P) plans to pay back the lien from insurance "glue".  (this is in an email from P)

Also, I was in accident in a state that doesn't have a PIP law but i live in a state which there is. After some banter there but ultimately found out that PIP would not come into place here. True?

Finally, my company changed health insurances and now this is being taking care of by another group on behalf of "glue" and this process has started all over again. I  just want the outstanding medical bills covered, i don't want any other money from the damages or the time i missed from work.

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer: If the insurance company is playing he said she said and you are not getting anywhere, your best option is to get a PI attorney.  Sorry I don't have better advice, but sometimes it takes a lawsuit to get insurance companies to pay.


Title: Is it legal to distribute "I Voted" stickers? [NY]

Question:
So I went to vote in the NY presidential primary today, and my polling location does not give out stickers, which makes me sad.

Would it be legal for me to go early on general election day in November and hand the poll workers a few rolls of "I Voted" stickers to give out to voters?  Would it be legal for me to stand inside or outside the polling place handing them out myself?

Answer:
 > Would it be legal for me to go early on general election day in November and hand the poll workers a few rolls of "I Voted" stickers to give out to voters?

They don't want them.

> Would it be legal for me to stand inside

You'll be told to leave.

> or outside the polling place handing them out myself?

Outside on the public sidewalk, yes.


Title: [Canada] Do I have any legal protection to demand another raise if the minimum wage increase absorbs mine?

Question:
I work in retail permanent part time (about 25 to 35 hours a week, sometimes as low as 15) and am a key holder and manager on duty (evening manager, I close the store). I started working there in November 2016.

When I started, I was paid minimum wage, which was $10.72 CAD/hr. The minimum wage went up about a year later, and I was still making minimum wage, now $10.96 CAD/hr. I received a 1% pay raise in April for completely more training with the company and having more responsibilities in the store. I now make $11.07 CAD/hr.

In October, the minimum wage will go up to $11.06/hr. I will have worked for the company for 2 years, and be making 1 cent above minimum wage despite earning a raise (and deserving a higher raise considering I’m a top sales person and converter).

Do I have any legal protection to have my raise carried over when the minimum wage goes up? Or am I just doomed to make minimum wage for the rest of my time at the company because they seem to increase pay at the same rate as the minimum wage goes up.

I live in Saskatchewan and don’t have a union if that makes a difference.

Answer: You can ask for a raise. The company does not have to increase all salaries just because minimum wage goes up. They are only required to ensure that all employees are paid at least minimum wage.


Title: Not sure what to do about situation

Question: Location is New York. So my cousin told me yesterday when she was 17 (she is now 19) she was involved with a person online in the same state. He was 19 when she was 17. She told me they dated a bit online? Eventually he was controlling, made her uncomfortable, and kinda weird so she broke it off. She broke it off and blocked him but now I’m wondering if that was illegal in any way? I wanna report him if I could since he was such a creep online. I have their conversations records and it’s all stupid flirty shit. No pics at all or vulgar sex talk. But I wanna know if I should report him at all? I know it hasn’t been awhile since it happens? Has laws been broken? What is the next move?

Answer: They just talked online, it wasn’t vulgar, and there was no swapping of nudes?  I’m still trying to figure out what exactly you want to report him for two years after the fact.  Let it go, make it a learning experience.  You have no recourse legal or otherwise.


Title: Is it legal to mail envelopes full of glitter to the homes and offices of politicians in America?

Answer:
 Generally yes.

If you plan to do this, understand that there is a 99.99% chance the person opening the letter will be an intern or some lower level staff and the politician will likely never see nor hear about the mail.


Title: Tried to be helpful, now I'm scared out of my mind.

Question: So I'm a stupid horny 19 year old in Oregon who has a couple of weird fetishes, a couple pertaining to cross dressing, and clothing like bras and panties. I decided to go on Omegle to see if I could get find someone to cyber with, and when I start chatting with them, I told them about my fetish. They had asked me for advice buying underwear. I have cross dressed in the past and figured that I may be able to help them out a bit, so I gave her a few recommendations. I asked her how old she was and she told me she was thirteen, I continued to help her, really just because I wanted to be helpful, It kind of hit me how this could look though,a 19 year old man giving a 13 year old girl advice for buying underwear. I'm all panicked. We did literally nothing aside from me giving her advice and just kind of chatting, not at all sexual. I know its probably nothing but I'm scared out of my mind. I just got my life on track and don't want to ruin it over such a minor, stupid little thing. I'm just posting here really so I can ease my mind and stop stressing out because I'm just terrified out of my mind right now.

Answer: You're a moron.  Stay off Omegle and away from people's kids.  If it makes you feel better, it was probably a 30-something guy who would have sent a new message claiming to be from the FBI or demanding money.


Title: I just turned 18 and these kids about a year younger than me keep trying to fight me

Question: I just turned 18 earlier this week and for the past month or 2 these kids about a year younger than me(don't really know how old they are but I'm pretty sure they're about a year younger) have been trying to fight me after they failed robbing me. I have one of them added on Snapchat because I like to show people how fucking stupid he is. He constantly messages me saying that he's gonna beat my ass and that he's gonna catch me when I'm not with any of my friends, he also constantly asks where I'm at so he can come try to fight me. I was wondering what I can do to protect myself if these kids try to jump me since I'm now a legal adult.

Answer:
 If you get jumped you can defend yourself including responding with equal force.  Answer #2: May be able to file a police report for harassment,

You can file a restraining order, with the evidence you should be granted one pretty easily. ALWAYS keep a copy in your car or something so if an incident does occur you can get law enforcement involved and have it readily available.

Are you in high school with these kids? If so I would also report these threatening remarks to the school.

And don’t be afraid to defend yourself. It doesn’t matter if your a legal adult and they are minors. If they corner you and try to assault you, defend yourself with as much force as needed to get out of situation.

(I’m in SC and if you continue to “defend” after you neutralized a threat or are able to escape from situation, you can be charged with assault) Answer #3: 1. Stop antagonizing them. How stupid they are is their issue to deal with, voluntarily continuing to associate with them is your own stupid decision which is escallating the situation.

2. If people are issuing credible threats to your safety, you can file a police report. If this is happening on school property and you are still a student, school administration should be notified.


Title: Local government forcing neighbors and I to repair sidewalk, curb, and end of driveway for seemingly unnecessary street resurfacing.

Question:
I received the following letter:

>Dear Property Owner:

>As you may know, the city is resurfacing your street this spring. To allow for this resurfacing we need you to repair a section of sidewalk at your property.

>Specifically:
>(details of sidewalk, curb, and driveway that need fixing)

>Under Chapter 21, Part 2, subsection 201 of the city code you as the property owner are responsible for these necessary repairs.

>While we regret any inconvenience, we are requesting that you complete these repairs within 30 days. A permit application can be obtained from our website at (website URL). Once you have filled out this application you can mail it or drop it off at City Hall. Please note that the fee in this instance will be waived, although the following inspections will still need to be scheduled with our office:

>Standard Inspection Requirements:
> 1. Prepour (forms in place before concrete is poured)
> 2. Final

>Please feel free to contact me if I can answer any questions you may have and if I can help facilitate any necessary coordination between your contractor and the City's Department of Public Works.

>Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

>Sincerely,
>(signature)
>(name)
>Code Enforcement Officer
>(email)
>(phone)

This letter arrived at the end of February, and I've already spoken to three neighbors who are pretty irritated about this and wondering what we can do about it. It feels like duress, as if the city is conducting something suspicious and trying to rush it through by forcing us to do this within 30 days at our own expense. I found this article about a relatively recent case in New Jersey where they were given 60 days and this was considered irrational by the citizens.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/07/amid_slippery_laws_towns_take.html

What recourse do we have here?

It's important to note, our street is in great condition. It doesn't need to be resurfaced unless there is some structural issue we're unaware of. And the areas of concern that the city complained about and says we need to repair are a stretch. The sidewalks on our street look better than about 95% of the sidewalks in the surrounding area. In other words, we already feel like we're being taken advantage of here, but the city's justification also seems to be a sham, which makes it even more appalling and unreasonable. It feels like they're just hoping we roll over and do what they are demanding without question.

What is our recourse here? What is the smartest way for us to proceed? They put us in a tough situation by telling us we have only 30 days, as if they're trying to prevent us from organizing any response against this demand.

Answer: Not legal advice, not a lawyer. No clue about the time frame/your obligations to repair the sidewalk. However, I am an engineer. Regular resurfacing is an important part of maintaining asphalts usable life. Even if it doesn't seem to be in need of repairs, a true resurfacing (as opposed to a seal/tack coat) extends the life and performance of roads. It's important maintenance and of benefit for you (puts off how long you can go before your entire road needs to be ripped up and replaced, which is much more inconvenient than a resurfacing).


Title: (KS) estranged husband stole, left the state and is on probation. I'm having a baby in less than 10 days.

Question: He stole his mothers debit card on Monday night,  withdrew 1000 dollars and bought 615$ worth of things from Walmart.  He is on post imprisonment supervision for a felony DUI and possesion of heroin.  His mother doesn't want to press charges on the theft,  but Im trying to figure out what will happen legally if he comes back home.  I'm due to have a baby any day now,  and I can't allow him to be near her at the moment,  as he's really unpredictable.  His own mother is willing to testify that he is unfit to be around our daughter at the moment,  but he could possibly be going to prison for his actions the past few days.  This is a jumbled mess,  but I'm still confused and scared.

Answer:
 >His mother doesn't want to press charges on the theft

People (generally) don't press charges, the DA does. File a police report, as well as look into a protection/restraining order against your (soon too be ex?) husband. Look at divorce options, if you're concerned about your and your child's wellbeing.


Title: Multiple Instances of Home Vandalism.

Question:
Over the weekend, my coworker has had a group of teenagers break the windows of her home and cars - repeatedly. They targeted her house over a course of three nights, breaking nearly every window on the front face of the house. On the second, her family decided enough was enough and went out after the kids. When they chased after the kids, and they apprehended one of the kids - but then where given a ticket for false imprisonment because they "had no proof" of her wrongdoing.

What her question is, if they were to come back again, how are they to legally apprehend them? They now have cameras on the house, but they want to make sure that they can not get away again.

Thanks for any help.

Edit: Sorry for lack of location. We are in Denver, Colorado.
Edit #2: Thanks guys. I figured the cameras would be proof enough and as far as she personally should go.

Answer: They don't legally apprehend them. They call the police, show them the video and let them do their job. Answer #2: They call the police. It is not your coworker's job, or right, to apprehend anyone.


Title: Girl threatening to claim rape.

Question:
Throwaway for a reason. A girl I go to College with just said she wouldn't hesitate to claim statutory rape. (i'm 18 she is 17). I have the text and am a slight bit worried as she is bat shit crazy. I havnt so much as held hands with this girl. Is there anything i can do to protect myself legally?

Virginia State is that means anything

Edit: To throw this into the mix. She is pissed off because she just got a job where my girlfriend works.

Answer: Stop talking to her. Don't talk about her to anyone. Get an attorney if she does call the police. Do not talk to the police without an attorney.


Title: Help me catch the Hit and Run Driver!

Question: Hey reddit community, I'm totally devastated. I parked my car overnight (Sunday) on burbank blvd and Cedros ave, Sherman Oak city, CA. When I walked out yesterday morning (6/6/15), my car was smashed on one side and the rim fell off. The driver did not leave any trace, not even a sorry note :( sighhh...(Too bad google image does not provide real time image update). Please Help!

Answer: Posting to a non-location specific subreddit, and not including *A FREAKING CITY* in that subreddit doesn't seem swift, OP.


Title: Tenant refuses to pay increased rent (Florida)

Question:
My mother is a landlord, and sent a text to the tenant stating

>Hey good morning, please make the rent deposit today, since next month your rent will be increased $25 dollar every month. When something is wrong in the house you most notified the Owner first before you call the technician.

I'm wondering if that text is legally binding and if we are entitled to the unpaid rent. We had a lease, but it has expired many months ago. I'm also in the process of creating a more professional letter to increase the rent further.

Should we threaten eviction? We would like to keep the tenant if possible.

Answer: The statement "will be increased $25 dollar every month" implies +$25 the first month, +$50 the second and so forth.  It is better to say something such as, "monthly rent will increase by $25 for a total rent due of $525 effective July 1st, 2016."


Title: courtroom etiquette/ procedural question (texas)

Question:
in july i was issued a speeding ticket for allegedly going 10 over by a bexar county sheriff. in september i appeared in court and entered a non-guilty plea and requested a jury trial. i was given a trial date in late october but in the meantime i went back to the courthouse and submitted a motion for discovery and inspection. the court switched my trial date to a hearing on my motion. at the hearing the deputy took the stand and the judge went through the 30 sum things that i had requested. he granted about 8 things (radar mainetnance records, logbook, etc)after the hearing the DA took down my address info and told the deputy to provide me with the granted items via certified mail. to this day i have not received anything and my trial is set for tommorow. my question is can i motion for dissmal because of this? at what stage in the trial can i make my motion? how would i say it? "you honor the state's witness did not comply with discovery i motion for dissmissal?

any help would be appreciated guys.

Answer: Trial by jury for a speeding ticket for 10 miles over?   Do you have nothing better to do than clog up the legal system with this garbage?   I hope they tack on all the court costs to your fine.


Title: A psychopath is trying to ruin our lives.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Nothing is stopping you from moving out. Her reporting you to your po for a violation is you problem because you are doing something that you aren't allowed to do on probation. Stop doing drugs and she won't be able to get you in trouble with your po. Answer #2: You can't do much anything. Stop doing drugs and move out of the home. Literally all you can do. Answer #3: First, stop doing illegal things and writing notes about them. If this person is determined to send you to jail, you being squeaky clean is the best way to prevent that. Stop taking drugs while on probation.

Second, it seems like your girlfriend may qualify for a temporary restraining order against her mother, especially as the mother is making specific threats based on the fact the daughter is transgender.  You can file a petition at the family division of circuit court

http://statelaws.findlaw.com/michigan-law/michigan-temporary-restraining-order-laws.html

Third, get good at speaking to the police.  They decide who to believe based on who is convincing. Be calm, don't curse. State your position calmly and without too much extraneous detail. For example, "No officer, I have no idea where her cellphone is, I certainly do not have it" No mention of whether you have cell phone service, etc. Generally it isn't a good idea to allow police searches of your home without warrant, but I believe that may be a condition of your parole.  be respectful instead of angry that you are being targeted. Hard I know, but calm collected and respectful people are far more believable.Answer #4: Back up, her mother is only 35?


Title: Do rich people really "get away" with crimes?

Question:
We all see the articles fairly often about how a rich person has gotten seemingly a slap on the wrist for serious crimes.

Is this perhaps because we never hear about the middle-lower class people who "get away" with crimes? Is it an issue of laymen not understanding the case and just taking the headline and making an article?

Or if the rich do get away with crimes, how does it work?

Answer:
 > Is this perhaps because we never hear about the middle-lower class people who "get away" with crimes?

In part.  There's no "outrage" there.

It's also true that money can sometimes buy you better representation, which may help reduce your sentence.  That's an unfairness in the system.

It's also true that each case is different.  There are a thousand little things that go into someone's sentencing, some unfair, but mostly fair.  Outrage articles don't summarize these all and go just for one thing, generally speaking.


Title: [Texas] Can I get in trouble for missing a probation appointment if I was in the emergency room?

Answer: Can you? Yes. Will you? That's up to your PO. Did you call them at the first possible opportunity to explain the situation?


Title: CA - Would there be any legal roadblock to editing other people's college papers for money?

Question:
I've just graduated from a school in California, in which I live and of where I am a legal resident. I need some extra money, so I was thinking of posting on my university's website offering to edit their papers for them in exchange for $30-40.

My plan is to have them share the document on Google Docs with me, with the editing feature on, and I would make comments and suggestions on what they could improve, show grammatical errors, etc. I just finished a degree in writing so I'm qualified. I would accept payment via Venmo.

Is there any way this could be construed as plagiarizing? I wouldn't be giving them content, just critiquing the papers. Something like (for a creative story) "You need to go more in depth to show the exact nature of the relationship between these two characters." I don't think this would be plagiarism but I wanted to check before I did this.

If I were to do this from another country (I might be moving to Europe for a couple years soon), would that affect anything?

Is there anything I should be aware of?

Answer: Legal for you.  As long as you report the income on your tax return you will be fine.  Not sure if the university will let you advertise that feature on their website but that is a university issue.


Title: British airways refuse to reimburse

Question:
Sweden.

The flight from London was delayed 7h due to technical malfunction, I know this because the pilot said it at least 15 times through the speakers, when giving us updates on the situation. We even had engineers come and "fix" the problem, only for the heat sensors to malfunction again. Their customer service management eagerly insists that records of the flight state it was delayed due to "adverse weather conditions" which conveniently under EU legislation takes away their responsibility to reimburse. Thing is, I know that's a lie, because how diligently the pilot reminded the passengers of the technical issue. What are my alternatives?
Topic:
Non-US

Answer: If the airline has refused your EU flight delay compensation request, you can file a complaint with the UK [Civil Aviation Authority](https://www.caa.co.uk/Passengers/Resolving-travel-problems/Delays-cancellations/Making-a-claim/What-to-do-if-your-claim-is-rejected/), or complain to [CEDR](https://www.cedr.com/aviation/) -- the third party dispute resolution body that decides these things involving BA, or you can go to court.


Title: [OH] - My Employer Has Started Charging For Medicine

Question:
So the company that I work for (who I do like working for) has really tried hard to cut down on costs.  This started off with reasonable things like not offering free bottled water or snacks.  Makes sense, I have no issues with that.

Their most recent cost cutting initiative has been to start charging for Advil, aspirin, and ibuprofen.  I am curious if it is legal for them to change for medical emergency supplies?

Answer:
 That's not emergency medical supplies, but I digress. You can bring your own.Answer #2: The only thing that could be considered an emergency medical supply is aspirin if someone was having a heart attack and even then I can't see why it's an employer's responsibility to provide you with medications.Answer #3: As others mentioned, those aren't emergency medical supplies. Also many places purposefully won't offer medication because they aren't medical professionals and don't want the liability of giving people medicine. I work in the Safety department and that's our policy. Answer #4: Your employer is under no legal obligation to offer you free headache medicine.

OSHA may require your employer to keep a number of first aid kits available, but aspirin and the like are not required to be a part of those first aid kits.Answer #5: My employer does not even provide coffee, and there is a $5 monthly charge to use the water cooler!


Title: Landlord hasn’t replied to letters asking for security deposit

Question:
This is in Kentucky.

I lived in the duplex for 12 years, paid rent on time and never had any issues. I had a lease which renewed 6 months to a year.  Landlord was great.  About February of this year, Landlord sold the property to another person.

New landlord shows up with each tenant and everything just carries on.

New landlord never brought any paperwork or notified me of where deposit was , bank it was at, etc.

I paid my rent to his new onsite manager, got receipts, and every now and then tried to talk to new landlord about lease and deposit.

When June rolled around , I decided enough was enough and found another place. I moved out and took photos, video of the place.  It had normal wear and tear because I had been there for 12 years.

I left keys and letter with my contact information on it with manager. (Landlord was pretty much a no show on site unless you owed money)

I re sent another letter asking for my deposit back, minus pro-rated rent for the few days in June I was still there.

This time I sent it certified mail.

I am at a loss as to what do I do now? What are my next steps?  A lot of advice I get from people is to “take him to court”

I don’t want to go that far if I don’t have to. I just want my deposit back and get on with life.

Help? Suggestions?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: Sue him in small claims.


Title: [CA] My grandma is giving me a car, but my dad won't let me put it in my name.

Question: I'm 20. My grandma is giving me my dead grandpa's car. My dad says he will not let me have the car because I'm "irresponsible", so he won't let me put it in my own name. I feel like he's not allowed to not let my grandmother put it in my name because I'm an adult and there's no reason he gets the car. What can I do to make him knock this shit off?

Answer:
 She is gifting it to you not him. Ask your grandma if you are getting the car then take her and the car to get it registered in your name ( small fee in any not sure how gifts and taxes work in your state) problem solvedAnswer #2: If the car is currenty in your grandfather's name she wil need to have to changed to be in her name, and then she can give it to you.  Your dad doesn't have any power to prevent a title transfer.

However, if you live with your dad or he pays your bills he can certianly tell you that if you accept the car you must move out, or that he will stop funding you.


Title: Real estate question. Prefer attorneys responses. Thanks

Question:
My parents bought a house for me 10 years ago because my income was not enough to quality. They got the loan and I was on a title only.
I put down 5,000 towards downpayment.
I was paying for it mothly about +/_33% of the monthly payment
Then I had to remove myself from title since I had to declare a bankruptcy but because I got a better paying job started paying down the loan at about 75% per month.
I moved in in permanently and then got an even a better job and have paying about 98% of the payment.
My parents never lived here.
My parents bought it for me.
I have been paying down the loan, initially with their help.
Now the market value of the property has gone up.
My father wants to retire and he has has an outstanding loan on a condo where he lives.
He wants to sell me this house at about 75% market value.
So essentially, I will have to pay the loan from the start again.
He wants this money because he wants to pay off condo for his son and leave the paid off condo for him.
I think that is super unfair and unacceptable.
I can add the money that he had to contribute toward the payments in the past to the loan, but the house was not intended for my parents. They should not profit on me.
The house was purchased for me as  was unable at the time to get the loan. They never needed or wanted this house.
How shall I proceed?
They do not want to get the money they paid for it back.
They want to make a profit on me, when they originally bought it at my request and for me.
Thanks

Answer:
 Wait. Your parents bought you a house. You have never paid a full mortgage payment. You are not on the loan or the title. And you are complaining because they want to sell you the house below what it is worth...

Fuck man. Grow up. It is their house. If you don't like it, move out and maybe get your own loan, pay your own bills, and act like an adult.

It is not your house on any way. Answer #2: If the house isn't in your name, and you don't have any sort of agreement on paper, it's not your house. Sounds like you've been renting it.Answer #3: If you want a response from an attorney, you should hire an attorney.

Also, this does not sound like something that needs to be settled by legal action. Do you have any kind of a signed agreement or anything? If not, then the best thing will be for you to come to a compromise with them, which is more of a question for /r/relationships.

Personally, here's what I would do:

- Figure out how much money you have put into the house.
- Ditto for your parents.
- Figure out what the actual value of the house is (the current market value minus outstanding mortgage)
- Sell the house, and you each get back how much you put in, and anything left over you split 50/50


Title: Some lady used a fake 100 in family business

Question:
I have a fake 100 that was given to me by some woman and I have her on camera. This happened a few hours ago. I didn't know it was a fake 100 but my father found out about it

What can I do now?
(NY)

Answer: call the cops and see if they can identify her. currency counterfeiting is a federal crime, and the united states secret service maintains the largest library of funny money in the world.Answer #2: Well, you're out $100 that's for sure ... likely deductible though.


Title: Friend scammed out of $100k; can he get it back? (Repost)

Question:
I posted the same question a day ago and got some good responses. However, I'm still looking for some more answers so sorry if this seems like spam. I tried waiting out the repost as long as possible to make sure it didn't make it seem that way.

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I'm trying all the outlets I can to figure out an answer to this on-going problem. So basically, I'd say 6 months ago, a friend of mine was scammed. He lives in China to give some context. I'm not quite sure why, but he had donated quite a large sum of money to a company that does Bitcoin stuff (not too sure about that whole thing). Afterwards, he told me that someone who looked like a team member contacted him through a messaging app called Discord. Over a few months, they began talking and they said they wanted to start almost some sort of hedge fund which involved insider trading to make profits. My friend thought he could be trusted being that he was a team member of a company he had given a big check to, and ended up forking over $100k in bitcoin. Turns out, that person wasn't actually a team member and just some impersonator.

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Now, my question is: Can my friend legally pursue the person who scammed him? We believe the person lives America or the UK due to how good his english is. But that's about all we know. Also, because my friend tried operating an insider trading business, is he still allowed to prosecute someone for taking his money?

Thank you and sorry for my poor grammar.

Answer: So your friend tried to make an insider trading business to scam people and got scammed himself? Fools and their money are easily parted.


Title: Hook Up Removed Condom Midway Through Intercourse (TX)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 ~~Contact the police. In some jurisdictions this is considered sexual assault.~~

Please get an STD test ASAP.


Title: How can a single member of a mob be identified if a crime takes place?

Question:
Assuming there's a group of several people - as small as two, as large as a flash mob, all wearing identical clothes and hoodies to hide their faces - and one person commits a crime, how could they be identified?

If they were in a group and one person was to, for example, steal something from a shop and they all split up and ran away, what would happen?

What if the crime was more serious, like a murder?

EDIT: The latter would involve a much larger investigation of DNA, blood, powder residue, etc so I guess everyone matching the description would be pulled in and interviewed... so what about small crimes specifically?

Answer: They'd all be identified and questioned. And the guy who starts freaking out the most is probably the guy who did it. Friends would rat him out, because they know he did it. People could have seen what car the person fled in. They'd be informed about Reddit posts where the guy asked about hypothetically committing the crime.


Title: (Tex) Ceiling came crashing down on me, hitting my shoulder. Not seriously injured, but could have been worse.

Question:
worked for this company a little over half a decade.  Three months ago, me and my coworkers noticed a stress crack in the ceiling.  We filed a report with the safety team (other coworkers).  The coworkers that work with me in the office space (2 ppl) joked that since the crack and bending of it all was right over me, it would come down on me an they would sue for emotional trauma, for having to see their little buddy buried under all the ceiling.  A month ago i decided to take a look for myself to see what was giving the stress crack.  Turned out to be a 2x6x(now i know how long it was)14', that was putting immense pressure on the ceiling tile. Took pictures, and sent it to my super.  2-3 weeks ago, a coworker fell off a lifted small platform in the plant, kinda irrelevant, but he was a Maintenance man that two days before was on the ceiling where the stress crack was moving a/c vents.  They (2 Maintenance men) did not take care of the issue that was causing the stress crack.

Long story short, i was at work in the wee hour of the morning.  Me and a coworker hear a crack, for a split second I look up to the sound of the crack. Followed by the loud crashing sound of the ceiling caving in and coming down on me. I did not think to move, it was out of reaction, i pushed myself away from my desk, if  i wouldn't of, the 2x6x14 would of hit me on my head.

I was told that since the company i work for has workmans comp that covers them? What about the negligence of not fixing it for months and it came down on someone?

I have a picture of the aftermath, if it is wise to show here...?

Answer:
 You can't sue for damages you *might* have had.

Only for the damage you *actually* have.


Title: I'm 12 and I'm really high on MARIJUANA! I had a 100 mg Sativa edible! How COOL is that?

Question:
Everything is so wonderful and beautiful. It's like I'm in a dream.

I got the edibles from a friend who has an older brother. I am high as the moon!

My parents don't know and will never find out. I am a Jedi Master stoner! I've been high around my parents all day and they never suspected!

I've been eating edibles since I was 11 and will always eat them. I get high 2-3 times per week.

I have enough money from allowance, birthdays, and Christmases.

I've been high at school many times, never caught!

I often bring edibles in my lunch box and get high on snack break or passing period.

I had 100 mg today! This is the most I've ever had! I am lit like I never was! I am in a different dimension!

How COOL is that?

Answer: Troll harder elsewhere kid.


Title: Unwanted contact and demands from ex-wife during parenting time; separated and trying to divorce.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >What can he do to stop this kind of contact?

Stop answering the phone if he doesn't want to talk with her.

>Is there any way that he can also make her keep her communications with him only about the kid logistics?

No. She can say whatever she wants, and he can choose to ignore any or all of it.

>Are there any legal things he can ask for to make this easier for both himself and Amy?

A custody order, though that may require the divorce to be finalized first.


Title: Is it required by Illinois state or federal law for a patient that is getting treated for ADHD to visit there physician every 3 months?

Answer:
 I assume you're asking because the physician also prescribes you controlled medication and will not fill without an in-person visit that often?Answer #2: Controlled substances often require a doctor's appointment for renewal. For my ADHD meds, I must see my psychiatrist once a month. My old psychiatrist would just write 3 post-dated prescriptions and I'd see him every 3 months, but I'm not entirely sure he was actually following the laws.

Yes, what you're describing is normal.


Title: [TX] Employers liability to cover a newborn on an expiring health care plan

Question: I am trying to figure out if I need to reach out to a local lawyer or not. Figured this would be a decent place to find out if it would be worth my time. I was laid off at my job on the 4th but my health insurance plan was to cover through until the end of the month. My wife gave birth to our daughter on the 11th and I reached out to my hr rep about adding the newborn to our plan for the remainder of the month as instructed to do by the hospital. After speaking with my employer they informed me that they would not add her to the existing plan since I was terminated and they would not be able to make any changes to the plan. Should I seek a consultation with a lawyer or is my employer within their right to refuse to add my new born?

Answer:
 Find somebody else in HR who knows their job better. If they still won't do it, which they should, you can file a complaint.

http://www.tdi.texas.gov/

You have 30 days from the birth date to enroll and be covered so you have a little time. Answer #2: Also, get yourself on healthcare.gov before tomorrow and get a plan off the Marketplace! If you do it by the 15th, you'll have coverage on a new plan beginning 5/1, with no gap in coverage (important when you've got a newborn). Your daughter's birth is a qualifying life event, as is your impending loss of coverage, so you can enroll outside of open enrollment.


Title: Match.com has been me and also from their other services under a different email address for pointing out their scam. This has caused me great stress and pain, can I sue?

Question:
[Repost - in hopes of getting a more thorough response. Sorry for the repeat!]

Hi guys,

I have been a member of the dating Match.com for a number of years, and no I am not suing them because I'm still single despite having used their services for all these years!

What the dating site Match.com does, is offer to its members an incentive to purchase a 6month membership, where if after 6 months of having a membership, and being active, you do not find someone special, you will get an additional 6 months free.

Obviously to sign up for this, you must either provide a Credit Card or a Paypal account. When you do, the credit card is kept on file, or if you used a paypal account, a subscription is created.

Whats suppose to happen after 6 months, if you where active and met the minimum requirements, your subscription will be automatically extended for 6 additional months completely free.

However, year after year, without fail, each time six months where up, I would be automatically charged the fee for an additional 6 months. Thankfully I was vigilant enough take notice and reach out to them.

The first time it happened, I figured it was an honest mistake, and I reached out to the Customer Service center and they fixed the issue. However, the proceeding year, the same thing happened, and again, and again. Each time, they would come up with the some excuse as to why I was charged.

The truth is, that this is an unethical practice that boarders on scamming people into signing up for the services and with promise of 6 additional months, only to hope that they forget about the subscription and do not notice the illicit charge on their account or credit card.

Over the past few years, I've decided to switch from paying with credit card and instead utilizing Paypal as a payment method, thinking it would sure prevent them trying something for fraudulent with Paypal. Unfortunately, that was not the case, and the past two years I disputed the charge, received a refund and my 6 months of free membership. This years, it happened again.

I decided to do some research, and to no surprise, found thousands of people complaining about the same exact thing, in addition to out dirty tactics they engage in to take money from their users.

Here is a list:

* [2,000+ Complains with a Rating of 1/5](https://www.consumeraffairs.com/dating_services/match.html)
* [Multiple complaints about people being scammed by the 6 month guarantee](https://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/matchcom-c20357.html)
* [Complaints dating back to 2012](http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/internet-services-match-com-match-com-match-6-month-guara-868661)
* [94% Negative Review from the BBB with complaints about Match.com scamming them, and fraudulently charging them](https://www.bbb.org/dallas/business-reviews/dating-service/matchcom-in-dallas-tx-21002176/reviews-and-complaints)

The List goes on.

After doing my research, I decided this time I, in addition to disputing the claim, would write a detailed message in the dispute identifying Match.com's dirty tactics and their long history of repeatedly doing this over the years, and questions why Paypal would continue to hold such a merchant in good standing despite their unbroken track record of scamming their customers out of money.

Immaterially after the case was resolved, and Paypal sided with me, Match.com deactivated my account as well as Blocked me from their site.

As things stand, I was entitled to 6 months of free service, but because I identified they as the unethical business they are, in addition to asking for my refund, I have been robbed of it, and blocked from their website.

In addition to this, they found my account on Okcupid and banned and block me from that one as well.

I believe that this should be grounds for a lawsuit, can anyone please help shed light on this?

Thank you.
Topic:
Consumer Law

Answer:
 Sorry guys this may be my fault. I may have told him if he didn't get an answer he was satisfied with in the first 6 days he could post again for free.

EDIT wordsAnswer #2: Didn't you already post this a week or two ago?Answer #3: So you've paid for Match.com, did the six months, got the extension (after having to call them out on re-billing you) and it's during the extension that you were banned, right?

The thing is, your maximum damages -- maximum -- would be some portion of one six month subscription.  At $24 per month, that'd be $144 -- minus whatever portion of the subscription you actually used.  Same with OKC.

It's also not a certain thing that the six month extension has any cash-equivalent value.  That'd depend on the TOS and other contract information.

But assuming it does have value, it'd be less than $300 total -- probably a lot less.

And that's if you did not violate their TOS in some way, which they will argue you did.  So even then it's not going to be a sure thing.

Regardless, they don't have to sell you services any more.   A court won't make them reinstate you.

What you're describing sounds shitty, but there isn't much of an option other than "stop doing business with Match.com"


Title: Is it legal to lure in a pedophile while one falsely poses as a child, then submit evidence to the police?

Question: If an individual poses a child, intentionally luring in a pedophile, and proceeded to submit evidence to the police, would it be considered illegal?

Answer:
 It would be considered stupid, and quite possibly wouldn't gather admissible evidence anyway.

Leave the detective work to professionals, Scooby.


Title: [IDAHO USA] Libertarian relative loves me so much that he mailed me multiple guns in the mail. With no papers. How can I keep them legally?

Question:
For the past few months, I've been getting surprise gifts here in Idaho, sent from my relative across the country. Last week I opened a box and pulled out a 9mm Browning Luger with extra mags and, of course, ammo. I also received a black powder gun that and a revolver that's been in the family for a few generations.

I would like to know how I can make these pieces legally mine. I'm too pretty to get a felony, and what's more, I hope to later use my guns at the range, or selling them.

Answer:
 I'll assume you aren't a prohibited person. Idaho has pretty lax firearm laws. There is no permit or registration required to own guns.  Your relative could get in a lot of trouble through for sending guns through the mail like that.

> I would like to know how I can make these pieces legally mine

They are yours now. They are no different than any other piece of property in that sense.Answer #2: Well, if you can keep your mouth shut, they are yours now. You have no risk of being arrested.

Your family member however did commit a crime by mailing a firearm to a NON-FFL license holder. You have no responsibility to report this crime.

In most states guns do not require registration. Some states however do require it.


Title: [Calgary, AB] Landlord says we are responsible for water even though lease says we aren't.

Question: We moved in at the end of May. I transferred the utilities to my name specifically signing up for gas and electricity since that is what the lease stated we were responsible for. I recently got a bill which included everything and was quite a shock given I had budgeted for water being included. I checked both my lease and my roommates. The utilities have check boxes next to them and water/waster water are left unchecked. We contacted our landlord who said it was a self contained unit and it should be obvious we were responsible for water. (We've both only ever lived in apartments where water is included, this is a 4 story condo building). He also said it is checked on his copy (the utilities were just checked in pen so he easily could have gone back and checked it later). Do we have a leg to stand on if he altered his lease? Will the fact that we have two that say otherwise count for anything? I know we can go to the dispute board, but if we are likely to lose anyway I'd rather not waste the time off work and ruin our relationship with our landlord. However, this will even out to 2-3k over the lease term and if we can get that back it may be worth needing to find a new place next year.

Answer:
 If you have a copy of the lease that doesn't have the water box checked, then I think you have several legs to stand on.

In fact, I don't know about AB but it's quite common in the US for water (and in fact trash) to be included in the rent. I don't suppose to have copies of the original ad (most of those state things like that and it would be helpful)? But I see no reason to suppose that the copy he has is valid. I would definitely go to the dispute board, And also make plans to move out at the end of the lease: this landlord seem dubious so you don't wamt to be there any longer than you need to be.


Title: Appendectomy gone wrong

Question: I’m in the state of Massachusetts. My fiancée is in the hospital, I brought her here last night, she was in pain and we expected that she was had appendicitis. Her appendix wasn’t ruptured when we arrived in the emergency room at 230 am we got checked in and had all of our assessments were done by 330/430. We sat there while she got worse. She got a CAT scan that indicated her appendix had not yet ruptured, but was approximately 14 mm in size at 500. Long story short, we didn’t we didn’t get to surgery until 10am. In the intermediary her appendix ruptured and rather than what should have been a 15min surgery and easy immediate recovery she is instead looking at 3 days in the hospital and pretty damage to her system. What should I/we do?

Answer:
 Believe it or not, arriving in the ER at 0230 and admitted, examined, tested and imaged, diagnosed, and in the OR by 1000 is not slow. Even waiting 5 hours after diagnosis to get into the OR is not anywhere close to unheard of. You don't know how available the surgeon, anesthesiologist, and OR staff were.

Regardless, it doesn't sound like your wife will have any long-standing/permanent damages other than a longer hospital stay, a course of IV antibiotics, a bit greater post-OP pain due to the presumably open appendectomy instead of the laparoscopic appendectomy that would've been performed had the appendix not ruptured.

MedMal requires negligence. I don't see any of that in the story you told above based alone on the times you reported. But, MedMal is extraordinarily fact specific which would need a medical and legal eye to do a chart review. To do this you need to speak with a MedMal attorney (and you should if for no other reason than to settle this issue in your mind), but I suspect that you won't be happy with what he/she tells you.

*EDIT -- where oh where is the MedMal AutoMod? Is he off for Christmas Eve? How dare he take time off with his family LocationBot and AutoMod (senior)!*


Title: My hoa is considering DNA testing all dogs in the community

Question:
As the title says, my HOA is considering DNA testing all dogs living in the community. This idea comes about because there is someone who has not cleaned up after their dog on a few occasions. By having the DNA on file, the management company would be able to determine which owner is responsible the next time it happens.

Is this DNA testing of everyone's dog legal? Either way do I as an owner have any recourse to prevent this from happening?

Answer:
 I don't understand how this can be reliable. Most of the genetic material in poop isn't the host organism, dog, it will be the bacterial flora and undigested food.

And as dogs eat other dogs dropping, that flora could be shared among other dogs.

If I were you I would research the reliability of this company and find some third party verification. It sounds like snake oil. Answer #2: Reason #283 I will never live where there's a HOA.


Title: [MN] Question about mail?

Question:
So, my friend lives at a private residence and pays the owner rent to stay there. There is no lease agreement or anything. It is my friend's primary residence and where they receive their mail, but there are some issues.

The first issue was that the place had no internet and the owner tossed their student loan form in a pile and didn't say anything about it. This caused their student loan interest to roll into the balance due since their plan was that there would be no interest if they filled in all the forms and didn't miss any payments.

The other issue about this place is that the owner is the only one with a key to the mailbox, which means they can't even check their own mail.

What is the best course of action for all this?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Go rent somewhere else.

He's not required to pay internet or provide a mail key. She can get a satellite card or get a PO Box. She's also responsible for her own student loans.


Title: [tx] EX husband is paying child support but getting it back from his other EX

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 NAL but I would think unless the child support he pays his ex wife is modified by the court then you would have no recourse.Answer #2: Unlikely that it will help you unless there is a *vast* discrepancy in household incomes because of it. After all, he is still supporting those kids, it's just that he's now supporting them directly instead of paying money to the other mother.Answer #3: IANAL but from my understanding:

Your child's support is based on his gross minus what he pays to his ex for those two children. Those kids are now living with him. So if you go to court to adjust your cs you may not like the results because he is now supporting those kids 100%, is his ex paying any cs or just returning the money?


Title: [LA] Landlady took family pets, claiming mentally unstable family member gave them.

Question:
Hello, first of all this is in Louisiana.

My uncle has been on the downside of AIDS and a host of other problems for YEARS. He’s been out of his right mind for at least the last two years, with his partner having primary care. He was never legally determined to be incompetent as we never saw the need.

While his partner was as work apparently the landlady has been visiting with her young daughters, and he had two parrots that have been in my family over 20 years. His daughter who is temporarily in France owns one, and my grandmother owns the other.

My grandmother let him hold her parrot for a while so he wouldn’t be lonely at home (Yellow-Nape Amazon). His daughter will be back from France late next year and didn’t want to uproot her bird (African Grey) for a temporary trip.

We have found out today that the landlady TOOK both parrots from the home insisting that my mentally unfit Uncle just GAVE her the birds. He is currently on his death bed unable to communicate. She refuses to give them back, claiming that her young daughters are attached and they belong to her now.

The breed of birds each are around $1,500, but obviously are priceless to our family. I’m 26 and can’t remember a time of either one NOT being around.

What can we do to get our birds back? Please, they are the babies of our entire family. They’ve learned words and names from every daughter/son/cousin/grandkid.

TLDR; landlady took family parrots claiming they were given to her and refuses to give them back. Person who supposedly gave them is dying and unable to communicate to confirm or deny.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: I'd call the police, as far as you know she stole them. It's not like you've been able to determine otherwise, and you obviously don't believe your uncle gave them property that was highly cherished and didn't even belong to him in the first place.


Title: My car was totaled by a stolen car I don't know what to do.

Question: My parked car was hit by a stolen car the driver was then arrested. I only have liability insurance. The car's owner had insurance but they say they won't cover anything after it was stolen. Do I have any options or am I just out a car?

Answer:
 You can sue the thief, or you can seek restitution as part of his criminal case.  Answer #2: In some places it is mandatory to have uninsured motorist coverage on your vehicle.  This would allow you to recover from your own insurer when you were damaged by an uninsured motorist.
Answer #3: You can sue the driver, but seeing as they are on the way to an extended stay with the state, they may not have the assets to pay you.


Title: [Canada] Transferring home into kids name before divorce

Question: [deleted]

Answer: The best way would have been not to build a marriage. It's a bit late for that now, though, so she needs a divorce lawyer representing her interests. Her lawyer can also advise her not to fraudulently transfer marital assets in a vain attempt to screw her spouse over.


Title: Mother seeks Protection Order against Minors Boyfriend

Question:
Hello the girl im in this case with is 15 and we live in oklahoma... I'm 18. Her mom knew of this the whole time and was completely fine otherwise i wouldnt have gotten involved with her. One day her mom came home and  we got into an argument i flipped her off and walked out. Next thing i know im getting spammed texts such as "im gunna press charges for you having sex with her" etc... she tried to do that but they told her the legal age of consent was 15 in oklahoma. I have a hearing for the protection order im not sure what she put on her petition but i did not abuse the minor in any way and she can attest to that. Her mom just likes messing her life up and seeing her depressed. Her mom abuses her and she has several bruises from it. Im the first guy thats ever stepped in for her and made her happy and not depressed and her mom wants to take that from her. Her mom is also threatening to lock her up into juvenile hall because she believes we are still seeing eachother which is not true. I just want to know what i can expect out of this hearing that i have to go to. What kind of stuff would she have to prove or say to get this restraining order granted etc???

And Yes after she told me leave i did and there was no further contact why should i have this on my record it looks as if i was harrassing or abusing someone

Answer:
 >What kind of stuff would she have to prove or say to get this restraining order granted etc???

All mom has to tell the court is that she doesn't want you seeing her daughter.  That is it.

Once the order is granted and if you violate it, you could face criminal consequences.

Answer #2: >Hello the girl im dating is 15 and we live in oklahoma... I'm over 18 but not by much

Your an adult but she is a child. She needs to follow her moms rules and you need to stay out of it, and leave her alone if the mom has told you to get lost.

If she is being abused you can contact CPS about that.Answer #3: Future advice: stop engaging in sexual relationships with kids, and go seek therapy.