Title: (Fl) My husbands ex-wife is claiming that they aren't divorced anymore.

Question:
My husbands ex-wife is saying that she's changed her mind and is going to get their divorced expunged(hahahahahahaha). Yes I'm aware that's not possible.

However she's telling people that she's my husbands wife and has even tried to get into personal accounts of ours. And has a lawyer and wants to sue me for supposedly breaking up their marriage( I didn't meet him until they had been divorced for a year, they divorced because SHE cheated with men and women repeatedly).

How do we get to stop?

Answer:
 Restraining order, for starters.

If you can prove it was her who broke into the accounts, you can report it to the police. Answer #2: >And has a lawyer and wants to sue me for supposedly breaking up their marriage( I didn't meet him until they had been divorced for a year, they divorced because SHE cheated with men and women repeatedly).

Aside from which, alienation of affections is no longer a tort in Florida. I'm guessing she doesn't actually have a lawyer. Answer #3: For starters, I'd suggest that your husband put a freeze on his credit.Answer #4: I would alert every single account, banks, investments, credit cards, etc of what is occurring. Perhaps they can put an extra level of security for someone wanting access such as secret question etc. Call the police to create a paper trail even if they can't/won't do anything at the moment. Restraining order (if possible at this point) and/or get your own atty and have them draft a cease and desist letter.


Title: Just signed 1 year apartment lease, a month later the house sells. New owners gave 60 day notice. Is this legal? (California)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Page 47.
http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/catenant.pdf

Them selling the place doesn't change your lease (unless it was a foreclosure sale, in which case you're entitled 90 days notice, apparently).Answer #2: The 60 day notice can be used for month to month renters that have lived there for more than a year, but it shouldn't have an effect on your fixed term lease; with the exception of a foreclosure sale. Answer #3: They're most likely planning on converting the building to condos.  The correct way to do this is to turn each apartment into condos as individual leases expire, until eventually they all are.  They seem to be in a bigger hurry for whatever reason.  As others have said, you have all the leverage here.  I don't know if I'd want to live out the entire lease term with a hostile landlord, but you can probably get moving expenses and a couple of months rent covered in exchange for leaving quietly.


Title: [GA] possible false rape allegation

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Cease all contact with her. Report the suicide threat. Do not talk to your school administration or the police without an attorney present.


Title: [Pennsylvania] Smoking in apartment below. What are our options?

Question:
Hello Reddit Legal Advice,

Yesterday afternoon we (Roommate and I) walked into our apartment to the smell of *cigarette smoke*. I have Asthma, and inhaling the smoke aggravates my lungs, causing me to cough (as I am sure it does for some non-asthmatics as well).  Searching around for any signs in our apartment we found nothing. Knowing that the neighbors below us smoke we decided to speak with them. They confirmed that yes they are smoking indoors. We asked if they could refrain from doing so, and smoke either outside or on the balcony of their apartment. We were told no, and that they will continue to smoke indoors as this allowed in their lease. We were under the impression that this apartment complex is smoke free.

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We have contacted the landlord for further information, however, my concern is that smoking policy for our apartment complex is incomplete for the lease that we have signed. The smoking policy disclosure indicates that their policy is checked below, however *no policy is checked in the signed lease*.

The smoking policy procedure is outlined below (with brackets \[ \] indicating options to check a policy):

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**SMOKING POLICY DISCLOSURE**:

>*Smoking of any illegal substance is prohibited anywhere on the property. For the purposes of this paragraph "smoking" includes but is not limited to pip smoking, cigarette smoking, and cigar smoking. Our smoking policy is checked below.*
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>\[  \] Smoking of tobacco or any other legal substance is not allowed anywhere in the common areas, in any building, or in dwelling unit or balcony. See No Smoking Addendum for further details.
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>\[  \] Smoking of tobacco or any other legal substance is allowed in the following checked areas only:
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>\- \[  \] All dwelling units
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>\- \[  \] Dwelling units \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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>\- \[  \] Balconies. See No Smoking Addendum for further details.
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>\- \[  \] common areas. See No Smoking Addendum for further details.

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In short, I am wondering what options we have considering that the lease neither confirms or denies that this a smoke-free apartment complex?

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Thank you in advance for any advice that you can offer, we are feeling a bit hopeless at this point and do not want to pay the fees associated with terminating the lease early if it comes to that point.

Answer:
 If their lease does not prohibit smoking then they are allowed to smoke. Answer #2: What gave you the impression it was non smoking?  The language you pasted refers to a No Smoking Addendum if, in fact, the intent was non smoking.  Is that addendum included in your lease?

Edit: Also, what did the landlord say?


Title: Need Legal Advice about Therapy animals

Question:
I have always had a cat growing up and being at college gets a little depressing sometimes. So I was thinking I should get a Emotional Support Animal, not a service animal. I was reading some state laws ( I live in Washington) and it says that I need something from my doctor saying that I need a Emotiona Support animal in order for it to be legal.

So i went to my doctor and asked her if she could give me something so I could have a ESA ( emotional support animal). This is the letter she wrote for me:  "I am writing this letter on behalf of my patient blank. Blank suffers from seasonal affective disorder. He would benefit from having a cat for companionship to improve his mood issues. Thank You for your consideration."

I am moving into a apartment next month and they do not know I will bringing a cat. I was wondering if this letter is sufficient since landlords are not able to discriminate againt ESA.

Any advice would be really helpful!

Answer: You are what's wrong with the ESA system, and why people that actually need them have to jump through so many damn hoops.


Title: [MI] Mother is going to be fired tomorrow in an act of age discrimination.

Question:
My mother (62) is a pharmacist in a large, national chain pharmacy. For years, this company has been just looking for reasons to fire her- we know this because she is consistently ostracized and blamed for things that are not her fault, held to a higher standard than her younger coworker, belittled and encouraged to quit. She has been searching for another job for at least three years but because pharmacy students are now graduating with a doctorate in pharmacy versus the bachelor's she has, she's been unable to find other work.

The company has consistently tried to push her to quit. In one instance, a customer came in and threatened to shoot my mother because she told him that his insurance would not cover a refill of a prescription until a certain date. This customer was allowed back in the store until my mom finally filed a police report, at which time corporate called her and told her that her manager "should have" banned this customer from the store after the first incident. There have been other issues to this effect.

Ultimately, while I'm not sure of all the specific instances, there is significant reason to believe this has to do with her age. This company routinely pushes out older staff (they did this to my father before he died) in favor of younger staff they can pay less. She visited an employment attorney last year, when things got really bad, who told her to return if she did get fired because they would have a strong age discrimination suit.

I guess I'm wondering about getting more information on this type of thing- what kind of things would factor into a settlement? I know that for a settlement, you need damages- what kind of damages would you claim here? Do lawyers in these instances work on contingency, or is there a chance this lawyer is encouraging suing because she wants money from us explicitly? Would an attorney encourage a client to come back to them for a lawsuit if they didn't believe there was merit for one? The lawyer she saw was highly reputable (and expensive).

Please pardon my ignorance, I'm a third-year pre-law student whose only parent is about to lose their sole income and hasn't been able to find another job for years. Thank you for your help.

Answer:
 Damages would be lost wages, but there can also be punitive damages for willful illegal discrimination.  That would be if it got that far. *Probably* there would be some settlement before that point, if your mother's case had merit.

Protected class discrimination can sometimes be plain as day, but other times harder to prove. It's not illegal to fire an older worker, but it is illegal to fire, or otherwise treat them poorly, *because* of their age.  You appear to have at least at first glance a possible case for age discrimination. If she is fired I would visit a different attorney and see what his take is. Sometimes they will take a case on contingency if they feel it's strong enough.


Title: Rights as a witness to an arrest?

Question: I witnessed and filmed an arrest tonight. I asked the officers why the person was being detained, but they told me it was none of my business. I also believe the officer gave me a fake badge number. Are the police legally obligated to tell me why someone else is being arrested?

Answer:
 > Rights as a witness to an arrest?

None.

> they told me it was none of my business

Correct. I don't have the right to find out why every cop arrests everyone. What if there's a crowd of 1,000 people, do the police have to explain an arrest 1,000 times?

> Are the police legally obligated to tell me why someone else is being arrested?

No. Not in the slightest.

Also, it will be a matter of public record soon enough.


Title: Writing a letter to property owner who is breaking five city ordinances - how long is reasonable to give them to clean up?

Question:
So the property across the street from me, in a neighborhood that no longer has an HOA, is breaking all kinds of city ordinances around trash, construction debris, overgrown vegetation and tree litter on their property in the front yard.     It's an investment company as owner.   They bought five years ago, moved somebody in and haven't lifted a finger since.

I'm writing a letter to them in inform them of the violations, asking them to clean it up, with the next step being reporting the violations to the city for citations if the clean up isn't done in a certain amount of time.    What is an appropriate amount of time to give them before reporting?    I'm thinking sixty days is generous, what is reasonable and customary?

Thanks legal advice - love to browse this subreddit.

Answer: You have no duty to "warn" them, or give them a deadline. If you do, they will probably just hate you, and possibly try to retaliate. Just tell the city and don't threaten them with warnings. All it's going to do is antagonize them, and make YOU a target.Answer #2: Why warn them? They're just going to tell you to "F off?" and then they're going to know you were the one who ratted them out. Answer #3: Just make a report to city code enforcement. Let the government be the bad guy.


Title: Will I get a ticket from almost hitting a car?

Question: It was already dark when i started driving home. I took a route I didn't usually go, but I just decided to take it. It was a residential area and the roads were covered in snow (Canada is where I'm from) and I was going a 45-50 mph. My car started slipping and I steered opposite to where I was sliding. I almost hit a car while I was sliding, but I didn't hit it (luckily). There was a pedestrian walking a dog who saw me and I waved at her to indicate I'm ok and I didn't hit anything. If she reports me, will I take fine for reckless driving? I'm still just 17 years old and only driving for 5 months...

Answer: You are never getting a ticket for this. Be careful in the future.


Title: Can a landlord evict you for the smell of marijuana or smoking it. In cincinnati OH

Question: The lease DOES NOT have a no smoking section or any language inferring such. In cincinnati possession of the ammount that would be in question is just a citation and an enjoy your day. So can a landlord actually evict?

Answer: It is still illegal under federal law, and if there is a clause about criminal activity in the lease you can be evicted for violating that clause.Answer #2: Your lease very likely includes language allowing for eviction upon breaking of the law.  If you violate the lease, you can be evicted.


Title: (OR) I feel like my grandma is being scammed by squatters.

Question:
   My grandma has a bad habit of letting questionable people live in or on her property. It is a decent sized house on some three acre land. She is pretty old and needs help around the house and property, so she allows people to stay on the condition that they pay or work for rent. Sometimes a mixture of work and pay.
    About two months ago or so my grandmother became very sick and had to go to the ER. A couple was in the middle of arranging an agreement with my grandma but she got ill and went to the hospital before they could properly come to terms, rules, and fill out paper work. Things were not done properly and they had moved onto the property while my grandma was in the ER. Nothing was written on paper or signed. They did send a few text to each other (one included statements of them paying $75 weekly for rent) about rent and help with tasks in exchange for pay but they never sat down and agreed on anything.
   The squatters claim they are legally allowed to be there and refuse to accept a 30 days notice from my grandma. They state that they are in a verbal agreement and said they will have multiple counter claims against my grandma in F.E.D. courts.
   From my point of view the squatters are very sketchy and I  have heard multiple stories of their rude behavior. Also when my grandmother came home from the hospital some of her things had gone missing, including her Oxycontin. However I can not prove anything.
   I have no clue what to do and any advise helps.
   I also apologize for bad grammar...... seriously sorry.

Answer: They can't refuse the 30 day notice. They have been notified. If they aren't gone in 30 days, file for eviction with the court.


Title: [GA] renting a new place with 3 friends, owner wants us to sign under one name for "convenience"

Question:
I'm going to sign the lease for a new place today, the owner just told us that they would prefer us have just one person sign the lease so that there's only one rent payment instead of 4.

Does that mean the person that signs is the only one considered to be on the lease?

I don't like the idea because I got kicked out of my last place with little warning because I wasn't on the lease. I don't want the owner to just be able to tell us to get out in 60 days whenever they feel like it.

Can we still just send one rent payment if all 4 of us sign?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 The owner is a moron if they have only one of you sign the lease.  The owner SHOULD want all of you to sign the lease so that you are each "jointly and severally" liable for the full rent (that way if the full rent isn't paid, then the owner can sue any one of you for all of the past due rent).  If the owner wants, the lease can specify that the full rent shall always be made in one payment.

But what your lease actually says is hard for me to tell because I can't see it...


Title: When the child abuse the parent

Question: A few days ago, I got a voice mail from the police that he wants my son comes to the police station for fingerprint and photograph. I called the police back in April when my son hit me. I was so tired being beaten from time to time that I could not hold it anymore. Now I regret calling the police. The attorneys I talked to say that the police wants to charge him when they say they want his fingerprints and photograph. I want him to stop beating me but  I feel like I have gone to far by reporting him to the police. I am so sad and anxious about how this will turn out. Is there anything I could do to have the charges dropped? Thank you

Answer: I’m NAL but in most states when a domestic violence charge is pressed it’s out of the victims hands. I called the police to report my father beating my mother. He was arrested and charged immediately. Initially they charged him with attempted murder but because my mother disputed that charge in court it was reduced to a simple domestic violence charge. In my personal opinion and as a mother, I would absolutely let the law handle your son as they see fit. Otherwise, the abuse will never stop. My father abused my mother until I was 22 years old and had finally gotten scared enough to call the police. Unless your son has to face some type of punishment (be it jail, anger management or both) he will continue with his behavior because he’s gotten away with it. I know this will be extremely hard for you and it may seem mean or cruel but in the end you’re truly doing what’s best for yourself and your son.


Title: Is it required for a bar to open your beer for you? (IN)

Question: Just got a beer and normally I like to open my own can. Just preference I suppose. Bartender said it’s the law they have to open it. Is it actually law or just a protection the bar has in place to keep someone from carrying it out?

Answer: There are different types of liquor licenses. Some permit you to sell for consumption on-premises and others allow you to sell for consumption off-premises.


Title: Grounds to sue for emotional distress?

Question: My divorce was finalized in June and recently confirmed that he was having an affair the entire time. I have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, bipolar depression and anxiety because of his actions. I attempted suicide earlier this year...we live in Louisiana. Do I have grounds to sue for emotional distress, and list his mistress on the paperwork?

Answer:
 This all should have been addressed in the divorce. Having anxiety and major depression is a mental illness and not the fault of his mistress. You can always speak to an attorney about your situation to see if you can do anything.Answer #2: >  Do I have grounds to sue for emotional distress, and list his mistress on the paperwork?

No, not successfully.


Title: [CA] Being accused of child abuse

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 If you've already been contacted by a police detective, you have little option but to get a defense attorney. Now. Do not answer any questions at all until/unless your attorney is present and advises it.

As to challenging the child support and and visitation, you need a family law attorney. Being in a small town might complicate things, but you will almost certainly need to find one to get the optimal outcome for you.Answer #2: What type of abuse are they alleging?

Hopefully your area has a forensic interviewing center where they can have some specially trained to talk to your daughter. They are usually better at figuring out if a child has been coached than a regular police detective. What county are you in?

Will your insurance help out with the therapy? If you don't have insurance, have you already tried to apply for Medi-Cal? Did CPS open a case? Sometimes if they have a case open they will pay for the services.


Title: Towed for "altered guest pass" given by apartment complex for my rental.

Question:
I'm in Montgomery county, Maryland.

I have a rental car while my car is in the shop for repairs. The repairs were estimated to take 3-4 weeks. Guest passes are typically valid only for 24 hours so not wanting my car to be towed I spoke with the apartment complex staff and was given a hanging tag for my rental that was clearly shows the beginning and end date spanning the month of October, and was signed by the staff issuing the pass. I've had the rental and guest pass for two weeks now, with no issues.

When I left my apartment to drive to work this morning, I found my rental missing. I called the tow company my apartment uses, and found that they had my rental. When I asked why they took the car, I was told that it was for an altered guest pass, and that I would need the apartment complex to contact them about the parking pass to prove that it wasn't altered by me.

While I wait for my apartments office hours, I'm spending the time trying to prepare myself. I believe my apartment complex will verify that the pass was not altered, but on the off chance they don't or that they did mess up the pass, what can I do?

If the rental is damaged during the tow, what can I do? I expect that I will would have to pay the rental company some additional amount for repairs even if I'm not responsible for the rental being inproperly towed. I did get the optional insurance when I signed the rental agreement, so I may be borrowing trouble on this question.

Thank you for your help on this!

Answer:
 I believe youd have to get compensation from the towers or the complex most likely the latterAnswer #2: Whoever authorized the tow is responsible

Whoever is that persons boss, is responsible for not notifying them of your “altered pass”

The tow truck driver had to have been tipped off by someone

And that someone is the person who shouldn’t have a job come next week

They owe you for lost time and any damages done to your rental


Title: (TX) Can a Grandparent take our son away? What kinda trouble could she cause us?

Question: My husband & I just had our first child, a perfect baby boy. Ever since he was born my mother in law has been trying to cause us problems. My husband & I have been trying to give her a chance to be a grandmother, even tho she wasn't a good mom. She drops in at our house randomly w/o calling, which isn't very often maybe once every other week. how would I go about making sure that if she tries to do anything to get him took away I would be prepared. She is in the child health care profession. I know she wouldn't be able to take him but we don't have n e money to fight her. My husband doesnt want her to watch our son by herself. Can she do anything? I'm trying to be discreet bc I don't want to stir up any unnessary problems.

Answer:
 You two need to present a united front. When she shows up uninvited, don't let her in. Tell her you're sorry (even if you're not) but you don't have time for guests right now, and please leave. If she doesn't leave, reassert yourself: leave, _now_. If she still doesn't leave, call the cops, she's trespassing. You need your husband on board, though: if she can meaningfully claim that your husband invited her over, she's not trespassing, and if she can wear your husband down into "putting up with" [her inability to respect your boundaries](https://captainawkward.com/tag/enforcing-boundaries/), you'll never be rid of her unless you also get rid of him or get him back onto your side.

Beyond that, though, [grandparents' rights](https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/seniors/grandparents-page) are a unicorn. If your mother-in-law does not have a long-term, parent-like relationship with your kid, and if you're neither separated, nor abusive, nor dead, nor legally incompetent, then there's almost no chance a court would issue an order granting her custody. However, if you _suspect_ she's likely to seek such an order, ensure that her visits are always in your company, and find someone else, who you both trust, when your son is old enough to handle being baby-sat.


Title: Gym employee filmed friend and multiple other women inappropriately [NE]

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Any lawyer would be able to help. There would certainly be a cause of action against the employee. Whether or not the gym has any liability depends on a lot of things and isn't something we can answer.

The employee is almost certainly facing criminal charges. Wait until those charges are resolved before you consider a lawsuit.


Title: [Civil Rights] Can a company legally charge businesses different rates based on whether their business is run by a certain race?

Question:
I was reading [this article](https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/uber-eats-stops-charging-delivery-fees-to-black-owned-restaurants) that shows Uber Eats will be dropping fees for all black owned businesses.

Does that violate any kind of civil rights statute that requires all businesses to treat races equally?

If Uber did the same thing for white/latino/women/christian/LGBT+ owned Businesses would that be different?

Where does the law say the line is on this?

Answer: California has a state law that explicitly doesn't allow thisAnswer #2: I believe this would fall under discrimination because I don't see how a business could provide no fees for a certain rates but not for another.Answer #3: the messaging in the app suggests that the fees are waived for the customers, not the restaurants. not sure if that changes anything, just an observation


Title: A "sociopath" of my mom's ex has just moved himself back into our place.

Question:
Hi, my mom lives in nevada under Women's development center.
WDC provides living for women who have been victimized by their ex and left out on the streets.

Last year we decided to give her ex another chance, he was great at first, but then it deteriorated back into him acting like an abusive ass. we had to kick him out.
so we did. We said 24 hours, but he decided to leave that night.

fast foward to recently this week and he decides to move into our place for another 2 weeks, we tell him no, but he refuses.
We call the police and they say that we can't do anything because his stuff is in the house.(a bag and a few clothes)

So our house is under invasion from this man, we really need to get him away, he is a danger to our family but not legally apparent enough.

What can we do?
We would tell wdc, but if we do, they might kick us out because we let him live there(i was unaware of this at the time of agreeing to him staying)

btw back when we let him stay with us, he hit his daughter (my little sister a couple times) in a fight (she's 14) and said nasty things to her.
We have not pursued this yet-but she has no apparent bruises from this man.

It's basically a matter of him being a horrible person, but not horrible enough that the law can see.

Answer: Someone needs to obtain a restraining order against him. He will be forced to leave the house.


Title: Are my prescriptions still valid if the prescribing doctor had his DEA number pulled?

Question:
Throwaway, for obvious reasons.

I have been prescribed vyvanse for the past couple of years. The closest doc was a shady pill mill type office, but he was able to write my scripts so whatever.
He has since been arrested and had his dea number pulled. I’m now applying to jobs and I’m worried when I get drug tested they won’t accept his prescriptions and I’ll fail the drug test.

I, of course, can’t fill any more prescriptions, but my questions are how long after a prescription is written is it good for (my most recent one is a couple months old now). And will his name being on the bottle invalidate my script?

Answer: The easiest solution here is finding a new provider who hasn't been arrested to authorize your fills, especially if it's a medication you've been using for years now. In terms of how long the current one is good for, you'd be best asking somebody at the medical clinic or at the pharmacy you recieve it at for an exact date. Answer #2: Go to a new doctor and ask them to renew your prescription.


Title: Does a crappy battery health (iPhone) indicate that a phone is in bad condition?

Question:
So I’ve just bought a phone on eBay and the seller described the phone as in ‘excellent condition’. The pictures indicated this was true so I bought it but then after it was dispatched, it occurred to me. What if the battery health is in bad condition? Would I be entitled to a refund? The new iPhone update allows you to see what your battery capacity is relative to new (e.g. 75%).
If the pre-owned iPhone had a 75 percent battery health, could this be grounds for false advertising as then it isn’t in ‘excellent condition’?

The eBay purchase said no returns accepted but I know this doesn’t apply to incorrect item descriptions.

Thank you.

Answer:
 I don’t think you’ll have much of a case to get a return/refund on a used phone.

A battery with less capacity than new is standard wear and tear on a phone regardless of it’s overall condition.


Title: Internet Political speech

Question:
Hi I am looking to create social media pages and websites against political characters (in office and others who have political ambitions).

Are shock videos and memes okay to do publicly? Not as far as Kathy Griffin went, but in the same vein that it is for shock value and maybe to dissuade people from a particular person.

Answer:
 If you're talking about the US, legally speaking, there was nothing wrong with what Kathy Griffin did.

Since I can't advise yo as to what's in good taste or what's likely to be effective, all I can tell you is the legal aspect. Unless you're making a specific, credible threat, or you're putting out a call to action for people to commit violence, and you aren't spreading lies about non-public figures, you'll be fine.


Title: [TN] My 17yo girlfriend's father is abusive, she wants away but is scared of him.

Question: My girlfriend's father has always openly hated anyone who gets close to her. He's a sociopath and it's very obvious. She wants to go move to her mother's house with her half sister, but is scared of him, as he has physically threatened anyone and everyone who tried and gets closer to her. He just found out we're together and we've been together going steady for about a 1.75 years. We didn't love each other quite as much as we do as first, but now we're madly in love. That's not the point, this is: he's threatened me with death. We stayed together. He found out, she wants to fake an assault from him, hurt herself and blame it on him so she can tell her mother it was him and they can sue him for full custody, as her mother is not abusive. She just turned 17 a few months ago in October and has a good 10.5 months to go into she can move out, and if she manages to fake it right, would it be easy for her mother to get custody?

Answer: Faking an assault is a horrible idea on her part, but if you have some sorta record of the death threat(voice recording, text message,witnesses) you could possibly go to the police and report him saying you fear for your life.


Title: [CO] Girlfriend's father may have stolen a lot of money from her. What kind of lawyer do we need?

Question:
My girlfriend's mother died when she was 19. She was left a life insurance policy of about 225k. Up until a few weeks ago, she was under the impression that her father had been managing this money, and whenever she would ask for a few grand, he'd get it to her.

She'd never seen any paperwork or anything from this money, and when she started asking for it from her dad, she got lies and deflections. Together, we have tracked down the transaction history of the account, and it's totally shady.

Long story short, we need us a lawyer. Is this more of a matter for family law? Or estate law? This has been really hard on her, so I want to make sure we can find someone who has some experience in these kinds of situations, and knows how best to help us out.

thanks for your input!

Answer: The great thing is most offices that handle family law are relatively familiar with estate law, and may even have an attorney that specializes in it. Look and see if the CO state bar has a referral service.


Title: I would like to sell a product and donate a portion of the profits to a charity, but said charity does not want to be affiliated with the product.

Question:
[CA]
To what extent can I attempt to inform my customers of their donation when purchasing my product? Can I link the charity on my products website? Use their logo or name (provided they aren't trademarked or copyrighted)?

Answer:
 IANAL.

Chances are if the charity does not want to be associated with your product, they may give you a C&D for your actions if you choose to ignore them.

Although I think this is a stupid idea, if you were determined to push on then you need to research and see what the charity requires/allows for use of their name, any imagery or so forth on your website or business materials. Note any section that may give them the right to revoke use of their (very likely) copyrighted materials or any sections that allow them the right to pick and choose what companies or individuals they do business with. Then read the literature again. Maybe even get a lawyer to go through it.

If a charity doesn't want you advertising/promoting them, I am more than certain that they will have the means in place to prevent you from doing so.


Title: Can you get a DUI/DWI on a motorized disability scooter if you're actually disabled?

Question: Please respond this is very serious

Answer:
 Location is sort of important, as DUI laws and what counts as a "Motor vehicle" can vary.

Regardless, the distinction is going to be "Does a motorized disability scooter" count as a motor vehicle, not whether or not you're disabled.Answer #2: It would depend on what constitutes a motor vehicle or a vehicle in your state. Some states specify motor vehicles and some states leave it to all vehicles, motorized or not.

We had a local story where a drunk person stole one of those grocery store disabled scooters and drove it away. Not only did she get busted for theft, but she got a DUI out of it too. I've also heard of people getting DUIs on bikes, horses, and riding lawn mowers.


Title: My brother just killed himself. His depression and drug addiction was ignored by his school.

Question:
I won't go into details, but it was horrific. He had killed himself with drugs.

3 years ago he was caught in school by the principle with marijuana. They took him to the office. Told him to resign from the school or he will officially be expelled and reported to the police.

The proper procedure for the school to follow was to call the police, they did not. They also were supposed to inform a board in charge of the school of the drugs to get him expelled. They didn't do this, they told him he could avoid being expelled if he resigned under the table. So he left the school.

A year later I read a report about the school from the higher board of education. I read something along the lines of "The school prides itself with having no expulsions in 15 years" As you can imagine the school has been forcing people to resign rather than expelled to give the school a better name.

After my brother left the school he couldn't get into another school because they were too far away, and he dropped out. His drug problem became worse, his depression became worse. He eventually killed himself.

I know him being forced to leave school was the first spark that led to his depression and drug abuse. I know the school did not follow legal procedure (contacting the police and reporting it to the higher board of education).

The country is the UK. I know it might be a little far fetched, but I think the school might be to blame for what happened because of their actions in the past.

Would it be remotely possible to file a law suit against the school for the suicide of my brother. Or is it too difficult to fight a case like this.

I'm sorry I didn't go into more detail, and that my grammar and writing is bad. I am devastated and don't have much drive to make a proper post at the moment, so please forgive me.

A quick edit: I know you guys are going to tell me to talk to a real lawyer in person. I will. I would just appreciate what you guys think of this and the knowledge you can share.
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer: The school is not at all to blame for this. You have to legal recourse against anyone. This is a hard time for you, but you should be looking for therapy, not a courtroom.Answer #2: You should be grieving and being there for your family not thinking about a lawsuit. Plenty of time for that later.


Title: Tax pro emailed personal info South Dakota

Question:
I am curious if anyone knows what my legal rights are in this situation.  My wife and I have our taxes done by the same person every year.  This year we forgot to bring along one piece of info, so the accountant used the previous year's number and asked us to call if it was different and she would fix it before filing.

The number ended up being different, so we called in the new info.  Later that day, I received an email with an PDF attachment.  It was copies of some of our tax paperwork complete with tons of personal info including both of our SSNs and full legal names.  Everything in plain text, there was no encryption of any sort used.

I work in IT and I know that due to regulations of our specific business type, we would be in serious legal trouble if we did this.  However, I cannot find anything specific about what the law is in South Dakota other that when it involves specific industry regulations for financial, healthcare, etc.

Unfortunately, due to working in IT I also am keenly aware of how easy this informaion would be to intercept and the fact that this came from a large tax office which would be a goldmine for identity thieves, I am more than a bit pissed.

If anyone has any suggestions for any offices I should contact other than a basic lawyer, I would certainly appreciate any advice.

Answer: Bad business practice, perhaps. Illegal, no. You have no damages (yet), thus, no action to be taken. If your info does get stolen it would be nice if he sprung for credit monitoring, but even that's not required by law. There's better things to be pissed at. Save your stress and let it go.


Title: Scammed out of over 1000 dollars

Question:
Around September i was parting out my mazdaspeed 3.

He was having transmission issues and wanted to buy mine.

I told him the price and found a buyer for his transmission.

Then he wanted my motor to put forged internals in it.

So we settled on the price

>enter period of time here

He asks me how much for everything else.
He wanted to "rebuild the whole car" despite me telling him the shell is fucked and it's not worth doing since i cut into the frame broke a window and destroyed the rest of the electrical inside of the car.

I typed up a bill of sale stating its all as is, no refunds the final price and how much is required every month.

I signed he signed and a witness signed.

I can upload this document for you guys to see.

He also gave me 2 checks saying if i dont pay here's 2 post dated checks as "insurance"

Also for insurance you can keep the title etc.

He still wanted everything i had.
We settled on the firm price of 2500 for the rest of the parts i had left.

Told him he could have the shell since its no use for me and i was going to scrap it.

1000 for the motor
400 for the trans
1100 for the rest of the stuff.
( WHICH HE STILL HASENT TAKEN THE REST OF THE PARTS)

Not even a week after he was trying to sell the whole shell and everything else to a friends friend....

around this time he was constantly asking for the title to get signed over.

Not a huge deal because its worthless anyways.

he made some story on how he wanted a different project.

Ok whatever.

Sept and October went well, he was being sketchy about shit but was paying me ( i was still helping him sell parts and i was getting around 200 roughly a month.

November came around and i havent gotten payment.

Derricks not trying to sell any parts despite him saying he's trying.
( i checked he wasn't in any for sale groups, he wasn't posting in the Local mazdaspeed group nor was he posting on any fourms"

I found some buyers for some parts while i was going to arizona no big deal got half of the min payment right there.

During all of this he's struggling with money and giving me some story about how he hurt his arm and was waiting on a insurance check and ill get a large amount of money from it.

He asked if i could help sell the transmission since his paypal got shut down.

I said sure since i was tight on money for my trip and i wanted this whole thing to be over with.

Derrick set the grounds of i get 200 and he gets the rest and he ships it.

Ok fine whatever.
guy sends payment through my paypal i give derrick his part and the address etc.

3 weeks goes by and he hasn't shipped it despite me begging him to ship it/ giving him options on how to ship it step by step.

guy is threatening to file a claim about it and if he was to do that i would have been fucked since i didn't have enough money to cover it since i just started a new job.

So i told derrick ill cut 1000 dollars of his total if he gets it shipped out that week.

Sure enough he got it shipped out. He shipped it out horribly but it got there in one piece...

I had to play damage control with the guy explaining the whole situation with derrick.

after this situation i find out he sold the transmission already to someone in NATOR ( Mazdaspeed community ) and he didnt ship it and kept the money

Guy had to file a claim about it and paypal closed derricks account.

December came around with absolutely no payment.

He gave me a sob story about everything.

again desperate for money i offered to help him sell some parts just so i can get some type of payment.

I lined up buyers for a bunch of stuff and he just didn't respond.

Told him i was done helping him.

from December to now i havent gotten any money.

He has sent very few messages/ giving me a sob story everytime about he can't pay.

Yet i see him spending money on new parts etc.

Also this is a summed up version. Ill copy our whole conversation and upload it somewhere if someone cares enough.

Answer:
 I've read this twice, and it is hard to understand what's going on because you don't use complete sentences.  A lot of extra detail is here that doesn't seem important.

If he owes you money for services or materials you've provided, sue him.


Title: Maryland: got fired for not reporting to work during the blizzard

Question: They fired me after I told them "I have tried to drive and I do not believe I can safely reach the office, and I believe riding in your Vehicles has to high a risk of resulting in an injury to myself." Their response was to fire me and told me to call HR on Monday. I normally have an hour commute but the bridges I'd need to cross were closed to the alternative route two hour normally. Plus the roads were terrible. Help please.

Answer: Call HR on Monday. Do you live in an area of Maryland that restricted traffic to only emergency vehicles?


Title: Airline lost laptop

Question:
Good afternoon everyone,

Last night on a Frontier Airlines flight from Orlando to Trenton, a flight attendant mistakingly took my laptop out from under my seat and gave it to the Orlando gate. I had my headphones in and did not notice her doing this. She did not ask me if the laptop belonged to me. Midflight, the captain contacted Orlando and reassured me the laptop would be sent on the next flight to Trenton (8 hours late). It is 24 hours and my laptop never made it to Trenton.

I have called Frontier Customer Relations about 30 times today. Each time they connect me to Orlando airport only for Orlando to tell me they do not have my laptop or know where it is. I am trying to reach corporate, but Customer Relations refuses to give me the number. Each time I call, I am stuck on hold for around 30 minutes. They then connect me to Orlando only to finish the loop.

This laptop is my work laptop, which contains highly classified material. Each day I go without it, my firm loses thousands of dollars. I am getting no help from the airline and nobody knows where my laptop is.

What can I do?

Answer: I don't understand what happened.  You were sitting in your seat, parked at the gate, with an irreplaceable laptop which wasn't in any kind of bag under the seat in front of you -- and the flight attendant just walked up while you were there and took it?


Title: Got detained by NYPD for trespassing in a park after hours. I was only in NYC for 2 weeks and have left. I still have a court date. Also, I have proof I'm innocent.

Question:
I was in NYC for a brief two weeks, during that time I went to washington square park at about 1AM with a friend. Despite the park being full of ~60-70 people (it is every night) the police singled us out and detained us for trespassing.

Now, I'm back in California where I live but I have a court date in NYC in a month and a half.

On top of this, I went back to the park the next morning and took photos of all the entrances, which the officers said were clearly marked with signs that say the park closes at midnight. One entrance had no sign at all, and at two entrances the sign was completely obstructed by construction. I have photos of all this.

What should I do? All I know is that I'm not going back to NYC to go to court for a minor (and frankly kind of stupid) charge that I'm innocent on anyway.

Please reddit, I'm at a loss, help me out!!

EDIT: The reason I'm claiming I'm innocent is because the park was not clearly marked with when it closes, which the police claimed it was. I feel like this is enough of a reason for me to not have known the park closes? ALSO this is not a ticket, it's a summons to appear in court. If I could just say I was guilty and send them some money I would.

The short version of this is that I was in NYC for only two weeks, got cited for trespassing in the park and got a court date that's a month and a half away. The charge is really minor. I'm a student with $400 to my name. I'm not going back to NYC to go to court.

Answer:
 You are not innocent. It makes 0 difference that 60-70 people were in the park; you are not allowed to be in any park in NYC after midnight.

Pay the summons and be done with it.


Title: (canada, quebec) letter of formal notice, friend owes me more than I owe him

Question:
I lended a friend 9K during 2015. We wrote a contract by hand that we both signed. It was for a one month period. (I never got my money)

Second half of 2015, I borrow from said friend 5K in which again we both sign a contract. This was for year.

Now, we arent talking to each other no more (long story but he made me death threats which are recorded). I receive an email from him that he requests to be paid back the full amount. I was insulted by this and didn't bother to reply back. Few days pass, and he sent a bailiff at my home to give me a letter of formal notice. I am mad as f now..

I write a totally new email where I claim my 9K. He replies within a few minutes telling me that he did pay me back and will prove it to me. Then... he send another email asking me for proof of the contract we signed which he borrowed from me the 9K. I ignore both because I don't want to speak to that person ever.

Now a week passed since those last email. He sent me a new email for my 9K request telling me that I haven't provided the proof to him and that I'm full of ****. He says : My demands are defamation. If I am in bad faith, the law provides serious consequences for me.

Now I don't have to prove him shit. He knows he does and he is crazy. Am I wrong in saying this?

The only thing I need to do go to small claims court, provide them with the proof of the contract and print the check that he deposited?

I just want him to go away.

Please help!

Answer:
 Big caveat: Quebec law is very different than the rest of Canada or the US. So, you really need to talk this over with a Quebec lawyer. There are clinics at the law schools, so you should phone one.

How this would work in the rest of Canada: your debt to him and his debt to you DO NOT cancel each other out unless you both agree they do. They are separate things, and are treated distinctly. I'm actually surprised that when you borrowed $5,000 you did it as a new loan instead of acknowledging it as forgiving part of his debt to you. That would have made things easier (also easier to prove that he didn't repay the $9,000, otherwise why would you be borrowing $5,000 now?).

If he sues you for your debt to him, it would not be sufficient to prove that he owed you money already. You would need to counter-sue for his debt to you.


Title: [GEORGIA] "opened a bank account" with advertisers at my university with fake data except name and driver's license number. Can they do anything about it? URGENT because the advertisers leave in a few hours.

Question:
Everything on the application, including address, ssn, phone number, email, etc. is fake except for my name and driver's license number.
Can they still open an account with only that information? Can I get into any legal trouble?
Figured I might as well return the shirt if it's going to bite me years later.

Answer:
 You committed fraud in order to get a free shirt?Answer #2: Why the hell would you think providing falsified information to these people would ever be good?

Your best bet is to walk away, not talk to them or point it out, and let them get a "invalid person" error when trying to open the account and throw away the information.


Title: My lawyer died. What do I do now?

Question:
I've had an injury case going on two years now. My lawyer died in a freak airplane accident 3 days ago. The lawyer was not part of a legal group where another lawyer could take the case .

I don't know what to do now,  please advise. I am located in Illinois.

Answer:
 Contact the court and let them know. Find another attorney and let them handle the process of getting his documents and getting up to speed.Answer #2: Call his firm and see what they recommend.

Even if he's a solo practitioner there's a good chance someone will take his case load in the short term.


Title: [advice] step-mother refusing to hand over a copy of non-revocable joint living will after father died.

Question:
My fiancée and her sister's biological father just died a month ago. He had terminal cancer and made a joint living will with their step-mother. The stepmother is a stay at home wife with her own kids from a pervious marriage. My fiancee's sister was appointed as the executor of the will. However, the stepmother has been giving the run around and basically refusing to show a copy of the will.  She also ended up getting a lawyer but refusing to give his contact. Without getting into the details, there's shadying things going on by the stepmother. Is there anything my fiancée and her sister do? Or is this pointless legally? What would you do?

Thanks for the advice

Answer: Yes, this is all shady. She needs her own estate attorney.


Title: Employer stating that I am unqualified for new position despite meeting all requirements on job posting webpage.

Question:
Oklahoma here:

I currently work in a position at my company where I am doing a certain amount of Continuous Improvement and working on special projects. I just finished my degree in Manufacturing Technology Management and have applied for a Project Engineer position. The job posting lists the following education as a requirement:
"EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university; and one to two years related experience and/or training preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Mechanical engineering and/or engineering technology a plus."
My degree is identical to my university's Engineering Technology program, with the addition of two management courses. Since my degree doesn't say "Manufacturing Engineering" or "Engineering Technology" I feel that they are incorrect in stating that I am not qualified. The Engineering manager has stated that he would like me to be a part of the team; however, since everything is top-driven from corporate, the corporate HR team is making the call that I am not qualified.

Is there any legal recourse being that they are negating what they have outlined in their job posting?

Answer: Let's just say they decide you are qualified. They still don't have to hire you. So that's really gotten you nowhere.


Title: My Pharmacist gave me a substitute medicine to what the Doctor prescribed me without telling me

Question: Are they allowed to give me sub. medication without telling me even when I show them my prescription (PS: I live in ontario) and what can I do in terms of legal action?

Answer:
 I am a pharmacist.  It's impossible to tell from your narrative what happened.  Other posters are correct; if the pharmacist substituted an approved generic medication for the brand your doctor prescribed, it's fully legal unless you or the doctor told him otherwise.  In fact, in many jurisdictions, it's illegal if the pharmacist fails to do so.

Now, on the other hand, if the pharmacist dispensed a completely different drug from what was prescribed, e.g. the prescription said carvedilol and the pharmacist dispensed metoprolol, that's illegal.Answer #2: Was it a generic? What were you prescribed and what did they give you instead? What did the pharmacy say when you brought it to their attention?Answer #3: Yes, they can substitute unless you opt to pay a ridiculously higher price for the exact same drug.

You have no legal recourse.


Title: [MI] Is it worth it to sue a coworker for slander?

Question:
To start, I am new to this sub so if I make any mistakes please let me know and I will correct them to the best of my ability. Also, I am using a throwaway for obvious reasons.

For some background, I, John, am a paramedic in a rough city in Michigan. I am white, and yes, that matters for this issue. I have a coworker, Steve, who I am having an issue with.

My partner and I responded to an EMS call early Friday morning (1/1/2016). The young woman was complaining of some abdominal pain, but was otherwise not in any state of emergency. My partner and I made it clear to her that we had to take her to the closest hospital, Hospital A, as is department protocol. The woman requested to go to a different hospital, Hospital B, as she believed her discomfort was pregnancy related and wanted to go to Hospital B to see her regular OB doctor. My partner and I had her fill out the appropriate paperwork to get her to agree she was stating this was not an emergency so we could get the truck moving over to Hospital B.

While her vitals were being checked and the paperwork being filled out and filed accordingly, another EMS truck pulled up on the scene with Steve at the wheel. Steve came into our truck and asked "why aren't you guys on your way to Hospital A?". I explained the paperwork, location of her OB, and let him know we'd be going to Hospital B instead.

Now, it should be noted, Steve is not my superior. We are on par with each other as far as seniority goes.

So Steve starts telling my partner and I (in front of the patient) that we need to take her to Hospital A and shouted "If you dumbf--ks knew your f--kin' protocols, you'd have dropped her ass off already and been done with it".

It was at this point he and I exited the back of the truck (my partner was tending to the patient) and I told him to leave, that there was no reason for him to show up on our call, and he needed to go back to his station and mind his own business. I don't deny dropping a F-bomb or two, I was very frustrated with his attitude.

After I told him to "get the f--k away from my truck", he placed both of his hands on my chest, pushed me backwards into the side of the ambulance, and told me to "get the f-k out of his city".

I sidestepped, mumbled a "f--k you" and got into the front to take the patient to the hospital.

When my partner and I pulled up into the station, our supervisor was waiting out front. I wasn't halfway out of the truck when he told me i had to go down to the police station to give a written statement about what happened, as Steve had filed a police report for criminal assault against him.

I got to the station, told them exactly what is written here and was informed by an officer that Steve is claiming I headbutted him, called him a "lowlife ni--er", and attempted to trip him while he tried to avoid the altercation that he claims I instigated.

We've both been suspended pending further investigation. The rumor mill has been working overtime and I've received multiple calls and texts asking if I really said that stuff to him and picked a fight for no reason.

It's gotten to the point where i only reply with "no" as I am exhausted from trying to defend my character and I don't want to add any more fuel to this fire.

While I'm sure the investigation will turn out in my favor, as my partner, his partner, and the patient have all made statements that match my own and not his, I fear I will still have to end up quitting my job. Our department is about 60% black, and if everyone thinks I'm a racist and a bigot because of what this guy said about me, it's going to be a hostile work environment.

So, r/legaladvice, once the inter-departmental investigation is over, should I sue for slander and defamation of character? Taking a job elsewhere would result in about a 40% pay cut, loss of benefits, and potentially having to relocate myself and my family.

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 >should I sue for slander and defamation of character?

If anything you're going to want to wait until the police investigation is over.

If you quit because of things you *think* may happen, that's on you.  If you're fired, then you would actually have damages resulting from the alleged slander.  (Edit to clarify: this would only be if you were fired simply based on the other guy's statements.  As it looks from your story, your employer would have a great reason to fire you because of this bullshit you got into **while on a call.**  That's incredibly inappropriate.  You should have ignored Steve and picked your battle at a more reasonable time.)

If you have all of these statements that are going to be on your side, I'm not sure of what you will really have to worry about. Also, "hostile work environment" in the legal sense means way more than simply going to work and people disliking you.


Title: They told me that they are changing windows in my dorm. I fell moving my bed from my dorm. My face hit the floor, glasses cut my face. My right part of the glasses broke. Can I do anything? I'll post soon. My Internet is dead.

Question: My bed was next to the window. I literally fell and impaired my cheek while moving it. It's dumb. I get it, but I did.  I am bleeding down my cheek. It has stopped. What can I do?

Answer:
 Well, for starters, you can clean up the blood, put some peroxide on the wound, and find a bandage.

After that, move your stuff more carefully.


Title: Stores dont charge customers taxes if they pay with cash?

Question: in tennessee there are three stores that do this? is there anyway I could report it ?

Answer: The state tax office would love to know thatAnswer #2: Are you sure they aren't just giving a cash discount equal to the sales tax to encourage people to pay with cash and avoid the processing fees?


Title: Birth certificate has a different last name than everything else in my life for the last 30 years.

Question:
Oregon, United States.

Some back story - my birth certificate has my mother's then-last name listed as mine. My father (with a different last name) is listed on the as well.

When I was around 3/4 years old, my father was granted custody of me. My mother fled the state with me for around a year before my father showed up with a sheriff to get me. When we got back, my father had my last name changed to his, and I've gone by it for the last 30 years or so.

I needed (and purchased) a copy of my birth certificate recently, and to my surprise it still listed the original last name. Everything I own and every other legal document (credit cards, loans, mortgages, taxes, and social security card) have my father's last name.

The local court house says they don't have any record of a name change for me.

So far it hasn't caused me any problems in life, but I recently looked into getting a passport for possible vacations and such. My question is in a couple parts -

* do I need to pay the fees and go through the name change process myself, or is there something else I can do to change my birth certificate?

* as far as the passport goes, am I right in assuming I'd be hard-pressed to have my application accepted when my birth certificate didn't match the name on my other documents?

Answer: It might not have been an individual name change motion but one within a custody motion instead. If you called the court house or records looking for name change records, they wouldn't necessarily look in both places. Ask your father what county and court it was filed through as you need a copy to get your passport.


Title: Concerned about my new serving job (in California) and its dine and dash policy. (x-post from r/TalesFromYourServer)

Question:
So, ultimately we were told we are responsible for covering the cost of dine and dashes. I've been trying to find solid sources on the legality of this in California but it all seems really iffy. From what I understand, they can make you pay as long as you made at least minimum wage that pay period. Is that correct? That basically means a tip you made last week is still not considered your money, as it can be taken away at any moment if someone were to dine and dash the following shift next week. This makes me really uncomfortable, especially if the bill is high. It's incredibly stressful to think I could come into work and lose money that shift for something out of my control. I like everything else about the restaurant and the owners seem nice. Is this something managers will usually tell servers as a preventative measure (to prevent dine and dashes from happening as often by having the servers being extra wary)? Or do you think they would actually enact it? If so, is it legal for them to do so? Any insight or suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer:
 >From what I understand, they can make you pay as long as you made at least minimum wage that pay period. Is that correct?

No, unless it's the result of your gross negligence (which would seem to be almost never in dine and dash cases).  [Here is more info](http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_deductions.htm).  Scroll down to FAQ 2A.

On the other hand, they can fire you if this happens even once and it's absolutely not your fault.  And while it's illegal to retaliate if you complain about this policy to the DLSE, it's very hard to prove you were fired for that reason.


Title: [California] My girl practices piano at home and police says it is violation of Penal Code section 415(2)?

Question:
Hi all,
My 3nd grade girl and I are living a an apartment complex in Orange County. She practices about an hour of piano after school (3pm to 5pm) couple times a week.

Last week, police officers knocked our door around 1pm and they told us that someone was complaining about the piano sound. They said it is disturbing the peace according to Penal Code section 415(2) and they would issue a citation if they receive the same complain again.

We complied with police offers' request and stopped playing the piano immediately since that day.

Penal Code 415(2)states "Any person who maliciously and willfully disturbs another person by loud and unreasonable noise".

Did my daughter and I actually "Disturb the Peace" and would facing criminal charges ?

Does my daughter has no rights to practices piano even during the quiet hours (11 p.m. and 7 or 8 a.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. or midnight until 8 to 10 a.m. on Sundays and holidays.) at all?

Thanks all!

Answer:
 >Did my daughter and I actually "Disturb the Peace" and would facing criminal charges ?

You could receive a citation but you can contest such a citation and probably win. I call it an empty threat from a cop; I have strong feelings that the cop is personally connected to the person who reported you.  A cop can only give a citation, its not a shut case yet.

You will most likely win if you contest the ticket. I find it very difficult to believe that a judge will rule against you on Penal Code 415(2) because your daughter played piano at 3pm to 5pm.

>Does my daughter has no rights to practices piano even during the quiet hours (11 p.m. and 7 or 8 a.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. or midnight until 8 to 10 a.m. on Sundays and holidays.) at all?

In that case, yes that is true. You can receive a citation and more likely lose if you contest it.


Title: [California] I found a dead spider in my food at a a burger chain I work at.

Question: We've had a bug problem for a while and management hasn't solved it either. Should I sue?

Answer:
 Sue for what?

You can report it to the health inspectors.


Title: Sold a car with fake inspection sticker. Told it was recently inspected and in good condition. Car is almost worthless.

Question: (Rochester, NY) I purchased a car in spring 2015. The guy told me the car was inspected about a month before I purchased it, and that it was in great condition. Turns out the inspection sticker was fake, I got pulled over and ticketed for it. Also there was about 2000 dollars in repairs needed on the vehicle that I was not told about at all. What can I do in this situation to maybe recoup some of the money from him as I feel like I was completely scammed here.

Answer:
 > Turns out the inspection sticker was fake

I'd call that fraud.Answer #2: I agree with DragonPup.  If the OP can prove outright fraud related to the fake inspection sticker, then they may be able to sue the seller based on that.  The verbal contract was for a car "as is", but that was to include a valid not fake inspection sticker.Answer #3: In New York, when you register your car, you are given a 10-day temporary inspection, which means you need to have the car  inspected by a registered NYS inspection station. I might be wrong but I don't believe NYS inspection stickers are transferable. Answer #4: Always have your own mechanic check out any vehicle you intend to purchase, no exceptions.


Title: Girlfriends step-father took her entire $30,000 savings

Question:
My girl is from S.Korea, currently staying on a permanent residency. In her home country she had savings amounting to $30,000USD. A few months ago her step-father got ill and required surgery, he had no insurance so my girl allowed her mother to withdraw all her savings and spend it on his treatment.

Skip a few months, the step-father chose to leave her mother and blatantly stated he will no repay a cent. He is currently staying with his other love in Korea. I know this is an international matter, but is there anything my girl could do?

Answer:
 She could sue him in South Korea I guess.

But he didn't steal it- she freely gave it to him.


Title: Can an employer force regulations on its employee’s personal social media accounts?

Question:
I have a group of friends from my previous(thank god) employer that told me an email was just sent out region-wide that all employees must not be friends with one another via social media accounts. This applies to employees in the location they currently work at and all employees in the locations they don’t work at. So if you work for this company in any way no matter the location, you are not to befriend them and must remove all current employees that are friends/followers from your friends list. They said that they will be following up on this and anyone that doesn’t fall in line will be receiving disciplinary action.

Seems suspect to me.

Answer: Location matters, but that's going to be legal anywhere in the US barring an employment contract or collective bargaining agreement that says otherwise.


Title: Highschool Friend in trial to become a sex offender

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 The person who found the phone's potential illicit activities don't necessarily negate your friend's illicit activities.

 edit:  about 5 times a day I start typing an answer that essentially states what patman beats me to stating.


Title: Landlord withholding Sister-in-Law’s property as collateral claiming unpaid utilities

Question:
Hey Reddit, I’m trying to mediate  a situation between my wife’s family and a landlord without things getting ridiculously out of hand. We are in Alberta, Canada.

The lowdown is that my sister in law decided to leave the country - rather spontaneously. She was living in a mobile home with a friend, who is also the owner of the property and they do not have a tenancy agreement in writing. She left the country in mid-April and gave no advance notice that she wouldn’t be living there for the month of May.

The landlord is now not allowing my wife and I to come and remove her sisters property claiming she still needs rent for both April and May and is owed three months of utilities as well. The landlord is using the property left behind as collateral to compensate the missing rent.

Basically, I’d like to know where each side stands legally, and if property is allowed to be seized due to unpaid rent. I very much realize the likelihood is that yes, it can, and that there’s little that we can do, but if anyone can point me to some resources that I can use to keep the in laws from blowing this out of proportion, that would be great!!

Thanks for you help, Redditors!

Answer:
 The missing rent is completely independent from her leaving property behind.

Call the cops and tell them that the LL has stolen property of your sister and refuses to return it. The LL has no right to keep property that's not theirs.


Title: [Update][Colorado]Apartment neighbor is leaving threatening letters at my door

Question:
As an update to my past post found here

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/bjablt/coloradoapartment_neighbor_is_leaving_threatening/

Someone, who I believe to be my neighbors from the past post, drilled a hole in my car's gas tank. No gasoline was stolen, who ever did it only did it as a means of sabotaging my vehicle. The hole being an intentional act of sabotage is the opinion of my longtime mechanic.

What, if anything, can I do legally to protect myself? Should I contact the police despite not having any hard evidence beyond the threatening letters which were left at my door? I have made the apartment manager aware of the situation, but it seems unlikely that anything will be done on their end.

For my part, I have not made any additional contact with these neighbors since before my last posting. Being that I am going to be out several hundred dollars for repairs as a result of this, I am rather aggravated.

Thank you for any insight.

Answer:
 You should contact the police to report the crime. You only need evidence that a crime was committed. It's great to assist with identifying the perpetrator, but in this case you likely don't have enough. That doesn't change the need to report a crime. File a police report.Answer #2: I hope to not sound like a broken record, but I'd recommend, if possible, to see if you can park in a spot visible from a window of your residence and install a security camera in your window. Also ask management if they have any security cameras. They can be purchased for ~$30.

There are also ways of installing dashcams that record 24/7. This can cost anywhere from $50-60 for a basic one that only records on the front, to $300-400 for a model that records front/back, alerts you when you return to the vehicle if there was movement of your vehicle, and is extra sensitive when parked for even the slightest bumps (compared to the cheap one which may need a bigger bump).

This is al for future protection, unfortunately. Legally it is doubtful that anything will happen, but a police report is recommended to try to possibly pin them in the future if you do catch someone messing with your vehicle.


Title: Co-worker has been recording me for weeks I was terminated today.

Question: A couple of weeks ago I was involved in a incident with a co-worker harassing me the co-worker in question is a older individual that has been with the company a year longer than I have. I made countless attempts to report the harrasment and was ignored by management and human resources. Today the co-worker confronted me and stated he had recorded me for weeks I had heard a rumor that he was recording me before and I filed a report with the local police department. Today I reported to management and human resources about the recording I was told to continue to work till the end of my shift and after my shift was over I was told I was being terminated due to the amount of incidents which had happened. I have all events and interactions between me and management logged where I have reported the individual for harrasment. What are my options? This took place in Austin, TX

Answer:
 Your only option is to file for unemployment. Texas is a one party consent state, so the recordings were not illegal. It doesn't sound like you were fired for being a member of a protected class, so that was likely not illegal either.

What sort of "incidents" are you talking about, just out of curiosity?


Title: Dealership failed to repair my truck. Caused more problems then they fixed. Then after months of me not having my vehicle they crashed it during a test drive. Now I have a lemon law claim and my lease is ending.

Question:
I leased a 2016 Tacoma with the intention to buy it after the 24 month lease ended. I financed it specifically this way because of apprenticeship raises I knew I'd be receiving in the following years so it created the best payment options for me.

This all started September 17th when I took my truck in because of the rear differential gasket seeping oil. (My truck was not covered under the similar recall). I had 0 problems with the vehicle before this.

Toyota of Kirkland in Washington state was doing the repair. They gave my truck back to me and I almost immediately noticed a woosh woosh noise that continued to get louder as I drove. The dealer towed the truck back and told me their tech had forgotten to tighten the carrier bushing that holds the drive line.

Got my vehicle back again and noticed a faint noise still. Thought it was in my head but a couple days later it continued to get louder until I brought the truck back to the dealer again. They replaced the differential. This took two weeks because of parts.

Third time I got the truck back. Same thing but fainter. Kept hearing a wooshing sound that I know wasn't there in the past. They took the truck back for diagnosing. I was told they flew their field tech out to take a look at it and after listening for the sound with chassis ears they decided to change the transfer case.
This is now November 7th. It's been two months since the problems started and I've only had my vehicle for a few days in between repairs.

At this point I filed a lemon law claim with Toyota corporate. They sent me a letter saying they sent my claim off to their internal lemon law review department on Nov. 7th and I was told over the phone I would have a reply in no longer than 30 days. I also notified Washington state attorney general office.

November 17th the dealer called to tell me they completed the repair and my truck should be ready to pick up the following day.
That night they called me and told me the crashed it into another car leaving their lot during a test drive. I literally LOL'd in disbelief.

Yesterday was the deadline for Toyota corporate to contact me about my lemon law claim. I still haven't heard from anyone. I've called multiple times but apparently once a claim has been sent to their lemon law department it is out of customers services hands and they have no way of getting more information. My claim agent with Toyota says she's never experienced them not notifying someone about a claim within the deadline.

I guess at this point I'm just looking for any advice on the matter. My lease ends December 16th. The dealer just called me that my truck is ready to get picked up and I'm planning on getting it tomorrow. My problem is that if I give the truck back to the dealer I lose the equity I have in it. It's $37,000 and my residual is $28,000. If I buy it at the end of the lease I own a vehicle that I think is a lemon and at the very least has lost value from the extensive service history. I don't even know at this point if the mechanical problems are even fixed and I'm still hoping Toyota reaches out to me with an answer about my lemon law case. Any help on this would be hugely appreciated!

Answer:
 Toyota and that dealer now owe you for the diminished value of the vehicle since it's been involved in a wreck.

Meaning whatever your buyout amount, Toyota needs to eat the diminished value amount (Value of vehicle pre-wreck MINUS value of vehicle post-wreck).

I can't speak to the Lemon Law portion of your claim, but I strongly suggest you contact an injury lawyer, a firm that handles property damage and bodily injury - because you have a claim. Answer #2: NAL— Have you considered cross posting to car subreddits to get an “insider” view on the lemon law / leasing issue?

Sorry I don’t have more actionable ideas beyond that. Good luck, and document *everything* and *every call/encounter* going forward if you have not already. I had issues with other Kirkland dealerships right in that area. And so did my parents. In both instances they tried to change the timelines around once district/state people were getting involved. Exceptionally shady. I hope you don’t have to deal with that.


Title: My son told me that my wife asked him if I hit him with a belt, recorded it on her phone and told him not to tell me. What should I do about this? In PA

Answer:
 Consult a divorce attorney; my guess is she already has.Answer #2: 1.  What did he say to her?
2.  Did you hit him with a belt?


Title: Mom is receiving letters from deceased mother's estate about debts. She was specifically excluded from the will (She lives in SC, grandmother lived in AZ)

Question:
Backstory: My Mom's parents divorced when she was 11 years old. Her mother gave up custody of all three girls and moved across the country, remarried a wealthy doctor, and had nothing to do with any of her children for years afterwards. My Mom tried to reconnect with her about 20 years ago but she was the same abusive alcoholic that she was before so Mom cut contact and we went about our lives without her. Her sisters, however, have been in and out of grandmother's life, sometimes living with her, always asking for money, always in a fight with her or each other. There was always some sort of drama between those three.

Mom's middle sister (we'll call her Susan) decides to move out west to live with grandmother and tells her dad before she goes that she was going there for the sole purpose of getting her money because she 'owes' it to her and she was going to give my grandfather what he was 'owed' as well. My grandfather told her to leave it alone but off she went. Grandmother buys them all a huge 6 bedroom house, with a
pool, hot tub, movie theater, etc. A mansion. Suddenly, my step-grandfather (who is wheelchair bound at 89 years old) is found dead on the third floor of a seedy motel, that has no elevator, alone in his room. All the money goes to my grandmother, none to his bio kids. Everyone is suspicious.

Two years ago, my grandmother is suddenly ill and diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease and dies within a few months. My Mom receives a letter from her lawyer explicitly stating she was excluded from the will, and Susan is the sole heir.

Susan and her husband decide to move back east, swearing they got no money from my grandmother, and she had spent it all before she died. They have a million dollar R.V., new Audis, new teeth (we are southern), Susan has gotten a boob job, and they buy a house and spend $50,000 having a pool built. Susan also comes back claiming some mysterious illness. She already claims fibromyalgia, has been to the top hospitals on the East coast, and no one can find anything wrong with her. She recently found she has benign pancreatic cysts, but has spun the story in such a way my grandparents believe she has cancer.

My Mom received another letter from the estate's lawyer this week claiming there are debts owed and she can't get in touch with Susan, only her husband, who has informed the lawyer that Susan is deathly ill, too ill to speak on the phone, and too ill to deal with anything stressful, so everything goes through him. The letter was written in such a way, it seemed the lawyer was calling bullshit, and was angry.

Now, my question is why is my mother receiving this letter? What should she do about it? She was excluded from the will, so why is she getting letters concerning someone else's debts? How could she be responsible for them when she has no idea what it's even referring to? She was upset when she got the letter and showed it to me and I told her I would try to find out what it was all about, and not to worry. Does she need to be talking to a lawyer here? What is going on?

Answer:
 I'm wondering if Susan illegally took money out of the estate without going through probate and now they're trying to find her.

Either way, it doesn't concern your mom.  Just ignore.Answer #2: > Now, my question is why is my mother receiving this letter?

I don't know, what does the letter say? Is it asking her to do something?

> How could she be responsible for them when she has no idea what it's even referring to?

She's not. Nobody else is responsible for a deceased person's debt, not even the heirs. They are dealt with by the executor of the estate before distributing any assets.


Title: Does pleading the 5th carry with it an implication of guilt?

Question: From the Arpaio situation with the presidential pardon, I learned (or at least I think I understand correctly) that accepting a pardon carries with it an implied admission that one is in fact guilty of the crimes they were accused of and tried for. Does using the 5th Amendment while giving testimony carry with it an admission to having done something illegal that the testifier does not want to reveal having done and incriminate themselves for? It can’t just be used to avoid giving testimony altogether, can it?

Answer:
 In a criminal case it can't, but in a civil case the jury can make an adverse inference.Answer #2: > Does pleading the 5th carry with it an implication of guilt?

No. If it were admitting guilt it would take away the whole point.

> It can’t just be used to avoid giving testimony altogether, can it?

Yes it can. That's why they tell you not to talk to the police.Answer #3: The 5th Amendment allows you privilege from self-incrimination in all cases. It is not an admission of guilt in a criminal trial on the matter. A jury can interpret it against you if that's what you're on trial for in a civil case.

The question you are asked may not even be asking about a crime and you may still risk self-incrimination. For example, if you are declaring bankruptcy and the Trustee, Judge or Creditor's Attorney ask you a question which may reveal fraud or tax evasion, the proper thing to do is to plead the 5th, even though you haven't been accused of anything.

For the Arpaio situation, he may not get to plead the 5th if they ask him something that may only reveal incriminating information for which he has been pardoned by every possible sovereign with jurisdiction. If there is no risk of self-incrimination because you have a pardon, immunity, or the statute of limitations has lapsed, there is no 5th Amendment privilege against self-incrimination for that offense.


Title: My dad is an idiot and in legal trouble and I have one question.

Question:
He's a general contractor in construction. Business went to shit. He has several judgements against him already because he didn't show for court. He's waiting for all the judgements to hit so he can file bankruptcy.

He just got a subpoena to come to court or they'll issue a warrant for arrest where he's being sued by a company for nonpayment.  Can't afford an attorney. He says he will just go and tell the court he is going to file for bankruptcy.

Bad idea or good idea?

EDIT: I'm in Colorado.

Answer:
 he may not have the opportunity to explain his circumstances to the court.

the subpoena is probably an information subpoena that will force him to answer questions about assets he has that the creditor might attach.

he needs to go and he needs to truthfully answer the questions out to him.

only an experienced local bankruptcy attorney can say what exact timing is best for declaring bankruptcy in his situation. Answer #2: I mean showing up for court is a much better idea than not showing up.

How much money is he being sued for? You do not normally have to go to civil court, if you fail to show you just end up with a judgment against you.


Title: College adviser's negligence caused me to miss my graduation date this year and may result in the loss of my scholarship for my graduate year.

Question:
I attend a private college in New York City.
(Spring 2015) Last year I had gone to my Academic adviser with my schedule and had asked him if there were any classes I needed for my senior year. The advisor (who had showed up to this meeting 30 minutes late) handed me back my schedule and told me it looked fine.

The next semester in the fall I had found that my friends in the same year and major as me were taking classes that I was not. I emailed my advisor several times looking for answers. I had asked to meet with him and after responding once he did not respond again or show up to our meeting.

I had gone to another adviser in the department who heard my story and sat in disbelief. He told me this has never happened before and because I had missed an important class this semester (fall 2015) I would not be able to take the next course in the sequence held in spring 2016.

I am in a five year program so I will still be in school next year. I told this other adviser this and asked if I would be able to take them in the fall and spring of next year and that seemed to be alright for a while.

Last semester (spring 2016) I was still chasing my adviser around asking him questions through email that were left unanswered. Finally he stops me in the hallway on the last week of classes and tells me that with the current plan I would not be going into my graduate year as a graduate (so my financial aid will be all screwed up) and I will not be able to walk with my graduating class for my bachelors.

I am furious at this point but keeping composer. I asked him to meet with me to discuss my options. He agreed and we set a time. An hour before our meeting he emails me asking if we can discuss things over the phone. I asked if we can discuss it via email (so I would have a paper trail) and he agrees. He tells me he will email me when he gets home. He never does even after i send him emails asking if he was going to talk with me.

I went to the head of advisement who seemed mortified and didn't seem to have an answer to my predicament either. She sent me to the Dean.

I told the Dean everything listed above. He told me he and my adviser were very good friends and that he can vouch for his character. (... Seriously?) He assures me that he will take care of everything. I told him that I would like to have things figured out before summer classes start. He told me not to worry and that this would be taken care of long before that. (Surprise! It wasn't) They have been delaying giving me any answers or options for over a month. It has been five days since their last promised deadline.

Now I'm looking into my rights as a student. I honestly believe this won't be settled unless I take them to court. I would like for my graduate year to be paid for by the school but I would settle for the two classes I'm missing given to me free of charge. I have saved all the emails related to this issue and I have a school therapist who I have talked to about this who can vouch for the distress this has caused me during this year.

Any info will help.

Answer: What u/i_work_in_hied and u/caringexecutive said - if the requirements are published, it is your responsibility to know those requirements. An advisor's job is to help you, and certainly this advisor did not do their job well, but that is a separate issue.


Title: Some guy has been using my address for at least 3 years. Today the Sheriff's office left a card in the door.

Question:
Just as the title says. I have lived in this apartment for 3 years with my girlfriend. We have been getting some guy's mail since the day we moved in. Not just junk mail - we have gotten packages and important looking mail from schools and welfare offices. I always put "RTS" on the mail - I've never kept any of it. The day I got the package, I took it to the leasing office because I was so fed up and one of the associates let it slip that he lived in my building but upstairs or something. When I came back with another huge stack of mail, the next associate I talked to denied that he lived here. I told them I really didn't care, I just wanted them to tell him he's been using the wrong address. Obviously they didn't because I still get all his mail.

Anyway, I digress. I have since been just dropping the mail in the RTS (return to sender) box. I get a TON of this mail - insurance papers, doctors' letters, IRS, really all kinds of shit. Well, today I was expecting some Amazon packages and heard a knock at the door while I was trying to nap. I didn't answer because the delivery guys usually just leave packages at the step. When my girlfriend game home, she had a business card that was tucked in the door handle from the Sheriff's office and it has the words "Subpoena for" circled, with his name written under it.

Just to be totally clear, I don't know this guy at all. I have a feeling (based on his mail) that he's an older guy that probably doesn't know his own address. I'm also in Georgia, just outside of the Atlanta metro area in Northern GA. My question is: What do I do? Do I call tomorrow during business hours? What if they come here and want to look around to find him or confirm he's not here? I have nothing to hide and I'm NOT this guy and I don't know him, but I don't know if it's smart to let the police look around for no reason - I have a dog, am a lesbian, have read horror stories (from this sub, lol), etc.

tl;dr got a business card with the word "subpoena" circled from the Sheriff's office with some dude's name I don't know. What do I do?

Answer:
 Just contact the sheriff's office and let them know the situation.Answer #2: > What do I do?

Contact the person on the business card and let them know.


Title: Roommate moved out, now demanding payment for the apartment she moved into

Question:
I recently graduated from college, in my senior year I had a roommate whom I was friends with close to two years prior to living together in a two room apartment off campus. I will refer to this apartment as WB.  We went into the apartment with a joint lease, in which we both signed.  Before moving in and before signing the lease, my roommate knew I had a young 9 pound dog, who had just turned 1 year old, the month we moved in. My roommate had been around my dog many times.

During the time living at WB, my roommate became unhappy with my dog.  So unhappy, that by winter break, she was wishing to move out.  I didn't wish to have a stranger move in with me in my last semester of school, so I found a place to move into and had it lined up.   She would not allow me to move out as she was unhappy with the 'condition' of the apartment, so we were at an impasse.  She ultimately moved out early February, into a new apartment which I'll call HM.  She did not tell me where she was moving to nor did she tell me she was officially moving out. All I knew was that one day she changed the lock to her bedroom door and installed a camera in the vacant room.  I assume this was to make sure I was not making use of the room.  WB would not allow her to break the lease.  My roommate asked for my signature to release her from the lease which I refused to do, so she continued to make her payments to WB while living at HM.

About two months after leaving school, I have received a letter from a lawyer representing my roommate, demanding payment for this apartment (HM), she moved into, totaling over two thousand dollars.  In the letter, the lawyer states the issues my roommate had with the dog.  Which include accidents on the floor, knocking over the trash can, a puppy cam (Furbo), that was in the living room, and a loud squeaky toy. The lawyer describes the conditions described as filthy and unsanitary.

The dog sometimes had accidents on the floor and had at times, knocked the trash can over while no one was home.  I always promptly cleaned these incidents up, using pet carpet cleaner or whatever I needed to.  My dog is house trained but did sometimes have accidents which I would think would be normal for a small, young dog, especially when I was in class for 6-8 hours some days.   The carpet was new when we moved in and the cleaning cost the apartment charged us for at the end of the year was $320 rougly, for new blinds and cleaning the carpet.  I would think this would say enough that the new carpet wasn't ruined by dog accidents.  Also, she was in contact with the WB office, they were in the apartment, as well as maintenance at different times through out, and WB did not see any reason to let her off the joint lease.

The lawyer's letter states my roommate should not have had to endure such conditions and that she was forced out of the apartment.  I would disagree that she was forced out as she left on her own accord and she continued to pay the rent for the WB apartment.   She is not demanding rent for the WB but rather, demanding rent money for the apartment she moved into in February. Lawyer letter states, if I do not send a check back made payable to her, then she will move forward with a lawsuit against me.

Is there any law or precedent that would support my roommate's demand to pay the rent for the apartment she chose to move into? Rather than stick it out for the remainder of the year with my dog and I?  Also, what advice would you have for me moving forward?  Should I get a lawyer, or is this a scare letter with no ground to stand on?  My state is Indiana.

On a side note: Pretty certain my roommate had harmed my dog while I was gone.  My dog normally would greet anyone at the door.  However, closer to the winter break, when my roommate would come home, my dog would run from the door, back to me, with her tail between her legs.  Just sharing because I believe the underlying issue with my ex friend was that she did not like dogs or at least, my dog specifically.

TLDR: My college roommate was unhappy living with me and my dog, and despite not being able to get off the joint lease, she moved into a new apartment.  Now she is demanding I pay the cost of rent for the apartment she moved into.  Is there any way she could win a lawsuit against me?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Not a hope!

I'm not a lawyer, but there's no way that you, as the renter of one apartment, is responsible for contributing to her rent of a seperate apartment because she voluntarily chose to leave the one you shared together previously.

Tell that person to fuck off and r/quityourbullshit.


Title: Location GA: Re-victimized on tinder by a man from NY

Question:
I am battling a pretty nasty abuse case right now and I got on tinder to find the profile of said person because it might serve as hear say evidence in the civil case (not the criminal aspect). I had absolutely no luck finding the profile I was looking for so I guessed that person had Tinder gold to be able to change location. Therefore, I went to places (using tinder gold) that I know he definitely has picked up women from before.

I was tired of swiping when I saw a profile that made me laugh out loud. I started talking with a guy who seemed very nice. He played the part of the hero and seemed genuinely nice. He started probing and digging about my life. When I finally told him my story, he said I should forget about the guy and he wanted to date me and couldn't wait to meet me even though we lived in different states. Then, he started asking me for my actual number.

Then, he suddenly he disappeared once he got my real number when I sent him a picture of my face and my real name. Obviously, I am very concerned about what he could do with this information. He can find my address, my workplace etc. I was wondering if in addition to the emotional distress caused, if this is enough cause to file a civil lawsuit or make police report about him.

Answer:
 1) Getting on Tinder for the purpose of digging up dirt on someone you are suing for abuse is a very bad idea. You say there is a civil case - hopefully you have a lawyer working on it. If not, get one. If you do, let the lawyer handle evidence gathering.

2) You were not victimized by the person you chatted with in any legal sense. You chatted, he asked for personal information, you willingly gave it, he ghosted you. All of that is legal. Answer #2: If you don't want to be "emotionally distressed" by strangers knowing your phone number, your real name, and face, don't give strangers your phone number, your real name, and pictures of your face. You have no cause of action for a civil case or reason to file a police report.Answer #3: Have you had therapy? If not I strongly recommend that. Answer #4: I'm assuming this is a troll. You can't possibly think for one second that you have a legitimate case.