Title: My boss makes me do a deposit every closing shift.

Question:
I usually work the closing shift alone (3-9pm). Now, the store closes at at 9 but my boss requires us to deposit money from the register to a bank using a deposit card. I do not receive any compensation for this even though I have to drive out of my way to go to the bank ATM. This usually takes about 15 minutes. My boss is not the type of person that would react well if I asked for pay. In fact I'd probably get fired on the spot. There are other problems at this job and I plan on leaving, however are there legal grounds to call the DoL to get some of the money I feel he owes me?

Edit: I am in the US. California.

Edit: thanks for all the advice everyone, just a few more notes, we don't get breaks. So I was already planning on filing a wage claim for every 10 minute break and 30 minute lunch they owe me. I just wanted to know if I could get a bit more because I felt that being forced to deposit without pay was also sketchy. California law is pretty clear about employers not giving employees a break, but I couldn't find much info on this subject. I have clear records of EVERY night I worked for the past year so it may not be much but working minimum wage, every little bit helps. I will not need this employer for a reference I never planned on staying on good terms. I've dealt with borderline harassment from my boss so I would never even consider asking him for one.  Again, thank you everyone I will be filling a wage claim as soon as I find another job in my area.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Just a thought of something to consider to protect yourself.  If you get into a car accident during this 15 minute errand your personal insurance may not cover it as it could be considered that you are working and therefore your work should pick it up.  Answer #2: Here's how to file a wage claim in California. http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/howtofilewageclaim.htm

You can keep a secret personal record of all the time you're working and not being paid and file the wage claim when you're ready to head out the door.Answer #3: I worked at a business that had a similar policy. There was a class action lawsuit while I was there, so the store reimbursed all the employees for this time.

Start keeping track of when you do it and how long it takes.Answer #4: Record the details, wait til you leave then claim it back.Answer #5: What he is doing is likely illegal.  In fact, my wife got a settlement from her former employer who did the same thing.  http://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/39423-td-bank-agrees-9-9m-unpaid-overtime-class-action-settlement/Answer #6: There may be a liability issue if you were to deposit the money at night, and some goes "missing" in the morning.

You may want to travel with a coworker if possible to save yourself a possible hassle.


Title: (Georgia, US) My mom filed a Temporary Protection Order against my dad and he has been here since last night.

Question:
Throwaway obv

My mom filed a temporary protection order against my dad two days ago which basically means that he cannot be within 500 yards of our family and he cannot contact us at all (she is filing for divorce). He was removed from our home two days ago but that following night he texted my mom all night even though he was explained he is not allowed to do that (my mom didn't want to report it because that would mean he goes to jail). Fast forward to last night, my mom came to know that he has been driving drunk and was in jail. But my mom then violates the TPO by calling the police station multiple times asking where he is and if he is fine, which according to the police officer violates the TPO and means that he can come home now which he did either last night or this morning. I'm wondering what I can do. Is he legally allowed to stay here like the police officer said even though we have a TPO? Will this affect the divorce proceedings? I really don't want him to stay in our house because of the pain he has caused for all of us, especially my mom. I just want him to leave. Any advice would be appreciated.

Answer: If he has a TPO ordering him to not come near your family, he should not be there. The mother violating the TPO does not change that.


Title: Hit a deer with a renta car

Question:
Hi,

I was driving down on California on an Enterprise Rental car and hit a deer that suddenly jumped out in front of me.

The rental agreement includes collision damage. Would this take care of the expenses? The car was okay to be driven but had a few big scratches on the hood.

Any advice/suggestions would be highly appreciated.

Answer: If you paid for the damage waiver then yes its covered.


Title: Ohio, Police using drug dogs when you have an animal in the car.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Drug detection dogs are trained to alert at drugs, not other dogs.


Title: Can anybody please explain to me how I'm being paid?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: It seems that on the 28th of each month you get paid for work that occurred between the 10th of the previous month and the 10th of that month. So, on October 28, you would get paid for work done between September 10th and October 10th. Does your pay accurately reflect the hours you worked in that time span?


Title: Fired from my job in GA after a weekend in Colorado with my husband

Question:
I have been working for the same company for over 10 years. It's s transportation company but I've always done administrative type work. I recently moved to a job I'm Social Media. Two weeks ago I was called for a "random" drug test. I questioned why and was told that my job was marked as "safety sensitive" so I was mandated by the Department of Transportation to random tests. I told the person I worked in social media and doubted the DOT mandated anything. I approached my direct boss and asked about this. I explained that in over 10 years that had never happened to me or anyone I worked with. I also was never told that working in social media meant "safety sensitive" and that I would be subjected to random drug tests. I also explained to my boss that I had traveled to Colorado the previous weekend and consumed legal marijuana so that may show up. She told me to go to HR but the people from the substance testing department coerced me into taking the test or I would get fired immediately. I took the test under protest and of course it came back positive. Everyone seems to acknowledge that I shouldn't have been tested and no one has explained to me what I've done wrong. They also all acknowledge that I haven't done anything illegal and that my job is NOT safety sensitive. I questioned HR if every person at the headquarters office was subject to random testing and she said no.

There's no internal policy against legally consuming marijuana at a legal state. All internal policies point towards DOT covered jobs and post accident or reasonable suspicion which I didn't violate.

It's now been 12 days since I've been suspended without pay. I've had no contact from my company whatsoever to even let me know where they are with their "review" of my case.

I also don't believe that it was legal for them to coerce me into taking that test when I was never told that social media would be subject to drug testing. I would've never done it if I knew! I feel like I was targeted since I'm a female Hispanic immigrant living in Georgia and I've just been placed in the high-potential and fast track to promotion list in my company. I feel like my privacy has been invaded since now there are all these people talking about my private life and they all treated me like I was a criminal even though everyone says that I haven't done anything wrong or illegal but they think regardless of how they got the information they can still use it against me. I've watched enough Law & Order to know that can't be true.

Does anyone know if I have any recourse to at least understand what's happening? Can they after all this time tell me now that I'm subject to random testing without any notice?

Topic:
Constitution

Answer:
 Did you just say that you’ve watched enough Law and Order to know better?  You consumed marijuana in a state where it’s legal.  You came up positive for it in a state where it’s not.  You’re in a country where it’s still federally illegal.  Where even in states where it’s IS legal, companies can still fire you for having a positive drug screen.
Answer #2: Maybe/maybe not relevant but isn’t Georgia an at will employment state? Depending on what reason they gave you for termination your circumstances might change


Title: Asked my boss for drugs, under investigation

Question:
So I've never felt more like an idiot and this will be a future TIFU but...

The other night my friend had a hankering for some uppers. He asked me to text a coworker (I'm a server) to see if he had anything. I text "Billy" asking if he knows where to get any (schedule 1 drug) or any (schedule 2 drug). Unfortunately I didn't text the SERVER Billy but my MANAGER Billy without realizing it.

I come into work a couple days later and they sit me down and ask me if I knew what was wrong - I didn't because I hadn't realized my mistake yet - they showed me the text, I was horrified, etc etc etc. They tell me they'll have to do an investigation, and that I'm suspended pending said investigation.

I won't go into how incredibly embarrassed I was or how fucking dumb I feel - I just want to know if I'm going to get into any real legal trouble from this "investigation," and what I should be prepared for. And if I should delete this post.

I told them the text was at the request of a friend and that with my prescribed medication I'm not even able to use drugs if I wanted to.

Answer:
 > I told them the text was at the request of a friend and that with my prescribed medication I'm not even able to use drugs if I wanted to.

This is a perfect example of how people open their mouth and make situations worse instead of just shutting the fuck up for their own benefit.

*"No boss, I wasn't trying to do drugs. I was just trying to deal them instead!"*Answer #2: Why didn't it occur to you to tell your boss that one of your friends was messing with your phone?

Do not, however, lie to the police.  Don't talk to the police if they question you about this incident. Practice this phrase:  If you want to question me, I insist on having an attorney present.  If they try to speak with you about this incident, then once they're done, run to a criminal defense attorney and do whatever they tell you to do.  It's better to go into debt paying for an attorney than wasting potentially years of your life in prison or on parole.


Title: Possibly losing a house were buying in NJ, seller is backing out

Question:
I know that specific advice is frowned upon here, so I will try to stay away from breaking a subs rules in my first time posting, but I have a rather simple problem, so here goes:

We found a house in NJ we loved, enough to put in a full price bid on it. Seller was ecstatic,  and asked for a quick closing pending inspections. Upon one of the inspections we found the septic was not up to code, and legally, the house could not transfer title until the situation was resolved. This was a change to NJ Law in 2012.

All contracts signed, the work began. In this time the seller decided he wanted the money back for the septic, although he contractually agreed, and was legally obligated to fix before sale to ANYONE.

Nov 20 closing was pushed back to Dec 11. Now Dec 11 is pushed back to "sometime."

We've stayed within the timeframe, fully prepared and approved to close on Nov 20, and still are.

Now the closing may be pushed back beyond Dec 31st, with not a thing in our control, because the seller is purposefully dragging his feet on the last certificate in order to avoid selling to us, and relisting at a price that includes the septic install.

We even went so far as to research a little known law that would allow us to close without a septic provided the money was in escrow and completed in 60 days and offered that.

The entire time we've been fair and amicable and shelled out about $2000 already on inspections we agreed to cover in good faith. I've also taken a pension buyout I was planning on investing (it had to be paid either way) and taken a 30% hit on it, to the tune of another 7 or 8k.

So, we're financially invested as well as emotionally, and he's purposefully dragging his feet to get out of our contract length and relist.

A) can anyone point me to a good list for NJ home buyers rights that may apply

B) are we within our rights to sue, and beyond money immediately invested, and for what?

C) will a lawyer, who I will be finding and tendering, be able to help in any way? Is it a property law specialist I should be looking for, or is there something more specific?

D) am I out of rights to force him by lawyer (if that's even a thing) to sign an extension.

Answer: I would contact a lawyer and have him file a lien immediately.  That will effectively prevent them from selling the house until the lien is removed or perfected, which can take years.  It's essentially a bargaining chip, to get them to honor the contract you already signed, and to protect your interests if they refuse.  If they do not honor the contract, sue them for your expenses - the inspection, etc. - as well as damages, basically anything reasonable you can conceive, such as time off work, cost of storing your household goods, etc.


Title: [NYC] My boss is paying me "the equivalent of $14 an hour" after taxes- but off the books- and insists that I'M the one that doesn't understand when I try to tell him he's actually paying me $10.5/hour

Question:
**edit:** I'd like to add that this was *not* my idea. My boss told me he'd start me off the books at $14, then after a couple weeks he'd put me on the books at minimum wage with off the books cash to make it 15. I'm still in this first stage. I **do** know this is really sketchy but, as I said, I'm desperate for work and at this asshole's mercy.

He's running fourteen an hour through a website that tells him what amount would be taken out in taxes and then gives me that subtotal --in cash --  not *actually* paying any taxes -- which essentially works out to about 10.5. When I confronted him about my paycheck, he got upset with me, told me that actually paying me 14 would "be like paying 20 an hour," that there are no "tax incentives for " paying me in full, and that I "just don't understand because [I've] never run a business."

I know this is seriously fucked, but I REALLY need the job. Since I started here two weeks ago, I'd been unemployed since December and my (pitifully small) unemployment benefits ($150 a week in NYC) end in September. We agreed he'd pay me 14 an hour and, though I can technically make 10.5 work, it's a really frustrating bait and switch -- not to mention the fact that he's clearly taking me for a fool.

I've talked with the ONE other employee who's been there since the store opened in October. He told me that every other worker had quit after a short while because of pay issues.

How do I fix this issue without losing my job? I don't mind the work as a temporary gig while I find something better, that isn't a dead end like this (my third job in a liquor store), but I'd really like to be paid the wage that was agreed upon.

Answer:
 TLDR

I am working illegally under the table while collecting unemployment and evading taxes.  Am upset that my tax evading boss does not pay more. Answer #2: Wait a minute.  Does this mean you are *currently* receiving UI benefits?

>I'd been unemployed since December and my (pitifully small) unemployment benefits ($150 a week in NYC) end in September.

Because if it does, you are fucking yourself on more than one level here.


Title: Roommate is backing out of lease and wants us to sign the release forms, but we declined.

Question: He threatened to take us to court and I am not familiar with lease laws/rules of Colorado. Can he sue us for not signing the release forms?

Answer:
 > Can he sue us for not signing the release forms?

Likely not successfully.

He signed a contract, and it's binding.  He can't really sue you for refusing to let him out of the contract - if he could, contracts would be useless.

He *could* sue you for failing to live up to your end of the contract - if that's what's happening(or what he's alleging) then his chances of success go up.


Title: Get Out and Start Drinking

Question:
So I heard a... Tip? I guess? In regards to drunk driving.

Say for example, you get into an accident while drunk driving that doesn't directly involve another person. Like say you hit a tree or a fence or parked car, etc.

Before the police show up, say you get out, grab a six pack out of your trunk, and start drinking.

I was told you could avoid the DUI because they couldn't prove you were drunk prior to the accident. Just public intoxication, open container, etc.

Is this true?

Answer:
 Nope, for a few reasons.

1.) Alcohol you drink takes time to start affecting you. So the observations the officer has of your behavior on the scene (with regards to intoxication) will be based on whatever you drank earlier and not what you drank immediately at the scene. The only thing that it might take away is the single observation of "odor of alcohol" which could be explained by the current drinking.

This means that basically all of the officer's observations of your behavior at the time of the stop (things like slurred speech and lack of balance and problems with motor skills and dividing attention and bloodshot/watery eyes, etc.) will still be valid indicators of your impairment while driving. So the things he might base his probable cause to arrest on are nearly unaffected by your attempt to thwart him.

2.) Once at the station, some of that alcohol might have set in a bit, meaning the blood test won't be right.  But this can be solved by taking two breath/blood tests, 30-60 minutes apart. This way the officer can find the rate that your body is absorbing the alcohol, and then use math to go back and figure out where you were before all the new absorption started.

So now you have observations at the scene, and chemical test results that are admissible- you can still get arrested, charged, and convicted.

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Note that this assumes that they find you pretty fast after the crash/on the scene. If you make it home and they can't find you for three hours or something then their case becomes much much harder to prove.


Title: CA: Sister was denied boarding her flight because she has an note 5 phone. Issues with her getting a refund.

Question: No one would let her on the plane today because of her phone. It's a note 5 but they thought it was a note 7. She was at the airport by herself and didn't have anyone to give it to so she could board without it. She ended up going home and not flying. She wants a refund so she can book another flight but she is having issues with the airline because they say she voluntary missed the flight. Can she do anything since she was stopped from boarding? I've never flown as an adult and neither has she and we don't know what her options are. Thanks in advance reddit!

Answer:
 Contact the customer service dept and ask to speak to the manager. Keep asking until you get your money back. If that does not work do a charge back.

Be prepared to end this in small claims court.


Title: I (15M) am being emotionally destroyed in my home and I don't know what to do

Question:
So, as you can tell from the title, I'm at the end of my rope.

Bit of background:

My dad worked for 17 years In a maximum security correctional facility just outside of town, that housed 413 inmates for now almost 50 years. There are lots of bad things that go on there, no doubt, it's home to one of the worst units in all of Canada, and I believe my dad worked there for some of his tenure. So of course anyone who works there is gonna be pretty messed up, I'm not taking the emotional pain that that job gives a person, I'm simply asking for help.

My mother has worked in a correctional facility before, but one that was medium security and for not nearly as long. Since then she has held a Multitude of different desk jobs, but most recently (for the last 4 years or so) she works for the parole board of Canada, Monday to Friday, 8-4.

I work at a restaurant downtown, part time as I'm still in school, and I like it. The people there are ok. It gets me out of my house and it brings in some money.

My brother lives with his mom, nowhere near my dad. We have talked about his early life, he doesn't like to but he was intoxicated so it was easier for him to. He said he was always angry and always In and out of jail. He said my dad was always bad when he was home. And that's why he doesn't like to come home lots.

Now on to the home stuff.

Home has always been bad. No matter what I do it always gets worse. I've taken up music as an outlet. I've produced my own music for over a year now and I'm going to a professional studio to get even more knowledge, paid for by my parents. I'm doing good in school, I have good grades and I go to class every day.

I'm usually pretty happy most of the day, but when I get home, it's like the life is sucked out of my body. My parents yell at me for not immediately doing the dishes, playing my music too loud, for going out without asking them, for not immediately waking up in the morning. Literally everything.

But it gets worse. My dad is on a whole other level. When he comes and takes my things, if I try to stop him he swears at me and says things like "I'll smash this through your skull if you don't move out of the way". Yesterday he took my 30 pound speaker away and I tried to grab it from him and he yanked me into a wall and threatened to put the speaker through me and the wall. Then when I cried later, I told him he's the only reason I want to kill myself, that I'd be better if he wasn't here, and he said "too bad".

This isn't the first time he's been like that. A couple months ago he grabbed my brand new tv I got and threw it at me. Threw. Not tossed, not passed, not handed. Threw. Luckily it only just grazed me, as id probably be dead if it hit me in the head. Then I went to the police station and they said "there's nothing we can do".

My mother is a little more subtle about her ways, but she still knows how to hurt. What she does is she makes me question my sanity. She will say I can do something and then later say she never said that. She has yelled at me calling me a failure, a waste, a mistake, and then when we talk in front of a councillor she will smile and say that she loves me and she doesn't know why I'm saying such silly things. That she only wants the best for me.

I just want to leave. I need out. I've contemplated suicide. It'd be so easy. But I'm too scared. I don't want to hurt my very few friends. I know my parents don't care. They don't want me there. I just need to know what to do.
Topic:
Canada

Answer: Call Child Protective Services (unsure what the equivalent in Canada is, maybe Child Welfare). If you don't feel you can, or it's not safe to, talk to a teacher or school counselor, who have to report child abuse by law. Physical abuse and threats are something they investigate. My experience is with CPS in the US, but it's probably similar in Canada. You will have to tell them the truth about what has happened to you, you can ask to be interviewed separately from your parents so you don't feel pressured to lie. They should know that it's so bad you're having suicidal ideation, it will encourage them to take it more seriously. Good luck, OP.


Title: Boss won't do anything about sexual harassment claim. Says that since one report is in already, no other reports from before can be filed against coworker.

Question:
Orlando, FL.  This isn't going on between myself and the business,  but between other coworkers and the business.  Basically,  a pregnant female coworker has gone around making absurd sexual claims about fellow employees. She has stated to one coworker that the only reason a manager is polite to her is because the manager wants to have a three some with her and her wife. (Lesbians).

She didn't stop there. She went around and told this to numerous fellow employees.  The coworker of whom the statement was made brought it to upper management who made the two have a "sitdown" and talk it out. The accuser showed management the text messages that she had received from the harasser during the meeting.  MGMT asked if it was true and the pregnant lady denied everything. She then asked the other girl to step outside unsupervised.  The girl agreed and pregnant lady told her she needed to recant her account of the situation because she (harasser) is pregnant. The girl refused.  So mgmt said there could be no more bad blood.

When the other staff found out about this after the fact,  another coworker came forward and informed mgmt that pregnant lady had been going around telling everyone that a (different) coworker was having an incestuous relationship with her father.

HR is kind of involved. I'm not sure to start extent.

But now mgmt refuses to address the incestuous remarks because "it should have been mentioned before."

Edit: oops. Forgot to ask. Is this legal? Can they really refuse to address a sexual harassment claim because it should have been made earlier?  I really like the coworker (the one accused of banging her dad) and I think it's shit they are refusing to fix it.

Edit2: sorry.  Mobile is confusing.

Edit 3:clarity

Answer: Submit your complaints to HR and mgmt. There is no specific proscribed action your bosses must take, just liability if the harassment continues/becomes a hostile work environment and while not on the nose this is crazy enough that I think its time for you to escalate. I would seek out a labor law attorney and see what other actions may be appropriate.


Title: [US-VA] Kids riding bicycles around on the road in front of my house.

Question:
First off, i'd like to say that I don't have anything against kids riding their bikes and being kids. I was once a kid as well and did the exact same thing as these kids... and of course didn't have care for getting sued, being liable etc.

There's a lot of kids in my neighborhood who ride their bicycles on the public roads in front of my house. If I were to accidentally hit one of them then would I be liable for damages and could I run into legal issues?

Let's say that I was under the posted speed limit. I doubt that I would hit someone since I'm always on the lookout for kids in my  neighborhood but you never know.
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 >If I were to accidentally hit one of them then would I be liable for damages and could I run into legal issues?

Depends.  If you see a group of kids ahead of you and you don't stop in time and hit one of them, then yes, most likely will have issues, regardless of whether you're under the speed limit or not.  But if you're coasting and a kid comes flying out of a blind driveway as you're cautiously coasting past it, then your exposure would obviously be smaller/non-existent due to the circumstances.


Title: [ONTARIO, CANADA] Best way to get $400 back from an acquaintance after they didn’t deliver on what was agreed upon

Question:
Back in April an acquaintance/business associate told me he would get me a good discount on a flight to US for a business gathering for a company we work with. He told me he had “a guy” who gets him good group discounts. I got excited, because he said a usual $600 ticket would come out to only $400, so I e-transfered him the money. He said I should get the ticket confirmation the following Monday. I got nothing on Monday. The trip was supposed to happen in June, but every time I asked for an update, he told me his “guy” was not in the office or wasn’t answering. He told me that if the guy doesn’t deliver, he’ll personally pay me back and get it back from him. (I have all of our conversations in iMessage)

Long story short, the guy flaked, and I never got the ticket, missed the event, and my acquaintance is refusing to pay me back now. He constantly tells me that he’s trying to get it back from his “ticket guy”.
He even told me that he talked to him and is now trying to book a vacation from him, so once he does that, he’ll try to use my $400 that he sent him as credit and only then he’ll pay me back personally.
It is now end of August and nothing brought me closer to getting my money back. I’ve tried texting him constantly, asking for updates, but he got annoyed and told me to stop, and that he’ll contact me once he gets the money back.

I’ve never talked to the “ticket guy”, only communication is with this acquaintance of mine. I do have a way of seeing him in person, but I don’t see how that would help.

TL;DR Business acquaintance promised to get me a flight deal through his contact, I sent him money, never got my ticket, and can’t get my money back now.

Answer: Sue him for the $400 back.


Title: I live in a private neighborhood (Virginia). Today I was exiting and a police officer was parked at our entrance shooting radar on the road outside my neighborhood. I later realized that he may not be allowed to park in a private neighborhood with no loitering allowed. Anyone know the rules here?

Answer:
 The officer may or may not have permission to park on private property, but regardless he is not "loitering" in the legal sense.Answer #2: There is nothing inherently illegal about that.Answer #3: I don't understand what you think is illegal about this.Answer #4: Typically police operating on private property (speed traps) in neighborhoods were asked to go there by an HOA. This is the case in my neighborhood, and I very much appreciate when they're there as there are many speeders.

Do you have reason to believe they weren't asked to be there?Answer #5: The Police are acting legally.


Title: [Chicago] Booked a flight with United at 5:05A to Houston then unexpectedly rebooked to a different flight at 8:05A because there wasn't anymore seats on my scheduled flight. Is this legal? Seats were promised and paid for in full already.

Question: On Dec 19 I traveled with my husband out to El Salvador. We were scheduled to leave O'hare airport at 5:05 to Houston where we would transfer. As we were checking in our bags at around 2am for our 5am flight we were told there was no more room in that flight and we would be transferred to the next flight. Is this legal? Are they able to overbook a flight? or is this an error made by the travel agency?

Answer:
 > Is this legal?

Yes. Many flights are overbooked.

[*Overbooking is not illegal, and most airlines overbook their scheduled flights to a certain extent in order to compensate for "no-shows." Passengers are sometimes left behind or "bumped" as a result. When an oversale occurs, the Department of Transportation (DOT) requires airlines to ask people who aren't in a hurry to give up their seats voluntarily, in exchange for compensation. Those passengers bumped against their will are, with a few exceptions, entitled to compensation.*](http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/publications/flyrights.htm)


Title: US Visa, Tattoos & Self-harm

Question: I'm a 17 year old girl and I have visible self-harm scars on my forearm. I cut myself for a brief period of time when I was 12, but I still have the scars. I plan on getting a tattoo over them. I'm part of a student exchange program and I'll get a J-1 Visa, will the tattoo covering the scars be a problem? What about if I plan on getting a Visa later in life?

Answer: Should not be a problem unless the tattoos show affiliation to a gang or crime organization.


Title: (Alberta) I think I stole something

Question: A few weeks ago I reserved an item on bestbuys website. Later in the day I received an email saying that they could not find the item. A few hours later I received a call saying if I came in and reserved the item I would get $50 off. A week later I received an email saying that they were unable to process the order and that I should go in for a refund. I also received an call that said that they were no longer going to receive the item at all. I go in and get a refund. Fast forward to today I get a call saying to come in and pick up my item. I go in and pick up the item and they do not charge me at all. I walk out with the watch without paying and I think I might have stolen it. I am too scared to go back and I wouldn't know what to say. I do not know what to do

Answer:
 Stealing requires intention. Now that you know there might be a billing problem, will you keep it without fixing the mistake? If yes, then THAT is stealing.

As it is, go back to best buy and tell them that you want to make sure you were charged properly. Is it possible they charged your credit card already?


Title: Attorney filed motion to withdraw Family Law

Question:
Hi!

Question. We have an emergency hearing coming up and in response my exes attorney filed a motion to withdraw from her case.

How does this reflect on her in court?

What happens or can happen if she doesn’t show up to court? Child is in her custody.

Thank you

Answer:
 The attorney can withdraw for many reasons - disagreement with your ex, your ex not paying bills, personal reasons, medical reasons, wants to date the judge's daughter, tired of dealing with whiny people and wants to instead be a rodeo clown, you name it.

Unless the motion all but says "I'm ditching my client because they're insane/unreasonable/stinky/looks like a potato", the motion doesn't really reflect on your ex at all.

The court will decide what happens going forward based on the facts of the case.


Title: My legally seperate husband removed tires from my storage and is demanding money

Question:
My husband and I have been separated since January. I owned a set of winter tires for my vehicle that we paid a bit over $800 for in October of last year with money from my husband's uncle. When I stored them this may I made sure with the company that his name was not on the account and he didn't have access since he knows that's where we store our tires during their off season. I get a text from my ex today telling me he has removed the tires from storage and will give them to me if I pay $200 for them.

Normally, I am a 50/50 kind of person but he left to move in with another girl and left me with over $3k of moving bills and remaining household bills I've paid alone so far. I think the tires we bought for my car while I was the only one working are not a lot to feel are mine. My husband does not drive or own a car and these tires were purchased for the car I own and drive. I paid for the storage and their removal in May. What are my options, if any?

Answer: If I get this - you paid for commercial storage of your tires and the company has given them to someone else?  The first step would be to speak to the company responsible.  They had the agreement with you to look after your things and should make you whole.


Title: Youths keep entering banned premises and are being verbally abusive towards staff

Question:
So these teenagers keep entering my businesses building (UK, England)  even though they've been verbally told they are banned. They have been violent verbally towards staff and MOPs as well as damaging property. The police where contacted and gave us a youth reporting book but they do nothing about it. We have CCTV Proof of them doing a lot of the stuff to which today included banging on the windows and swearing at staff through it. Is there anything we can do (since we can't physically push them out).

Thanks in advance.

Answer: Keep calling police when they are trespassing Answer #2: You might also want to point this to /r/legaladviceuk


Title: A credit card company is claiming I'm responsible for my ex-husband's debt, despite our prenup, postnup, and divorce agreement. How can that be?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Your pre-nup, post-nup, and divorce orders are only between you and your ex. They don't apply to the credit card company at all.

But those would mean that after you pay, you can go sue your ex for the amount you paid.Answer #2: Were you guys married in Oregon and did you live there during the acquisition of this debt?


Title: What do I do when no one can tell me the laws to operate my business?

Question:
I work in a pawn shop that recently changed ownership and i’m helping the owner iron out legalities and policies to follow. We are in West Virginia. We are relocating to a new building that is inside city limits. We assumed a few laws may change for us based on moving so I set out today to get clarification.

We have always been told that when we purchase an item from a customer (not pawn, out and out purchase) we have to hold it for 10 days  This was always the rules under the old owner and the new owner just wanted to check the validity of it. Turns out, I cannot get any information.

I called 11 shops and got about 6 different answers. I decided to call the state legislature and was directed to the senate judiciary. She explained to me that there are no governing laws from the state pertaining to pawn shops. They are /sometimes/ regulated by county or city offficlals, but some areas may not be.

I had found an old senate bill (sb35) from 2012 and it outlines some pawn procedures. The senate judiciary told me that was only a proposal, but nowhere I can see or understand on the website states that.

I then called the county courthouse and asked to speak to someone about local pawn shop regulations. I was legit told “i’m Just an intern and every one else is out for lunch but call back in an hour.” I did, and they directed me to the city saying they had nothing.

I then called the city and was told they do not regulate them, the county does. I explained I was directed by the county and they passed me to a zoning/code enforcer who didn’t answer any calls or return any voicemails.

I have no idea what to do. We want to follow the laws but no one can tell us what the laws are...

Answer: Have you tried, you know, a lawyer?   Who can do legal research and tell you what to do?


Title: Question about what to do with car awarded to ex wife..

Question: I have a car that the judge ruled was to be granted to her. It states that all debts associated with the car she is responsible for. However she has yet to take a loan out to pay me so the car isn’t in my name anymore. It is registered in my name, and the loan is in my name. She’s skipping state now that the divorce is finalized and I don’t know what to do if she begins to refuse to pay payments, or refuses to get it out of my name? Any help is appreciated! Located in Chicago, IL

Answer: The loan needs to be re-financed in her name instead of her taking out a loan to pay you directly to then pay off your loan. Does she have possession of the car? If she is not doing what the divorce decree says, you should move forward with a contempt of court motion. This the legal remedy available to you to get her to comply.


Title: [AL] Possibly HIPPA Related - Getting my deceased mother's medical records

Question:
Hey LegalAdvice,

My maternal mother suffered from chronic depression and committed suicide when I was 3 years old. This has always been a deep family secret, and the full details have never been given to my sister and I. We have been able to glean a bit of information but nothing official.

My sister has dealt with depression most of her adult life, and one of my adult daughters deals with it as well. We decided to request my mother's medical records to get more factual information about what went on. We filed, but the records office told me that since I wasn't named on the death certificate, my father will have to make the request.

My father is in his 80s and has mild dementia. I don't have power of attorney, and he has more or less refused to help. He just wants us to "let sleeping dogs lay".

Does anyone know if there is a way for my sister and I to get access to these records without having my father request them? We are on a bit of a time crunch, as the facility only holds records for 50 years and is about to start discarding the relative records.

Thanks!

Answer:
 Maybe, but it would require a court order, and you might not get it. Consult an attorney in your jurisdiction. Said attorney could also obtain a temporary injunction preventing the facility from destroying these records until the court action was settled. (The most obvious line would be that dad's dementia impairs his ability act as your mother's personal representative, so another family member needs to be appointed by the court. The potential for family upset and hard feelings pursuing that line should likewise be obvious.)

Another possibility, since this is a continuing family medical issue, would be to see if your sister's or your daughter's treatment team would be willing to request them to see if they would prove useful in providing care to living patients. That's a longshot, but is sometimes successful.


Title: [NC] Title IX question regarding University Recreation Center

Question:
I thought i'd come get a more informed opinion before I go forward with this.

I'm a student at a public university in the NC state system. Our recreation center provides a specific kind of barbell in the weight room for student usage, it is a 20kg weightlifting bar meant for males.

This type of barbell is also made for women with different specifications; shorter length and thinner diameter, as these characteristics are better suited for female athletes/exercisers. Our recreation center does not provide an equal amount, or even one, women's weightlifting bar. We have plenty of female students that would benefit from having them.

Based on a cursory overlook of the Title IX provisions am I on solid ground bringing this to the attention of the recreation center management? I feel as though they'd be forced to act on it immediately to provide more equipment and thus equal access/opportunity for both sexes.

Any input or corrections would be appreciated.

Answer: Better course of action: talk to the staff like a normal person.


Title: [ON] Purchased a potentially stolen jet ski

Question:
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My brother impulse purchased a jet ski from Kijiji a few months back, and made the mistake of doing it in the dark while being deceived by the seller. Upon bringing it home for a more proper inspection, we noticed some things, and to put it bluntly, the jet ski has some issues. We decided to pay to have the issues fixed, use it for the summer, and then sell it.

We put an ad on Kijiji, and a few days later got a very frightening message. Someone messaged us and started describing things about the jet ski that weren't pictured in the ad, asking if it was the same one. He claims that it was his and it had been stolen. At this point, we haven't replied because we don't know what steps we need to take.

We have a Bill of Sale and a Vessel Permit. We've been told there is no ownership for jet skis.

Do we legally own this jet ski? Do we need to worry about anything?

Thank you.

Answer: It could very well be the original person who deceived you trying to get their jet ski back. Answer #2: You need to check the 'PPSA Registry' for the vehicle for Ontario. google and you will find more info.


Title: [FL] got pulled over in Winter Park for dad's license. When we checked his record, it was clear. DWB?

Question:
I currently live in Orlando, but I was over by winter park Fl last night and got pulled over by a cop. All night. Winter Park is one of the nicer parts of central Florida and I, being a brown skinned Haitian driving a 2000 Corolla, I stick out in that area. I pulled up next to a cop at a stop light, lowered my music and unfortunately made eye contact. He follows me when I make my turn and I pull over. the cop asks me for my license, etc. He asks me me if I am the registered owner of the vehicle and I told him no, since it's under my dad's name for insurance purposes. He proceeded to tell me that the owner (my dad) has a license suspension on his record since April and he shouldn't get caught driving. It's now the end of May and between me, my dad and my sister, not one of us has been pulled over for it until last night. When I got home, I told my him about what happened. We checked his dmv records. Now my dad isn't what I'd call a careful driver, but there are no recent violations on his record and he hasn't had any sort of interaction with cops since last year. I don't see how he could have gotten his license suspended. Even if he did get it suspended, shouldn't it show up on his driving record? On the other hand, I may possibly have ran some red lights and there's a chance that the cameras got me and mistook me for my dad. I don't put that outside of the realm of possibility, but I've never received any tickets in the mail for or any notice about it and again, if that were the case, I think it should show up on his dmv records. I do recall going to the DMV once and seeing a woman furious that her license was suspended without her knowledge, but I don't know how that story played out. Winter Park cops are well known for racially profiling and I noticed 7+ cops with suspecting eyes on me that night. It didn't really help that it was night time, but I had a feeling they were trying to get me for whatever they could.

Could the cop have just been making up stories or is it more likely that my dad's license is actually suspended? I'm driving him around for a bit anyway until we can get this sorted out. I don't want to mess around and find out that has license actually is suspended and deal with more trouble.

TLDR: cops pull me over, say my dad's license is suspended, dmv website says otherwise but I'm unsure what to believe. Both are pretty garbage in my area.

Answer: There are some other things besides traffic tickets that can get your liscence suspended. Missing jury duty or unpaid child support both come to mind, but I'm sure there are others. I think it's at least worth a stop into the local DMV office to figure things out.


Title: [Conn.] BF's mother racked up 3K in debt by opening a credit card in his name. He wants to expunge her debt and fix his credit but doesn't want to report her to authorities for identity theft.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 There are none. The only other option is for her to pay him back. Answer #2: I agree with /u/keltino: the only two options are for your boyfriend to pay off the debt or for him to turn her in.

However, your boyfriend should be aware that in a lot of cases like this, if the person committing the identity theft is bailed out with no consequences, they are very likely to do it again.Answer #3: Re Edit 2 "Transferring the debt to her SSN"  is not a thing. That is why nobody recommended it. There is NO way to remove BF's responsibility for debt that doesn't include reporting identity theft to the police. Answer #4: There are two options.

1. Report her for the identity theft and get it resolved that way.
2. Come up with 3k to pay it off and leave the authorities out of it.


Title: 100btc hacked - Bittrex wont return my crypto

Question:
Hi All

Had 100btc ...Was hacked on Bittrex(An Exchange) about 1yr ago and have had no success in having a common sense conversation with their support.

Support were adamant that they couldn't do anything and that the funds were gone, they have told me this so many times with theirt famous copy and paste answers.

it was clear that bittrex didnt care, I then proceeded to do my own investigation and realized this hacker transfered the crypto to his account on Bittrex.

Once realizing this, i sent them the proof....which means they are now able to help me...but are being difficult about it.
At this point i am extremely annoyed. Bittrex did nothing ...no investigation or anything.
I have asked bittrex for the following :
1) Have the hackers account frozen.
2) Ask the hacker for proof of income.
3) Return my money.

While this all seems straight forward,for bittrex support its not?
Bittrex is located in Seattle if that helps.

Any help would be great.
Not sure if im allowed to request a reputable lawyer(Seattle) on this forum...(please delete this line admin if it not allowed)

Answer: The exchange is not a court.  They can't take your word that you didn't authorize the transfer.  You will have to sue John Doe in a court that allows for subpoenas, and then subpoena the exchange for information about the transfer and where it went.  If the exchange isn't in the USA, you will likely be SoL.Answer #2: For a 100BTC you should have hired a lawyer a long time ago. You're most likely going to have to sue them to see any results.


Title: [WA] Son bought a car, didn't get title, didn't get bill of sale, can't contact sellers, now what?

Question:
He essentially did everything wrong.  Paid cash. No bill of sale, nothing.  It did have the registration, and the address of the sellers on it isn't good as of last August.  We do know that the car was not reported stolen.  Their phone no longer works.  Registration shows a lien holder, but they won't talk to us without loan numbers, etc.  He paid $4,000.

Police aren't sure what to do.  DOL isn't sure what to do.

I don't care if we end up with a mark on the title, but I can't find anyone that even knows what the next step is in trying to figure out how to resolve this mess.  Even a lawyer (1 year experience) was flummoxed.

Hoping like hell someone will have some ideas.  Thanks.

Answer:
 You need to contact a Surety Bond Agent and apply for a '[Bonded Title](http://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=308-56A-210)'

"*What is ownership in doubt? Ownership in doubt is when a vehicle owner(s) is unable to obtain satisfactory evidence of ownership or releases of interest as described in WAC 308-56A-265.*

*(2) What options are available in an ownership in doubt situation? When in an ownership in doubt situation, the owner may:*

*(a) Apply for three-year registration without title; or*

*(b) Apply for a bonded title described in RCW 46.12.151; or*

*(c) Petition any district or superior court of any county of this state to receive a judgment awarding ownership of the vehicle. This is required if ownership of the vehicle is contested after the applicant makes application for ownership in doubt and before the three-year ownership in doubt period has lapsed.*"
Answer #2: Where did he meet these people?  Is there any other way to find them?  Does he know their name?  How did he originally find out about this car?  Was it an add in a newspaper?  Would they have the address or info on how they paid for the add?  Answer #3: If by last August you mean 2015, you could maybe see if there's some way a lawyer can draft a document to see if the postal service has a forwarding address for them. I know in cases of, for example, child support, lawyers send our post office a letter to verify whether or not an address is correct for a given person. But this can only be done through legal means, you can't just go into a post office and ask about it yourselves.


Title: Would like to discuss a suit against my doctorate program in Spokane, WA - what type of attorney?

Question:
I'm about to graduate from a doctorate program and I've got some pretty significant concerns regarding how the program was taught, lots of credit-requirement rules that were bent, and even something as far as never receiving feedback for a particular class three semesters in a row. I've kept everything from each of the classes I've completed and I'm wondering how I go about finding an attorney to talk about with this. Would this be as simple as finding a civil attorney, or is there a more specific area I should be looking for? I realize this is a pretty tough case to make, which is why I'd like to find someone to sit down with to address my concerns.

Thanks for any help.
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 >I'm about to graduate from a doctorate program and I've got some pretty significant concerns regarding how the program was taught, lots of credit-requirement rules that were bent, and even something as far as never receiving feedback for a particular class three semesters in a row.

You literally have about zero chance of success. You can look for a civil attorney or someone with education law experience.  Be prepared to pay by the hour.


Title: Hand canceled postage not hand canceled. Lost item as a result.

Question:
Hello. I recently visited my relatives in Florida and had left something of mine behind. It was very small (about as wide as a penny and not **too** much thicker) so we decided to just send it in a standard envelope as it would be far simpler to do.

They wrote on the envelope for it to be hand canceled but they did not hand cancel it.

I normally wouldn't care but there is a very suspicious hole on the side of the envelope I received today that is roughly the diameter of the object in question.

It's, admittedly, not particularly valuable but it was sentimental and I was already angry at myself for leaving it in Florida, even though I knew it was going to be a very simple fix.

I'm currently living in Wisconsin and have not yet opened the envelope, if there is any advice that can be given (even that there's nothing I can do) I would immensely appreciate it.

Answer:
 Your problem has to do with the laws of physics, not the laws governing the USPS. Every mail handling facility has buckets full of unidentifiable keys, coins, and similar items that fly out of envelopes.

Even if the original postmark was hand-canceled, the mail processing and sorting equipment moves those envelopes at very high speed, starting, stopping, and changing direction based on a scanned barcode.

Dense metal objects like coins gather inertia and when the envelope stops moving or changes direction suddenly the coin keeps going, tearing a hole in the side of the envelope and falling through the machinery.

In the future, use a cardboard box or cut a coin-sized hole in a piece of cardboard, tape the coin inside the hole, and put that in the envelope.

Unless you insured the package you're out of luck.


Title: [UK]Girlfriend surprised me with a holiday for 1 year anniversary/21st birthday, yet boss refusing to let me take time off work

Question: My girlfriend surprised me 1 week ago with the news that she has booked a holiday for us to go abroad for 5 days to celebrate our 1 year anniversary and my 21st birthday. As procedure calls for, i submitted a holiday form in at work, which is giving my boss 4 months notice. I went to speak to him today about it and he told me that i couldn't take those particular dates off because we're busy during that period, even after i explained to him that is was booked and paid for and the only way we could re-book to a later date would result in a loss of roughly £500-750 (deposit loss and more expensive time of year). The only options i now have are either a) sucking it up and spending a lot of money i really don't have or b) going on holiday anyway and losing my job. I realise i probably don't have a leg to stand on legally but i thought it was worth a try to ask anyway (P.S. apologies for the less than eloquent post, I've just finished work and it's 2.15am)

Answer: Sounds like you have 4 months to find another job.Answer #2: This would probably fit better at r/legaladviceuk honestly.


Title: [CT] Rear ended by someone with no car insurance

Question:
[18M] Hey reddit, just got into a bad accident yesterday. Was inching up at a light that just turned green, and the guy coming up behind me did not stop going 10-15mph. This caused me to hit the car in front of me. My car looks like a piece of tin now, it’s totaled. I only have some neck pain from whiplash. The first thing the guy told me was “sorry I was looking down at my phone”. Anyways, I just got a call from an officer this morning to tell me the guy who hit me’s car insurance expired last month. So he was cited for driving too close and distracted driving, now he has to go to court for driving without insurance. Now, what exactly does this mean for ME? Knowing he had no insurance now, how does my claim & insurance money change? What steps do I go from here? Thanks
Topic:
Insurance

Answer:
 Follow up with that whiplash. My best friend developed huge headache and nerve pain issues years later from a screwed up vertebra in an accident less severe than yours. She wishes she had gotten imaging at the time.Answer #2:
Do you have collision coverage on your car? If you do, make a claim against your own policy. If you do not, your remedy is to sue the person that hit you.

For your injury claim, your policy might have coverage either under a medical payments provision, or under uninsured motorist coverage. Ask your insurance company about those.  If no coverage there, again you would have to sue the driver that hit you.


Title: Laid off but still being paid

Question:
I work part time for a small computer repair shop and was told that they wouldn't need me to come in while this whole situation was happening so I applied for unemployment and was accepted but received a call from my boss saying that they saw I applied for unemployment and to not accept payments because they are getting payroll assistance for small businesses. They said they would continue paying me while I was not working and to not take unemployment even though they cut all of my hours previously. What I would be getting paid from them is half of what I would be getting on unemployment so I am unsure of what I should be doing if anything at all.

Last Day at work: 3/23/20

Date told I was still being paid: 4/3/20

Employees: Less than 10

Location: Central New York

Answer: The CARES act allows businesses to apply for a loan if they don't lay off any workers. They are trying to game the system. They have calculated how much they can pay you, how much their UI will go up, and how much they will get from the loan and still come out on top. Take the unemployment and simply sever contact with them.


Title: Job that I quit just paid me for time after I had already quit

Question:
I woke up this morning to a bunch of unexpected money in my checking account.  I left (not on good terms) on June 29. I was then paid for June 15-30 on July 7, as expected. Then I was paid today for the period from July 1-15.
The job was in Minnesota but my legal address is in Florida. I have never had residence in Minnesota (it was a seasonal job).
What should I do? Should I call them and tell them that they paid me erroneously? Or should I just hang onto the money for a while (not spending it) and wait and see if they discover their mistake? My friend who quit a couple of weeks before me said the same thing happened to him and they haven’t contacted him yet. What should I do?

Answer: Tell them. It's not yours. Don't spend it


Title: Charter High school failed me purposefully to prevent me from graduating..help!?

Question:
A Highschool teacher purposefully failed me by changing a grade due to a grudge against me. This grudge was because another teacher at school tried to belittle me and lashed out at me, and I unfortunately lost my temper too, (I suffer from anger issues) and when my English teacher heard he basically changed a grade that I turned in to an F so I basically fail high school as a senior,

I made a meeting with the principal and counselor and they were arrogant to the point of refusing to listen to my problems, especially after telling them that I aspire to go to college and become a Lawyer...they brushed off my issues after explaining that a recent family member passed away that year that caused me to act so innapropiately...but that isnt right of him to change a grade that I clearly turned in because of a colleague of his. I am in a charter school and I feel depressed for the fact that he purposefully made me fail so I dont graduate.
So basically, 1. I spoke to the teacher and he refused, 2.spoke to administration/counselors and they refused, 3. due to my history in this school, I'm not sure how I will be viewed. Worst part is that I have multiple tardies/absences due to days of feeling down over the death of a family member.
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 The school has near-universal latitude to decide who passes and fails their courses.

Given your disrespect of the school and your multiple absences, it's unlikely anyone will be on your side here.Answer #2: I'm sorry you went through a family member passing. The school has the authority to decide whether to pass or fail you. If the difference between you passing and failing all came down to one single grade, then ultimately it's your fault you failed and not the school. That's not a single mistake on your part. That is a series of bad choices you made and the school finally had enough.Answer #3: Absenteeism and abusive conduct are valid reasons to fail you in their own right,


Title: Can my employer not promote my girlfriend because of our relationship? (NY)

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Nope. As long as they aren't discriminating against her based upon a protected class, they can choose to never promote her. Being in a relationship with another co-worker is not a protected class.


Title: [Scotland] Anyone here a criminal lawyer? I think I might be in trouble and could use advice. Private mail please.

Answer:
 No one here is going to private mail you, and that goes double for if they are a lawyer.

Despite the name of the sub, what we do here is not "officially" legal advice.

A lawyer speaking in private to someone who wants advice could be seen to establish an attorney/client relationship with the questioner, which is not what we really do here.

If you can't tell us what happened on an anonymous internet forum (from a throwaway for example) then you really just need to contact a solicitor or barrister and get the info/advice you want from them.


Title: The heating system needs replaced in my work building, can we be expected to work in the cold for two weeks until it's fixed? [Missouri, US]

Question: I did some googling and it looks like the temperature for an work area needs to be 68 degrees minumum and today it was in the 50s. We asked about space heaters but they said no because it's a safety hazard. I can bundle up in at my desk but there's only so much I can wear in the lab where I do most of my work. Is two weeks a reasonable time frame to ask us to work in these conditions? It's just going to get colder with no heating and the temps in the single digits outside.

Answer:
 The 68 degree minimum is a recommendation.  The employer only needs to heat the work space enough to not be putting employees at risk of death or serious injury.  Probably it's fine to be in the 50s.  But if it's below freezing and you feel you could be at risk from hypothermia, frostbite, or any other serious hazards, call OSHA.

Space heaters are a good idea, and you might push back (gently) on the idea of them being a safety hazard, again, depending on your work, and on your relationship with whoever you're saying it to.  If you work with flammable stuff, it's not safe.  If it's just papers, it probably is safe and whoever says it isn't may not realize how far space heaters have come since the old days.


Title: Was applying to jobs in Arizona. One job's minimum requirements included accepting the bible as the infallible word of God, among other religious sentiments. Failure to accept their "Statement of Faith" immediately disqualified my application. Is this not illegal?

Question:
Before reviewing currently open positions, please read our "Statement of Faith and Guiding Principles" and indicate your acceptance and agreement of the principles contained therein.

During working and non-working hours, Alliance Defending Freedom Team Members, as part of their duties as Team Members, shall: (i) be ready, willing, and able to participate in public and private prayer, chapel, or other similar Christian services held or sponsored by Alliance Defending Freedom, including prayer with and for friends and allies of the ministry; (ii) refrain from statements and conduct that detracts from the biblical standards taught and supported by Alliance Defending Freedom; (iii) be spiritually ready, willing, and able to fulfill such other ministry functions and requirements as may be requested by Alliance Defending Freedom; and (iv) abide by the practices and policies of Alliance Defending Freedom, including without limitation, those that pertain to corporate religious activities, beliefs, and practices.

Statement of Faith

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity and humanity of Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His present rule as Head of the Church and in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful men regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We believe that all those who die in God’s grace through faith are assured eternal salvation; those who die in a state of sin and unbelief suffer the punishment of Hell.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, with equality across racial, gender, and class differences.
Guiding Principles

Alliance Defending Freedom is:

Christ-Centered: We rely solely upon God’s redemptive grace for our existence, our vision, and our sustenance, trusting in His sovereignty as we seek to convey hope to all we serve.
Servant-Oriented: We are committed to anticipating and meeting the legal needs of those dedicated to preserving religious liberty.
Committed to Victory: We will prayerfully enter every battle expecting to win, while always demonstrating respect toward those who oppose us.
Committed to Excellence: We are dedicated to achieving superior quality and exceptional results in defending and advocating for the right of people to freely live out their faith.
Committed to Stewardship: We acknowledge that all resources are a gift from God and hold ourselves to the highest standards of accountability to Him and those who support our efforts.
I have read and understand the Alliance Defending Freedom Statement of Faith and hold to spiritual beliefs which are not in conflict with the Statement of Faith.

Answer:
 Looks like it's a conservative Christian nonprofit, probably engaged in lobbying.Answer #2: That's a Christian ministry. They are allowed to do that, as others have said. In addition to signing that document, if employed there:

>*During working and non-working hours, Alliance Defending Freedom Team Members, as part of their duties as Team Members, shall: (i) be ready, willing, and able to participate in public and private prayer, chapel, or other similar Christian services held or sponsored by Alliance Defending Freedom, including prayer with and for friends and allies of the ministry; (ii) refrain from statements and conduct that detracts from the biblical standards taught and supported by Alliance Defending Freedom; (iii) be spiritually ready, willing, and able to fulfill such other ministry functions and requirements as may be requested by Alliance Defending Freedom; and (iv) abide by the practices and policies of Alliance Defending Freedom, including without limitation, those that pertain to corporate religious activities, beliefs, and practices.*Answer #3: Private, religious organization?


Title: Changing medication dosages prescribed to mentally ill family member

Question:
Hi,

This question is from Canada (British Columbia to be exact) but posting here since seems to be most active...

My father has power of attorney over my (adult) younger brother who has has been dependent on him for his entire life. His troubles began with bipolar but his condition has worsened over the years to include others.

My father has become increasingly obsessed with studying mental illness and medications over the years. To the point where for the past 10+ years or so he has been aggressively requesting medications and treatments, and also modifying my brother's  prescriptions to suit what he thinks is best for him (even radically changing dosage or omitting certain pills). He controls and dispenses all medications to my brother.

He has also received opiate painkiller prescriptions from his own doctor in order to give them to my brother because he thinks they are necessary to treat emotional pain but my brother's doctors do not agree.

My brother has become completely isolated from the world for over 10 years. My father does not allow him to attend doctors appointments without him or without recording them. He believes that my father knows more about mental illness than his doctors and therapists, and does not trust anybody wants to help him aside from my father.  My father believes the doctors are all incompetent and does not do what they tell him to do with regards to medication or lifestyle changes.

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Answer:
 Contact the Canadian equivalent of adult protective services and tell them what you told us. Changing medications/dosage amounts could be considered practicing medicine without a license.

Worth noting that even actual MDs are not supposed to be so involved in the treatment of immediate family like this.


Title: Usage of surveillance cameras in the workplace

Question: I live in Ontario and I was recently fired from my job at a retail store due to spending too much time behind the counter. My boss decided to fire me after reviewing security footage in which he stated I spent too much time behind the counter and wasn't with customers enough. My boss never notified me about the video cameras nor did I ever give conscent to being filmed. I have read that employers need to notify employees about security cameras and need a legitimate business reason to review footage. Also, I was never provided any health and safety training. Can anyone enlighten me on situation? If anymore information is necesary please just ask, thank you.

Answer: I dont think a business owner needs to notify employees of security cameras in appropriate locations


Title: Virginia-assaulted someone after having food thrown on person in public restaurant.

Question:
TLDR at the bottom.

This isn't involving me, but an acquaintance who doesn't reddit.  The story is ridiculous and immature, these are all adults ~30yrs old and they were all drinking alcohol.
I'll post the story, then my questions below. Much appreciation in advance.

Person A arrived at a bar/restaurant, meeting friends at table 1. Person A got very drunk, his table mates drank too.

Person B arrived at the same bar/restaurant, meeting some friends at table 2. They all drank as well. Presumably all were drunk.

Person A and B are male and have a tumultuous friendship, were currently not spending time together or having much to do with each other due to a disagreement. They are on/off all the time and usually make up eventually. No romance involved, if that matters.

Person B went outside to smoke with his own table mates, leaving one person in their booth to watch their things.  Person A went outside, very drunk, and tried to talk/be friendly. Person B was rude to person A and embarrassed him with what was said.  Person A went back inside and poured a glass of water into a basket of french fries that were on Person B's table, as a retaliation i guess. Then person A just quietly went back to their own table. The table-watcher was an unknown female and she was naturally irate and disgusted by this act.

For the next 20 minutes person B's table was audibly angry about their fries being ruined.  They eventually all got up to leave.  The unknown/female table-watcher was the last one out the door and took the fries, ketchup, and water (all combined)  and flung them at person A who was sitting at his own booth with friends. Then the female and group took off down an alleyway that has gravel and stepping stones.

Person A was furious and covered in this mixture, and took off after them in the alley. The unknown female allegedly stopped abruptly and person A hit her from behind hard. Person A reportedly didn't have his arms out/ did not shove her but just hit her from behind with the front of his body as he was running after them.  She fell to the ground, scraping her elbow, person A kept running and did not return.

Now person B is messaging person A's family via social media stating that the female was going to the ER and that she filed a police report the following day for assault and that person A is "going to jail." A restaurant employee was witness to this but unsure if his version of the story. I do know person A has been told not to come back for 6 months. The female has showed pictures of her elbow, and I've seen them.  She has some scraping and dark bruising.

QUESTIONS:

Who is the victim here, or at they both victims?

Would having fries thrown on you (with water and ketchup) be assault or battery or neither?

Did she have a right to throw the mixture on him since he acted first by ruining their fries?

Can he be charged for hitting her from behind with his body? he claims it was not intentional, that he just wanted to yell at them because she ruined his clothes. I was not present, can only relay what I've been told.

How can he find out if she really filed a report or if he's in trouble? he works out of state and so far nobody (police) has been to his home. He doesn't want to seem like he's avoiding anyone, he works 10 hour shifts and has a 2hr commute so he's only home to sleep.

Should he file a report of his own fir having the items thrown in him,  or just hope it all resolves itself? This took place late last Thursday, today is Monday. He acknowledges he should have never ruined their fries and was dumb and drunk, but feels like the female's reaction was not right/acceptable either

There were cameras in the bar, should he ask the manager to save the footage?  Do they have to honor the request if so?

TLDR: everyone is over 21, everyone has been drinking alcohol for hours. A guy pours water into someone's fries and ketchup at a restaurant after the 'head' person of the table insulted him, the guy who poured the water was not part of their party. A girl of the party is mad and throws the concoction onto the guy who ruined it,  and then the party leaves quickly down an alley on foot. The guy is mad his clothes are ruined and he's humiliated in a crowded bar, ends up having physical impact with the girl as he is running after them (the front of his body hit her from behind).  She has minor injuries (bruising and scratches on elbow), claims she's gone to ER and filed police report and has told the guy's family to prepare for him to go to jail for assaulting her and that she is suing him. What is the outcone likely to be for all this?

Answer:
 If he's lucky, a round of citations for things like disorderly conduct for everyone involved, a ban from the restaurant, and everyone can move on.

If he's not lucky, misdemeanor charges for assaulting another patron. What he did is in no way self-defence, and in spite of your distancing language it's clear he body-checked someone because he was angry at them. It sounds like there were plenty of witnesses. Virginia has a mandatory 30-day minimum sentence for simple assault convictions.

"Person A" needs to stop discussing this with people. If he's approached by the police or arrested, the only questions he should answer are to identify himself - his name and address. Anything else should be met with "I'm not answering questions without an attorney."


Title: pulled over for BS, handcuffed for BS, was able to go home. anyone know a ticket fighting company? forget about elimitix

Question:
GOT PULLED OVER BY:  DETROIT AIRPORT POLICE

IN THE CITY OF: DETROIT?

COURT TO APPEAR AT: 34TH JUDICIAL COURT IN ROMULOUS

THIS IS ALL IN MICHIGAN.  I AM A WOMAN IN MY MID TWENTIES

So mad, went to the airport to pick up family.  Accidently went to long term parking and got out without having to pay THANK GOODNESS. as soon as I left long term parking, I got pulled over people.  The officer came up to my window and i had it half up half down. i was scared for my life, ive seen so many tweets, posts about how many people police have killed without any threat, without any weapons or being under the influence of anything.  So the police officer came up to my window and said, whats up.  I said whats up.  he asked me to put my window down all the way, and i did EVEN THO I DIDNT WANT TO.  he didnt say anything, so i asked him why did you pull me over.  he said you kept switching lanes, without using your turn signals.  i told him no way, i didnt switch lanes at all.  (at best i was swerving) then he asked me do i have license, registration and insurance.  mind you this is my 2nd time driving this car.  i told him i dont know where the insurance or registration is its not my car, i dont drive itoften anyway.  he said whos car is it.  i said my uncles.  he said if you dont have insurance or registration i can tow the car. its probably in the glove box.  i got so scared, I was getting anxiety so i told him.  i have really bad anxiety.  the officer asked me to lower the passenger window (his partner was standing at the passenger window) i repeated i have BAD anxiety (i wasnt going to open the passenger window) he said from what?  i told him not from you, i have anxiety in general (how am i supposed to tell a cop im afraid of being killed?  without him taking offense?)  he repeatedly asked me to open the passenger window for his partner and i avoided the question.  then he told me again if i dont produce the insurance or registration the car will be towed.  i frantically began searching for everything, he said is it even insured i said yeah registered and insured.  I found the registration and I gave it to him .. he walked away.  He came back, and said step out of the car.  i said for what?  he said step out of the car and i will explain everything to you.  i didn't move.  he opened my drivers door, and i said "whoa whoa everyone calm down" i was so scared guys.  anyways my uncle texts me back and told me where the insurance was so i opened the sunglass area and pulled out the insurance and i said out loud "im grabbing the insurance a piece of paper" the police officer said, leave it in the car.  step out.  I stepped out, he said turn around and put your hands behind your back.  I did as I was told, No questions (these mother suckers so intimidating)  The officer said, "you are under arrest for an outstanding warrant in allen park" i said for what, he said retail fraud.  a million things went through my head, i dont even go to allen park, did someone file a report against my brand new business?  when on earth have i ever shopped or opened something in allen park? and i didnt want to get on his bad side so i stayed quiet.  mind you i dont go to allen park at all.  no shopping, no nothing.  my family lawyer is there, and i went there recently to get advice about opening a business.  anyways the cop asks me, do you go to allen park i told em yea, my lawyers out there.  His partner (a woman) pats me down then  so he tells me "youre under arrest for an outstanding warrant.  we're going to contact allen park, and if they confirm your warrant we will take you to jail. if not we will give you a ticket"  i said again, a ticket for what he says "improper lane usage" and im in no position to argue with this officer, or plead my case.  I was too upset that he insisted that I changed lanes, when I barely got off the ramp.  It was not the time or place to argue or plead my case anyway.  So after he says that, he opens the back of the police car and tells me to get in.  He gets in the car, while his partner searches my uncles car.  Im praying my uncle didnt have something in it.  A 2nd police car comes up, and speaks with the officer who put me in cuffs.  The officer says everything that happened basically, except the first few things.  He told this new officer that I almost hit him, changing lanes.  meaning he was horizontally beside me.  which is bs!!!! I JUST GOT OFF THE RAMP, AND WHEN HE FIRST PULLED ME OVER HE SAID "I WAS BEHIND YOU I SAW YOU"  but again, i kept quiet.  the cop printed out a ticket while he was talking to this new officer... a few minutes later the cop says "its my lucky day" I stay quiet again... then he gets out of the car, opens my door and asks me to step out.  the cop asks me to turn around, and he took off my handcuffs and i said "thank you" He said "we are going to let you go, with a ticket" and you know what i said? i said "for what" he says "improper lane usage.  you still have an outstanding warrant in allen park.  you need to contact them and get that taken care of.  do you have any questions?" i said "no you've explained everything to me perfectly thank you"

This is 2 points, and I need to know does anyone have a ticket fighting company to recommend?

TLDR; i need a good traffic fighting company.  All I'VE found is elimitix and they're rather expensive bc they add $100 for the court that i need to appear at (Romulus, MI)

Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 Get a traffic lawyer.  We don't give recommendations for a specific company.

Also, as the officer instructed, contact Allen Park and clear up your warrant.

And next time, do whatever the officers tell you.  Do not ignore their request or start reaching for things when they tell you to leave the vehicle.


Title: [NY USA] Is it legal to take someone's keys to keep them from driving drunk?

Question: You hear this advice a lot, to take someone's keys so they don't drive drunk. But assuming they don't want to give the keys up, would it actually be legal to take the keys? It seems like it would be considered strongarm robbery if you do.

Answer:
 Technically.

But here's how it plays out.

They call the police and make the report.

A cop shows up and makes you give him the keys back.

He drives away.

The cop arrests him for DWI.


Title: Two small company owners traded employees, without consulting the employees. Is it legal?

Question:
I'm asking if it's legal for two reasons.

First, it sounds really shady, like the employees are property.

Second, this happened at work in CA last month, and the employees were told not to tell anyone. Naturally, the guy leaving our company told a few people, and now it's a well known "secret" in the office. I've gotten to know the new guy (from the other company) too and he verified he was told the same thing.

Basically, they were told that they can change their employment to the new company, and work in the new office, or they'll lose their job. It's unclear whether they would/could be laid off or fired or asked to quit, etc.

So is this legal? Is this something else I'm going to have nightmares about?!

EDIT: I said "without consulting" in the title because the employees were not asked if they wanted to do it. They agreed, to keep their jobs, but the guy who left my company said he would NOT have done it if he had a choice.

Answer: Absent a contract, they could have all been fired on the spot. Would that have been preferred?


Title: (GA and Tenn) Child support he cant pay.

Question: My boyfriend recently got out of the military in October and it has been difficult for him to find a job in our city. Well he found one as a server and put in a petition to modify the child support from 800 dollars to something more manageable. The courts in Tennessee sent a letter back saying he has to pay those 800 for this month and the forseeable future. His ex is saying that if we move up there and take over the baby sitting cost which is where all the child support goes to she ask the court to lower the payment. But he doesn't want me to interrupt my college to move to a place ive been before with no university close by to be able to finish my degree. What are some legal options that he has.

Answer:
  The courts have decided that with his experience he can get a better job so he needs to look at higher paying jobs and/or get a second job.

But really, it is sad that he doesn't want to move to be with his child because of some random third party.


Title: 18 y/o pothead pulled over with 20 brownies, 3g, a bowl, 2 bongs, and a recycler

Question:
Totally compliant, knew I was fucked. Figured it might help me get lesser charges. Passed a field sobriety test, they didn't take it any further than that. What can I expect to be charged with, and what fines are associated with these penalties? I tried researching it myself but I was unable to really get the concise answers I was looking for. I am located in the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia, PA.

Ps - Willfully handing a cop my prized glass was one of the hardest things I have ever done.

Answer:
 No one can tell you what you will be charged with. Some possibilities include possession, distribution, possession of paraphernalia, and perhaps multiple counts of each. [Here](http://norml.org/laws/item/pennsylvania-penalties-2) is some info on those charges and the penalties they come with.

> Willfully handing a cop my prized glass was one of the hardest things I have ever done.

That's kinda pathetic, man.
Answer #2: Buddy, if giving up your prized glass was the hardest thing... You got quite a shock coming when life throws it's shit at you.


Title: Should my judge have recused herself? Do I have a case against my lawyer?

Question:
I was in court about three weeks ago over making educational decisions for my son. The outcome didn't go in my favor, but at this point that is not really the issue here.

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My problem is that one of the pieces of evidences against my ex was that she had a previous fiance who posted multiple pictures of himself on his public instagram engaged in devil worship and devil worship "memes" related to children (in between pictures of himself with my ex and our son). I thought this would be a perfect bit of evidence to show how she engages with men who are a poor choice as it relates to our son. While not a smoking gun it was part of a larger picture.

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The judge however immediately stated that she didn't want to see anything about my ex's past relationships or hear anymore about this devil worshiping man. My lawyer then did a very poor job of justifying and the line of questioning was struck down.

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After lunch the judge calls my lawyer and the opposing counsel into her chambers to discuss something privately and I was not informed what it was, then we continued with the proceedings and a judgement that favored my ex was rendered.

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The next day my lawyer called me to tell me that the judge told her and the opposing counsel in her chambers that when she saw my ex's devil worshiping fiance and heard his name, that by a twist of fate he was now dating the court clerk that served her and it was a possible conflict of interest.

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Today my wife texts me that not only does the devil worshipping ex fiance have pictures with someone with the same name as the county clerk in the judge's employ on his public facebook account, but the clerk and him are having a child. I checked his instagram saw the ultrasound (with her name), then did a bit of googling and found a picture of this woman, and I'll be damned if it's not the same woman I saw my lawyer hand the judges orders to yesterday morning.

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Now I would feel better about all of this if my lawyer didn't massively embarrass me and herself in court. Not only did she not inform me about the possible conflict of interest before giving the judge the go-ahead to proceed in her chambers, she was unable to make arguments, took so long to ask questions that it pissed off the judge, used verbiage that made her sound incompetent (she used the word 'stupid' in reference to my son's intellectual abilities), allowed opposing counsel to badger me on the stand without making objections, AND she missed deadlines for sending documents to the opposing council that delayed filing the custody order paper. My wife said my lawyer sounded hungover or on drugs during the trial, her performance was that bad.

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The conversation about possible conflict of interest in the judge's chambers came at a time when I was feeling extremely nervous about how things were going in court. Leading up to trial I was confident that the judge would rule in my favor, but as the morning went on and my lawyer continuously upset the judge, I felt like that was the opportunity my lawyer could have pushed for a second chance with a different judge.

I feel dumbstruck and don't know if I have any options. I don't know if I have a strong enough case to somehow reverse the judge's decision, especially given that school started three weeks ago and to change my son's school would be a major disruption.

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I don't know what real options I have at this point. I would heavily considering filing a complaint about this judge, and possibly sue my lawyer for malpractice or try to get my money back from the law firm. Not only am I extremely frustrated with my lawyer's performance (or lack thereof), but I'm incredibly mad that I wasn't informed about the possible conflict of interest until the day after the case. I really don't want to spend more money on another lawyer but I feel like I've been totally screwed over and would like to know my options.

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Answer:
 The judge's clerk dating someone is almost certainly not an issue that would require the judge to step aside.  In addition, bad character evidence is almost never allowed, custody hearings are not "bash your ex" time and I would tend to agree that the fact that your ex dated someone who has odd beliefs isn't relevant, they are not dating that person now, if you wanted to bring it up the time was long ago.

Your attorney may or may not have fallen below the standard of what a reasonable attorney would have done, I wasn't there, I haven't seen the transcript, I can't say.  If you want to get a better opinion you will need to go have a consult with another family law attorney and see what they say.  But we can't say with any degree of certainty if there is anything actionable here.


Title: [TX] Can a sheriff from one county pull someone over in a different county?

Question:
I have seen Harris county sheriffs radaring people here in Montgomery County before, and yesterday on my way home from work, a Harris county sheriff car was tailing me pretty aggressively, I assume running my plates. I wasn't speeding and he didn't pull me over, but he followed most of my turns. Is it legal for them to do this?

If it is in fact not legal, how do I best respond when/if pulled over by one of these guys? If they wrote me a ticket, wouldn't it be for the Harris county courts instead of Montgomery? That doesn't seem right. Thanks in advance.

Answer: It's likely legal, yes. You can call one of the departments to ask about it, but it's pretty common for them to deputize neighboring departments to help out and make things easier.


Title: Judge gave my car to ex-wife, who refuses to make the payments, or sell the car.

Question:
Houston TX.

Recently divorced and in the final stages of cleaning up all the crap that happens along that way with that.  Biggest concern now is that the judge ordered she got one of our cars, which was in my name, and that she make the payments.

It's been 3 months, and I had made the first 2 payments since to protect my credit.  I refuse to continue paying for the car, and have other obligations (a new car, rent, etc) to take care of.

The ex-wife had told the judge she intended to sell the car immediately as she did not want it, but has not attempted to do that in the past 3 months.  It's just sitting somewhere, hanging like an anchor on my credit.

The car is financed, and should get automatically paid off when she sells it to a dealer (Carmax, etc) I believe.  The problem is she's not selling it, and not making payments.  My attorney is telling me there is nothing they can do to enforce the judge's order in the divorce.

Do I have any recourse?  Do I have any way of protecting my credit?  Do I have any way to reclaim the car, for the purpose of selling it?

The ex has vanished and has not left any forwarding addresses at all, or any contact information (although her lawyer forced me to give up all of my information to the court for some reason).

Any direction you can point me would be helpful.  My lawyer seems to have given up, the finance company won't change anything on the loan end, and basically the judge screwed my credit on purpose it seems.

Answer:
 Your recourse is to go the judge and ask that she be found in contempt, the car returned to you, and her owing you the payments that you have made.

You have a good shot here, just go and make the motion.

The judge did not screw your credit on purpose and if you take that attitude you are going to lose.

The judge made a reasonable decision based on your ex acting in good faith.  She has not.

So you go back to the judge.Answer #2: > Do I have any recourse?

You should continue making payments then if she doesn't follow through with the payments you can sue her for the payments she was required by the judge to make. The order by the judge does not change the loan contract you made when you purchased the car.


Title: May have accidentally drove off without paying for gas

Question: Today I went to fill up, inserted my card, declined receipt, filled up and left, everything seemed normal, however there is no charge on my card and nothing showing in pending transactions which is unusual. Is it a good idea to go back to the store tomorrow and ask if there was a drive off and try to pay for it? State: Wisconsin

Answer:
 That's what I would do.  It could take time to show up on your statement, but most states have pretty serious laws about not paying for gas.  I know when the cops show up at my door, I'd prefer telling them I already handled it.Answer #2: I'd go back and talk to them.

I've managed to absentmindedly drive off without paying, and I just drove back 10 minutes later and explained and paid. I found it embarassing, but they were super cool about it, it was just "Yeah, we recognized you, you buy fuel here all the time, so we figured it was just a mistake that we could settle the next time."

In your case, it's even easier, as you tried to pay, and only later noticed that the transaction somehow failed, so you have a better reason than I did...Answer #3: Don't worry about it. There are any number of things outside of your control that will make the charge take days to appear.

Mice ate a landline, tree next to the station got a little too tall, moron has the pumps in offline or batch mode by mistake, card processor just lost their sysadmin, etc, etc.. Answer #4: >Is it a good idea to go back to the store tomorrow and ask if there was a drive off and try to pay for it?

First, call your bank. They have access to more information than you do about your account, so it's likely that they'll be able to tell you whether there's a hidden pending charge or authorization that's dropped off.


Title: Debating on if I should call CPS

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Call CPS immediately. The courts try to place children with relatives before they will send them to foster care, but does that really matter? Even in foster care he will likely be treated better than in the care of his own mother.

>I am worried though that my calling the state will come back against my grandma

In what way? She's done nothing wrong.


Title: Speeding ticket Is their a defense in California

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Those are not defenses to speeding.

Answer #2: If there was an automatic legal defense for people speeding, then it wouldn't be illegal


Title: An ICE van was outside my house tonight. He's not there anymore. How worried should I be? (GA)

Question:
I'm freaking out and I don't know what to do. I'm a US citizen, I'm married to an illegal immigrant. He's European, I met him online and we got married. Last year he moved here and overstayed his visa, since I wasn't earning enough to sponsor him. He doesn't work and he's not a criminal, so we assumed he would be very low priority and we would be safe.

Earlier today, an Amazon package he was expecting wasn't delivered, and it said there was no safe place to leave it. It seemed a little odd but we didn't think much of it. My parents are visiting for the holidays, so we left to go hang out at their hotel for the day, and when we got home, the package was there, and a white van with a GA license plate with an ICE logo on the plate. We left for a walk, and the car was gone when we got back. We are so worried though, we don't know what's going to happen to him. We are sitting inside, panicking that he could get deported any day now. Would he be offered voluntary deportation, or would they honestly come into our home, arrest him, and take him to a detention center? Would he be able to have any contact with me there?

I have no idea what to do.

Answer:
 Are you sure it was an ICE van? ICE is federal So they wouldn’t have Georgia plates. They would have federal government plates. Answer #2: Are you sure it was an ICE logo, or did the GA plate number just start with "IC"?

IC just means the vehicle is a for hire vehicle, basically a commercial vehicle.

Honestly, in my opinion what I think what happened was the Amazon driver never came around the first time and just marked a rejected delivery to cover his butt for delivering late (that happens *a lot*), and the van you saw later that day *was* the Amazon driver probably taking a break or looking up his next delivery. In my area the Amazon delivery drivers drive unmarked white Dodge Ram ProMaster delivery vans (similar to Ford Transits/Mercedes Sprinters/Nissan NV2500s). Was that what you saw? I could be wrong though.

source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-passenger_and_optional_vehicle_registration_plates_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)

BTW, you might want to get in touch with an immigration attorney, or at least an immigrant's rights organization in your area now just so you have a game plan for the "what ifs".