Title: DCFS is making my life hell.

Question: I have an open dcfs case with my daughter. The social worker threatened to cancel my meeting with my daughter If I record the meeting. I know I have the right to record everything that goes on with dcfs without their concent, but I am scared.

Answer:
 >I know I have the right to record everything that goes on with dcfs without their concent.

OK

> The social worker threatened to cancel my meeting with my daughter If I record the meeting.

Apparently, she is not required to facilitate this meeting.

You should retain an attorney to help advise you on your rights, and perhaps more importantly, advise you when you are better off asserting your rights.

Just because it MAY be your right to record the meeting, it does not necessarily mean that it's in your best interests to demand that you do.Answer #2: What state are you in? You may be able to simply record it without telling the caseworker.

However, since it is clear that you do not have a good working relationship with your caseworker, I would highly advise you to retain a family law attorney. There are a few very ambitious, very underhanded social workers out there that just make the rest of us look bad; this may be one of them, and it is not worth gambling with your child's custody to go unrepresented.


Title: (ON) Got into an accident with a brand new car and the other driver (who is at fault) doesn't want me to go to insurance. What to do?

Question:
First time posting here, sorry if I got some things wrong.

This happened in Ontario, Canada.

My car was bought last week and has about only 800km on it.

Just got into a car accident a couple hours ago. The other driver didn't see me when merging lanes on the freeway and hit me. He accepted full responsibility. Nobody was hurt and damage mainly consisted of dents in both car's doors and scratches in the paint. The passenger door was dented enough that it won't open easily.

He was a driver for an airport limo company and was working when the accident happened.

Afterwards he told me that he would pay out of his own pocket to pay for the repairs and gave me directions to an autobody shop. The bodyshop seemed to fix the other driver's company cars so I'm not sure if I should be worried about them working together.

He kept insisting that I shouldn't go to the dealer/report the accident since it "wasn't that big of a deal and no one was hurt", but he also said that he wouldn't be able to pay his insurance/our dealer if we reported it and since his job was a driver, that would ruin him.
He was desperate and even offered me cash on top to have the car repaired privately.

The bodyshop gave an estimate of about $4.5k to replace the damaged parts and repaint. In Ontario, you're required to report an accident if damages are over $2K.

I was wondering, would my warranty be void if I got the car repaired privately instead of reporting the accident and taking it back to the dealer to get it looked at?

Answer:
 >In Ontario, you're required to report an accident if damages are over $2K.

If you didn't report this collision to the police, you have to do that. Like, now.

>He was a driver for an airport limo company and was working when the accident happened.

>He kept insisting that I shouldn't go to the dealer/report the accident

If he was licensed to be in that car I'll sprout feathers. He and his company might be likely to catch some shit. Not your problem.

Ontario's a no-fault jurisdiction so it's not his insurance that would suffer, it's yours. On the surface it seems like he's doing you a favour, fixing your car and all that, but your insurance company may also have a mandatory reporting clause and they will cheerfully bone you for failing to report.

In your position I'd smile in the guy's face and shake his hand and then go straight to the cops. Don't agree to his deal. An automotive warranty is the least of your problems.Answer #2: You should contact your insurance company.  It doesn't matter if the other driver doesn't want you to.  It sounds like there's some pretty substantial damage.


Title: My father died during a surgery as a result of human error, would AD&D insurance cover it?

Question: My father was having a large but benign tumor removed from his adrenals. He was expected to survive, but one of the surgeons punctured his inferior vena cava and he bled out to death. Wondering if this 'accident' qualifies under accidental death. We live in New York City by the way.

Answer:
 A tumor on his adrenals? Do you mean a pheochromocytoma? While it is benign, its removal -- *as you've tragically learned* -- is still a very risky (dangerous) surgery for many reasons. I'm sorry for your loss.

As to whether or not it would be covered under an AD&D policy, it would depend on the policy specifics. You should check with your agent. You could also x-post this to /r/insurance as its less a legal question than it is an insurance one.Answer #2: You should consult the actual insurance policy, which should define the types of "accidents" which are covered and which are not.


Title: 19 years old, accused of possession of cocaine, and driving recklessly. It wasnt my coke and I wasnt driving.

Question:
So this is the story, the truth.

I picked up my ex-girlfriend, who was at the time 16 and i was 19.
I let her drive my car for fun i was just letting her practice. Which is very dumb by me I know, I regret ir but now theres nothing i can do about it. So I chose not to regret it, anyways she was driving super fast and I told her to step on the brakes which she didnt and I yelled it to her and she still didnt, anywas i was in the passenger side and had no other thought to do besides to pull the ebreak anyways we crash and go airborne because we hit a retaining wall, the cops come and stupid me I felt bad for her and didnt want her to get into trouble so i took the blame and said i was driving. My thought process was that we got into a car accident and wont get into trouble if i tell them I was driving, and she wouldnt get into trouble as well, anyways the cop was suspicous that i was under the influence of drug and asked me if i ever done coke and i didnt have anything to hide so i told him the truth Ive done coke once like 5 years ago, then he went back to my car and found coke on the drivers side but outside the car. Then i was put into handcuffs. and arrested. Once i was in the holding cell and was asked questions I told the cops the truth that she was drvinign and what not and i told them that that wasnt my coke which they just told me i Have to deal witht he judge, anywasy I hired a lawyer a court appointed lawyer, first off im scared that he wont try his best to win the case, and also will my ex get into trouble for driving the car since she is underage and she didnt even have a permit, how can i win this case. please im trying to go to college and get my life where i want it to be.

Ludlow Ma

Also I paid for a drug test immedialty to prove that im not a drug addict or do any drugs.and i got negative on all of them.

Answer: Listen to your lawyer and ask him these questions.


Title: Is it illegal to disclose my wage to coworkers (Arizona)?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: If you are a non-supervisory employee, the federal NLRA says that discussing your pay with coworkers is expressly allowed. As long as you're not doing it in a way that gets in the way of actually getting your work done, it's illegal for your employer to retaliate against you for this.


Title: Our landlord/management company says that we have to schedule and show our current house to prospective tenants. Are we legally required to do this? (SoCal)

Question:
I am currently renting a house with two other friends and our lease ends at the end of August.

Our landlord, who is with a property management company, told us that we need to accept calls on our personal phone lines (we did not like this so we made a Google voice account instead), schedule showings for the house, and then actually show the house to prospective tenants.

Tbh this was not a complete shock to us because the previous tenants had to do the same thing when we looked at the house a year ago, but we were not informed that we *had* to do the same.  We looked over our lease and do not see any stipulation stating that we need to show the house.  We have rented 6 houses previously throughout college and post, but we have never rented through a management company so perhaps we are simply naive to this process.

My questions: Is this SOP?  Or are they just asking us to do this under the assumption that we wouldnt say no or know our rights?

We have convinced our landlord to do the showings this week (even though its inconvenient as hell), but she keeps making a point that **we** need to schedule more showings and the **we** need to show the house after this week and anytime after 4pm [landlord only wants to show the house this week between 9-3:30 because it works for her]

Thanks in advance.

**UPDATE**:  I got in contact with a friend of a friend who is an attorney and he confirmed everything you all were saying in here.  When we were first notified, we apparently gave consent out of ignorance.  Regardless, what they're doing is not legal.

He chewed them out pretty bad, a little more aggressive than I would have hoped lol, but I think it got the message actress.

I have one regret though, this went from a walk to a sprint the second my friend's friend called.  Before that it was relatively calm and I would have rather just emailed and politely said "No.". It all happened so fast and I'm hoping nothing negative arises from this.

* Is there any possibility that they could retaliate for such a stern warning to back off?  My attorney friend said don't worry about it and if they call just say "Yea I spoke to my lawyer and asked him if the situation was legal.  I gave him your contact info, he said he'd talk to you, and he called back a few minutes later to tell me that we don't have to worry about it.  Was there a problem?". I just want to be sure so I can cover my ass

Answer: You're not naive; she is just lazy. That's her job not yours. Probably be good karma to clean up a bit and not run around naked if you know there is a showing coming but you don't have to do her work for you.  And depending on your schedule and when you have to wake up for work, you could tell her that 9 is too late at night.Answer #2: I am not a lawyer... but. If it's not in your lease don't do it. Also take a look over here http://www.caltenantlaw.com/Privacy.htm the law says the landlord must give you 24 hours advance notice before entering the property. Also if there was a clause in the lease that said you have to do showings for her I'm pretty sure she would get back to you on that right away. Most likely she is trying to bully you into complying.


Title: [Nebraska] Hypothetical Nudes

Question:
My friends and me can not find an answer for this anywhere, and we're curious so -- the purely hypothetical situation goes like this, I'm 14 (not really) and I take nude pictures of myself. I don't send them to anyone, I just have these photos. I become the age of consent, and I find those nude photos and post them online, send them to my boyfriend, all that. Even though I, myself, took them, and waited until I was of age to send/post them, these pictures would still be illegal, wouldn't they? Or do they become, not morally okay, but legally okay?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 If they were sexually explicit they would be child pornography and you do not want to mess around with child pornography. That you took them of yourself is irrelevant.Answer #2: Just to be clear: they're illegal long before you reach the age of consent and find them. You both produced and possessed child pornography, and that's illegal even if you're 14.Answer #3: >Even though I, myself, took them, and waited until I was of age to send/post them, these pictures would still be illegal, wouldn't they?

Yes


Title: Car insurance claim denied, we owe $50k?

Question:
Back in October of last year, my gf got in a car accident in Wisconsin. It was her fault, and we all acknowledge it. However, her insurance denied our claim because of two issues, and today we got a call from the other party's insurance claiming that we owe them $39,000 to pay for the other party's totalled pickup truck. The claim was denied for two reasons:

The first is because the car was used for commercial purposes when it was not insured or registered as such. It was used for UberEats for two days in July, before she decided it wasn't for her and cancelled it. If they want us to pay the increased commercial vehicle rate for the time we owned the car, I honestly don't care. We could cover that.

The second reason is because of an issue with the dealership we bought it from. We came with a certain budget for what we could pay monthly, so the salesman set up the insurance for her and lied to the IC saying she'd never had an accident to get her a better rate. Her mother and sister were present if we need people to prove that she said she'd be in a previous accident.

We're still paying off about $10000 on her car, so we can't even get a new car. She's probably only made $80k in her entire life, so it would take us years to pay all of this off. They also want a $1000 down payment, and we definitely can't afford that.

Answer:
 If your insurance policy doesn't cover commercial use then your insurance policy doesn't cover commercial use.

> If they want us to pay the increased commercial vehicle rate for the time we owned the car, I honestly don't care. We could cover that.

That's not how insurance works. You don't get to buy insurance after an accident, or else nobody would buy insurance.

If your insurance doesn't cover you, then you will likely be sued and have a judgement against you.


Title: Neighbor threatening to press charges from flipping off a camera. Any worries?

Question:
So a little background, there’s a neighbor on the street that the other neighbors and I absolutely hate. She’s very hostile no matter what, possessive of the parking spaces in front of her house (getting too close, as in anything less than around a yard or so), you get the idea hopefully. She’s got cameras all around to pretty much keep watch on everyone, even the local police are tired of her calls for supposed parking violations (she got a driveway eventually just to keep us away).

A few days back I was walking by on the sidewalk, and feeling irritated I decided to flip off the camera in her window. Keep in mind she was never within clear view or even on the property as far as I know. Fast forward around 20 mins, she’s knocking on my door and starts lecturing me saying I have no business doing all this blah blah blah, eventually saying something along the lines of “if you do it again I’ll press charges, it’s harassment!”. She tends to ramble so sorry for the lack of detail.

This all was a week or so ago, but honestly I just want to know my legal ground here. Where is the line drawn for harassment concerning cameras and such? Is that even a thing?

Answer:
 Assuming US, no its not illegal to give someone the finger. You could do it right to her face if she decided to talk to you about it again. Answer #2: Looking at your state's criminal statue, you could be culpable if you keep doing it with the intent to annoy her, which actually seriously annoys her. IDK if the law uses her particular propensity to be annoyed or that of a reasonable person. Here is a link to the statue: https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2010/criminal-law/title-3/subtitle-8/3-803/.

I would argue that what you did was not intended to annoy her because you didn't think she would see it and it is beyond reasonable to consider giving the finger in public to be a prohibited act.


Title: (Alabama) My boss changed me from hourly to salary without asking or telling me. I work 55-60 hours for $850 a week. Am I entitled to overtime pay?

Answer:
 Your pay level is enough, but the test for exemption isn't simply pay level. Look [here](https://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/fs17a_overview.pdf) and [here](http://www.flsa.com/coverage.html) for some good overviews.

If you meet the test, they are not obliged to pay you hourly, though they can if they want to.


Title: Trump flag in window of leased house, Beto sign in yard

Question:
Hello everyone!

So...I live in Austin, Texas with two roommates. One is an obnoxious MAGA bro who recently decided to hang a  Trump in his window that faces the street we live on. So the other day when my other roommate noticed this new addition to the front of our house, he stuck a Beto O' Rourke sign in our yard because he wanted his views represented as well. It wasn't to piss anyone off, he's a well meaning dude who just wanted his views represented. That's it.

Well, MAGA bro can't take a joke. And upon seeing the Beto sign, the MAGA bro lost his mind and sent some hostile group texts about taking the sign out of the yard because it wasn't  a shared decision between the household. He said the Beto sign could be hung up in his room because that's the room he pays for, just like MAGA bro pays for his room with the front facing window where his flag hangs. However, the Beto supporting roommate doesn't have a room with a window facing the street and so we get disproportionately viewed as Trump supporters because of this. MAGA bro claims it's his right to hang his flag there since it's his room and he pays for it.  I'm a libertarian and could give a fuck less about all of this, but the way that MAGA bro is acting is really annoying and I'm totally on the Beto loving roommates' side on this one.

Is MAGA bro roommate allowed to hang up the Trump flag in his window even if he's the only one in the house who is a MAGA cult member? And is he also allowed to tell my Beto roommate to fuck of in the way that he has?

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Answer:
 You have a roommate issue not a legal issue. Answer #2: This is a dispute between roommates.  Not everything has been codified into laws, or written into a lease.

Ya'll need to figure this out on your own.

It's like MAGA bro keeps wanting to watch "The Fosters" and Beto Bro keeps wanting to watch "The Diesel Brothers".  Who is right?

(On the off chance that it is addressed in your lease... do that).


Title: Was offered a job come to find out its nothing that was offered.

Question:
Colorado

Here is the situation that has occurred. I was working in the transportation department of the company I work for. I was approached by 2 of our hr reps telling me they have a spot open in another department that would require over night and a nice pay increase. It sparked interest and I was told the details of the job being laid out like this.

Pay increase with another increase after 30 days probation.

A zone that I would be working in that was very low physical activity compared to the other zones. Due the asthma I have a hard time with the other zones.

Over night 30 minute lunch 2-15 minute breaks.

40hrs of work per week no over time.

So this was the first day of my new shift and I'm told by my new night manager that the hours are 32hrs a week 3 days off 4 days on. I get to my zone to start training for my new duties and my coworker states that this is her zone she works 5 days on 2 off. She has had this zone for years and absolutely will not be removed from this zone. I was instantly placed on another zone with very high physical demands. The night goes on and I'm without inhaler struggling to get through my shift and make it to my first break. I radio in asking when my lunch break would be and was told that it was a night shift and you can't leave your zone so no break I can eat as I'm working.

So pretty much every aspect of this job was a lie and the spot I left is over staffed is their any thing I can do about my situation or live with it or quit?

I appreciate any help on the matter very much and thank you for your time.

Answer: Stay with it. It sounds like they plan to fire the other coworker soon, and you are next in line. But get clarification on what you were offered, what you are now doing,  and what's the change/game plan? You m ight need to be "in on something" that they haven't mentioned to you just yet.


Title: Can my parents force me into inpatient because I'm a minor? (Arizona, USA)

Question:
I am 16 and was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa 3 years ago. Over the past year it has gotten worse and I was recently diagnosed with anemia. The background to my questions is kind of long so here's the tl;dr with just my legal questions:

1. Title question - can they force me into inpatient treatment since I'm under 18?
2. Can they force me to have a feeding tube?
3. Can they make me stand naked in front of them?

Backstory/details: I currently see a therapist and nutritionist. I get weighed at the doctor's office every other week. For a while I was maintaining my weight but now I'm losing weight. The nutritionist wants to add Ensure (high calorie nutritional drink) to my meal plan but my parents do not think this is enough. They want me to stand before them every morning, naked, while they inspect my body and weigh me. Both my mom AND dad want to do this. They are currently looking into inpatient facilities that work with our insurance. They told me if I go below 80 lbs they will have doctors put a feeding tube in me.

What are my options here? I know I need help but I'm scared. Also, I do NOT want to be naked in front of my parents, especially my dad.

Answer:
 You can be forced into treatment and you should go to treatment, this disease is on the path to killing you.Answer #2: Of course your parents can put you in whatever treatment you need, with very narrow exceptions, like gay conversion therapy in some states.  If you are even talking about 80 lbs (WTF?) they probably need to.  They can be charged for NOT putting you in the treatment you obviously need.Answer #3: A doctor won't out in a feeding tube just because your parents want you to have one, but if you want to avoid a tube your best bet is to openly talk to your nutritionist and therapist - work with them not against them. As long as you are making some progress and have a relationship of trust they won't risk it for s tube your parents want. Being this professional but open relationship with your healthcare team is important and your best guard for your parents being over zealous.

But they can make you go to an inpatient centre


Title: Legal or Illegal?

Question:
 **Sorry for my poor English(non-us resident).So someone wants me to do simple tasks for per hour pay. He wants me to call(through textnow.com) some gift card(figured through google search) toll-free number to check the card balance by typing the card code. it is legal or Illegal?** **what is he doing?.**
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer: It’s a scam


Title: Groundwater leaking out of street 24/7

Question: Groundwater has been leaking heavily out of our street 24/7 for 6+ months in Belford, NJ.  Water Company has been out 4 times but because it is groundwater and not a broken pipe they can't assist.  Multiple homeowners have complained to township but nothing has been done.  The water is now coming out of our yards and seems to be getting worse.  Are there any legal options we can pursue?

Answer:
 This is a really interesting question.  (I'm most familiar with engineering and land issues.)

If an adjacent or nearby landowner modified land in such a way to increase the groundwater flowing out of the street, there might be a remedy. In understanding water flow, it's important to view the soil as a river; water flows through it just like water flows on the surface—it just flows more slowly. So someone may have modified their land to drastically increase the flow in a certain area.

Now, usually this would allow you to recover damages and force them to fix the problem, but that's if they did something "unreasonable" that affected surface flow. You'd have to show that they did something really bad, like divert a stream from its natural direction onto your property.

But since this involves groundwater flow... I don't know if that would apply. It might, but my guess is that you'd have to show that somebody diverted water unreasonably, and that a large portion of that water ended up flowing through the soil and is causing the problem.

If it's due to rain, then I don't think there's anybody to sue. But you can and should contact the city. There are solutions to fixing this kind of seepage, which is very problematic for structures. It removes small particles and makes the soil less stable. Also, it can result in subsidence, which is really bad. (Like sinkholes.) Even slow gradual subsidence is really bad for the structural integrity of roads, sidewalks, walkways, utilities, etc.


Title: My drunk wife was attacked by a security guard at a bar for trying to go into the bathroom as we were being told to leave

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > I would like the security guard who was putting hands on my wife fired.

There's no legal procedure for you to do this.Answer #2: > Ultimately, I would like the security guard who was putting hands on my wife fired.

Too bad. That's not up to you.

> I would like to know what action I can take against that individual or the bar

Probably none. You drunk morons had it coming. Next time, when you're told to leave, do what you're told. Answer #3: > I would like to know what action I can take against that individual or the bar

You can sue them.  You'd probably lose.  Doesn't sound like you have much of a case.  I also would be prepared for the police to inform you nothing will be done as a result of their investigation.

TL;DR - Don't get drunk, disobey guards/bouncers when they're asking you to leave, or punch guards/bouncers.


Title: England. Is it legal to hire someone to kill me?

Question:
I'm pretty sure this is a hypothetical question because I only have £1000 to my name and I assume that paying for this kind of service would be out of my price range. But if I could afford it, would it be legal?

I assume that I wouldn't get into legal trouble, but of course the person I hired could get into trouble if they got caught (though you would've thought it wouldn't be too hard not to get caught considering I would be cooperating).

Answer: No.Answer #2: [start here](http://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/suicide.php)


Title: Prenatal (before birth) Paternity Tests are available technology today

Question:
The posts related to "Girl who I never had sex with claims she's pregnant and I'm the father." are locked so I couldn't post but a very important data point

You CAN get a paternity test before the baby is born.  There are available technologies for using the mother's blood which is always contaminated with fetal blood - with a few drops of the mother's blood **within 10 weeks of conception** it's possible to determine paternity.  Technically these tests actually work within 3-4 weeks but the results become more certain later on.

This is a major boon for situations like this because the BS can be ended very quickly.

http://www.prenatalgeneticscenter.com/services/prenatal-dna-paternity-test/

Answer:
 Suppose for the moment that the mother refuses to comply with this test. It is observably more invasive (for her, whose paternity is not in question) than a post-birth test would be, as it involves a blood draw.

As a matter of public policy, should

* the courts order the mother to submit to an elective medical procedure against her will, or
* delay the question of paternity until the child is born, and test the child?

When constructing your answer, consider that most jurisdictions hold that paternal _obligations_ begin at birth, and no sooner. Contributing towards prenatal care is a very good idea, if you expect  to be the father, but often is not required by law.


Title: [AZ] Neighbor/HOA Issues, Neighbor is HOA Board Member

Question:
TL;DR: Neighbor, who is HOA board member, has a long string of conflicts with neighbors. Order to stop harassment sought, not granted. Has called police 6 times since court date. Police have stopped responding to his complaints. He's now filing complaints with our HOA, which isn't (IMO) adequately investigating, but still issuing fines. My HOA's appeal process runs through said neighbor, who sits on the board.

Note: I'm sorry if this is really long, and not the most organized. As things came back to memory, I wrote it down. I wanted to paint the clearest picture possible. Thank you for reading, and for any help you can provide.

My neighbor, Rob (fake name) seems to hate dogs. We live in a neighborhood where he's surrounded by about 8 of them. Since around 2007 (by my best recollection) his retaliation to ANY amount of barking from dogs has been blowing air horns, clanging metal, and lighting firecrackers - at ALL hours of the night. It is really startling to have a firecracker wake you from a deep sleep at 2:00 AM, and really frustrating when it happens on a semi regular basis.

After one particularly loud firework went off, thinking it was a gunshot, we called the police to investigate. Special team responds and knocks on Rob's door. No response. They peak over my fence and find him hiding in his back yard. He blames fireworks on other neighbors who weren't home. No evidence to pursue any charges.

Soon after, a dead bird (as in eyes dried out, been dead for a while) shows up on my back patio. Another one showed up shortly after that. Called the police after the second one showed up. I don't even know if the police actually came out. They couldn't/didn't do anything.

We notice a birdhouse looking device in Rob's yard (with a cord coming off of it) pointed at another neighbors house (two young women), and wanted to let those neighbors know. They were aware of the device, had confronted Rob, and claimed to be sprayed with a garden hose during the argument. Seems likely because a separate neighbor believed Rob had sprayed their dog with a hose right around the same time.

After talking with the ladies who claimed Rob sprayed them during the argument, I decided Rob was unstable. I tried to ignore the blow horns and firecrackers. The police talked to other neighbors (who confirmed the source of the noises was Rob's house), encouraged those neighbors to call the police, but were never actually able to get anywhere with the complaints. Our neighborhood just tried to deal with his antics.

Around 2011, my sister moved into the house. This is when things seemed to escalate with Rob. Though he'd been non-verbal towards me, he began doing things like mocking my sister's conversations, calling out my nephew's names randomly, and yelling "SLAM" when our screen door would shut. One day, while climbing up onto my roof (to fix my AC unit), I turn towards some voices I was hearing, and see Rob completely naked in his yard. I brushed it off, but it was a little awkward when my younger nephew, taking a look out his 2nd story bedroom window, claimed to see Rob standing outside, naked, drinking his morning coffee. This was super awkward and annoying, but didn't make us feel directly threatened.

Around 6 months ago, my sister entered the yard from the gate, heard someone talking, and claims that Rob was looking over the gate yelling at the dog. She thought she heard Rob say (to the dog) something like "I'm going to crush your little fu@king head!" Between this incident, and Rob randomly glaring over the fence in the direction of the house (we have pictures of this, and another neighbor has experienced this, too), my sister sought an order to stop harassment.

She filed with the court, got letters from all the neighbors, and waited for the court date. With statements from neighbors about Rob's concerning behavior, and her own accounts of their interactions, she thought the order would certainly be granted.

When the court date came, Rob showed up with a lawyer. Rob claimed that is was my sister who was doing all of these things to him, and asked that an order be issued against my sister. The judge would not read the letters from our neighbors, and said that if it was important for our neighbors they would have been physically present in court that day. The judge said they need to work it out, and that she didn't want to see them back again.

Since that day in court, Rob has complained to the police 6 times, 5 of which were for barking dogs. After responding the first few times, and finding that our dogs aren't a nuisance (we make it a point to keep an even closer eye on them now), the animal control officer told my sister that they've been out too many times for the issue, won't respond to Rob's complaints, and that it was a civil matter. In case you're wondering, the other complaint was that my sister violated the judge's order. My sister thought it was around 6 AM. The officer woke my sister up, could tell she had been sleeping, and dismissed Rob's claim.

Around December last year, around the same time that Animal Control was finding Rob's complaints to be unfounded, I received a letter from the HOA, a warning for barking dogs. I called the community manager, explain the situation, mention animal control, and think we both understand what's going on. The community manager admits that he didn't verify the complaint, it's just a warning, and not to worry about it. Seems like Rob's avenues of complaints are being limited.

About 2 weeks ago, I received another letter from the HOA. The letter (to notify me of a monetary fine) claims that this is a repeat violation for barking dogs (citing the initial warning as the first violation). I remind the CM about our previous conversation, how the warning was never verified, that there is a history of unfounded complaints, and that I would like to appeal. The CM removes the fine, but maintains that the most recent complaint was verified. He also mentioned that he's fielding several complaints about dogs in our area, mostly from properties with new owners.

I asked the CM about the verification process. He said that he pulls up to the house and sits for a couple of minutes. If he hears a dog bark the complaint is verified. Wait a minute, if you hear "a dog" bark? Don't you mean if you hear "our dogs" bark? Nope. The CM can't go onto the property, and can't be sure if it was our dogs. Seems like it should be an easy appeal, right?

My appeal process runs through the HOA board, which consists of 3 members. Rob is one of the three members. The CM says that Rob is under no obligation to excuse himself from the appeal decision. If no other board member shows up for that meeting, Rob would decide the appeal.

What do I do? I don't have the money to hire a lawyer. Is there a cheaper route, like paying a lawyer draft a letter about the verification process being inadequate prove a claim was verified. Is there any legal issue with a board member making a complaint and hearing the appeal, even if the CCRs don't require them avoid such a conflict of interest? How can I get this guy to stop bothering us? If we find a way to pay an attorney, would an order to stop harassment stop him from making false complaints to the HOA?

Again, thanks for reading, and for any guidance that might be offered!

Answer:
 You follow HOA procedure to get him removed from the board. You run to be in the board at the next election. You make sure that the CCRs are followed

You cannot stop him from filing complaints. Answer #2: A video camera would provide all sorts of evidence for this craziness.Answer #3: I disagree that removing this guy from the HOA would remove the harassment - he sounds determined.  Instead, a few suggestions -- Document everything -- dates/times of harassment, retain all letters, write down conversations with HOA/Rob/CM/Police, etc. Install webcams (gotta be several on Craigslist/ebay), but do it covertly so you don't send this guy further over the edge.  Check the dog-barking laws...in my city, the dog has to be barking for longer than 10 minutes over the course of an hour for it to be a violation, and it sounds like the cops agree that no violation is being committed.   Become super-familiar with your HOA's policies...I was on my HOA and we could send all the "you're being fined" letters we wanted, but our only actual recourse was placing a lien on the house, and even then the property had to be in clear violation of our explicit policies.  You could also just pay a lawyer for like an hour to draft a cease-and-desist letter pertaining to his harassment.  Or, send it to the HOA instructing them that further communication from them must go through your lawyer.  If you want to go nuclear, turn the tables and call the cops on every possible minor infraction this guy commits, particularly if he violates decency laws with respect to being naked in his yard.   Other than that, do some light meditation and maybe he'll find another target. Good luck.


Title: Got pulled over for Vyvanse and Marajuana in Arizona, I also had a gun in the car, but its my fathers.

Question:
Long story short had my offroading lights get kicked on by putting my backpack in my car. Then got pulled over by the officer. he arrested me for not having my medical card on me, also for possession of a weapon that was not mine. Also for possession of amphetamines 4 vyvanse. Smell was his probable cause and my car did smell. I did not know the weapon was in the car. However it was in the door of the car in a pocket. The weapon is not mine, It is owned by my father. He had it in there for a competition he did earlier in the day before I borrowed the car.

I have my medical card.
I can get a script for the vyvanse but to be honest I don't have one for it right now. Those pills were from like 2 years ago and I totally forgot they were in my backpack but I did have a prescription then/ could get one right now. will this resolve my problems?
Also relating to the gun, How should I go about getting these charges dropped. I did state to the officer that I did not have a gun, because I did not realize I had the gun.
My charges are as follows in Arizona I was pulled over on mill ave in Tempe.
ars13-3405a1
ars13-3102a1b
ars13-3407a1

Answer:
 > will this resolve my problems?

No, none of them.

You need to hire a criminal defense attorney, there's a *lot* going on there. Plead NOT guilty at your arraignment if you don't have an attorney by then, and moving forward let the attorney handle this mess.Answer #2: Getting a prescription after the fact isn't going to help you. Your best bet with getting them dropped is getting a lawyer that can better sell your story. Answer #3: So you're guilty of all charges? You were high, with controlled substances you didn't have an RX for, and an illegal gun.

Talk to a criminal defense lawyer. If you can't afford one, contact legal aid and ask for assistance. Answer #4: Hire an attorney.

> will this resolve my problems?

No, but an attorney can lessen them.
Answer #5: **DO NOT** provide your medical marijuana card to law enforcement.  It could be considered circumstantial evidence that you are a habitual user of marijuana.  Under federal law: habitual user of controlled substance \+ possession of a firearm = a bad time.

A recent r/legaladvice thread: [https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/8f3b13/is\_it\_illegal\_to\_own\_a\_firearm\_get\_a\_prescription/](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/8f3b13/is_it_illegal_to_own_a_firearm_get_a_prescription/)

You need a criminal defense attorney.Answer #6: > I can get a script for the vyvanse but to be honest I don't have one for it right now.

So that script will only proof that you where in possession of amphetamines without a vallid perscription.

>Also relating to the gun, How should I go about getting these charges dropped.

Get a criminal defense attorney because by the sounds of it you where in possession of the gun at the time of the stop.


Title: Former employer threatening to sue me

Question:
I accepted a car as a gift from a former employer that was going to be my Christmas bonus. I was told a few weeks after receiving the vehicle that I was no longer a good fit for the position. I was their nanny. I agreed with that due to the fact that I was being emotionally abused for a couple of months. Then they flipped it on me and are trying to say I quit, though I have text proof to the contrary.

Now they are threatening to sue me for the cost of the vehicle and my portion of vacation expense that they didn't go on.

There were no contracts in place for any of this.

Do they have any grounds? I legitimately believed the car was a gift. It's an old Honda with 300,000 miles on it that was rotting unused in their garage.

Answer:
 If the car is titled in your name and they gave it to you it’s yours.

A vacation they paid for isn’t your responsibility.

Tell them to not contact you further. If sued you’ll need to respond. Anything besides a suit you can ignore. Answer #2: Get a lawyer if you can, but I don't think you've done anything wrong. Answer #3: Ignore them. They’re just blowing off steam. Back up and save everything and if they sue you present it as evidence. You will win.

If they didn’t transfer the title to you then you will wind up having to give back the car because it is still legally theirs and they could report it as stolen. You may be able to sue for the value of it using the texts showing it was a gift.

Also, file for unemployment and give the texts as evidence you were fired. Answer #4: Is the car TITLED in your name?Answer #5: What state?  This would likely play out in small claims court, no attorney needed.

Do you have any sort of documentation about your work relationship?  Even texts would help.


Title: what could be the possible consequences for skipping out on jury duty? more details in post..

Question:
if it helps, i live in sioux city, iowa.

so i just got hired at a new job today, i start tomorrow morning, and i received notice that i may have to start jury duty on the first of march.  i'm not sure it would be good for me to start a new job with an employer, and then less than two weeks in, leave for jury duty that could put me out of work for two weeks plus. they're hiring me because another employee isn't working out, and they need the help.

i already filed an extension about 3 months ago during a time when my present employer was shorthanded and it would've been a hardship for them if i was gone.  now i don't know what to do.

what are the consequences for just.. not going?  any insight or recommendations would be appreciated..

Answer:
 > what are the consequences for just.. not going?

Arrest, potentially.  Some judges issue warrants for errant jurors.  And they generally take a stronger look at people who've already deferred.

You can ask for another deferment, or you can simply go.  Iowa [prohibits](http://www.iowabar.org/?page=JurorInformation) punishing an employee for attending jury service.


Title: [LA] My roommate was fined $600 for taking a wrong turn

Question:
As she told me, she was taking a turn at an intersection and overlooked a "no turn" sign that was installed recently. We both frequently pass the intersection and have never seen the sign before. The fine for an improper turn in New Orleans is $152.50. However, in addition to that she was charged with "reasonable vigilance" for $202.50. She was also fined for not carrying her car's registration, which puts the complete fine over $600. Her car was recently stolen and the robbers took everything out of the car, including the registration. The cop didn't want to believe that.

While the fine for an improper turn is pretty clear, both of the other fines seem a little excessive to us. Is there a way to fight the fine? And does fighting it have any chance of success at all?

Answer:
 There is some fairly good documentation for [reasonable vigilance](http://www.crescentcitylawfirm.com/New-Orleans-Criminal-Law-Blog/Reasonable-Vigilance-vs-Careless-Operation-Whats-the-Difference/), and that it's only given in New Orleans.

As for the registration issue, you should chalk is up at an expensive lesson. You shouldn't be operating a vehicle without a registration, period.


Title: My landlord is a complete creep and I want out. But I have no idea what's going on in our lease. Please help.

Question:
I want to get out of my lease two months before the one year mark. However, my lease is worded strangely and I cannot figure out if it is a month-to-month or fixed term lease.

The terms of the lease state the following:
"The lease is month-to-month with automatic renewal at one year. The lease renews every month upon payment. The terms of this lease are based on one year occupancy."

There is not information about a lease buy-out or penalties for breaking the lease. It only states I need to give him 30 days notice.

Does this mean my landlord can charge me extra (essentially changing my monthly rent to whatever is equivalent to the remainder of my lease) if I give him 30 days notice? Please help -- I am very confused.

Answer:
 Basically what that means is that you signed a 1-year lease, and you are obligated to the first year of tenancy. Upon the completion of your first year of occupancy, your lease will automatically convert to a month-to-month lease, which is common in many rental agreements.

With that out of the way, what type of things is your landlord doing that makes you uncomfortable enough to want to terminate early? If you have valid concern for safety or privacy, you need to document those occurrences, but you have to provide a bit more context if you are wondering/asking how you can terminate your lease 2 months before the 1 year mark. You will be subject to penalty, like loss of security deposit, if you leave before your 1 year lease is up. You should also provide a 30 day notice leading up to your last day in the unit.


Title: (UK) Jewellers melted friends ring

Question: Okay so here's the background: my friends grandmother recently passed away and before she died she had a piece of jewellery go in for repair. The jewellers repeatedly wouldn't allow the relatives to go and collect the ring, even after it was explained that she died. Today her granddaughter went with proof of her being related to her and the jewellers said that they melted the ring as nobody collected it. Is there anything that can be done?

Answer:
 It might be helpful to know more about the time line, and the policy for unclaimed merchandise.

If your grandmother dropped off the ring in... like... 1987, and the policy was that unclaimed merchandise is forfeited after a year, it would probably be a different response than if this all happened like last month.Answer #2: /r/LegalAdviceUK Answer #3: Did they refuse to give them the ring or did they require more documentation to give up the ring? It seems prudent to hold onto the ring until someone has documentation that they are executor of the will.


Title: I was getting home renovated but the guy that was fixing it disappeared and left all his tools behind.

Question:
We just bought a house and we’re looking to get some renovations done, so we hired this redneck that was recommended to us. Big mistake. Not only was he slow, but was also sloppy. We payed about 5 thousand out of the 20k he was asking, but a fourth of the work wasn’t even done. Everything was going decent until one day he disappeared and let all his tools back.
   We try to get ahold of home for a couple months and nothing! Until his son calls declaring that he’s going to stop by and pick up the tools. We declined and said only the owner can come and get them to avoid any funny business. That was 3 months ago. Now all his tools are taking up space in my garage and I’m trying to either sell or get rid of them. Do I have the right to? Are these now basically In the ownership of me ?

P.S. - there was never a contract
           I live in Georgia

Answer:
 Something really similar happened to me several years ago.  Guy left one day and never showed back up, leaving me with a ton of really nice tools.  Turned out the guy had a bunch of warrants, got pulled over, and went to jail.  For a long time.  Like it's been 7 years and I still have those tools.

Anyway, if you know the guys name check and see if he's in jail just for the heck of it.  Never know lol.  That way you could at least get ahold of him via letter saying "what do you want me to do with these tools?"Answer #2: We had a similar situation happen to us. We told him we'd hand over the tools to the contractor in person only. When he showed up to the appointed time and place to make the hand-off, he got them back alright... but he also got served with papers saying we are suing him :) Answer #3: Did you happen to ask his son what was going on? It's possible he's sick, or dead.


Title: Boss is sexually harassing me. What should I do?

Question:
I am a man and so is my boss. I have been working under this manager for almost a year and have experienced a litany of sexual harassment.

The sexual harassment usually takes the form of him telling me to go out and get laid. It typically involves extreme vulgarities with references to milfs and different sex acts. I won’t get into it.

It makes working there extremely uncomfortable.

I really have no idea what I am talking about when it comes to this law stuff though. I live in NY which I believe is a 1 party consent state.

I am considering starting to record our conversations, but don’t know if I’d be committing a crime since I wouldn’t be telling him I am recording.

This is just a general question of what should I do? Working in this environment has been extremely difficult for me and I can’t transfer to different department.

Please help.

Thank you.

Answer: Write it down, with as much detail as possible, times, situations, exact phrases etc. Take that and go to HR and tell them everything.


Title: ER rights

Question: Quick question I am in the ER currently and need a female exam. They will not/can not provide me with a female Dr. Is this illegal?

Answer:
 No, if they don't have a female there then they don't. You don't have to consent to the exam if you're not comfortable though.Answer #2: You can inquire about having a female nurse present during the exam if it would make you more comfortable, but that, like the doctor, is subject to availability, and not a right that you have.

Similarly, you can request that a friend or family member be present.

Generally speaking, at the ER, you can't really call the shots about who treats you, when you get treated (before/after others), etc. Answer #3: No, it's not illegal.

You are, however, free to refuse to be seen by a male doctor, may request a third party to chaparone the exam, or seek treatment at a different hospital who may be able to provide you with a female doctor.Answer #4: No, it’s not illegal, but you can most likely  ask for a third party to be in the room if that makes you more comfortable.


Title: Without Prejudice UCC 1-207

Question: (CA) If I sign a contract and insert the phrase Without Prejudice UCC 1-207, what legal protections will this provide me?

Answer:
 None, it's sovereign citizen nonsense.

Read any contract before you sign it and if you do not wish to be bound by its terms, do not sign it.  It's that simple.


Title: Dealing with a corrupt magistrate

Question:
I live in PA in one of the two main cities. I went for a traffic ticket and the prosecution's witness, aka the cop, did not show at the trial. I immediately asked for the case to be dismissed and the judge says no because it's a "matter of life and death emergency" that the police officer could not make it. The judge goes on to say that there was some kind of "software glitch" in the system and my \~$260 dollar fine is now only $150 if I pay it now, effectually offering me a deal. I refused and he said come back in 2 months. I plan on losing at trial and winning on appeal due to their refused discovery request.

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Is the judge allowed to plea bargain like this? He's supposed to be neutral only the prosecution can plea bargain. Also do I have a  CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL IN A PA TRAFFIC VIOLATION CASES? Finally if the police offer did not show and there is no witnesses is the judge just allowed to keep rescheduling the trial? On appeals can I bring up the fact that the cop didn't show and the judge refused to dismiss the case as a reason to have the case thrown out?

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thanks!

Answer:
 None of the issues you raise are going to get you out of this ticket and nothing you mention demonstrates any corruption whatsoever.

Pointing out a error in the calculation of your fine is not out of bounds for the magistrate.  Even if there was no error, judges often encourage parties to resolve disputes and twist arms to do so.

Traffic court matters are routinely rescheduled to accommodate the officer's schedule or otherwise.  If the officer had a legit reason and informed the court of that reason, this is not even a close call.  You might have a chance if the officer was a no-show, and this wasn't the first time, or the officer had a habit of not coming to court, and didn't offer any valid reason, etc.  First time with a good reason, continuing the trial was totally within bounds.

The PA speedy trial act (assuming it applies) appears to require trial within 365 days of the Complaint.  How many days has it been?Answer #2: What is the refused discovery request?

There’s nothing wrong with a judge continuing a case for the need of the witness. Your right to a speedy trial is not so strict that it precludes a 2 month continuance.


Title: Disabled Father about to get a divorce. Have some questions.

Question:
Hi everyone. I live in Virginia. My father who is physically disabled and mentally disabled to a degree just said he wanted a divorce from his wife whom he married 4 years ago.

My father was injured in the Navy during Desert Storm. During a operation to fix his back he died on the table but was brought back after several minutes but we believe he suffered some type of brain damage. He gets confused very easily, forgets easily, and suffers from constant panic attacks and states of confusion.

Long story short, he met a nurse who worked at his assistant living facility. They started dating and moved in together at a different living home. She quit her job and school and has been living off of his SSI and Disability ever since.

He announced today that she has been using him for his money and wants a divorce. He has reached out to me and and other family for help. This is what I need help with.....

He did put her on his bank account. Can he legally take her off of his account since the only money coming in is his SSI and Disability.

They do have a vehicle together which is handicapped equipped and he added her as a co signer since he does not have a drivers license but he pays for the vehicle and needs it to get around. Can he take the vehicle away from her ?

And lastly. Can his SSI and Disability be subject to alimony ? This all happened all of a sudden and I am not sure what steps to take. We did make an appointment with a lawyer but it's next Thursday.

His pay went in today and he is worried she will start taking out money like she usually does and the first thing he wants to do is protect the cash but I told him I'm not sure if he could do that since he added her to the account. Any help would be great. Thank you for reading.

Answer:
 > He did out her on his bank account. Can he legally take her off of his account since the only money coming in is his SSI and Disability.

He can open a new bank or debit card account then transfer his direct deposit of government benefits to that account. That is a easier then trying to get the wife removed from the account. He can remove his name from the other account. He needs a divorce lawyer to protect his rights.


Question:
if a former girlfriend never told me that she and I had a baby together, can she sue me for child support after 20 years?

she and I had zero contact during those 20 year...  a mutual friend recently told me that she had a 20-year-old son who looked just like me(when I was the same age)... and it got me kind of suspicious and worried at the same time.

Answer: In some locations retroactive child support is a thing, which is why you're asked to provide location.


Title: PLEASE help my case. misdemeanor only

Question:
im 16. 2 domestic and 1 charge for meth in drug test. was on probation 3 years completed after treatment center. new years 2017 got charger with destruction of property was put on informal, got community service and classes i all completed. more recently i was pulled over in a cab and got charged with minor in consumption, yet they let me go. my alcohol level was high, but i dont see it on the copy of the report we got from the police. i cannot get on probation again and want to know what i can do like aa classes, evidence lawyer loopholes, anything. i have a ged. washoe county, nevada.

i want to start something to imprpve my life that would be good to tell them and good for me. and by loopholes i meant not literally... honestly idk something like telling them i was in a cab going hone why did they have to do thisssss :( ive improved my life from years ago. i just fucked up...

Answer: Get a lawyer. Your narrative is unclear on what is going on. But, the best way to avoid probation is to stop breaking the law


Title: NC Birth Certificate for Stillbirth?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Sounds like the hospital needs to do a fetal death report within 10 days of the event. There is no "death certificate ". The fetal death report should satisfy the funeral home.  I would try to contact the hospital's legal department.Answer #2: Not in NC, not a lawyer but I work with a coroner's office.  In our jurisdiction an infant has to take a breath after birth before dying to count as a live birth, and therefore require a death certificate.

Failing that, I believe the hospital may file paperwork for a fetal death but there is not death certificate and the coroner is not involved.Answer #3: You answered your own question.

Whats the remedy?

>1. Fetal death occurring in the State shall be reported within 10 days to the local registrar of the county in which the delivery occurred.

>1. When fetal death occurs in a hospital the person in charge of the facility shall file the report with the local registrar.

>1. Either parent of the stillborn child may file an application with the State Registrar requesting a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. The certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall be based upon the information from the fetal death report filed pursuant to this section.

So your friend need to see if the hospital filed the fetal death report to the county registrar.  If they did then they can file to get a certificate of birth resulting in a stillbirth.  This is not the same thing as a "birth certificate".  This is what they need to take to the funeral home.


Title: (CA) How do you report the theft of museum artifacts?

Question:
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Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: You report it to the police, like any other theft.  If the museum is still federal property, you could report it to the FBI or whatever branch of the military oversees it, if they still do.


Title: Bank employee stole money from my account,should I have gone to bank or Police first?

Question:
I went to the bank first to get everything sorted out of course but then when I asked if I should file a Police report (the theft was over $1000 btw) the teller and bank manager told me that would not be necessary and the theft would be investigated internally most likely to not cause any problems for themselves or the bank.

My issue is I don't want this person to just have to pay the money back to the bank or get fired I want them to face legal consequences because it's a felony and they stole my money,I myself have been locked up and payed fines for totally baseless allegations and **this** person might not even deal with the Police due to possible bad publicity for the bank? I know for a fact that it was a bank employee because the person changed my account into an employee account to access the money,when I asked if they could track the charges the teller and manager got pissed off because everyone involved knew it was an employee. And yes I sort of did screw around with them and give them a hard time since they were being so defensive,especially when the teller snarkily said "You'll get your money back! Don't worry!" So I told her look lady if this was your money you would definitely be more than a little concerned and I know that she would have. Also will they try to fee me for returning my money?

Answer:
 File a police report if you want. That is totally up to you.

No one here knows what the bank might do. Answer #2: Collect any evidence you can on your own (to preserve some kind of proof in case the bank doesn't appreciate you going to the authorities and attempts to cover things up) and then file a police report. I would imagine the police would ask you first if you had spoken to the bank to get this resolved, mainly because they probably hear this type of thing all the time, which turns out to just be misunderstandings, so it's probably best that you did that initially. Answer #3: I would file a police report and then contract the bank's corporate office when you have the police report, calmly....let me repeat that...calmly explain what happened, sticking to the facts and explain what happened. Let them know the branch employees attempted to dissuade you from filing a police report and you were concerned that this may happen to other customers.  I would also cc: your letter to the comptroller of the currency AND the FBI, since they handle maters involving bank fraud and theft by employees.


Title: Do standard notifications that a phone call "may be recorded" imply consent for me to record the call?

Question: I live in a one party consent area (DC), but sometimes make calls from two party consent states while driving in the car with a dashcam recording.  Typically, I turn off the microphone, but in the event that I forget or choose not to turn off the microphone, would I be legally obligated to provide notification of recording if the company states that "calls may be recorded" in its automated greeting before speaking with the service rep?

Answer:
 This is one of those times when thinking too hard gets you in trouble.

Nobody cares if you incidentally record a conversation on your dashcam and it will never matter unless you want to use the recording in court.

Alternately, buy a headset.


Title: Big accident.

Question: So my freind who is a minor drove my car with my permission while under the influence of drugs. We crashed and it was a three car accident. Are his parents held liable for the damages?

Answer: You permitted someone to drive your car while he was under the influence and fmdid not have a valid license?


Title: Someone stole a photo I took

Question:
Hi there! First time poster here, and this may be a bit long so bear with me.

I took a photo when I was a teenager (back in 2011) of some flowers and posted it on my instagram like I did all my photography. Today, I noticed a popular tumblr blog had the photo as her cover photo. I reversed image searched and oh my is it everywhere!

I've found at least two sites using it for profit, and one claiming they took it. All the sites for this photo popped up in 2016 or later. I have proof I took it in 2011, with the upload. I'm sure i can also dig up the computer with it on there as well. I dont have the memory card though, but I edited it all to shit on my old itouch anyway, so the original photo looks nothing like the one that's now floating around.

Is there anything that could be done? I mean I like money as much as the other person, but I dont care too much about that. My main concern is just the recognition and someone saying "hey, this is her work". (Though money would be cool too). My other main issue is one of the people using it is a fairly largish company. I dont really want to lawyer up.

If nothing else, at least I got a bit of a confidence boost I suppose.

Answer:
  You took it, you own the copyright. You can demand people stop using it and seek damages against them. Especially the ones using it for money. I suggest you contact an intellectual property attorney. Answer #2: Definitely talk to a lawyer, especially if you have hard evidence you took it. $$$Answer #3: If you just want someone to stop using it, you can try sending a DMCA takedown request to their hosting provider - i.e. their web host, or tumblr.  You don't need a lawyer for that.  All the big US hosting providers will have information on their website about where to send the request.  The notice has to have certain things in it to be valid.  See  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notice\_and\_take\_down#United\_States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notice_and_take_down#United_States)

(Disclaimer: NAL)


Title: Are child support payments mandated in Illinois?

Question:
Long story short: Birth control failed, resulting in a woman with whom I had sex in becoming pregnant (I do not want to be involved in parenting the child, and she has not asked me to do so). There has not been a paternity test, but she claims that it could only be my child. She wants me to fill out the Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity form, as she says "I am on federal aid right now which requires [the child] to have a biological father on the books. That's you. It's legally required."

I am concerned that this form both waives my right to a paternity test, and establishes my legal responsibility for the child. She has said that she is "trying not to" seek child support, but "the government might require me to if I want to keep our insurance, and the link card, and potentially child care."

Are there provisions which mandate that child support is to be paid, even if the custodial parent does not seek it? If it merely comes down to the circumstance of my name being on the birth certificate, I certainly don't want to deny them the access to federal aid and such. However, I'm not going to be involved in this child's life, and am wondering whether the state or federal government will require the mother to seek child support, regardless of her intent.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 She can't make you sign anything. She is correct that the gov will come after you for support since she is on aid. You can and should request a paternity test.

You made a baby. You pay to support said baby. The tax payers are not required to support your baby just because you don't feel like doing so. Sorry.


Title: [NV] German wife who is divorcing me is asking for a bunch of money & trying to get me to fly to Germany for a court date. I'm not leaving.

Question:
Thank you for reading this. I previously asked for [advice](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/5cicc5/nv_just_finalized_divorce_a_few_weeks_ago_and_now/) here about a bunch of paperwork I received from her attorney asking me to pay her living expenses since we separated like 4 years ago. Your responses were very helpful and everyone pretty much urged me to seek help from a proper attorney. Unfortunately I have had a rough time lately and have absolutely no money to afford such a thing. I had hoped that I translated the documents wrong and that there was a miscommunication. I then reached out to her about the money that was being asked of me, and she pretended she didn't know about it. She told me that her German government gave her money and that it wasn't my problem. Well, I sent her the document her lawyer sent me and told her that I would not pay it. Of course, a few weeks later I just received another document asking me to travel to Frankfurt in May for a court appearance and that I could be charged up to 1000 Euro if I don't appear. This is obviously not about finalizing the divorce, it's about her taking money from me (although that isn't clear from the document).

1) I have absolutely no money for an attorney nor can I (or would I) leave my country for a court appearance.

2) She promised me in emails that if I signed all the divorce documents and signed the document proving that her new daughter (she had with someone else) wasn't mine (so she can get a birth cert.) she would ask nothing else from me. (I have not seen her in 4 years, her daughter is about 1 year old...). I did all this and she isn't being friendly. I have proof of emails of her telling me that she is asking for no money from me. Is it possible that she took the money from her government, and her government is then going to take the money from me? So in some psuedo sense, she thinks she's not taking money from me since she received her money from her German government already - and I'm picking up the tab?

My last question, if I am unemployed, broke and on the verge of homelessness (not exaggerating at all) what do I do? Obviously the answer is "nothing", and when I do nothing, what will this mess turn into?

tl;dr wife cheated on me 4 years ago, we got in a fight & her mom talked her into moving back home to Germany. A few years later while separated she had a kid with another man, asked me to sign divorce papers / documentation that her kid wasn't mine and promised me that she wanted nothing else from me. I have emails from her promising me that she was asking for a clean divorce and asking for not help with the costs or anything (even though I offered). I did all of this, her lawyer sent me documentation after I signed everything telling me that I need to pay the past 4 years we've been separated (almost 10,000 Euro). She claims that I can disregard the document...that she isn't asking anything from me. We're still married months later - I just received a document today telling me that I have to travel to Germany for a court date with no other information. I am unemployed, broke and on the verge of homelessness with noone to lean on... What is going to happen when I do nothing? Is this woman really capable of getting away with all of this just because I cannot afford a lawyer?

Thanks in advance. :(

Answer:
 American here, been living in Ireland for nearly 4 years, and I might have a few answers to your questions (if this doesn't get buried):

1) She's most likely collecting state benefits and and child welfare benefits via Germany's state programs. You are not required to pay these back unless you are a citizen of the German state (and have collected extra finances fraudulently). Additionally, if she is collecting this and is seeking out/receiving maintenance from you without reporting it, she could be in violation of state benefits.

2) If you are separated/divorced, she is said to be entitled to certain monies by accordance of German laws. It sounds like she may be seeking that option out (maintenance/maintenance allowance) from you (her husband/ex-husband).

3) She can technically seek maintenance from you until she remarries, you prove your case of separation/terms of separation/etc. It might be harder than you think, on this bit.

If this were me, I'd seek out your local German consulate (stateside) or contact the US-German embassy (abroad). They have a number of legal outlets and advisors suited to dealing with just this sort of thing.

Or, contact an international family law expert, such as: http://www.langnerlaw.com

(Google search "German US divorce" for more options and blogs and other potentially useful information).

If I were you, I'd get onto Germany's state welfare website, see what benefits she could be collecting, and see what rights you potentially have for being absent from Germany and also for not being a citizen of Germany. Keep track of everything, detail by detail, and do not send her any chunk of money. That can be grounds for her stating that you previously supported her after the separation and divorce.


Title: [Texas] Will the police report be read in court when I go for a traffic violation?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: IMO it's unlikely the entire police report would be read.  This is basically a fix-it ticket.  Just bring proof you had insurance before the date you were stopped.  And leave it in your car from now on.


Title: [VA] Elderly lady that I work with being forced to have 24 hour supervision against her wishes

Question: I work for an elderly lady (85) in Arlington, Virginia. A week ago she went to the hospital for falling and hurting her hip. She did not want to stay in the hospital for long, but the only way they'd release her is if she had 24 hour supervision at all times. She was very upset because they wouldn't let her go no matter what, so we said we'd have 24 hour supervision on her. So it's me and a few other people rotating in and out of her house every day and it's getting tiring. The lady is reluctant about us being in her house for 24 hours, since she's used to being alone. However, if we don't supervise her, some company will bring in people to watch her, and she doesn't want that either. I don't know if I'm mistaken, but I thought that people, no matter the age, could go against medical advice if they wanted. Being with her so much is taking a toll on all of us since most of us work more than one job. She's been walking fine and can do daily activities by herself (aside from showering, which we've always helped her with). What can we do? Do we really have to keep supervising her until the doctor gives us the ok to stop?

Answer:
 None of what you've said here makes sense.

First, *you* don't have to do anything.  Second, no doctor can force a patient to take home care against their wishes.  Third, no "company will bring in people" to a private citizen's home to force care on them.

You're misunderstanding the situation here, in  some wayAnswer #2: You don't have to supervise her personally, but you may be fired for refusing to do so.

Is it possible that there is a guardianship situation here? In that case her guardian could mandate the care but otherwise she could just fire your company.


Question:
My cousin has half the custody over his child but still pays child support. Both the mother and father are above 18 and have full time jobs. Why does my cousin have to pay her child support?

-edit- it is in Oregon, USA. Sorry I forgot to mention location

Answer: because the court analyzed the situation and found the child needed additional support while with the other parent. If cousin thinks this is in error they can file an motion for amendment.


Title: Driving mistake

Question:
To start, I live in Lincoln, Nebraska. Today, when picking up my little brother from daycare (we live like a quarter mile away from it, not even a 3 minute drive), he got really upset and wanted to sit in the front passenger seat, since it's a short drive, I figured, why not?
I put child locks on, made sure the window was closed and all, seatbelt and had a hand holding him the entire 3 minute drive. A parent from the daycare got my license plate and called the police, so I really don't know what is going to happen. I know it wasn't smart, but didn't think it was a huge deal.  The car I drive is currently registered under my sister since I haven't gotten to the DMV to register it under my name, which I've set to do on the 17th when I have no school. What can happen and could my little brother be taken away? What's the actual worst, and best case scenario? And what could I do to make the best case scenario happen?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: That's a HUGE deal. Children his age die, and not rarely, from low speed collision under the circumstances you created. The parent was absolutely correct to call the police, 911 would even have been appropriate considering the child is between the ages of 2 and 5. You could be charged with child endangerment or something related. Your brother is unlikely to be removed from your parents home due to this, but CPS will assure you don't drive him anymore. Are you a minor or an adult?


Title: [CA] New Car Causing Severe Illness - What options do I have?

Question:
I bought a new car for the first time on Thursday. I really like it, can afford the payments, insurance, etc, and I got a great rate. After driving it, I feel severe nausea, pain, discomfort, and confusion that lasts days. Based on prior experience with modern LED backlit devices, I narrowed it down to photo-sensitivity to the dashboard and navigation displays. I can personally turn off the navigation display but not the dashboard displays (even asked the dealership, and they are not allowed to do so citing federal law). It's affecting my ability to concentrate at work or do anything productive throughout the day. I've already discussed this with a neurologist, ophthalmologist, GP, and have been referred to a neuro-ophthalmologist whom I will try to contact on Monday. Can I return the car? [I don't want to :( ] Can I compel the manufacturer to use display technology that doesn't give me what appear to be seizures? Some background here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1677617
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/pulse_width_modulation.htm

Answer:
 So you bought this car Thursday, today is Saturday, and you have "I feel severe nausea, pain, discomfort, and confusion that lasts days"?  Isn't it possible there is something else that's causing it?

>I've already discussed this with a neurologist, ophthalmologist, GP, and have been referred to a neuro-ophthalmologist whom I will try to contact on Monday

All since Thursday?  Wow.

Anyway.  You can contact the dealership and ask.  I don't think you have a remedy.


Title: MD - can he reopen the stet? <warning, bad language>

Question:
My husband and I were in a civil dispute with our neighbor, K, who is a lawyer for a large firm.  She has ended up turning very nasty.  Since June she has been screaming curse words at us when she sees us outside and through our open windows.  We have never responded.  We attempted to resolve the situation through lawyers, mediation, and eventually civil court.  About two months ago, she threw water at my husband and we called the cops (there's video evidence).  She was charged with misdemeanor assault.

We went to court last week on the assault case.  K agreed to a stet docket with a no contact order towards both my husband and me.  The judge made it clear he didn't want us to return for a stupid reason, and that he didn't want her pushing the limits of the order.

Less than 24 hours after the case concluded, my husband and a different neighbor were carrying some equipment through the alley.  K was out in front of her house when they started walking and then went through the house to watch them in the back.  The other neighbor, who is friendly with my husband and not unfriendly with K, pointed out to K that her car cover was partially off her car.  She said "Some fucking asshole must have messed with my car.  I need to get a security camera to stop that son of a bitch."  It was clear to the other neighbor that she was talking to my husband, and he said something like "I think she just called you an asshole".  My husband came back inside and didn't respond to her.

My husband is going to call the prosecutor and K's attorney on Monday.  But would we look reasonable trying to reopen the stet for this (I'm sure she would argue she wasn't talking to my husband)?  We just want peace and quiet in our home.

Answer:
 No, you would not look reasonable.Answer #2: Personally, I think this would make the judge unhappy.  He said

>  he didn't want us to return for a stupid reason

I don't think this quite rises to a reasonable level to return just yet.  But if everything is as you describe, it is just a matter of time.

I'd also consider a detailed letter to the firm she works at.  Perhaps also a bar complaint, if you're feeling it.Answer #3: Just to clarify, she never spoke directly to your husband and she did not specifically say he did it? her exact words were "some fucking asshole"?

If yes I would say you have nothing. Unless she violates the order and starts insulting you directly or specifically insulting you to others then just ignore it. Your neighbour interpreted what he wanted from her words and it's likely he was right, but it sounds like she toed the line of the order on this one.
If you go back to a judge with this he will see you as just nit picking and will likely be angry at you for wasting his time.


Title: My son lost some of his man business, need help!

Question:
Last weekend, my 15 yo son had intense lower abdominal pain, we took him to the ER in Brighton, CO and after a CT scan and blood work they advised us there was nothing wrong, most likely he had bad gas. :| We went home and my son continued to have some pain. I followed up with his pediatrician on Wednesday who checked his testicles and found that they were hard. The pediatrician sent us immediately to have an ultrasound done, they found that his teste had gotten twisted and that it was now necrotic and my son had to have emergency surgery to have the dead teste removed.

I was livid upon finding out that if caught early enough, testes can be untwisted with surgery and saved. My son who is usually easy going was very angry, sad, and confused. I'm unsure if we have a claim for medical negligence against the ER who told us that my son had gas and wanted to see if Reddit can give me any guidance before I talk to a lawyer.

TLDR; My son lost a ball, can we sue?

Answer:
 I'm a lawyer in Colorado.  If you want, I can PM you some reputable med mal lawyers to contact.  My firm does med mal but this case wouldn't be big enough for us to handle.  Unfortunately, the value of losing one testicle (assuming the other was okay?) will probably prevent most law firms that handle med mal from taking this case on.  Med mal is insanely expensive and risky.  Your son most definitely has a potential case, but that won't be the issue here.

Anyway, PM me if you want some names.  I don't know who is on the CO Bar referral list, but if you get those names and want to run them by me, I'd be happy to give you my opinions (if I know anything of them).  Good luck to you and your son, this is never something that is fun to deal with.


Title: Am suspected for vandalism, have to talk to the cops.. how do I proceed?

Question:
Someone grafittied a big institution near where I live. A few months after I got a letter of invitation for an interview as a suspect.
Probably because I used to be friends with the 'high school rebels' that had pulled a really stupid prank on someone.                   I didn't do it and have texts to prove I was busy that evening, to which they said I have nothing to worry about and they simply wanted my version of things.
I still feel like they are trying to put pressure on me but inviting me as a suspect to get me to snitch on the people that might be responsible.
I've never had to interact with the police and have no idea what to expect/watch out for.
Any advice?

Answer: Do not speak to the police without an attorney.Answer #2: Do not talk to the police without a lawyer present.


Title: Moved out of old condo, realty company wants to charge $1921.95 in damages. Help?

Question:
So I moved out of the old condo I was leasing with my ex at the end of August, 2017. 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, ~1500 sq ft, decent looking place. Located in Dayton, Ohio. Overall, we were good tenants. No major damages, payments always on time, good communications skills, no noise complaints, kept the place tidy, did basic repairs as needed, etc.

Our monthly rent was $900, and we had a $900 security deposit. We had 2 indoor cats, of which we paid a non-refundable fee when we moved in. Realty company was overall good to deal with for the year we lived there.

However, this week I got smacked in the face with some ridiculous charges. Here's a glance at the letter I received:

**Credits:**

Non-refundable pet fee - **$81.00**

Security deposit - **$900.00**

Total Credits: **$981.00**

**Charges:**

Professional cleaning: **$315.00**

Carpet cleaning: **$384.00**

Flea inspection: **$81.00**

Painting over holes in walls: **$1,141.95**

**Total Charges: $1921.95**

**Total Due Immediately: $940.95**

A move-out checklist was provided, with a list of items we were supposed to complete. Most we did, however some we did not have time to do (and we were up front with them about, and said to just take it out of our security deposit).

Not only do some of these seem ridiculously overpriced, almost all of the "receipts" are super sketchy too. As a result, I have a few major issues with this:

**1) Pet fee / flea inspection**
- This was one item on the move-out checklist that required a receipt as proof, and we did not complete, but were open/honest about. The "receipt" lists no company / person who performed the inspection, is just printed on a piece of paper that is branded with the realty company's info / manager contact info and it says:

"Flea inspection - condo is free of fleas"
"Total: $81.00"

So it looks as if somebody from the realty company just walked around and said "yep, I don't see any" and that was it. Wtf? We could have done that ourselves (and did, on top of always giving the cats flea treatments).How the hell does this cost $81 - which, is the exact amount of our non-refundable pet fee, almost as if they're trying to charge us for this twice?  Is our property manager or whoever did this even licensed to give proper flea inspections?

**2) Professional cleaning**
This one was NOT listed on the move-out checklist as needing to provide a receipt for. We spent multiple days doing a thorough cleaning of everything to the best of our ability, and did not leave the place a wreck at all. So we thoroughly cleaned it all, but did not have it "professionally" cleaned. Can we still be charged for this, even if we were not required to do it?

**3) Carpet cleaning**
Seems a little overpriced but I don't feel the need to fight this.

**4) Painting walls**
It should be noted that all the holes in the walls they painted over were simple nail, screw, or bolt holes (from hanging picture frames, mounting TV's, etc). No massive holes from punching the walls or anything like that. There were various holes / other wall imperfections throughout the condo, BUT HOW THE FUCK DOES THIS COST $1141.95 FOR SOME PAINT AND SPACKLE? The receipt also seems sketchy. It lists out the date / description of work done: which includes which rooms were painted, and that's it. No # of hours for labor, no hourly rate, no number of employees required, there's no math at all other than the GIANT total at the bottom.

**5)Side notes:**
It should also be noted that there was a back courtyard area to the condo that when we moved in, was a complete disaster. Covered in weeds / vines, completely overgrown, looked like trash and you could barely walk through it. We spent alot of our own time, and money fixing it up (fresh soil for a garden on the one side, white decorative stone everywhere the ugly dirt was previously, trimmed trees/shrubbery, etc) and it was a HUGE improvement.

Additionally, when we moved in it had a combo oven/toaster oven range unit from the 70's that was all one piece. That eventually got replaced with a new oven and microwave that were separate pieces, but left a really large, really ugly unpainted spot on the wall (that was previously covered up by the all-in-one unit) that they NEVER fixed and so we ended up painting the entire kitchen ourselves (it was a nasty yellow color and there were already a number of imperfections elsewhere in the kitchen).

The above are examples of the type of tenants we actually were. We put our own time/money into this place to improve it and make it feel like home for us, and for future tenants, when we know we didn't have to. And still, they want to treat us like this and charge ridiculous repair costs? This really feels like the realty company is coming up with a sham to keep our security deposit and a way say fuck you to the previous tenants (us).

To top it all off, they were supposed to return our security deposit within 30 days of moving out of the property and returning the keys. They were 2.5 weeks late on "returning the security deposit" (read: sending us this bill).

What are our options? I have photos of the condition of the whole place upon move in, and move out. I don't really want to go to small claims court over this (total owed is $940.95 split in half between me and my ex, so we each owe $470.48... I feel like lawyer costs would be right up there anyways). I've never run into anything like this before, and with my previous apartment (also in Dayton), my college roommates and I destroyed that fucking place, did a half ass clean/repair job, and STILL got part of our security deposit back. This is all surprising to both of us. Help?

Answer:
 Small claims court doesn't require a lawyer, and would be a perfectly good response here. Regarding the pet-related charges, you're probably SOL. For the regular cleaning, you can fight it if you have some pictures. But as far as the repainting goes, I am 100% with you, that's bogus and I would expect you can push back hard on that.Answer #2: They are required to send you your deposit or the bill within 30 days in Ohio.

I’d look up the specific law and see if you even owe anything.


Title: Called by police department today and felt accused.

Question:
Recently I left my job with a company due to certain accusations that were made in my direction while following company procedure.

I have been working with this company for quite some time and had loved every single thing about it, quickly rising through the ranks and having a supervisory role in the stores day to day operations. I was set to interview for a store manager role but never got to that due to certain accusations that were made by the loss prevention department of the company.

I was accused of taking an amount of cash through certain “fraudulent” transactions that supposedly did not take place, when in-fact they did. Though the transactions and the inventory that went missing was know to my supervisor I was never made aware of them until I was confronted by the loss prevention man. It was also a known issue were certain returns and exchanges had to be processed at a later time due to a system glitch, something that my supervisor and all of the other associates in my store knew about.
What permits them to accuse me is the fact that there is a video that shows me taking money from a drawer to deposit it in the safe during the day, a procedure that seemed odd to the loss prevention officer, yet takes place quite often due to till shortages/ change needed.

I was called today by a police department detective regarding the case and was told that I should be giving the money back, though I did not take anything, and that everything seemed against me in this case ( im guessing for a confession). she also said that all of the transactions that stand out have me as a common denominator, and I told her that in fact I knew about the issue but everyone else had encountered it as wel. She also said that I would have to explain myself infront of a jury and “explain the felony”

Though I have found a new job and moved on from this, I still feel harassed and wish to know what are my legal options as of right now?

I have no criminal record whatsoever, and actually wish to join law enforcement, but as of right now all of that seems in jeopardy.

Answer:
 > She also said that I would have to explain myself infront of a jury and “explain the felony”

Detectives are allowed to exaggerate and pressure you to confess when they are investigating.    The burden of proof is on the prosecution, and Americans are never required to testify against themselves.

All you can do right now is politely refuse to answer any more questions.    If you are arrested and hauled to the police station, keep on refusing to answer questions.

Don't try to explain the cash accounting procedure to the detective.   Don't try to provide alibis or explanations or excuses or anything else.   Just stop talking.


Title: [TX]Got new job, license getting suspended

Question:
Sorry if this is the wrong sub.

My license will be suspended in 29 days. Today I got a job that will require me to drive a commercial vehicle that doesn't require any sort of special license. I thought I could get an occupational license but I just realized that it doesn't permit me to drive a commercial vehicle. I really want this job. It pays about 10-20k more a year than my current job. If I get on the company insurance before the suspension takes place will they find out when it gets suspended, or is there any way for me to legally drive for the company? It's only a 6 month suspension for pos. of marijuana under 2 oz.

Edit: Thanks everyone for the advice. My only choice is to turn down the job. I'll probably reapply in 7 months when the suspension is up.

Answer: You can't drive on a suspended license. So it doesn't matter if they find out about it or not. What's your legal question?


Title: Can I threaten a lawsuit against my landlord to break my lease? (California)

Question: I want to break my lease and move closer to my work, but I know that breaking leases can get quiet expensive. The apartment that I live at has handicap stalls that do not comply with city standards. This makes them open for lawsuits if someone wishes to file one against them. Can I somehow use my knowledge of this to get them to break my lease?

Answer: No, that's blackmail.


Title: [South CA] If you feel you are under surveillance and try to surrender yourself, can the police accept your surrender or can they lie?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You're not under surveillance.


Title: 33/F/AZ

Question:
Early Tuesday morning, I OD’d on prescription painkillers. I was drunk (.219 BAC) and it was stupid. I was rushed to the hospital and they sedated me and I apparently stopped breathing and had to be intubated.

I feel fine now. Stupid, but fine. Sore from the intubation but otherwise fine. I want to go home. The counselor at the hospital recommended I go in voluntarily for 5 days inpatient treatment. I politely refused and told her I would follow up with my PCP as soon as I got home.

Another counselor came by and told me that I am absolutely not allowed to leave. If I refuse the inpatient treatment, they will hold me here indefinitely while they petition the courts to take away my rights and put me into inpatient treatment anyway. The nurse standing nearby insinuated that if I attempt to leave, security can and will take me down.

What are my rights here?! I realize how stupid it was and I fully intend on getting outpatient treatment. Can they legally just keep me here? I have a 24/7 baby sitter. I can’t even go the bathroom alone.

Answer:
 You OD'd and they reasonably suspect that you attempted suicide.

They can legally place you under a 72 hour involuntary psychiatric hold during which you will be evaluated, and the hold potentially lengthened if you are found to be a danger to yourself.

Seriously consider complying with your counselor and working out a voluntary treatment plan. You have, at minimum, a substance abuse problem that you need to get under control.


Title: Realistically, what are the chances that I can get a decent job with a felony on my record?

Question: Sorry if this isn't a good place or is against the rules, I checked and I don't think it is. If so, I apologize and I'll remove it. First of all, I just want to point out that I am NOT a convicted felon. I sold my prescribed adderall at school and was caught. The charge in particular was for manufacturing/delivery of a controlled substance in a drug free zone, a second degree felony in Texas. I'm currently on deferred adjudication and am going through the process to get off my 2 year probation, however this will stay on my record for 5 years (can't remember the exact numbers regarding having something expunged). Of course, I'll be finished with school by then and I'll be looking for job in my career path, which is finance. So, what are my options in landing a 9-5 white collar job with something like this on my record?

Answer: Pretty darn hard.  This is one of those places where if you can afford it you should look into doing grad school or something so you have a nice resume when this thing gets off your record.


Title: Help with KIDS

Question: I am looking for some legal advice my children are living with their father which is very toxic. Father has a family friend attorney that is kicking my ass in court because I dont have the money for an attorney. I left an abusive relationship, but left the kids because him and his attorney forced me a sign a paper stating that if I ever left I wouldnt be able to bring my kids with me. I signed thinking it was a prenup.. They framed me. The judge is not allowing me to talk in court and is giving me what for all the time. I did get quite a bit behind in child support cause my soon to be ex sugared my gas tank i had to pay a good amount of money to get that car fixed and then it was already too late to fix it cause it damaged the whole car. So, coming to where I am now, He was arrested on the 26th for aggravated stalking and assault. I want to file for my children. What is the best way to do this? I am in florida. He has also turned the children away from me. DCF has been involved but not doing what they should they have documents to prove all the abuse, I have ever incured and now they have proof of him doing this with another woman he was with recently.

Answer:
 > I dont have the money for an attorney.

Have you searched for legal aid organisations in your area (specifically google "women law legal aid "state name").

>I signed thinking it was a prenup.. They framed me.

Even if it was a prenup you shouldn't have signed it without your attorney reviewing it to begin with. (having said that a prenup signed in such a situation might not have been enforcable).

>I did get quite a bit behind in child support cause my soon to be ex sugared my gas tank i had to pay a good amount of money to get that car fixed and then it was already too late to fix it cause it damaged the whole car.

Please tell me that you can proof it and that you called the police.

Again, please look for a legal aid clinic in your area that might be willing to help. (also look for domestic violence shelters, they often have contacts in the legal proffesion)


Title: How do I create a corporation for my penis in the U.S.? [serious responses only]

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 If you want serious responses only here are some.

1. We don't even know the basics, jurisDicktion is important.

2. I don't want to come off as stiff but there is no way that a penis can own a company.

3. So explain a little bit more next time you cum here and ask a question.