Title: Is it legal to leave my girlfriend at a gas station?

Question:
I have to move long distance for work but my girlfriend is trying to follow me, live with me, get me to pay her living expenses, etc. I don't want to be in a relationship with her anymore. Obviously it would be a shitty thing to do but I don't see any other peaceful way out of it, since she throws a fit anytime I mention anything about splitting up and living in separate places. She's not getting the hint.

If she has her stuff in my car, would it be legal to drive off while she's using the bathroom? What if I removed all of her stuff from the car first? I'm afraid she'll call the police and get me pulled over. I'm trying to avoid any charges like theft or domestic violence. Thanks.

Answer:
 Man up and dump her, drop her off at her parents and if she gets fisty/aggressive drop her off at a police station with her things. Answer #2: Don't let her put her stuff or herself in your car in the first place. If she throws a fit, so be it. That's her problem, not yours. If her fit becomes physically violent or she starts destroying your property, call the police.

Is it possible to leave secretly without telling her exactly when you're going?Answer #3: *Your post has been removed for the following reason(s):*

**Removal Reason**

* We're not helping you be a dick here.  Grow up.

*Please [read our subreddit rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/wiki/index#wiki_general_rules).  If after doing so, you feel this was in error, [message the moderators](http://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2FLegalAdvice).*

*Do not reply to this message as a comment.*Answer #4: Apparently, people do this every now and then:

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4k4is9/illegal_to_leave_someone_behind_after_going_out/

Quoting someone else from the thread:

> Generally no.

> Exceptions:

> 1. You are a minor and were left behind by your parent or legal guardian.
> 2. You are an adult requiring specialized care and are left behind by your appointed caretaker.
> 3. You are an adult with no special needs but are left in an environment where your chances of survival are low.

Edit: Also make sure you don't steal her stuff. That could get pretty sticky.


Title: If parents refuse blood transfusion to a kid, but that kid does want it, what are his possibilities?

Question:
Or to make it more concrete, let's say we have a 12 year old kid, and his parents are Jehova's, he is not, what are his options to, not die when he needs a bloodtransfusion.
If he is still concious, can he explicitly ask for it to a doctor, can his parents then refuse it?
If he has a piece of paper in his pockets, and a doctor found it, would that count?

This is not me personally, and has nothing to do with me, but some of these things I see about JW are very concerning to me.

Answer: If the childs life is in jeopardy and child agrees but parents refuse... the hospital would call social services and they would override the parents say. Not sure if religious choice is overridable but


Title: [GA] Employer wants to deduct an overpayment from my next check

Question:
I was recently told via this language that I was going to be "paying them back":

All,

If you are receiving this message…please be advised that you were overpaid on your 10/19 checks.

You will see an adjustment on your 11/2 check to deduct the overpayment.

I was drafting a reply to this HR email as such:

Dear HR Manager,
Thanks for your email informing me that, there was an over payment in my paycheck of 10/19/2018.  Can you please tell me:
1. What "DATES" did this over payment occurred?
2. What "TIME" period did this over payment occurred?
3. How much "TIME" was the over payment?
4. Was the over payment calculated as regular time payment or/and Over-time payment ?
5. How much money in dollars-cents was I was overpaid?
6. How much Taxes of the over payment is intended to return to me?
You do NOT have my permission or approval to deduct any money from my paycheck until you have provided these information per state and federal laws. Please provide me the requested information stated above so that I can return the payment. I wait to hear from you.

Answer:
 You clearly know you were overpaid. What is the issue with them taking their money back?

Also. If you want people to take hit seriously, you might want to start with learning how to compose a letter. The grammar in that is atrocious. HR got a GOOD laugh out of that.Answer #2: Do you really not know how much you were overpaid or are you just trying to be difficult? If it's the first, there are probably better ways to go about it (including using proper grammar in professional correspondence). If it's the second, yes, you may be legally in the right but they are legally in the right to terminate employees who are deliberately difficult.Answer #3: Why are you putting words in quotes that you are using literally, as quotes denote you're using the word figuratively? Unless there's some part of the story I'm missing.

Georgia law has few specific provisions regulating payroll deductions. Obviously employers must make deductions from wages as required by law for such things as federal, state, or local income tax withholding, Social Security contributions, and wage garnishments. But employers and employees are free to make additional arrangements for deductions.

It's best for them to get your permission writing. That said, here are your options:

1. They didn't overpay you, so you sue them.
2. They did overpay you, you allow the deduction, they get their money back.
3. They did overpay you, do don't allow the deduction, they fire you and sue you, they get their money back.

Answer #4: If you were overpayed, then you owe them the money back.


Title: Hi, I'm a teenager with a (step)father who has a drinking problem.

Question:
My mom remarried about 7 years ago into a seemingly toxic relationship. He is classified as mentally retarded I believe, and has severe anger management problems; but I don't use this to justify his actions. He is a terrible person, who is often verbally abusive to my mom and my sister (who is 21). I never receive this treatment (except on rare occasions when he is either drunk/very mad). My mom wants to get out of her marriage with him severely, but due to her past marriage with my father she doesn't trust the courts in the decision. She thinks that he will get 1/2 of everything we own, despite her being the breadwinner of the family (while he is pretty much a freeloader, besides doing basic housekeeping/receiving disability checks.) My sister and I regularly encourage her to do things like re-finance the house to pay for a divorce, etc. yet she chose not to. I think that she is scared of the divorce process, and doesn't want to lose everything again. For a list of the things he has done:

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\-Regular drunk driving, if I didn't have my permit he would have most likely drove me home drunk. Fortunately I was able to do so with my driving permit.

\-Physical Abuse: (3 instances that I know of)

\*He got drunk over the summer and followed my mom around the house, it was a very scary experience, as he was very threatening to me and my mom (the only two home at the time). I made the right decision, and decided to call the police, which made it all go on record. He is going to trial for this on the 17th

\*My mom claims in the morning one time he put his fingers to her throat and pressed until she almost passed out. She had a bruise and could hardly talk. She said that she documented this - but I don't know how this will help our case.

\*In the driveway there was a verbal argument between the two. He pushed her very hard to the ground and she got scraped pretty bad.

\-In my previous bullets I mentioned his court case coming up for the domestic abuse case. I have been offered to go, should I go and what should I say.

\-I want to be clear that I am very happy with the relationship I have with my mother, but it discourages me that she would let herself be used like this, while I grow up in an unhappy family - and my sister receives the result of the trauma that is caused from him belittling her consistently. I want her to get a divorce, for my sake and my family's.  I DO NOT want child protective services to intervene, simply because I don't want my mom to have to go through that/potentially lose me (she is a great parent, and I love her).

\-Currently my mom is away in Florida for a much needed vacation. She primarily did it to get away from him, and I'm left alone at the house with my Stepfather and my Setpbrother (who I forgot to mention). My stepbrother isn't a bad person, but I just can't stand the situation I'm in, and this is kind of a breaking point for me.

Main points: -How can I get my stepfather in trouble for drunk driving?

\-How useful is the evidence provided useful in court

\-Should I go to the summoning on 12/17 to testify against him? What will this do?

\-Are there any resources I can use?

\- I hope that I mentioned everything, if there are ANY questions please ask - as it is a very complicated situation, and I probably missed some details.

Answer: I’m not sure where you live, and I’m not a lawyer, but I am a criminal justice student. However, that doesn’t really have anything to do with what I’m about to say. I’m not sure where you live, but I’m pretty sure that no matter where you are located, you can call 911 and report a drunk driver simply by having their license plate number and the general area in which they are driving. Next time he leaves the house drunk, call 911 right away and report a drunk and dangerous driver. Give the license plate number, description of the car, and the area he is in (your neighborhood). I’m not sure about the other questions, unfortunately. Good luck, I really hope this works. This man sounds dangerous.


Title: I was in a car accident and to my surprise...

Question:
I call my insurance to let them know about my accident and they tell me that I wasn't covered bc I am no longer part of my dad's account. My dad did remove me from his case so I completely understand that there's nothing the insurance company can do for me. Now my problem is that he removed me in DEC, but the insurance still accepted my payment for JAN. I went in person, paid with my debit card and specifically asked if our due balance was at $0 and if I were covered and the lady helping me make the payment looked over my case and explained to me that the $70 payment will still show, but once my payment is completely processed that we'll have a clear balance. I didn't know my dad had taken me off, so this was all a huge shock to me.

Now I had basic coverage, which just allows you to have your car registered- it doesn't cover much else. I feel it's not worth fighting over. Maybe though, bc I the car that hit me ran, but I was able to get his license plate number. I'm hoping to get some sort of help from the insurance company so they can help me find this douche bc the police department can't do anything without insurance.

Also can I look up the plates myself on the web?

Answer:
 Location isn’t optional.

Depending on the state, insurance agencies require proof that someone has coverage before removing them off a policy (due to liability). It could definitely be an issue.


Title: United States Presidential (and Down-Ballot) Election, Tuesday, November 8th, 2016, Megathread/AMA

Question:
Good Afternoon /r/legaladvice,

As previously announced, today we will be holding a megathread/AMA over the election to be held in the United States on November 8th.

**THIS IS NOT A PLACE FOR QUESTIONS OF A POLITICAL NATURE. THIS IS A PLACE FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING ELECTION LAW, HOW TO REGISTER, WHERE TO VOTE, ETC. THIS THREAD WILL BE HEAVILY MODERATED, AND YOU WILL BE BANNED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING FOR TROLLING OR ASKING OVERLY POLITICAL QUESTIONS.**

We have a variety of both attorneys, and campaign professionals that will be answering questions. These include supporters of both Sec. Clinton and Mr. Trump. Below is a selected highlight of those that will be answering questions, potentially.

/u/UsuallySunny is a licensed attorney in the state of California. She has worked with a non-partisan group to ensure free and fair elections for numerous years.

/u/ramady is a campaign professional based on the East coast. While he likely will not be answering any questions today, as he is quite busy working for the next three days, he may pop in if he is able to.

/u/Zanctmao is a licensed attorney in the Pacific Northwest. He has volunteered for campaigns in the past.

/u/ExpiresAfterUse is a quant who knows strange things like House delegation control and electoral votes off the top of his head. No one likes or talks to quants.

Welcome, and I encourage all with questions to ask regarding voter ID laws, voter registration, where to vote, what the electoral process looks like, etc.!

**EDIT** I forgot I had some links I wanted to share.

[Check here for Voter ID laws by state](https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_identification_laws_by_state)

[Check here for Voter registration laws by state](https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_registration)

[Check here to see if you are registered to vote](https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/)

[Check here to see where you can vote](https://gttp.votinginfoproject.org/)

Answer:
 /u/Slutty_Squirrel asks:

>So, I'm hearing a lot about some southern states, such as South Carolina, where Black voters are being scheduled work shifts of 12-15 hours on Election Day.

>Are there really states where employers are NOT required to let people leave to vote?Answer #2: /u/ExpiresAfterUse, is it possible for you to ELI5 some of the different statistical modeling techniques used by quants to "call" the election? Which ones are historically most successful? What factors in an election determine which models are most appropriate? Or does everyone use the same technique and just choose different data sets?


Title: [Wi] Landlord holding rent check until it's "Late" to make extra money?

Question:
I have reason to believe my LL is sandbagging my rent to try to get an extra 100 dollars out of me. It is in my lease that a late rent will be charged an extra 100 bucks. Is there anything I can do to prove that I mailed my rent in a timely manner?
Also if my suspicions were true, what would I do then?

Answer: Pay a few bucks for delivery confirmation.  Then you have a nice in uninvolved party that can confirm when you sent the rent, and when it was delivered.


Title: Neighbors tore up my mom's front yard without notice or permission, do we have a lawsuit? Part 3

Question:
Previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3zn7pm/neighbors_tore_up_my_moms_front_yard_without/

Okay guys, here's your update since I received a few comments and PMs asking what happened. We decided not to pursue legal action without a second opinion. We didn't get one, because my mom's house burned down on Saturday. It doesn't seem like foul play, but there is no actual cause that has been determined right now. The whole house is gone, and she has salvaged a few things but not much. One of her cats was burned but receiving treatment and should be just fine (the vets say they love having her around and she keeps ripping the bandages from her paws, rascal!), another cat is still missing.

With all this going on, we are not pursuing any legal action against the neighbors. My mom is going to use the opportunity to move away from them. I have made a post asking for help with understanding the insurance in personal finance if anyone wants to view that: https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/442m6j/moms_house_burned_down_need_help_with_what_the/

The neighbors are posting on Facebook about how they valiantly "rescued the dog from the burning fire", but that's a whole other matter, and they are simply assholes. One of our neighbors did save the dog but it certainly wasn't them. They are actually posting photos of the fire on their Facebook claiming it was their house that burned! But anyway.

I want to thank everyone for all the advice and suggestions you offered. It was incredibly helpful, which is why I am once again turning to Reddit for assistance, just a different subreddit. :) Thank you everyone, you were a great help, and you're all awesome!

Answer:
 Man, I'm so terribly sorry this happened. Your poor mother.

I agree with the suggestion to inform the insurance company of the ongoing disputes with the neighbours. Just make them aware and let them decide if they want to follow up on it. Maybe mention it to the fire department, too.Answer #2: Whoa... way too suspiciously coincidental!Answer #3: Thanks very the update, as a sad as it is.

But I wonder; if they are claiming it was their house that burned, would any solicitations they receive be fraud?Answer #4: Try setting a trap for the other cat. Let the good neighbors know so they can keep an eye out if your cat goes in.  Answer #5: I'm sorry to hear this. However, there was a topical discussion 3 days ago in personalfinance that I'd highly recommend you take some time to read involving making claims on your insurance after a fire.

https://np.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/43iyip/our_family_of_5_lost_everything_in_a_fire/cziljy3


Title: Can witiness testimonies be nullified if there is no evidence to support it?

Question: I got charged and the only thing the court has is witness testimony and absolutely no evidence to support the testimony.

Answer:
 The testimony itself **is** evidence.

If I see you do something, I can testify to what I saw.


Title: Phone stolen at work. Can I sue the company if they decide to not pay me for a replacement?

Question:
I’m sorry for the length of this post please bear with me as this is a long story that contains a lot of important details that I do not want to leave out.

The other day while at work I had a customer come in and steal my phone from the back room of the store I work at. Now let me give a few details. I work at a store that has a pop-up shop on its property. Employees from the main store are used to work shifts at the pop-up. I am one of these employees. It’s been open for a couple months now (seems like a permanent pop-up) and a couple of weeks ago the music for the store just disappeared. We have a store playlist and out of nowhere a notification came up and said the playlist had expired and we haven’t had music since. Because of this, a couple of employees including myself have taken it upon ourselves to play our own music from our phones so customers don’t have to walk into a quiet store. It’s very awkward and I know I would feel uneasy if I was shopping at a silent store. We don’t have Bluetooth speakers so music can only be played if it is connected to the stereo in the back room. This back room has no door and is only concealed by a thin curtain. It’s also at the very back of the store so we can’t see it from where we are at the cash registers. So the other day while I was working there, I had my music playing and carried on with business as usual. A customer walks in and looks around eventually making his way towards the back of the store. He was asking questions the whole time about these boxes we sold. I was answering while still remaining at the cash registers since the store is very small. Suddenly my music goes off. I thought I was maybe getting a phone call because that’s the only logical reason my music would turn off on its own. I go and see what’s up. The customer is still asking questions and I continue talking to him without making it obvious that I’m trying to investigate what happened to the music. By this time, he’s already at the front of the store. I go to the back room to check on the music only to find my phone missing. I quickly run out and the “customer” is nowhere to be seen. I instantly call security and my manager. There wasn’t much security could do. I had to continue working while freaking out and crying my whole shift. Afterwards I talked to my manager about possibly getting in touch with corporate and hopefully getting money to replace my stolen phone. I know that the company could rebuttal and say something like “no one asked you to take it upon yourself and play music at the store” but I did it to make our customers experience more enjoyable. Also our back room has no door and the person got in there very easily. If the company decides not to pay for a new phone, do I possibly have a case against them? Again, I’m so sorry for this long post. I want you to have as many details as possible to get a good picture about how this happened.

Answer:
 The company is not responsible for your loss.

You can sue the thief if he's located.


Title: (Maryland) I lost around 2,500 dollars in clothing to an arsonist. Is it worth it to sue?

Question:
First time posting please point out errors so I can fix them.

I was living in a house in with my girlfriend earlier this year (June, 2018). We found a new place to live and began moving there (July 2018). During the move an arsonist stripped out our bedroom piled everything up in the back yard of the house in which we were staying and set fire to it. Most of the items burned belonged to her, including her bed, an entire closet and dresser full of clothes, several books, and a guitar. I still had a majority of my clothing still stored in the room that was broken into, and all of that is now burned and destroyed.

My question is as follows: Is this worth it to pursue considering all the time and fees involved (which i could sue for as part of the case); additionally, what is the procedure for applying emotional damages to a case, considering I no longer feel safe in my own home due to this incident.

Any and all help is appreciated.
Topic:
Small Claims Procedure

Answer:
 Has the arsonist been arrested? Do you have renters insurance?Answer #2: Does this arsonist have any money, or a job, or own property?

Answer #3: What is the arsonist's connection to you, the GF, the place you are moving out of and/or the place you are moving to? Answer #4: Your recourse, in appropriate order, is one or more of:

1. Renter's insurance
2. Restitution order as part of sentencing
3. Small Claims lawsuit

In general if insurance pays for your losses, the other two methods are unavailable or inappropriate.

>what is the procedure for applying emotional damages to a case

There are two types of "emotional damages";   negligent and intentional (NIED and IIED).     Neither one probably applies to an instance like yours.

Negligent infliction of emotional distress [requires very strong objective evidence of emotional injury](http://www.moorejackson.com/LawSummary08.html) in Maryland.
 You would need diagnosis of a psychiatric injury my a physician, and generally would need to also have medical expenses related to the psychiatric injury.     Ordinary feelings of fear and anxiety are not compensable non-economic damages.

Intentional infliction of emotional distress requries you to prove that the actions were taken specifically to cause emotional damage and that they are particularly egregious.   While burning somebody's belongings in the backyard is destructive and cruel, it's not the sort of extreme behavior that is considered in IIED cases.

Small claims is not going to apply punitive or non-economic damages.   It would be a straight-up actual cash value lawsuit for the value of your belongings, plus the cost of court fees.


Title: [Meta] Megathread for major laws going into effect in 2019?

Question:
Hi all,

I saw [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/aa2xki/help_need_advice_for_dog_custody/), where /u/Napalmenator points out that dogs are property and so there's no such thing as custody (which I assume is true in most cases). **But**, starting in 2019, judges *will* be [allowed to determine who gets custody of pets in California](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2274). I saw an article with a bunch of other laws that are changing here, which includes some topics that come up fairly frequently in LA. Would it be worth creating a megathread or something where this info could be collected?

Answer:
 https://www.npr.org/2018/12/26/680260454/as-copyrights-expire-in-2019-american-works-will-re-enter-the-public-domain.  Works copyrighted in 1923 enter the public domainAnswer #2: In Canada as of January 1 the maximum penalty for first offence DUI is being raised to 10 years for simple DUI, 14 years for DUI causing bodily harm, and life for DUI causing death. Second offences carry a mandatory MINIMUM jail sentence of 60 days.

As of May 1 edible cannabis products such as cookies and gummy bears will be available for legal purchase in Canada, currently only flowers, buds, oils, and plants are legally for sale


Title: Can Ford sue me?

Question:
I recently leased a 2016 Ford Escape. When I went in the dealership they told me about the A/Z plan pricing which is if I have a relative who works at ford or retired from ford I get a better deal.. So I called my mom and she told me that my uncle retired from there.
I couldn't get ahold of my uncle while I was there to get a pin from him and the salesman was very pushy and told me that I could get him a pin at a later date. I got ahold of my uncle a day later and he said that he worked at ford but retired from GM...
I have a receipt of sales and all the paperwork is final, but now I can't get ford a pin to them.. Can ford do anything about this now, even though I signed all the paperwork and have the receipt?
I live in Michigan.
Thank you.

Answer: This really depends what your contract says about the pin and what happens if they find out it is invalid.


Title: 2.5 years ago I took a small toy gun keychain through TSA (they took it) they JUST sent me a civil violation fine of $250 -- what are my options?

Question:
So more detail

September 2017 I went through the Sacramento Airport - I had a small 2 - 2.5 inch single cap gun on my keychain (its a keychain toy i got from a souvenir shop) - I didn't have any caps with me.

I forgot I had it on my keyring - so they took it - which is fine they made a big deal of it .. they took pictures of it  - and let me on my way - because it happened 2.5 years ago that's kinda all I can remember about it because I thought it was all dead and done

BUT last night
I get in a mail a letter from the TSA saying that because violated
49 CFR 1540.111(a)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/1540.111

by carrying "(1) replicate firearm" through the TSA process
that now I will be fined $250

but If I don't contest and pay up within 30 days they will accept $125

also a note- I was not informed during the confiscation that there would be any follow - i didnt receive anything - I didnt take my own pictures bc they had all of my belongings as they were doing their own documentation and I also didnt know I would need to defend myself in the future.

for one im wondering if firstly they can come after me 2.5 years later
This kinda mentions something about there being a 2 year limit but im not a lawyer so I dont know what it all REALLY means
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/46301

then by fiance found this that said some language to replicas
second page - bottom of first paragraph
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-02-14/pdf/03-3736.pdf

and these things stuck out to me
-“that may
reasonably be thought to be actual
weapons”
-“ The screener
has the discretion to determine when a
replica is so realistic that it should be
prohibited.”

the gun was literally a toy keychain .. 2 ish inches dangling from my keys ... it does not have the capability to project anything

anyways I was just wondering two things does anyone have an info about the statue of limitations here

&

do I have any grounds to contest any of this or should I just pay the damn $125?

Answer:
 For one thing, I tend to agree this isn't worth fighting over at this price.  I also do not hesitate to point out how absolutely mind-numbingly  stupid  it was to bring a cap gun of any kind to the airport.

That said, you're innocent until proven guilty: that means the US Attorney would need to prove you violated each element of the charged offense.  I do not think the AUSA can do that, because the CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) section you cite does not encompass a "replicate" firearm. it's limited to a " weapon, explosive, or incendiary"

Arguably, your key chain was not a "weapon" and it's certainly not an explosive or incendiary - it was a (realistic) toy, at worst.

As for the statute of limitations, that would also likely be a valid argument.

EDIT - finished off the part about "mind-numbingly stupid."


Title: Can a landlord impose a waiting period before allowing my service dog? [California]

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 No, your landlord cannot dictate a waiting period before he complies with the law.

Let your landlord complain, if they so choose.


Title: My girlfriend needs to get out of her lease agreement because here roommates are disgusting.

Question:
This is my first post on Reddit, I apologize if i do something incorrect while posting but i felt the need to get advice on the situation at hand. I did spend a lot of time typing this and proofreading so i would love any legal advice.

TL;DR My girlfriends roommates are immature and unbearable after adopting an excess of animals, being slobs and allowing a friend to "stomp shit down the shower drain". I would like help in advising her on what to do about it all.

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My (20 M) significant other (21 F) rushed into signing a lease with her coworker after she graduated college. She moved into a 3 bed 2 bath 2 story apartment with the coworker (19 F known as J) her boyfriend (19, known as R) and a fourth roommate (19? M known as N). My girlfriend did not do enough to really meet the people that she signed a year long lease with and there are many serious problems that have begun to arise which have made both of us seriously regret her moving in. I would like help in advising her on what to do with the situation at hand as i believe she should move out of the apartment. I am going to explain the offenses that have occurred in the 2 and 1 half  months she has lived there and then give information about everything else i think would be relevant at the bottom.

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Offense(s) 1. (The Animals) M has an emotional support cat, this is approved with the landlord.  J and R have a medium sized dog  (a puppy they claim is an emotional support animal), a chameleon, two fish tanks, two rabbits, multiple rats and a bookcase of other assorted reptiles. Only the Dog is known to the landlord but he is well over the weight limit and is not an actual support animal. M was fine with the animals moving in, but J and R have proven to be bad pet owners. They allow the dog to excrement as he wishes, the rabbits and rats fill there cages with there own waste which overflows and pushes sawdust on the carpet, leave the fish tanks on either side of the kitchen sink preventing the washing of dishes, and have also left there ball python (maybe 3 feet) in the sink uncaged while it shed its skin. The collection of the dog roaming the downstairs and the other  terrestrial animals being in J and R's room has led to a pungent odor all around the house. Now dont get me mistaken, i love animals and have chickens a dog and a two chunky rats myself, but i would never allow for that kind of mess and smell or living conditions to occur. (Rats develop respiratory sickness when there bedding is made of wood chips)

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Offense 2. (The Mess ) J and R both have no sense of cleanliness. there is often boxes  or wrappers of snacks all over the living room, multiple times the dog has eaten a ramen packet left out, and my girlfriend has complained multiple times about coming home to all of her own dishes being dirty and in the sink unwashed preventing her from eating with them. This is indicative of how little they really care for there apartment or other roommates, and is only a problem for J and R as N is very clean and thoughtful of My girlfriend.  R also smokes weed regularly, and while it is legal medicinally in the city they live in, the house has begun to reek of pot and spilled bong water stains the living room carpet. The couple has absolutely no regard for the place but apparently has the idea that they will be staying there for the next 5 years after there lease is up (fat chance if the landlord sees what they've done to the place.)

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Offense 3. (The Worst) M told me this morning (June 15, 2019), that last night J and R had friends over to there house. They all ate and one of the friends dumped her food into the sink and shoved it down the garbage disposal. M asked her after she saw to throw it in the trash as the garbage disposal did not work and would leave a rotting smell in the sink if they put food in it. (an ongoing thing with management to fix). The friend was apparently angered by this and later in the night after M went to bed asked J and R to take a shower in M and N's bathroom upstairs and defecated in it, stomping it into the drain and then filling the tub with water. I cannot begin to understand the disgusting sight and smell it left the next morning but M was furious.  She then confronted J and R about it who actually laughed about it and then didnt care that their friend did that. Now i knew J from highschool, she dated a pretty weird dude but i thought she was alright then. The fact that she did not show any concern for her boyfriends 2 female friends to come to there home and stomp shit down the shower drain is fucking bonkers to me.

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So now i would like to ask where my girlfriend should go from here in order to move out of the apartment and what ramifications might come to her if she breaks lease like this. We live in California  and i could give the county and city but not sure if that is okay on Reddit.

 I have seen there lease agreement and they are all four separate renters not a joint party.

They are instructed to have gotten written approval for any animal in the apartment and they actually dont pay a higher monthly fee for the dog and cat just a larger deposit.

The monthly rent is 2300 (a ripoff for the square feet) and my girlfriend cannot afford to pay more if J and R are evicted. Nor could she really afford to pay a 3 way split with a new tenant.

N can back up anything my gf says about this stuff and for the most part hasnt complained as he primarily works night shifts as a security guard.

R doesnt work and goes to college online so he is definitely there all day to actually clean if he wanted to

My gf is welcome to stay with me and my family as we have a spare guestroom and my mother told her when she graduated she had no problem with her renting and would let her pay at most 200 to live there. She just didnt take it then because girls are weird man.

 I plan on also asking my grandfather who is a lawyer and has his own rentals but he is in Paris right now and wont be coming home yet as his wife has fallen ill while there.

I dont know how i would feel calling animal control about the animals but i will definitely not take J"s rats in with me nor any other animals but i love my girlfriends cat so he can come with me.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: Is there a way that you can have the landlord make a surprise visit? Make an anonymous call suggesting he sees the condition of the house? Might be enough to have the landlord threaten eviction of J and R if they don’t clean up the place therefore making it a little more livable until you and your GF figure out a way to break the lease.


Title: [Ohio] Trapped into working a 9 hour shift, but paid for 8.

Question:
As the title suggests, I’m a salaried shift worker in Ohio. The way my shift is set up, I don’t have the option of coming in late or leaving early because of the tasks I’m given. And I don’t have time for a significant break at any point, given my workload. I only take about 15 min to eat my food while I’m working, and another 10 minutes for other things like texting or going to the bathroom.

Do I have legal protection to step up for myself and tell my employer I’m only working 8 hours and to sort it out? I love my job, but I’m sick of working 9 hours and getting paid for 8. If this clarifies anything, this was not disclosed to me when I took the job, and the times are not written into my contract anywhere.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: Are you salaried or hourly?  Your post seems to indicate both.


Title: Brothers girlfriend won't give key back

Question: My brother and his GF were living on the streets so my dad let them move into his house paying 250 a month in cash.  No agreement was ever made up for rent or anything like that.  There was some kind of fight and my brother admitted himself in the hospital for mental issues.  My dad didn't like how she treated my brother so he told her she had to pack up her stuff and leave.  She says she knows how the system works and she has 30 days.  Which police said was true since my dad took 250 bucks in rent.  Well she has moved all of her stuff out but won't give the key back because she says she still has 30 days to come and go as she pleases.  My question is since all of her stuff is gone does she have a right to still come on the property and keep the key for 30 days or since she had no reason to be here the "contract" is done?  This is in Minnesota.  And sorry for format, posting this on my phone...

Answer: She's right. He needs to serve notice of eviction.


Title: [MD] Been renting a 3 bedroom/2.5 bath home with a gas fireplace. For 7 months the fireplace didn't work & master shower leaked to the point it would damage the home to use it. I'm asking for $2975, they offered $400. Advice please...

Question: I've been renting a home since April 2018. It was advertised as 3 bedroom/2.5 bathroom. Master shower leaked the first night I used it, so I stopped. The fireplace also did not work at all. The rental company dragged its feet on the repairs for 7 months. After it was finally fixed they offered $400 rent credit. I figured 25% of the rent for the 7 months I was without; that brings us to $2975.00.

Answer: What is your reasoning for 25% of the rent? Was 25% of the house unusable? Was the fireplace included in the lease?Answer #2: I would be interested to see your math on that? Is it assumed there was a shower in another bathroom? Short of the fireplace being your sole source of heat I see nothing that states 25% of the house being unusable.


Title: Another pornography scam, but I still need help (in GA)

Question:
EDIT: I'm 19 years old

So I've been texting this girl that I met on Okcupid for about a week and a half. She eventually sent some pictures and I sent her some of me. I did not ask for any of her, she asked for some of me and then I said that she would have to send me one of her. Every time we talked it turned to sex somehow, I NEVER steered it there.

Anyways, I got a text from the dad on Saturday saying that she was 16 and he had caught her in the bathroom making a pornographic video for me. Apparently she kicked the laptop into the tub and he's offering me the option to pay half of the repair cost ($1400) to keep him from taking it to the cops.

Sounds like a scam, but here's the thing: I got a call from a special agent in NC this morning saying that this wasn't a scam and he recommended settling this financially because it was so minor that he didn't want to waste his time or money on it.

I went to the police station today and they told me it was most likely a scam because the FBI will never call you, but I'm still so scared that it might be, especially since that call.

I've searched the sub and read some threads, but I wanted some personalized advice for what's probably an almost identical situation. Any help would be immensely appreciated.

Answer: do you know what a 'spoofed' phone number is?  that wasn't a special agent. it was a scammer.


Title: [RI] So this girl scammed me with medical sob stories

Question:
So this girl I went to high school with kept giving me these sob stories about how sick she was and how she needed money for medication and doctor's visits.  She would just borrow a little money at a time and promise she was paying it back.  Then each time she had an excuse for why she couldn't.  Oh there was a problem with her disability paperwork, she lost her ID, blah blah blah.

So finally she says she's feeling better and she will pay me back Monday.  Well, Monday came and went, she ignored all my texts and unfriended me on Facebook.  I should have known it was a scam, but she went so far as to tell me she would kill herself if I didn't send her more money.

The amount is more than small claims in RI (which is apparently only $2500? What is that crap?)  So the question is, what should I do?  Make a small claims complaint for $2500 and sacrifice the rest? Hire a lawyer? Do I have any grounds for a criminal complaint? Even if it's too late for me, it's not too late for the next person.

**Edit:** So I talked to a lawyer and he basically said it's not worth it.  That drives me CRAZY.  So it's basically legal to scam people as long as you don't scam too much.

Answer:
 Even if she *was* sick and really *did* need the money (which I agree now seems unlikely), these were loans, and you should be able to sue to get your money back if she looks like she has no intent to repay.

Do you have evidence of the amounts given, and the fact that they were loans (and not gifts)? Text messages, or emails, or voicemails? How was the money sent? Do you have receipts?

I don't know how much a lawyer would cost to take this case, you can probably call around and get some general estimates. That should let you know if it is worth paying a lawyer for the full amount vs suing in small claims for the max.

Not positive, but if you sent her money several separate times, you may be able to file several separate suits in small claims court, each up to $2,500. Answer #2: How much more than $2500 is it?  If it's like $3000, then go to small claims and sacrifice the rest.  If it's more like $10,000, then get a lawyer and go to regular court.

In either case, write a demand letter giving her 30 days notice to pay and send it by certified mail.


Title: My landlord called and left a voicemail saying she was going to press charges on me for leaving some food in the freezer...

Question:
We’re moving to North Carolina abruptly, we’re actually leaving a night before we were supposed to.
We lived in a shitty trailer. When we moved in the refrigerator and stove was disgusting but I cleaned everything. Toilet has never flushed properly, the A/C has never worked, there’s been a gas leak in the oven so we never have used it. The landlord has never fixed any of these things. When we told her we were moving out, she came and fixed the A/C for the next tenant.

We knew she wasn’t going to give us our deposit back because she’s... unpleasant and unfair. However, we still cleaned everything, nothing is damaged, but we forgot food in the freezer.

She called and left me a voicemail tonight saying if I didn’t return her call she was going to press charges on me because she has a “contact.”

I got a bit of anxiety and I know that she can’t actually do that because like I mentioned, we didn’t get our deposit back but I wanted to make sure.

Thanks. Oh, this is in USA.

Answer:
 She can contact the police and ask that they press charges. The police will either laugh at her or hang up on her. Sleep with a sound mind.Answer #2: > we didn’t get our deposit back but I wanted to make sure.

Are you planning on taking this up in small claims court?Answer #3: Cop here.... This made me chuckle. You're fine, don't worry.Answer #4: Civilians can't create criminal cases; the police have to be willing to arrest you and a prosecutor has to be willing to, well, prosecute you. Both of those things will only happen if you committed a crime.

Leaving food in a freezer, alone, isn't a crime. If you left food in the fridge for so long that it caused egregious damage to the fridge, *maybe* it can count as a property crime (and only if it's so bad it's obvious you only left the food in there to damage the fridge and not just, say, that the food accidentally stained a part of the fridge), but it doesn't sound like that's the case here.

Imagining the worst case scenario, it's possible she has a corrupt cop friend who actually would arrest you on bogus claims just to harass you, but such a case wouldn't be very successful, so I doubt a prosecutor would take it much further.


Title: Sold some land to the parks department, now having encroachment issues

Question:
This is in Oregon.

Hello legal advice!  Been lurking here forever, and like everyone else, I never thought that I would need to take advantage of everyone’s expertise in this subreddit.  We have run into a bit of a dilemma with our house and were hoping to get more experienced advice on how to proceed.

Backstory first:  My wife and I bought a house we love at the end of 2015.  It sits on a somewhat pie shaped lot on a cul-de-sac with trees everywhere and a cute creek that runs behind our house with a bridge over it.  There is a 5-foot wide gravel pathway that starts on the side of the house, wraps around the property to the back of the house and goes over the bridge and wanders around a bit in the green space behind our house (that we have recently been told is conservation land).  This path is not heavily used, mostly it is used by people walking their dogs.  When we purchased the land we were told that we would not own the property of the trail that winds around our house.  We believed it was owned by Parks and Rec.  Parks and Rec also believed that they owned it, as they were the ones that put the bridge in originally.

However, early last year Parks and Rec started working on a project on green space connected to the green space behind our house.  In the process of working on this project they found out that they did NOT own the pathway around our house, that instead it was jointly owned by all the houses on our street (44 houses).  Because we do not have an HOA, they asked every house individually to agree to sell the property, and the majority of the houses said yes.  We went in to discuss things with them, but were eventually persuaded to sign the property away as well.  Primarily, we did not want be part of liability of the bridge and anyone doing something stupid on or near it.  So last spring Parks and Rec officially purchased the walkway.

Last summer we finally accepted that our front yard looked horrible and needed to be fixed.  We killed off what patchy grass was still there, tilled and evened the lawn, fertilized and planted seed.  We also added a row of boxwood bushes along the edge of the path so that people walking their dogs wouldn’t let them stray onto our nice new lawn and let them poop everywhere.  We also installed a sprinkler system ourselves, including a system that had small sprinkler heads dedicated to each boxwood bush.  We have only received compliments from the neighbors about how nice our front yard looks now.

Here is where the problem begins.  A few weeks ago we received a note from Parks and Rec.  The note was a letter of encroachment, in regards to vegetation (the boxwood shrubs) and irrigation (our new sprinkler system).  We have 90 days to correct the encroachment.  We were very surprised and both reached out to contact the name of the person who wrote us the letter of encroachment, and started taking a really hard look at our property lines.  This is when we found out that the property associated with the gravel pathway did not just cover the 5 foot pathway, but actually extended 20 feet from our next door neighbor’s fence line along the path.  Parks and Rec intends to widen the pathway to 10 feet, and our shrubs and irrigation are in the way.  This also covers over half of what we thought was our front yard, due to the angle of the property and how small our front yard was to begin with.  The representative who wrote the letter of encroachment contacted us back and agreed to come out and speak to us about the property lines.  This is when it was pointed out to us that in addition to everything else, our back yard fence is significantly over the property line and it looks like Parks and Rec are going to require us to move our fence line. The closest the fence gets to our neighbor’s fenceline is 12 feet, so it would not be in the way for the 10 foot path, but the representative said that Parks and Rec doesn’t really like having other people’s property on their lands and will enforce moving the encroachment.  We also noticed that the property line puts our house out of code, as the property line swings within 3 feet of one of the corners of our house, when I am told that per code the house needs to be 5 feet away from property lines.

There is also a possibility of trees being affected by the path expansion.  Further back in the path right next to the path is a small cluster of 3 trees.  Since we are unsure why they are extending the path from 5 feet to 10 feet we are not sure if they are intending on removing these trees or not.  The person who came out to speak to us said he was not aware if any plans to remove the trees, but they would definitely be in the way of any path expansion.  We are very concerned if these trees are cut down in any way it will affect the trees in our backyard adversely, as I believe they all belong to a family of trees.

We are so lost with how to proceed at this point.  We contacted our real estate agent who helped us purchase the property.  She said to have the attitude that the encroachment existed when Parks and Rec purchased the property, but I do not know how we can use that to our help.  We confirmed that nothing about this was mentioned in the paperwork we signed when purchasing the house.  People who have tried to help us have used terms such as having a property line adjustment, or asking for a variance for the house being out of code.  We have been told that it’s possible that we are grandfathered in if the code has been changed since the house was built (in the 80’s) but I do not know where to start looking for that information.  I don’t know if we need to go straight to a real estate lawyer, and if we do I don’t even know where to find one.  There was also mention of adverse possession, but I am not sure if the recent purchase of the land by Parks and Rec would mess this up.  Since we are a young couple and this is our first house and we are not fluent at all in real estate problems, we would greatly appreciate any advice anyone out there more experienced than us might have.  Thank you!

And because we know how much this sub loves maps, [I've drawn one](https://i.imgur.com/rnVzfKF.png), slightly to scale.  The red line surrounds the tract of land that was sold to the parks department (They already owned the land to the north and to the west).  As you can see, it not only cuts through my fence, but actually even cuts slightly into my driveway!

Answer:
 First off, you need to talk to a real estate attorney and not a real estate agent about this.

You really should have consulted one prior to selling that piece of property as they would have warned you about this. You probably agreed to this without even bothering reading the documentation about how much of your land you were selling. Probably could have had them shrink what they were buying or getting enough money out of it so you could remodel/move.

As it stands now, you still need to talk to one and find out what your options are but they don't look all that good to me. Take my opinion on your case with a truck load of salt though since I'm not a lawyer nor familiar with the laws in your jurisdiction.Answer #2: tldr: I sold my land to the government without reading the contract, and I think it's unfair they won't let me continue to use it as I please.Answer #3: You sold property without getting a survey done first.

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A political approach (talk to members of town council, or whatever) might have some small chance of success.


Title: [Washington State] - Broken Terms of employment and supervisor getting in the way of talking to HR

Question:
My question is part of a larger situation, so a little context. A supervisor took a disliking to me and got appointed as my teams lead. There was no apparent reason, but anyone that was paying attention could tell that it was in all likeliness because I pointed out that my team was getting paid less than other teams for doing the same job.

Immediately after he took lead on my team he began to write me up over fabricated issues. For example, I nominated a coworker for an award for their initiative with training new hires, and he wrote me up claiming that I insulted everyone else on the team and said they weren't valued. He then actually gave this person an award the following week.

I have it in writing (agreed to at the time of my hire. Medical reasons with my pet) that I am to be assigned a parking space in my building. This was accommodated for a year and a half until suddenly I had to park eight minutes away. It may not seem like it, but sixteen minutes out of an hour lunch is a huge chunk. And no one could tell me why, in fact, I had other managers giving me written permission to get a pass but I was just ignored and told my car would be towed if I parked at my building.

Finally, I had enough when he accused me of sexual harassment over saying "sup boo". When I demanded a meeting with hr I was told it was scheduled and given a date, but when I showed up to the meeting hr wasn't there and it was just another supervisor that at this point had heard nothing but the other side of things and would be in a position to dislike someone pointing out pay inequality.

I tried reaching out personally to hr and was terminated the following week. They cited the four minutes I was late (never was I late any longer than it took me to walk of my parking spot, they gave everyone else a half hour of leeway time anyways) and then handed me my stuff. My stuff plus an extra can of iced tea that was mysteriously poured into my electronics.

If the company has an HR dept, are they allowed to funnel actual issues away from it? Is any of this worth pursuing for wrongful termination? This is the state of Washington. I am a white male and this wasn't a government job. The only thing like a contract I had was a written agreement that I would get a parking space. Also to note I have written reviews from my previous supervisors stating that I was an excemplualry employee but wasn't a great speller). I am excellent at keeping records and have backups of all the conversations and emails, including supervisor guy describing another coworker licking off a homeless man's 'body like a cat' and telling me he wanted to strangle someone on the team for being stupid (both things that were ignored when I tried to go to HR).

Anyways, thanks in advance.

Answer: None of that is illegal. Your supervisor just didn't like you. That's allowed. And HR can delegate as they see fit.


Title: Pet Custody (KS)

Question: Hi guys I'm from Lenexa Kansas. 6 months ago my friend gave me his dog for free because he didn't have time for her nor did he want her. I had to give her back to him couple times, first time was because I was moving second time because my sister got bad allergies to my dog. I told him once I got things figured out I wanted to get her back he agreed and was fine with it.. That time comes and now he doesn't want to give her back to me. It's been a month since I have had her, but during those months I accomplished a lot for her. I have her spayed papers under my name and her recent shots under my name. To try to get her back I also recently got her registered in my location because pitbulls are legal in lenexa which is where I live,  and unfortunately in his area they are illegal. I miss her extremely and I feel like for the 4/5 months with her I took care of her much more than he did in her two years of her living. I have a big yard, her own play room, and even take her on runs. Unlike him she lives in the basement and has a small unfenced yard with no toys whatsoever. Wondering if I have a good case in my hands to go to court for her. It will be awesome if I got some feedback or any information on this and how should I proceed. Thank you all for reading!

Answer:
 Pets are considered property, same as a chair or something.

You could absolutely sue for the value of all the money you spent on the dog, but I am unsure you would be able to have the dog returned to you. Perhaps if you had proof that you were the registered owner the courts would be willing to award it given back to you.


Title: Estranged dad is trying to claim ownership of my car. Advice?

Question:
Hello, I'm hoping someone here can help me through my options. I'm 26, financially well off, and estranged from my parents; it's a hostile situation and I don't feel safe with them. I've come close to getting a restraining order in the past, and might still need to do so in the future. (This is the background for my current issue).

I've just moved to a new state (Ohio) and need to update the title and registration on my car. The only problem is that my dad was a cosigner on the original loan and is listed as a secondary person on the title and registration, and I don't want any involvement with him OR for him to find out where I live since he has stalked/harassed me in the past.

I've approached the bank about refinancing my car to remove him from the title. Unfortunately he would still need to sign off on an odometer statement of all things before the refinancing can go through. He's now trying to hold it over my head and is saying he'll only sign off if I meet with him in person. I'm totally not willing to do that, since again, I consider him unsafe to be around. Also I'm sure this is not the only demand he'll have in mind.

According to the bank, my only other options are a signature loan or to pay the car off entirely  (which I do have the means to do). However the bank rep I'm working with can't say for certain if this will fix the issue enough for me to go ahead getting titled and registered in Ohio WITHOUT needing to involve my dad again.

Any advice??? Thank you!

Answer: Does the title say OP and Dad or OP and/or Dad?


Title: [SC] Call Center Fire Alarm Policy

Question:
I work at a call center in SC, we had a fire drill not too long ago where they explained the fire alarm policy. Management told us if the alarm goes off, that we were not to stop taking calls unless the manager on duty blows a whistle 3 times first.

If someone were to exit the building anyway and then were reprimanded for it would they have a leg to stand on?

Answer: You should contact your local fire marshal, that sounds like rancid BS. Please update if you do.


Title: [Michigan] Presque Isle county. Large forest clear cuts on state land behind us may have been surveyed wrong. Some large red pine and oaks were cut down on our private property. What to do to resolve this?

Question: As the title says, Rogers City area, presque isle county, Michigan. State of Michigan land foresting operations behind us. I believe there is evidence surveying marks were wrong or not completed appropriately. A corner of a large clearcut now extends into our private property. Private property goes down to waterfront. We lost several large red pines (aproxx 80 years old) and oak trees that were quite valuable to us. A private surveyor looked and agreed mistakes were made. He said the compensation and replanting effort in his experience is only at around $750-$1000 though which doesn't seem like much. Haven't settled yet, wondering who else should be contacted about this? Contacting specific type of attorney recommended or is this effort not even worth it? This was state land behind us that was cleared, but the logging rights I believe are sold to private interests for the operation of surveying and harvest. Thanks for any help.

Answer:
 An arborist can get you a better idea of the objective value of the trees that were lost

But if your total damages are still projected to be <$1k, an attorney will not be worth it


Title: (OH) Child’s father is threatening to take me to court for custody.

Question:
I’ll try to keep this as concise as possible but wording things is not one of my strong points.

My daughter is two and a half. I’ll call her Emily. My child’s father (Joe) and I split up when she was six months old. He had been working while I stayed home with Emily. We agreed on this because if I worked as well it would just barely pay for daycare. One day I found out that he had quit his job two weeks prior and had been pretending to go to work the whole time. This ended with us being evicted, and my daughter losing her health insurance as she was on his plan through his employer. I moved out, got her on Medicaid, got a job and have been keeping a roof over our head and providing for the two of us ever since.

Shortly after we broke up, I began renting a room from my friend in a house that she owns. I would allow Joe to come over as often as he wanted to visit Emily. I wanted them to have a good relationship despite my personal issues with him. One night, I had him put her to bed. She was about seven months old at this time. I was having a lot of trouble getting her to sleep at this point so her bedtime routine was to be rocked to sleep in a bouncy chair, and then put in her crib once she was asleep. So, i was in my room while Joe was in Emily’s room next to mine putting her to bed. I got a feeling to look at the video baby monitor and saw him rocking her in her chair while she was crying. His movements seemed a little aggressive, if that makes sense. Like he was irritated. I continued to watch and saw him grab both sides of her bouncy chair and shake her in it, then stand up and pick up this solid bumble bee toy that plays a lullaby and throw it forcefully down next to her. At this point I ran into the room and told him to leave.

My biggest mistake here was not calling the cops. I called my mom whose opinion I value very much and she dissuaded me from calling them since it was kind of a “grey area”. He didn’t directly shake her, just shook the bouncy seat which she was in. I wish I would have listened to my gut. I also spoke with a child abuse hot line and they had the same opinion as my mother. I just didn’t know what to do.

After this incident, I only let joe see Emily when I was around to supervise visits. I moved in with my parents eventually and they didn’t want him over so I would meet him in a public place and allow him to see her for an hour or two every other day. I moved in with another roommate and continued to meet with him in public because I did not feel comfortable with him knowing where I lived. During his visits with Emily, he would hit on me. I repeatedly asked him to stop but he never did. It was a cycle of him hitting on me, getting nowhere, getting angry that he got nowhere, not seeing his daughter for a week, apologizing for his behavior, over and over and over for the past two years. I have a boyfriend and we recently purchased a home together. I thought that maybe once Joe knew I was in a relationship he would stop making passes at me, but it only got worse. It got to the point where I genuinely felt unsafe around him. I sent him a text message and told him that I needed some space from him due to his constant borderline sexually harassing me. This was about two months ago. He apologized and said he would stop, but he has promised that multiple times in the past as well.

He has tried a handful of times to see Emily since I sent him that message. I have said that I need some time to think of how I will proceed.

Some other relevant background info: he is 29 and has only had a few jobs with periods of years between them. He is currently unemployed. He lives at his parents house which is infested with mice and black mold. They smoke in the house. He smokes pot which has caused him to miss out on multiple job opportunities, and lost him a job that my mother got him after he wrecked a work van and was drug tested. When I would supervise his visits with Emma, he would spend most of his time on his phone and obviously does not know how to interact with her. I suggested parenting classes which are offered for free in our area and he refused.

Onto the current issue: I received a text from him the other day asking for my address so he can send child support. We had an unofficial agreement between the two of us that he would pay $50 a week. He has not paid this consistently or very often. I didn’t respond. He texted me again asking for Emily’s SSN so he could put her on his insurance because he is claiming he got a job. I didn’t respond, ten minutes later he called me demanding her SSN. I stated that she has insurance and does not need to be on his. I said i did not feel comfortable giving him her SSN. He flipped out, started cussing at me. He said he’s going to take me to court for custody. He said he is going to tell them that I’m abusive, have moved my child multiple times, that I had a mental breakdown and that I drink on prescription medication.

I had a mental breakdown over the summer and was hospitalized for 24 hours. I went voluntarily. I have been in therapy and medicated since. Even before, my mental health issues have never affected my ability to parent. I rarely drink (maybe once a month) and when I do, it’s maybe a drink. I usually don’t even finish an entire alcoholic beverage. I have had to move a few times since Joe and I broke up. I’m a single mom and work overnights so that I don’t have to put Emily in daycare. So my financial situation hasn’t always been the best, but Emily has always had a roof over her head and has always had a happy and healthy home. And, like I said, my boyfriend and I were able to recently purchase a home together. A pretty decent one with plenty of space for our family (he has shared custody of his four year old son) in a good school district for when Emily is school age. Not that I really even need to comment on the “abuse” remark, but I’ve never so much as spanked Emily. She’s a very happy and well adjusted toddler.

I spoke to a lawyer right after Joe and I broke up just to see where I stood legally. They informed me that as an unmarried mother I have full legal custody and rights until challenged in court by Joe. So I guess my question is where do i go from here? Do I need to get a lawyer now, or wait until Joe starts legal proceedings? I am kind of doubtful that he will take me to court at all because I truly don’t think he’s very interested in Emily at all, and I doubt his job (if he actually has one) will last. However, I want to make sure I do everything I can. I know I probably don’t have any legal footing with him shaking her. My ex roommate heard him tell Emily to shut the f*** up and was in the other room during the whole event but I know it still won’t do much. I just want to try to only have him get supervised visits at the most. It would really best for Emily if he just wasn’t around at all. I’m not saying that because he’s my ex or because of any animosity towards him that comes from a place of pettiness. I just don’t want anyone to think I’m using my child as a pawn or being vindictive.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 > They informed me that as an unmarried mother I have full legal custody and rights until challenged in court by Joe.

While this is technically correct - assuming he didn't follow certain specific steps to become a father by presumption - it is not difficult for a man to establish that he is the natural parent of a child in a civil action.

If he files for custody, it is very likely that the court will at the very least order some form of shared custody.  This will likely begin with supervised visitation - by a third party, not you - and move on to unsupervised and overnight, assuming everything goes well.

Your refusal to let him spend time with his daughter, refusal to share her location, and refusal to allow him to participate in her life is not going to look good in front of the court.

You can file for child support.  That will require a determination of paternity which would open the door for him requesting custody.Answer #2: You need to get a lawyer now to establish custody and visitation.


Title: Potential hostile work enviroment

Question:
Hi everyone, so I have a question about what qualifies as a hostile work environment. I have been working as a tennis professional at a club, but the head pro (aka my boss) asks ridiculous favors of me that I can not say no to. These favors run from going to the grocery store for snacks to walking his dog. Essentially I have been trying to say no, but the more I resist the more I feel like I am being punished. His attitude towards me feels condescending now all the time, and I have even had coworkers apologize for his actions and telling me not to let him push me around. He essentially determines who gets what lessons, and as such I feel like I will get less court time and payed less. I am on the fence about straight up quitting, but I worry that it would be a negative reference on my resume. This job is seasonal so it will end in three months, but now I am wondering even if I bear through if I will receive a ok recommendation.

So I guess what I am looking for is a legal bafna (best alternative for non agreement) and what options are open to me. Its a small community (tennis) so I absolutely do not want my name ruined here. I am under the impression that a hostile work environment requires discrimination, but I am not sure this qualifies. My first step I plan on taking is having a conversation with him about it tomorrow, but I also think its not ok for him to start doing this to one of my coworkers.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: This doesn’t sound like it has anything to do with a hostile work environment. It sounds like a crappy job with a crappy manager. I’d find a new one.


Title: Loan payment canceled and reported as fraud

Question:
<asking for a friend> Cleveland Ohio a friend had a debt repaid via check last week $6k and withdrew the cash from the bank. Bank called today and said the person who wrote the check cancelled it and stated the check was fraud. Person did the same to another, they cannot reach him.

What steps should they take? The bank said he owes them and closed his account.

Answer: Sounds like your friend has been the victim of a scam.  He needs to repay the bank.  He can sue the person who owes him the money.


Title: Boss hired me for low tier custodial position and requires tasks that are not in my job description

Question:
I work at a school district in Michigan.

I was hired as a custodian. I have been on the job a few weeks and notice that everything I do falls onto the custodial/maintenance position description which is higher paying.

I told him a couple weeks ago that I felt during the summer at the least that the position should transfer into the higher paid custodial/maintenance position. At the time I had not seen the description of duties for the custodial/maintenance position. I was just stating from my opinion that what I did seemed like half and half custodial and maintenance.

Fast forward and talk to other coworkers etc and get some background on what has happened in the district. It turns out that back in the day the term custodian within my district was a term just for personnel that cleaned bathrooms and maybe classrooms. Custodial maintenance was what most employees were hired as. Then when this superintendent took over he decided to hire everyone as custodial and had them do the custodial maintenance work for the custodial pay.

To recap because this is poorly written.
Hired as a custodian. Noticed work conditions did not match job description. Discussed this politely with superintendent (given an I disagree from him). Discovered job description for custodial/maintenance position that matches what I do.

I am wondering how to get what is fair.

Answer:
 This isn't a legal issue.  Absent a contract, your job description can change at any time, and the one you received on hire isn't binding on anyone.  It's just a guideline.

Sounds like they know exactly what they're doing and did this as part of a cost-cutting measure.  Unless you have some kind of union representation, or a contract, you can try to negotiate, or quit for another job.


Title: Ticketed by tribal police for speeding. I was on I-15 north of Vegas. Tribal clerk will not provide me the officer's notes or other details for discovery. Will not allow me to contact judge or prosecutor. Says I must appear in their court which is an hour away without any prepared defense.

Question: The clerk even called me weeks prior to court date to try and collect the fine.  How am i supposed to deal with a foreign nation's court who cited me on US soil?

Answer: The same way you would deal with a normal speeding ticket in which you would not get any of that information until the day of trial.Answer #2: it's not US soil. They are a separate nation with the right to run their courts how they want.


Title: Just got a call from my car insurance. Dealership crashed my car while i left with them and didnt tell me.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 To get back to the original question, has your insurance company advised you of what they intend to do?  Your first step, I would think, is to see about filing a collision damage claim on the policy.  Do you have special collector/unique car insurance, or a standard policy?

You can also speak with a lawyer about going after the shop.  This isn't a big legal niche where no one is hurt, but some of your potential causes of action here would be bailment liability/damages and fraud.  Depending on whether they were joy-riding or not, you have some sort of trespass claim.  It's tricky b/c if some mechanic was joy-riding, you may be cut from going against the shop's insurance policy.

I would recommend seeking out an attorney who handles auto injury claims (but not one of the large places that advertises on TV) and maybe also fraud, consumer law, or insurance law.  Honestly, if the shop tried to hide the damage from you by making unauthorized repairs, fraud or violation of state laws regarding auto repair may be your best angle at getting compensation.

In the meantime, I would get a copy of any police report.  Often they identify insurance policies presented to the police, so you might find out who the shop's insurer is without much effort.


Title: Paycheck and overtime?

Question: This is happening in Florida, USA. This week my company (a restaurant) is hosting a charity event. The first part of the week, Monday, and Tuesday are normal business hours. Wednesday through Sunday are supposed to be the charity event. I am expected to be working overtime this week to the tune of about 50+ hours as a server and I will not be paid overtime because, according to them, the charity event is different when it comes to paychecks. This is happening in the same pay period as they end biweekly on Sunday. Is this legal?

Answer:
 Overtime is based on work weeks, not pay periods, so it depends on what your company's defined work week is. The work week must be fixed; they can't move the start and end around or give different employees different work weeks to prevent them from accumulating overtime hours. If you work over 40 hours in the same work week as a server, you'd be entitled to overtime pay (and don't forget that your overtime rate includes any tip credit your employer takes).

Unless you are working for a completely separate company while you are staffing this charity event, you should be eligible for overtime. If the event is just happening at the restaurant you work at and you are still being paid by the restaurant for working during the event, then that counts for overtime.

Unfortunately Florida has no Department of Labor, so if your employer stiffs you on the overtime you are owed, you'll need to file a complaint with the [federal Department of Labor](https://www.dol.gov/whd/howtofilecomplaint.htm) instead.


Title: Parking ticket for "impeding snow removal"

Question:
**Plymouth, Massachusetts**

On Valentine's day I took my gal to dinner, then we went out for a drink before retiring to our hotel.

I parked on the main street. There was a police cruiser with it's lights on at one end of the street, and another cruiser with it's lights on at the other end of the street. That is all. They did not flag me down, and they were not parked in such a way that blocked the street. They were parked in normal street parking spots.

I parked in a marked spot up against the curb. We went out and she had a drink (I only had a coke), and returned to my vehicle to find a ticket.

On the ticket they wrote the color of my vehicle as "GRY". My vehicle is actually SILVER, and this is marked on my registration and the original purchase receipt.

There are no signs anywhere on that street that meet the Federal MUTCD standards for snow parking bans. In fact, there are no signs at all that mention any kind of snow parking ban. That night, there were no posted "mobile LED" signs or otherwise that mentioned a parking ban.

The parking ban was mentioned on the town government website. There is also an app that will notify subscribers of parking bans, and it was also posted on facebook (I am not a subscriber to Facebook).

So basically, there was no way for me (an out of towner) to know that there was a parking ban for (the ticket says) impeding snow removal.

I have photographs of my registration showing the color of my vehicle.

I have screenshots of all applicable MUTCD regulations regarding parking bans.

I am going to go and take 10 minutes to photograph all of the signs within a 50 yard span of where I received the ticket.

I can also get a notarized statement from my girlfriend stating that there were no signs.

Ya think I can beat the ticket? I requested an in-person hearing instead of an online appeal.

Should I bring printed photograph$$$, or could I just bring my tablet?

Answer:
 Did you actually look at the ticket, see that it was marked grey for a silver car and think, alright I'm home free? Grey versus silver, silver versus grey, do you walk through your day with that little common sense? Do you also threaten to sue if Target doesn't give you the 70 inch TV marked for $1.99? Anyway, if you want to fight the ticket based on the fact you were not impeding snow removal do that. My guess is that there was a snowy road, a cop car each end, and not another car in the street. And instead of saying, wow, that's weird you pulled right up to the best spot you every had and enjoyed your pop. But that's just my speculation. I'm sure the judge will think otherwise or at least dismiss it because who the hell would confuse grey and silver except some type of crazy person?Answer #2: >Ya think I can beat the ticket?

Probably not.  The color thing doesn't matter one iota.  Even though you're from out of town, you are expected to be familiar with the laws where you travel.  Ignorance of the parking laws is no excuse.Answer #3: >On the ticket they wrote the color of my vehicle as "GRY". My vehicle is actually SILVER, and this is marked on my registration and the original purchase receipt.

Doesnt matter. Its not going to affect your ticket outcome

>Should I bring printed photograph$$$, or could I just bring my tablet?

Can't say for all courts but I say they would prefer printed photographs just because of the ease of handing the evidence to the judge and making copies of the evidence.


Title: Amazon Delivers Neighbor's package to wrong house. Joe reaches over another persons's house fence to get package.

Question:
Neighbor's (lets call him Joe) package was delivered to the wrong house. Joe decides to go knock at house to ask for package. I went along. We see the package sitting over the fence on a bench.

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No one answered. After about 2 mins, Joe decides to reach over the short fence, and takes the package. I tell him to just wait or come back another time, but it's too late. What's done is done because the house has a camera and probably recorded all that. It looks like we were stealing.

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Yes, I know I'm the dumb one. I should have just minded my own business. Wrong place, wrong time.

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Answer: Now you tell the neighbor that a package was incorrectly delivered and you picked it up because no one answered and move on with your life. Answer #2: He took his own package from a neighbor's front porch? Why would that concern you?


Title: Friend is being offered a lot of money to marry someone. (They're in Canada, the person offering is overseas) is this illegal? Why or why not is it a good idea?

Question: Yeah, so basically they were suddenly offered a lot of money to marry someone, in order to grant them citizenship. What kinda of trouble are they going to get themselves into?

Answer:
 That's [immigration fraud.](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/protect-fraud/marriage-fraud.html)

>If you sponsor your spouse, you must give them financial support for three years even if the marriage or relationship fails. Sponsorship is a legal contract with the Government of Canada. You must meet its terms.

>Don’t be tempted by offers of money or other rewards to marry a person just so he or she can immigrate to Canada. If you do this, you may face serious **criminal charges**. You'll also still have to meet the terms of the sponsorship.
Answer #2: Not only is it Immigration Fraud and thus have some hefty penalties involved if they're caught, there's also the inevitable divorce that will happen and the likelihood that your friend will be taken for all they're worth in terms of support/retirement fund/home equity etc.

Don't know about Canada, but I do know that the US has got some pretty strict requirements to prove a Bonafide Relationship for immigration purposes, including living together, joint finances etc. Why would anyone ever open themselves (and their home/bank account) up to someone whose willing to break the law in one way (immigration fraud) - it'd be basically ASKING them to take your money.


Title: PA the mother of my son has moved, what now?

Question: So I have a son with a woman that I am not with anymore. I pay child support and we have a custody agreement filed with the court. She has since remarried and now moved. It has not effected visitation so I know she has not moved far. My son is not old enough to tell me where his new house is and it concerns me that in the event of an emergency I would not even know where to go. Plus, I just feel better knowing where he is. Our custody agreement has a clause about access to information that says she has to tell me but she refuses and now her attorney has stopped replying to my emails. Basically I want to know what my recourse is and what kind of trouble she is in.

Answer:
 You can take her to court for contempt of the access order.  The judge will tell her to give it to you.  She may get a stern finger wagging.Answer #2: Her attorney is not your attorney.  And, legally, he probably couldn't communicate with you if you had an attorney.

So, get an attorney.  And, I am pretty sure that her attorney will communicate with yours.

If the Parenting Plan does require her to specifically give you her location, you (preferably through your attorney) can move to have her held in contempt of court.

But, I'm pretty sure an attorney can handle this pretty quickly.  A letter to her attorney (from your attorney) saying:  "I assume that you will accept service for a motion for contempt against your client for refusing to divulge her address".  Will probably take care of the matter.


Title: Attached is my landlords explanation of how I am responsible for new wood flooring though I had carpet and received only 6.7% of my security deposit back.

Question:
http://imgur.com/yrIMRce.jpg

Why should I have to pay for the more expensive wood flooring when I had carpet originally? Does this make sense?

Edit* - I get it. I see what she meant now. Sucks.
Thanks all.

Answer: I don't understand.  That says specifically that he's *not* charging you for the wood.  He's charging you the cost of the cheapest possible carpet replacement.


Title: Can I refuse a temporary custody order? (SC)

Question:
Recently my parents separated and are in the process of a divorce. They had a mediation thing on June 12th, and a temporary custody/visitation order was granted. Before this date, I had expressed to my father I didn’t want to see him, and he did not want to listen to me and continue to tell me i’m being told to make this decision by my mother and sister (both don’t have a good relationship). I had then told him two more times after that (~June 19th and June 2nd) the same thing, I didn’t want to see him. It wasn’t until this last time on the 2nd that he wanted to actually argue it and say I can’t refuse it, i’m a minor with no rights, and I was going to be forced to go with him until Friday (June 5th). I hung up after I had done what I was told I had to tell him because nobody else can tell him my feelings, emotions, etc. Then on Thursday (June 4th), my mom forced me to go and at least see him and do fireworks. It was extremely weird, awkward, and uncomfortable for me. I really do not want to see him, and i’ve looked in the laws for anything pertaining to this and nothing has come up. I am going to counseling and hopefully they will represent me in court which is in august or september. I’m 14 if that means anything. Thanks in advance.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Your actual specific age might be helpful here. Laws can vary based on age of the minor.Answer #2: You cannot "refuse" a custody order. It is not optional. At your age, it is unlikely that your parents can physically force you into a vehicle to go to your father's house but they can certainly make like difficult for you if you do not cooperate.

You will not be represented in court as you are not a part of the proceedings, and even if you were, a counselor could not be your representation unless she is also a member of the bar. The judge will likely ask your opinion and it will be considered along with all other factors.


Title: Ticketmaster won’t refund my ticketi

Question:
Hello,

I hope I am writing in the correct sub, as I ran out of options.

I recently attended Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo in Ottawa, Canada and bought tickets from ticketmaster being the official tickets seller.

They stated that children above 2 years old require a ticket. My daughter was 2 years and 1 day (literally) and I chose the honest path and bought her a ticket.

Once we went to Canadian Tire Center to attend the show we discover that the seat folds on my daughter (she’s not big enough).

I asked for a booster or something that would hold the seat in its place, and they didn’t have. I spent half the show running around looking for a solution, until finally she spent the show on my lap.

I asked for a refund and of course they ignored me and asked me to send an email because they were busy during the show.

Now ticket master tells me (tough luck).

Is there anything I can do? It’s really unfair.

(If there is a more suitable sub, please let me know). Thanks in advance!
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer: So, they told you that people 2 years and older need a ticket, so you bought a ticket, that person attended the event and now you want a refund?Answer #2: If you paid for a standard seat and your daughter was unable to use it, that's a tough break but not the venue's fault. It would be cool of them to offer a refund, but I don't see how they're obligated to. The correct solution would have been for you to bring a booster.


Title: CA, USA. If the police fail to collect evidence or willfully destroy it before the defense can examine it, does the defendant get to claim the most favorable possible interpretation of that evidence?

Question:
For example, if a neighbor sees a knife close to a murder scene and points it out to an officer but the police say they aren't interested and later the knife vanishes, can the defendant claim during trial it might have had blood or DNA from the victim and someone else's fingerprints on the handle?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: Yes, defendant can probably make that argument.  Of course if the police are ignoring knives at murder scenes, the prosecution probably has a lot of other problems.


Title: What do I do to protect myself from false sexual adult charges [CO]

Question: So I have had this girl (call her elsa(not real name just will make it easier))who goes to my school Snapchat for about a month now, and about three weeks ago we agreed to hook up. On Saturday I went over to her house and we had sex, completely consensual. Afterwords, we were texting about how we needed to do it again, and how we both had an amazing time. Yesterday, we went to a movie. We started making out, and ended up having sex(theater was empty). Both times, before I moved on to another base (for lack of a better word) I would ask is this ok, can I (insert what I was doing here). So right before we left the theater, she gave me a goodbye kiss. When I got home, I had a snap from one of her friends saying. “Never talk to her again, leave her alone” I asked why, and then she said I raped Elsa. I immediately texted her saying “are you ok” she didn’t respond. At that point a different friend of Elsa’s texted me saying “you better pray she doesn’t call the cops”. Then all three of them blocked me everywhere. What should I do to protect myself because I am innocent. I also start school with her in two weeks and we have at least one class together. We were also both completely sober both times.

Answer: Sigh. How old are both of you? Answer #2: There is a pretty good chance that any of those girls could talk and spread the accusations. As a teen, you know how rumors and gossip works.  If or when this happens, your parents are going to find out. Would you rather they hear it from somebody else?  Talk to your parents ASAP!Answer #3: Screen shot those text. And tell your parents. I'd also right now write down what happened in detail leave nothing out and save it so you dont forget anything. Word of advice I learned along time ago. In situations always take a pen and paper and write down what happend with every single small detail as soon as it happens not a day later or even 6 hrs later. The second  something happens where your going to have to remember a situation. Your brain will forget small details and change facts over time. Answer #4: Too young to post i think son. Anyway, tell your parents everything and have those texts you sent ready. Now.


Title: My mother is in coma in Egypt, I am in the USA. I need advice about property owned by her in Egypt. No will.

Question:
Please bear with me, I've only been told a few hours ago and my thoughts are a bit scattered. I'm trying to focus on one thing at a time, and this is next in line. Any advice is appreciated, thank you.

Probably not relevant background--
My mother (66) is an American citizen, though she was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt. My parents were married for 19 years (and lived in the US for 95% of that time) but my mother only applied to become an American citizen after my dad's death in 1994. They own/ed an apartment (as in a floor of an apartment building) in what I've been told is, an affluent area of New Maadi, Egypt, where she has lived for the last 6 years. (There is also a home owned in the US). I was also born in Cairo, but moved here when I was under a year old. Dad was an American citizen, and WWII vet, (bet I've lost half of you to math right about here) so I'm also an American citizen. Not sure if being born there by an Egyptian citizen (at the time) gives me more leeway with Egyptian laws.

My brother received a phone call today from a hospital in Egypt informing him that my mom is in a coma and her liver and heart function are rapidly declining. For various (very valid) reasons, my brother is not able to travel with me. So, I will be traveling alone to Egypt to handle medical, funeral, and /or legal decisions. We had no idea that her health was this bad. She mentioned not feeling well in her last conversation, and asked for us to buy her a ticket home because without insurance (she let her Medicare lapse, which is not even accepted anyway) she had to go to the "free" hospital for a checkup. But before we could finalize dates, she changed her mind saying she was just getting old, not to worry. 3 weeks later and we get this call.

I am pretty paralyzed with grief and fear at the moment because I have no idea what steps I need to take to ensure that all that needs to be taken care of, gets done, and in as short a time as possible, because my husband works 60+ hours a week and we have 2 children under age 10. Luckily they are off of school and work until after the new year. (I am a SAHM)

I have to book my flight soon so that I can expedite the renewal of my passport. I have no idea if I should plan to be there for a couple of weeks, a month, or just leave it as a one way ticket? Do I have to cover medical/funeral costs? Can I bring her ashes/body back? Can I even afford this after agreeing to host a huge family Christmas in a few days time? I know you can't answer those questions. Rambling..

To add to all of this,
She has family living in her apartment with her. I can't just kick them out, they are family! What do I do if they aren't out by the time I need to come home? No one in the apartment speaks English and I don't speak Arabic.  Do I hire an interpreter? Do I even have the right to ask to stay in the apartment since they actually live there? (No rent or anything was collected)

Could I hire a lawyer here that could help me find a lawyer there and then have them handle the apartment stuff? (Putting it in my name, future sale, etc.) Would my brother need to sign something giving me power to make decisions and forfeiting his share of the apartment so it can be put in my name before I go?

Lots of questions, I'm sorry. Thanks for reading and/or answering.

Answer: You may want to consider contacting the [US embassy in Cairo](http://egypt.usembassy.gov/) they may be able to give you a list of English speaking lawyers or reputable translators.


Title: Busted for having 1/2 oz of marijuana mailed to me in WV, seeking advice/help.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Was it mailed from out of state?

And by being helpful and cooperative, you just handed them all the evidence and confession to charge you. Next time the police show up at your door, politely decline to talk to them, call a lawyer and get rid of all your illegal shit.


Title: Legal Guardian Rights

Question:
I live in MN and am the legal guardian for my niece.  She has been with us 5 years and has been troubled since she first started living with us.  As she got older, she has become more and more unruly.  She is on probation for running away and has actually been brought back to court for violating her probation twice.  She is skipping school, running away, some drugs, not obeying the rules, etc.

Today the police brought her home from another runaway incident.  When she came back and with the police still there she hit me across the face and proceeded to make multiple death threats to me saying she would kill me when she came home next time.  I asked to press charges but I am told the prosecutor will make that determination.  My guess is they will since the police witnessed the incident.

The police basically told me I will need to pick her up on Monday when she is released until the legal issues run its course.

My question is what are my legal rights in this situation?  I don’t feel safe with her coming home and my wife flat out told me she would leave with our young children if she comes back to the house.  I really don’t know what to do as the police were sympathetic but pretty direct in saying I will have to bring her home very soon.  We don’t have any other family here for her to stay with.

To add, we have sought out mental health counseling for her in multiple ways and have had little success.  We really have done everything we can to help her but she is out of control now.

Answer: Sounds like child services needs to get involved to protect the younger children by putting this teen in a care home for a while where they can be in a locked facility, since they're a habitual runaway and have other issues.Answer #2: How old is she?


Title: ATT fucked me - I share the exact number as a doctor’s office

Question:
Anytime someone calls my number, it reaches a doctor at Apria Healthcare. How can 2 different people share the same number.

Discovered this issue when my family tried to reach me because they were hospitalized.

How much business have I lost?

Even the phone rep asks how long I’ve experienced this issue.

Same number since the year 2000.

Whenever I call ATT, they say they’ll email me. When I call to follow up, the call eventually gets disconnected when a rep transfers me.

How do I construct a lawsuit? Thanks!

Answer: Are you sure that a number forwarding hasn’t accidentally been set upon your account?    We had similar happen to our business (different country).  A number was incorrectly typed in by the agent and suddenly all our calls were going to a different business.   Annoyed them as much as it did us.  Took a week, but they figured it out in the end