Title: Retroactively fired without notification?

Question:
I am (was) a graduate assistant at a university in Hawaii. I decided I would not continue attending the university in the coming fall 2017 semester (and thus have not registered for classes) but I have been registered full time and working in my position for about three years now without any lapse or anything. In January 2017 I was given a "payroll notification" form that states my most recent appointment period lasted until July 31st 2017. I continued fulfilling my duties as a graduate assistant until that time.

I recently received a letter saying that the university "overpayed" me and that I was terminated in May 2017 (the end of the spring 2017 semester). They are asking for my salary back for the period between when they say I was terminated and July 5th which was the last payment I received from them. In my eyes it seems they actually still owe me additional pay for the remainder of July.

Do they have any legal recourse here? I was never at any point told to stop working and I never signed any documents ending my appointment period early, I merely told my professor I would not be returning for the fall 2017 semester.

They are bringing up that I was not registered for classes during the summer semester which I had never done in the past anyway and always still received my pay. In fact, this day on the previous year I still wouldn't have even registered for the fall semester. They claim I am not a "full time student" so they are entitled to take the money back and not pay me my final wages.

I believe I can still register for fall classes, the student fees would be less than the money I am still owed and certainly less than what they are asking for back. Should I just do this and end any possible argument they may have?

Thank you for your help.

Answer:
 Did you work after May 2017?  You are entitled to be paid for work performed.  If you did work until the end of July, then you can file an unpaid wage claim with your state's department of labor.

If you did not perform work after May of 2017, then they may be the ones in the right.


Title: Just got fired for "looking upset"from a job that doesn't pay overtime

Question: Just got fired yesterday from a mom and pop restauraunt in( jax florida)where the employers cut your hours off at 40 on the tax sheet and give you the rest of your hours under the table at normal wage. Also i foundout he took most of the money out of my final check without my consent to pay a debt i owed to another coworker that had nothing to do with him. What should i do??

Answer:
 Assuming you're in the U.S., you should contact either the Department of Labor or your state's equivalent organization. They'll take care of the wage and hour violations, but it might take a bit to see resolution.

Your firing was likely legal, but you should absolutely file for unemployment. You'll almost certainly get it, assuming you meet your state's qualifications.


Title: Question about working in "pornography".

Question:
Hey guys!

I recently began collecting payments for subscriptions to what is essentially a social media based reality show that includes nudity.

A little history, I started posting on snapchat a few months ago with pictures of me baking naked. It started for fun, but eventually I got a good group of fans and people kept asking how they could donate to me.

Long story short, being an entrepreneurial woman, I decided to capitalize on this and I have basically started the beginnings of a subscription based "porn" show. The bulk of the show is non nude, but there is occasional full frontal nudity and I do "play" with myself here and there.

This is something I am truly enjoying, and I would love to turn this into a legitimate business for myself to live off of. The potential for livable wages is there, I just need to know what I need to do to make sure I am not breaking any laws.

In the brief research I have done, I have discovered that there are obscenity laws I must obey, and I am also certain that I cannot accept subscriptions from minors.

If you have any information that will get me going in the right direction, or if you are someone who could potential help me as legal counsel, I would love to hear from you!

Thank you so much for reading!!!

Edit: I live in Southern California, pretty close to the San Fernando Valley.

Answer: There isn't a lot of regulation around it aside from the same laws that cover porn.  Don't provide it to minors, don't do anything that violates obscenity laws, be 18, and pay your taxes.  Given your proximity to the porn industry, you shouldn't have much trouble finding a local attorney who represents adult film stars and can help you set up properly.


Title: Is what my husband doing legal?

Question:
My husband works for the owner of a few restaurants that are part of a bigger chain (like olive garden, but not olive garden).

Like every one, we have been hit hard by the corona virus.  My husband's boss (boss) had to lay off all of his staff and go to take out and delivery only. But boss + his wife + their son can't do the cooking, cleaning, and delivering, so they proposed to my husband that he work as a delivery driver and whatever else needs to be done, but they still claim he is laid off for unemployment insurance.  He gets to keep tips and they give him a percentage of sales every day, plus they are very good about sending home food with him for our family.

Our unemployment alone is higher than what my husband makes working, so with this extra money we could finally pay off some debt and start to get a head a little bit.

However, something just doesn’t seem right to me.  I’m scared that unemployment will make us pay them back if they find out, or that if the court finds out they could raise child support (I have two step kids that live with their mom).  My husband says this isn’t cheating because he’s technically not employed And everyone cheats anyway.

Can someone please tell me if this is illegal, and give me arguments to use on my husband?

Answer:
 No. It’s definitely not legal to collect unemployment and pretend you aren’t working when your boss is paying you under the table.

Also, really immoral to have the taxpayers paying for your husbands unemployment  right now when he’s not unemployed.

The argument would be that he could be arrested for fraud and have to pay back all of the money he illegally accepted from the government.Answer #2: This is illegal.   It is a form of double dipping and not allowed at all.  It is not worth living with the stress...


Title: Hello! My visa in the Netherlands is ending the 30th. And I do not feel safe traveling back to America or have a home to live in anymore .

Question:
I have been in the Netherlands when the whole pandemic happened before borders were closing completely and went with my husband due to my landlords kicking us out after I lost my job to COVID . Because we are married we went through hell just getting home to a place where we knew our family in the Netherlands could have a place for us to stay . I’m 23 F, and has been through hell all year . My husbands visa was canceled due to not being able to provide anymore proof of finances for the Visa (AOS) which was also linked to my sisters business that was shut down due to the virus too. We had no choice but to move back to the Netherlands in such a short tome period . My visa is only 90 days and I’m not sure what to do about traveling back , my family in America disowned me and will not take me in at all. Haven’t talked to them in over a year unfortunately and cannot do anything about it . Second , with all the protesting and money issue , I wouldn’t feel safe going back or be able to afford a home to stay in during that time . The Netherlands aren’t being as strick with the Schengen visa due to the virus and say not to call unless it’s due to other issues (and not to worry about overstaying ) my issue is that I don’t have a place to go back too.
My husband is trying very hard to get a job here but we are staying in the middle of no where with his father . Every job he applied for has told him because of transport, there is no way they can hire him because of the time it takes to travel there and back (working 8-9 hours everyday ) We are trying to relocate with his step mom in a bigger city so he can work and sponser me , but there isn’t much time left.
I’m afraid to go back to a country where there is violence , where COVID is more prone there, where I’d become homeless and seperated from my family in the Netherlands and have no family in America . I’m very scared ..

We are exhausted for applying for jobs and interviews .
I’m quite young but I can do my best to answer some questions .
Topic:
Immigration

Answer: If your plan is to move there permanently you need to involve an immigration attorney now. Overstating could potentially prevent you from being allowed to move there or reenter the country.


Title: I failed to withdraw from courses at a community college.

Question:
I made a huge mistake.  I went to the first 2 weeks of courses at a local community college and then stopped going due to the necessity to work extra hours to stay afloat after having separated from the military.  My mistake was simply the fact that I never formally withdrew from the courses.

This is going to HUGELY affect my future college attendance, for obvious reasons.  3 Fs on a transcript is no bueno.  After giving their appeals process a very close readthrough, it is looking pretty hopeless that I can provide them with adequate reasoning as to why I did not drop the courses.

I may just resort to insisting that I talked to an employee on the phone who confirmed that I had withdrawn from the courses and continuing to insist that this is the case until they agree to waive the bill and change my records.  I would feel really shitty doing this, but I simply cannot allow those grades to remain on my transcript going forward.  I am wondering if there are any other avenues I can take.

The biggest reason I can provide them for not completing or withdrawing from the courses is the added stress of transitioning out of the military, but it cites in their appeals process that "personal hardship" is not an adequate reason...so I am at a loss.

I have made a grave mistake and now I am humbly asking for help.

I am located in Omaha, Nebraska.

Answer:
 Take responsibility for your mistakes. That's about all you can do here. Answer #2: Your plan is to just lie about it and hope you get your way?

I don't think you're going to get much sympathy around here...


Title: My neighbors sprayed my two week old baby chicks with mosquito spray.

Question: I don't trust the chicks. It has been windy in my direction. No one notified me. I am beside myself. They had water that they were drinking out there that was sprayed.. They ingested that poison all morning. I am furious. My dog was in and out. My cat was in and out.. I am furious. They should be obligated to notify the neighbors if they're going to spray neurotoxin's in the air.. My God :( what can I do??

Answer:
 >I don't trust the chicks.

I have no clue what that means.

Are any of your animals sick? Were they  spraying their own property? Why do you think anyone's water was sprayed?


Title: [KY] apartment complex neighbors calling police for noise complaints

Question:
Police called on a Friday night at midnight, cop wasn’t a dick about it but still pretty lame move of my neighbors. Small stereo system in my room, can barely be heard standing outside of my room with the door shut, so it definitely can’t be heard from outside my apt. Is there anything that the police can really do about a noise complaint at that time of the night?
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 A lot of towns and housing complexes have quiet hours.  If you are in violation of the law or housing complex regulations, you can be warned, charged (police) or fined.

>  definitely can’t be heard from outside my apt.

Yeah ... that's a bad assumption to make.  Sound is modified by architecture; sometimes it gets amplified between one point and another.  And some people are super-sensitive to noise, especially at night, when sound tends to carry more and they're trying to sleep.


Title: [Illinois] This may or may not be state-specific. Is there an online resource to find laws as they were on a specific year?

Question:
I've been looking at a state act, and I've noticed that the law gets improved or details are added later, but I need to know what the law stated on a specific year in history, because it would change how a person is prosecuted or even whether or not a person could be prosecuted at the time.

I'm just wondering if it's me not knowing how to read the law/act, or if there is a database I can easily search by year for certain laws.
Thanks for any help!

Answer:
 Western Illinois University's Illinois Legal History Library may be a good place to start.

http://www.wiu.edu/libraries/govpubs/illinois_laws/recentAndCurrent.php

The IL General Assembly site may also be of use to you...

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/

Cheers!


Title: Being taking to civil court by my mom over a cellphone

Question: My mother and I entered a verbal agreement back in November of 2018 in regards to her adding a cell phone line to her account and me paying for the line and insurance on a cell phone. The phone was a buy one get one promo. We agreed I’d get the “free” phone. I paid $90 in taxes along with the first month of service $45 (my line was $30 and insurance $15) and continued to pay the line for 6 continuous months, never late minus the final payment I made to her before our disagreement. We had a family argument of the well being of my 4 year old regarding child molestation allegations. My mother ridiculed me and hung the phone on me and that was the last contact I had with her. I made payments through a social media app and even made the payment the next month following the incident. The next month I went to make a payment but she removed me from her friends list so a payment couldn’t be made through the social media app. A family member then requested the phone back on her behalf and I told them I paid for the taxes and it was my phone and that I sold it to buy another one. No monthly installment payments minus my service was made on it. Our verbal agreement was the free phone is mine. She blocked access for me to pay on our verbal agreement. Then wants me to return something I paid for we agreed on was mine, saying it’s not my phone now. I’m now being taken to civil court by my mom for the payments I haven’t made. Any advice?

Answer: If mom is suing for the payments you haven’t made on the agreement the two of you had, the advice would be to pay her.


Title: Bed bugs at my boyfriend's apartment... land lady says bef bugs can't move between apartments and that they will not be gassing the apartments around them, not even the one he shares a wall with. Is there anything he can do?

Question: I started noticing red, itchy bumps on my back, arms, and legs a couple of weeks ago. I stripped my mattress and checked every inch for bed bugs and came up with nothing. Turns out my boyfriends bed is infested with them. I've been sharing this bed with him a couple nights a week for the past 2 years and have only recently received these itchy red bites these past 2 weeks so I know they've only been in his mattress recently. We live in Colorado which I've now learned is notorious for bed bugs. The leasing lady is refusing to gas the apartments around them, including the one that my boyfriend's bedroom shares a wall with (which is where we're assuming they came from). His bed was pushed up against said wall. His roommate in the other room has yet to find any at all. She stated that bed bugs do not move from apartment to apartment which everywhere we've read and everyone we talked to has said is A DAMN LIE. She is also charging them nearly $2500 to break their lease, and at this point if she's not willing to cooperate and gas the other complex, he doesn't want to stay, but that is quite a chunk of change. And if any of you live in Colorado anywhere near Denver, you know it's barely affordable as it is. Is she legally allowed to refuse gassing the other compex(es), and if she does is she legally allowed to charge them for breaking their lease even though they have an infestion? Unfortunately my boyfriend and his roommate don't have the extra money to hire a lawyer or legal expert, but is there some kind of representation and help they can get from anyone in Colorado?

Answer:
 Gassing bed bugs is a horrible idea. She needs to hire an exterminator and have them treated correctly which would be all surrounding units. Either heat or chemical treatments. An expert will be able to explain they hide in walls behind outlets which could easily cause them to spread.

I don’t have any legal advice but wish the best of luck. Even with proper treatments it could take months to eliminate.


Title: Involuntary Mobilization Order

Question:
I have been notified that I will be receiving orders for a Conus Mobilization in excess of 365 days. These will be TDY orders sending us to a location without base housing. As there is no government contract housing available we will be entitled to 55% Per Diem for lodging. Our commander has designated that all soldiers will buddy up and be assigned off base private apartments through a corporate housing company that fit the 55% rate and include housing essentials ie Pots, Pans, Furniture, ect. This is not my first Conus mobilization and I have never had a commander dictate where soldiers are permitted to live using their entitlement. As I am not comfortable with assuming risk over an apartment complex I have never seen and I have had negative interactions with corporate housing in the past I do not wish to sign any such lease agreement. My XO informed me the CO is set on having it his way and I am curious to the legal justification or regulation that permits this. I have been searching through regulations regarding entitlements and housing and I have not found anything to justify these actions.  I am seeking advice because when I brought this up I was told my CO was set to pursue "appropriate actions" on any soldiers who refused to sign a lease.

Edit - I just wanted to throw in update / Edit in that this thread has been more informative than my Command over the last 3 months. I appreciate the information.

Answer:
 time to consult a jag rep, as the actions by your co would be under military orders, based on what you say. These instructions are coming from your co as a direct order to those under his command (you will do as you are told or face consequences is a direct order) thus disobeying falls under ucmj, unless jag says otherwise.

consult military legal asap. this co may have overstepped, if there is not a legit reason for him to have control of off-base housing assignments for this deployment, especially if you have to pay half the costs out of your own pocket.

This is just common sense to me. instructions given as an order by a military commander would fall under military jurisdiction, especally if he's using his power as a military leader to threaten sanctions for not doing as he says.


Title: Nearly 19 and thinking about going to a lawyer about my child abuse. Do I have a chance?

Question:
From 7 onwards I was isolated and severely abused by my mother. It hit it's peak at 10 onwards and sometimes got to the point where I couldn't walk for days at a time because my legs were covered in welts and bruises. My school made a report and then she pulled me out of school immediately afterwards. They never pursued charges and I never saw a counselor. When I was 12, she had CPS cases brought up against her on behalf of her grandchildren. It went away after two court dates. There were people that saw what happened to me, but covered it up.

I got away at 18 and am trying to move on with my life but I think it's time I talk to a lawyer about pressing charges. I carry the weight of what happened to me everyday and knowing she will get away with it all has made my depression worse. I have no proof aside from a few people who are willing to testify to what they saw as far as emotional abuse goes and I'm trying to get one of my surrogate brothers to write down what he saw happen to me. I have a few scars, but no pictures of bruises or video of my abuse. I do have a record of emails I sent to a friend from 15 onwards that details my daily abuse but obviously that's not very credible. I live in AZ and thats where the abuse occurred.

What, if any, chance do I have of getting the justice I need? Should I pursue or just get used to the fact that my abuser will get away with what she did to me?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 Look, im going to be honest, it sounds like you’re going to have a hard time if this was brought to court (just so youre aware, the DA will bring charges, not you or your lawyer, trite advice for this sub but most people don’t seem to understand that).

My advice to you is to get some professional help and try to move on. If you want, you should file a complaint with CPS, but it doesn’t seem like anything is going to come from it.


Title: My grandmother is 90 yrs old and needs me to go with her to doctors appointments. Can a doctor legally refuse to let me go in an office with her?

Question: [New Jersey]

Answer: Sure.  You're not his patient, and he owes you nothing.  If your grandmother doesn't like his service, she can find a new doctor.


Title: [US] How exactly are obscenity laws constitutional?

Question: They sound like a pretty textbook violations of the First Amendment. Is it bexause of a Supreme Court case or something like that?

Answer:
 Simple: the First Amendment is not absolute.

The defining case for American jurisprudence on obscenity, specifically, is probably Miller v. California, in which the supreme court upheld restrictions on obscene speech if that speech had no serious artistic, literary, political, or scientific value under "local standards."

Other restrictions you've probably run into:

* laws forbidding the utterance of threats
* laws restricting defamatory, untrue speech
* laws forbidding incitement to immediate violent action


Title: Free speech vs threatening speech

Question:
Free speech vs Threatening speech

Location South Carolina, USA

In a Facebook thread that was controversial about a  non-political famous persons prior sexual misconduct...I responded in a thread

“Another idiot, along with many others, that ought to be cracked in the head with a 2x4”

My comment was deleted within 20 seconds along with a warning of communication of threats and incitement of violence.

This was my knee jerk response, that caused me reply emotionally...which is rare.  But it really got under my skin.

Nevertheless, it was expression of disgust and not a plan or desire to cause bodily harm.

That said, the law is written that a “reasonable person” would interpret the comment as a threat. What are your thoughts about this content and the potential for criminal charges for incitement of violence or communicating threats?

Answer:
 Under the _Brandenburg_ test, that remark would not be a true threat. It is not imminent, it is not credible, and in context it's clearly a rhetorical flourish. The first amendment also protects violent rhetoric.

However, it is also legal for a moderator to remove that comment, and to warn you about threats and incitement. The first amendment only protects you from the government, it does not require anyone to put up with violent rhetoric.


Title: Were my rights violated?[MA]

Question: Ok, so pretty much I was with my friend and he was smoking marijuana (I was not in possession of any). At this time we were approached by two cops in street clothes. So they continue to reach into our pockets and pull our stuff out and throw it on the ground ( I hadn't consented to a search nor had I refused one). Then they start accusing us of selling and that they would arrest us if we didn't give them information on who we purchased it from. (I knew they couldn't arrest us but I just agreed to avoid the ticket). But my question is did they have probably cause to search us even though marijuana is decriminalized? Thanks for any input

Answer:
 1. was friend openly smoking (is public consumption still criminalized in your town)?  if yes, then that's PC to arrest and search.

2. does PC extend to searching you?  with nothing more than friend's criminal act, I would say no. but did police have PC to believe that you two were conspiring to sell drugs? maybe, maybe not

2a. where you searched or was it a Terry Stop (stop&amp;amp;frisk)?

if it was a terry stop, I would say it's okay. cuz a TS is about officer safety. and you were part of the investigation because you were standing around with a person committing a crime (assume yes to Q1).

if it was a full search (IRL I think most terry stops amount to a full search), then cops probably didn't have PC to search. unless he answer to Q2 is yes.

3. was any evidence found that will be used against you in court?


Title: Involved in an Auto accident, at fault party has no coverage.

Question:
As the title states, I was involved in an auto accident on the 4th of October, where I was rear ended at a complete stop by a lady going an estimated 45-55 miles an hour. Both vehicles were found to be totaled, and my insurance company is issuing a check for the value of my vehicle. The police report found her to be the at fault party. It's been over a week of phone tag between insurance companys and the police report lists Geico as her coverage provider, however I received a call today from Geico stating that she currently has no coverage, and I couldn't get any more information other than that. Immediately after the accident I was taken to a hospital to get looked at, and I was diagnosed with whiplash, and other minor injuries. I missed 3 days of work. My question is, where do I go from here? Do I attempt to contact a lawyer to sue for damages? What about my medical bills? Lost wages? Deductible reimbursement? Not to mention I will soon be taking on an auto payment again.

I live in the Chicagoland area of Illinois.

Thanks for your input

Answer:
 File all of that through your insurance. If you have uninsured motorist coverage, they will treat it as if you're filing through the other person's insurance. They will then pursue reimbursement from the uninsured driver, but will pay you what's owed in the meantime. Answer #2: Do you have uninsured motorist coverage?

If not, you will have to sue the other driver and you can also sue the owner of the vehicle if it's not her.Answer #3: I work in the subrogation department for a major insurance company so I deal with claims like this all week.

I'm not sure if there's an uninsured deductible waiver in Illinois but if there is I would add that to your policy.

In regards to your bodily injury claim, if you have medical payments or uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage on your policy then your insurance company will take care of it.

Moving forward though, your insurance company will send the at fault driver to collections in an attempt to recover what they paid out plus your deductible. Before they keep any money for themselves they will reimburse you. Usually this is unsuccessful though. You also have the option of taking the at fault driver to small claims court where can you can pursue them directly for your damages.

A lawyer may better be able to help you file suit against the at fault driver but if neither you, nor the other driver has the appropriate coverages then the insurance companies are off the hook.


Title: In Japan (used to live in California), being harassed over FB/email/letter by my former rapist's buddies. Is there ANYTHING at all I can do?

Question:
Long story short, I was raped by my high school "friend" at his house while in my second year at university in Los Angeles, California. I reported him to the police, he was arrested. I grew very depressed and had to take some time off school, and then eventually moved a year later to Tokyo where I live now with my parents. I grew up in California have a green card but am a Japanese citizen.

The harassment started right after I took time off of school, and returned to my hometown (very near LA) to be with my parents who lived there at the time. This was about three years ago. My rapist's two best friends (who I also vaguely know from high school) sent me messages on FB about how I'd "fucked up his life for no reason." From what they sent me I pieced together that my rapist had told them a completely false story, namely that I'd seduced him into sleeping with me and then turned around and accused him of rape because I was in love with him and he didn't wanna date me. My boyfriend at the time's car was also keyed. They called me on my phone sometimes up to 20 times a day, and I was scared but also depressed and just didn't pick up. Some of the messages were threatening but not nearly as threatening as the ones now. I just blocked them on everything.

This stopped when I moved to Japan about two years ago, and I thought it was all over until about 2 weeks ago when I received another tirade of FB messages this time through another one of their acquaintances who I hadn't blocked on FB. Really, really graphic. Threatening to tie me up, rape me with burning hot metal rods, cut off my nipples, make me suffer the same amount of humiliation I made their friend suffer, etc. Apparently they also know where I live and have already sent me a letter that proves that they know my address in Japan. At this point I was already fucking terrified, I blocked the person on FB (but made sure to preserve the message), but then noticed they also sent me an email two days ago. I haven't looked at it yet because I'm scared, but what really fucking terrified me was that the letter ACTUALLY arrived at my house this morning. It didn't say anything on it, it just had my address and then a paper inside with a huge smiley face on it. I am 99.9% sure it's from them and I am TERRIFIED I have no fucking idea where they got my address, it's not like I put it on SNS or anything, and I don't really communicate with that many people I know back in California. I have absolutely NO IDEA how they got it.

What could I POSSIBLY do against this? I don't even live in America anymore, I don't know if I could get a restraining order or what, or even whether anyone would take me seriously since these are people threatening me from across the Pacific Ocean.

**TL;DR**: My former rapist's friends are sending me graphic, threatening messages/LETTERS from America detailing how they're gonna punish me for reporting their friend. What the hell can I do if I live in Japan?

Answer: Do you know where they live? Contact the police department in their town and report it.  Japanese law enforcement has no authority on California but they may be committing crimes in California which our police can investigate and enforce.  It doesn't matter that you aren't in California.


Title: [NY, NH] Is there a way for me to access someone's arrest record?

Question: I'm a journalism student writing a profile of an ex con, can I access these online? Can local police officers give me any information about these arrests if I call up the police department?

Answer:
 You can pay for a background check. They are available online.

The police do not have time to do research for you.


Title: Telemarketer is threatening to sue me

Question: A few weeks ago, I received a call from a telemarketer who was extremely rude after telling him that we weren't interested in purchasing printing supplies from him. I asked to be taken off their call list and they said "no." I then asked to speak to his manager and he asked if he could speak to my manager. I told him I didn't have a manager and he said "Oh so you are the president?" I told him I was even though it wasn't true. I was hoping that if he thought I was president and he had gotten as far as he could he would give up. He became even more aggressive and I hung up. I called back to see if I could speak with his manager. It turns out, he is the owner of the company. He became even more aggressive and I hung up. I called back to see if I could speak with his manager. It turns out, he is the owner of the company. He became extremely insulting at that point so I hung up again. I then emailed him and told him I would leave him bad reviews on every site possible and file complaints with the BBB. I signed my email as President, again, hoping he would see that and give up. He called me a couple more times that evening but I did not answer. HE is now threatening to sue me for "unfair competition" - I'm wondering if this is something I could get sued for?

Answer:
 He's probably not even selling printer supplies, he's an out and out scammer. No legitimate business acts like that.

(I'd put a couple bucks on the 'recurring service plan attached to purchase' or the 'prices quoted as if they were bulk and when shipped are marked up at least 100%' variations of the scam)


Title: Roommate's TV was broken by a subleaser's gf. She won't pay and wants him to sue her. [SC]

Question:
It started when my other roommate's girlfriend walks in and the subleaser's girlfriend (let's call her MethHeadMgGee) says something along the lines of "Oh there's something wrong with the tv" It's pretty obvious that she broke it, no one else had been in the apartment, but her all day. That's when we got pictures of the broken 47 inch tv. My other roommate arrives and confronts her about it. MethHeadMgGee eventually says that she broke it. She says that she was turning it towards the kitchen so she can watch tv and cook at the same time. She writes a handwritten note saying that she broke it. Later that evening, she says that it was the medicine she was on that made her sleep-walk and knock the tv over.

First, the subleaser said he'll pay for it. We took his word, but he backed out of it when MethHeadMgGee called my roommate (let's call him Jim) and tells him that he will have to take her to small claims court and sue her.

We tried to reason with her. Her reasoning behind wanting to be sued is that she wants to use the possible case as evidence for her to use when she sues "Big Pharma" for the medicine's side-effects.

The tv is worth $600, close to $650 with taxes. Jim thought about adding other costs to this, but we don't know if that was allowed. The fee for a claim for our Magistrate is about $80.
Jim thought about adding of cost of car depreciation and cost of travel. This is totalling to about $915.

So to summarize:
costs: tv- $650
Magistrate fee- $80
car depreciation and cost of travel- $185
total- $915

We have two different forms of her admitting that she broke the tv: A handwritten note and text message.

concerns: -this will take a long time to process.
-we don't think MethHeadMgGee has any money or property to be taken if we win and so she'll claim bankruptcy and we'll get nothing from this.

what do we do /r/legaladvice?

Sorry for the long post and shit formatting, I typed this on my phone.

Answer:
 You cant add the cost of car or cost of travel. The only thing you can add on to the tv is legal fees.

In addition, you can only sue her for the depreciation value of the tv, not the exact amount of the television. I.e.  You can sue her for the price of used television but not the price of a new one.


Title: Can a business ban a person from entering their premises? Canada

Question:
Hello all.

For the past six months my company has been fighting a human rights case which we  were just informed today that we won and we never discriminated against the person since that was his accusation. We simply refused to lease a product to a person because his references didn't line up. We don't do credit checks..

Now today that same customer calls again recording the conversation ( I found out that Canada is a one party consent country) Although I find that ridiculous that's not my concern. He has now said he will come in to video tape all our interactions and start a new order form even though we rejected him and also won the case.. Here's my question. He's trying to get this whole human rights thing to start again because he doesn't pay a cent out of his pocket since he's on welfare.. Can we legally ban him from our store? Is there anything we can do? He's clearly abusing this system and just can't accept the court's decision. Any help would be appreciated please and thank you.

Answer: Yes, a private business is allowed to refuse entry to customers or people they don't want there. Perfectly legal. Answer #2: Tell him is not welcome on the property and if he enters the premise he is trespassing and the cops will be called.


Title: Dealing with harassing neighbor - Alabama

Question:
After an interesting evening yesterday, I come to you looking for options dealing with my neighbor.  I own a house in a nice area, we do not have an HOA.  I have lived here with my spouse for just over 3 years now and have never had any problems with our neighbor up until about 9 months ago.

Our backyard backs up to an apartment complex.  People routinely walk their dogs between our fence and the complex which has caused our dog to bark occasionally.  This was occasional and minor (maybe 3-5 barks during normal daylight hours).  About 9 months ago, whenever it happened, an apartment tenant would yell obscenities at us to shut the dog up.  He was very rude but I gave him the benefit of the doubt.  I replaced my chain link fence with an 8' wooden privacy fence.  My wife and I also changed our schedule so that we could keep the dog inside all day and only let him out to use the bathroom.

After taking all of these measures, we let the dog out one day and a car alarm went off.  The dog barked once at the car alarm.  It was 3:00 pm.  He threatened to kill the dog if we didn't shut it up.  We called the police and they talked to him but no report was filed.  The yelling stopped for a couple months.

He has sent animal control to our house several times for different things, all of them false.  This includes saying we had unregistered dogs, lack of rabies shots, and even animal abuse.  Every visit ends the same way; we have always been in compliance with all regulations.  After talking with an officer, it turns out we also weren't in violation when the dog barks since it only barks when provoked.

Recently, he has taken to yelling at us every time we are in the backyard.  I can't use the yard in any way without being harassed by him.  Any noise, including 2 people talking gets a "shut the fuck up".  I had 4 people over for a cookout and he screamed at everyone to "take it inside" whenever we went out to the grill.  This was at 6:00 pm on New Years Eve.  Yesterday, my wife let the dog out in the morning around 8.  She'd had enough and went to tell his landlord everything that's been going on to see if they can do anything.

Then, yesterday evening, I had started my charcoal grill to cook dinner around 5:00 pm.  He started yelling about "I don't have a permit for that fire" and that he was going to call the fire department.  Sure enough about 5 minutes, lights and sirens out infront of my house.  Firefighter jumped the fence and rushed back to my grill.  They all laughed when they saw it was a pile of charcoal in a grill.  Everything was determined to be in compliance and they left.  I contacted his landlord again as the office was still open. They took a note of the incident and are supposed to get back to me later today.

This guy is in an upstairs unit and he sits on his balcony all day watching TV.  He can see over my fence into the yard.  He sees and hears everything I do in my yard and I fear he may do something to harm my dog or wife when I'm not home.  Do I have any options here?

UPDATE:  Just heard back from his landlord.  They tried to go talk to him this afternoon and he got very defensive.  He yelled at them, denied everything, and slammed the door on them.  They have been unhappy with his behavior since moving in and have contacted their lawyer to see what legal options are available.

Answer: This is almost certainly illegal harassment. Make a list of all the false reports and yelling, as detailed as you can be, and call your police department's non-emergency phone number. One visit from them should get him on the straight and narrow. If not, you'll probably need evidence that you tried to go through the police and he's still engaging in this behavior so you can request a protective order. You'll probably need an attorney for that, but in this case it sounds like it will be well worth the money.Answer #2: So far the worst thing, which the law knows about, is wasting the fire departments time.  So keep having bbqs and let him incriminate himself.


Title: Forced to remove service dog from NYC home, need help!

Question:
Hello

I will start at the beginning, thanks in advance to anyone who can offer insight as to what I should do...

On March 30th, I moved into an apt in Manhattan. Prior to moving in, I told the lease holder (future roommate) I had a dog. She assured me the building was pet friendly after I texted her 3 clear, full body pictures of my dog. Give her 1 month's rent plus deposit and move in. Nothing is signed, it is a word of mouth/honor arrangement with both sides agreeing to give 1 month's notice if I am to be moving out.

Next day I get a text from roommate asking me what breed my dog is. I say he is a pit bull mixed breed which is 100% true. His paperwork confirms this. She says the building does not allow pit bull terriers. The super of the building claims my dog is a threat to the smaller dogs. I'd like to reiterate there have been 0 incidents or any hint of impropriety from my dog, they simply saw him when I took him out to potty before I left for work. I inform her that he's a service dog and I can have my Dr provide written proof. He is a trained seizure alert dog, so this is not a lie. She asks the bldg manage who says to get the paperwork.

The next day she says management has ordered the dog be removed immediately. If he is not removed, they will 'escalate the situation' and serve an eviction notice. She tells me I need to board him while management reviews the paperwork I will be submitting. Service dogs should not be removed from their owners for long periods of time as their training can be undermined, nor should I be alone at home without him. The roommate is freaking out so after considering my options and consulting with an attorney, I agree to board the dog while management reviews the paperwork. The attorney (a fair housing attorney in NYC) believes I have a strong case to keep the dog and beat any attempt at eviction over the dog. But my roommate is in a panic about the building refusing to renew her lease or raising her rent to a price she cannot afford (she can barely afford the apt even with 1 roommate as it is).

Not wanting to cause a hostile living environment, I board the dog on April 7th thinking it will be a few days max while they review. But they refuse to tell me how I can get the paperwork they requested to them. At this point, they have only communicated through my roommate who is a) a bit scatterbrained and b) just left for Atlanta for 2 weeks for a work assignment. Unable to get straight answers, I start calling the management office to explain the situation to them and get some CLEAR answers on exactly what they want. I already know my roommate has unintentionally given then some misinformation, and it was my hope to remedy that. 3 days of calling and emailing gets me nowhere. When I finally get hold of the building manager on the phone, she picks up, and abruptly hangs up on me. I send her a polite email, no response. I know she received it because she called my roommate to say I needed to stop contacting her, she would only communicate with the lease holder. I put together a packet with a hand written letter, my Dr's letter, a patient certificate of health from my veterinarian, and photocopies of 3 of my prescription info sheets that come with my seizure medications every month. I take 3 different medications daily to keep me seizure free. I included the med info as a good faith gesture so they would see I am not one of those people who tries to pass off a phony 'therapy' dog as a real service animal. I continue to call the numbers of different leasing offices until I finally reach an agent who is willing to accept my documents and get them to my building manager. It's now taken me until April 17th to get the necessary info needed to submit my paperwork. In my letter, I politely state that I expect a response within a reasonable amount of time, and I also remind them that by law they are required to make 'reasonable accommodations'. They already know this, they are a huge company with thousands of units.

I get an email within 24 hours from a different person than the guy who accepted my packet. He confirms the packet has been received and was sent to my bldg. manager. The bldg. manager reached out a few days later to ask if the leaseholder lives in the apt. I email back, yes she does. Never hear anything from management again.

My roommate wass mad that I submitted these docs directly to management, but she was gone for 2 weeks nor was she on top of handling communication while she was in town. She tells me that due to her fear of management refusing to renew her lease or pricing her out of the apt over the dog issue I need to move out by May 1. She says I am a threat to her relationship with management. We finally agree to 30 days and she informs management I will be moving on 5/7. I'm now looking at an additional $800+ moving fee on top of the cost to board my dog. I still expect management to review the papers and let me know if I can bring the dog back into the apt for the remaining days in the apt without them threatening eviction. Still, no response.

I want to know if I can take management to small claims court. I am 100% positive they stalled this hoping I would move out and this would just go away. They never said, No I cannot have the dog, because that would be illegal. They can get away with banning my service animal under the guise that they never explicitly stated he could not reside here. They never had any intention of reviewing my paperwork. I am out over 3k in out of pocket expenses for the additional move and boarding costs. My roommate is 100% against this. She says if I take them to small claims court, it will obliterate whatever is left of her relationship with them. She says she 'feels bad' about the cost to me, but that's it. She also blames me for her now stressed relationship with management however the more she talks, the more she reveals previous problems and run ins. She was already on their radar over unregistered tenants, short term rentals (airbnb), late rent payments, etc... She let it slip they previously tried to evict her and when I questioned her on it she backtracked and said it never happened. And, according to her lease, she is allowed to rent out the 2nd bedroom, but airbnb stays of less than 30 days are illegal so she cannot do that. But having me move in was not at all in violation of her lease.

The building manager also forwarded all my paperwork to their internal legal team in hopes they could force an eviction. Apparently their legal dept told her she cannot, so she had to stop threatening my roommate with eviction. That's the story from my roommate anyway. So not facing an eviction, but she's still concerned about being denied a lease renewal (she's lived there 3.5 years) or a dramatic rent increase.

So what to I need to be ready to take management to small claims court and win? I am just one person without an attorney and they are a huge corporation. Do I have a shot at getting a judgment against them to reimburse my out of pocket fees or am I just wasting my time? Is it possible they can counter sue me for anything? I DO NOT want to be sued, that would be terrible. Please add any helpful advice you can, thanks.

Answer: You really need to condense this down - very few people on this sub are going to read through this.


Title: Outstanding Warrants and Exploitation!

Question:
My dad got arrested this morning because he had an outstanding warrant he didn't know about. The bail bond company got him and surrendered him. Now the bail bond company wants me to cosign to get him out on bail. So I decided to look elsewhere to other companies. Come to find out they already posted bail for him and are planning to ankle monitor him when he gets out until I cosign. I feel like this is exploitation! It's as though, in order for him to be fully released, I need to cosign. Also, I picked up his phone, wallet and keys from the bail bond who took him. It seems they downloaded an app to copy all his information off his phone to another device. This can't be legal?!

Is there any way out of this? I called but can't reason with them... they're saying they can't release any information because I'm not a cosigner. In addition, they said I'm harassing them by calling. We are in California.

Answer:
 Just so you know, it's very unlikely that your dad didn't know about the warrant. Bail bond hunters only come into play if you've jumped bail before. Answer #2: Sounds like he already skipped bail once so they're perfectly in their rights not to post his bail at all. If they're willing to take him back they can put whatever strings on it they want: he's welcome to post the money a different way or remand if their terms aren't acceptable to him.

Your decision not to cosign a bond on a known bail jumper sounds like a wise one.


Title: I was injured at a bar and want my medical cost covered.

Question:
I live in Denver Colorado, Friday night I was at a bar playing a game called hammerslogen. You stand around a larger stump and take turns hammering nails in, last nail standing wins. One of the guys playing didn't hammer his nail in far enough when starting. As it got hit it flew out of the log and into my big toe, all the way through. Bartender gave us a towel and let us stay past closing to stanch the bleeding. Then we got a uber and headed home. Next morning I woke up called in to work and went and got a tetanus shot along with some antibiotics. All told it cost me $225 plus lost wages for the day which was $200(I asked the girl who covered for me). I called the bar and left my name and number with the manager on duty, who said he would pass the message on to the owner(very rudely). They have not called me back. So my questions are:

Are they liable for my medical expenses and lost wages?

If so, How do I approach making this happen?
-without a lawyer initially I'm not trying to put them out of business.

I also have several witnesses

http://imgur.com/a/ji27n

Answer:
 So you're telling me that a miss hit nail, which would up spiraling, somehow was able to enter your toe and then pierce your toe fully?

Right.


Title: (Al/GA) what are my options for a man that is trying to pressure me into sending him pictures?

Question: Okay so I made a stupid decision. A man on reddit messaged asking for advice about bars to go in our city. I tell him. He asks to meet up. After some thought I decided why not It'll be a public place, I am not looking to have sex just make a friend. We meet. He is ugly to me and I am ugly to him but I decided to stick out the date because maybe he has a good personality. Nope I go to the bathroom and he disappeared. He later texts me saying his mother had a seizure. I say okay hope she is okay. Then texts me all sorts of insults and horrible things about the way I look. I block his number. Later he returns to message me on reddit and I continue to ignore his messages. He gets upset and puts my number on a Craigslist ad calling me horrible things again. He massages me saying he'll stop if I send him a picture of my breast. Which is one of the main things he said was disgusting about me even though he only saw me for like five minutes before he ditched me. I refused and he got upset and said I was too much work and called me an ugly prude. Now he has posted another ad on criagslist, with the same description. Do I have any recourse?

Answer: That is extortion. You are also being harassed. Report his actions to your local police department, and you can file a civil suit for defamation if this continues.


Title: (TN) My roommate has allowed a hooker to operate out of our home while I've been out of town.

Question:
Obviously a throwaway account, but I'm needing some advice on how to proceed. I'm located in Davidson County, TN.

I broke my ankle the last day of May. I live on the 3rd floor, so I wasn't able to go home at all afterwards and have been recuperating at my parents house over an hour away. We have a camera in the living room that I installed to see if Maintenance was entering my home without consent.

By chance, I checked the camera to see a woman standing in my living room at 2:30am with a large man, and she was demanding $160 from him. I looked back at prior footage and discovered that she was wearing lingerie under her robe, and spoke of enjoying being in his pants. On other prior footage, my roommate also came home and saw her parading around in her lingerie and she asked him "Do you want the money in here or in there?" then escorts him back to his bedroom where they disappear for an hour.

I then freaked out and went through past footage and found instances on a different date with 2 other men. One of them stated "I'm back!" She takes money from them on camera and immediately escorts them back to the bedroom. She then comes and stands in front of the camera nude and on the phone and states "Well I just did my first black guy." She and one man went through my mail and my medicines (I'm a cancer patient and have lots of meds I have to take, including my $10k/month chemo) and made comments about the size of my 401K. She also is seen on camera going through all of my things, and grabbing one of my giant knitting needles (gross), and then returning it after she had it in the bedroom.

I confronted my roommate when I made the initial discovery, because I realized she was actually still in my home based on the camera footage, since I had not seen her exit. He asked her to leave. He states that she has been "giving massages" to save up for her own place. However, all of the times she's hooking out of the apartment, no one is home but her.

From what I have gathered, she has been paying my roommate with sex and money to be allowed to hook out of our home. She's gone through my personal information and I feel like my personal information and medicine is at risk. Someone attempted to intercept my chemo delivery on one of the days she was hooking out of my home. We had the delivery date set for the 18th, and my specialty pharmacy called and asked me if I had made any changes online. I said no, they typed away for about 10 minutes, verified my parent's address, and then later that week my chemo arrived 8 days early. (very uncommon) I have her on camera accepting money, talking about prices, offering my roommate money, walking around in lingerie, speaking of being with a black man, video of said black man giving her money on camera, talking about prior sex acts, and kissing men on their way out.

I do not feel safe in my home. I feel like my personal information has been compromised. I haven't spoken to my roommate since I asked to tell the girl to leave. I am worried that because my name is on the lease, I am in danger of being evicted. Best case scenario, I would like to be taken off the lease and allowed to move elsewhere freely without any repercussions. I would like to press charges on my roommate and this hooker. I know her name. She is a friend of his. She's also a recovering heroine addict with a record, and has already lost the rights to her child.

Also, fun fact, he has a daughter that stays with us every other weekend. I also have a niece and nephew that come over and occasionally stay with me at least weekly.

I'm not sure which sort of attorney I should be attempting to talk to. Just looking for direction of where to go and what to do next.

Answer:
 I would consult with a real estate attorney, as this will be the best way to ensure that all avenues concerning your residence are explored and potential remedies against your roommate. Beyond that, you should file a police report stating that someone has been committing male fraud by accessing your mail, which, of course, is a federal crime. You should also report any and all illegal activity that occurred and state your roommate's involvement. Your lawyer should be able to help and/or refer you from there.Answer #2: If/when you do file that police report, don't just call and have them send someone out to take it.  I've found Metro is more receptive when you go down in person to fill that report out.

Also look her up on the Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk site.  She could very well be on probation and that would give you another avenue.


Title: Can I Call Child Services Anonymously, So That Both My Ex Wife And Myself Are Investigated? (BC Canada)

Question:
I believe that the state of my ex-wife's house is unfit for my children, who stay there half the time.

However, if I call Child Services on her, she will assume/know it was me who called them, and I believe that the potential for retaliation, that could harm myself and/or the children, is extremely high.

Is it possible that I could call Child Services on both of us, so that they could investigate the state of our homes? If I am investigated as well, that will give me enough deniability to her that I was the one who called them.

I would prefer to be above board with this but because of what I believe is very high potential for possibly extreme retaliation against myself directly, or myself through the children, I need to proceed very carefully.

Answer:
 This is one where I'd see if I can go in and meet someone in person.

What I advise you do is explain this. You can ask to have a social worker visit your house to verify its safe to help limit retaliation.

Don't push them to do it. Ask them.

False reporting in retaliation is not allowed. In the USA its illegal.

Do NOT report yourself. It'll be on record that someone felt you were a danger to your children and that will work against you.Answer #2: Calling child protective services on yourself sounds like a bad can of worms to open. Why can't you just lie to her about being investigated? Preempt their visit with her by asking her if she called them on you and then call it a day.Answer #3: This is likely to backfire on you, too.  She will just think that you deflected and blamed her for everything during your investigation.  The best thing would be for you to bring things to the attention of the teachers and let them call it in.

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It may also be good to retain a lawyer, tell them what's going on, explain what you fear and have them ready when you make the report.

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***THAT SAID*** if you think the children are being abused it appears that BC is a 100% adult mandated reporter province.  This means that you do not have an option in reporting.  If you fail to do so you can be charged with a crime.  You are walking a fine line and cannot wait.


Title: Can i go home?

Question: I've been living with the mother of my kids in Florida for the past 3 years. We'd just moved into a new apartment in January. While nothing is in my name, I do receive mail there. Last month she attempted to force me out due to my constant complaints about her cleanliness. I advised her that legally she could not force me out on a whim like that and she'd have to go through the proper process. She ended up calling the police and lied and said I'd pushed her and was promptly taken to jail. Just yesterday, the charges were suddenly dropped without her knowledge. I have nowhere else to go and need time to arrange for another place. Do i still have a legal right to live there until the proper eviction process is taken? She filed for a temporary injunction under false pretenses and we have court for it today and i don't expect it to be successful for her.

Answer:
 > Do i still have a legal right to live there until the proper eviction process is taken?

Yes, you're a tenant.  However, in all frankness, it'd be a terrible idea for you to push it.  You'd be smarter to find another place to live.


Title: Dangerous dogs, dangerous neighbors, need to build new fence, can I ask cops for "escort" or backup?--FL

Question:
Background: we are very wary of our neighbors. They  yell a lot, are generally intimidating, possibly were/are selling drugs out of the house, and when we looked it up, the male has a record as long as your arm and the offenses are violent. I am 100% sure they are armed.

Post: Our next door neighbors have two very large, territorial dogs who are never seen outside their home/yard. I believe they are kept for security. Over time, the wooden fence between our yards (this is their fence) has deteriorated to the point where it is falling apart, with gaps not quite big enough for the dog to get through but big enough to stick their heads through,. It is on its last legs all over the place. The dogs have contributed to this by rushing the fence and barking/growling whenever we come anywhere vaguely near it. The fence also has another chain link fence on our side, but it only extends partway down the property line.  There is a gap between the fences, so if the dogs busted all the way through their wooden fence, they could very likely squeeze through and get out into our yard. Their dogs bark and bark and bark and growl very menacingly. It's scary and intimidating.

I have two kids and a very small dog who never responds to their dogs at all and keeps away from the fence (I think she's terrified).  She is also not allowed in the yard unsupervised.

So we need to fix this situation. One day I finally went over and talked to them. I am being 100% honest when I say that I did not lose my temper and was very calm. I just said, the fence is falling apart and we're worried it's not safe. My kids are scared. Do you think we could split the cost of a new fence? Unfortunately the woman  was just plain nuts. She ranted about how her dogs would never hurt anyone, it was our fault for hitting the fence with balls (yes, my kid plays soccer and occasionally a ball hits the fence), etc. She actually threatened to tear the whole fence down "and see what happens." It was a super bad conversation. I felt like I had to at least try, though.

So that didn't work. But we need to deal with this. What should we do?

1. The broken fence is theirs and the outdoor unsupervised dogs (they are pretty much 24/7) are theirs. Do we have any recourse in most areas as far as calling animal control, etc? The dogs have not gotten out, but reasonable people would easily see that they could.
2.  In addition, beyond this, if we just choose to say "OK, we will handle it ourselves and put up a new fence," the fact is, they will need to bring the dogs in for fencing contractors to do the work. It would be awful and potentially dangerous to put up the fence with the dogs there. This means going next door to tell them to put the dogs in, but I am actually scared to do this.  I feel like I need backup. Can we call the cops and request their help in dealing with this? FWIW I am female and my husband is neither especially large nor a particularly intimidating dude.
3. Other ideas? We have thought of having a bunch of larger male friends happen to be around/standing back in the street when we go over and talk to them. Don't suggest anything involving carrying firearms, please.

Thanks!

Answer:
 You don't really have anything to call animal control about if the dogs have not gotten out, unless there is a barking issue or some kind of neglect.

If you want to build a fence on your own property you should be able to but you can't force them to take down or repair their fence unless it is bad enough for the city to cite them. Answer #2: As a surveyor, I would just build the fence 6 inches in from the original.   No big loss.


Title: [VA] Parents Need to Seperate

Question:
I find this extraordinarily hard to type up but I really need to ease my peace of mind. My parents have been together for almost 30 years. When they were newly weds they both worked and supported each others. However, when I was born 19 years ago my dad decided to quit work and raise me. For the most part it worked, until I was old enough to be able to be left alone. At this point my mom was in a very high powered career and my dad tried to start working again. This brought up another issue.

He is an ass. An aggressive, delusional, cruel ass. He has been verbally abusive to my mom and I as long as I remember. He screams and threatens and even occasionally makes scenes in public. He claims he does literally everything around the house, but 90% falls to me and my already overworked mom. We let it slide around the house but when he tried to work again he could not hold down a job, quitting a couple time (within a month or two) before they could fire him due to laziness or incompetence. Of the past two decades he hasn't worked more than 5 months.

Now he is threatening my mom and trying to get a large sum of money. Literally every possession (the house, three cars, bank account) is singularly in my moms name  and paid off (he had previous issues so his name is on nothing). Meanwhile he is probably building up credit card debt (which he has done in the past to the tune of 10k which my mom paid off). My mom even pays for all of his medication because he is overweight with hypertension and refuses to diet (which the prices of are pretty expensive).

What is he legally entitled too? The last little detail is that I am a 19 year old college dependent whose parents pay for my in state schooling (and by my parents I mean 100% my mom). My mom is thinking about giving up half of her pension and the car he uses just to get him to go away. What is he legally entitled too? Last caveat, despite him being an asshole I have not felt in danger and am not very receptive to anything that would get him to end up in prison.

Answer:
 In most states, he will be legally entitled to half the assets accumulated during the marriage, including retirement accounts and the value of real estate.

However, he is also required to take responsibility for half of the debt accumulated during the marriage. That includes credit cars, real estate mortgages, and car loans.

You are old enough that child support isn't an issue, but if there are siblings under 18, the parent who does not get the kids will probably be required to pay child support. Note that child support is not punishment, although many people think it is. Instead, it is the resolution of the legal and moral obligation to support your kids.

Also, depending on the state and their relative earning capacities, one or the other may be required to pay the other spousal support or alimony. That decision is made by the judge and varies greatly by state.

She needs a divorce attorney pronto.


Title: My ex-gf might've stole my green card and I'm paranoid that she might try to sabotage me

Question:
I came into the US when I was 5. I don't what exactly was done but my name and my birthday was changed in order to be granted a green card. I was too young to remember and never asked about the details. 20 years has passed.

A couple nights ago my ex-gf showed up to my door and could not accept that we are breaking up. I had to call the cops to get her out. She also called the cops too and claimed that I "hit her" when I simply pushed her away from coming to my room. On the 911 call, the operator must've asked her"what's his birthday?" because I heard her say "i don't know, the birthday on his green card is fake"

Eventually, the cops came and removed her. Yesterday, I looked into my drawer where I kept my green card and it is gone. There is no reason for me to bring it out and it's always been in that spot and she knows too. I know she is capable of stealing it because the last time we got into a big fight she hid my legal documents somewhere as a malicious prank. I am going to pay for a replacement today. $500 down the drain.

Should I be worried about her trying to sabotage me? She used to work for the dept of homeland security/immigration and has several connections there. I cannot reach her anymore she blocked me on everything.

Answer: Go to you police department, ask them to take a report for a lost/stolen green card. Get the report. Call the USCIS 800 number to tell them your green card is lost/stolen and ask to make an appointment to go to the nearest field office to get an I-551 stamp for your passport.  File an I-90 application for a replacement green card. If you ever recover the lost/stolen green card after you get your new one, call USCIS and ask the procedure to return it to them.


Title: Legality of shaving child’s head as punishment [New Jersey]

Question:
My 14 years old niece keeps getting in trouble for snapchatting her nudes to boys and sexting with them, many of the boys are older (like 16-17) and  she also has an Instagram where she’ll post very overtly sexual photos (I’m meaning like wearing lingerie and as nude as insta’s terms and conditions will allow). She was just kicked out of private school for a sex act in the bathroom with a boy two years older.

My brother and his wife have taken her phone and camera multiple times but they always give them back and now are talking about shaving her head as punishment since she won’t stop no matter what they do. I am of the personal opinion that they could just ground her and take her phone/camera and cut off access to WiFi and get her some counseling (which they really should’ve done a long time ago) but they seem pretty intent on shaving her head next time they catch her.

Is this legal and if so what would be the consequences? My brother might listen to reason if he thinks he’ll get investigated for this.

Answer:
 Your niece needs a lawyer and a therapist not a shaved head. Being overly sexualized at her age is an indicator of sexual abuse and snapchatting nudes is a crime - as in creation, possession and distribution of child pornography as US law defines it.

While shaving her head is not child abuse per se it might start an investigation in that regard.


Title: I got robbed

Question:
I own a successful auto repair shop in Minnesota with two locations. My cousin who had moved from California needed a job so I gave him one. Fast forward 4 years later: he's now a manager at one of my shops. He then tells me he is quitting and opening up his own shop. I agreed and congratulated him because everyone wants to be their own boss. I then find out that had stolen thousands of dollars from me via customers. Telling the customers that they would get a discount if they paid in cash. This was all under the radar for about 3 years. He then uses the stolen cash to open up a shop 1 mile away from me. On top of that, he convinced my best mechanics to go with him. Bank statements showed money being lower and lower every month. Not every month is going to yield the same amount but it is consistent. As you can imagine everything is chaotic at this moment. What legal action can I take?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 He embezzled/stole from you, which is a serious felony offense.  You'd be well within your rights to file a complaint with the police.

On the civil side, he breached his [fiduciary duty of loyalty](http://mnbenchbar.com/2011/10/duty-of-loyalty-claims-in-minnesota/) to you by diverting business and employees away from you.  Your damages include the money taken from you plus your lost revenue (alternatively, any profits he made from the breach).

You can make life very, very painful for him if you want to.  But I urge you to move swiftly.  You've already waited four years, and you don't want to jeopardize any case you might have by waiting until the applicable statutes of limitation expires.Answer #2: If you have evidence that he stole from you, you can report the theft to the police. If you don't have specific evidence you may need to hire an accountant to take a look at your books to try and figure out how much was taken.

The police will investigate and then decide whether to arrest him or not.

To recoup the money you will likely have to sue your cousin.


Title: *Dealer Bought My Car, So CONFUSED*

Question: So, let me try to explain this as detailed and easily as possible. I went to a dealer at the start of last month and instead of repairing my car they offered to buy it. The car had 11,000 left on the loan. They were willing to give me 9500 and I would pay the remaining so they could receive the title. Well i sat there with them, made my payment on ALLY financials website, got a confirmation and they sent in their check. About a week later I get a call from them saying the payment never went through with ALLY. I call ALLY and get a response saying they have no idea what happened to my payment but it didnt go through. OK so, I now go online and make a payment on ALLY directly through my checking account with my banks routing number. Again I get a confirmation. I call the dealer and let them know. Alas a week later they call again saying they have not received the title or payment. I call ALLY again and they say they see no paymet, WTF. At this point im starting to lose it. I call my bank and they also see no record of the payments going through. In anger I hung up and left the issue for the next day. The dealer says finally they will send in a check of their own to pay the remaining and I can just come in and give them a check for what I was supposed to cover. Well after the weekend (spoke with them on a friday) I call ALLY on monday to check and see if their payment went through, WELL the lady tells me that the title was shipped out on the 17th of april to the dealer, about a week after I had made the first payment attempt and tried the second. At this point im flabbergasted. The dealer is now contacting me asking for the last 1500 i was going to pay, which they apparently ended up covering. My question is this, am I legally obligated to pay them? Nothing here is adding up and I desperately want some guidance. Much appreciated. As a side note this is in the state of Vermont.

Answer: Did the money ever come out of your account?


Title: [WA] The house I'm renting a room in is being torn down and I feel my landlord didn't provide adequate warning.

Question:
I'm renting a room I found on Craigslist from the house's owner (LL, for landlord) who lives downstairs. It is in an old home on the outskirts of an up-and-coming neighborhood, and construction crews were storing their equipment in LL's expansive yard. LL said the house was slated for demolition far into the future, and assured me that construction was stalled and wouldn't pick up for a while, and that LL would give me plenty of warning (more than a month) when that happened. I was in a really tough spot, he was okay with my cats and poor credit, and rent was cheap so I took it. I began renting some time in January / February.

A couple months ago, the construction apparently got the permits they needed to resume construction. They use the dirt driveway as a construction site entrance, work in the yard (which apparently will become a cul-de-sac), and regularly store their equipment close to the home. They didn't seem to be doing any work close to the house and LL made no mention of it so I thought it was ok.

About a week ago (July 17ish) as I was leaving for work, LL caught me and explained they were in a fight against somebody (idk who?) concerning when the house would be demo'd. LL didn't give me any specifics other than that they were confident that it wouldn't happen any time soon. I thought the whole thing was weird (why mention it at all if it has no bearing on when I need to move out?) so I more or less brushed it off.

On Friday morning (July 20), as I was leaving for work, one of the construction workers in his tractor pulled up next to me. He said that the house was supposed to be evicted at the **end of last month** (June 30) and figured LL had said nothing because they were making a lot of money off me and my three housemates. He told me the demo was going to happen "soon" (he couldn't say exactly when) and that I should share this with my housemates without tipping off LL.

So what should I do here? What rights do I have? I was planning on moving to a nearby city anyway, but I need time to find a place that would accept my cats... time I fear I might not have.

Answer: If the landlord hasn't terminated your tenancy yet, you have the right to continue living there until the end of August if he gives you notice now (assuming you're a month to month tenant). However, if something changes that and you end up having to move out sooner for whatever reason, you can sue the landlord for unlawful eviction.


Title: [FL] Just bailed my brother out of jail on a DUI and drug charge. All things considered, what punishment is he looking at?

Question:
**EDIT: It seems like people are jumping to a lot of conclusions, so I'd like to clarify one thing. I've never bailed my brother out of jail, or given him ANY financial support, ever. This specific time I did for reasons that did not have to do with him. I do not want him driving ever again (I haven't for years) and I do believe he should be punished. Many people who don't have a relationship with an alcoholic or substance abuser don't understand the dynamic, and I hope you never EVER have to. I can not help him. I can not force him to do anything. I can not keep him from doing anything. I hardly even see him, as I've had to do what was right for me and keep distance from him. It kills me, but that's something I came to terms with long ago. Thank you so much for all of the advice so far, I truly appreciate it.

It's hard enough to find decent information about his current charges. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me the true severity of this, considering his past records.

Past charges (all over 18, all in the state of Florida):

* His first bad situation was when he was 18. Caught with weed, cocaine, and paraphernalia. The court mandated that he go through the DACCO program, which was a kind of rehab for criminals. Completed that successfully.

* Got his first DUI about four years ago. Blew over twice the legal limit.

* Got his second DUI within 3 weeks of the first one. Somehow his lawyer was able to get him a ruling of only one conviction. Got hassled a bit throughout that process for probation violation, but he eventually finished with that.

* During this time, his drunk and belligerent girlfriend called the cops on him one night and he was arrested for Domestic Battery. He did nothing wrong (didn't even touch her, just tried to get her to leave), and those charges were eventually dropped. However, when you search him on the arrest inquiries website, that's all listed there.

* Now there is this. He rear-ended someone who called the cops on him. He refused to blow and was arrested for a 2nd DUI. After they took him, they searched his car and found cocaine. I don't know how much, but it wasn't a large amount with "intent to sell", just for personal use. There was a girl in the car with him, but he says she was asleep when it happened, and got a ride home from someone else.

So, I bailed him out yesterday. I couldn't stand thinking about him in there. I know it looks bad, but my brother is a wonderful person. He's a severe alcoholic, and he won't seek help for it. But that is why he does this dumb shit. Sober, he's an upstanding citizen. Has a good job, works hard, everyone loves him. It breaks my heart that he can't deal with his problem. And I fear that his sentencing is going to make it worse, not better.

Knowing all that information, I'd just like to know what type of punishment he could be looking at. Is there a possibility that they could go light on him? Or has he finally reached a place where they're going to put him in jail... or prison? It's going to affect me greatly, so I'd like to start preparing myself for the worst now.

He will be seeking an attorney, even though I have no clue how he will be paying for it. Thank you for any information you can provide me.

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Topic:
DUI

Answer: Not legal advice, but just general life advice. If you have never done so, I'd recommend seeking out an al anon meeting for yourself. Especially if this will be as hard for you as it seems. Coping skills are a beautiful thing.


Title: [PA] 100 in a 55 zone

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 100 in a 55 and you got a freakin' citation????

I admit I'm confused here too, normally an officer doesn't tell you to plead not guilty.


Title: (NC) My employer doesn't pay us for the entire shift if we forget to clock in or out. Is this legal?

Question:
We do make tips but have been told not to declare them. So technically, on record, we are being paid absolutely nothing for that shift. His excuse is that he doesn't know when he truly got here and left and so he refuses to pay us, even though there's multiple cameras pointed at my desk at all times and could easily be verified.

Is this illegal? If so, who should I report it to?

Answer:
 No, this is not even remotely legal.  Report it to your state's workforce board or department of labor.  A google of "north caroline wage claim" should find the right form.

Make sure you have good records of when you actually DID show up.


Title: Florida: Can my wife move out of state with our kids if we are separated (not legally)

Question: Just want a little advice if possible

Answer:
 Yes.

And then you get a lawyer and file a motion to have them returned to their state of residence while your divorce is pending.Answer #2: Yes.  Absent a custody order, each of you has a right to parent the children.  Your only option to prevent that would be separation/divorce and a custody orderAnswer #3: Either parent can take the kids out of state at any time.  However, the remaining parent can petition the court to order the kids returned, and in the general case the court will likely do so.


Title: Wife had just her sick time used up for a work related health exposure in the hospital where she works. She has aggressively tried for weeks to get HR to help her resolve this before it impacted her paycheck. Who outside of HR should we be talking to?

Question:
My wife is a registered dietician working in California. She is pregnant and wants to save all possible sick time where possible so she can get the maximum time with our baby next year.

She was recently tested and found not to be immune to chicken pox through a blood test, despite having had the vaccine several times for work requirements. Well, she works in a children's hospital, and it came back she was exposed to chicken pox at work by a patient.

They quarantined her from working during the incubation period, and she asked multiple times as well as hassled her doctor and HR to help her get the correct paperwork filled out. HR has been pushing that since she is pregnant, her time off is "sick time" and not due to a forced inability to work. I can get more details where needed, but off the top of my head, she has been doing all the legwork trying to get the doctor to fill out the right forms and argue that this is a work related comp issue, not a pregnancy issue. She would have been at risk whether she was pregnant or not.

She just found out that they deducted all her paid sick leave for the two weeks she was asked to be off. She's upset because she has been incredibly proactive and been trying to avoid this for several weeks since the initial exposure. I'm talking calling people two three or four times a day, walking down to offices, driving back and forth to Employe health department, etc.

Since this has been such a hassle, is there someone (diabetic union, lawer, CEO of the hospital... You get the picture) we should consider looping into the conversation to give us better advice on how to make progress on resolving this? I feel like the HR department is grossly negligent, rather than malicious, but who knows.

Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks.

Answer:
 Has a workers comp claim been filed?Answer #2: > Since this has been such a hassle, is there someone (diabetic union, lawer, CEO of the hospital... You get the picture) we should consider looping

If she's in a union, she should talk to the union

> She is pregnant and wants to save all possible sick time where possible so she can get the maximum time with our baby next year

Practically speaking, if you don't spend the money, the end result is the same. They can require you use FMLA/CFRA concurrently with sick leave (same for [PFL](https://www.edd.ca.gov/disability/faq_pfl_and_fmla_and_cfra.htm))

The maximum amount of protected leave she can take would still be 12 weeks


Title: Breakup, holding my items hostage, and threatening 'back-due rent'

Question:
A little backstory,

I live in Canada, PEI. Ex girlfriend and I lived in her parents house alone for 19 months. Never had a written or verbal agreement about having to pay rent and we discussed how we would live financially at the beginning of our relationship. Her and I split our costs by me paying all of our electric/hydro/cable/phone/internet bills and she would pay for food and her vehicle.

Her cat became very ill, and she had a written text agreement with my mother that my mom would pay for her cats vet bill ($3500), and she would make monthly payments.

Now after splitting up, their family is giving me a written 'bill' for the 19 months of 'back-due rent', and she's refusing to pay for the cat as compensation. Additionally, she's refusing to give me my bed purchased for $3700 two years ago as additional 'coverage' for her parents 'rent'.

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I am unsure what to do in this situation. Does this hold any legal value? Should I actually pay for rent that was never agreed upon when I was told I could live there rent-free? Can she withhold money from my mother because of our breakup?

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Any assistance would be tremendously appreciated.

Answer:
 If you had no lease stating payment, you owe no rent. Do not pay or agree to pay. They can go pound sand.

Unfortunately for your girlfriend, there -is- a written contract with your mom about repayment on the cat. Your mom could take her to small claims court to recoup the costs. Acquiring a bill from the vet and proof of payments shouldn't be too hard.

As for the bed, decide if it's really worth it to you to recover it. You could always contact the local police and say that your ex is preventing you from getting your property after you were asked to vacate the property. Alternately you could pursue the depreciated value of the bed in small claims if you think it's worth it. You'll have to pursue it for the /current/ value of the bed, not the full price.


Title: Hi Guys, I’m a tradesman (contractor) who has a client refusing to pay.

Question:
I’m from Victoria, Australia and work as a kitchen/bathroom renovator.

My partner and and I recently started a job doing Tiling, sheeting and waterproofing for a main bathroom which is what we specialised in.  The quote originally came out just under $5000 but then half way through she asked us to plaster the entire house, when then increased the quote to just under $10k

We were finished in the bathroom and our sub contractor had just about completed finishing the joins on the plaster when the client sent us an email itemising a few thing she wasn’t happy with in the bathroom.  We said “not a problem” and went to fix the three issues she addressed thinking a job well done.  The client then sent us an email later that night stating that she appreciates us coming back to “try” and fix the issues but she said she still wasn’t happy and would be cancelling our contract, stating that the deposit of $2000 for the original quote was enough money for us and that she won’t be paying us the rest, also opting to pay OUR plastering sub contractor directly instead of going through us.

Have I got a legal leg to stand on her to get my money back? What are my options? I’m just after general advice.  Thanks.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 /r/AusLegal will probably give you a better answer but if it is anything like the US you can sue her in small claims court for the work you have done.

You would present evidence of the work you have done and she would present evidence of any issues that may lead to a lack of payment. A judge would decide what, if any, money you are entitled to.Answer #2: If you can't sort something out directly you could try the DBDRV

https://www.dbdrv.vic.gov.au/

If that doesn't work you'd have to apply to VCAT. VCAT is a simple enough process - you present your side of the story, they present theirs and a judge makes a decision on who owes what.

https://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/Answer #3: Not sure about Australia, but you might want to look into whether you can file a lien against her property.Answer #4: [First port of call for you is this place](https://www.dbdrv.vic.gov.au/) the Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria which is a government body that arbitrates between builders and homeowners at no cost to you.

Where it states:

>For your dispute to be eligible for our service, it must:

>not relate to just one of following types of work – plumbing, painting, plastering, tiling, insulating, glazing, concreting, installing floor coverings, electrical work, or fencing (that does not require a permit) – that is not part of a contract also covering other types of building work

As you were doing plastering, tiling and waterproofing, it would count as a number of those, so be sure to emphasise that in your dispute.

Not legal advice, but I'm guessing either she or her husband are a lawyer or a doctor? Most of my mates in building refuse to work for them because of stuff like this.


Title: Can i become a lawyer with 2 DUI's?

Question:
I received a DUI driving under the influence of a controlled substance (marijuana, i got caught on a burn turn when i was 19 years old) and an alcohol DUI when i was 25. I'm turning 29 soon and i probably won't be getting my bachelors until I'm 31-32. I've seen online that i should go to AA meetings but i don't think they are for me seeing as i hardly drink anymore. The first time i got busted i went to NA meetings for 6 months, and the second time i got busted i had mandatory classes for about 2-3 months. I never smoke anymore and i drink maybe once a month, and its never to a crazy excess (now that i'm older drinking isn't fun for me anymore because i had 2 day hangovers).

Down the road when i finish school and apply for law school, will these convictions not allow me get accepted into law school?

EDIT: Location, Pennsylvania, USA. Willing to relocate.

Answer:
 Bigger problem is that you can't follow directions, namely the eight billion or so prompts telling you to put in your location.

I'll assume you're in Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, alcohol is illegal, as in most Muslim societies. Alcohol abuse is punished severely, so I am not even really sure how you're posting, as you really should be in prison for a long time. Answer #2: >Down the road when i finish school and apply for law school, will these convictions not allow me get accepted into law school?

It depends on everything that's happened since then.

IMO, you need to be in a program.  It doesn't matter if you think AA isn't right for you, you need to go.  You need to be able to demonstrate you take sobriety seriously.


Title: [Texas] I presented employer with proof he was possibly illegally paying me chinese overtime... he wants me to sign a notarized statement...

Question:
By 4pm, he wants me to sign a notarized statement "in my words" that I requested additional hours to make extra money.
For backstory, I am a funeral director/ mortician.  I've worked here a over a year and a half. It's a family owned business and I am the first full time employee. Every hour over 40 I get paid $7.90. I never work less than 40 hours a week, am expected to be in the office 8-5 m - f but often death waits for no one! Several weeks ago, I had 139 hours on a 2 week paycheck. I am salary, but he pays based on Chinese overtime, or the "fluctuating work week".

What do I do?

Answer: WTH is Chinese Overtime?


Title: [California] How do I get a roommate out that won't leave?

Question:
Alright, so this is a very tricky situation, and I don't know a way out of it. Obligatory Sorry for wall of text. A little back story: I am a college student that is renting out a house. I got the house on the condition that I was to find roommates and keep the house filled as long as I'm in it, which is fair. The house is on a one-year reoccurring lease, and this is starting year #4 of me being here. Last year one of the roommates moved out part way through the year; she found a person to take over the remainder of the lease, John. When it came time to renew the lease, John refused to sign a new one year agreement; he wanted month to month. I assured him that he could leave at any point during the year so long as he found a person to take over his lease. He refused. I told John he either had to sign the lease, or he had to leave; there are no other options. He said fine he would leave, but he needed two months to find a new place to go. I decided that that was a fair request, and the discussion was settled.

Those two months end on December 1st. I placed some ads online and at my school about three weeks ago stating move in date was December 1st. I have someone coming to look at the place today, and I ask John if it's alright if the potential roommate could peek his head in the the door and see the room and what not. To that he refused, regardless of my objections, which is understandable. It is his room until the 1st, after all. After that I reminded him that the room does have to be empty on the 1st. He just laughed and told me he didn't have a place yet. I reminded him of the agreement: he had two months to find another place, and it's my job to fill the room after that. He flat out said no he needed a couple more weeks, and proceeded to tell me I'm being unreasonable for telling him to be out by the 1st. I asked him how I was being unreasonable when I gave him exactly what he asked for. I again told him what I told him two months ago: that he either had to sign the agreement, or be out on the 1st. He just kept repeating I was being unfair, unreasonable, more time, and said this discussion isn't going anywhere, isn't going to get anywhere with me, etc, walked in his room at shut the door while I was talking to him.

How do I go about getting him out of the house? I know his goal was to just keep rolling it over each month saying, "Oh, I don't have another place yet. I need another month." Thereby creating the month to month situation he wanted. But I can't have someone in the house that refuses to sign the lease agreement; it's dangerous for me, the other two roommates, and the home owner. I also question his mental health. I'm scared that I'm now in a squatter situation. The only thing I think I have going for me is that we are in the state of California (LA County); verbal agreements are legally binding. Please help.

Answer:
 You will need to evict him or bribe him.

Tell him the second he has all his stuff out, hands you the keys, and signs a agreement you will give him $100/$200 (what ever you think will make him go). You can also add to the offer either take the money and go or I will take the money and use it to evict you.

After that either he leaves or you need to start the process.

http://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-eviction.htm

So make offer but also give him notice the month to month (that's what it has turned in to now) is ending and give him his official notice to leave.  Answer #2: What you have is a [holdover tenant](http://www.attorneydavid.com/blog/evicting-holdover-tenant-at-expiration-lease-term-california/). By accepting his payments after the expiration of the lease term, you have created a month to month lease.

Fortunately, you can end the month to month by giving 30 days notice to quit. That's what you need to do.


Title: I just got a DUI last night and wondering what to do regarding the situation

Question:
It was a long time coming and I am so thankful no people were harmed.

I am in California.

I was driving home from a bar after drinking for 5+ hours, had a lot of whiskey and beers throughout this time. I knew I was intoxicated but decided to drive myself home anyways and took a turn too fast, my front tire popped and I lost control and ended up hitting a pole. The hit caused the airbags to go off, my windshield cracked, there is pretty bad damage on the body and my face (from the airbag). Several minutes after I parked cop cars showed up.

There's a few things that I did/said that I am looking back on and questioning. I was standing by my car when the cars showed up, the officer asked me several questions, I told him I had been driving and hit a pole then parked the car. He immediately knew I was drunk, he asked me where I was coming from, I told him I would not answer that, he asked how much and if anyone was in the car, I also chose not to provide an answer. He made me do the field test and I could not walk in a straight line, he asked to breathalyze me and I knew it would be way over the limit so I opted to have a blood test. They arrested me and took me in to perform the blood test.

After that I was taken to jail and released in the morning. Nobody gave me any information, I asked for the name of the tow company but that's all I got. I have no idea what my BAC was or how to find out. Is there a possibility of seeing his report? I know I have a court date in November and I know I have to call the DMV within 10 days? Other issue is that I have a trip out of the country scheduled next month, is this going to affect my leaving the country? If I am on my work insurance (car insurance) are they going to be alerted? How soon?

I am really confused about what to do or how to get answers, I can't seem to find much information online or if it's trustworthy. Please help if you can!

Answer:
 California cop here.

You didn't do the breathalyzer which is the only test that generates instant results. You will have to wait for the lab which will take 4+ weeks.  However, it doesn't matter if your BAC is 0.05, you can still get a DUI.  Your narrative about 5 hours of beer and whiskey and knowing you were too drunk to drive makes me think you're 0.10 at least...probably close to 0.15.  Most people close to the limit think they're fine.

You have received an admin per se form and the police seized your physical license correct?  Your license will soon be administratively suspended. You need to follow instructions on that form to contest the suspension.

Everything about this incident is normal procedure. The officer didn't do anything illegal or make any mistakes based on the info you provided.