Title: [GA] Hospital allowed to submit birth records without parents consent?

Question:
First time poster on this subreddit and rather inexperienced in our legal system.

Me and my wife are in kind of a pickle navigating the legal system trying to get our daughter's name corrected.

Little back story, our daughter was born in a hospital in Georgia in early September this year.  As the father I was present from the birth to the moment my wife was discharged.  In that time we were never presented with any documentation for name registration.  We didn't think much of it until a couple days had passed and we contacted the hospital.  Much to our surprise they had already submitted her name to the Department of Vital Records as 'Baby Girl' with my wife's last name (she never changed after getting married).  I was told by the hospital that there was nothing they could do after the records were submitted and if we wanted to change it we would have to go to the Department of Vital Records ourselves.  So we did just that and went and paid to have her name changed.  So we just got a call back that they can change her first and middle name, but not her last name and that she would have to keep my wife's last name.

At this point I'm pretty confused by how this could happen and how to get it justified.  Does anyone have any experience working with issues like this?  Seems like everyone we talk to just can't help us and is quick to throw their hands up when we ask who we need to talk to.

Additionally, as the post title says, are hospitals allowed to submit a child's birth records without consenting the parents?

From my perspective it seems like they forgot and just submitted it so they wouldn't get in any legal trouble.
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer:
 The hospital is legally required to submit the paperwork within a certain timeframe (I don't know what that is in Georgia, but I imagine it is measured in days, usually less than 7) regardless of what the parents want.

Almost always the person submitting the paperwork doesn't know anything about the babies on the paperwork. (In my state it is done electronically now) There are absolutely babies that are INTENTIONALLY "Baby Boy" or "Baby Girl", they are infant adoptions and the adoption process is usually drawn out enough that the hospital submits it as Baby Girl.

I'm guessing the Georgia laws allow for VR to amend the first/middle name within a certain amount of time after birth but last names require a court order.

They probably did forget to ask and just submitted the paperwork. You would have to argue with the hospital to try to get the money for the amendments to the certificate and the cost of a legal name change.


Title: [MO] Wife is verbally abusive to children, needing full custody

Question:
We've been married around 2 years, recently wife has become extremely verbally abusive to her kids (my step children). We have a child together. I'm still in the home and she doesn't know that I'm wanting to get out. I've kept it this way because anytime I say I'm leaving and I'm taking our child with me she threatens to call police and I'm not sure if they will do anything.

I've talked to a lawyer and he said he can almost guarantee me joint custody but also almost guarantee that I will not get full custody because our child is under 2. I don't want to take him away from her forever but I don't want her treating him like she does her other children and I don't see why he would be any different to her. I do not trust her AT ALL because I've caught her lying about how her son got a bruise. I really think she needs some kind of parenting classes or something.

I've made recordings of the things she says and have taken pictures of suspicious marks but still the lawyer says I will only get joint custody at best. Why would a judge grant joint custody to someone who is verbally abusive (possibly physically) to children?

I'm sorry if some of this isn't worded perfectly but I'm extremely stressed out. I'm at a loss and am looking for some advice. Are we just screwed because of my child's age because that is what it sounded like to me.

Answer:
 Your lawyer is being honest. You telling the judge that she lied about how another kid got a bruise is not going to lead him to wrest your child from his mother.

That said, if your wife is physically abusing her son, call CPS. Don't stay in this marriage until you're positive you can get full custody when you leave, because that will probably never happen. Separate, get a joint custody order, bring up your concerns to the judge. He might order you both to go to a parenting class. If you see subsequent evidence of physical or verbal abuse, document it and call CPS.


Title: Fender-bender, they claim to be injured, on the next day.

Question:
Hey all, friend of mine got into a car accident in Nebraska, 20 year old guy and his crackhead 18 y.o. Girlfriend smashed on the breaks in the middle of the road, there was car behind my friend so he reacted both ways by not engaging the breaks fully. Crashed the front of his sedan, still repairable, the Jeep SUV only had it's plastic bumper cracked.

Accident took place on 12th, on 14th my friend got a report that on the day after accident on 13th they both reported that they are injured and want settlement of $60k each.

Are they stupid to realize that since they haven't called the medics right away this won't work? The money scam I mean. They can't claim injury because nobody knows what happened in the next 12 hours or whatever, that's my opinion.

Basically my friend is freaking out, a lot of bad things have been happening to him, and I'm very afraid that this accident will just break him beyond repair... Please give us some advise.

Answer:
 >Are they stupid to realize that since they haven't called the medics right away this won't work? The money scam I mean. They can't claim injury because nobody knows what happened in the next 12 hours or whatever, that's my opinion.

Yeah, you're wrong.  A lot of soft tissue injuries don't show up for a day or two.  This happens all the time.

Your friend should call his insurance company right now, today.


Title: A question about separating and a cat

Question: hello! I have a question for you all that I hope you can help me out with. I'm about to break up with my boyfriend of 2 1/2 years. we've lived together for at least 2 of those years. well for our one year anniversary he got me a kitten who well call baby. well baby attached to me very quickly and I to him. now here's my question. all the paperwork is in my soon to be ex boyfriends name. I wanna take baby with me when I leave though I know he'll fight with me about keeping him. what are the legal ramifications if I just take him with me and not tell my ex? should I take the paperwork too?  thanks!!

Answer:
 Despite the emotional attachment, the cat is legally just property like any other property.

If you take it, he could sue you for the return of the cat or the value of the cat in court.

Will he?  No one knows.


Title: Coywolf pet [NY]

Question:
My sister (18F) got a coywolf puppy. I don't know how, but she and my parents live in New York, and I don't think they are legal here. She tells everyone (parents included) it's a dog, which is mildly believable, but it has an unmistakeable fox look to it, and I'm sure it'll get more fox-like when it's older. For reference, it looks exactly like [this](http://www.davisenterprise.com/files/2012/11/Coyote-pupW.jpg) except more rust-colored. She is obsessed with the coywolf and will absolutely not give it up. She is convinced that she can tell everyone that it is a dog and no one will recognize that it is a coywolf.

My question is, can she actually keep the coywolf as a pet? If not, is it likely that the state or county will find out that she has a pet coywolf? And since my parents don't know that it's a coywolf (and my sister will probably say she thought it was a dog), will they be liable for any legal consequences that may result from owning a coywolf?

Answer:
 Almost certainly bought a falsely advertised husky mutt from a animal shelter, but if it is a real coywolf she fucked up.  Answer #2: > My sister (18F) got a coywolf puppy

How? She probably broke the law right there.

> She is convinced that she can tell everyone that it is a dog and no one will recognize that it is a coywolf.

I suppose this will work if she associates only with blind people and complete idiots. If this animal bites somebody she will be up a creek.

Wolfs are classified as "dangerous wildlife" and only legal to own when a license is issued for scientific, education, and exhibition purposes.  I didn't look up the penalties for violating this but they are likely very unpleasant and the wolf could be taken away from her.


Title: A beauty box subscription product exploded in my car & damaged my windshield. Should I accept first offer?

Question: As in the title, a beauty box subscription product exploded in my car & cracked my windshield in three places. They offered me $1000 to sign a waiver, and I'm wondering if I should counter for more or just take it and run. I'll need to replace my windshield & have missed a few days work.

Answer:
 How much will it cost to replace the windshield, clean the interior of the car, and get a rental car while that takes place?

If that amount > $1000, do not sign the waiver.  If it is < $1000, I would probably accept it.


Title: If a UK citizen publishes holocaust denial material under a foreign language in another country, can he be prosecuted?

Question: The location is the UK, and let's suppose he's publishing it in Uzbekistan in the Uzbek language (just an example).

Answer: AFAIK advocating holocaust denial is not illegal in the UK.Answer #2: Previous thread on the same subject http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/33duyl/is_holocaust_denial_illegal_in_the_uk/Answer #3: I think there's a new square ready for the bingo cards.


Title: [CA] Company changed terms of a sales contest AFTER the contest ended.

Question:
Hello,

I have a friend who works for a big box retail store that we'll call "Buy More", working in the "Nerd Herd" department fixing computers.

Recently, "Buy More" had a sales contest, in which it was promised that the top 10 employees with the highest sales numbers would receive a paid vacation to Puerto Rico. Sounds like a good deal. So my friend sells his ass off and half way through they change this to only the top 5. Still have a few weeks to go, no big deal. Eventually with only a couple weeks left, they change it again to only the top 3. Still, there is time to go so my friend works hard and squeeks into the number 3 spot, and the contest ends, he's going around telling everyone he won, all his co-workers are happy for him, and all is well.

Then, AFTER the end of the contest, they change it again so only the top ONE employee with the highest sales gets to go. My friend apparently out of luck (and at least one other guy too!).

Is this legal to do? I can sort of see how they could change the terms before the contest ended, but can they change this after? If he had known this would happen, he probably wouldn't even of bothered trying, along with a lot of other people. Is he owed anything, or just out of luck?

Answer:
 There has been at least one similar case, which was eventually settled in favor of the employee.  It was in Florida, which is generally less protective of employees than California, but of course there's no way to know how it would come out.  Depends on just how deep a hole the company dug itself, etc.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/05/09/toy-yoda.htm

Your friend may want to ask some employment-law attorneys for consultations.Answer #2: One thing your friend can do is call District and Regional Managers.   Either the DSM / RSM or DM/RM.   They hate it when stores do stuff like this.   It might be useful to reference the case that /u/patentologist references.Answer #3: >Buy More... Nerd Herd

I love Chuck!

I have nothing other than that to offer, good luck!


Title: This subreddit is pointless and just splinters the community

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 Because the mods and starred users didn't like people having fun and criticizing them about how they could be dicks.

Basically https://i.imgur.com/XJKSGfo.jpg


Title: [TN] My fiancé's ex wife won't let their daughter attend our wedding

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >M responded with the fact that it will be S's first week of school, and she can't miss it

That actually sounds pretty reasonable. You and your fiance are aware of the custody agreement so you should have considered that when setting a date, or gotten agreement from the mother beforehand.


Title: [CA] Sister's new Ex (My boss) planning to fire me over breakup.

Question:
I currently work for my sister's now ex-boyfriend. He brought me into the company and helped train me to obtain a management position. He is currently the GM of the store I operate at and I've only been with the company for just under 6 months.

Two days ago my sister made some discoveries and broke it off with him(the Ex-BF). He has threatened her by swearing to fire me, among other things, if she doesn't take him back.

Afaik, that's illegal. He is a smart person though, and I believe his words to be only out of anger and that he most likely will not fire me. In the case that he does however, I'm not sure what I should do as my first steps.

I do plan to talk with his Boss, the district manager in the event it does happen but I'm worried that he might take my Boss' side on this.

What can I do?

Answer:
 > What can I do?

You can file for unemployment and look for a new job.


Title: Roommate charging 80% of a NYC rent stabilized 2br apartment

Question:
**UPDATE**
Since my roommate has been avoiding me the past week, I texted him and let him know I knew what was going on. He responded immediately when I mentioned the option of going to court and asked if I would be willing to come to a cash agreement and move out. It seems like this might be something he's done before or have been. Anyways we couldn't come to an agreement for payment and move out date. When I got home from work, I found what seems to be a fake notice of termination (per a little research). He sent me a text message saying I have been served a 30 day eviction notice and that he has an attorney and he's advised him to not communicate with me while I live here? This is getting messier than I thought it would but it seems like we're going to have to go the legal route.. any helpful tips?

**ORIGINAL**
so I moved in with a roommate that I found on CraigsList this past summer...I know I probably should have known better than to find a roommate that way but I needed to find a roommate and it was a month-to-month agreement with a seemingly normal and cool roommate. We didn't sign any papers, I just have an email he sent me with the agreement info. we haven't been getting along and had a sort of falling out where he threatened to take me to court to make me move out. we haven't spoken since and I haven't received any court related mail. anyways, I recently came across what looked like the rent bill and if what I saw was correct, I have been paying 80% of the rent. I looked online and found that the building I live in is a rent-stabilized building so I don't think he wants to take me to court or if he can. He's been avoiding me for the past week or so and I haven't brought this up yet. Has anyone ever experienced this kind of situation? What is the best way to go about this to try and get the money that he's been overcharging me, if possible?

Answer:
 NYC rent stabilized appartment's rent must be split evenly between the number of tennants, so 50/50 in your case. Talk to the LL first to make sure that you have the right numbers. You could probably sue him in small claims for the difference.Answer #2: I would also make sure that the apt you live in is RS.

For example, the building I live in is RS, but the apt I live in is not. It's rare but it happens. Just to save yourself time and money.

If it is RS, it must be split evenly, so he owes you whatver you paid above 50%.Answer #3: Do you pay utilities seperately? Is a portion of that rent possibly for utilities?


Title: [Missouri] question about being overlooked for promotion based on my race

Question:
I know this is a long shot but this has been bothering me a lot. There was a position that came open above me. I expressed interest in the position and was finally granted an interview after a little persistence. I was interviewing against another person who was already in the position I was applying for but from a different store and wanted to relocate to my store. After the interview the district manager said I had the same opportunities for development as the other person and she had to decide weather to promote me or just bring over the other person. They ended up relocating the other person to my store. It turns out she is was not trained properly in anything and knew nothing she was supposed to. It quickly became clear that my store manager and district manager made a mistake by not promoting me. I have not held any animosity or grudges for not being picked. I have been okay with it and have been actively training the new manager to expectations. I have a great relationship with all parties involved. The problem is that my store manager told me the reason I did not get the position was because 'the company wanted a more diverse demographic'. I am Caucasian, my store manager is Phillipino, and the woman they transferred is Black. She reiterated this to me a couple of times. It turns out the lady who transferred here is looking for a new job because of the work environment here. My store manager calls her stupid [out of frustration for receiving a transfer that isn't properly trained] and tells me all black people are like that. 'They talk big but that's all. They deliver on nothing. Just all talk, no show'. My store manager said once she's gone she'll make sure I get promoted this time because * I have proven myself and thinks I'd be qualified to run a store on my own *. When I received my performance review I had no negative marks [very uncommon] and there were paragraphs of my achievements. The woman who transferred told me she also feels sick about what the company did to me. She said the store manager told her privately before she transferred that she couldn't wait for her to transfer to our store because she's surrounded by white people and they aren't like her.

I never brought up the conversation I had with my store manager about the company wanting more diversity. She came to me and said this on her own.

And like I said, I'm a little bummed I was overlooked but I still try and maintain a good relationship with my teammates and life goes on. But it's eating at me real hard knowing I was overlooked because I am Caucasian, not because of performance issues.

Any advice for me?

If I've left out any critical details please let me know and I'll answer any questions.

Answer:
 You don't know that you were overlooked because you're white -- although maybe you were.  But the facts here seem to suggest that your store manager has targeted the transferee because of her race.  Think about this:

"My store manager calls her stupid [out of frustration for receiving a transfer that isn't properly trained] and tells me all black people are like that. 'They talk big but that's all. They deliver on nothing. Just all talk, no show'. My store manager said once she's gone she'll make sure I get promoted this time...."

Remember, you typed those words.  It's hard to read that as anything but an admission that your store manager doesn't want to work with black people and would like to see a white person in charge.

Now, you could certainly speak to an attorney about starting an EEOC action, but given the above facts, it sounds like the person they promoted over you has an even stronger case.


Title: Would this prank get me in trouble at all?

Question:
I live in Washington state. There's this guy i absolutely hate who has antagonized me while i was having a fight with my boyfriend. I really want to get back at him, so i thought maybe doing the glitter car vents prank would be a good idea. Harmless, easy, affordable, and sure to piss him off.

But i am concerned if he finds out i did it, could i get in legal trouble over it? I want payback, but i don't want to be sued or jailed. Thanks for any advice.

Answer:
 How do you plan on getting into/access his property?

He probably could sue you in small claims court for cost to clean the car of the glitter.

IANALAnswer #2: If it is as harmless as you claim it is, do it to your own car first.


Title: Car interior damaged during Craigslist pickup

Question:
Hey all!

Here's my situation: I picked up a shelf I found on Craigslist. The couple I bought it from picked up the shelf and loaded it into my car. I did not ask them to do this but they had picked it up before I could say yes or no. I told them specifically that if they needed me to help in any way, let me know, and if they could not fit it in, don't force it because I didn't want to damage the shelf or my car. They threw a thin polyester sheet over the shelf because they "didn't want the shelf they had just painted to get scratched". They made no mention of this being an attempt to protect my car, nor would it have in really any situation, being so thin. Anyway, it was a tight fit to get the shelf in my car, but they did. I get home, open my backseat door to take the shelf out, and see a three inch gash in the door vinyl of my precious car (http://imgur.com/rCCT0yV) (*sobs*). The thing is, you have to be applying a pretty large amount of force to tear vinyl at all, and a reasonable person would notice the resistance long before three inches of damage had been done.

I texted them the pic and told them I was frustrated. They said they'd call anyone they know who might do these repairs to see if they knew anyone (which I suspect they didn't do, but whatevs). The next morning I texted them saying I'd call them that day to discuss resolving the issue. I missed a call from them, then called them back, left a voicemail & sent a text saying I still wanted to speak with them - no word back yet from them, but they did mention they were going camping this week/end so I'm trying to be patient at least until a week has gone by.

Anyway, my goal is for them to pay for the repair (quoted repair cost of $100, from a reputable leather & vinyl repair company). If the couple refuses to pay this, can I take them to small claims court for the repair cost + court fees? I think it's bs that I should have to pay out of pocket for a $100 repair that they caused while negligently loading a $110 shelf into my car.

Advice? Help? If it matters, I live in Seattle, WA.

Answer:
 You were there, right?

You ***might*** have a case in small claims but TBH, it sounds like you stood back and let them do this. And if you did, you are unlikely to be successful with your claim.

And really - don't get so invested in your car, or if you choose to be, be more assertive in protecting it.


Title: Is this a threatening email? Lawyers?

Answer: I usually ban those who say they will secretly tape and sue me to. Answer #2: Yes.  Yes it is.  This is not the letter of a rational person looking for a solution.  It is the letter of a potentially unstable parent who is looking to lash out at school staff verbally and maybe even physically.  What did he really hope to accomplish with this?  Of course he is banned and yes of course it is legal.  He has gone way overboard and the school can't take any risks with potentially dangerous people. Answer #3: This was a really juvenile thing your husband did, that will only hurt you in any future hearing. The principle is going to claim your husband was being belligerent, rude and aggressive and that is why she banned him, and she now has this letter to prove it. It appears you are the calmer head here, I suggest you speak to the principal and try to reach a settlement.


Title: Apartment doesn't have everything.

Question:
(Erie Pennsylvania) I'm a college student so I was looking for an apartment and while this one wasn't my first choice, it was from a relatively large realtor agency with a lot of great reviews so I figured I'd be happy. Plus I live 6.5 hrs away and there was no way I could see the apartment so I figured paying a little more would give me a better chance at having a nice place. I moved into the place 5 days ago and the problems don't stop. Before agreeing to anything I asked him a series of questions. The major part was A. The apartment comes with a laundry room including a washer and dryer. B. The internet was 60MB. The closest this I could find to a laundry room was an ironing board in the hallway, and the internet is 1mb. This is not to mention a host of other problems like potential mold, the fact that is was advertised as a student place, and that my roommate smokes and I have asthma. I know the last part I can't break a lease for but can I break it for the fact I don't have a laundry room when I was told in an email that I would?

Sorry for my shitty English. I've been googling but I haven't found concrete facts so I came here.

Answer: It's all going to come down to what was specifically listed in the lease. Does it mention internet speeds? Or do they say "up to 60"? What does it specifically say about laundry facilities?


Title: What happens if a minor under the age of consent rapes an adult?

Question:
Let’s say there’s a 16 year old kid in a state where the age of consent is 18. He goes to a college campus and rapes a couple girls, all above the age of 18.

What happens in terms of criminal liability in this situation? It seems like a rape paradox legally. Morally, the minor should be prosecuted as an adult and that should be that. But legally wouldn’t they have mutually raped each other?

Answer:
 No.

Criminal liability requires a voluntary act. The victims in your scenario have not chosen to engage in the sexual conduct, and thus would not be guilty.Answer #2: It's not a paradox at all.  The minor committed rape, the adult committed no crime.


Title: Illinois- My boyfriend's ex wife is dating / lives with a drug dealer

Question:
Illinois -- We found out today that my husband's ex wife is dating and living with a drug dealer, let's call him Chris and we believe he is dealing cocaine, and has been living there for 4 years now.

My boyfriend and his ex share joint custody of their 5 year old daughter and my boyfriend is in the middle of filing to change their custody paperwork. Is there anything he can bring up to his lawyer so we can look more into this? Can he ask for drug tests? I know my bf and I would gladly volunteer to take them ourselves.

Right now all we have is the word of Chris ' former coworker. The coworker can tell us Chris' suppliers, he told us all kinds of info but we don't really know if it's true. But it does makes sense and adds up to things we hear from the 5 year old.

Right now we have custody until Tuesday afternoon and I am scared to send her back knowing all of this.

Answer: She's been living there for 4 years and you're just now finding out about this?


Title: [Texas] Neighbor abandoned car my in driveway when moving out

Question:
I live in a trailer park. When my neighbor was being forced out for a variety of reasons (seriously sketchy folk), they told the landlord that I'd given them permission to leave their second vehicle in my driveway for a few days. Nobody has managed to get in touch with them since.

They did not get my permission, and I've had this eyesore van next to my house for 3 weeks now.

The landlord called a towing company that finally came out to take it away on Monday, but when they ran the VIN it came back unregistered, and they said they aren't allowed to tow unregistered vehicles.

What can we do about this thing?

Answer:
 Call the police.  They should be able to help.Answer #2: Push it onto the street - call the towing company back

:-P


Title: Are we required to pay an early termination fee of 1.5 months rent for our rental agreement?

Question:
The rental agreement that I signed states that there is an 'early move-out / early termination fee' of $2.00. However, I spoke with people who work for the building, and they are stating that we owe 1.5 months rent. They said that the $2.00 included in the agreement was a mistake. Keep in mind that both parties legally signed the agreement though.

The agreement that we signed states: "If the early termination fee box has been checked by Landlord, and the early termination fee therefore does apply, then Landlord may charge tenant an early termination fee of $2.00 (one- and-one-half times the monthly rent if left blank) if Resident fails to fulfill the term of the Lease for any reason.'

As you can see, the space was not let blank and filled in with $2.00. Please help!
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 > They said that the $2.00 included in the agreement was a mistake.

Doesn't matter.  They signed it.

You can negotiate something reasonable, like $200, or you can just give them $2 and let them sue you, which they probably won't.


Title: kids who won't go to school/truancy law- VA

Question:
asking for a friend (really) but also a throwaway

LONG story short

friends teenage child will not go to school.  simply will not.  will not get out of bed and will not go.  teenager claims its a mental health issue.  has been to half a dozen consolers/therapists/doctors and not a single one has given a diagnosis.  school, parents, etc all unaware of any bullying issues.  teenager is perfectly fine on weekend days with no mental illness concerns.  tested for learning disabilities and none found.  however, teenager refuses to go to school.  parent fights with teenager constantly.  teenager refuses to go to school.

state's attorney has sent a letter to the parent saying if the child wasn't in school, parent would be arrested.  teenager still refuses to go to school.   parent calls school begging for solution, school is not willing to help.  parent burned those bridges, I don't blame them.

what in the world can my friend do to avoid jail?  she can not physically move the teenager out of bed and to the bus and to school. parent has done all the things to convince the child to go.  teenager refuses.

Answer: You can homeschool.  Go through the proper channels for homeschooling.  Clearly that particular school is not working out.  How old is the child?  If she is the legal age to drop out she can also do that.


Title: Legalese question from a 30 year old Certificate for Diamond Jewelry

Question:
A family member is looking to exchange a piece of jewelry that is 30 years old and covered under an original certificate from a current brand named Jeweler. The piece of jewelry was originally purchased for $2,000.

Legalese:

>This piece of jewelry may be exchanged for another piece of diamond jewelry of greater value at any ABC Jewelers by paying the difference in price of an equal additional amount at the time of exchange. This certificate of registration number should be presented at the time of exchange.

&#x200B;

**Question for your interpretation of the legalese:**

* Should the 30 year old piece of jewelry (original price $2,000) be able to be exchanged for a new piece of jewelry today with the same $2,000 price AND no out of pocket cost?
* OR Should the 30 year old piece of jewelry (original price $2,000) be able to be exchanged for a new piece of jewelry today with a $4,000 price AND an additional $2,000 out of pocket cost to match the original price?

Answer: You keep referring to the original price, but that is likely irrelevant. What's going to be important is the *value*. If the piece of jewelry is *valued* at $2,000 and you want to buy something new that is priced at $4,000, then you can trade it in and pay $2,000 on top of it.


Title: What do I do if I missed my traffic court date?

Question:
About a month ago, I got a ticket for speeding (70 in a 55, first-time offense) in the state of Tennessee. For some reason, I got it into my head that I was to appear on the 14th. I put this on my calendars, emailed my professors, took off work ahead of time, etc. I was putting everything together that I was going to need ahead of time and realized (with horror) that my date was yesterday.

I'm not sure what to do. I've never been in trouble with the law before, and the courthouses, police stations, trooper stations, etc are closed on the weekends. I was thinking of calling them first thing Monday morning, but I wouldn't know what to say. I read online that there is probably a warrant out for my arrest. Having a criminal record would ruin my career.

What should I do? What should I say? Is it possible to reschedule a missed court date?

Answer:
 You show up at traffic court as soon as possible, tell the state attorney/prosecutor that you missed your court date and forgot to show up, and when you get in front of the judge (be prepared to wait...for a long time..you'll be last on the docket), when/if they ask why you missed your court date, admit that you forgot.  Don't play with excuses, just say "I forgot, and I'm sorry, Your Honor"

This happened to me a couple of years ago in Atlanta, they cancelled the bench warrant and license suspension that day.


Title: Located in Middle TN: Planning on filing a petition for divorce. We have one asset in both of our names, our vehicle. Do I have a better chance at being granted this asset than he does?

Question:
I am located in Middle TN. We only have one asset in both of our names, our vehicle. I want to know if I have rights to the vehicle over him. He does not have a drivers license, and is not covered by insurance for this vehicle. However, both of our names are on it. It is a newly financed vehicle, we bought it 2 months ago. Since, I have a drivers license, and insurance for the vehicle do I have a good chance at being granted the vehicle in our divorce? Is there anything else that I can do to help my case on getting the car?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 His "qualifications to use" a joint asset don't really play any role in the disposition of that asset in the dissolution action.  It's an asset that needs to be divided.

Your joint assets will need to be divided equally in the dissolution.  If there are some other assets of equal value to the equity in the car, then he may choose to take those and let you take the car.  If that truly is the *only* asset of value, then he is probably entitled to a cash payout of half the equity in the car.

Edit: typo


Title: (Michigan) Being accused of having alcohol in my blood

Question:
I am coming on here because I literally have no where else to turn and have no idea what to do.

Last January I was pulled over and arrested. I had marijuana in my car and I was under the influence of it as well. I fully admitted it (I was ignorant and unaware of my rights) and was compliant and respectful to the officer. I was only 17 but now I'm 18. When I got to the jail, I agreed to give a blood test fully expecting that it would test positive for marijuana.

Fast forward to today, I have a court date in a month so I called the court house to confirm the exact time. I am told I was charged with possession of a controlled substance (marijuana), operating with the presence of controlled substance, and combined operating drugs and alcohol. I've called back three times to confirm that "combined operating drugs and alcohol" explicitly means that I had alcohol in my system and every time they've told me that I had a .08 BAC. At no time was alcohol even remotely mentioned by anyone until today. The police didn't mention anything about me smelling like it or acting drunk when I was arrested. I didn't take a breathalyzer test, I did take the test where they make you walk in a straight line and turn around and all that, and I thought I did okay besides the fact I was shaking uncontrollably because I was scared. I am absolutely at a loss because at no time in my life had I drank alcohol prior to this day (I have literally drank once since this has all happened.) I have no idea what to do. My parents say they believe me but they're skeptical, and I don't expect them to believe me since the district court is literally telling them they have evidence that I had alcohol in my system.

The only way that this happened was by accident/mixup or the police are doing it intentionally. What reason they have to frame a 17 year old girl of having alcohol in her blood I don't know. I really don't know what to do at this point, and I don't think there is much I can. If I go into court and tell the judge that the blood test that the authorities took is wrong he's going to laugh in my face and be insulted I'm questioning the integrity of the system. I called the prosecutor's office to get a copy of my blood test report and police report and they told me I can't have access to it until after my arraignment (June 28th.) This is fucking bullshit, I should have every right to see my own information.

So, basically now I have to wait until June 28th and hope for the best. I'm planning on taking a comparative blood test and comparing the blood sample to mine to make sure it is actually my blood and not someone else's that they got mixed up. I also would like to see a copy of every single person that was in possession of my blood and at what times. I really don't know how to go about obtaining that information. My parents want to get a court appointed, so I really don't have anyone of knowledge to consult with. Thank you so much for any help you can provide me.
Topic:
DUI

Answer: They don't have any reason to do so.  Thinking there's a conspiracy against you is absurd.


Title: Special needs brother gets involved with DCF for talking to a kid on a bus, working as a bus monitor.

Question:
i have no legal intelligence whatsoever so i apologize in advance if i explain this badly. my brother is 23 and works as a bus monitor at a bus yard. he is special needs but very high functioning. he works with other special needs kids and loves it. it is easier for him to talk to kids rather than adults.

One of the kids asked for his ps4 information, and added him. the kid is ten or eleven. he messaged my brother a couple times but my brother never answered. this was weeks ago.

today he came into work and they told him he’s on leave. he had to go to board of education and then they sent him to DCF. the child’s mother came to them in complaint. my mother is his power of attorney so they will have to go to DCF to figure out what’s gonna happen next.

People don’t understand that my brother is really bad at communicating with adults, but gets along great with kids. i just don’t know what’s gonna happen next or if there is anything we should do before we get involved. any sort of advice or insight would be wonderful. i can also answer questions. thank you.

tldr: special needs brother works as bus monitor. got in trouble for talking to a kid and adding him on ps4.

Answer:
 Your story is missing a lot. CPS doesnt care that two people may or may not talk online. The school may have an issue, but not CPS.

So something else happened that you are missing the info.

Your brother needs an attorney


Title: [Canada] - I created and manage a Facebook account for my friend's business (bong/paraphernalia shop) and I just found out he occasionally sells small quantities of weed out of the store. Am I at risk?

Question:
Very good friend of mine who is clueless with social media asked me to help him out a few months ago so I set up a Facebook page for his store.  I know nothing about weed or 420 culture so all I do is post what he wants me to and occasionally pop in to the store and take pictures for him.

Anyways he has now told me that he does small amounts of weed to certain trusted customers.  This friend has his medical license and promises that he never carries more than he is legally allowed to have and he never sells large quantities or to people he doesn't know.  Still to me, this does not look like my friend selling weed as a person but rather as part of his business, which is where I am concerned.

My question is if the cops do decide to bust him or cause any problems, am I at any risk?  I have never been paid for my work but I am the sole admin of the Facebook page and as such I realize I am attached to the business.

Also on a similar note, a mutual friend is considering helping out at the store a few hours a week, would he be at risk as well (even if he personally never sells any actual marijuana to anyone)?

Answer:
 NAL, but if you are now aware of his illegal activities & choose to ignore them, you are at risk.

& you're not getting paid for any of this work?...WALK AWAYAnswer #2: Yes you are at risk and yes your friend working there is at risk. You really can't judge how much illegal trade is going on there, and if it's just weed. If you don't want to be involved in the illegal activities going on you need to work somewhere else. Answer #3: In the Facebook page settings, you can make other people administrators. Make your friend an administrator, then remove yourself.


Title: Had a rough falling out with girlfriend's family. They gave us a bill for past gifts.

Question:
Hey /r/legaladvice, thanks for taking the time to read my post.

My girlfriends family is very Catholic, and disagree that we have been living together.  To put this into perspective, we are both mid twenties and have been dating for over three years.  Marriage is most likely in our future, but we don't have the money for a wedding, and are trying to be smart about it.  We live together because it financially makes sense, and of course we love each other and enjoy the company.

Onto the problem.  Her parents were not aware of us living together, because my girlfriend feared they would overreact.  I figured it was not my place and did not push her.  She let them know the past weekend and they beyond overreacted.  They drove to our home, threw her belongings from their home onto the pavement in our parking lot, and banged on our door.  They slid a bill (really just an excel spreadsheet) through our mail slot, and after some choice words and attempted violence (mother took a swing at me, but missed) they left.  They took her car which is still in their name, as they left.  Without a car we definitely were scrambling, but managed to get a great deal on a new one.  Problem solved.  Now I am worried about the bill.

Obviously this is a very traumatizing time for us both, but moreso for my girlfriend.  I don't think she is 100% ready to face the possible issues we have yet to encounter, but I want to be ready for them when they do.

The bill they left us includes rent from 2013 during her internship (agreed as a gift), some random store purchases (assumed gifts and/or already paid back), and some rent assistance they gave her before she and I moved in together (originally agreed to pay this back over time).

What possible legal ramifications should we be worried about?  The last thing my girlfriend and I need is another financial burden, especially from her parents.  Is it possible to take back assumed gifts and charge us, and should we even acknowledge we got this spreadsheet of demanded repayment for random things?

Thanks for your time.  I really appreciate any help!

edit: We are PA residents, they are OH residents.

Answer:
 Unless she previously agreed to pay them rent, they won't win a suit for that.

As for the gifts, if they were given as gifts, they're yours.  If you agreed to reimburse, or they were loans, or the status is unclear, they may win a suit for that.

In reality, it's very unlikely they'd sue at all.Answer #2: Absent an agreement to repay them, they have no case. Something that was given as a gift doesn't suddenly become not a gift because you have a falling out. Hopefully once they have time to cool off they can be more civil.Answer #3: If they are that old fashioned tell them to pay for their daughters wedding. Problem solved, no longer living in sin. Answer #4: If they were gifts, then you're in the clear. If you did agree to repay money to them that you haven't, they may have a case to file suit. But even if they did, are they likely to do that?

It sounds like they're just flipping out. Try to be supportive of your girlfriend, because this is going to be really tough on her (as I'm sure you already know.) But don't worry too much unless they actually try to sue you, and then try not to laugh too loudly in court.


Title: DD received death threat. How to proceed?

Question:
This should help - [https://imgur.com/nHmlwet](https://imgur.com/nHmlwet)

Relationship has not been a good one.   She's about 20.  in MD.  I don't know what to do.

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There was not a relationship with the "him" in the screen shot.  I don't think it even matters.

Answer: Report death threats to the police


Title: [Texas] My SO has been writing curriculum.

Question:
For her classroom, and for the other teachers to use. She has been doing it half at home and half at work during free time. They are opening another school and want to use the curriculum she wrote there as well. She has not been compensated (curriculum bought would cost between 10-50k$) nor has she been offered anything for the use of it. They had bought some poorly made curriculum for 7k that no one liked and didn't work. They are trying to take the curriculum she wrote as their own and now she fears she might be fired for trying to keep it. If she gets fired or leaves the school she wants to take the curriculum she wrote with her.

Is this safe to do? Do we have anything against the school if they decide to pursue legal action?

Answer: It's not safe to do.  Very likely this would constitute work for hire, since it's "a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment," and therefore the school would own it.  See an education-based discussion in the [Chronicle of Higher Education](https://www.chronicle.com/article/Whats-a-Work-for-Hire-and/150333).


Title: Local property rental business withheld information until after we signed the lease.

Question:
[Kansas] My sister, her friend, and I decided to rent a house to save money, because we are college students. Long story short, we signed the lease (month-to-month lease) and paid the first month's rent (on top of the deposit). Literally, three days later we were informed that the house was for sale. We decided not to move in, because having to live under the constant worry of the possibility of moving out wouldn't be conducive to learning. Also, there are very few properties available during the semester, as most students graduate during winter/summer break.
My question is this: Since we have not lived in the house a single day, we have not even moved our things into the house, can we get our first month's rent back? I assume we will get our deposit back, right? But is that first month's rent gone because it has been 3 days? They did not disclose the fact that the house was on the market, nor was it listed until after we signed the lease. Are we bound by the lease or is there grounds for some type of repayment?

Answer:
 You're way off base.

First of all, you signed a month to month lease. You were going to be living under the constant worry of the possibility of moving out anyway.

Second, since you signed the lease, you are currently the tenant of the home regardless of whether you move in or not.

Last but not least, if you want to terminate the month to month tenancy you will need to give whatever notice is specified in the lease or your state statutes (30 days in Kansas) and you are liable for rent until the end of that notice period. Answer #2: just move in and don't waste your money.  Odds are you make it through the semester.


Title: When can a minor have say who he/she lives with outside of their parents? Texas.

Question:
So my parents are married and had my little brother when I was 17. My sister and I were emotionally, physically and mentally abused by my mother and my dad allowed or kinda ignored what was happening. My mother has some narcissistic tendencies, but no one would be able to see it due to her hiding it well.

My brother is now 7 and I'm starting to hear things he's going through alone. At least my sister and I had each other, but he's an only child that has to deal with my mother at full force without someone saying that was not okay of her everytime she raged around. It breaks my heart, but I don't know what to do.

I'm married, have been for 5 years, I'm stable financially and am perfectly capable of taking on another child(I have two of my own). What can I do? Even if it's later down the road.

Answer: If he is being abused or neglected then you can talk to CPS. If they determine that he needs to be removed you can volunteer to act as a familial placement. Short of that he cannot move out against his parents wishes as a minor.


Title: Is it illegal for your landlord to go through your trash?

Question: Asking for friend in Ohio. Is it illegal and/or can anything be done  about the landlord digging through a tenants trash? She’s been caught doing it often now by my friend and it’s making my friend uncomfortable but she has no idea whether anything can be done to stop it. She’s been taking her trash to a different friends house instead in the meantime but obviously is tired of doing so.

Answer:
 Typically, once the trash is put out for collection, it is no longer your friend's property (it's considered abandoned and anyone is free to go through it).

That said, your municipality may have a more restrictive law on the books.  If you're using city supplied bins that get picked up by a trash / recycling company, there is usually a provision that the trash becomes their property once it's in a bin for pick-up.Answer #2: If the trash is in a communal location (e.g. out of her apartment), then yes, it's legal.

If it were me, I'd shred everything. And while I'm looking for a new place to live, I may also make the trash as unpleasant as possible.


Title: TEXAS: Lady gave me a cat and now wants it back, says I stole it

Question:
A lady gave me a kitten Saturday because I had promised I would take it if she couldn’t keep it anymore.
I had to promise because the last one she had, she “couldn’t keep” and she kicked it out before the cat healed from spay surgery, and the cat died. I had blocked her everywhere and sworn to never help her, but a common acquaintance convinced me to help this one kitten.

Saturday morning, she texted the common acquaintance and myself and said I had to take the cat. She said things such as “she tore up my apartment, she has to go”.
I was at work and told her I couldn’t go get the cat until I was done, but she kept texting me. She said she was going to see her sister and couldn’t leave the cat home with her other cats, so she would leave the cat in a carrier in front of the door and I would pick her up. I told her I wouldn’t be there for hours but she didn’t care and was willing to leave the cat outside in a carrier where anyone could have taken her.

After a lot of persuasion from me and the common acquaintance, she agreed to keep the cat inside. Then she said she wanted to keep the cat until the next day. Knowing her, she would have called at 3 in the morning asking me to go get the cat NOW, so I refused. She called me insane and cursed at me.
We had a dispute through text and I called her. I was nice to her and she agreed to let me have the cat that day. I went to her apartment complex and waited outside at 4:30 in the afternoon, and she brought the cat and all its paperwork, and also some medicine the cat was supposed to take.

My goal was and still is to put the cat in a rescue that has cats for adoption at Petsmart. I told her my plan, so she knew.

Saturday night she texted me that I needed to send her a picture to prove the cat was fine. Okay. It’s legit. I sent a photo that I captioned “she’s still scared and hiding but she will be fine”.

This morning, she started sending me texts telling me she wanted the cat back. I told her that wasn’t going to happen because i don’t think that animal will be safe with he.
She threatened me. I told her that if she wanted the cat back she would have to adopt her back from the rescue where the cat is, but I will put in a word saying that she isn’t a safe home.

For the last two hours she’s been saying she was reporting me to the police, telling me I stole the cat from her, telling me she has eyewitnesses ready to say they saw me steal the cat. And now she’s saying “you said you were taking the cat to the vet to be tested and you would return it to me, but you lied and you stole her.”

I just want to help a pet that I know will not be safe in her hands. She is crazy. She changes her version. Also she said she was reporting me to animal control although I have no issues with pets at my home and she doesn’t know where I live or my last name.

I don’t believe she will report me to the police, but I believe she will keep harassing me. I am already not doing fine as I’m going through a bout of depression and this is putting me through emotional distress. I don’t know what to do. Is the law on my side?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Screen shots, lots of printed screen shots.  If the cops come by you will have something one your to prove your story.  Also if you messaging app allows make a backup.  Do not speak with her directly unless you are in a 1 party state where you can record the call safely, even then the text is better.  Police take false reports very serious.  Has she threaten you any physical harm?  Make a police report your self.  More paper trail.


Title: [New Jersey] Required to pay for orientation?

Question:
I'm in charge of orientation for my company. Frequently we have people come in and they never come back past orientation.

The reasons have included:

-Decided not to accept job
-Stopped answering phone calls
-Never went and got physical done
-Sudden death in family that prevents them from accepting the job at that time
-Did not have requisite qualifications
-Showed up and announced they could not work the hours they had specified or the job they had been hired for and needed an adjustment

It has been our policy to pay people for orientation at their regular rate. If they don't come back, we still need to collect their documents, set them up in payroll, do hours of paperwork, and then terminate them.

It's been a huge headache for me as well as our finance department to deal with. I've put some changes into place to cut down on this, namely not bringing anyone in without a physical form, but I'm looking into other ways to reduce waste.

What one manager suggested to me was that those who go through orientation and don't follow through be made to bear the costs of their own background check.

Based on her idea, I came up with the following. I'm curious as to the legality of having a new hire sign something like the following at the beginning of orientation.

"I hereby certify that I have been offered a position by [company] and intend to accept this position. I acknowledge that I am attending orientation today in order to learn relevant policies and procedures. I understand that I will be paid for these hours. I accept that should I not complete any hours beyond today, I do hereby forfeit any monies receivable to myself to defray the costs of my training."

Legally can I have people sign a document like this?

Answer: You could just do orientation after they've done all the paperwork and gotten their physical and accepted the position. This way they'll either back out before training costs hit you or they'll actually be serious and stay.Answer #2: assuming orientation is required, no. you must pay them for their hours.


Title: Super speeder ticket Georgia.

Question: I live in Ohio and got a speeding ticket in Georgia over the summer. Though I did not believe I was going as fast as the cop claimed I paid the ticket as I wasn't going to go down to Georgia and fight it obviously. Today I received a notice from the state of Georgia claiming I owed and additional $200 dollars for a "super speeder" fee. They said if I do not pay my license will be suspended in Georgia and they would report it to a "national agency" that may result in my license being suspended in Ohio. My question is if I fail to pay what repercussions will I actually face in Ohio. The "national agency" thing feels kind of vague and like not an actual threat. Preferably there would be a way to fight this, and had I know they would keep coming at me for more money I might have fought the ticket from the get go, but that has since passed. If there's no way to fight this though I'd like to know what real life problems might actually happen in Ohio if I failed to pay.

Answer:
 A lot of states share this information with each other, so that people don't just skip out on tickets by simply leaving the state.

If Georgia tells Ohio that you got a Super Speeder ticket and didn't pay the whole fine, Ohio may very well suspend your license.

You can pay the fine, or contact a traffic lawyer in Georgia for suggestions.


Title: My mom is being sued; this is her plea to /r/LegalAdvice... please help us. She is from WA state, the lawsuit is being held in Louisiana.

Question:
Hey guys. My mom has expressed to me that she has exhausted her efforts towards this case against her. I don't know what to do and feel entirely helpless in this situation. She's my mother, she's 55, and at this point in her life she will work until the day she dies because of the events that happened three years ago. I suggested to her that she write up a very brief summary of the situation and I would post it for her here, and hopefully someone can help us out and give us some advice.

Thanks in advance for all your help, it is truly appreciated. The text below is from my mother directly:

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2/13/14 I was served lawsuit on 3/18/14 on open/uncollectible accounts.

3/24/14. I answered summons denying the suit citing I am not the guarantor of open accounts, sent certified mail.

5/20/15 received a notice of a trial date set citing venue in Lafayette, LA in open accounts. I made a motion to produce documents explicitly stating I am the guarantor of open accounts.

I am in Washington State, cannot afford an attorney, and have no means to travel to Louisiana.

I filed a motion of summary judgement citing the Statute of Frauds law, La., CCP, ART 966 and Article 7728 of our LSA-Civil-Code that corresponds with the Statute of Frauds of the common-law states and rests upon obvious considerations of public policy. Wallenburg v. Kerry, 16 La. App. 221, 133 So. 823.

I have filed all requested documents within the guidelines of Louisiana Civil Law, yet have had no response or action other than a motion to set trial on my motion to dismiss, which was set without consulting with me prior and is scheduled same day as trial.

Plaintiff refuses to comply with Louisiana Civil Procedure and I have not received any documents pertaining to discovery in order to defend myself.

Plaintiff cannot provide any receipts, signed documents, dates, correspondence, or accounting evidence to show cause why this claim shouldn't be dismissed with prejudice. Defendant is at a loss for being allowed the right to defend herself.

Any help would be much appreciated.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 > Defendant is at a loss for being allowed the right to defend herself.

I'm a bit confused. She is being allowed to defend herself.  She has a trial date, and also had filed a motion and the court has set a hearing date. I'm not sure what the issue is.

If the issue is that she hasn't received discovery, she can raise that with the court as part of the motion to dismiss or separately.


Title: Texas, 17yo. What do I need to start my own private delivery service legally?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 The first hurdle is that your auto insurance may not cover you for accidents when you are using the vehicle for commercial purposes.

Really other than that this is one of those things where there isn't any law against having a "guy with truck" side gig. You may need a little extra insurance, and you'll need to pay taxes on your earning if you make enough.

Non-legal note: Expect to get more Nigerian scams and dick pics than jobs from Craigslist.


Title: Cousin called police and said I was going to shoot the hospital I work at. Two hospitals locked down, reputation at work ruined. Do I have a defamation of character lawsuit?

Question:
I live in Colorado. My cousin was staying with me because she was recovering from surgery on her foot (she jumped out of a window, two suicide attempts so far) and she said someone was stalking her. She stayed for 9 days and we had a falling out and I told her to leave. To keep it short, she assaulted me, called 911 saying I was blocking her from leaving, she starts screaming on the phone telling them I have a gun (I didn't) and the 911 operator tells her to get her stuff and leave and she does and I lock the door. The cops knock on my door but I don't answer because I'm scared of how the cops will perceive the incident because she was trying to get me in trouble.

An hour later, I send her a text saying that "You tried to get me in trouble and failed. Your fake acting on the phone didn't work and you lost. Don't ever talk to me again. This is goodbye."

Her response was "Haven't failed yet. Have fun at work fucker."

I went to work the next day and went home. She sent me another text that said "You have two days left. Please let me know." I reply "Give me a call when you're sober." (Was trying to get more information from the 'work' statement.) Her response was "Oh yeah and let me know work goes. I won't let you disguise yourself as just a simple citizen now."

I call the police because she mentioned my work twice. One officer responded and I showed him the texts and he didn't see a specific threat against my work. He called her on speakerphone (I didn't speak) and the cop saw it as two family members fighting and that she should go her way and I should go my way. He left and I went to bed.

An hour later (1:30am) three police are knocking on my door. She had called the hospital I work at and told them that I was threatening to shoot up the place. I show them the texts and they ask if I am going to hurt anyone and I said no.

Skipping ahead in the story, my work is pissed that she wasn't charged with any crime (so am I) even though she put people in fear of imminent danger. Two hospitals locked down. Ambulances couldn't drop off patients. No one could enter or leave. It's been a huge deal and I haven't been to work since. My work has referred me to go to counselling, which I have done, and my professional reputation is completely ruined and I have been very sad since everything has happened.

I've thought about going to the District Attorney's office to try to get them to charge her with a crime. But do I have any legal recourse in civil court for the damage she has done?

Answer:
 If you have proof your professional reputation has been damaged, I would say yes, you probably do have a fairly good defamation case -- rare for this sub.  But without termination, demotion, a cut in salary, or an ability to point to something quite specific that shows your reputation is damaged, it's tough.  The other question is does she have any assets you could collect on if you won?Answer #2: That sounds like a nightmare. Before getting into the details, if you were to sue her and win, would she have any way of paying you a large sum? She sounds like a mess.Answer #3: I'm not a lawyer, but if I were you I would focus my energy on

1) Getting criminal charges against her, and

2) Making sure she remains completely out of your life

A civil lawsuit will probably be way more trouble for you than it's worthAnswer #4: A defamation case takes 3 years if it's quick and $30,000 in legal fees if it's cheap.

Since you said she has 2,000 in the bank, even if you collected that, it would leave you -28,000 and chasing the rest.


Title: Harassed by neighbor, condo assoc and police won't act. [MD]

Question:
Myself and a roommate moved to a condo in MD about 6 months ago. We wanted an area where we wouldn't have to worry about loud, obnoxious kids, even though we aren't that old ourselves. We thought that we had found the perfect place.
Turns out, one of our neighbors is a little crazy, and other residents know it but seem to have just ignored her forever. Unfortunately, not long after we moved in she started harassing us and spreading lies about us to other residents in the area. Mostly, it seemed to be around the fact that we are young and we are renting, while many of the residents own their condos. She has stopped and interrogated EVERY single guest that we have had over in the past 6 months, and on many of their vehicles she has placed notes telling them to park in a different spot.
I've spoke with the condo association; there is no law or bi-law which states where guests can park, they just generally park in a certain area.
Most of the residents also don't like to back into parking spaces, because they feel that it will harm the grass. Well, we were raised to believe that backing in is safer for pedestrian traffic overall, even by our driving instructors. Unfortunately, us backing in infuriates our neighbor, and we've overheard her talking to other residents saying that she was going to go to the courthouse to report us for this or that offense that we didn't actually commit.
We've called the police about it before, but she wasn't home when he arrived, and after explaining everything to him, he seemed to think that she would be considered "Not Criminally Responsible." He suggested that we just negotiate with our landlord to get out of our lease.
I want to know what options I have to get her to just leave us alone.
She works for a major real estate company(and on her last note she actually wrote it on official company stationary), and she has a lot of contacts from her years in the industry. The condo association won't do anything about it, and the police seem to think she's too crazy to bother arresting.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 So your gripe is that your neighbor talks about you to other residents, and she asks guests you have coming and going questions?

That's not illegal.  Tell your guests to ignore her, they have no obligation to talk to her.  And who gives a crap what she says about you to other residents?  Answer #2: Put up disco balls to accelerate her insanity: http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/2zu949/999_sure_this_isnt_illegal_but_please_help/

No, don't do that. Ignore her. You've spoken with the HOA and police. If you aren't violating any rules or laws there's nothing she can do. Tell your guests to ignore her. Answer #3: I'm not a lawyer, this is not legal advice.

If someone were annoying me and using their company stationary, presumably to add some air of authority to their grievances, I'd be inclined to let the company know what she was putting on their letterhead. Unless she's a principal broker, there's probably someone above her who wouldn't appreciate her using their company's name to pester you. Don't say mean things about her, don't go into detail on the situation, just a quick, "FYI, a rep from your company is leaving me notes on your letterhead, thought you might like to know."

If this was written on something like a little hotel note pad with their logo on it, don't bother. But if she took the time to actually print something out on their letterhead I would make the company aware of it.Answer #4: If I were you I would report every little thing to the condo association until something is done. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Either they will tell he to knock it off or they will ask you to move out. Regardless, you will be done dealing with her.


Title: [WI] employer is requiring me to clock out/make up time when I go to the bathroom, but I have ulcerative colitis. is this legal?

Question:
\[asking for a friend\]

I have ulcerative colitis, a genetic disorder that causes my immune system to mistakenly attack my intestines. It causes ulcers and internal bleeding, and makes going to the bathroom extremely difficult. Many people with my condition have to go to the bathroom 2-3x more often than a healthy person, but I've been able to cut that down to one break taking a half hour while I'm at work. My employer has decided that this is unacceptable, and is requiring me to clock out when I use the bathroom and make up the time after everyone else has gone home. This doesn't seem fair to me -- it really doesn't seem any different than, say, requiring someone in a wheelchair to make up time because it takes them longer to get to their desk. I work in a manufacturing plant, and HR's reasoning is that I'm not making quotas because of my bathroom time. I can't leave this job because I can't risk losing my health insurance. Is there anything I can do?
Topic:
Healthcare Law including HIPAA

Answer:
 Breaks under 20 minutes (I think) must be paid. Longer breaks may be unpaid.

The ADA requires an employer to offer reasonable accommodations for disabilities. It is often held that additional unpaid time off -- as in a longer break -- is a reasonable accommodation. It is very rare that additional *paid* breaks would be considered reasonable.


Title: Can i help my niece in any way?

Question:
My niece is 12 years old and does everything around the house. She washes the entire families laundry(family of 5), she cooks dinner for everybody, she cleans the kitchen, she’s the only one that does dishes, she makes her 6mo brothers bottles, she sweeps and mops, she’s in charge of her 6yo brother and making sure he gets up and ready for school. This is all while her parents lounge around and don’t do much of anything besides boss her around. She doesn’t even get to see her friends or have them over because her mom things it’s “dangerous”. I live a couple states away and have a kid of my own but not her age so I’m lost here. But is there anything I can do to help her situation? Legally or otherwise?

She’s in AZ.

 I have asked this question in the askparents sub but wanted to see if there is any legal action I can take to possibly get her into a healthier environment.

Answer: It's not illegal to make kids do chores. Answer #2: There is nothing illegal about chores for children. Even if it's a lot of them. This is a relationship issue, not a legal one. Answer #3: Child protective services may be interested. There is a 12 yr old who is parentified, and a 6yr old and 6 mth old who are not adequately supervised or cared for.


Title: Sprint charged my debit card without my permission for my parents old account

Question:
So I woke up yesterday with a 3,041 dollar charge on my bank account, setting me very far in the negative. Not knowing why I have a charge from sprint, I called my bank and started a dispute and fraud investigation..

This is in Ohio in the United States

so after I got off the phone with  the bank, my mom tells me information she just remembered. So almost a year ago my mom and dad had an account with Sprint for a family plan for us three to have phones. but they made a billing mistake and instead of sorting it out or paying it, they just abandoned sprint altogether and ignored any calls or emails or letters or anything. Didn't even send the phones back or anything. Months go by with nothing happening whatsoever. At some point my parents switched banks and deactivated old  bank accounts and cards  so whatever card sprint had on file didn't exist anymore.

Well come early November, my mom gets an email from sprint demanding $3,041 by 11/19 and the email says that if we don't pay, according to the terms and conditions, they can charge any card on file with the account. Well, they ignore this because as far as they knew , there was no card on file since that old bank account and debit card are deactivated.

However, it turns out that around some time in January, when my parents were our of work and struggling financially, I lent them my card to buy groceries. Well one time during that they bought a phone case at sprint and it somehow tied my card to the account despite the fact it was never used to pay a bill or sign up or anything. So technically, the charge is legal I think.

What's going to happen with the dispute and fraud report I made? Am I even more screwed because of that all because my parents bought a phone case or something? Or are my parents withholding information from me and used my card to help pay a bill at some point?

Also my bank didn't notify of me the charge despite setting my account up to notify me of any charge over 100 dollars.

Answer:
 I would definitely dispute this charge.  You never authorized the charge and it was not your account.

Unfortunately, there's less protection for debit cards than there is for credit cards. Answer #2: Uhm.... hate to break it to you.  There is a more likely scenario than Sprint recording your card number when purchasing a case at retail.

When your parents borrowed your debit card, they likely screwed you, say by paying a bill or just adding the card to the account.  You've already admitted that they flat out took phones from Sprint and stopped paying on them.  This doesnt seem like a huge leap.


Title: [WA] [Urgent] My Aunt changed my Grandpa's Will before his soon to happen death

Question:
Context:
My Grandpa has glioblastoma and went through an 8 hour surgery to get it removed, however the doctors weren't able to remove all of the cancer. He is in the dying phase of his cancer and my aunt (my mom's older sister) has been taking care of him for the past month or so. He has between a day (MAX) and as few as 12 hours left here on Earth. During the surgery, the doctors removed a 6 cm chunk of his brain.

Before we get to the big issue, I want to say that my Mom has been the advisor (or whoever is the manager of the estate is) for the past 11 years.

Now we get to the messy part of the story.

After surgery, my Grandpa's mood changed and he wasn't himself. He clearly wasn't thinking straight. Somehow he gets mad at my Mom (she did nothing to anger him) and he asks my aunt, who had been taking care of him to take him to change his Will. Not only is my Grandpa not thinking straight, he is also easy to manipulate and he's at the hands of my aunt who has been known to be manipulative. My aunt willingly takes him to get his Will changed despite being in this crippled mental state. She gets appointed to be the Will manager, after it being my mom for many years.

My aunt's lawyer told her that she wasn't allowed to tell anyone about the Will change until after he dies, but it accidentally came up in a conversation between my mom can her.

Now, we have anywhere between a day and a few hours to revert changes to the Will or aunt will have control of the estate forever, contrary to what my Grandpa wanted to have happen prior to surgery. That is impossible because courts are too slow.

Assuming that he dies in the next day or so, is their anything that my mom can do to undo what my aunt did, or is it too late?

Answer:
 Simply put, if the facts are as you've laid them out, the changes to the will are unenforceable because your grandfather was mentally incompetent at the time the changes were made.  However, you do not want to have to litigate this in court as that would be very expensive and time consuming.  Furthermore, your aunt could have opened herself up to significant criminal (not to mention civil) issues especially if the will was changed to her benefit.

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You need a lawyer now.  You need to call everyone you can who isn't on vacation until someone is willing to do this representation as a fire drill (fast).  That lawyer needs to turn the screws on your grandfather and aunt's lawyers (let's pray they are different people) because both should have known what they were doing was wrong and illegal in light of grandpa's mental health.

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Lawyer up as soon as humanly possible before the holiday kicks in.  Many people are already gone on vacation.Answer #2: This is really beyond the scope of this sub. You need to contact a probate attorney immediately to help you sort this out.Answer #3: Is the new will materially different or just an executor change?  Aunt has as much right to be the executor as your mom.  I agree to get a lawyer and get it in front of a judge, but it may not make a difference if it’s not materially different.


Title: Someone on Craigslist reported me and "more". What to do?

Question:
[California]
I apologize if this isn't the place to ask this question but I'm terrified and don't know how to act.

I wanted to buy something off Craigslist in a city that's a few hours drive away. My girlfriend asked me to ask the seller if they'd ship it. I emailed the seller asking if they'd be willing to ship, but they emailed me back calling me a scammer, that they reported me and "much more" and that "I'll see".

I don't know what that means. It's one thing if they reported me on Craigslist but what does "much more" mean? I'm terrified of something happening to me. They know my email because I emailed through gmail. What can I do to protect myself? What precautions should I take?

Thank you.

Edit: when they say they reported me and much more and that I'll see, is that just a scare tactic? Or am I really going to be investigated?

Answer:
 Don't worry about it.

And realize that "can you mail it" is a very common scam.


Title: Neighbor took my dog off her leash, kept her inside and blackmailed my brothers out of $100 due to minimal pear tree damage

Question:
Title basically sums it up. I live in Wisconsin.

While I was at work today, my two younger brothers (15yo George and 19yo Kyle) were home alone with my dog. She's a Shih-Poo, so she's a very small dog and very friendly.

George put the dog out in our yard on a long leash, which is made of two leashes clipped together so she can have more space to walk around.

When George went to bring her inside, he noticed my dog had managed to sneak under our neighbor's fence. He called out for her and pulled on the leash but our neighbor had unclipped one of the leashes and was holding our dog inside her home.

My brothers both walked to her front door and asked for our dog back. It was a grumpy middle aged woman, who told them our dog had wrapped around one of her pear trees and damaged it and that the cops were on their way and they would be taking the dog to the pound.

She lead them to the damaged trees in her backyard. According to Kyle, one tree had minimal markings on it, but it looked fine and he commented how it's still alive and our dog didn't kill it. Our neighbor scoffed and told him it was going to die due to the damage and it would cost $250 to buy a new pear tree of that size. She then told them that if they gave her $100, they could have the dog back and not deal with the cops.

My brother told her she was holding our dog hostage and she scoffed again. They gave her the $100 to avoid talking to the cops. They were scared the cops would take our dog away. She gave the dog back after they handed the money over.

She intimidated my little brothers and blackmailed them into giving her money. I don't believe she ever called the cops or she wouldn't have made a deal before they got there. We live very close to a police station.

We've never had an issue with this woman before, or any neighbors at that. They put the fence up many years ago. The fence doesn't touch the floor along the middle so that's how my dog managed to squeeze under it.

I know tree law can be serious and I understand my dog was on her property, but she should have went to the guardians of the household instead of holding the dog inside her home and blackmailed my younger brothers out of $100.

I'd like to get the money back, as I don't believe the damage warrants that cost.

Answer: Call the cops. Report her.


Title: Movers missed delivery and now refusing my calls

Question:
Engaged a company to move my apartment from Seattle, WA to New Orleans, LA. The moving company is based out of the DC area in VA.

I used an on-line moving site to get multiple quotes for a full service move from my former address in Seattle, WA, to my new address in New Orleans.

The contract between us stated that they would deliver my items within a 3-week window from my first available date. My stuff was picked up on the agreed upon date of 3/28, and I listed my first available date as 3/29. The 3-week window ended 4/19. They finally told me the driver would call 24-48 hours before arriving. I told them that if they were planning a Saturday delivery that they had to have it completed before 16:00 as I was hosting a function that Saturday night. They called on the last day in the contract (4/19) and mentioned that they'd be here Saturday 4/21 at 21:00 that night. I reiterated that a Saturday night at 21:00 was not acceptable. They proceeded to bypass New Orleans and drive to Florida.

Since then the company has not returned any calls or really provided any insights when I will actually get my items. Last week I finally got them on the phone and they confirmed their driver would deliver this past Saturday 5/5. This weekend has come and gone with no call from the company or their driver/agent. Today I got through to a customer service agent and after providing them my job/reference number I got put on hold while they reach out to the dispatcher. Was on hold for 30+ minutes before something came up and I had to disconnect. This process repeated of me calling giving my reference number and magically getting put on hold for huge amounts of time.  Later in the day I just got hung up on after giving my reference number.

2 Weeks ago I filed a claim with the BBB.  At this point I don’t know what actions (legal or otherwise) that I can take. I think I can call my credit card company and issue a stop payment on their line item. I just want my stuff.

TL:DR
Moving company has failed to deliver my items in accordance with their contract and failed on another agreed upon time. I just want my stuff ASAP.

Answer:
 BBB is just a company like yelp except nobody checks it anymore, so that won't help you.

I've heard stories of scam movers that just steal stuff, a friend of mine only got half his stuff once, they just kept the rest. So you should act quickly. Perhaps contact a lawyer for a consultation, maybe file a police report but the police will probably say it's a civil issue.

Best of luck!


Title: (Texas) 35yo pregnant woman claims my 15yo son is the father. 1) is this an admission of statutory rape? 2) if true, what are my son's responsibilities towards the child?

Question:
This pregnant woman came to me a couple of days ago to speak about my son. She says she's 5 months pregnant and my son is the father. I did not allow her to speak to my son though. She says the reason for her visit is that she wants my son to be on the birth certificate and carry the responsibilities of the father.

My son admits to sleeping with this woman twice. However he says it's impossible for the child to be his because of timing. Now I'm the first person to admit that I do not have full confidence in my son - she could be telling the truth or she could be lying (I'm guessing we'll have to do paternity tests when the time comes). I will deal with my son.

However assuming that what she says is true, is this an admission of statuary rape? This woman used to work for the my son's school (she has been fired for unrelated reasons). How can I go about pursuing this?

And what becomes of my son's responsibilities as the father? I'm guessing if the paternity test comes back positive, he will be regarded as the father by law? Do we need to prepare for anything?

Answer:
 > My son admits to ~~sleeping with this woman~~ being molested and raped by this woman twice.

FTFY.

Lawyer for paternity issues. Police because SHE IS A CHILD MOLESTER.

How is that not in every comment here?Answer #2: Just as everyone else has said... lawyer for the paternity issues and police for the child molester.  I will also add... consider suing the school.  At the very least, find out if a proper background check was performed on this woman before she started working there.  Answer #3: Hypothetical situation:

This woman, when confronted by police, decides to get an abortion. She obtains bail, and goes to a clinic to terminate the pregnancy. Would that be destruction of evidence?

If the victim's family knew about her intentions, could they argue for an emergency parental rights hearing to keep her from terminating the pregnancy?Answer #4: Get a lawyer. Doesn't matter how clear-cut wrong she is for committing statutory rape against your son. You want to make sure this problem goes away forever, and in your favor because your son could end up in a lot of emotional and financial pain if this gets botched.Answer #5: 1. Yes. Call the cops.

2. Parenting, visitation, and support. Get a family lawyer. Answer #6: Lawyer, police, paternity test, determine custody and child support issues, lawsuit against the school.


Title: Can I change her last name without his permission?

Question:
Hello, first time posting here.

I have a 5yo child whose father has never been in her life. He wasn't even there for the pregnancy because he never cared for the child, nor did I want him there because he honestly scares me.

A few months prior to her first birthday, I met a wonderful man who has since then raised her as his own. This man is now my husband as of 6 months ago, and he would love for my daughter to have his last name. However, I fear I would have to get into contact with her bio father for this, which I'm dead set against. Her last name on her birth certificate is my own as, like I said, he has not been present AT ALL since before her birth.

Do I need to contact him for this? Has he lost his rights? Advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 Is he listed on the birth certificate as the father?  Most (if not all) states require that you notify the father of this change, and then he can object to the name change.

Of course, the court can always be petitioned to allow the name change in light of your situation and history with the father.


Title: Drug charges and wrongfully arrested! (Iowa)

Question:
Hey Reddit,

This is my first ever post and I was directed here by a friend.

So I live in Iowa and about 6 days ago I had called the police to my house while under the influence of lsd and xannax. They took my marijuana, about 5 grams, bong, and the xannax. I am currently being charged with: possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of a prescription drug. I am 19 and have no prior charges.

I went into a police station on the second of December and was told and handed paperwork for both charges saying that my first court date was on the eleventh on December. The very next day (5 days after the initial calling of police) on the third a police officer showed up to my house and told me there was a warrant out for my arrest due to me missing my court date that wasn't for another week. I tried to explain to the officer and show him the paperwork but there was already a warrant out for my arrest. He took me down to the jail processed and booked me I spent the next four-ish hours in a jail cell until my parents scrounged up 1000$ for my cash only bail after the banks were already closed.

After the jailer looked into my case he suggested that we call the clerk of court to try to figure everything out. I decided to head to the courthouse myself to figure things out instead of trying to do everything over the phone. The clerk of court didn't know what to do so she sent us up to talk to the judge in which she acknowledge I was wrongfully arrested. She then released the bail money and rescheduled my preliminary hearing to December the 21st, I have NO lawyer and have no idea about law or what action to take from here please help!

Answer:
 you need to hire a criminal defense attorneyAnswer #2: Stop, do not pass go, do not collect $200.

Your wrongful arrest wasn't really wrongful because the officer was acting on his best information at the time.  You have no further recourse there.  Your bail has been refunded, so the problem is for all intents and purposes solved.

You may get credit for time served, but let's be honest, four hours ain't much.

Based on my reading of the statutes, if found guilty you will have a fine of between $300-$1000 for the marijuana, plus a period of 48 hours to one year in jail, and identical penalties for the prescription drugs (your mileage may vary, probation may be an option, depending on the judge, et cetera et cetera)

You need a criminal defense attorney.  If you cannot afford one you may be able to have one assigned to you.  Contact the clerk of the court for further instructions, or better yet, contact the state public defender's office:

https://spd.iowa.gov/

Your attorney will give you instructions.  Follow them.  Listen to your attorney.  Do what he or she says.  A capable attorney can get those charges - and penalties - busted down to the minimum. But only if you have a lawyer and you do what that lawyer says.


Title: NYC- Is it legal to buy cigarettes online from a Native American Reservation or from outside the US?

Question: I live in NYC where we have some of the highest priced and taxed cigarettes in the country. I read on this government site http://www.ttb.gov/tobacco/tobacco-faqs.shtml#t1 that it isn't illegal to buy them but we are still responsible for paying the state or city taxes. Am I understanding this correctly? Also, does it make a difference where the seller is located? I know of reservations within NYS as well as other states that offer online sales and there are sellers located outside the U.S. also. If I decided to purchase cigarettes this way is there any things that I should be aware of so as not to break any laws? How do we go about paying those taxes if we are responsible for them if the seller doesn't include that in the price?

Answer: Didn't the NYPD kill someone over this?


Title: Can I legally park here?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 It's not illegal.

But be prepared for some extremely pissed off neighbors. USPS rules state that they don't have to deliver mail to obstructed mailboxes.


Title: Can I charge back Lenovo in this case?

Question: I bought a Lenovo Ideapad and wanted to cancel it, but Lenovo's customer service is a pain in the ass with this regards. Long story short, I received the laptop and shipped it back to Lenovo's national return center in Mississauga, ON (Canada). The customer sales rep told me it would take 10 days for "quality testing" even though I have never opened the package, and then after that another 10 days to process the refund. Obviously, I don't want to wait 20 days to get my money back.  Is there anyway I can get it earlier?

Answer:
 No. They didn't force you to order it. You have to follow their return process.

The first question your bank will ask is if you attempted to resolve this with the vendor. They will then contact the vendor to ask if they are going to refund you.


Title: Can I write the judge after judgement, but before anything is signed?

Question:
So I kind of won and kind of lost my custody case. What made me lose anything was that during the trial the other lawyer kept pushing that I didn't ask for more time with my daughter. They made it sound like I don't ask every week to have more time with my daughter, and I don't actually do that because I've already gone through that.

But for some reason the questioning was a surprise. Like in my head of course I'm asking for more time, that's the entire purpose of being at court right now, so I can get more custody of my daughter. It didn't occur to me to point out that I've asked for time:

\- Multiple emails before baby was born

\- Emails and texts after baby was born and being served papers for sole custody

\- Bench trial with commissioner

\- Mediation

\- Again more emails to resolve it ourselves and take out lawyers

\- Getting a custody evaluator

\- Finally final trial before the judge

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I don't ask for more time on a weekly basis or something because I've already done that long ago and it was always denied, as is EVERY request for more time. The issue with my case is that we didn't get to final trial for 3 years. So again, I wasn't expecting the question for whatever reason, but at the time didn't think of all the times I had asked for more time.

During judgement, the judge said I was a great father but what hurt me was not asking for more time. I feel like this was overlooked, and a messup on my part for not explaining all the times I did ask for more time.

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My question, the two teams of lawyers are currently going back and forth getting everything final. Before things are final and before I sign, can I write to the judge to explain a bit more on this? Is it possible he will change his judgement with this information?

Answer:
 My question, the two teams of lawyers are currently going back and forth getting everything final. Before things are final and before I sign, can I write to the judge to explain a bit more on this? Is it possible he will change his judgement with this information?

Absolutely, not. Ex parte communication is an absolute NO NO when it comes to court proceedings. The judge *has* to remain impartial. You divulging information to him outside of proper channels creates the situation where they may no longer be impartial. Think about the reverse side to this. Would you like to know that the your co-parent was privately conversing with the judge to alter the judgment they were going to make and you didn't get an opportunity to present your defense to that?

If you want the judge to reconsider their judgment, you need to go through the proper channels to do that. That involves filing a timely motion to reconsider.


Title: Haven't seen my kids in almost a year. Custody trial in a few months.

Question:
I'll try to keep this as short as I can;

My wife and I were in a toxic relationship, and I ended up moving out around this time last year. Later in 2017, she filed divorce papers (she kept the children away from me before this despite my desires to be an active & involved father) after I was involved in an accidental injury with a friend of mine, when we both fell & me landing on top of them resulted in a broken bone - for which the state attempted to press felony charges against me.

The judge in my case appropriately prevented me from having supervised visitation in the meantime, with concern of the children getting attached to me whilst facing a few years in prison if I was deemed guilty of the violent charge.

Fast forward to now, the case was dismissed and determined to be accidental & therefore not a criminal act. I've jumped through every hoop the court has given me, and the only real weight my wife has against me at this point is me being labeled as a DCS "Child Neglector" due to a midemeanor disorderly conduct charge for arguing with my wife in 2015 while the children were in the home. Despite this, until our separation in May 2017, I was a devoted stay-at-home father for 3 years, and thoroughly attached to our wonderful children.

In June, it will have been three years since I've had any "crime" on my record, and I am absolutely desperate to be reunited with my children.

Since then, I went from being homeless/staying with friends to having an incredible job at a financial company, and I am now very well off. I'm still playing catch-up with my child support to the point I cannot afford a lawyer. Preferably looking for 50/50 custody. What can I do? What can I expect at the trial? How can I get the most out of this & rekindle my relationship & make up for the lost time with my babies?

We have a court appointed advisor who's absolutely smitten with my wife, and has taken every opportunity to disparage me and present her as a goddess to the court. (By the way, the CAA has done some things I don't necessarily feel like delving into at the moment, but after discussing these actions with the State Bar, he can lose his license to practice law in my state.) I know my wife, I know her well - she has a strong desire to do anything to keep the children away from me as a form of punishment/manipulation for refusing to stay with her after she cheated.

Because I was a stay-at-home father for the majority of our marriage, I've had to claw my way back into the realm of success & independence.

Any advice, or resources to look into would be an absolute blessing.

State: Arizona.

Answer:
 > I am now very well off. I'm still playing catch-up with my child support to the point I cannot afford a lawyer.

I would try finding an attorney and explaining your well-offness. See if you can get a pay as you can go, or talk to a bank about a loan.

I don't understand why you would be denied visitation for a felony charge so I'm wondering if there is more there. Its going to b very hard and borderline unrealistic to go from zero contact to 50/50.

> and has taken every opportunity to disparage me

Examples please.

lawhelp.org, you can try to see if you can get LSC but 3 months may not give enough time.

I'lll be honest, I don't like your story and don't recommend you going in without an attorney.

How is the home life? How big is house? Are you near schools? Do you have resources to provide child care? Now some will tell you to shoot for moon and let judge bring you to reality, but I've always taken the "prove what you can actually prove" approach. It worries that you have good money but not good enough for an attorney. It worries me that you think someone without a dog in the fight is anti-you and considers wife goddess. It worries me that you see her actions as punishment toward you, frankly. It worries me that you never answered the big question: Why this is best for kiddos?

And when I say I'm worried, I'm talking from a court strategy mindset. I don't see the answers that you need to have but I see us worrying about the state bar and this guys license (unless he is fucking your wife, no way thats happening)


Title: Can I appeal a bank closing my account?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Please delete all Personal information from the letter.

edit: Because if I wanted to do anything bad with your information then I eassilly could.