Title: [CAN, AB] My friend is suing me because I accidentally chipped his tooth.

Question:
***SMALL CLAIMS NOT SUE***

So i went to a friends house 3 months ago to hang out. Me, the plaintiff, and a witness. Were hanging out. The P and the W were drinking, and playing games. I couldn't drink because I had to drive.

So I laid on the couch watching them play games.  And the W stood up from the couch, leaned over to me and slapped my belly and called me something. So I grabbed a purse strap(which I thought was just a lanyard) and tried to hit him back and the W dodged it.

The strap hit then hit plaintiff on his tooth, and it chipped it.

Plaintiff showed the tooth to me explaining I chipped it. As he showed me the chip and his tooth missing the part. The Witness then laughed.

The P went to the bathroom got mad and came back. I started saying I would help him pay for the tooth. Then he said "No you got no money for this type of shit, and neither do I. Don't worry about it"
The witness then made a snapchat of all of us laughing over the situation. (Which I saved).
After that we hung out more, then I went home later that night.

Cut to a month later. I was caught up on my bills and was doing a PC build during those weeks.
He asked me if help with his tooth, So I said I would as long as I can finish my build first. He said "ya". So I built my PC. He then starts to ask me for $700.

I say Its not fair, I shouldn't pay all of it. "The W started the whole thing, while horsing around."
He told me its still my fault. So I offered to pay $350 instead, because I can't afford $700. He didn't take it.

So now he gave me a civil claim for the medical bill, $3000 for a root canal, and I gotta respond in a couple weeks or so.

What do? (I Cant afford a lawyer)

TL/DR: I accidentally chipped a friends tooth, and now hes suing me.

Answer:
 So if I understand: you chipped his tooth, then didn't offer the full amount of compensation, then told him you needed to build a gaming PC before you started to pay for his health bills?

If thats the case, doesn't matter that it was an accident, you are still at fault. Ask the judge to look into the extra 1000$, could be something legitimate (required future visit) or he could just be trying to get some extra money (Which the judge will say no to).
Answer #2: Fixing a chipped tooth is rarely only $700.  He was being lenient in asking for that amount.

Edit:  the price of the fix is $2000, he asked for LESS THAN HALF.  You are in the wrong for not helping.

Legally speaking, he has a good case.Answer #3: I thought Canada had a public health insurance program. Does that not include dental?


Title: I don’t know whether to press charges against my abusive mother (UK)

Question:
Long story short I’m 17 and i’ve been physically abused by my mum for about 10 years. It was never anything hugely dangerous and would only happen every month or so but it has affected my mental health incredibly.

Last night was the worst its ever been. She held me on the floor in a choke hold whilst punching and kicking my face, head and stomach. Bearing in mind i’ve just been released from hospital for abdominal pain which is now painful again.

I told a teacher at my school and someone from the local authorities is coming to speak to me at my grandmas house where I am staying for now.

I guess this comes from being abused most of my life but I feel awfully guilty. I need to make a decision to either press charges or have my family observed by social services. If i choose to press charges my mum will likely loose her job as a teacher and my little sister will be removed.

I absolutely want her to be punished because i’ve dealt with this for way too long but I also know i’m going to be hated by my entire family if I press charges. I’m not just doing this to spite my mother, i’m at a point where i can no longer deal with her abuse and I told someone out of desperation. I don’t want her to think she can get away with this but I can’t stand the thought of her loosing her job or her kids. Shes very unstable and has attempted suicide before, I think this may possibly happen again.

Do I have any other options. My stepdad is a police officer which is also slightly mitigating and worries me if the police get involved.

Answer: OP, do it. It's hard, but this is unacceptable - and if you're mother is willing to _literally hold you down and beat you_ when you're her _child_, do you trust her to _teach children_?!


Title: Car Towed, Impounded and Sold at Auction While Out of Town

Question:
Hey guys, my question involves the state of Washington.

Seriously appreciate any advice here.

My car was parked in my apartment complex's lot and had a resident sticker in the windshield after I registered it with management 2 years earlier. I had left for about 2 months to take car of my father who had a stroke, I didn't let management know I was leaving, paid bills on time while away. Looks like 30 days after I had left they decided they wanted to give everyone assigned parking spots, and if you didn't move your car for painting within a specific date, they would tow you. Obviously didn't move my car cause I wasn't there so car got towed and sold at an auction. I understand it’s my fault for not letting management know I was leaving but I never received any phone calls, emails, or anything from them that my car would be towed, or that we needed to move our cars for the parking assignments. I did receive a letter in the mail from the tow company though, which I only saw 30 days later when I returned home.

I haven't had a chance to speak with management yet because I just got back.

This is over a $10k loss for me if I can’t be compensated for the loss of my car...

Reading around on google looks like I have to take it up with small claims court.

What do you guys think?

Any feedback is greatly appreciated!!!!

Answer:
 So long as management followed the policy you agreed to, and the tow company followed the policies and regulations the law provides, you're shit out of luck here. Answer #2: I'm wondering why you didn't have your mail forwarded if you were gone for 2 months?Answer #3: > they decided they wanted to give everyone assigned parking spots, and if you didn't move your car for painting within a specific date, they would tow you.

How did management give the tenants notice of the policy change, and why didn't you receive it?


Title: But I’m not his mistress....

Question:
Hello guys, I need help and it’s honestly embarrassing and frustrating. A friend I use to work with is going through a divorce and child custody dispute. He recently told me at their last hearing the soon to be ex named me as his mistress and we have been having an ongoing affair for at least a year at our place of employment and through outside means.

Well we haven’t. I honestly didn’t know him last year. I knew of him, but didn’t actually know him. We became friends as we both were transferring months back and communicate often, but nothing like she was saying. We have kids similar ages, hated our old jobs and he moved to a city I know well.

The city he now lives is where I actually have very good friends and my best friend works. The ex found my Instagram when I was there a couple weeks ago and took pictures from my page and submitted them AND named me as his mistress on record.

Needless to say I am pissed. My legal issue is I have an open sexual assault case.  The man who attacked me said I wanted it. I didn’t. I was drugged, raped, and left at my apartment. The DA has told me in our last update it is an open and ongoing investigation since it was just him and I during the actual act; my word against his. I don’t want her unfounded claims to hurt my case later if we do get to trial nor I try to get a special victims restraining order against the guy who raped me. (He has made jokes and said he loved me). How do I protect myself and make her stop?

Thank you.

Answer: Have an attorney send her a cease and desist order.


Title: [CA] I recently bought a rental property. I found an un-cashed money order made out to the previous owner. Can I deposit this into my account? If so, how do I go about doing that when it's made out to someone else?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 So, a money order isn't "as good as cash" at all. _Cash_ is as good as cash. A money order is an instrument ordering that the named recipient can exchange the instrument itself for money from the issuing institution, much like a check or any other bill of exchange.

You are not the named recipient, and the instrument (if negotiable - money orders often aren't) isn't endorsed to you, either. You cannot legally deposit this money order.

If you're _lucky_, the depositing bank will simply refuse to accept it, and return it to you or take it and deal with it as lost property. If you're _not_ lucky, the deposit will go through and the money will be cleared into your account, and then you will have committed fraud. If you modify the instrument so that you appear to be authorized to present it, then you will have additionally committed forgery.

If you know where the intended recipient is, turn it over to them. If you know where the person who purchased the order is, turn it over to them. Failing that, call the issuer, tell them you found a lost money order, and let them deal with it. Odds are pretty good the purchaser already asked that that order be cancelled, but in case it hasn't, that's $800 the purchaser will surely be happy to have back.Answer #2: While you're at it, may as well bring a gun with you and hold up the bank after you commit your fraud.  If you're going to do something, may as well go whole hog!


Title: [CA, NS/QC] I was a nanny in Montreal, boss seems to have said I made more money than I did

Question:
All right, so this is actually a retrospective question that I doubt I can do much about anymore, but I'm curious about the general opinion on the matter. I was a nanny from September 2015-April 2016 in Montreal. I was paid 12$ an hour, 30 hours a week. from September-December 2015, and made about 4800$ (They were gone on vacation a few weeks in December so I was paid for, overall, about 13-14 weeks).

March rolls around and my accountant says that I'm marked down as having made 10,000$ by this employer from Sep-Dec. I bring this up to the dad of the family and he says that although he was initially paying me under the table, since he decided to claim me on his taxes it ended up "adding up to 10,000$ salary" due to tax deductions and whatnot.

I'm just curious, does this sound like it makes any sense to you guys? My accountant seemed to raise his eyebrows at this; I was also really not impressed because I lost out on a 1,000$ bursary from my university because I "made too much money" that year based on the salary he put down that seemed to be inaccurate. I ended up letting it go because it seems that it may end up evening out this year based on the salary he gave me from Jan-April 2016. In any case, was this a form of tax fraud? I'm just young and ignorant with this stuff, and am not comfortable about lying when it comes to taxes. If any further information needs to be given to make sense of this situation, please let me know.

P.S. I added "CA, NS" because that's the province I currently live in.

Answer:
 I ANALIESE but In no way shape or form does "making"  $10000 = $4800 after tax, that's over 50%.

If you've got pay stubs or bank statements showing you only made 4800 I'd verify that and bring it up with your accountant.

Although if they paid you under the table as far as I know $10000 or 11000 is the lower limit to where no taxes are owed.


Title: Girlfriend cheated and I overreacted a bit.

Question:
Long story short I found out my girlfriend of two years has cheated on me, I know this with absolute certainty. She does not currently know that I know. So far I've closed our checking account withdrawing all our money. I've returned her car and ended the lease early using her credit card to pay the penalty and I've sold pretty much all of our stuff, even our bed, I slept on a blow up mattress last night. Her name is the only one on the lease at our apartment so thats kind of sorted. Now we get to the bad bits. She had this necklace her mom gave her before she passed, its her favorite keepsake of her mother's, I disposed of it, its gone and cannot be recovered. This last thing I regret a lot, but I was very angry at the time, I had her dog euthanized. It was a horrible thing and I am sick about it. It did help me though, catharsis. I'm starting to get over the two years wasted, her cheating and everything. Its going to take time for me to get over such a great betrayal from someone I used to love so I've decided to take a year off and go travel europe. I sold my iphone6 and got a cheap pay as you go phone, my first destination is Leeds in the UK, my step brother offered me his couch for a couple weeks while I make a plan of action and set some destinations and travel plans. But I'm realistic, in a year or so I'm going to be coming back to the united states and I might have some issues. She can't prove anything I sold was hers (I don't think) or that I had her dog euthanized, so I'm pretty sure its going to be an issue of me emptying our bank account, returning her leased car and using her card to do that. What kind of charges do I need to be worried about when I return? She will be back in town Friday night or I guess tomorrow but I'll be gone in a few hours, not going to leave a message or a note, I'm just going totally silent and walking away. I live in Pennsylvania.

>edit

Well guys I am out, I don't think I really got any very helpful information but just talking about it I think helped me a bit. I realize I might have come off as a troll or whatever and whether or not you believe me or not, this was real. I realize that having her dog put down was horrible and I'll have to live with that but I hope I get past this horrible situation and that she is miserable for the foreseeable future. When I wake up tomorrow and land, the first thing I'm going to do is try a carlsberg beer, I've never had it. Best of luck and thanks to those who tried to help me.

Answer:
 This is a solid attempt. 6/10. The bit about the dog was a little over the top. It would have been more believable had you said you dropped it off at a shelter vs. killing it.Answer #2: >She can't prove anything I sold was hers (I don't think) or that I had her dog euthanized

Uhm yes she can. You will be the prime suspect if she files a police report.

>What kind of charges do I need to be worried about when I return?

I hope you get arrested before you leave the country or at least get extradited back.


Title: [UK] Friend lives in rented accommodation and the house is being sold by the landlord. He has 6 weeks to get out. Thing is, his Landlord hasn't told him, he first found out when Photograqpher came to trake pics of the house.

Question:
More info: Last thursday my friend and his wife were at home when a Photographer from their Estate Agent came to take photos of the house. (this estate agent does rented property management, too, and is the property manager for their house).

They knew nothing of this, or that the house is going on the market. The photographer apologised, refused to take the photos and left. My friend rang the estate agent for an explanation, got none, only excuses and an apology.

The sudden news, and the poor way in which it was delivered stressed my friends wife out so much that she had an epileptic fit, banged herself badly in the fall (in the bathroom) and ended up in hospital for 4 days with stroke-like symptoms. (She is now home, and OK, but bruised)

The estate agent is blaming the landlord (who lives a few hundred miles away) and the landlord is blaming the estate agent. The FOR SALE sign is up, yet they have not yet received official notice.

Where do they stand, and can they pursue it, in regards to the epileptic fit?

Answer:
 If the owner of the house sells it, the buyer assumes whatever lease your friends have, be it for a term or month-to-month.  They don't get kicked out of the place, and have to be served proper notice to vacate.

No one is responsible for the wife's epileptic fit.  It is just an unfortunate event.Answer #2: You might want to go over to /r/LegalAdviceUK since that is the more UK specific sub.Answer #3: If you are on a SPT (statutory periodic tenancy), the landlord needs to give you 2 months notice before you have to leave. If you haven't received notice, it probably means that they are selling the house to an investor who is buying it with a tenant in situ.


Title: A family heirloom in the hands of a madman

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Is this person a mechanic?  Or just a friend?

Do you have anything in writing (email & text counts)?

You're going to end up in small claims court, most likely.

But... claiming that he isn't going to finish it but you have to pay for the full restoration is pretty much bullshit.  So is the claim for storage fees unless you were asked to remove it & he had completed his work.Answer #2: If you agreed to pay him $4000 for a certain amount of work, and $10000 to complete all work and he has not completed all the work you can sue him in small claims for a refund of the uncompleted work. It will depend on what you agreed on and what you can prove.

Do you know where the truck is located? Go pick it up and call a tow truck if needed. If he stops you call the police. Unless the 'mechanic' can prove he is holding the vehicle for payment on authorized work, the police will let you take it. Answer #3: Take that last $1000 and hire a lawyer to get the truck and the other $5,000-$9,000 back.


Title: Is it illegal to link to a stranger’s Bluetooth speaker and play something inappropriate?

Answer:
 You may run afoul of laws that make it illegal to access another person's network or device without permission.  Although many of them do not specifically include bluetooth devices (like the CFAA), many have a vague "networked device" clause that may apply.

You may also run afoul of anti-harassment laws, especially if you do it repeatedly.

It's also a *fantastic* way to piss off your neighbors.  Since bluetooth is short-range, it's pretty simple to isolate who is pulling this shit.

And if you're thinking "well, it serves them right for not protecting their devices", remember that many (most) bluetooth devices cannot have their broadcasting disabled or their pairing passwords changed.  It's a major flaw in bluetooth, and the device *you're* using to harass someone with has the same vulnerability...


Title: My lawyers won't send demand letters

Question:
Edit: FL

Simple question here. I'm the administrator of a probate case where relatives are withholding several vehicles from  the estate. I've seen two lawyers, and though the second one has been incredibly helpful both of them have been unwilling to send demand letters to my relatives. I'm not really getting a clear explanation, and asking directly cost me the relationship with my first lawyer, who I paid up front. My second lawyer is also avoiding this request and I don't understand why.

I want him to say "Yes, I will send two demand letters if you pay me X," without upsetting him in the process. Is there something I'm missing?

Answer: "Hey buddy. It seems like there is some reason not to send these demand letters. Can you please explain the reason to me? Kthanksbye."


Title: Fired? for telling my manager I was going to HR

Question:
Backstory: About 7 weeks ago I was injured on the job, resulting in damage to my arm/shoulder. I have been seeing the doctor and physical therapist as required. My manager took me aside twice, and told me he needed a piece of paper on hospital letterhead stating this, and only this. 1: I was either fit for duty, or not fit for duty. 2: If fit for duty, either full duty or light duty. He followed it with that until then, I was to return to full duty and do all work as assigned without any assistance, and he did not want to see the hospital paperwork anymore.

I informed my doctor of this, who promptly called my manager an idiot, and told me to do my restrictions and noted all of this in the weekly reports. I have been unable to heal and improve, and quite possibly have gotten worse because of this. I had the doctor confirm to me that what my manager wanted, was listed on both the workers comp evaluation he filled in, and the hospital forms.

This past Saturday, I had my phone blown up by supervisors about why I wasn't at work for my shift. They both told me the manager informed them that he spoke to me Friday night on the phone, and I was well aware I was mandated to work this shift.

I did volunteer for 3/4 of it the previous weekend, but at a light duty position to stay in compliance with doctors orders. Wednesday, my immediate supervisor informed me I was being moved to a full duty position to accomodate another employee, and that the manager said I had to do either a half a shift (4 hours) or full shift (8 hours). I told her that it wasn't financially worth coming in for 4 hours, and I could not do the full shift, and declined to work it. She acknowledged that and said she would take care of it.

Friday, she did text me, asking if I could come in again, I laid the same thing out to her and clearly told her I was unable to work the shift, and she told me she was making it a fill, thus relieving me of any responsibility.

So now back to Saturday, this escelates to my manager texting me very angrily and demeaningly about how he was mandating me, and my permenant schedule will be changed effective Monday (I work three 12 hour shifts on Sun, Mon, Tue, and pick up the remaining 4 hours to get to 40. This was given to me over a year ago to let me take care of my mom, work a PT job and still have time for me).

I told him via text, to not disrespect me, that we never talked, and I was happy to print off my phone and text records to reflect that. Basically, I caught him in another lie (he has serious integrity issues with the line level workforce, and I suspect he has lied his way into the position). He brought my injury into it, how he hasn't gotten that letter and he was tired of how I would be late for my shift to go to my therapy appointments and he was tired of me putting my personal life before my work life (I work 45-56 hours a week regularly for him over 3-4 days).
I texted him I would not be coming in, do not disrespect me, and I'll be at HR monday.

This resulted in a phone call where he opened with "Are you threatening me!", and telling me he was tired of my shit, repeating his text message barrage, and again bringing my injury into it. I was accused of conspiring with another employee against a new supervisor with no details given (Im the leader for my shift, and the guys come to me, and I reported the concerns of the group to the assistant manager). He told me I was removed from site effective immediately (we are contractors) and to go and report to the office and HR, because they just call and tell him everytime I go in and they have a big laugh about it.

I said that would be impossible, because I haven't been into HR since before he became manager, and that when I was in for that, it was about confidential medical matters (carbon monoxide workers comp issues the manager before never filed and bills now stacking up from January). This took him from an angry 8, to a triggered 10 and he blew up and started yelling and between his accent and the speed, all I caught was the word terminated, and "what do you think about that, buddy boy!" before he ended the call. (Side note, he was on speaker and my girlfriend heard the call, and she did shout at him "go f*** yourself, at the end right before the call disconnected).

I went to my HR on Wednesday, and they had not received any notice or paperwork from him about anything, not the first few doctors notes, not a suspension, termination, nothing. She seemed shocked and upset about the few things I mentioned, and I did tell her I was now looking to file an EEOC complaint. She told me to hold onto my work badges and materials, and give her till Friday to look into it but that she would have to escelate it to higher HR and the managers boss.

I had a detailed notebook with issues towards me and other general issues going back to June, doctors paperwork, text messages and recordings, and she didnt look at any of those. I just gave her a sample of issues with this, confidential and proprietary information and other major issues, but have a whole lot more. Also of note, he suspended me in July for literally following the orders of my supervisor, but never providing any reason or documentation about it this entire time.

So, where do I go from here? Ive emailed some attorneys I found on google, and I got my possibly last check today, and noticed on our online pay system I now show inactive. I found good info online about retaliation and things, but not enough to feel confident moving forward, and starting to get VERY distressed, anxiety ridden and depressed between the injury issues and now this (my gd is a licensed professional counselor and has told me she is concerned and wants me now to get help).

So reddit, any solid legal advice? I am in Kentucky, the main office is in Ohio and everything seems to be filed through Ohio (workers comp, etc), if that helps..

Answer: I think that you should wait for what your HR tells you, but you should start to document your interactions with your company as well as possible. There is a possibility that this was an illegal retaliatory dismissal, but it's not a strong case.Answer #2: Right now the most important thing would be to document everything. Manager x said “blah blah blah” to me at 12:30 on Monday in response to me saying “blah blah bleh”. Just keep a notepad with times, dates, and important conversations.


Title: [Fort Thomas, KY] Did a property survey and explained my plans to my neighbor about installing a privacy fence. May be getting into a property line dispute. What are the laws surrounding easements I need to worry about (if any) and what are my rights regarding trees bordering our properties?

Question:
I purchased a home in Fort Thomas, KY (located in Campbell County) last year and this summer we plan to install a privacy fence surrounding our property (I checked and privacy fences are permitted by our local laws). The previous owners had a fence, but the rear portion did not extend across the very back of the property and instead stopped some 20-30 feet away.

We had a property survey done to determine where the back property line was (since the old fence didn't run along it) and learned that our property extends back farther than we originally thought. The neighbors behind us, who have lived in their home for about six years, were surprised as well, and are now raising concerns about our plans to install the new fence.

There are two specific concerns that the neighbor has raised.

* Our property line sits four feet from their concrete driveway. When discussing the matter with our neighbor he brought up something which he termed "easement to an existing structure" (a term I'd never heard) and claimed that since his driveway is a structure which existed prior to my plan to install this fence, there are laws/ordinances pertaining to the distance any structure I build must be from his existing structure. I couldn't find much online about this term, but it's possible I don't have the right legal vocabulary to search properly. When it comes to property lines, is there an easement I need to be concerned about and, if so, what? I checked my Warranty Deed and it states "The subject property is subject to easements, covenants, conditions, and restrictions of record and/or in existence." How do I determine what these might be?

* Along the whole back portion of my property, including along the property line, is much foliage. In particular along the property line, there is a lot of overgrown honeysuckle and other smallish trees that kind of form a green privacy barrier of sorts between us. In order to install the new fence, much of this foliage needs to be cleared. My question is about what I am allowed to clear. I've heard that if a tree is on my neighbor's side but branches of it extend over to my side, I am allowed to trim those branches back. Is that true? And what about trees that sit directly on the property line? Who is allowed to do what with them? I really don't want to remove something I'm not legally allowed to and have my neighbor get more upset.

When Monday rolls around I plan to engage the local government in some way to learn more, but in the meantime I thought I'd get a head start and see if anyone here knows anything or has had similar experiences. Thank you.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 A driveway is not a structure for building purposes. It is only considered an extension of a structure for insurance purposes. And driveways are exempt from setback regulations. Providing you meet the setback and height requirements you are free to build as you see fit on your property—you can even request a variance to build closer. (Serve on a building code variance board)
The vegetation may have a proscriptive easement depending on the age (it’s been accepted as allowing it) but you are free to trim any that encroaches your property line and if digging for footings for fence posts etc you are free to cut away roots.Answer #2: Your best bet is to find the local ordinances. What do they say about building fences? Is there a distance they need to be from the property line? Is there a distance they have to be from a structure. Does a driveway count as a structure?

I found Fort Thomas's ordanices online after a quick google search:

http://ftthomas.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2012-Zoning-Ordinance.pdf

http://ftthomas.org/general-services/zoning-ordinance/

They're long and extensive, just do a search for fences. I didn't see anything about "easement of existing structure." If you *really* want to get the go ahead on the fence, spend a couple hundred bucks on a real estate lawyer to give you what you really need.


Title: Just found out my roommate is using hard drugs. She has a daughter. Need advice on next steps.

Question:
I'm from western New York. Names have been changed. I originally posted this is /r/relationship_advice as I didn't want to hurt my roommate. My understanding now is that this could potentially put myself and my clean record in jeopardy. As an update: I now know I want to keep living in the apartment and make her leave. How do I do this and report her to the authority's/cps without getting myself arrested as an "accomplice"? What do I say to my landlord?

Edit: yesterday night is when I found the drug accessories and she was not home. She said she would be home tonight, when I get out of work. But I texted her and she hasn't replied. Should I still call the cops if she isn't home? Should I wait?

Original post:

So a little background first. I've known Nicole since we were in diapers. We were best friends up until she started getting into drugs, around 14. She started using heroin, cocaine, weed, and meth in her late teens. Went in and out of rehab and shelters a few times until she became pregnant with her first child.

We reconnected when she moved back into the area while pregnant. It was like she never left. It was like I had my best friend back when she was clean. She promised up and down that she would be clean for her child. She relapsed during the fourth month of pregnancy, with heroin. I also found out, through her, that she drank and smoked during her first pregnancy.

The babe was born healthy. Nicole once again vowed sobriety. She became pregnant again as soon as her body let her. She stayed sober through her second pregnancy. She gave up that child to a distant family member which is the best thing she could ever do. So then it was just her and her toddler, and we hung out constantly. She ended up needing a place to stay. I needed a place to stay. She gets money from the government monthly, around 430 dollars, and around 300 dollars in food stamps. I for some stupid reason believed in her and proposed getting an apartment together.

For the first four months she did great. The fifth month, she started smoking weed EVERY DAY. She stopped going to class. She started treating her child terribly, ignoring her and leaving her inside alone constantly. She's not even two yet. She was 70 dollars under on rent.

The sixth month she started having signs of using again. Wearing heavy sweaters everywhere, being super paranoid and hostile, being stoned out of her mind to the point of nodding out, not taking care of the house. 100 dollars under on rent. Getting actual rent from her was a HASSLE.

The seventh month I got a new boyfriend. I haven't been home much. Then I went to the hospital to have surgery. Haven't been home in two weeks. When I came home the house was a mess and there were obvious drug addicts hanging around. Thank god I locked my door. She is fucking sick looking. And super super hostile. Can barely hold a conversation. She gave me money, after forcing her. Rent is due on the 1st, she's still owes me 100.

So here we are tonight. I haven't been home alot because I've been staying at my new boyfriends house. I have no idea where she is. I went into her room with the intent to snoop. Not going to lie. I didn't have to dig around. I found two empty syringes, a bent spoon, a knife, rolled up sandwich bags, many little baggies (some with white residue, some with black, some with weed residue), a bunch of what looks like gum wrappers?? With a bulldog wearing a top hat printed on them, and qtips.

So after freaking out, here I am. My questions. Who do I call? The police? Her parents? Cps? How do I get out of the lease? All the bills and everything are in my name, because I'm the one with a bank account and a job. I took photos and video. Do I keep the paraphernalia? Do I call her and tell her what I found? It was all in two silver vases which I lent her. Do I wait until she's back and confront her? Do I not confront her? In the end I want to help her, not ruin her life more.

Please, any help would be great. If this is the wrong subreddit, please direct me to another.

TL;DR: roommate is using heavy drugs again. How do I leave the apartment, the lease, the bills... Should I call the cops? Should I call her parents? Should I call cps? There is drug stuff in my apartment and I am NOT okay with that. How do I help her and myself without ruining her life more than it already is?

Thank you so much.

Answer:
 Can you afford a lawyer? My advice is to contact the police but to do so through a lawyer to make sure you are protected.

DO NOT say anything to your flatmate until you have spoken to a lawyer and DO NOT touch anything in her room


Title: Is it legal to download some games you physically own but dont work anymore?

Question:
Hi! As i said in my title i have some gameboy and snes game that i actually own but they dont work/play anymore. I'd like to play them again by downloading them from a website but i just wanted to see if its legal.

I live in California.

Answer: technically, not legal.  but for gameboy/snes they have most likely fallen into the realm of abandonware so nintendo is probably not enforcing copyright on those works.


Title: Wrongful incarceration --- seeking advice

Question:
My Husband has a head injury from a seizure disorder. The seizures are triggered by pain gun shot wounds that were inflicted by the police.

That being said, he was having petite seizures. He blacked out and walked out of the grocery store with merchandise. A Mexican employee pursued him out the grocery door and attacked him with a knife. He defended himself with a chain with a lock on the end of it that he was using to lock his bike.

He is now in jail with burglary charges and assault with a deadly weapon charge.

I need advice please. My Husband is well educated and from a good family. He is loved and he is being treated worse than gutter trash.

Answer:
 Christ Almighty.

You need to get him an attorney. Yesterday. There's no wrongful incarceration here, and by even your account he's guilty of what he's been charged with.

>My Husband is well educated and from a good family. He is loved and he is being treated worse than gutter trash.

No, he's being treated like somebody who steals and beats people with a blunt instrument. Because, you know, that's what he did.

Edit: as a very minor aside, it's "petit" not "petite." Petit mal seizures are also now called "absence seizures."

Second edit: Is there a particular reason you felt the need to specify the nationality of the employee tasked with stopping your shoplifting hubby?Answer #2: You need to hire a lawyer.


Title: (Georgia) Previous landlord sold his apartment complexes to a new company; New property manager has a different lease which I have NOT seen nor signed - am I being held to either lease?

Question:
This is probably going to be really important for me to know in a few months. The only notice I received of this was back in January, one week before the transfer was made - it was via a piece of paper that was stapled to my front door.

No mention on said paper about what happens with existing leases or new expectations.

My current roommate seems to be getting sketchier as time goes on and has stopped paying utilities. The old landlord couldn't give two shits about things like this and only wanted his rent money and for the place to be intact. New landlord says there is a clause in the lease which states that power MUST BE ON at all times, which seems weird because they clearly don't want to pick up the utilities in their own name if something were to happen.

I'm concerned they will try to pull something on me come July when the lease I signed a year ago gives out. I'm going to call to ask about my move-in, move-out papers for inspections, what happens to the security deposit I made etc... But I think they would have an incentive to lie to me about some things if a previous lease agreement is invalid.

tl;dr: The lease I signed was with somebody completely different. I have never seen or been asked to look at/sign a new one. Terms are clearly different in new lease.

Answer: The new owners must abide by your previous lease. As do you. Answer #2: Real estate leases "run with the land," meaning that the new owner took the property subject to your lease.  Also, generally speaking, interests that effect real estate have to be in writing to be enforceable (so any "new" lease you haven't signed would probably not be enforceable against you).  I'm not licensed in Georgia (Texas only), but my best guess would be that you and your new landlord are operating under your old lease.  But look through your old lease - that may be the lease that contains the clause he/she is talking about requiring power to be on at all times.  Just because your old landlord didn't enforce it doesn't mean it's invalid.


Title: [CA] Dealing with inappropriate behavior from worker's comp doctor?

Question:
I was going to post this on the worker's comp subreddit, but it seemed really dead, so hopefully someone here knows something about what I can do in my situation.

I'm a 27 y/o female. I hurt my shoulder from repetitive motions at work and was sent to the company's worker's comp doctor. I had a really bad experience with him at my last visit and don't want to see him anymore, but I don't know what options I have when I didn't get to pick my own doctor to begin with.

He gave me the creeps the first few visits, but I didn't think too much of it, I just thought he was weird but I could deal with him. The first thing he said to me upon meeting me, was "Oh nice wedding ring, how long have you been married?". He told me about how he isn't easy to get along with and he's on his 5th wife now and that they don't sleep in the same bed. He has asked me how my marriage is going every time I've seen him... seemed a little weird. He only spends about 4 minutes max with me at every appointment, so I thought it's a strange that my marriage is such a big focal point. He also asked me to fill out an anonymous survey after my first visit and said make sure it's good, I can just go in and delete the last one that was filled out if it's not...

At my last visit though, I think I don't know if I'm just being oversensitive, but I feel like he really crossed the line verbally and physically.

He's said "You don't feel better? (referring to the questionnaire I fill out before every visit in reception) Well, you need to plan on getting better because it's not like this is a broken bone or anything, I have bigger fish to fry. There are lots of people with bigger problems than yours. You need to look at this from another perspective, you're the one who can't do the work they hired you to do. Maybe this isn't the job for you, maybe you should find a new one."

I just ended up crying because I felt like I was in trouble for not being better yet, and I don't want a new job, I like mine. I told him I was frustrated because I feel like he hasn't done anything to figure out the problem, and that PT would be more helpful if they had something more to work with than ''shoulder sprain'', since the PT people have been saying it seems more like tendinitis.

He said "I hope you didn't misunderstand what I'm trying to say, but you need to be able to do what your job expects of you. Well what do want, do you want me to order an MRI or something? You know how expensive those are? You think I can justify getting it authorized when you're so young? Your body will heal itself."

I told him I don't know if we need an MRI or what, I'm not a doctor, but that I didn't think my body was just going to "heal itself" because it started hurting in January. I finally made an incident report to EHS in October because it was getting worse, and now its popping all the time when I move it and it hurts even when I'm not working.

He said "Ooooh this is maybe a chronic thing? I didn't know it hurt since January."  (I have told him and his PA this multiple times prior to this visit) Then he finally touched my shoulder while I moved it (literally this was the first time since I've come that he actually touched anything) and he said "Ewww, that's a lot of popping. Let's order an MRI and see what it says. Can you come give me a hug?"

I just called the imaging place this morning and they had the results of my MRI in. I asked if I could come pick up a copy because I am likely not returning back to the doctor who ordered it. When I picked up the report, the receptionist said "so you're not going back to your doctor? Why not?" I told her he was no good, and she said she's had a few other girls who were sent to her imaging center say the same thing.

My MRI report said I have a labral tear and tendinosis of my supraspinatus, so I know I'm going to need to keep seeing a doctor, but I don't want anything to do with this guy. I have to go for re-checks every single week while I'm doing PT.

Am I able to choose another doctor while I'm using a worker's comp dr and should I do anything to report this doctor's behavior? Sounds like I'm not the only one having a problem with him.

Thanks for your advice!

Answer:
 [Here's the California division of workers' compensation page](http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/InjuredWorker.htm) which has links to a guidebook and places to complain.

You can switch to another doctor.  See pages 19-20 of the guidebook, [here](http://www.dir.ca.gov/InjuredWorkerGuidebook/Chapter3.pdf).


Title: Dealing with Girlfriends ex's threats and harassment.

Question:
So while it is still minor, the situation is escalating.

So i have been seeing a girl for about a month now and her ex is losing his shit about it. This man is much larger and more aggressive than i am.

I have indirectly (sent to my gf) recieved threats such as "i am going to snap all of his fingers" and "if i see that cuck again i am going to sock him in the jaw".

He has taken over their apartment and brings her to tears anytime she returns to get her things.

He has shown up at my door at night calling for her to come out.

I have sent him a message saying that if he continues to make such threats i will be notifying the police.

Any advice on handling this?

Edit: this is in ontario canada.

Answer: Notify the police. Should have called them when he was harassing her on your property


Title: Imaginary fines regarding unwed fathers

Question:
This is easily the most insane question I have ever needed to try to refute. Here’s the scenario: my partner’s friend, who we will call nice boyfriend, (NB) and his crazy girlfriend, (CG) may or may not be pregnant. CG and NB came to my house yesterday and told us about to possibility she may be pregnant. CG *casually* mentioned the need for them to have a shotgun wedding in order to save NB from being fined. I don’t remember if she ever said if it would be the hospital/insurance or the state of Oklahoma, but I’m pretty sure she meant the state of Oklahoma who would be giving him a fine of some outrageous amount, like $17,000, for him basically having a baby with a woman he wasn’t married to. We were NOT discussing custody battles. She made it sound like two people who were unmarried and having children would be punished even if they were still partnered. I think this is a bunch of bullshit and have never heard anything like this, I think she’s just trying to coerce him to marry her by lying.

So I guess I want to know if there really is any law in the state of Oklahoma or United States of America that basically punishes men simply for getting a woman pregnant? I’ve tried researching this topic myself but am only able to come up with child support laws.

Answer: No state in the union has any legal penalties for fathering a child out of wedlock.Answer #2: Utah has a law that [requires fathers to pay 50%](https://www.npr.org/2021/04/07/985089967/utah-law-requires-biological-fathers-to-pay-half-of-pregnancy-related-medical-co) of all the mother's out-of-pocket pregnancy costs.  Maybe if you get drunk and squint real hard that's where she got it from.  A similar bill was proposed in Arkansas, which is also not Oklahoma, earlier this year, but I don't know that it went anywhere.  Obviously we're talking fines in neither case, but that's all I can think of that gets even close to what she's talking about.


Title: Partner cheated - We each own 50% of the house with both of our names on the loan. Need advice.

Question: I recently found out that my girlfriend cheated on me. We're splitting up, but can't come to terms on what to do with the house. We bought the house a couple of years ago and we are not married. She owns 50% and I own 50%. She wants to stay in the house and take over payments, and I already have a different apartment. What are my options?

Answer:
 If she wants to stay, and you're ok with that, you can have her refinance it to be solely in her name and have her pay you the equity you have earned.  If she cannot pay you, and/or you do not want to agree to let her make payments to you over time (I would not recommend this just because you would then have to sue her in the future if she stops paying), your option is to sell the house and split the proceeds.

Under no circumstances should you just agree to let her take over the payments while you are still on the mortgage and title.  If something bad happens, you become responsible for those payments. If someone files a lien on the house, you have a new headache to address.Answer #2: Tell her you want to sell it.  That means either the two of you put it on the market, or she buys out your 50%.


Title: Does it consider blackmail/extortion, and is it illeagal?

Question:
If I see a fellow student is cheating on an exam, and I have evidence to prove it. If I ask that student to buy me a sandwhich for lunch so I will keep my mouth shut.

Does it consider as blackmail/extortion, and is it illegal?

Answer: Yes. Yes.


Title: Doctor did more expensive procedure without permission, now we’re being asked to pay three times the amount we originally agreed on.

Question:
My wife recently had knee surgery. It wasn’t something she needed to get done right away, we were advised that it should just be done sometime within the next few years or so (the surgery was just to strengthen her knee ligaments). We discussed it and considered waiting till the next year so we could choose a more enhanced medical plan from our work. Ultimately, after the doctors office’s billing department informed us that with our current insurance we would only have to pay about $900 for the whole surgery, we agreed to do it. They told us multiple times that we should not expect any more bills after we paid them and the anesthesiologist. We even had them confirm that we would not receive any bills  when we paid them our final balance. On the day of the surgery, her mom and I were in the waiting room. Eventually her doctor came out to inform us she was out of surgery. He also said he ended up doing a somewhat different procedure on her, one he thought would benefit her a little bit more (not entirely sure what it was, but he did not get permission from my wife, her mom, or myself to do this). He said the procedure he did would mean a slightly increased recovery time. That was an understatement. Her pre-surgery estimated recovery time was about 3-5 weeks. After the surgery they told her it would take her about 16 weeks to recover before she could return to work. A few weeks ago we started receiving bills totaling close to $3,000, saying the procedure was more expensive than they originally thought. Not sure if the doctors different procedure played a role in this price increase or not, they won’t say. The letters threaten to report the account to collections, which we don’t want. Are we required to pay these? Is there anything we can do?

We are in Texas.

Thank you in advanced for any help

TL;DR - Wife needed surgery, told total price was $900, doctor decided (without anyone’s permission) to do a different procedure, now sending us bills totaling $3,000.
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer: Yeah, you can take it to civil court.  As long as you make each court date, you are not expected to pay a dime until the judge makes a decision. It's important to not pay anything until the judge makes a decision,  since payment can deligtamize your accusation.Answer #2: Did you verify with your insurance what they will or will not cover? Did you meet your Ded / OOP?


Title: [FL] A friend's landlord is demanding that my fiancee and I [NY] do a criminal background check before being able to visit my friend.

Question:
He just moved to Florida for a new job and both, my fiancee and I, intend on visiting him in the near future. Apparently, his landlord told him that the only way for us to stay for a few days is if we pass a criminal background check. Is this legal to enforce? My fiancee's concern is that we'd be giving our information to someone that we don't know if they'd do anything with our information beyond that.

For the - what I'd assume - unnecessary information, my fiancee and I do not have anything negative on our records; my friend isn't a felon; we've given no reason for anyone to suspect that we are suspected felons.

Answer: Does the lease require criminal background checks for guests?


Title: Having an issue with a claim on a house fire due to fraudulent statement made by uninsured family.

Question:
[Wisconsin] Hey guys, I'm new to reddit so I'm sorry if I'm not following the proper rules here but my son told me that reddit may give me some answers to my problem.

The situation is as follows: We are a low income family, and we own our house. Long story short there was an accidental fire which was proven accidental by countless people, including a fire chief, a fire investigator and both the police and fire departments. We have home owners insurance with a current paid policy. We were advanced a sum of money from the insurance to help us temporarily relocate and buy essentials. According to the insurance policy, if they have any proof of fraud or proof that the fire wasn't accidental which includes testimonial proof by any party involved, they would drop us. We had an issue with a renter that happens to be family that claimed we started the fire on purpose. The reasoning is pretty unknown, she has had a history of mental and emotional issues, her husband just died in the house two weeks prior and she was very upset. She wanted to believe that we started the fire for whatever reason, and decided that after she felt she was treated unfairly by the insurance company she was going to make everybody feel that way. The reason she felt that she was feeling treated unfairly was because she had a boyfriend at the time (Yes I know two weeks after her husband died in her arms she had a new boyfriend that's another issue on it's own) and this boyfriend is a registered sex offender. She was upset because our insurance didn't cover him, and she was forced to live with us because we were provided living, we were just being generous because his stuff was also ruined in the fire so we provided him a room in the hotel as well. We were given two rooms, one for my wife and I and one for my daughter and our troublesome sister in law. She wanted her own room because she was with her at the time boyfriend and wanted her own space, and our insurance company wouldn't go out of their way to rent yet another room which is understandable considering the rooms were $90 a night. It's a long story and there's a lot that is not being said but ask any questions about her or that situation and I will answer. Anyways, our insurance company decided to not cover our claim of restoration after the company had already restored our house back to a livable condition. I'm getting kind of lost so I'm just going to get to the point, if you're missing any information please ask. The main point of this post is that the insurance company is claiming fraud because there is inconsistency in the testimonies and that there are too many items claimed in the report. How does the inconsistency of the testimony make a difference in the insurance company claiming fraud when the person not insured is making the false statement? I would like to know any steps you'd recommend us taking, this is a very tough situation we're in because we both love our sister-in-law but she's screwing us over. Any questions or any information you need not in this paragraph please let me know and I'll answer, thank you.

Answer:
 Your insurance company is simply working with the information they have available. If you don't like their decision you can try to convince them with further evidence. You can also hire a public adjuster or attorney to negotiate on your behalf and/or sue the insurance company as well.Answer #2: A lot of extraneous information there.

TL;DR: Accidental house fire, homeowner's insurance was ready to pay, but a family member tenant with a grudge said the owner set the fire on purpose. Now they won't pay.Answer #3: So wait....did i read this correctly? you were going to let a convicted sex offender stay in the hotel room with the SIL and your daughter? And you had been letting him live in the same house as her as well? WTF!!!!Answer #4: Have they actually denied the claim or is it still under investigation? Your insurance might have said something about SIU or special investigation unit? A claim denial due to suspicion of arson goes well beyond an insurance issue, you could end up facing criminal charges thanks to your SIL.


Title: (Massachusetts) I built a firepit with my friend in the woods and it has spread due to us not putting it out all the way, but weve been trying to stop it. its not working very well. If i call the fire department what will happen?

Answer: If this is for real, you need to call the fire department now. Now now now. Lives and homes could be at risk. Answer #2: If you don't call, you will be charged with Arson, Negligence, Destruction of Property among other things. God forbid it burns down a house with people inside. That's manslaughter. Call now. Call call call. Answer #3: **WHY HAVEN'T YOU CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT??!?!**


Title: [SC/US] Are members of the Coast Guard allowed to take prescribed controlled substances?

Question:
SWIM is a member of the Coast Guard and is prescribed both Xanax and Adderal. He told me that he isn't allowed to have these prescriptions or take this medicine at all while in the military. To get around this, he doesn't file his doctors office visits or the prescriptions with his insurance, he pays cash for everything and doesn't include any of it when asked his medical history. He will usually quit taking everything a week before duty weekend just in case of a drug test.

My question - is it true that he isn't allowed by the CG to take legally prescribed medication? What would happen if he were to be found out? Except for a drug test which has never happened, how could he be found out?

Answer:
 Yes, of COURSE he is allowed to take prescribed medicine. I've known many military members who have taken those, and more (Valium, Zoloft, codeine, etc.) and even things like Percocet and Oxycontin. Hell, I was a military member, and I was prescribed Valium and Percocet at various times.

HOWEVER... certain medications can disqualify one from certain jobs, or from deployments.

EDIT: I just noticed you put "before duty weekend."  Is he a member of the Coast Guard RESERVE, and not the full-time active Coast Guard?


Title: Got bit by a bug at work, had a mild reaction. Boss sent me to ER to get it checked out and now my employer is refusing to pay the hospital bill. [CA, USA]

Question:
I'm getting calls and letters from the hospital now saying things like "final notice" and that if I don't pay it, it's going to collections and it will hurt my credit.

Every time I call my employer I just get the run around and an eventual "we'll look into it and call you back" and they never do.

I don't want this to go to collections and hurt my credit.

Answer: I'm a bit confused as to why this would be your employer's responsibility?


Title: Rear-ended by motorcycle, rider falls, dies. Driver of car gets murder conviction, because he was profiled. what are our options now?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > but what are our options at this point?

Your brother can look into appealing.  However, you can't appeal just because you don't like the outcome.  The attorney would need to find an actual legal or procedural error, which you don't allege.


Title: Is it legal to bug counterfeit watches is SWITZERLAND? If not will the customs confiscate it?

Question: Just a though after I saw that article about the Swiss customs crushing all those watches.

Answer: Try again. Form complete sentences and thoughts. Ask a legal question. Also include YOUR location.


Title: Other parent not honoring custody agreement regarding childcare costs

Question: I[M30] am married to my wife[F32] going on 4 years now. She has a 9 year old son, my step son. The custody agreement has a clause the his father is responsible for childcare costs because she has him on her medical insurance which he does not have. With school coming up he has told her multiple times that he is not paying for childcare this year. How can we force him to honor the agreement and pay childcare? - Maryland

Answer: If all he does is threaten, then there's nothing he's done particularly wrong. If he does fail to pay childcare, you can take the order back to the court that issued it and petition them to enforce the terms of the agreement. That will not be fun for the father.


Title: I noticed one of my sister in law's utility bills has her 8 year old daughter's name on it. Is this legal?

Question: This is in Illinois. It's surprising to me because they seem for the most part financially stable, so to be honest I'm not that concerned that they're going to ruin the kid's credit or anything. Maybe they're trying to build it? I feel I should mind my own business and not bring it up to them, but I can't help to be curious as to whether or not they're going to be in trouble for fraud or identity theft at some point. I didn't know this sort of thing was still possible, as I use the same service (internet company) and was required to do a full credit check with my ssn upon signing up. I would have thought it would be noticed that the age doesn't match up?

Answer:
 At 8 years of age, she is not able to sign a contract for the service.  Sounds like they didn’t pay a bill and are using her to get the service.

If they don’t pay, when she turns 18, she will have an uphill battle to get it off her credit.


Title: Hypothetically if i bought a child slave through the dark web with the sole purpose of freeing them from captivity and/or adopting them, then what are the legal ramifications behind such an action?

Question:
My friend asked me this question and her argument was basically if she wanted to do this, she shouldnt contact the fbi about and basically just buy the child, and take care of them like her own. She feels law enforcement wouldnt be helpful since they are corrupt and according to her "why would i contact the potential highest pimp in the food chain". She also had felt that if law enforcement was involved, they would end up in the foster system. I had a hard time explaining to her a lot of whats wrong with this logic but in general im very uneducated on issues of human trafficking and the deep web in general. What do you guys think? i also explaied to her that if law enforcement wasnt involved with the processes then she could potentially go to jail herself for human trafficking regardless of how good her intentions are.

Edit: Im ignorant to TOR so i went r/deepweb  first, and they informed me human trafficking on the deep web is very rare in it of itself so dont grill me too hard for that.

Answer: It doesn't matter so much why you bought them, the act of buying a human is in itself a major crime in either the USA or Canada. Answer #2: Even if this were legal (which its not) she would then have a child with no documents and no birth certificate who couldn't register for school or anything else.  Not to mention might have someone in her home country who still wants her.


Title: My video was reuploaded by someone on YouTube and they won’t take it down, nor will YouTube even though the uploader has admitted it is my video.

Question:
Long story short YouTube’s DMCA process has worked as intended for the past few years for me without issue until now.

Someone uploaded one of my videos in full, no editing, nothing. Clearly not fair use.

When I sent a DMCA claim they counter claimed. YouTube then only offers their contact information and will not take the video down unless there is a court order.

I’ve reach out to the person who posted the video and they have admitted in an email they knowingly reuploaded my video as well as went on to insult me and call me slurs upon asking to have them take it down.

They have also admitted on comments in the video as well as on their twitter linked from their YouTube that they have knowingly uploaded my video.

I have stopped contacting them to get it taken down but theh have now continuously sent me harassing emails calling me slurs and such in them.

As I feel i have a pretty clear cut case, what should I do? As this is outside the US (Saudia Arabia) YouTube’s rule is I need a court order from a court where the company is located.

I don’t even care about getting money from this person, I just want the harassment and using my content to stop.

Please help.

I am located in Columbus, OH.

Answer:
 IANAL, but my understanding of the DMCA aligns with this.  The way it works (from memory here, maybe someone will correct me):

1. Someone infringes your copyright.
2. You submit a takedown notice.
3. YouTube takes it down, infringer can counter-claim.
4. Infringer counter-claims (under penalty of perjury).  YouTube puts it back up.
5. You get to go sue infringer.

The penalty of perjury bit is supposed to dissuade false counter-claims.  But at the end of the day, YouTube isn't a court.  So that's why we have this legal framework in the first place.  Unfortunately, you're at step 5.


Title: I'm hospitalized. The hospital went ahead and told someone over the phone I'm here, and forwarded the call. Did they do something wrong?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: IANAL, but as far as I know, someone can call a hospital and inquire if someone is a patient. I understand your situation completely, but it can be very helpful in other circumstances. Example, we couldn’t find my grandpa and finally found out he was in the hospital after calling around.Answer #2: IANAL either but in my experience as a patient you have to actively let the hospital know if you do not want that information to be released. For most of my latest planned surgeries the hospital asked whether or not I wanted to be in the directory when I was going through the registration process or if they should keep my name and location private. If you were admitted on a more emergent basis then they might not have gotten to that part. Good luck!


Title: Neighbor forgot to close our garage door and my car was broken into and $4k of items stolen from it.

Question:
I rent one condo in a 3-flat building — the other two people in the building own their units.  There is a three car garage in the back that faces an alley, and each of us has one parking spot in the garage.

Last night, the woman who lives downstairs took out her trash to the alley (through the garage) at 9pm and forgot to close the garage door.  Our neighbors across the alley from us have a security camera facing our garage that corroborates this. Thefts from garages have happened multiple times on our block, so we know to be diligent about ensuring the door closes all the way each time.

Overnight, someone smashed the window on my car and stole my golf clubs out of the back (it is an SUV).  The golf clubs were worth roughly $4k.

Leaving aside any insurance recovery options (of which I confirmed that I have none), what practical recourse do I have, if any, to make the lady downstairs at least partially cover the replacement cost of the stolen items?

Answer:
 > what practical recourse do I have, if any, to make the lady downstairs at least partially cover the replacement cost of the stolen items?

Your recourse is against the thief.Answer #2: > what practical recourse do I have, if any, to make the lady downstairs at least partially cover the replacement cost of the stolen items?

None.  She's not responsible for the acts of a 3rd party.Answer #3: File an insurance claim with your renters insurance. Depending on the policy, coverage for theft out of your vehicle can be covered under your personal property limit, however, there at times can be limitations to how much coverage is offered.

One other item, depending on your policy, you may only get ACV for the clubs. GL


Title: (XPost r/nursing) So I was recently fired from a large hospital in Ohio

Question:
After 4 months of employment they stated that I failed my pre-employment drug test for marijuana. This is impossible, I do NOT use drugs. (Additionally I have lab drug test from 3 days after that test showing I was clean). Today, 5 months later, the board sent me a letter about the failed drug test with a voluntary consent agreement. I don't know how to respond.....Any advice on what to expect?

Edit: It is not the job I am worried about. It is the reporting to the nursing board. This threatens my livelihood. I worked there for 4 months so I obviously passed the pre-employment test. When the hospital reported to the board, they stated I was never hired. There is literally no way for me to defend myself to the board 4 months later.

Answer: Get an attorney experienced in professional/health profession licensure to advise your response to this letter immediately. As you seem to realize YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIVELIHOOD IS AT STAKE!


Title: Apartment I was supposed to move into is still under construction

Question:
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I've signed a lease to move into a new apartment complex that was still under construction at the time I signed. The scheduled move-in date is mid-August and the management recently told me that my apartment unit won't be completed in time. There are currently no available units that is the same type as the one I have signed a lease for.

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The management said that they cannot price match another unit (a bit larger) for me and is thinking about giving me a temporary unit until my leased unit is completed. My question here is that since I have signed a lease with them, they are obligated to provide me a unit to live in at the contracted price correct? Can I legally use my signed lease to ask them to provide another unit at my originally quoted price? Are there any other actions I should take or areas to look out for?

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I'm pretty set on moving into this apartment due to personal reasons, so I'm just wondering if there are any recourse for the apartment that failed to provide me a unit per the signed lease.

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Thank you all in advance for any advices! Btw this is in TX
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: What does your lease say happens if the landlord is unable to deliver possession on time?


Title: Ontario, Canada - I'm getting evicted because my landlord didn't register my apartment?!

Question:
I've lived in a basement apartment for six years, with my landlord living in the upper level. Over the past nine months or so, the relationship has deteriorated pretty much irreparably. In March 2017 the city of Brampton inspected my unit and deemed it to be illegal and unregistered.

My landlord told me that in order to comply with the bylaw enforcement officer, he would need to remove the stove indefinitely. He said he was sorry but his hands were tied, and he was sure I'd be able to make do without a stove. I told him that was ridiculous. On June 4th he sent me a text message informing me that he needed me out by the end of June. I told him there was no way I could manage that.

On Monday I was contacted by a property manager, who claimed she was hired by my landlord to mediate the situation. She said that he was willing to offer me $2000 if I could be out by the end of June. I told her that $2000 wouldn't even begin to cover all my costs - renting a moving van, storing my belongings, finding accommodations until I found a new apartment. She said that he would be serving me an eviction notice.

I'm in an absolute panic. I can't find a new place to stay within my price range. I don't want to move but it seems like he is not willing to spend the money to renovate the apartment and bring it up to livable conditions. Do I have any legal recourse here? What can I do? Whether it's to delay an eviction, to maybe get compensation from him to help offset my costs? It feels so completely unfair that I'm liable for so much when he was the one who didn't register the apartment. I would appreciate any insight from anyone who knows more about this area of law than I do. Thank you so much in advance.

Answer:
 Calm down. Panic helps your idiot landlord.

Do you share a kitchen or bathroom with the owner of the property, or with any member of the owner's immediate family?Answer #2: If you have anything of value (baseball cards, jewelry, passport, a copy of the signed lease, etc.), it might be a good idea to safely store them off site.

There's no telling what a LL might do to scare you away...or in case of an illegal eviction (changing your locks while you are away).


Title: In the USA can people who are told to self quarantine get unemployment and are they protected from being fired

Question:
Can people get unemployment if they have to self quarantine for people that do not have sick leave or do not have paid sick leave / time off and it would create a burden on them.

If possible could people answer this for every state and territory in the USA since this is not being answered by the media or anywhere else.

Answer:
 It's happening in Kentucky right now. A Walmart worker has tested positive and 6 associates she worked closely with have been told to quarantine. No information on whether Walmart is covering their wages or not(doubt it)....but imagine being two weeks of work without pay because someone who worked with got sick.

The real solution is that those are asked to quarantine should be paid their normal pay and the companies can then request a tax credit for those paid wages.


Title: A Friend Signed an Employment Contract with Two Companies - Is this Illegal?

Question:
This happened back in January/February. My friend was a recent college grad, and had applied for and gotten entry-level consulting jobs at two of the biggest global consulting firms (not naming them as I don't want her/anyone else we know coming across this and recognizing her).

The actual jobs were to start around July, but contracts had to be signed. Both jobs had pros and cons, and she couldn't really have gone wrong with either choice (IMO). However, she felt like couldn't make a final decision before the deadline, and so she went ahead and signed both contracts.

She took time off traveling and "finding herself" for a few months, and decided on one job and backed out of the other. Morally, I was strongly against this at the time, firstly because I feel it's just wrong to lead both companies on and just backing out at the last minute. Secondly and perhaps more importantly, signing both contracts meant that one extra position was unnecessarily occupied, which could have gone to a deserving candidate in a tough job market.

So far she seems to have gotten away with it, but I'm still curious. Questionable morals aside, was what she did illegal?

Answer:
 It's not illegal.

But it *could* be considered breach of contract - it would depend on what the contracts said about what happens if she decides to back out. Given they were entry level positions I doubt there would be though - most entry level contacts usually allow either side to back out if it doesn't work.

It's a dick move though.Answer #2: Contract breaking it's not illegal but it could have legally imposed civil penalties (money rather than jail or a criminal record) so it depends on the contract exactly what was violated and what the penalty was.


Title: (VA) I recorded a pornographic scene and it turned out to be a scam. What should I do?

Question: Last year, I responded to an ad regarding adult modeling. I was contacted by a "recruiter" and asked to meet for an interview. The interview turned out to be an audition, where I ended up having oral sex and intercourse with the recruiter on camera. I was under the impression I was going to be paid for an upcoming scene because this was explicitly discussed and I was given numbers. This conversation was recorded on video by the recruiter. I did not sign anything. The day we were supposed to film the scene, I never heard anything from the recruiter. Nearly a year has passed and I've been too ashamed and embarrassed to do anything. Did the recruiter commit a crime? Is there anything I can do? I did some research and it appears he already has a charge for extortion in my county.

Answer:
 What type of outcome are you looking for?

You can always tell the police about it and see if they think there's anything to do from a criminal standpoint. Private citizens don't get to charge anyone with a crime as that's a power reserved for the state.Answer #2: Let me guess. Black couch?


Title: Being charged for legal services I never asked for (BC, Canada)

Question:
TLDR; I had a 30 minute consultation free through my work benefits, lawyer said he couldn't give me any advice and would get back to me when he had time, ended our meeting 10 min early. Now I received a $1300.00 bill.

I am having an issue with property and an ex declaring bankruptcy. I have legal aid services through my work, which covers a 30 minute consultation with a lawyer that they select. I brought all of my mortgage papers with me and information on the case, so I could get the most out of that 30 minutes. 20 minutes in, he said he could not advise me on any direction, but wanted to ask an assistant to look into something, and then they would get back to me with a recommendation. He asked to keep my mortgage papers and that was it. At no point was I ever asking them to do this for me, and there was never any retainer signed, nor a fee discussed to do these services. In the invoice, there isn't even a mention of the deduction of my work services, despite me filling out a form saying the referral was from work services (Shepell FGI).

How am I able to refuse these costs?

Answer: IANAL. I'd start by taking this to your company's HR department. If this is supposed to be a complimentary benefit, they have some degree of obligation to help you sort this out.


Title: If a man on a horse blocks me driving can I shoot him ?

Question: This man lives on a road that I take otw home from work , and today as I was driving he pulled his horse Infront of me stopping me and I rolled down the window and said what are you doing , he said I was going like 100 miles and I said you’re on a fucking horse then drove away , he told me to shut the fuck up and he looked racist. would I be protected by the law if I shot him if he tried something like this again ? The way I see it he kidnapped me by stopping my movement and his type are always saying they would drive through protesters if they blocked their trucks. I recently sold my rifle because I’m Turning 21 and I put a handgun on layaway , I have a month until I can get it but honestly I might start carrying one of my parents because this really pissed me off, you’re not the fucking law so why would you do something like that I was speeding but I was only going like 40 I was trynna get home it was raining earlier and I was soaked

Answer:
 You cannot shoot people because they're in your way or inconvenience you. Even if they inconvenience you a lot or block your path or swear at you; no matter how mad they make you, it is illegal to shoot them or even threaten to do so.

The fact that you would even contemplate such a thing is incredibly disturbing and a sign you really should talk to a mental health professional about your anger.


Title: [WA] Renting a Room in a House, Owner is in Default

Question:
So I moved to Seattle last month, just before this whole coronavirus thing really got bad here, and managed to sign a 6 month lease on a room in a house from a couple that seemed nice. There's a bunch of other people living here, but it turned out the couple doesn't live here, and are just renting the house out piecemeal. Well, today a notice that the loan is in default was taped to the door, and it turns out that the place could go up for auction in 120 days unless they pay off the balance of $600k or so. The utility bills for the past two months are sitting around unopened; maybe they just don't want to expose themselves to a separate household for corona reasons.

Did I get scammed? Are these people just basically milking the house of what they can while letting it go to pot? I'm pretty concerned. What do I need to do to protect myself? What are my options?

Answer:
 >maybe they just don't want to expose themselves to a separate household for corona reasons.

They don't have the money to pay and are simply taking the rent money and are hoping it goes on as long as possible until the house of cards collapses.

The utility issue is a real concern because once the state bans on utility shutoffs is lifted, your home will be without utilities. Have you contacted these people in writing/e-mail/text to let them know that there are notices of non-payment streaming in?


Title: I gave my sister a single ADD pill to help her study for her nurse practitioner practicum and she had to take a drug test that day! It of course was positive

Question:
My sister is a law abiding citizen who is currently studying to be a nurse practitioner. She is having a hard time focusing and I gave her a single vyvanse (ADD) medication to help her focus for a day. Her own doctor was talking about putting her on this med but decided against it because it may increase her risk of arrhythmia if given chronically. She’s even on another ADD medication called Stratera.

She took it and realized that day she had to take a drug test. It has returned positive and she is being kicked out of the program. It’s obviously against the law to take an Rx drug that’s not your own. But is there any legal action she needs to take to prevent this from affecting her job as an RN? Can she fight this to be allowed back in the school program? What kind of lawyer should she get?

We appreciate your help

Answer:
 > My sister is a law abiding citizen

Who took a controlled substance without a prescription- a felony.

If she violated school rules, she can be kicked out.  If she violated ethical rules, it can affect her license.

There are attorneys who specialize in state licensing issues- she should probably talk to one of them.Answer #2: She's an RN in a NP program and got drug tested taking a DEA schedule medication that was not her own...this is on her. Her day job could absolutely let her go for this, especially if they had invested in her to become an NP


Title: [VA USA] Our landlord of 20 years passed away, her son wants to sell the land our house is on, but we own the house.

Question:
About 20 years ago my wife and I moved to Virginia from out of state. We didn't have much money, so we got a manufactured home which was around $80k. We just finished paying off the home this year. Unfortunately, our landlord of 20 years passed about a week ago, and she was renting the land to us. Her son is from out of state and doesn't know any of the renters. He told one neighbor that he was planning on selling every lot his mother owned, and some lots are already on the market. For our land, he wants $24k, but he has not listed ours yet. I am afraid that he will list it without giving us any notice. We want to try to get the loan to purchase the land, but we are not in the best financial situation. Depending on how far a new piece of land would be, it may cost more to move our home than what we would have to pay to keep the land.

Do people who rent land, but own the home have any type of tenant's rights? Should we just start looking for a new place to live?

Answer:
 If you want to buy the land, don't wait for him to list it.  Approach him with an offer.  This saves him the effort of marketing it.

As for rights: absent a land lease, the owner can end your tenancy with appropriate notice (in IL this is 30 days notice).  You then have to figure out how to move your house.  If you have a lease in place, you have more protections (assuming you stay paid in full).Answer #2: I am not a lawyer, nor am I involved in personal finance.

Have you considered offering him some form of "rent to buy" scheme? Offer him say $30k at $500/month, so over the course of 5 years he gets his money and you have the land at the end?

The figures obviously depend on your own finances/current rent for the land etc.Answer #3: Brought up this on some googling:

[Code of Virginia: Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act](https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodepopularnames/manufactured-home-lot-rental-act/)

**§ 55-248.46. Termination of tenancy.** is part that may apply, and appears 180 days notice from the LL might be required due to a "change in use."

I don't see anything in that section which would prevent the LL from listing the property during that time, however.


Title: Aunt caught embezzling money from the state WI curious of the consequences she might be facing

Question: My aunt was just caught embezzling roughly $180,000 from a small town in Wisconsin. She worked for the state. I'm curious as to how fucked she is and what charges she might be facing.

Answer:
 According to this [source](http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/criminal-defense/criminal-offense/wisconsin-embezzlement-laws)

>More than $10,000. Also includes property stolen from a corpse. Penalties include a fine of up to $25,000, up to ten years in prison, or both. Answer #2: A similar case of embezzlement at the county level tells us she's screwed.

https://www.google.com/search?q=eau+claire+county+embezzlement&oq=eau+claire+county+embezzlement


Title: Can people sue over this? (More in comments.)

Answer:
 Ok, so the letter is a fake.   Pretend for a moment it's not.

Would it be illegal?   I don't think it would be.  He didn't force anyone to vote a particular way, he didn't even warn them in advance that if they voted that way they would be fired so he didn't even coerce their vote.

In most places political opinion is not a protected class... so what would be illegal about it?Answer #2: (I know it's a fake letter but) I hope he enjoys his company's unemployment insurance rate going through the roof after sixty people file claims for termination with copies of that letter as evidence they were laid off without cause.


Title: I always obey my parents and do everything they ask of me, but I can't handle how I'm being treated here. Chores/homework 24/7, and I have to always have a fake smile on. I don't know what to do beside GTFO somehow. Link in comments.

Question:
On the weekends I study, like that's it. But on Weekends this one when we are taking a four hour trip to the mountains to literally sit down for an hour then come back home my step mom told me "you better be excited and happy because we are doing this for you, you never go outside or do anything other than sit in your room all day. If you have attitude you can't go to your mom's house for a couple months and you will be grounded for that time." I sit in my room all day STUDYING because that's all I'm allowed to do. My mom is all I have, she treats me like a real human. I go over there maybe once or twice a week for a couple hours, maybe to eat dinner if they let me. My brother called CPS and left me here all alone with them.

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Answer:
 Why did your brother call CPS, and why was he removed from the home? What kind of visitation order is in place with your mom? Does she know what's going on?

It sounds like your best option is to either call CPS yourself or speak to someone like a school guidance counselor about what's going on.Answer #2: This is your quote from your 'self' post:

'I'm 13 years old. My mom and grandpa both say I need to talk to them about living with my mom, but I know they will act like children, start screaming, and just send me to my room. My grandpa said when that happens give him a call and I'll go live with him while we sort it all out in court. I'm just so scared of talking to them about it, I know I'll get yelled at and my dad once slammed my brother against a cabinet for trying to talk to him...'

A few questions: Can you call your grandpa and have him present when you tell your dad and stepmom that you want to live with your mom? Also,  have you talked to your mom about living with her? And can she talk to your dad about it?

And what happened that made CPS remove your brother from your home?Answer #3: Can you approach the counselors at your school? I went through a rough patch with my mom (though not as bad as your situation, at all) and we met with a counselor at my school and worked it out.

Do you think your parents would retaliate if you went to your counselor for help? If so, tell your counselor that.


Title: What is the legality of editing another photographers photo and selling for profit? (more explanation inside)

Question:
Say there is a photographer who took a photo of a person, and I edited that photo to where there was only a silhouette left of the subject of the photo. I then used that silhouette as part of a new image that I created, and then sold for profit. What’s the legality of this situation? Is it okay? Or would there have to be some citing? Or is it not okay because you’re reselling someone else’s property?

Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 Derivatives of a copyrighted work are still owned by the original copyright holder. You can't own a copyrighted work by just making changes to it.

Your example was in a very high profile lawsuit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_%22Hope%22_poster#Origin_and_copyright_issues

Basically, that famous obama "Hope" poster was made by an artist who traced the shape from another photographer's photo and got sued for it.

You need to make your art from your own work.


Title: BC Canada. Parents neighbours suing for encroachment

Question:
Parents bought a place, did not make any property changes. Neighbours bought an empty lot, built a house and then did a survey.. apparently our land is encroaching on theirs.

Theres a huge amount of evidence that my parents have to prove they didnt know about encroachment.  My parents also have a great bit more to lose, much greater than the amount of  benefit the neighbours would.

questions:
1) the affidavit includes photos of their survey and our neighbour on our land (beyond encroachment)... isnt this tresspassing?
Additionally one of the pics in the affidavit is my mom gardening.. kind of creepy
Throughout this process the neighbour has made my parents incredibly uncomfortable in their own home, should they document this all in their affidavit? my parents also sent them an email to ask them not to please not trespas
2) Additionally, when my parents bought the house, they were informed there were was easement issues on the property line with neighbour on other side, they all worked it out and made legal easements. Neighbour is insisting my parents should have known to check the other property line. Is that a thing???
3) My sister got married on our property prior to our awareness of encroachment, would it be worthwhile to add this to show our value of the property or is it too emotional?
4) Our neighbours suing us stated in their affidavit that they bought their new property to "start their new life" after their son died of cancer. This is super sad and tragic for them.. In the same sentence though they say my parents are causing them more stress?? Is this something that will pull at judge heartstrings?

Answer:
 This is not something you can rely on strangers on the internet to advise you on. Your parents need to consult a lawyer and let the lawyer respond to the claim.

Your sister getting married on the property is not relevant at all to the situation, nor is the emotional heartstrings they are attempting to tug.


Title: I'm a college student who accidently knocked a classmate's laptop over with my backpack

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 It doesn't matter if it was on it's last limb or not, it was your fault. They could take you to small claims court over it.

Ever think that he's a poor college student too and can't afford to fix it?Answer #2: Accidents happen. You know that it was your fault -- you even said your first instinct was to apologize. Adults take responsibilities for their actions. It was a silly mistake.

If someone knocked your laptop over and broke it, would you just say " no big deal, I'll pay to fix it myself"


Title: Under 5000.

Question:
Hey, so long story short, i needed a dress shirt for one night so i attempted to borrow it and got caught. I am a co-op student at UW and got charged and am not sure how my court date will go. I was hoping for withdrawal but how would i go about keeping it on the private side when doing interviews.

I do not have anyone to tell or talk to or anything so i am very confused and its hurting me every day.

Answer:
 >i needed a dress shirt for one night so i attempted to borrow it and got caught.

You need to adjust your rationale so you won't continue to commit crimes. You didn't "borrow" it - you flat out stole it.

Depending on the outcome, if you are charged and convicted, that will show up on any criminal record. No keeping that private.


Title: Veterinarian administered drugs to my dog when they weren't supposed to

Question:
My dog got menegitis last year after he had received a vaccination. After that episode, he recovered after treatment but was ordered by the vet to no longer give him vaccinations because it could trigger a relapse. We took him in for an annual check up 3 weeks ago, and made sure he didn't get vaccinated (it was also in his charts not to update him on his vaccines), but they did it anyways. They even admitted that they made a mistake when we picked him up.

A couple days ago my dogs menegitis came back and was worse than a year ago. We had to take him in the emergency room to undergo treatment.  He currently cannot walk, and can barely move. The emergency vets say he may need to be put down because of his current quality of life. Our entire family is distraught, and we have accumulated a lot of medical expenses for the emergency visits. Their mistake was completely avoidable, and I was wondering if we could do anything about it.

TLDR: dog had health problems in the past, and was clearly stated not to be given future vaccinations. Vets messed up and gave him vaccinations and now my dog can't move and may need to be put down.

Edit: This happened in Minnesota

Answer: Depending on the quantity of medical bills, you may want to consult a local attorney. Being a pet, this would fall under property law, and you'd be entitled to the medical bills plus the value of the dog (if you had to put him down).


Title: Landlord wants me to pay full month of rent even though I will be out on the 18th of the month? (Seattle)

Question:
I signed a year lease and it expires at the end of this month (May 31, 2016) I gave my 30 day notice as of today, so I would be out of this place by June 18, 2016. My landlord called and said the company doesn't typically work that way. They want me to pay the full month of rent for June and then they might be able refund me at the beginning of July.

Is this legal? I don't have the money to pay for two apartments (about $2675 for both). Can I just pay them til the 18th? If I decide to pay until the 18th only will they try and sue me for the remaining  amount?

EDIT: Thanks for the quick responses. Looks like the best option for me is to pay the full month of June and move into my new place in July. For all the snide comments I will say I moved to Seattle from a very small city (20,000 people). So most places were pro rated and very accommodating and this would not be an issue. Getting my dose of reality when it comes to big city living now. Thanks again

Answer: Your landlord is correct. You need to pay for the entire month and yes he can sue you if you don't. Answer #2: That is not how 30 days notice works. If you gave notice today then your move out date (legally) is the last day of June.


Title: What are the legal limits for prosecution of medical neglect by religious parents? [Ohio]

Question:
There's a case going around reddit right now, a heartbreaking story of a young transgender teen who was active on reddit and recently took her own life. You can read about it [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/2qw6q2/transgender_teen_leelah_alcorn_posted_on_reddit/).

Now, the background here in short, is that this was a transgender teen. She desperately wanted medical treatment, namely psychological help and hormone therapy. Her parents denied her this, by all evidence emotionally abused her for years, and instead of a therapist properly trained to deal with this thing, they sent her to "reparative therapy" by an anti-LGBT Christian therapist instead.

Now, if this was just denying her from dressing a certain way, forcing her to go to church, etc, I would see little legal case here. But we're talking about actual medically-necessary treatments here. These medical treatments are the gold standard treatments for teens with gender dysphoria, as fully backed by the American Psychological Association, American Medical Association, and other professional bodies.

I've heard of other religious parents being prosecuted for manslaughter when they deny their children things like blood transfusions. In these cases, religious belief is no excuse to deny your child necessary and standard medical care.

So how far does this extend? Can a parent potentially face criminal charges for denying their child psychological care due to their religious beliefs?

I'm asking about Ohio because that's where this took place.

Answer:
 I seriously doubt a judge would find that hormone therapy is medically necessary. Strictly speaking it was not a life saving treatment. Yes I understand the tragic outcome but that does not make such a procedure a life saving treatment. Answer #2: > But we're talking about actual medically-necessary treatments here.

Have any doctors actually said this was medically necessary or is this your layman's opintion?