Title: I recently learned that my former high school ignored several reports (including mine) about aggressive sexual harassment perpetuated by two boys.

Question:
\(NC\) Last year, two boys that consistently groped, flashed, degraded, and harassed girls spoke at our graduation as class president and vice president. A few months before said graduation, I reported one of the boys because he had been masturbating in class. Before, I reported the other boy for making racist comments in class.

Nothing was done about it, obviously, seeing as the boys still spoke at graduation. I figured that my testimony just wasn't enough for them to do anything about it. But recently, when talking to some friends, I learned that I was among MANY students that had made reports about the boys.

One girl I talked to even showed me a letter she had written to administration in her junior year describing their behavior and begging them to please do something about it. I used her letter, and screenshots of conversations I'd had with people talking about what they had witnessed and been through, in a compilation of evidence that was sent to the principal, administration, discipline office, and several teachers. It was sent in anonymously. I asked them to apologize to the girls they had failed to protect and reform their discipline procedures regarding sexual harassment.

I also provided their soundcloud, which has two raps where they use racial slurs, talk about shooting up schools, killing children, and mention our high school and principal by name. I sent the soundcloud to the boy's current university, and I expect them to act appropriately, seeing as they responded appropriately.

 The principal responded by saying he forwarded the email to our local PD, and then asked me to come in and talk to them. I said no, seeing as I wanted to stay anonymous.

That was a week ago, and I haven't heard from anyone since. I stated in my original email that I was going to give the information to local news stations, but I don't even know if they'd care.

**Basically, I'm asking\- do I have ANY legal standing here?** At this point, I'm less mad at the boys and more enraged at the school for ignoring all these girls and letting their behavior continue for so long when they could have easily stopped it. Minimum punishment should have been barring them from speaking at our graduation. Appropriate punishment should have been suspension or expulsion.

Keep in mind\- I'm a college student, I work two jobs, and am saving money for surgery. I can't exactly just....hire a lawyer. I really don't know what to do at this point. I've spent my whole life witnessing and enduring abuse at the hands of institutions and being ignored when I try to speak up about it. I'm tired of it. I want them to feel shame for what they did, and these girls deserve an apology. How can I legally make that happen?

Answer:
 > Nothing was done about it, obviously, seeing as the boys still spoke at graduation.

This does not logically follow.

Merely cause they spoke does not mean nothing was done with the allegation.

> (they) asked me to come in and talk to them. I said no, seeing as I wanted to stay anonymous.

> That was a week ago, and I haven't heard from anyone since.

Why would they reach out to discuss further if you refused to come in?

> Basically, I'm asking- do I have ANY legal standing here?

Absolutely. You can report any assualts/batterys to police. You can sue civilly. You can contact the schools higher ups. You may have a cause of action aganist the school if they truly did not follow up or follow their procedures.

> Minimum punishment should have been barring them from speaking at our graduation. Appropriate punishment should have been suspension or expulsion.

This is what you can not dictate. I don't know what a minimum or appropriate punishment but you, even as a victim, don't get to decide it.

> I can't exactly just....hire a lawyer.

I would look for non-profits that do sexual harassment in schools or any other women empowerment groups.

>  I want them to feel shame for what they did, and these girls deserve an apology. How can I legally make that happen?

There is no legal mechanism to make someone feel a specific way or force an apology.


Title: Why would a small business have several shell companies?

Question:
Location is Idaho.

I was doing research on a former employer and discovered that the owners of this legitimate small business each have at least 3 "companies" that appear to be in name only and have registered addresses that are residential homes or the same mailing address for their legitimate business. The shareholders and members of these companies are a mix of just the owner, the owners and their spouses, or an owner and their children.

I also found several businesses they registered that have been dissolved over a period of 20+ years. To my knowledge none of these businesses have actually conducted any business.

Are these shell companies? Are they just registering names in case they decide to use them? I doubt that, because the names they've picked have nothing to do with what they currently are in business for.

Just curious!

Answer: It's possible they're using them for DBAs but my best guess is they're holding companies for various properties, or something along those lines.  If you searched property records for them, I'd wager you'd fine one or two properties owned by each.  It's a not uncommon way used by landlords to shield the assets from any one lawsuit from a particular tenant or property.


Title: Condo Association has special rules to discourage renting

Question:
The issue of renting at my condo is a source of tension. Only a limited number of units are allowed to rent. We recently hit the limit and the board has some new members that want to make it as hard and expensive as possible to rent out your unit. One of the new rules is a $500 move-in fee for renters. The idea was to discourage renting and make it unattractive to have tenants move in and out frequently. Now the board claims the intent is only to reimburse costs of damage, which seems absurd. Why would it be so high, and why apply only to renters?
So I've heard it's not legal to have rules apply strictly to renters and not everyone in the building, but I don't know if that's true. This is in MINNESOTA. Please let me know if you have any insight!

Edit: To be more clear about what I'm asking. I understand that the association has the right to limit rental units and charge move-in fees, and I understand the logic. I am curious whether they are allowed to apply *different rules to renters than they do to owners*. That is the primary question. e.g. could I say that owners can have dogs while renters cannot? If there is a stain in the hallway, can the association say "well we hate renters and they are more likely to cause damage, so let's only charge units that are being rented for the damage"?

Answer:
 >Why would it be so high, and why apply only to renters?

The value of the condo units go down as the number of renters increase in a complex. Owner occupied units tend to be more carefully cared for while renters are more casual about maintenance.

Answer #2: The rules apply to owners.  The rules were voted on and put into place by the owners (unless your answer to my last question is no).

I've lived in quite a  few condo buildings, and that's pretty common.  The building I live in right now as $400.  My last building was about $300.  Many buildings here, in Chicago, also have maximum rental %'s.

Do you have any laws you could link for us that makes Minnesota different?  We'd be happy to take a look and see if what you're writing about doesn't jive with the law.

Further, you can reach out to this group that appears to be a renters rights group in Minnesota:

https://homelinemn.org/

When is your next meeting of your condo board?  Could you put this topic on the table for further discussion if you disagree with it?  It should not only be the condo board making this decision, but a vote from all owners.  Is this only a proposal at this point, or did the owners vote it in?


Title: Truck impounded by apartment complex

Question:
Let my start by saying that I know at the end of the day this is my fault

Anyways, I live in an apartment complex with too many people and not enough parking spaces. As stated by the property managers themselves each unit is allowed 2 vehicles and one assigned parking spot. This obviously leads to people being parked in fire lanes constantly, on an average night in my apartment complex there are cars parked up and down the fire lanes to where its almost impossible to illegally park in my complex. I parked my truck in a fire lane and it was impounded, this just kind of irks me because why not call me before having me pay 500 dollars to get my vehicle back? I went to the Safeway across the street to ask how they felt about me keeping my truck in their parking lot over night a few nights a week at most for when I get home and there is no parking, they said they are totally cool with this but also found out that the property managers have been telling the tenants of this apartment complex to park their cars at Safeway without even consulting with safeway first. Is there anything out of this that I could go into their office with and scare them with legal action? Most likely wouldnt go through with this but I do feel like flying off the handle with nothing to back it up is a bad idea. Thanks for your time
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: You admitted yourself that it is your fault. When you signed the lease you signed it knowing there was not enough parking.


Title: Newspapers: Are they allowed to write posts about people with false information?

Question:
They are posting articles about me with false information. This wouldn't be an issue if they hadn't posted their fake story with my face and personal info all over the article.
This is making people contact me with hateful comments.

Anything I can do about it?

Answer:
 If this is about your AMA, you already asked this and got answers. Those answers haven't changed.

The info you said they published is technically true and no laws were broken.

Has new information surfaced here?

Edit:

Apparently [r00tdude](http://www.reddit.com/user/r00tdude) didn't like the answers this time either.


Title: [NY]10 year old playing with fireworks burns down 3 houses, can his parents be sued for damages?

Question: Obviously I know that someone could sue anyone for anything, but is there some precedent or rule about this? Monday night he was playing with fireworks inside an abandon home, which caught fire and burned two other homes with it. The news said the kid would be dealt with in juvinile court.

Answer: Imo CPS should be getting involved if a 10 year old is being unsupervised in an abandoned house with explosives...


Title: $900 Water Bill

Question:
Hello r/LegalAdvice

I moved into my Pittsburgh studio apartment in August. Around September the landlord comes into "check my toilet"because he has an increased water bill. He concludes that my toilet is running and spends 45 seconds in the bathroom putting the flapper down,says its fixed and then exits my apartment. Roughly two weeks after that the entire building (7 units) receives a letter stating that several people's sinks and toilets have been running and that any excessive charges will be the tenant's responsibility to pay. In the beginning of October I receive a letter from the Landlord saying my I owed $925 for the excess water usage from the toilet. I do not know how he arrived at this number but he said that I had 7 days to present the check. When I received the letter I called and left a message but he never returned my call. This week I received another letter threatening to take me to court if I did not pay the bill. I do not think that I am liable for the bill, much less this amount. Firstly, it states in the lease that the Landlord is responsible for the water bill; there are no exclusions or conditions listed. There is a section about misuse and waste but it only stipulates damage to electric and gas apparatuses. Secondly, the Landlord did not fix the toilet, he simply put the stopper down meaning that any wasted water from that point was after his repair and therefore not my responsibility. Thirdly, there is no individual unit consumption documentation. I have asked for this several times but he has yet to respond. Considering the letter he sent to all the tenants claiming "several" sinks and toilets were running, I am weary to claim all responsibility. Every time I try to speak with him he changes the subject or says its the tenants responsibility to inform. Am I legally obligated to pay this bill even though my lease clearly states I am not responsible?
Thanks
  UPDATE: I tried emailing him and he never responded. I have seen him
several times in person and he never discussed it with me. I recieved a court notice on my door last week. I am completely lost on how to handle this. Any suggestions?

Answer: the lease controls. you are not responsible.Answer #2: He's claiming that you used $925 of excess water in 2 months? I have a 4 bed-roomed house in western PA (not Pittsburgh city water though) and pay about $80 total a month for water and sewage. I mean, the amount is ludicrous.Answer #3: I doubt you can be held responsible. I would also think that the landlord is responsible for appliances and fixtures proper operation. One other thing to consider - Many times when a water district changes over to auto-read meters they can be faulty and give erroneous readings. I have seen this happen first-hand and have read about many instances like, A guy has a history of water usage, then his meter is changed to a "smart meter" and the next bill is for 20 or 30x more water than he's ever used in 10 years.


Title: [Houston, TX] Hello there,I have this scenario i need help with, I feel like its a wrongful termination and much more!

Question:
Alright so the best way for me to get the best advice is to give everyone a play by play of what occurred in this scenario.

Employee:
"Hello "Manager" this is "employee" from the "city name" location.
So, "the store manager" informed me of your decision to let me go.
Although having another job is not a valid excuse anytime there was a meeting i was either at my other job or I was working at "store location". I wasn't going just to not go.
I will be leaving on July 30th and I'm asking if there's any way I can please stay until then.
I have no problem with even a pay deduction but can i please stay until then.
I rarely call off and come in on short notice. "Store name" has helped me in so many ways and I would appreciate it if you would at least let me stay until then.
I also have a ride situation so it's a bit hard to go that way, hence why I would go and work at the store location.

Employee:
Please let me know of your decision and thank you in advance.

Manager:
We are parting ways.
Meetings are mandatory.

Employee:
Even though I was working every time?
I was on the schedule, I was working, I
wasn't skipping meetings to go out.
I was working at your "city name" location.

Employee:
I'm just not understadning as to why I'm losing my job over this.
I was working for your store location.
I was schedueld to work for your store location.
The issue with my previous manager, "name", happened and it was a money involved situation yet she wasn't fired but only demoted.
I show up to work. I do thinks to make it
easier for everyone. I make sales. I do my job.
I understand they are mandatory but i was working at your store location and was scheduled so Im just not understanding.
All I'm asking for is one month. Just one. Even with a pay reduction! I will find a way to get to the July meeting if I'm not scheduled.
Please respond because i do not feel this is right. As i said, I understand they're mandatory but I was working for your store location on those days was not skipping out just because.

Manager:
At this point, since you are leaving. You have not attended meetings. You are no longer employed.

Employee:
Okay, as i said, I understand that.
I'm not understanding why Im being punished for not attending my shift that was scheduled for myself?
I was on the schedule for every Tuesday. I showed up and worked my shift,
It's a one person shift so if i hadn't attended my scheduled shift it would've counted as a no call no show

Manager:
You aren't being punished. We are parting ways.
You have said you were leaving. You have only attended one meeting admittedly stated another job and car as a reason you weren't coming to meetings. instead of dragging this out another month, we are parting ways now.

Employee:
I am being punished.
Leaving? Yes. in ONE month.
And yes, i do have another job and did admit to car problems.
As i also said, i was SCHEDULED to work.
So it's a crime I'd choose work over no call no show? That's a reason i'd understand to be let go of but not while i was working at your store location during the meeting.

you may look at my scheduled times on meeting days as well just to prove i was just doing my job and not fooling around.
meeting are once a month so it wouldn't be dragging for another month, i enjoy my time working at store location and would love to stay until I leave.
As i said if i was not scheduled i'd find a way.
its ridiculous as to how Im punished for doing my job while not risking a no call no show.

Manager:
I've emailed "store manager" to ask if and why you would be scheduled when you are to be attending mandatory meeting.
However, since you have stated you are leaving in July in effect putting in your notice) we are accepting that effective today.

Sent from my iPhone.

Alright guys sorry for such a long texts i have no idea how it's going to look :/

Any advice would be greatly appreciated ... Thank you.

Answer: That's not wrongful termination.


Title: HELP! May be fired and forced to train my own replacement

Question:
(NH) I need your advice ASAP.

I've been an excellent employee of small business for 6 years but may be fired. My boss is a doctor, and her social behavior has steadily declined over the years (she was ALWAYS a social weirdo, though - like unable to relate to human beings). Recently she has become socially inappropriate, humiliating clients and employees in public, saying inappropriate/confidential things without thinking, and is constantly argumentative and defensive about EVERYTHING. Long story short she has projected her social ineptitude, awkwardness and inappropriate behavior on to the staff and, mixed with a lot of bad business decisions on her end, it has caused the entire staff to dislike her and created a lot of 'bad vibes' at work. But she thinks they're all everyone else's fault. Last week, she fired a fantastic employee mid-day, mid-week, completely blindsided everyone. This employee was a VERY dear friend (we became friends after she was hired) and naturally, I was very emotional. This employee was also my ONLY support in my department - I'm literally the only person that knows how to do any of the administrative/business/money tasks at work now. So not only emotional, but VERY overwhelming time for me right now.

My boss believes the bad vibes SHE has created these last few years stemmed from the fired employee and myself (literally all the employees/clients disagree with this), and last week when my friend was fired, my boss took my emotional response as a personal attack and told me I need to get over it and start acting jolly ASAP. This caused me to have concerns about my own job, so I approached boss yesterday to ask if my job was in jeopardy. She said she thought I hated my job and I'd be happier somewhere else and was afraid I'd quit. I assured her I love my job and she agreed she'd have a hard time replacing me so we agreed to try to get thru this period of drama together and see if things change now that the staff is different. Went to work today, everything was fine/normal - came home to find my exact position posted on Indeed. When I texted my boss to ask if I'm being fired, she said "I'm busy doing paperwork, I'll talk to you about it tomorrow."

So did she lie to me on Tuesday? Are we not going to try to get through this? And what the hell kind of response is "I'll talk to you about it tomorrow" when I asked if I even will have a JOB tomorrow? I fully believe I will be fired at this point, because anyone with a brain/compassion would have assured me I still have a job (if I, in fact, do) instead of letting me sit here all night thinking I'm going to be fired tomorrow. Does she think she's going to fire me under the condition I train my own replacement?

**TLDR**: If I quit I can't collect unemployment, but it feels like blackmail for her to tell me I have to train my own replacement in order to be fired so I *can* collect unemployment. This is going to be mental/emotional torture because I actually love my job, coworkers and clients, I'm already depressed and I can't stand going to work every day knowing I'm essentially digging my own grave. Is there some kind of protection for this as an employee? If I'm told I'm let go "but not until a replacement is trained", can I just walk out at that point and be considered "let go"? What are my options?

Answer:
 That's not even remotely in a millions years close to blackmail or torture.  You can quit now and probably not collect unemployment or you can wait until you're let go and collect unemployment. Buck it up buttercup.Answer #2: It's not blackmail, and it's not torture. It's your new job responsibilities. Training your replacement is fairly normal; if you don't want to do that, you know what your options are. Your boss is not obligated to fire you on your schedule, any more than you're obligated to quit on your boss' schedule.

The major exceptions, at least in North America, would be:

* You're a union member and this is outside of your duties as governed by your union rules and agreement. Talk to your union rep.
* You have a binding contract that controls both termination and responsibilities. Talk to a lawyer about enforcing your contract.
* Your job is specially regulated. I can't think of any regulations that could apply, but you weren't very specific about your job or your jurisdiction, either.


Title: Serious Question... Monsanto et el., creates products that are made to be sprayed on consumable food. Aforementioned consumable food causes cancer because of the aforementioned product made by Monsanto et el., being sprayed. Seems like a weapon. Wouldn't this be a crime against humanity?

Answer:
 Your question is based on some highly faulty premises.

First, the Roundup litigation is based on theory that it caused cancer in people who were using it as a pesticide, not in people who are food that had been sprayed with it.

Second, there is absolutely no reliable evidence that Roundup has caused cancer in any one, which is why no government regulatory agency in the world has concluded that it's unsafe. These verdicts are a combination of judges failing to perform their gatekeeping role by excluding unreliable evidence and juries' natural predilection to require wealthy, unsympathetic parties to give large amounts of money to poor, sympathetic parties. These verdicts (and certainly the amounts of these verdicts) are very unlikely to hold up on appeal.


Title: Please help! Rental question

Question:
I am currently residing in a Washington state apartment complex where I signed a lease until 6/12/17. However, the landlord mistakenly had me sign a landlord's notice of intent to vacate form by 6/5/17, a week earlier from my lease date. I've arranged for moving out this weekend but noticed they are charging me rent until 6/12/17. I've been told that most likely they cannot reverse their mistake regarding the intent to vacate form and I will have to pay the entirety of the lease rent  and that the lease sets precedence over the intent to vacate form. Is this correct and do I have any leverage with them being on record saying the date for vacate was a mistake / having a copy of the intent to vacate form? Any advice is appreciated!

tl;dr the landlord gave me an intent to vacate date 1 week prior to my lease date but wants me to pay for the entire lease

Answer:
 They don't get it both ways. You either have the apartment until 6/12 or you vacate on the 5th.

Your LL likely broke your lease early by issuing the notice, which you acted in good faith on.


Title: MIL uses my lack of legal knowledge against me.

Question:
Elberton, GA

I have a severely controlling and manipulative MIL she likes to threaten me. She threatens to call the police and get me in all kinds of problematic situations. I have a few questions.

She can't forbid me from land and a house that's not hers right? The owner likes me. My MIL doesn't even live there.

If she tried to take me to court for something that happened last year, she'd look bad right? When it happened, we talked and fixed it. A year later, she just wants to get me in some kind of trouble.

What are the grounds under which I'd have to get a restraining order out on her? Harassment and threats right?

She can't break into where I live legally. I live here. So if I openly Express (from the other side of the door) that i don't want her to enter my home, she has no right to come in. I don't own the house, but the actual owner (Not my MIL or her husband) of the land and house have no problems with me. I am welcome to stay.

To claim that I beat my wife, and actually get me in trouble, she'd have have a testimony and physical proof.

Essentially I'm afraid of going to jail on just her word. She can spin whatever story she wants but as long as she doesn't have proof, I can't got to jail right?

Tl;Dr: These questions and more. Please tell me something. She's using my lack of legal knowledge against me.

Answer:
 > If she tried to take me to court for something that happened last year, she'd look bad right? When it happened, we talked and fixed it. A year later, she just wants to get me in some kind of trouble.

Depends on what happened a year ago.  Child abuse?  Physical violence?  You promised to pay back money?Answer #2:
>She can't forbid me from land and a house that's not hers right?

If she is a tenant or owner then yes. If not, then no. (Or has been given this authority from a tenant or owner)

>What are the grounds under which I'd have to get a restraining order out on her? Harassment and threats right?

Yes. If you feel in danger

>she has no right to come in.

Anyone else (spouse, owner) can give her permission to enter

> I can't got to jail right?

No one here can guess the future. But if you are that concerned them you need to either leave the state with your spouse or find a new spouse.


Title: (Colorado) I got a jury summons, but it’s in the wrong name. What do I do?

Question:
I legally changed my entire name back in 2016. I got the court order for name change and changed my name on my license and on my Social Security card.
Problem is, sometimes I get stuff addressed to my old name. For instance, apparently I was registered twice as a voter (once under each name). I usually ignore that stuff, but today I got a jury summons addressed to my old name. What should I do?

Answer: Call the courthouse and explain to them the situation. You still have jury duty though, this will not get you out of it.


Title: apartment maintenance won't fix our request. Allen, TX

Question:
I live in a one bedroom/one bathroom apartment. I've put in a verbal request everyday for 5 days to get our toilet fixed (their online portal has been down for over a month and we can't submit the maintenance request online). When we ask about the repair they tell us they "put in the request" and they say someone will be out to fix it. Again, it's our only toilet in the apartment and it is CONSTANTLY running and the flusher has to be held down for about 30 seconds in order to flush.
Am I obligated to pay rent still because of this?

Answer:
 Yes, you do have to pay rent. A breach of duty on the other end doesn't permit a breach of your duty in most cases, this one included.

Get your requests in writing and be sure to mention your verbal requests in there. If they still don't fix it, then you might bluff and threaten suit, but it probably won't be worth litigating from a financial perspective. But the fact that you have everything in writing saying that they haven't fixed your toilet for X weeks will likely force their hand into doing what they're supposed to do.


Title: Can I take my HOA to small claims for an assessment on a common amenity that owners now cannot use?

Question:
I live in a small condo complex of less than 100 units, and we have a pool. Short story long the board members hate the pool and keep shrinking the budget, in order to keep it open this summer they ended up ordering an assessment against all owners to the tune of $100. Whatever, not a huge deal.

Except now, we have just been informed that due to an unnamed legal dispute involving the pool and one of the board members, the pool will be closed for the summer or until the case is heard and resolved. From what I have heard, the board member who signed the contract with the pool maintenance company violated it in some way and now they are suing said board member and ceasing all work on the pool.

So on top of my regular HOA fees I paid an additional assessment to keep the pool open, and that just went out the window because a board member violated a contract.  I'm PISSED. The board refuses to share any details with unit owners. On principle I want to take them to small claims court to get the assessment I paid back. I'm looking through my HOA rules and Regs for information pertaining to stuff like this but it's so vague and lacks specifics.

How stupid am I being? What legal recourse do I have as an owner against a board member when they violate a contract like this and screw us out of the use of an amenity we pay for?

Edit: sorry location bot - were in NJ

Answer: I think you need to understand the specifics of what actually happened to determine what your course of action should be.Answer #2: I get being pissed, and I would be, too. But in your situation, my bigger concern wouldn't be the $100, it would be the secrecy about this dispute between the board member and the pool company. Having worked with various boards from both sides, I know that nothing good is happening when a board is not being transparent to those it represents in it's dealings. Answer #3: You need to study your HOA rules and bylaws. Get your neighbors together, see about calling a board meeting. Go through the HOA docs so that you and your neighbors can prepare yourselves to ask the correct questions. You'll need the letter you each received demanding the $100.00 to review the specific wording. Educate yourselves so that you will know what your rights are as an HOA member, what the duties and obligations of the board are, to what information you are entitled, and to what relief you are entitled, if any. From a legal standpoint, while parties are free to make contracts as they want (meaning you entering into the HOA contract by buying the condo AND the contract between the board and the pool company), they are expected to act reasonably and in good faith.Answer #4: What would suing accomplish? Say you are successful and everyone gets their $100 back. Guess where that money comes from. You. So you will get the money back, but then be subject to paying the HOA money to fund it. But you will also need to pay the HOA more money for their legal fees plus you will need to pay your own legal fees.


Title: Girlfriend got in a small accident. (No visible damage) Other person is trying to blackmail her into buying a carseat.

Question:
Location: [Michigan]

So my girlfriend got into an accident. She rear-ended another driver (she says she bumped her) but there was absolutely no visible damage on either car. They both decided they didn't want to call the police and instead exchanged phone numbers to resolve the whole ordeal. Fast forward two hours later, the other driver texts my girlfriend saying something along the lines of "hey, I don't want to go to the police about the accident today but it says on my baby's carseat manual that it needs to be replaced if ever in an accident". I told my girlfriend she doesn't need to pay her anything and that it's just an attempt to probably rip a couple hundred bucks off my gf for a carseat that was in no way damaged.

My girlfriend says all the other driver has is my girlfriend's name and phone number. What should she do? Can she get in trouble for it?

Answer: A person should replace car seats after they have been into an accident. Your girlfriend can either pay for the car seat or she can go through a whole Insurance s*** show. Her choice.Answer #2: She should have said lawyer/court not police, but this isn't really blackmail. She's stating that she may in fact have damages which are a result of the accident your girlfriend caused. You cant in anyway say that the carseat wasn't damaged, in fact I doubt theres a single person who would ever vouch for the safety of that car seat now. She's concerned about the safety of her child and thats very reasonable. Your options are to pay for the car seat or refuse and see if she actually takes you to court. I suspect very much that the  other girl would win that case if she did though.


Title: Do I Have A Case?

Question: I was in a relationship last year in April. This boy and I were getting serious and he tried to have sex with me. I said no and either he didn't hear me or he just didn't want to stop. I pushed him off and nothing really happened. I want to stand up and say something but I'm scared. I live in IL, do I have a case if I wanted to sue? (I'm under 18)

Answer:
 You said no. It stopped.

There is no case or anything to sue for. You can’t sue someone for assault unless you have monetary damages. Answer #2: I'm unclear of what happened - to clarify, you did not want to have any further sexual contact, said no, and the other person stopped. Is that correct?


Title: Wedding vendor canceled on me, wants full amount paid

Question:
Hi Redditors,

After a disagreement over delivery dates, one of my wedding vendors canceled my contract on a custom order and returned my deposit. Now, he's threatening to sue me for the full amount owed, claiming those are his expenses and that even though he was the one to cancel, I'm liable.

Any thoughts on this one? Should I be worried? I have a pretty decent paper trail of him saying he can't deliver within the agreed on timeframe, admitting to being the one to cancel and initiating returning my deposit.

Thanks in advance for any advice! I'm in New York, if that's relevant to this type of law.

Answer:
 It depends on the language in the contract and the exact language in the cancellation, but it sounds like he's full of it. Are we talking about an amount suitable for Small Claims Court?Answer #2: > After a disagreement over delivery dates

That's rather vague. More detail is needed. Were you trying to change something in the original contract you signed?


Title: Uncle made me the sole Executrix and heir to his estate. I have a copy of the will as well as an original signed note from the lawyer confirming me as such. The original is lost as of now. What can I do?

Question:
Location: Kansas, United States

He has only two survivors besides myself. I know I will be likely entitled to a third of his estate. I dont want that family to have his estate. He made me his heir because of his disdain for them. I assume Im screwed. The lawyer my Uncle used is dead. Im in contact with the lawyer currently running his practice.

Additionally, the two witnesses of the signing and creation of the original will are still alive and can be contacted.

Would just like a 2nd opinion

Answer:
 If you can authenticate the copy you hold, and the original will was valid, then the copy should be valid, too. Authenticating it will be the hard part, but it's helpful that the witnesses are alive.Answer #2: the law firm is still around so there should be a copy there to prove your copy is unaltered, and the witnesses are alive.

I doubt you are screwed and realistically the legal fight probably will cost no more and no less than it would if the original was on hand. the other potential heirs could still try to contest the will either way, and given the above facts, their claim will probably not be an allegation that you faked the will.Answer #3: Get a trusts and estates attorney and open probate.  Let them contest the will if they want.


Title: I live in Colorado. I have a motorcycle, fully paid for, that I’m planning on shipping to Utah so I can store it at a friend’s place while I take off for a few months to travel. Covered and stored off street. Can I just let my registration lapse and pick it up again in another state?

Question:
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: Colorado does not offer any breaks on non-operational vehicles. If your vehicle is non-operational or in storage when the registration expires, you will be charged a late fee when you attempt to re-register it with the Colorado DMV.


Title: Detective left card at my house

Question: I am in the US. I think I may know what it Is about , but I don't want to talk should I suggest an attorney first when they question me ? I'm underage BTW. And a male

Answer:
 Don't call them. If they call you, tell them you don't want to talk to them. If they make you come in, you tell them you're not answering any questions without a lawyer.Answer #2: "I am so glad my client spoke to a police detective on their own" -No Defense Attorney EverAnswer #3: I don't know why people keep telling you to call an attorney.

You're 16 years old.

**You need to tell your parents.** Eventually this detective is going to contact them. It's better that you get out in front of this than your parents get surprised at work by a man with a badge.


Title: $20,000 in debt because of a phone

Question:
Hi reddit, I'm posting on behalf of a friend of mine that can't access the Internet so sorry if this doesn't make sense but I'll try.
My friend's phone was dropped into water by her manager at work. The manager asked if her phone was waterproof, she said kinda and that was it. She wasn't aware of how bad the damage was until she tried to charge it after work. This caused her house to short circuit. She had an electrician come in then he called some other guy and he said it will cost $20,000 as the whole house will need to be rewired.
Now I'm not sure if that number is realistic, I'm also not sure what they should do as they have just finished paying off their mortgage. When my friend told her manager what happened he basically said "if this is you trying to get money from me don't even try" so yeh.
Also this happened in New Zealand if that helps and my friend is not a legal adult yet.

Answer:
 For starters, even if the phone was damaged, the most the boss could conceivably owe would be a new phone. If the house wiring got fried, that would indicate that the house's wiring was incredibly bad, and that's not anyone else's liability (assuming the electrical work was done long ago).

I'm going to make a wild guess about what really happened:

- Plugging in the phone somehow caused a fuse to trip (seems unlikely but maybe it could happen).

- The family called an electrician to replace the fuse.

- The electrician said "this wiring is bad and out of code, and I can't legally work on it until the system is brought up to date"

- Bringing the whole house up to date will cost $20k (this part is reasonable if the house is big enough.Answer #2: There’s no universe where merely plugging a defective smartphone into a wall outlet causes you to need to rewire a house.

Did the phone catch on fire or something?Answer #3: Something doesn't add up here.

I think details of this person's account of the situation may be... flawed or missing.Answer #4: If there was a short, worst case is that the breaker would trip. That electrician sounds like he's taking someone for a ride.Answer #5: A shorted phone shouldn't wipe out the entire wiring of the house... so pretty much no way can claim for damages on that.

If dunking the phone was against her will, presumably can make claim for value of damages to the phone itself.  But presumably other person will claim it was done with permission, so becomes he said, she said.


Title: My aunt, a vet, was fired from her job due to her diabetes costing the company 5k/month. Is this legal?

Question: My aunt is a vet in a small town in Texas and has pretty bad diabetes. The vet clinic is small and the owner told her that he had to fire her b/c he was paying 5k a month for her health coverage. Is this legal? Why is the coverage so expensive in Texas? Any suggestions on moving forward?

Answer:
 even if you win this you have to consider the risk of sinking the clinic. (not saying not to pursue) but small town vets are likely to be the closest thing you will find to a judgement proof business, the margins are pretty tiny in veterinary primary care.Answer #2: You can't fire someone for a medical condition. Was she absolutely fired for this reason? Is it documented? If so, yes, this is illegal. Everyone is technically correct about not being able to get blood from a stone, so your Aunt may be SOL when it comes to a judgment.

What is with the down votes on the solid advice regarding what is legal here? You cannot explicitly fire an employee on the grounds of a medical condition. OP's Aunt may not be able to get money out of it, but do we seriously need to be discussing the trials and tribulations of a small business wherein the employer was dumb enough to allegedly fire someone for one of the most moronic reasons in an employment-at-will state? Some of you astound me sometimes.


Title: Divorce question

Question: My wife of 14 years is leaving me to pursue a love interest in India. She leaves in 4 days, and I haven't yet filed divorce papers. Is it too late to get anything done? Can I file for divorce after she leaves? What can I do to protect myself and our 14 year old daughter? We live in Illinois.

Answer: Does she plan on taking your daughter? Does your daughter have a passport. If she already has a passport, nothing is stopping your wife from taking her unless a court order says otherwise.


Title: Is it legal to work for goods instead of money?

Question: My boss has some things that I want and I would rather keep my income low. Is it legal for me to work in exchange for this stuff instead of a money changing hands?

Answer:
 > My boss has some things that I want and I would rather keep my income low.

The goods still count as "income."Answer #2: As others have said, it's still income. If the reason for "keeping your income low" is to look like you're not making money so you can avoid / pay less in child support, you're going to be in for a bad time down the road. If it's to scam the IRS, you're also in for a bad time.Answer #3: Sure but:

>  I would rather keep my income low.

Its still income. Your still supposed to count it as income.


Title: I sell you a piece of plastic for £5, you give that plastic to someone in return for services, they sell it back to me for £5. Did money change hands?

Question:
Where I live there is a huge market for unlicenced taxis due to heavily restricted plates, poor service and very little supply. The bit of the law drivers are breaking is operating a for-profit ride sharing scheme without a taxi licence.

The Police have recently decided to start cracking down, and someone has come up with the idea of setting up a company to buy and sell plastic tokens (similar to arcade tokens).

Individuals could buy these tokens for a set amount, take a ride with someone and given them a token in return. The driver can then sell this token back to the company for the same amount the individual paid.

I'm aware of a local beer festival which got around licensing laws by offering tokens for sale, these tokens could be exchanged for a free beer.

I'm in the UK.

Answer:
 Since this is off topic I have some nonlegal questions about this scheme:

1. What do the people who bear the cost of producing the tokens get out of it?

2. How about they guy who sits there buying and selling the tokens, who pays him and with what?

3. What happens if someone creates a bunch of identical tokens (ostensibly costing less than £5 each to produce) and just turns them all in for payment?


Title: Question regarding back child support in Texas.

Question:
So I found out a month ago that almost almost 18 years ago I made an shall we call it oopsies? I have a 17 almost 18 year old kid.

I do not want to sound like a scummy father who does not want to pay and I know im going to be downvoted into oblivion for this. But how does it work if I delay the courts for a few months till the kid turns 18? If I had known about the kid earlier I would not be trying to dodge this, but the woman found me a month ago and has not left me alone. She is the one who needs the money here, not the kid.

I have a lawyer and she has been dodging answering this question to the point where I am going to get a different lawyer. Side note is she does not appear to be on my side here from what I can tell. I already talked with another one today and he dodged that question too.

Now before you get triggered, stop. The kid is 17, has a job, and does not need my financial support. The mother is who needs my financial support. The kid has already told me that as soon as he turns 18 in a few months (his birthday is in september) he is moving out. So basically I want to pay my maybe son, and not my crazy ex.

So can I delay the courts long enough for something here? Also we have not had a paternity test conducted yet but one has been ordered. I go Wednesday for my part in that.

Also side note for those who think I do not give a shit about the kid, I have already set aside money for college for him. 3000 It is not much when compared to a tuition, but a few grand is more than he would have.

Answer:
 It looks like in [Texas they can go back four years](https://texasfamilylawanddivorce.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/back-child-support-laws-in-texas/) even if you didn't know about the kid. So...waiting until the kid is 18 won't do anything for you. Answer #2: >But how does it work if I delay the courts for a few months till the kid turns 18?

The obligation to pay doesn't magically disappear when the kid turns 18. You're still responsible for however many years your state allows back child support. You're going to have to pay. What you want to do is to make it feasible to pay. That's what your lawyer is there for. Make sure you've given him/her an accurate depiction of your finances so that they can explain to the judge what you can afford to do.

>She is the one who needs the money here, not the kid.

Probably because she had to support a child for 17 years on her own and now wants reimbursement for that.


Title: Legal action for Uber Accident

Question:
My uber got into an accident this past weekend on the freeway in Las Vega, NV. Basically, my uber driver was driving too close to the car in front of them. The car stopped. My driver stopped. Then the car behind him rear ended our car. Our car ended up rear ending the car in front.

We called the police and exchanged information with all parties involved.

I sustained minor injuries. I plan to see my doctor next week to do an evaluation. Currently, my neck and back are still sore.

Should I actively seek out a lawyer when communicating with Uber? How should I be approaching this situation?

Thanks ahead of time.

Answer:
 IANAL.

>The car stopped. My driver stopped. Then the car behind him rear ended our car. Our car ended up rear ending the car in front.

You know, it sounds like your beef is actually with the driver of the car behind you, not Uber. Maybe your driver was following too close, but he stopped in time, right? It's the driver of the car that rear-ended you that caused your injuries.


Title: [MT] Can I be violated for admitting myself for psychiatric reasons at the hospital?

Question:
So let me lay out the groundwork for you. I am on probation as a violent offender. Long story short, i used to drink more than I should and I hurt someone. My ride to sobriety has been difficult and I have been dealing with emotional baggage because of my legal history. I have lately had suicidal thoughts and I thought they would subside, they have not. I am concerned enough to now be considering a visit to the ER to get help. I have an appointment with a psychiatrist scheduled later this month but this has become a matter of urgency for me now and i think I need to see a doctor right away. My probation record is flawless and I have never created any issues for my PO and I actually have been reduced in supervision as of last month. So I am not a regular screw up. My question is this, can my probation officer revoke, delay or affect my probation at all for going to get help? I don't want to piss him off, but the help is needed. I work full time and have insurance so he really cant call it "putting myself in debt" or call it "making a large purchase" but i really don't want to screw up my probation. I attend a community sobriety rehabilitation center that is mandated as well. I do not think I can get into trouble for getting help, but maybe there is some formality I am unaware of that you can inform me of. Thanks in advance everyone!

**UPDATE:** I have been in the hospital for several days. I went in on Friday night and got out yesterday afternoon. They gave me some medicine for depression and they also scheduled me a closer appointment with a psychiatrist. The probation officer told me he was glad I was getting the help and to keep him informed. So all is well now and I am feeling much better. thanks so much for the advice and the help!

Answer:
 Dude, first off, congrats on recognizing your need for a little extra help. It takes a lot of courage to accept the help that's out there, unfortunately many people don't.

I am not a lawyer but unless they suspect you are suicidal because of drugs/alcohol (if those are prohibited in your terms) I fail to see how this would be any different than falling down a flight of stairs and breaking your leg to your PO. Mental health emergencies are just as valid as any other emergencies.

Go get the help you need. No one will throw you in jail for it. The worst thing I can think of that would even possibly happen its let's say you receive inpatient treatment for over a month and can't report, they may decide to extend your probation by however many months you miss. I really doubt that, though, phone check ins are a thing.

Best of luck!Answer #2: In general no. You can always call your PO and let him/her know what's going on, or ask the attorney who represented you in the original criminal case (do this first if you're really worried about it).


Title: [KY] My company is getting acquired by a larger company. This larger company is asking me to sign a non-compete preventing me from working in my current industry, and all other industries which they currently serve

Question:
As the title says, my company is being acquired, and the new company asking me to sign a non-compete, barring me from going to another company in the industry. I am fine with that, but they are also barring me from going to other industries the company has ties to, which in my opinion is BS considering I have no knowledge or information about those industries.

On top of this, the new company will not commit to saying whether our salary, benefits, or job descriptions will remain the same.

Should I sign to keep them happy, or not sign it and risk losing my job?

Answer:
 You can sign it or not. If you don’t, prepare to be fired. You might want to have a lawyer look it over to comment on its enforceability.Answer #2: Thanks to [Charles Creech Inc. v. Brown,  2014 Ky. LEXIS 233 (Ky. 2014)](https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ky-supreme-court/1670534.html), the Kentucky Supreme Court held that employment alone is not sufficient to enforce a non-compete agreement, but that if the company wishes to enforce a non-compete on an existing employee without additional considerations and benefits, then the non-compete is not enforceable. In other words, if the non-compete does not promise raises, benefits, stock options, reasons to stay, then there is no reason to sign the contract. Also, the non-compete has to be reasonable in time and geographical range upon your leaving the company. [This link](https://www.lawserver.com/law/articles/non-competition-agreements-in-kentucky) gives some good examples of what is reasonable and what is not reasonable for time and geographic scope in the non-compete.

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I would read over the non-compete very carefully, think about the reasonableness, and definitely have an employment attorney review the terms of the contract and answer all questions you have regarding the contract. Non-compete contracts are enforceable and costly if something isn't done correctly; if you leave the company and get a job with a company that could be a company that falls within the non-compete clause that is even one mile within the range of the geographical range, then they can and most likely will sue and win for damages based on the contract you signed with them. Contract law is very cut and dry so don't take any chances if you don't understand it.


Title: WI - Can you be fired for practicing witchcraft, or is it protected as a religion?

Question:
My roommate works at Best Buy. He looks very normal and doesn't have strange hair/tattoos like you'd stereotypically expect.

However, his Christian manager overheard someone talking about him and basically asked him to stop practicing witchcraft or find a new job.

Details about his religious views: He is the son of a head of warlock society, who are mediators between the mortal realm and demonic. He has the ability to channel demonic forces to perform magic and does so in rituals to honor deities.

As a nonbeliever, this is pure BS to me, but he has he right to his views. His manager seems to think he doesn't though and is actually doing something dangerous.

Asking on his behalf as he doesn't reddit and I'm curious of the answer.

Answer:
 If they are actually sincerely held beliefs by your friend, and from the familial involvement they do appear to be that way, then yes that would be illegal for them to fire him based on this.  His best course of action would be to keep practicing his faith, if he gets fired apply for unemployment and file a wrongful termination suit.  He could go to HR at this point, but they can also find a perfectly legal reason to fire him as well.Answer #2: I like everyone's answer so far. But you don't really explain why the manager thinks he's "actually doing something dangerous". A sincerely held Religious belief isn't a blanket excuse to break all laws (just those that deal with a woman's lady parts.) Rastas can't smoke weed, spiritualists can't smoke peyote, and animal sacrifices probably run afoul of animal cruelty laws, depending on the specific practice.

The manager can't fire him or otherwise discriminate based on his religious beliefs. He can fire him for breaking the law (if applicable).


Title: If a man comes up to my wife and kisses her against her consent, what happens legally if I punch him?

Question:
This is a hypothetical I'm discussing with some friends.

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Key points:

* The punch is in the moment, not deliberated and after-the-fact
* The wife definitely did not want to be kissed by that perv

Answer:
 Legally it would hinge on whether or not the sexual assault was ongoing/seemed like it would re-occur immediately. It that was the case then you are defending your wife from the original assailant.

If the assault has clearly stopped, you cannot legally retaliate, but practically the odds of getting charged are pretty low unless the original assailant needs medical attention.Answer #2: He could be charged with assault. You could also be charged with assault. Answer #3: It would be better if your wife punches him. She's the one being assaulted, she's the one who would defend herself.


Title: I had enough evidence to prove my innocence. Judge found me guilty anyways.

Question:
 (Cartersville, GA.)

this is a continuation from this.  https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/6df1ko/arrested_for_suspended_license_because_dds_didnt/

I had my court date. Walked in with a witness, plenty of paperwork showing that this was not my fault, and I felt somewhat confident that I could prove this was a big mistake. The prosecutor offered a plea deal of "driving without license on person, a $500 fine" which I said no to.

I was called up and even the officer testimony was in my favor. I was explaining what had happened, showing all documents as well. The judge stopped me during explanation, with what I could face (jail time, huge fine, loss of license and community service). He then proceeded to drop it to "driving without license on person, a $500 fine". I was completely shocked. this wasn't a trial, it was a sentencing. I got the same treatment as another person who openly admitted he knew his license was suspended.

I want to appeal, but so far everything has been a jumble of laws and confusion. This was a municipal court by the way. At this point I'm open for any sort of advice in filing an appeal. They shouldn't just be able to fine people without a fair trial.

Answer: In GA your are required to have a license on your person (which it sounds as if you didn't) and the fine for that is $500. You weren't found guilty of driving with a suspended license but failure to have a license on your person. If I've misunderstood what happened I apologize, but it doesn't sound to me as if you have grounds for an appeal.Answer #2: I'd let it be. Sorry dude


Title: IA - Boss has to bring infant to work with him for a few weeks now due to complications with the mom, can he reject anti-vaccinated people coming in?

Question:
My boss is the owner of this small company. People are in and out all the time including younger kids and babies. His infant is under the age of 1 and can’t get him/her vaccinated for measles yet. He’s very concerned about her getting it and was asking around if he is legally able to turn people away if they or their children are not vaccinated. Can he do this? What other options does he have?

Please do not respond with “Get a babysitter” or “He should not have the child there”. The complications are serious and came out of the blue.
Topic:
Business Law

Answer: In general, you can deny business to anybody for any reason except for them being part of a protected class. Being unvaccinated isn't a protected class, afaik.


Title: So my car got towed from a private property to an area 12.4 miles away. I’ve read the California law and it states in cannot be take more than 10 miles without permission from police. Now, when I come to pick up my car, the supervisor is stating it is air miles and not driving miles.

Answer:
 The supervisor is correct.  Your car cannot be taken outside of a 10 mile radius from where the tow occurred.

[https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes\_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&sectionNum=22658](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&sectionNum=22658)

A 10-mile radius is "as the crow flies," not measured through all the winding streets from the place the tow occurred to the place the car is being stored.


Title: Landlady wants me out early. Does this clause apply here?

Question:
My landlady is selling her house and wants me out 2.5 months before the end of my lease.

I'm putting together my response to her about what I'd like for that, but reading back through the lease, I noticed this clause

> **Early Termination**: In the event of early termination, lessee is required to pay $1400, or the remaining balance of the lease agreement, whichever is less, as an early termination fee.

ETA - I'm perfectly willing to negotiate an exit.  I should have mentioned that.  My questions all apply given that context.

Common sense says I don't have to pay this.  I'm not breaking the lease.  Am I wrong there?  Similarly, is it implied that the Landlady would also owe this to me since she is giving me notice?  Or does it not apply to her at all?

Thanks!

I forgot - this is in California

Answer: Depending on the state your landlady can’t kick you out due to sale, your lease goes along with the sale of the house. The new owner would have to honor the remainder of the lease.


Title: Legal advice re: wedding videographer

Question: So we got married 3 months ago. Can't seem to get ahold of our videographers at all. They Texted back once and said it'll be about a week to get the videos. Haven't heard from them since. Tried emailing calling and texting. We have a contract so at least there's that. But been texting just asking for just the raws and they don't need to edit but no responses still. I did some poking around and did find some family members. Is it okay if I start reaching out through those people? Or am I breaching some type of law here? In California.

Answer: I wouldn't bother the family. It's not really anything to do with them. Send the videographer a letter saying your going to pursue legal action if he doesn't fulfill the contract. Will likely give them a scare and they'll contact you.


Title: So...Am I a felon or....?

Question:
In Indiana in 2003 I was an idiot 18 year old. I got two felony charges for forgery and identity deception across two counties. However, I successfully completed my probation two years later, and both judges granted a reduced judgement of a misdemeanor.

Am I a felon? I've been a model citizen for 14 years. I still come up in criminal searches and in one state I was denied the right to vote. What good was the reduction if I'm still forever branded a felon? What options do I have?

Answer:
 No. You are a misdemeanon.

Whatever the judgment was is what you are. Getting charges isn't the issue, the conviction is. When were you denied the right to vote and in what state?

You likely can seek an expungment.


Title: I think my "friend" used me to get away from police

Question:
So I'm an OTR (over the road) truck driver. I drive all over the country in a tractor trailer for a mid-sized company and I'm fortunate enough in that my company has a fairly generous pet/rider policy. This allows me to take people and/or my black lab with me when I head out as driving for a few weeks at a time can get pretty lonely.

A few weeks ago I was hanging out with some friends and telling them about the work I do. My one friend, who within the last few years had fallen into some sketchy business/activities, seemed really interested. While my other friends and I aren't positive on everything he has done, we know for a fact that he takes/sells a wide array of drugs, drinks heavily, drinks and drives, and hangs out with people who condone doing all around stupid stuff. However this night he mentioned that he was thinking about making some changes in his life and the thought of driving a truck would maybe help him clean up his act. I told him that he's welcome to come along on my next trip to see if it'd be something he'd be interested in.

So a few days later I was dispatched to go from my home state of New Jersey down to Georgia and then out west and pick up/drop a few more trailers before heading home again. We were about four days into the trip when I was signaled to pull into a DOT inspection station. Fairly run of the mill business but my friend immediately got visibly nervous. I figured it was because he's had run ins with police before and has a very "f the system" mindset. I tell him this is nothing more than a safety inspection to make sure both my truck and I were safe to drive. We'd be in and out in a half hour or so since there wasn't a wait. He didn't say anything but got his backpack from the sleeper cab and started rummaging through it.

I parked my truck as a state trooper walked up to my cab and asked for both my friend and I's licenses. My friend got even more nervous at this request and I then knew something was fishy. Once I handed our IDs and my paperwork to the officer he went to run our information before the physical inspection would take place. I asked my friend if everything was okay. Alls I got from him was a "yeah yeah, everything's cool man." Around that time I noticed that two more patrol cars had pulled up near my truck. Just as I was about to say something my friend bolts from the truck and starts running. He sprints to the treeline at the edge of the inspection pad as one of the patrol cars speeds after him. Two officers come up to my truck, guns drawn, telling me to get out of my truck with my hands up. Obviously I do just that and within seconds they have me handcuffed sitting on the ground.

They talk to me for a little while, asking me questions like if I knew who my friend was, what he has been up to and if I knew he had **FIVE WARRANTS OUT FOR HIS ARREST**. I was in shock. I told them all that I knew and swore up and down I had no idea what my friend did when I was around; only that I knew it probably wasn't legal. Then all the pieces came together. He wasn't looking for a fresh start. My friend was using me to lay low for a few weeks while police in my home state were out looking for him.

The police eventually cut me loose and told me that they would be in touch with me when they catch my friend. I had to call my company and explain what happened and they told me that I did the right thing, but they would likely be putting my case up to figure out what will happen to me. I just want to know if I'm facing bigger problems than this. I really don't want to lose my job or my CDL as I'm fairly happy where I'm at. I technically transported a fugitive across state lines and I can see that really screwing me up legally. They still haven't found my friend yet and truthfully I have no idea where he could possibly be. Is my job in jeopardy? Am I in jeopardy? What should I do if the police come knocking at my door again or pull me off the highway?

Answer:
 1. Your job may or may not be in jeopardy. It is certainly legal for your company to fire you for this, but no one can really say if they will or not. If you were not fired already though, you are likely fine.

2. If you were cut loose by the police, you probably are not looking at any criminal charges.

Really, just take a deep breath and relax. You are likely 100% fine. If your "friend" tries contacting you, let the police know.Answer #2: How did he get away?  He just sprinted to the woods and the police gave up?Answer #3: I'll admit I'm a little dubious of your account of not knowing what your friend was up to, and only putting it all together after your truck was surrounded by police.  I expect the police will be a little dubious of that as well.  If contacted by law enforcement, ask for a lawyer.

As for your job, I think you are probably okay unless you are charged with a crime.  If your boss was going to fire you for unknowingly transporting a criminal, that would've probably already happened.


Title: Ramifications of a Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You should quit diagnosing yourself with complex disorders and talk to a therapist.  This isn't a legal issue.


Title: [Indiana] Property manager's employee hurt himself on my property and is now suing.

Question:
I live in CA, the house in question is owned by a California based corporation, but is in Indiana.

Hired a property manager and for a few years its been great.  Came back from my honeymoon to a letter from a legal firm in Indiana saying a person had hurt themselves on my property.  I have not answered them yet.

Turns out this person is an employee of my management company.  He legitimately hurt himself on a work order lighting the pilot to a water heater in the basement.  In this case, the stairs to the crawlspace gave way and he broke his leg.

According to the management company he filed a workman's comp claim but while at the hospital refused to do a state-mandated drug test.  I dont know how IN workman's comp works, so Im unsure if this is true.  The management company was shocked with my letter as they considered the case closed.

The letter itself isnt a demand, just a request that I not fix the stairs in question until they can see it.  There is no request for money.

Does this guy have a snowballs chance in hell at a claim?  My property manager has both workman's comp and general liability.  He was on the job, and as a maintenance guy who should have known if a stairwell was in need of repair. I had no idea the stairs in question were broken, and if I were to find out, they'd be fixed immediately.  I am not some sort of slum lord.  My thought was to make the management company pay for outside council.

Anything else I should be worried about?

Answer:
 No, you are not responsible.  The sole remedy is workers comp.  You should forward the letter to your renter's insurance and management companyAnswer #2: I may disagree slightly with u/--MyRedditUsername-- on this. Generally speaking, an employee's sole remedy for workplace injuries is the employer's Workers Compensation. However, based on what you've shared, this is not your employee. You could potentially face a 3rd party lawsuit from the injured employee OR the property management's WC carrier. (Your contract with the property management company may provide the carrier from pursuing reimbursement or subrogation against you. Check that contract.)

In any event, you should forward the letter to any insurance carrier you have protecting against risk related the property. I hope that you have adequate coverage in place.

IANAL. I have worked in Workers Compensation claims. (Please do not identify the insurance carrier(s) for you or the property management company. I do not know anything about this issue beyond what you've posted and am only offering general information.)Answer #3: I am not a lawyer and certainly may be misunderstanding, but I read your post as saying that you received a letter from the employee that indicates the employee is filing a lawsuit and you are being requested not to repair the staircase. The letter does not demand anything else from you. Does the letter actually indicate that the employee is planning to sue *you*, as opposed to him suing the management company? As far as I can understand from your post, it seems like you're making the assumption the lawsuit is against you.

Again, I'm not a lawyer, but if the management company is contractually responsible for keeping the property safe and this guy was sent in there by the management company I can't see how you would be liable.


Title: I was rear ended by an 18 wheeler How should I go about this situation?

Question:
Hello all. This is my first post in this subreddit, so please correct me if this is not allowed.

Today on my way home from the car dealership I was rear ended by an 18 wheeler. When I pulled up to a stop light, there was an 18 wheeler positioned behind me. He had moved to my left to get into the inside left turning late. I thought it was weird that the 18 wheeler would pick the inside turning lane, but I have seen some experienced, well trained drivers do far more sophisticated maneuvering of the truck, so I let it be. As we were making the turn, he cut across all 3 lanes of the road and hit me in the rear/left quarter panel of my vehicle, ripping the bumper off and jolting my car forward. The damage to my car isn’t detrimental, and my wife and I for the most part are ok. The driver got out and was rude and obliviously to the situation. He tried telling me I ran the red light and that my lane wasn’t even a turning lane. I was in fact in a turning lane and did not run a red light as confirmed by local police.

I did some Facebook and google research of this company. The only reviews for the trucking company are 1 star reviews of people complaining about being cut off, and being ran off the road by these drivers. I am thankful my accident wasn’t too serious, but what if it was. How can this company get away with allowing untrained drivers to operate the roads? What steps if any can I take in order to make sure situations like this STOP occurring.

I’m 22 years old and in the army— I can’t afford to run with this case to civil court.

Any advice you guys can give me would be great.

Answer:
 Without going the whole nine yards, your best bet would be to file a police report about the incident. But it may not amount to much on its own.

It will, however, be very valuable if / when you do take legal action beyond reporting to the cops.Answer #2: If anyone calls you on the phone wanting to get a statement from you about the accident, hang up and call your insurance company and tell them. You should not speak to anyone but your own insurance company and their verified lawyers.

Yes, I was in your position when I was about your age. Yes, I learned this lesson the hard way.


Title: Recording my boss’s racist rants

Question:
Florida-

My new boss is quite the piece of work. In under 90 days he had multiple complaints from various sources but my company won’t fire him due to inner office politics and no one applying for his position before he came along. We’re a mixed culture here and my crew is made up of a couple Haitian guys and a couple Cuban guys. Myself and my boss are both as white as white gets and he seems to think, despite me saying the opposite, that because I’m a white, I have no problem with him spouting off disgusting, racist remarks.

We have security cameras all over our campus, but they don’t pick up audio. There’s also a camera in our office, which is where most of the ranting occurs.

Is it legal to record audio of him during these rants?

Answer:
 No.  Florida is a 'two party consent' state- you need his permission to record him.

And even if it *was* legal (which again, it is not), you could still be fired for it.


Title: If i escalate this issue, do i risk being evicted from apartment complex?

Question:
i am located in GA.

When i first moved into my apartment, the maintanence guy was blocking the loading dock. forcing my movers to park by the dumpsters before the garbage truck arrived(against the rules)

we asked the maintence guy to move, he laughed and walked away.  Later, an office manager came and asked us to move.  the maintence guy came up and yelled at movers.  this escalated into a yelling match.  I ran my  mouth a bit to the office manager there saying great way to be welcomed in, that i was about to call the police, etc. they apologized later and fired the maintence guy.

anyways, 3 weeks ago, my clicker for my parking garage broke.  it was addmittedly my fault.  they didnt have a replacement and were to order a new one.

i go in 3 weeks later... still no buzzer. and rather than be polite about it, they pretty much attacked me saying i shouldnt of dropped it.  This means i havent been able to park at my apartment complex for the better part of a month. and have been having to walk 2 blocks away to park my car.

i didnt say anything back, but it got me riled up and i want to escalate the issue to corporate. The way the assistant manager attacked me for breaking a clicker was a childish deflection of her messing up and not ordering more.  I wasnt even trying to get a new one for free, the first time i walked in, i said i needed to buy a new one.

I want to escalate this to corporate. its a massive chain. and those two issues together, have really pissed me off. but i dont want to get kicked out for being a problem resident.

do i have to worry about this?

Answer: they can't evict you unless you've violated your lease in some way, and the eviction has to go through the courts where a judge would have to approve their request. however, when it comes time for your lease to be renewed they may ask you to leave when it expires.


Title: Someone walked through wet cement. Who is liable to fix it?

Question: I had a contractor doing some work around the house. They poured new cement but didn’t put up a sign or anything cautioning people not to step in it. A delivery guy came later and walked thru it. It was wet enough to leave foot prints but dry enough it couldn’t be brushed out. Now it has to be demolished and re-poured. Who is responsible to pay for this, me or the contractor?

Answer: The contractor pays. Your contract was for new concrete, without footprints, I assume. Even if they put up signs it wouldn't matter unless you ruined it personally. If your family member ruined it then you pay, unless it's creepy uncle Ted then he wasn't invited anyway. It's up to the contractor to recoup from the person that messed it up, not you.


Title: NY, purchasing home and have to evict tenants.

Question: I am currently about to close on a 2 family house that the landlord is using for 2 tenants,I am currently renting (from a friend) a house he bought but wants to demolish. The agreement we had was from August to April 15, and I am worried that the tenants of the house I want to buy will not leave immediately and that I will have to look for a place to stay even after I bought the house. I am becoming increasingly worried that the tenants will decide to not pay rent for 6 months and stay, not sure if these assumptions have any basis but lots of family have been coming to be and telling me that this might be a problem. Is there anything I can do to avoid any of this and make the transition very smooth?

Answer: first thing, check the prior lease, you will have to uphold that lease, that is usually a fact of law, and usually written into the purchase contract as well. If the tenants are month to month, than, the minimum notice you can usually give is 30 days for no cause eviction and this will only be enforceable after you own the house, sometimes more depending upon the municipality.


Title: I was charged with a DUI in VA yesterday by a Game Warden. Looking for some advice on how to move forward and try to get a reduction to a lesser charge.

Question:
Background:

Some friends and family were kayak/canoeing on the river yesterday.

We had some drinks and couple of us drank a little too much. I wasn’t one of them, but had been drinking.

We didn’t realize at the time,  but a game warden and his deputy were floating behind us. They passed us, got out of the river and got changed into uniforms and then drove back to the take out point (public take out) and met us as we were pulling boats out.

I needed to go get the key for a vehicle I parked at the top of the parking lot. (There is a top parking area and a small private drive that does not go out on the public road less than 1/4 mile that leads to the actual put in/take out).

I left with the first group, unloaded boats and grabbed my keys. During this process, I get a phone call from my son’s uncle (not blood related, but an extremely close family friend who’s become family over the last 10 years) that the game warden is still there at the take out and is now breathalyzing everyone and was threatening to call child protective services because neither of my son’s parents (my wife and I) were present with him.

I panicked and was driven back to the parking lot so I could bring the suv with the car seat back down to the put in/take out area.

We had a DD down at the take out who was waiting for me (Son’s uncle) to drive us both home.

Instead, as soon as I parked I was asked to take a field sobriety test. Now... I spent 6 years in the Air Force and was raised to be extremely respectful of authority figures and I complied without question.

Next thing I knew after completing the sobriety test( I was able to complete all three tests without any issue) the Game warden asked me to take a breathalyzer.

I asked him what would happen if I refused and he told me he would need to go off his perspective of my field sobriety test. I asked him what that perspective was at this point and he told me I performed very poorly and he would be arresting me either way.

I took the breathalyzer and blew .12, they cuffed me and took me to the county jail.

When we got there they gave me the certified breathalyzer and I blew a .10. (15 minute drive, 20 minute waiting period).

I was released to a responsible party in the next couple of hours after speaking to the magistrate.

I am a reputable member of the community and am actively involved in multiple boards and community groups. I own a business that brings tax dollars into the community and actively donates to the fire department, police force, and the school district.

I have a prestigious position at a large company and have never been convicted of anything before. (They literally couldn’t even find me for speeding ticket in the system).

I’m now trying to understand how best to approach this...

I have an appointment with a lawyer on Thursday at 10am to discuss the case and how to move forward, but being that I’ve never been in this or any position like this before... I’m just really nervous and looking for any grain of hope that I can plead toward my character and the fact that I was not on a public road, but still complied with the officers and went through due process.

Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

Sorry for the super long post...

Answer:
 > I took the breathalyzer and blew .12

So you were above the limit according to the test.

> I am a reputable member of the community and am actively involved in multiple boards and community groups. I own a business that brings tax dollars into the community and actively donates to the fire department, police force, and the school district.

> I have a prestigious position at a large company and have never been convicted of anything before. (They literally couldn’t even find me for speeding ticket in the system).

All of this is irrelevant.

> I have an appointment with a lawyer on Thursday at 10am to discuss the case and how to move forward

This is really the best thing to do.  Just listen to them, ask about all your options available, and listen to their advice.


Title: How would one go about in executing a hostile takeover of Reddit, Inc.?

Question:
Contacting private shareholders and getting power of attorney's to represent at shareholder's meetings? How would one find Reddit's by-laws or shareholders' list?

EDIT: Wikipedia says it was founded in Massachusetts, though State of incorporation is not clear.

EDIT 2: Reddit, Inc. obviously is a private firm, therefor its shares are not publicly traded and even if they where, it would be extremely expensive. So there are several strategies that are just beyond unrealistic (the takeover itself is unrealistic, but this way is even more).

I'm thinking more of a mixture of a creeping takeover with a proxy contest, so the money issue becomes more realistic even though the legality remains complex.

Answer: Reddit is currently valued at about $500 million. If you had that kind of money, you would not need to ask your question.Answer #2: Why wouldn't you just go to another website? I really can't figure you guys out.


Title: Custody Confusion: My regular custody swap is coming up, other parent is out of the country. (USA, California)

Question:
Hi guys!

I will preface this to say I have emailed a local lawyer about the situation, but I am a healthy mix of antsy/curious/confused & unable to sleep, that I decided to come to Reddit in the hopes of getting some perspective or even some answers.

Players: Me- Brenda, daughter- Bea, Daughter's father - Beau

Status Quo: Beau and I share Bea. We had a custody plan worked out when Bea was in preschool, and we did not use it for the 3 years following. We got along, and saw no need.

As of this year, custody got weird and contentious and we enacted our old agreement. We have mediation and a new court date on the books. Until that mediation, for going on several months now, we have been very very consistently following our old plan. In the entirety of this time, roughly ~240 swaps, we have followed the same formula. One parent texts the other an hour or so before the swap and confirms who will be doing the travel. (we live less than a mile apart) Every single swap has been at our home(s) with the exception of doing two swaps at Bea's school. Every single swap has been between Beau and Me with the noted exception of him handing our daughter to my husband while I was upstairs waiting.

Onto my confusion/the current issues.

I texted Beau today to ask him about sharing the cost of a weekend event, since I have our daughter Saturday and he has her Sunday. I didn't hear back and the money was due asap, so I rang him after school got out. He answered and said "unfortunately he will not be able to bring our daughter to the event as he will be unavailable". I then offered to take our daughter to the event, and he could pick her up when he was available. He said maybe, and that he would call back. He called back and said unfortunately that wouldn't work since his sister was going to collect her from me and that another time didn't work for her. I then got confused and asked why the sister would be collecting her from me. The custody has never been between anyone else, and in our agreement it says "with parent 1, except for when with parent 2". I had a lightbulb moment and asked if he was out of town/travelling and that is why he missed an important meeting, why our daughter couldn't attend the event Sunday, and why someone else was do due the swap. I offered to keep our daughter all day, and to drop her off at the sisters house in the evening at bedtime. Thanked him profusely for the option and hung up.

I then found out he is out of the country!!!

I went to bed, happy with the sudden extra time with our daughter, but couldn't fall asleep once I realized that:

1) He gave me no notice that someone else would be picking our daughter up, and apparently caring for her while he was out of the country.

2) He only told me he was out of town once I realized it, and did not see fit to tell me he was out of the country.

3) I have no knowledge of his return date, or who will be caring for our daughter in the interim.

Where do I stand? Can I keep our daughter until he is back in person to collect her? Do I have to drive her 40 minutes away (into another county) from her school and home and leave her with someone that is NOT the other parent?

I am not sure legally, where I stand here. Our agreement (reached via court mediation, and filed with the court) states this:

*  Parent 1 and Parent 2 share joint legal and physical custody
*  child is to be with parent 1, unless she is with parent 2
*  X schedule to follow

Where do I stand? What are my rights? Halp!

**TL;DR** Supposed to swap custody per usual, but without informing me he was out of the country, my daughter's father wants me to drop her off with his family until he comes home. No return date given. :(
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Unless you agree otherwise or the court orders otherwise, the only person you are required to surrender custody of your daughter to is her father.

It's good that you are committed to following the parenting plan  but this isn't part of it. Even if its old, its still in effect.  And there are few remedies he can even pursue in California, even if he wanted to.  If you were constantly withholding custody, he may have a good case for civil penalties or even contempt, but a one time incident based on these facts will expose you to about zero liability.   Keep your daughter, send him an email documenting what you've already written here and have a good weekend.


Title: Children's Father took daughters phone away, and wont give it back to even me. Is "keeping it til shes older".

Question:
My daughter is 13 years old, and me and her dad share custody 50/50, we have been divorced for 6 years. We live in California.

My daughter does quite a few extra curricular activities, can also leave school with parents permission during lunch and after school and it is important for her to be able to be in contact with me during these times shes not supervised by a parent or guardian.  She also walks home from the bus stop with her brother quite a few blocks away while I'm at work, and having that extra safety net of communication is important for me and for her to keep her safe. Me and her dad talked about getting her a phone about a year ago, and he agreed it would be a good idea and would split the bill. I guess he didn't check with his girlfriend before he gave his approval and the first time my daughter brought her phone over there, his girlfriends daughter, who is the same age, threw a fit because she doesn't have a phone. The girlfriend, decided my daughter can not bring her phone over there anymore and all of a sudden he takes back his decision to allow my daughter to have a phone. Well its already paid for, plan is already in place, and its nice being able to communicate with her. Oh well....so he tells my daughter what his gf wont know wont hurt her. And allows her to bring her phone over as long as she keeps it hidden from evil step girlfriend. Well this past weekend, evil step girlfriend found the phone and took it away from my daughter. My ex dropped my daughter off and said she got in trouble, blamed my daughter for bringing her phone over, and said they will be keeping the phone. Its an upgrade her and I just saved up money for so she can take nice pictures. Paid about $350 used for it. I told him I will take the phone then and she will not bring it over there anymore. He said no, he will be keeping the phone. Its on my plan, paid for by my daughters savings and I helped pay for the other half.

He works in law enforcement for the local PD and uses this "bullying" attitude whenever he can against me. He does this kind of stuff all the time, but has never taken something of mine with no intention of returning it. He laughed when I told him I would call the local PD, because he has that above the law attitude. I ended up calling the police department and they said it was a civil matter. I know this is a small matter, and my daughter doesn't really even NEED a cell phone, but I'm paying for the monthly service and paid for the phone I want it back. Any suggestions on how to deal with this?

Answer:
 If they won’t return it to you- I would go down in person to the police and file theft charges. It’s your phone. It’s theft not a civil matter. Then go to small claims court to make him pay for it- hopefully you get it back when you show you are serious about this. Report it as stolen to the phone company so GF and her kid can’t use it. Tell your lawyer.

As a mom with kids in sports it is needed. Also so she can call you if she wants.


Title: Detectives just seized several thousand dollars worth of silver coins from my place of work, is that legal?

Question:
Colorado, USA

I work at a pawn shop and we bought several thousand dollars worth of silver coins recently, and a similar coin collection was reported stolen the same day. Some detectives came by and identified the collection we bought as the stolen coins. They then came back without a warrant (all they had was a paper with the case numbers and detective numbers on it)  and took the coins that we had bought from a customer, claiming they were within the law. First of all, is this legal? I thought police needed warrant to do anything like that. And second, what can my boss do to get the coins back (if he can do anything), especially if they are not the stolen collection?

Answer:
 Do you have a receipt?
(Goldsmith here) We usually require an id before we buy. Street, name, phone.
If police does come in, the only thing you can try is to get your money back from the thief via small claims. If he spent it already... well... it happens.

But not the coins, these belong to someone else. They and the money are most likely stored/frozen until the guy is properly prosecuted. Then returned to their owner.Answer #2: By "took the coins" you mean, convinced somebody at you shop to willingly hand them over rather than say, come back with a warrant, or did they hold you at gunpoint?Answer #3: 1) If the coins were stolen and there's sufficient proof, then they are not yours and the shop is owed no compensation since they are stolen to begin with.

2) The police cannot confiscate the coins without a warrant but they can be persuasive and intimidating. In the end, they would have gotten the warrant anyway.

Do you have pictures of the coins? Do you know what proof the complainant has? Did you try to contact the person who sold you the coins?

This is no different than a TV, and I'm sure your shop has dealt with this a lot in the past.


Title: Fake ID used at local bar, bartender took picture, called the cops. [WI]

Question:
WISCONSIN.

About 3 weeks ago me and two of my buddies who recently turned 21 went into a local bar that we always have went to since we were 18. We were never ID'd by anyone and everything was good. Until that night is when I was ID'd and the bartender (who has served me numerous times). She took my ID and walked away with it for 3 minutes, and then came back, returned the ID and served me. Later that night, I was informed by someone that she took a picture of it and called the cops. I stayed til bar close with no problems.

Yesterday, a police officer showed up to my house and I was on my way back up to college. He ended up calling me and told me that I have to turn the ID card into the police station and that I am not under arrest. From there it's up to the Chief of Police to give me a citation for municipal unlawful use of an fake ID. The cop told me he is 22 years old and that he was my age (20) and has been drinking for a couple years (not if any of that matters?). I asked him what would happen if I were not to turn in an ID card, and he said that I would be cited, and a search warrant and warrant for my arrest would be made.

I honestly can't afford a lawyer, and everyone says I should get one before I do anything. I am 21 in 2 weeks and I seriously just don't know what to do.

Answer:
 Don't turn it in. You have no reason to talk to this cop.

Destroy any fake ID and move on with your life.


Title: Pervert pilot ex boyfriend hid spy camin bathroom HELP!

Question:
That "strange" guy I told you I was dating has placed an Order of Protection against me as a way to, I think, attack and intimidate me after I tried to end things. He used an old text message argument as evidence that I am a threat to him despite the fact that we have reconciled the "lovers quarrel" and been together weeks since.   I had discovered footage from a spy camera he had placed to tape women (my friends and co-workers) using his bathroom at a party.  I'm very supportive and open minded about sexuality but only with consenting adults.  I was obviously very upset and initially thought to get him arrested.   He threatened to kill himself and I agreed to not involve the police if he would go to therapy to work on his compulsion. He made very little effort to recover.  After I tried to end things he tried to attack me with this via a top criminal defense attorney in Chicago.  I don't have the finances  that he does to procure a lawyer.  I know if the order is found to be frivolous I can be reimbursed, from doing some online research, but even fronting the cash right now after all this unpaid training isn't possible.  Please help me in any way possible.  Advice? Phone Numbers? Resources?
I just want my life back

Answer: Go. to. the. police! You need to do everything you can to protect not only yourself but all other women from this nutjob. Just do it. Don't let him talk you out if it. Manipulators are going to manipulate. Be strong and do what's right.


Title: Teaching assistant witnessing abuse at School for children with autism in Arizona

Question:
I am an assistant teacher at a private for profit school in Arizona. The owners are two women who pop in about three times a week. I have worked here 11 months and have witnessed several instances of abuse. Ex: physically hitting children with their iPads pushing them into chairs and verbal abuse daily ex: calling them stupid Asians ,monsters ,saying they are idiots. When I have tried to report this behavior I am told there is no proof and the staff aren't even written up. What can I do ? I was thinking I could record on audio these instances and then try to tell the owners again? All of these children are disabled and I can't stand them getting preyed on at a place their parents pay for them to come and expect them to get treated fairly. Is it illegal to record classroom conversations on my iPhone?

Edt 1: I reported what I was told they forwarded it to the police

Answer: You are mandated reporter.  You should document and report all that you have witnessed to CPS AND the police AND the ruling educational board.  Cc the head educators at your school so they know that EVErYBoDY has been notified.  And anyone else you can think of.    Your statement will start an investigation.  You shouldn't hesitate to inform the parents either.  Abuse of the disabled is serious business.


Title: What happens if I violate custody order?

Question:
[PA USA]

The man who abused and raped me went to court and managed to get the restraining order reversed, established paternity, and was granted shared custody and visitation.

Complying with the court order will most certainly put me and my child in danger, but the judge wants to "give it a chance" since he promised not to hurt us again (like he's never said that before?)

So... What happens if I don't bring the child? (and I literally can't, I get PTSD symptoms just *thinking* about being in the same room as him)

Answer:
 Have someone else do the drop off and pick up if you can't. Family, friend, whatever.

If you violate the court order you could lose custody time when the father files contempt charges.