Title: (NL)3 years ago i was in a accident with another car and both of the insurances said it was not my fault. Now 3 years later the guy is suing me with a whole other story and my insurance screwed me over

Question:
Long time lurker first time poster, advise needed and thanks for reading

So 3 years ago i was in a car accident with somebody. He was driving over the speedlimit on a icy road and could not brake in time and ended up hitting my tail. Everything went fine and no one got hurt. We filled in the insurance papers and went our way. Couple months later the insurances talked it out and told me that i was in the right and closed the case. I got my money, fixed my car happy ending. Atleast that's what i tought.

3 years later i get a note from the court that i'm being summoned because the guy is suing me. He changed the whole story saying that i tried to pass him from left and tried to slide my car into a parking ( wich is impossible because the road was way to small to fit 2 cars next to each other ) and he had no time to react. He even changed some information on the original insurance papers and tried to make it look like it was my fault. So i call my insurance and tell them that he is trying to get free money from me and they told me not to worry and they will go to court for me and defend the case.

Now i got another note stating that we lost the case because no one showed up to court. I called my insurance again asking them what happend and they said that they are gonna pay the guy because they are to scared to defend because they think the guy will win anyways. But they never paid him and now my bank accounts are frozen. When i called the insurance again i get a lady on the phone and ask her to put me trough to the guy who has been "helping" me and she does. Then the phonecall disconnects and i think o well it happens and call back. Then i get the same lady on the phone and when i asked for the guy again, she told me she doesn't know anybody by that name(??) and when i asked again she told me he is on vacation and will be back on monday.

I personally think that they forgot to go to the court meeting and now i'm getting screwed over, any advise on what i can do now and is there a possibility i can get back to these people? ( guy suing me and insurance )

Answer:
 The Netherlands has an official free legal advice agency. You can contact them through https://www.juridischloket.nl/ and ask your questions, then they can point you in the right direction.Answer #2: Hi, I'm not sure what would be the proper thing to do to help you right this moment, but I would advise you of two things :

If you can, hire an attorney who specialises in insurance. He will fight this fight for you and explain what is going on along the way. It might be kind of expensive, it might be cheap, it really depends on the kind of fuckup your insurance company just landed you in. The first meeting should be free.

You should contact the Afm, it seems they definitely can help you. Your file will probably be handed to someone from the higher ups if the AFM can pressure them to : https://www.afm.nl/en/consumenten/themas/klacht/klachtenprocedureAnswer #3: Not a lawyer, but in the States if your insurance doesn't cover you when they should, they can be sued for significant amounts of money.


Title: [TN] I just got a direct deposit of $90,000 when it was supposed to be $900

Question:
Okay so I’m a little confused right now. I had a deposit last week (didn’t check until today) of over $90,000 from my employer. My usual paycheck is around $900.

The payment has already cleared and is in my bank account. What do I do in this situation. I feel like eventually, they’ll find out and make me repay it and I guess that’s the right thing to do. But what if I stay quite?

Answer:
 Your employer is going to notice eventually. Tell them about the overpayment and ask how they'd like to be paid back.Answer #2: Make sure they didn't mess up your payroll record -- you don't want to pay taxes on that extra money.Answer #3: (OP, I know its already been handled.)

Similar (but smaller, like $5K extra) happened to a friend's boyfriend.  He spent it, on purpose, immediately.  Company tried to pull it back a few days layer, which I think failed.  In the end he was fired and worked out some repayment plan to avoid getting sued.

And I applied for and got his job, so it all worked out well in the end. :)Answer #4: Contact the bank.

If you have autopayments set up, or auto-transfer your paycheque to another account, and then HR reverses the transfer, you are left with an account balance of -900 plus whatever fees are incurred.  It will make more sense to you and me to take out 89100 out of your account, but what will happen is the entire 90000 will be taken out, then sometime later on you'll be paid your paycheque.Answer #5: NAL: Your employers payroll is going to notice right away, especially for that amount. You need to talk to payroll and HR about it ASAP. I would also inform your bank that the amount is an over payment, and it was only supposed to be for 900 dollars. Leave a voice mail for both departments and send emails as well. This covers you so it doesnt look like you were trying to keep the money. Payroll errors happen from time to time, its better to be honest about it.


Title: Homeowner snowblowed snow into road damaging my car. I'm going to stop at their house tonight to ask for damages.

Question:
Last night I was driving the speed limit after dark. The roads had a little snow or slush here and there but were pretty clean. I noticed up ahead someone was snowblowing their driveway and the snow that was in the air was blowing across the road. Not obscuring vision but I was focused on that situation to make sure that it was light snow being carried in the wind rather than large heavy snow I'd have to avoid driving through. Just as I'm about to pass I notice that there is a large mound of snow that he threw into the road. I smash into it somewhat violently and hammer on my horn to let them know that there is something going on that they should be aware of. It caused me to lose control of my vehicle momentarily but I get it back pretty easily and continue driving as I didn't think any damage had been done. [Today I noticed that half of my fender is all smashed up.](http://i.imgur.com/FK5Kb2J.jpg)

Today I plan on stopping at their place to explain what happened and ask them to pay for the damage. Is there anything I should be aware of before doing so? Thanks for any insight. I'm really worried that they are going to say that they didn't do it and all I'm going to have to say is that they did.
My location is Western New York State, USA

Answer:
 > Is there anything I should be aware of before doing so?

Yes, the fact that it sounds like you were driving too fast for the conditions present.

You'd probably be best handling this with your insurance company.Answer #2: Why didn't you stop and talk to them immediately? How do they know it didn't happen any other time.


Title: [Houston, TX] Have Traffic Warrants Totaling $1,835! What do?

Question:
Hello advice givers,

I have six warrants (all for traffic violations/failure to appear) at the same court in the West Houston area/Harris County that total out to $1,835 spanning from January of 2013 to October 2013.

My question is: what do I do?

At this point, (mistake me if I'm wrong) but I can no longer call the court and arrange a payment plan. If I go in to talk about it, I'll be arrested on the spot and serving the time will cost me 3 weeks of work time, which is a whole month's rent, bills, etc.

Again, these are purely traffic tickets; specifically two counts of registration and inspection (4 warrants), one count of no insurance, and one count of speeding in a construction zone.

This is really all my fault, although I really do think the inspection and registration tickets are bullshit. I was pulled over two consecutive days by a different cop for the same offense (if memory serves).

I need to get rid of this quick because I have no license, and because of that I've been unable to renew my insurance policy/ re-register my car. I'm bound to get pulled over again soon and need to really knock this out before *I am* put in the slammer.

Answer:
 >My question is: what do I do?

Pay the damn fines. Also, stop driving an unregistered, uninsured car with no licence.


Title: (CO) so I was charged with possession of heroin but a law just passed stating that any personal use amount of scheduled drugs like heroin would be "defelonized". when I asked my lawyer about that law(public attorney) she told me we probably wouldnt go that way because, and this was her exact words

Question: "the district attorney doesnt really like that law so we wont pursue that option". . . wtf?? should I get a different lawyer or contact some kind of organization? what does it matter If the DA doesnt like that law? do you think I like the law where I got arrested for having a small amount of heroin?

Answer: The bill doesn't go into effect until 2020 and it's not retroactiveAnswer #2: When were you charged in relationship to the law changing?


Title: My roommate has a seizure while driving and is now being charged for driving under the influence (Louisiana)

Question: Exactly what the title says. My roommate has epilepsy and had a seizure while driving. The officer who wrote her a ticket did breathalyze her and she blew a 0.0. The officer did not take her to a hospital, instead, he took her to jail even though she told him she had a seizure. We are not wealthy people and can't really afford lawyers, so what can we do. For some background: she does have a previous misdemeanor charge, back from when she was 18 (we are both 21 now), for interfering with a law investigation and resisting an officer (she got pulled over and through a fit; she wasn't violent or anything but it was dumb and she admits this), as well as a driving with a suspended license charge, but her license got suspended because she had a seizure; she doesn't have family and there is no public transportation in our area. She got that charge when someone else rear-ended her. It's just a big mess, but with a looming court date, and an empty wallet she is freaking out. Is there anything we can do?

Answer:
 She drove while having a suspended license because she has epilepsy? Then had a seizure, and went to jail?Answer #2: Does her epilepsy not bar her from driving?

She needs to get a lawyer and not talk to the police in the meantime.Answer #3: DUI or not, you can't just have two seizures while driving and keep your license. Needless to say, do not get in a car while she is driving, it isn't safe.


Title: (SK, CAN) Friend bought a house with a supposedly legal basement suite, ended up figuring out it wasn't legal. Can they rent it out on AirBnB until they can afford to fix it?

Question:
City is Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Relevant info: my buddy owns this home outright and is not part of a HOA.

Apologies if information doesn't line up, I'm repeating this second hand. A buddy of mine purchased a house from somebody he knows that was supposed to have a legal basement suite in it. He started renting it out and did everything correctly, until he had a falling out with the person that sold it to them over something unrelated and said person reported the basement suite to be illegal. Turns out it was, but the seller shot themselves in the foot in reporting it because they forged permits claiming it was legal during the sale and there's hard proof of them saying/doing that, so they're currently being sued for the costs to make a legal suite.

My buddy heavily relied on the income from renting and even if he can get it legal he still doesn't have any rent income until then, so he was looking into AirBnB. Since the city has already declared the basement suite illegal (literally the only problem is that it's too big, maximum size here is 699sq/ft and it's slightly over that, the city wants them to wall off one of the bedrooms and connect it to the upstairs), will he get in trouble for doing short or long term rentals through the site? I've read articles about cities either declaring it the same as renting or not saying anything at all, and my city falls into not saying anything. I know there's probably pretty few people from Stoon on here, I'm just trying to prevent him from getting screwed more than he already has so any information is appreciated.

Answer:
 Because the answer to this question is very SK specific (and probably Saskatoon specific, for that matter, given that there are bylaws involved) your friend is going to want to go consult a local lawyer. A lawyer from BC or Ohio or wherever will not be able to provide solid legal advice here.

Your friend should look for a lawyer that does municipal law, or real estate law, or both. The lawyer he used for his conveyance (or the one he is using to sue the seller) should be able to refer him to someone.  Then he can hire that lawyer for an hour or two of advice.

As an alternative, he can also call the city and ask. Maybe do that one anonymously though.

BTW, lost revenue is something that can be added on to the damages he's already suing the seller for.


Title: Male cleaning Women's bathroom with still people inside stalls!

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 So what if it WAS a child using a bathroom? Kids wouldn't care. If you think kids and women get assaulted by male employees in bathrooms on the regular you need to stop watching Fox News. It's an extremely rare occurrence (you're more likely to get struck by lightning).

I presume the stalls have doors. I've never understood why people get so worked up about that. It's not like someone would see anything. Are you embarrassed about him hearing your farts? Seeing you wash your hands?Answer #2: Holy overreaction, Batman.

There are stalls.  Nobody saw you naked.  So what if a kid was in there?

There is nothing to be done other than reporting to the manager.  Not a legal issue.Answer #3: He was probably told to clean the bathroom. Doing his job. Get off your high horse he wasn't interested in peeping you in the stall.Answer #4: Reporting to the store is all you should have done. Just move on, nothing bad has happened to you.


Title: I take care of cat, but my brother is the on paper “adopter”. Is there anything I can do if he claims the cat is 100% his in the future?

Question:
Recently, my brother and I adopted a kitten from SPCA/PetSmart, and he is the technical adopter on paper.  However, we both paid for the kitten, me a little more so.  The adoption fee was $70, and it had to be paid in cash.  I had $40 in cash, but he didn’t have any.  So, he bought kitten food and got $40 cash back at the PetSmart. (Would this help prove anything?)
My main concern is what if he decides to claim the cat is 100% his even though he doesn’t really take care of it.  Would vet appointments under my name help my case, legally speaking? Is there anything I can do to help if we have a dispute in the future?
I hope I explained well enough 😬

Answer:
 Nope, cats are considered property and your brother is the legal owner.

You could buy the cat from him or something like that.Answer #2: You could purchase the cat from him.


Title: Child stuck with non paternal father on military base. Police and Military will not help.

Question: Military says they "Can't help civilians, and its a civilian matter." Police say "they can't help because it's not in their jurisdiction." None one will help. The Military is covering for the soon to be ex, whom isn't her birth father. Grandmother, Grandfather, and Mother have power of attorney for the child. What can they do? Who can help them? (This is my first post, sorry if this isn't proper reddiquette, i did read it.) If you need to know more information please let me know. I'm trying to keep this as anonymous as i can. Location is Florida.

Answer:
 Go hire an attorney. One with military knowledge that is local to the area. They will know the best route to take.

Also, likely the mother needs to file for custody. Is the child adopted by him? Is his name on the birth cert?


Title: New development says they own half driveway

Question:
Hello I am unsure if this is the right place to post so please forgive me if it's not I'm just a bit confused and frustrated.

Location is USA Utah

I've owned this home for about 15 years now and never had a problem with neighbor. They sold the house and a development company bought it with the land behind it. They are building a bunch of town homes which is fine but I came home today and they have a note on my door.

The note says please don't park and move anything within the red paint line drawn. They drew it through a portion of my backyard into half of my driveway up into the street.

There is a bath wire fence that they pass to mark the lines that marks the property lines.

Any advice on what and how to proceed from here? I've left the truck and stuff there now since I don't have anywhere else to put it and I don't really believe they can just draw a line and leave a note?

Answer:
 Utah adverse possession law requires 7 years of use. So being that you owned your house for 15 and used that land that whole time you should be fine to challenge their claims. But you must file asap with the courts for challenging the ownership of the land.

https://statelaws.findlaw.com/utah-law/utah-adverse-possession-laws.htmlAnswer #2: In addition to getting the survey also look into the possibility that you have am easement if the red line in fact accurately marks the property line.

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There can be a specific easement documented in your paperwork for the deed & purchase of your house or you can have a prescriptive easement.

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In some jurisdictions you could even have a claim for adverse possession based on open use of the strip of land for 15 years.

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Your location is important to determine any of this as it can vary greatly.Answer #3: Have you ever had a survey done, and are you sure of where your property line is?

If not, you should get a survey done as soon as possible to define where that line is before they begin development.Answer #4: Call your county or city planning department ASAP. They can red tag the construction if they are, in fact, building on your property. They should also have a file of your land survey and property boundary lines.Answer #5: You might want to hire a lawyer to file an injunction on all of this until it is addressed legally. Like right now.


Title: If A Company Tells You That You Can Clock In 10 Minutes Early, and Implies That You *Should* Be Doing So, Must They Pay You? (Massachusetts)

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Ok someone correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty certain if you are punched in you are getting paid. When you punch a time clock it monitors your time spent working and should add up in your weekly hours. Yes you are scheduled for a certain amount of hours, but the company is required to pay you for the actual time spent "on the clock"


Title: Urgent Care doctor misdiagnosed grandson with a spiral fracture, then called DHS and reported suspected child abuse. Kids were subsequently removed from the home and placed in foster care. What can be done about doctor?

Question:
Recently our 2 yo grandson broke his arm, and no one knew it happened. His arm was a little swollen, but no real signs of pain... and he was using it like normal. After the swelling didn't go down, he was taken to the urgent care to have it looked at, where the doctor diagnosed it as a spiral fracture and assumed it was child abuse. This was reported to DHS, who then removed all the kids from the house. They were placed in temporary foster care, and we (the grandparents) were able to have them stay with us.

We took our grandson to a specialist who was able to tell it was not a spiral fracture at all, and there were no signs of any abuse.

There is zero history of child abuse in our family, however this one misdiagnosis promoted a full investigation that can take anywhere from 3 months to a year.

Is there a reason to file suit against the urgent care doctor for his misdiagnosis that stated this whole mess?

Answer: The doctor is a mandatory reporter.  Unless you have evidence that his report was not in good faith, there are not likely to be "consequences" for doing what he believed was his duty.Answer #2: ER nurse here. A spiral fracture is a tricky one because it usually only happens in certain situations. More urgent care docs are not board certified radiologists so are not the final say on the read. However, if he thought he saw a spiral fracture, there was delay in seeking care, and whatever other concerns he had...he’s mandated to report. Then it’s up to CPS to figure it all out. Answer #3: You'd have to prove that the doctor's report was malicious, or that his diagnosis was so far below the standard of care as to constitute malpractice. Those are really tough to prove. The doctor being wrong isn't necessarily malpractice, and nothing you've said shows maliciousness.


Title: [WI] Manager said I HAVE to clean up bodily fluids even if I don't feel comfortable.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Do they provide you with proper PPE for handling human waste? If you're properly trained to perform hazardous waste clean up, and have proper PPE I can't see why they can't assign you with clean up detail.

And I understand, hazardous waste is never fun to work with, I work with it everyday. Answer #2: Not against the law, as your boss says, someone have to do it and it is part of the job.

You can of course, refuse to do it but nothing stop them from firing you on the spot.


Title: [CO] - Apartment lease marijuana addendum?

Question:
Would someone mind looking this addendum over? I understand that it states I can't grow pot, but am I allowed to smoke it inside my apartment under this? There is another addendum saying no smoking... Does that mean cigarettes only, or pot too?

MARIJUANA ADDENDUM (Single Right to Cure)

This Marijuana Addendum (“Addendum”) is incorporated into, and is a part of, the Lease/Rental Agreement (hereinafter “Lease”) between the aforementioned resident(s) (hereinafter collectively “Resident”) and Landlord. Notwithstanding recent amendment of the Constitution of the State of Colorado and any legislation related to such amendment, Resident hereby understands and agrees as follows: 1. The Resident agrees to occupy the leased premises solely for residential purposes. Resident agrees that cultivation and/or processing of marijuana or active marijuana ingredients shall be considered a business activity (even if for personal use) and shall constitute a lease violation. 2. Cultivation of marijuana or Hydroponic (water based) cultivation of any plants including but not limited to marijuana on the leased premises is prohibited. Modification of the leased premises to create higher humidity levels for the cultivation of any plants including but not limited to marijuana on the leased premises is prohibited. Modification of the leased premises for any purpose related to the possession or cultivation of marijuana is prohibited. 3. Resident, any member of the Resident’s household, a guest, or other person affiliated in any way with the Resident shall not engage in any act which violates, or facilitates the violation, of this Addendum. 4. Violation of the terms of the Lease and/or this Addendum may result in a requirement for compliance with the terms of the Lease and/or this Addendum. Failure to comply may result in eviction and other legal remedies pursuant to Colorado law. Nothing in this Addendum shall be interpreted so as to limit the legal remedies available to Landlord. 5. Landlord has the right to modify any and all covenants of this Addendum at any time without notice. The undersigned has/have read, understand and agree to comply with all covenants contained in this Addendum.

Answer:
 No smoking means no smoking. IMO, this would include pot, hash, meth and anything else. Answer #2: That addendum appears to address only growing/cultivating.

> There is another addendum saying no smoking... Does that mean cigarettes only, or pot too?

It means "no smoking", generally. Unless it explicitly specifies only cigarettes, assume that it means anything you can smoke.


Title: I was served an eviction notice in Texas the same day my car was stolen I have no driver's license and no time to find a new place

Question: My car was stolen on Friday night at gun point and I filed a police report. My wallet was in the car along with my phone, I have since gotten a new phone but was unable to get a new driver's license without my birth certificate. I have since ask my father to mail me my original birth certificate. I only have my social security card, and to make things worse, my roommate has been short on the rent the last couple of months and I wasn't able to cover his part last month. I'm not actually on the lease but we were served an eviction notice with his name and three days to leave. In that time I have been unable to find a new place to live or get a rental car because I don't have my driver's license the car still hasn't been found and I'm considering moving back in with my parents but I'm worried the police will come and have us removed unexpectedly with nowhere to go. My parents don't live close and it would take them a long time to come and get me on such short notice. I've been actively looking for a house but now I'm looking for just anything that I can move into readily but that's only if I get my driver's license soon. The apartment manager hasn't been returning our texts or calls and actively ignores us when we try to speak to him around the property he just walks away. I know I probably don't have much legal recourse because I'm not on the lease, but I'm posting here because I feel there are no real options. The apartments did break the lease first by refusing to fix the air conditioning last summer, but it also turns out the apartments never renewed the original lease my roommate had signed which expired about a year ago. In the past I have gone to eviction court with photographic evidence that repairs were neglected and the eviction was taken off of my rental history. I thought that the same thing would happen but upon research in the internet I've only read horror stories of people in my situation.Without a vehicle I can't do much I've been using Lyft to get to work since I haven't been able to get anyone who can work for me. I really need a day off but  the real stress is that I might lose my belongings in the apt. I don't have much savings but I have enough to get a new place, if that's even possible with just a social security card. My roommate and best friend keep saying that we have nothing to worry about that will have plenty of time before a court date is reached and after the court date will have a little time to get my temporary Id and sign a new lease, which sounds really nice, but I'm afraid of my property being placed outside or sold for the rent. Should I just tell my parents to come get my things and move back home before it comes to that?

Answer: Is the eviction notice an order from a court?Answer #2: You can't be evicted immediately. The landlord has to take you (or rather, your roommate) to court and only after they win in court can you and your things be physically removed.


Title: Need answers asap

Question:
So I've been working in a office as dispatcher for almost 2 months now. To be honest i didn't like the job very much so i would take one or 2 day off per weeks. I didn't show up one day and I got a call from my boss telling me that if i don't show up to work tomorrow he's done with me which i assume means he doesnt want me to work there anymore right? And i didnt show up to work the next day , he called me twice and i didnt pick up. i didnt receive any others calls from him for about 1 week ( i didnt return to the job) and hes been calling my cousin to tell him im not picking up the phone and being all angry for me not showing up so i called him today and he told me he will sue me for not giving him a notice of leaving and that he demands all the money i earned working there. Thing is i NEVER SIGNED A CONTRACT with the company and I didn't even receive my last check . This guy is very short tempered and he wants me to come tomorow at 8:00 or hes going to sue me. Now the question is should i go? Can he sue me for this? I have less than 1k in my bank, im just 20 y/old . Idk what to do at this point. Btw i live in Ontario so i was hoping to receive advice from you guys
thanks.

Answer:
 You are a shitty employee.

That said, your employer does not get to ask for the money back, and you do have the right to be paid for all hours worked.  So he owes you that final paycheck.

You should probably not go, if he is short tempered, and may become violent.  You should however let him know that if he doesn't pay you all your time, including your final paycheck, you will make a labor complaint.  You won't have to hire an attorney, even.


Title: Found out fiancee was cheating, can I remove her stuff?

Question:
So long story short, me and my fiancee have been having issues and I moved out for a while. I found out she has been sleeping with someone else. I went home and told her to make sure to come home alone because we need to talk. She is now refusing because she is out with friends (and him) and she "doesnt want to fight". I have not told her I know shes cheating because I want to do it to her face. This guy has stayed at my apartment twice in the past three days and has a bag and Playstation. I told her if she doesnt come home I will leave her and his stuff outside overnight.

Am I within my legal right to do this? She is not on the apartment lease nor is it listed as her address. Can I do anything? Or do I just have to bear it until tomorrow? Could I at least leave his stuff out? NYS for reference.

Answer: No, you can't throw things outside. If she lived there, on the lease or not, she's a tenant. If she isn't on the lease she's your subtenant and you'll have to go through the legal eviction process to get her out if she doesn't want to move.Answer #2: You can't kick her out at all if she's been living there for any amount of time (usually 30 days).  You have to give her notice (again, usually 30 days) and you cannot touch her stuff.


Title: I moved my ex out of my open car door so that I could shut it. She’s claiming I hurt her.

Question:
Often and on court record, my ex wife will hold me hostage during pick up/drop off of our kids. She will come to my car, stand in the open door and try to force me to engage in conversation with her. Due to several accusation of me cheating on my wife that she’s made, I try not to have these situations arise by always having a witness during the exchange. Today my ex surprised me with a change of plans where I had to meet her instead of get the kids from school so it was just us and our 2 minor children in the store parking lot. Again, she stood in the open passenger door and tried to make me talk with her. I asked her several times to shut the door but she refused. I eventually got out, went to the passenger door, used my arm like a lever between her and the car. My forearm touched her shoulders and pushed her back, which she made very dramatic, and I closed the door. I got back in my car and left.

She is now claiming I hurt her and was aggressive and is bringing the police in on it.

What do I do? I know I shouldn’t have touched her in any way, but she cannot keep me hostage. I can’t drive off with her standing in the open door.
Advice, please.

Answer: I think this is beyond the purview of reddit.  If you're being charged with assault you should hire a lawyer.


Title: Left an angry note on a car, driver filed a police report saying I smashed his windshield (Chicago, IL)

Question: Let me start off by saying this was incredibly stupid of me. A car illegally parked behind me, blocking me and 3 other people. I left a very angry note, with notable phrases such as 'fuck you, you made me late for work, you drive a Mercedes Benz so you can afford to pay for parking, and **I keep a baseball bat for protection in my car, and it took all of my self control to not smash your window to move you**". Dumb, I know. It gets dumber. I also left my first name and phone number, saying something along the lines of "call me if you want to talk about why I'm so mad at you." This morning Chicago PD called me asking for my side of the story, saying that the windshield was smashed and the driver was filing a police report. I told them I didn't smash anything, and that I wouldn't have left my name and number if I had. They asked me why I didn't call the police to move the illegally parked car, and I told them I didn't want the car towed because 'I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy". They asked me to come down to the station to give my statement, I said no. There are no security cameras in that parking lot, so I can't prove that I did or didn't smash the windshield. Am I going to get arrested?

Answer:
 Don't go down to the station or communicate with the police again without first consulting a lawyer. Ask yourself how you know this was the police and not this guy frucking with you.

 I doubt you'll be arrested, however you may be sued. Either way, no more talking to the cops and if you're served be sure to respond appropriately.


Title: I dont know if im in trouble.

Question:
Last night, i relapsed and got so drunk, I don’t remember what ive done, who i called, etc.

my ex has an order of protection on me, and im terrified I tried to contact her last night in my blackout state.

what should i do? am i going to go to jail if i did?

Answer:
 You should look at your call history on your phone?

You should drink less and examine your alcohol use.

If you did, you certainly may go to jail.Answer #2: You should refrain from violating the order in the future.

I'm not sure anyone knows if you're going to jail or not -- it depends on whether or not you violated the order of protection, and what the punishments for that violation would be, which might depend on your location.


Title: Getting a refund?

Question:
Boring question, I know, but I am not sure what to do.
I had a free trial of myfitnesspal, didn't want it but forgot to cancel.
I thought I had today (1 month after the start) to cancel it but they've already taken 50 from my account.
I try to get a refund through Google play but the transaction isn't listed on my Google play account, unlike any of my other purchases/subscriptions.
However I have a bank notice saying clear as day a $50 charge from myfitnesspal.
Is there any way I can get a refund?

Answer: You can call them or email their support and ask but if you missed the deadline then they arent obligated to give you a refund


Title: Officer refused to give my dad a breathalyzer and demanded a blood test which my father refused. How does this work? (Colorado)

Question: My dad was pulled over for a lane use violation on his motorcycle tonight (which the officer never explained either). After the normal questions my dad requested a breathalyzer which the officer refused and put him under arrest and drove him to the hospital and demanded a blood test. At this point my dad is frustrated and refuses the blood test. The officer says "I'm going to make this a felony then and get a warrant from the judge." The judge denied the warrant request. My dad was taken to the jail where he blew zeros on their breathalyzer test. So, my question is with only the breathalyzer test results from the jail, what are the chances of getting this charge dropped?

Answer: He needs an attorney.Answer #2: What was he charged with?  DUI?  If that is the case, even if the DUI charges get dropped their is a strong possibility of him losing his license for a year based on refusing. Most states process things separately - there is the court side and the administrative side through the DMV.  The DMV doesn't care how the court side turns out in cases of a refusal.  A refusal is a refusal, and that is a one year license suspension on a first offense.


Title: [CA] Tinder date turned into a nightmare, don't know what to do

Answer:
 >She said that because I played along, they will arrest me. Is that true?

No, it's absolutely not true.

> I have no idea what to do.

Take a deep breath.  Relax.  And go about living your daily life secure in knowing that nothing will come of this.  And make better decisions in the future by not adding internet strangers (especially those met on a sex site) to your personal Facebook page.Answer #2: Facebook has a bot that processes messages for advertising and marketing. This is why when you're like 'ugh i need grubhub' you begin seeing a bunch of grubhub ads.

1. Trust your instincts, re: the creepiness. He is pretty creepy btw.

2. You didn't have to delete tinder.

3. FB messages aren't being sent to the cops. If he molests/rapes someone they may be subpeonaed (not a lawyer so pls correct me if I'm wrong on this) but the police didn't know this slimy dude was talking to you. It's logged onto their servers permanently, deleting or not.

You're fine. Answer #3: Relax, the conversations you held were probably tame compared to the ones between me and my close friends. Talking about taboo subjects or vulgarity on FB won't get you arrested. Otherwise, I'd have been arrested multiple times over.


Title: If I kill a goose in self defense, I have the rights to its body?

Question: Here’s the scenario. A typical Reddit user confronts their biggest fear: a pissed goose in the wild. While walking in a park, the goose descends upon our subject with force and wrath. The goose catches a boot square in the bird chest and it’s bird lungs collapse on impact. Now our subject has a dead goose on their hands and general bird pieces on their shoes. The question is what would be the next step? Could our subject legally take and consume this hateful manifestation of poultry? Could the warrior goose be given a Viking funeral for its valiant death in combat? In all seriousness, could our subject harvest the feathers of this beast for various arts, crafts, and tokens of combat? For the sake of this scenario, we’ll assume that this happened outside of goose season and was purely and justifiably in self defense.

Answer: Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, you can't possess a migratory bird like a goose, even a dead one. Even killing it would likely lead to your arrest at least, if not prosecution.


Title: US - [Hypothetical] If someone can be too drunk to legally give consent, does that mean they are also to drunk to be held accountable if they break the law?

Question:
I mean, if you're gonna claim someone is too drunk to be responsible for their choice of giving consent, logically, they can't be accountable for breaking the law because "they were too drunk to know what they were doing"...

Can someone explain the laws behind this?

Answer:
 > Anything you do when drunk is your own choice and fault, except for agreeing to sex.

Generally speaking, when someone is too drunk to consent, they're also too drunk to do anything else criminal - except for maybe being drunk in public.

Intoxication doesn't automatically mean "can't consent".  There's a level of intoxication one must reach to be unable to consent.  That level is usually pretty high, high enough that a reasonable person wouldn't consider them to be giving active consent.


Title: [Canada] Contracted labor working for me on someone else's property?

Question:
Not sure if you guys discuss Canada too. It's unseasonably warm in Canada which bodes really well for a possible outdoor wedding ceremony if it stays this nice, but not at all well for the ground which is basically ice everywhere since the snow is all melting.

Should one of my self-employed vendors, photographer, decorator, etc. slip on the venue property, or hurt themself in some other wedding duty related way, who is responsible? Me as the one directing the work? The venue for having a slippery area? Their own business insurance? Luckily Free Healthcare! But there's still the whole WCB thing to go through I imagine. Thanks experts.

Answer: don't hire vendors unless they show a wcb valid clearance certificate. Same thing if you were to hire a wedding planner company


Title: (FL) A former coworker has made a facebook page dedicated to exposing my former name/life, what can I do to stop her?

Question:
When I was young and stupid I became involved with very unsavory group(white supremacists), I came to my sense in my twenties and go out. I moved and changed my name, I had a very kind and sympathetic judge who allowed my name change to be sealed.

A few weeks ago I caught a coworker of mine stealing, I reported her to our boss and she was fired.

Somehow she found out about my previous life(shes the first to do so in over 6 years). She's made a facebook page with my new and old names splashed everywhere, my address, what car I drive, a current picture of me and tons of pictures of me, podcasts and articles I did during that time.

I asked facebook to take it down but they said it's free speech.

I need this down now.

UPDATE:She just posted pictures of my kids,what school they go to and what classes they're in.

Answer:
 If she's making true statements, not using copyrighted material, and not violating a court order, then you don't have any options.  The law doesn't prevent people from doing that.

I'd suggest looking into hiring an SEO firm to bury the page.Answer #2: Facebook does not have to take it down and you can't force them to


Title: Getting sued for 300,000 dollars for a fender bender 2 years ago (Texas)

Question:
Throwaway account because my friend uses reddit and I don’t want anyone close to me to know about this.

Two years ago my father and I were driving around, and I turned onto a street and hit another car. The damage was light. An ambulance showed up but no one was hurt. The crash was my fault. The lady I hit took the money the insurance offered and that was that. So I thought.

Today I received notification that I will be sued through a civil court for 300,000 dollars in damages. WTF? It happened 2 years ago. I have no idea what to do. What are my options?

Answer:
 Contact your car insurance company. You pay them to deal with this.Answer #2: let your insurance know, they'll handle it.Answer #3: > WTF?

This is very common, the timing, etc. Two years is right before the statute of limitations expire. (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code, Title 2 section 16.003.)

As others have said, your friend contacts the insurance they had at the time of the crash and the insurance will handle it.


Title: Possibly fired without cause, need advice on next steps

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Why the hell did you call a restaurant instead of the police? -Answer #2: Unless you are in a union they don't need cause to fire you. Perfectly legal to be fired for being assaulted. Apply for unemployment and find a new job


Title: What happens if someone gives me money to buy them liquor and I just take it?

Question: The store I work at now has a strict ID enforcement policy. A few times I walk out I have people ask me to buy them booze because they forgot their ID. Would I be breaking the law if I just took their cash and walked away?

Answer: Yes... it’s theft, even if what they were asking you to do was illegal.  You are still taking money from them that you are not entitled to.


Title: Is it legal to sell an item that has a patent on it if you sell under a different brand name then what patent is listed as?

Question:
For example if i took a Whirlpool Washer Drain Pump & had an exact replica made minus any trademarked names & then had my brand name put on it. Could i legally sell this item again if it had my brand on item & "whirlpool" was not listed as the mfr. My first thought would be no unless whirlpool does not have a patent on this item. However I see where tons of sellers are selling replacement cartridge filters compatible with Keurig although Keurig has a patent on this item. I could give thousands of examples of items that are a exact replicas of another item only sold under a different brand name. Is this legal & if so how? I thought the patent would make it illegal to sell items with same design regardless of what brand name is put on item.
Mississippi

Answer:
 If you create a copy of a patented invention, then that's a patent infringement, and the patent holder can sue you for patent infringement.

If you create an invention that correctly plugs into another invention, that's not supposed to be a patent infringement, because you didn't copy the patented invention.  Keurig surely has patented their coffee makers, but they have not patented "small plastic cup with coffee in it and a foil seal atop", so since there's no patent on the latter, many manufacturers have made versions of the latter.


Title: (California) Is it technically assault to throw grapes at people?

Answer:
 No.  It's a battery.  Per California Penal Code 242:

>A battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence
upon the person of another.


Title: Friend in Serious Legal Trouble

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 He is not the person you once knew. Drugs change people. They've changed him into the sort of person who *robs somebody's nana, twice, and assaults an old man.*

He deserves to go to prison. I'm sorry that this hurts but it's what is definitely going to happen. Hopefully he'll be able to get some substance abuse help too while he's in the system, since it looks like he hasn't been able to seek help for himself on his own.


Title: [IL - Chicago] Landlord hasn't cashed cashier's checks

Question:
Hello, basically I pay my rent through my bank, who sends a cashier's check to my landlord for rent.  This morning, I got a message from my bank saying they put a "stop payment" on my rent check from 04/04/2019.

I've looked in the Chicago RLTO and it mentions nothing about this certain scenario.  My plan was to reserve the money in a savings account and send him a text notifying him of the expiration of the check and that he may request I send the owed money and he will receive it within 7 business days (3 for ACH clearing, 5 to issue check).

My questions are
1) since text is not considered a legal form of communication, should I send him a letter?
2) is what I am doing considered legal?
3) in the case that I move out and the check for remaining rent owed stales, would I still be indebted to my landlord?

Thanks!

Answer:
 1. There is no thing as "legal form of communication" unless specificed in a contract, just proof of communication. A text will achieve that. But if you're worried, send a certified letter that requires a  signature at delivery.
2. You are obligated to pay rent, not obligated to ensure a check does not become stale. You're likely fine telling the landlord of the situation and sending a new check at LLs request (you can't just refuse to pay.
3. If the statue of limitations on a claim by the landlord has run out for that month you would not be indebted. This is a complicated, state-specific issue that you would want to consult a lawyer about at the time of moving out
4. Practically, you owe the money. Set it aside and work out a way to pay your LL what is owed and make sure you keep proof of that payment
5. If you're worried, contact a lawyer in your areaAnswer #2: Trying to decode what happened here. Are you saying they put an automatic stop payment on since it was 90 days uncashed?Answer #3: In regards to 3: you would still owe the landlord until the statute of limitations ran out (IL - 10 years for written contracts).  That said, in practical terms, the LL's realistic ability to collect for that random month years ago that they never asked for after allowing a cashiers check to go stale diminishes over time.

For now, I would a) reserve that money in your account (just pretend it isnt there) and b) send the LL a written message regarding the stale check (text/email creates a paper trail that is suffi5for small claims.  If you want to be super formal, send a certified letter).  I think that pretty much covers your bases.


Title: Store employee physically threatened me. What can I do about this?

Question: First off this happened in Ontario, Canada. I was at a shoe store (big name chain) and employee there started off following me and my family around for no reason. And eventually after a while of this I went up to him and asked him if he was following me to which he replied (rather stand offishly) saying that he's never seen me before. My brother says he felt the same thing and he says: "at least you're man enough to talk to me to my face". He then tried to be physically intimidating by saying "let's take this outside", after which we followed him out the store. He then started swearing at my mom and once we started leaving to shop around at the mall, he started following us around the mall. I then got pissed and said something like "don't you love it when stores hire pathetic losers" after which he almost charged at me with intent (but still didn't touch me) and told me in a physically threatening manner that he will, and I quote: "sew your fucking mouth shut". My brother told him to return to his dead end min wage job and he left. I felt like I was being followed around in the first place bc of my skin colour however I don't have any proof of this. Any idea what I can do? Any legal action or other alternatives?

Answer: The guy left the store to harass people? Sounds more like the type of thing I would complain about to their manager.


Title: Accidental purchase on my paypal linked to X's bank account (Larson Charges)

Question:
I have been broken up with my x for 2 years. We both live in missouri.  I have 2 paypal accounts. One is linked to my main email and is also linked to my x's bank account. I haven't really used this account for much because it was linked to her account. I accidently bought 2 items on for 19.99 and the other for 2.50 a few days apart for each other on the paypal still linked to my x's bank.  She pressed charges and contacted paypal. Paypal contacted me I explained it was an accident and they removed her bank account and refunded her money. But I still have 2 charges for larson and a court date.

Can I handle this without out legal representation? If so how should I go about handing it? Do I plead guilty or not guilty? What evidence should I prepare? ect...

It might me important to note I am employed and have no reason to steal from her. The only possible reason she may say I had motive is because 1-2 months prior I caught her selling drugs to my brother.

Some back story we had a terrible break up 2 years prior and haven't spoke much since.

Answer: If you have been charged with a crime you need to contact a lawyer if you want any chance of this going away. Answer #2: Why didn't you remove her from the account two years ago?


Title: Parents are suing LiveNation because their son died of ecstasy overdose at edc (music festival in Las Vegas) in 2015. Just curious if they have anything of a case at all. I feel like they have little to no chance of wining.

Answer:
 Since we don't know the facts, let's suppose some:

Suppose the concert was marketed as "absolutely 100% drug-free, you can rely on it parents, we guarantee it.  Absolutely safe!".

And suppose that at the actual concert, LiveNation employees were handing out free ecstasy pills, in LiveNation branded wrappers, to every attendee.

And suppose the kid died.

Now do you think the parents might have a case?  I think they might.

Since we don't know the facts of what happened, it's difficult to speculate.


Title: Bitcoin company, Coinbase took my $50,000 wire and seems to just be keeping it. Missing money..

Question:
Hello everyone,

I am invested in crypto. I've done deposits of 10k+ with coinbase several times in the past. This time, unfortunately, things have gone much worse.

On December 12th I wired $50,000 from my bank account (I am located in the United States) to Coinbase. On the deposit page, it says..

> PROCESSING TIME
> Bank wire transfers may be credited to your GDAX account on the same day if submitted by 1:00pm PT. Otherwise, funds will be available after one business day.

That day, the money never showed. The day after that, nothing. I've sent emails to support and continue to email support, but get no reply as to the status of my funds. Email support is worthless, as is telephone support. Essentially nonexistent.  The only reply I've gotten is from a moderator on the coinbase subreddit.

I've sent IMAD numbers, scans of the wire documentation but, again, this gets me no where.

On /r/coinbase and /r/GDAX you will see there are dozens and dozens other people with missing deposits and missing withdraws.

Coinbase is located in San Francisco, and I am not. What is the process I need to take to take legal action against them in hopes of recouping or 'encouraging' them to locate and give me my funds? Do I need to hire an attorney in San Francisco or can an attorney local to me handle it?

Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Answer:
 You're putting the cart before the horse here. There's no need to sue them yet. Ask your bank to trace the wire. Make sure you used all the correct info to send the wire, and confirm with the bank that it went to the account intended. Then send Coinbase the results of the trace and see what happens.

Also keep in mind it's the holidays and they have been severely backlogged. There's a good chance there is just a processing delay and your account will be credited eventually. Answer #2: Sorry for your loss.Answer #3: Part of the wonder of crypto currency, from what I read on r/bitcoins, is that you are “your own bank”. So just do what a bank would do and have your legal department check into it.

If it comes to litigation you will need money up front for your lawyer, it will take a couple of years minimum and you may or may not win. It’s like a libertarian wet dream. Except that you need to use the filthy statist courts, of course.

Legal advice don’t send that much money to an entity that many people believe is about to, or maybe already is exit scamming. Answer #4: From experience- Coinbase takes forEVER to process wires. It took them a week to process $5 from me. I’d contact their tech support first- it is more likely to be a server backlog


Title: HELP NEEDED-alleged fare evasion in Arlington, VA!

Question:
So I got caught by metro police in Arlington, VA for fare evasion (allegedly). The metro police gave me a court summons (yellow sheet, above my signature there is a clarification that me signing is NOT an admission of guilt) to go to Arlington County Court. The metro police told me that as long as I show up at court, he will tell the judge "no evidence" which I'm guessing means I'm innocent....and that I won't have to pay the fee or have the fare evasion thing on my record as long as I show up at court. My questions are:

1) Should I trust what the metro police said?

2) Will I have to pay court fees, if there is not even a case/charges (bc the metro police said that he would tell the judge "no evidence" beforehand, which sounds like an unofficial deal that doesn't involve paperwork/the judge's time)?

3) Will this go on my record, if the metro police tells the judge that there is "no evidence"? I would assume not, as that would mean there isn't even a case to begin with, or a presumption of guilt...

Thanks for your help!!!

Answer:
 Don't take legal advice from the police. What's the exact violation on your ticket?

They don't write these tickets just so they can go to court and have nothing happen.Answer #2: 1) Nah, he lied. He isn't going to say he has no evidence. His testimony is evidence.


Title: Is a quit claim deed possible for a Wisconsin property that is being financed? Bank says it is not... Realtor says it is.

Question:
My wife and I are intending to purchase a property using solely my credit score and financing it solely through me. We intend however to transfer ownership (not financing) to an LLC we own with our kids... either at closing or later using a quit claim deed. We have done it in the past in IL and FL, and feel comfortable with the idea...

The credit union we intend to use for financing warned us that it won't be possible... Realtor says it is absolutely doable... We are not sure who is right, and who is wrong....

Answer:
 The first problem that comes to mind is this: Your loan agreement might say that the loan becomes due in full upon any conveyance. That wouldn't be unusual. If your credit union says a quitclaim "won't be possible," they might mean that they always include such a term in their loan agreements.

I don't know how often these "due-on-sale clauses" are enforced. It probably depends on the note holder.


Title: Is it Possible to Lose your Job by faking a degree?

Question:
There is one very popular Personality on the Internet (though I'm not sure I should release their Personal Info, I will Post an Imgur link if requested) that claims to have a few degrees in engineering and Journalism, as well as Political Science, in the university of Misissipi.

I was a bit curious, so I emailed the University for basic info to see if these degrees were real or not.

Unfortunately, they were not.

I have no ill will towards this person, but they are a popular personality in the gaming scene that is also looking to run for Congress, would this information affect that at all???

Answer:
 It'll come out in oppo if true and this person's opponent will make plenty of hay with it.Answer #2: Of course someone could be fired from their job for faking a degree. But unless a degree is required for their job, there's no requirement that they be fired.

Do not identify the person here under any circumstances. Answer #3: Your title and your question don't jive.

I believe I know who you are talking about, and they have been through enough already, no? But regardless, the literal answer to:

> Is it Possible to Lose your Job by faking a degree?

...is yes, of course.

But nothing like that is in the body of your question. Could this person remain a personality, could this person be elected to Congress, even after it is revealed that degrees were fakes? Absolutely. It's up to the fickle denizens of the Internet, and the voters, to make those decisions, respectively.

Edit: Grammar.


Title: Got fired because I am a student, discrimination? Or no?

Question:
I'm a full time student at a state university in a small college town. I've been working at this restaurant since last August. Everything was pretty good. They worked around my schedule great.

We just got a new chef and he fired all the students. Is this discrimination? This is in the state of Washington.

Answer:
 Yes it is discrimination.

But I don't think it is *illegal* discrimination.  Being a student is not part of a protected class the way that race/sex/religion is.


Title: guy took nude pictures of me without my consent

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 How old are you? If you are underage then there is all kinds of laws that he is breaking. Answer #2: Everyone is debating the legality of the situation.
But have you talked to him about it OP? It seems like a problem that could be remedied. By simply telling him how uncomfortable you are with that.


Title: Ontario/Canada - Me [20F] doxxing and online harassment by people who I do not know, scared for my life

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 1. File a police report about your ex's nonconsensual publication of intimate images. You need the paper trail showing that those images were not published by choice, and your ex can be prosecuted for his attempt to embarrass you in this way.

2. File a police report about the threats, too. That likely won't go anywhere, and it's a separate issue, but if they do publish your images, the paper trail will help support another (yes) police report at that time.

3. Seek crisis counselling for your suicidal ideation. That's not healthy. Whatever's happening is survivable, even nudes. CAMH has a really good crisis counselling system if you're in the Toronto area; otherwise, call [CASP](http://suicideprevention.ca).

4. Let things blow over. Odds are good that if your nudes haven't been posted by now, the group's lost interest in you. Some idiots thinking you're the stupid one while contemplating the commission of a crime isn't, ultimately, a huge deal.


Title: Where CAN I go to find a highly qualified attorney?

Question: Are there any Subreddits where you can post in search of representation in a major case? One where you need attorneys with very specific experience?

Answer: Contact your state's bar association. They often have a referral service.


Title: [US/Connecticut] - Tenant Rights as an AirBnB guest.

Question:
Hi there,

I have been renting a room in an AirBnB for the past three months and am having the following issues with the renter.

* The original agreement I signed indicated that I would have a single bathroom with a shower as well as air conditioning. When I arrived at the rental, I discovered that I would be sharing a bathroom with other guests.

* This brings me to my second point. During the duration of my stay, there have been several other renters on the property. The original positing suggested that I would be the sole renter and no mention of roommates was made in the posting.

* I have been given no warning that another person will be moving in. Several times, I have come home to a new tenant.

* On several occasions, I have come home to multiple insects in my bedroom and personal stuff. I have even witnessed several rodents on the property. I requested the renter make an appointment with an exterminator but no action seems to have been taken.

* I have had several small kitchen items (can opener, mixing bowls etc.) go missing duration the duration of my stay.

* On top of this, the posting I signed up for disappeared during the duration of my stay and was reopened by the renter's daughter. The wording on both advertisements is the same and makes no indication that other renters are present.

What, if any legal options do I have to resolve these issues with my landlord or AirBnb. Would  be better served by sending a notice to AirBnB about the deceptive nature of the advertisement posted by the renter.

**Edit**: Upon further goggling I discovered [this summary of tenant law in CT.](https://www.jud.ct.gov/Publications/hm031.pdf) This does mention overcrowding.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: I am an Airbnb host. There is no signed agreement on Airbnb, only a reservation through the website interface (which is also where you pay).


Title: Friend caused car accident that resulted in death of pedestrian

Question:
basically a friend of mine did an illegal u-turn and a car hit him from behind and they both collided with a pedestrian on the sidewalk. He was taken to the hospital but I was under the impression for minor injuries.

This evening, he told me the guy passed away.

He was never arrested at the scene or anything. I don't even know if he got a ticket. I'm unsure of how that works but everyone was allowed to go on their separate ways.

Will this become criminal solely because someone passed away?

Should he already be consulting an attorney if nobody has contacted him yet?

This isn't the type of thing I felt like I had the words to give advice on so thank you in advance.

Answer:
 He very well could be tried for manslaughter, or worse, depending on the exact details.

If the police wish to speak with him, you need to encourage him to speak only to a lawyer, and only say what the lawyer advises him to say.


Title: St Paul MN - Scared I could lose my kids.

Question:
I live in St Paul Minnesota and tonight my wife walked out the door and left me and kids behind after a fight and said she wanted to leave for the weekend or an unspecified amount of time. We've been fighting for a while but, especially a lot for the last 3-5 months and she's been staying downstairs most nights away from me and the kids. I, by far, mostly take care of the kids, virtually everything; their laundry, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, groceries, take them to/from hockey, get them on, and off the bus, homework, betime reading, dentist, all extracurricular activities, library, get them from school when they're sick etc. She wants to leave and I'm been fighting to keep it together mostly for kids sake. However, I'm finally getting ok with it (her leaving) as long as she doesn't take the kids. That's my biggest fear by far, is losing custody of the kids (5 and 7 years old) I now realize that's the primary reason I've been trying to make it work out. I'm so scared that me being the dad, even with all i do, would lose custody of the kids and could never win out over a mom. I work full time and make most of the money and she's a substitute teacher, but We're not well off so I can't afford a lot for an attorney. But, I would do ANYTHING to keep my kids. How can I better position myself? What can/should I do? Thank you
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Stay civil with your ex for as long as possible. Try to work things out in mediation. I think you'll find that most men give up custody, rather than have it taken from them. If you fight for your rights in appropriate venues, you will see your kids. Answer #2: Ok, so I just found out that she stayed at a hotel last night. At least that's what she said. I don't have any reason not to believe her. And it probably doesn't even matter. She left last night @8pm and she didn't text me until 11am this morning.  I asked her what her plan was and she said she wants to separate for a week at least. Maybe stay at an extended stay or at her sisters who lives 6 hours away.
 I don't even know if she would try to seek primary custody of the kids, but like I mentioned, that's the part I'm scared of the most. I want to stay amicable the best we can but I want to be prepared as well. What things should I be documenting? And what does primary custody even mean?
More than 50%?


Title: MI - is it illegal to record an employee?

Question:
The other day I was at my local PetSmart and I saw a really cool dog being groomed. For those of you who don't know, they have big windows so you can look in and see dogs being groomed, so I wasn't being creepy or anything.

I got out my phone and started to video the dog being groomed because I wanted to show my gf and try to figure out what kind of dog it was.

I saw the employee glancing at me a few times before picking up a phone and making a brief call (all of this on video).

A manager came over maybe a minute later. When I saw her coming I started to walk away and she stopped me.

She asked me to stop recording and delete the video. I questioned her as to why and she said I was making the employee uncomfortable and also I didn't own the dog on the table.

I argued that since it was a public place and they have windows specifically for viewing I should be able to record. I also said she didn't know if I was the owner of the dog or not.

Again, she asked to stop recording and delete the video as I was making the groomer uncomfortable and the groomer felt that I was making the dog nervous.

Frustrated I again said what I was doing was not illegal and furthermore there were no signs displayed saying I couldn't record.

She told me she and the groomer knew I wasn't the owner and I was not allowed to record without consent from the owner and groomer. I tried to argue again but she very rudely told me I could delete the video and leave the store or she could call the police and have me forcibly removed.

Since I frequently shop there I deleted the video and left but I'm very upset with how I was treated. I'm pretty sure what I did was not illegal nor warranted the police being called as she threatened.

Was I in the wrong here? I'd love to be able to go back with the law on my side and just sit all day and record all the dogs being groomed just to irritate the manager.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 > I argued that since it was a public place

It is not.  It is private property.  They can tell you to stop, and they can tell you to leave if you don't.  And if you don't, they can call the police and have you arrested.

Their shop, their rules.  Either follow them or don't go back.Answer #2: > She asked me to stop recording
>
> I questioned her as to why
>
> I argued
>
> Frustrated I again said what I was doing was not illegal
>
> I tried to argue again
>
> Was I in the wrong here?

Yep.

> I'd love to be able to go back with the law on my side and just sit all day and record all the dogs being groomed just to irritate the manager.

Interesting. Well, before embarking on a course of action, I suggest that you read the above excerpts, and then - in a quiet place, away from distractions - ponder very carefully the choices you made in that situation.Answer #3: That went about how I'd expect it to go.

They can tell you to leave, whether you've done something against store policy or not.

You can refuse to delete the video.

They can permanently 86 you from the place and you'd be potentially criminally trespassing if you return.

AFAIK, generally, there's nothing legally prohibited about what you did.  There's also nothing prohibited about what the manager did.


Title: MI. Lawsuit over age discrimination.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >  it was only after talking to other people that I learned he can include me in the suit

He can include you, but you'd be tossed off fairly quick.  You'd be a witness, but you almost assuredly won't hold any liability here.

As for this "harming" you, unless you lied on your resume or during your interviews, your bosses won't find out anything new about you during the suit.  They hired you knowing your resume.  He says his is better - that doesn't make yours worse.


Title: Boss forced me to sit in store and wait to clock in until there was work. Do I have a case?

Question:
For a little bit of background information, I live in California and I'm currently working in a family owned restaurant as a delivery driver.

This morning I was scheduled to work at 12:00, however my manager called to see if I could come work early, so I arrived at 11:30. The owner of the restaurant, and the mother of the manager, told me I couldn't clock in until there was a delivery. She wouldn't let me clock in early like my manager had wanted, and she wouldn't let me clock in at 12:00, like I was scheduled. I waited in the restaurant until 12:32, when a delivery order had finally finished, to clock in.

There are heavy discrimination aspects surrounding my situation as well. This was the final straw.

I've heard that there are labor laws regarding this sort of thing, but I don't know how to go about this. The Department of Labor is currently closed at this time and I am just currently seeking any advice I can get.

Thank you.

Please excuse formatting. Am on mobile.

Edit: I have talked to my manager about what happened this morning. He isn't going to do anything about it.
And my bad. Not the Department of Labor, the Department of Industrial Relations.

Answer: The term you're looking for is "engaged to wait".  Yes, you are supposed to compensated for this time.Answer #2: If I were you, I'd start looking for a new job asap. If the restaurant is taking this cost-saving measure, it's likely they're not doing well financially. Sure you can go to the correct department and try to recoup your missed wages (1hr paycheck), but in the long run you need to find a more reliable job


Title: Next steps against extortion

Question:
Hi, I’m new on reddit but I really needed advice. I’m a 22 year old college student.

Last winter I was home in a different city, and matched on a dating app (I can’t remember if it was Bumble or Hinge) with this 22 year old girl from the city of my college. We talked for about two weeks, and when I returned back to the college, we went out for a drink. Afterwards she invited me back to her apartment, and we drank a beer and then proceeded to hook up.

In the next few days, we hung out at my place a couple of times, both of which involved sexual activity (hooking up). One weekend night, I got drunk and I invited her over to my place, to which she responded that she did not just wanna have sex. I replied that that was okay and we came back to my place and cuddled.

Later in the early morning, we started talking and conversation led to sex. She was as much involved as I was because at times she was on top of me. Then she proceeded to leave.

Later that day, I texted her “Hey last night was fun” to which she responded in the terms of “you’re just wasting my time, I don’t want people who waste my time, I didn’t really wanna have sex but we still did, so lose my number”. I can’t remember if I responded with an apology or just went radio silent, but I deleted her from messages and blocked her on all social media. No communication for months.

Fast forward to early April, I drunkenly texted her at 11pm on a Friday night saying “Hi! how have you been”. We both have iPhones, so the next day she sent a ‘haha’ reaction to that message. No further communication.

Today, I received a message from her saying “I sent you something on Venmo so I would just complete the request to avoid any conflict about things☺”

When I checked my Venmo, she had requested me for $250 and this is what it said “You know what you did and to avoid any conflict or trouble I would just complete this request so that we can pretend nothing ever happened :-) very simple. Declining this request will just make it all more complicated 🙃 I want by the end of this month. Thanks!” And then she had sent a friend request on Venmo.

I am dead sure nothing wrong ever happened between us, and that this is just poaching me for money, but I don’t know how to approach this situation.

Any advice will help!!! Please and thank you!!!

Answer:
 Well, that girl's an idiot because she just committed extortion and "said the quiet part loudly".

Make copies of the messages and the venmo request, and save them in duplicate places.  You can report her to the police for extortion and they may or may not pursue it.

If she ever decides to go to the police with claims of sexual assault, those messages likely mean that the prosecution won't want to touch the case with a 10-foot pole.Answer #2: Take that request straight to a police station and file a police report.


Title: [CA] CPS making me follow custody order, not doing the same for my ex and my ex keeps refusing to pick up our son. Unsure what recourse I have

Question:
Hi Reddit,

I'll try to make this as short as possible but please let me know if you need any additional info. In September when I picked up my 4 yr old autistic son from my Ex, we will call her Rachel, I noticed that he had several large bruises on his body and face. She claimed that she didn't know where they were from. I obviously took my son to the hospital immediately and they called CPS though the initial CPS findings her boyfriend admitted to beating and spanking my son both in front of my ex and when she was passed out in the next room. She admitted drug use but refused to breakup with him.

A restraining order was issued against him and I was granted full custody and visitation was taken away from her. She was assigned therapy and parenting classes despite not completing them CPS issued her visitation. I still retained full legal custody and CPS is still involved and they make monthly visits at both houses and are still trying to make her do parenting classes.

We are not allowed to deviate from the custody agreement and switch dates or alter times. Last week I asked my ex if she wanted to keep our son longer instead of trading off at 7am, on Wednesday since school is over and she said she would think about it. About an hour later I received a call from the CPS worker saying that Rachel had called her saying I was refusing to pick our son up. I explained that I had merely offered if she wanted to keep our son longer and if not I would of course take my son. The worker told me this is against the rules and if I try to change the schedule again she will document it. My ex called me yesterday saying that she was going to Reno this weekend and I had to keep our son till Monday, drop off is Saturday at 2pm. I protested that this was against the rules and I would be dropping our son off at the designated time and spot. My ex informed me that she would not be there. I called the cps worker to inform her of this. Her response was "you and Rachel need to work this out amongst yourselves." I have reached out to her supervisor and have not heard back.

My question is what recourse do I have? The worker is enforcing the one rule I have but she is not applying them to my ex. In my county we have to have a court appointed lawyer, I cannot bring it regular lawyer to court or any hearings. the one assigned to me has not been returning any of my calls or emails, I have petitioned the court to replace my lawyer and that are working on it.
Topic:
CPS and Dependency Law

Answer:
 Your lawyer can raise it with the judge.  That's pretty much it.

I wouldn't make a fuss out of having an extra day with the kid, but that's your decision.


Title: [WA, US] Am I required to disclosure race on a doctor intake form?

Question: I am in Washington state and am filling out the intake form for a new doctor, all routine. Until I came across this line: "Race (required): \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_." In general, I prefer to disclose as little information as possible, whether or not it's a big deal. I can understand that knowing race can help a doctor in their decision-making (like how sickle cell is more common among African-Americans), but can I be *required* to disclose that information? I don't intend to sue or anything over this, but I'd like to know whether disclosure is mandatory before they ask why I haven't filled it out. Thanks!

Answer:
 Why would you want to withhold *anything* from your physician?

There are many pathologies that are more common, or med-resistant, or other factors in certain races. It is important for your physician to have that information.

Yes, your physician can require that information. Yes, a physician can refuse treatment to you if he/she finds out you were not forthcoming.

*EDIT: It drives me crazy when I find out when patients have withheld from me. You wanna know* when *I usually find out? When some near-miss has occurred that could have been avoided if a patient hadn't withheld... all because they didn't feel it was a big deal for me to know.*Answer #2: >can I be required to disclose that information

No, but they aren't required to treat uncooperative patients, either.

Race and ethnic origin is critically important to assessing risk and diagnosing any number of conditions.  Why you wouldn't want your doctor to have this information?   If you are at higher risk for heart disease or certain kinds of cancer, wouldn't you want to know and take the appropriate steps, like screening?Answer #3: You aren’t required to do anything.

They aren’t required to treat you.

Hint: they are going to fill that part out themselves if you skip it


Title: I KNOW who stole my car!!! CA

Question:
Sunday night/early Monday morning my car gets stolen. Fully packed trunk of items that can easily be sold. (Video game consoles and expensive sneakers cash and jewelry. ALONG WITH MY EXTRA SET OF CAR KEYS!!!! I was in the process of moving) Video is too dark to make a positive ID. Thankfully he left me his license. I call the police to report my car is stolen and ask a police officer to come out. NOBODY shows... I make the report over the phone and let them know I have the License NOTHING...

Saturday night rolls around and I get a phone call that my stolen car has been recovered. I go to pick it up and let the officer know I still have the license. He tells me that the guy was just arrested ten minutes ago not ten feet away from my car on a unrelated warrant.   I get in my now emptied car and go home.

Monday I make it to the police station and request to know what was in his property( nothing of mine) but they let me know where he was locked up. Unfortunately he gets released the next day. NEVER charged for stealing my car because he wasn’t found inside of it🙄 idk what to do. Sue him in civil court, cut my losses, keep pestering the police station.  I HIGHLY DOUBT I would get my things back but don’t feel he should get off Scott free.

Answer:
 Call the police non emergency line and ask to speak to a supervisor. Tell them what you just told us.

Answer #2: You can keep pressing the police.  If this guy gets prosecuted, you can request restitution through the DA's office.  You can also sue him in small claims court for the value of what was in it.  Since you have his name and address, it should be easy to file.Answer #3: Despite the strong circumstantial evidence, imagine it from the PD's point of view: You could have come up with anyone's ID and said they dropped their license.

 Having his license is not proof positive. One would hope that a semi-clever officer could bring up the presence of the ID during an interrogation to extract a confession, but it's far from guaranteed.

All in all, I would be overjoyed to actually get the car back that quickly. Especially considering the average rate of return for stolen vehicles is what, 15%?Answer #4: Keep in mind that it's *possible* that whoever stole your car had a fake ID or somebody else's ID to intentionally leave behind.


Title: Roommate watched me shower, building not helping much

Question:
This is in America. My apartment has 3 rooms in it with one having it's own private bathroom, I have the room with that bathroom. I always have my doors close especially when I am taking a shower. The other day I was taking a quick shower and turned around and saw my roommate was standing outside my shower looking in. The shower is on the same side of the wall as the door, so you have to turn around when you walk in to be able to look into the shower. When I saw him standing there I freaked out and started yelling. He ran away as I tried to put clothing on. I eventually found him huddled in the front closet and he acted like he was confuse and then said he thought someone had broken in, which I don't know how anyone could believe that story. He has a friend that works at the front desk and I think that she could be taking his side and not helping me. I don't feel comfortable in my apartment anymore and have been staying at my friends the last few days.  I've tried finding contact info for people that are higher than the front desk, but I am not having any luck. There is one person that works the front desk that isn't his friend that I have talked with. She said that she would try and get all three of us in to talk. I just called the front desk to see when we were doing it today and his friend answered the phone and said that the other girl I talked too wasn't there today and that my roommate says he can't talk today. If his friend at the front desk continues to try and stop this from getting resolved is there any course of action I can take?

tl;dr roommate watched me shower, his friend works at front desk and isn't really helping.

Answer: Why would the front desk care?  It is an issue between you and your roommate.  I'm assuming you are an adult.  You can call the police if you think someone is watching you shower.  It may be a voyeurism charge in your location.  Answer #2: Is this student housing?  What do you want to see happen?


Title: Can I press charges?? (Michigan)

Question:
Here is what happened:

I am 20 years old. My parents were out of town and I had a party. I allowed 1 other person (John) to stay the night at my house.

When I woke up, I walked downstairs and found John in my parents' room. He was in my parents' walk in closet. There is a big vault/safe in there that was tilted over. I'm pretty sure he was trying to break into the safe.

I have texts from John admitting to snooping through my parents' drawers and belongings, but he DID NOT steal anything.

He also used my cell phone to make a few calls to the company that manufactured the safe, I'm pretty sure he was trying to figure out  the combination.

My question is: should I press charges? He didn't actually steal anything and I allowed him to be inside of my house. Is proving intent to steal enough to be charged with burglary?

Thanks in advance.

Answer: You can't press charges. You can report the incident to police and they might take it further, but I really doubt they will. And dude, be more careful about who you invite into your home. Answer #2: You can try to file a complaint with the police.  It's probably considered something like attempted [larceny](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(bgbfhuifp0xk223yl4ttxp2s\)\)/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-750-360) or attempted [entering without breaking](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(bgbfhuifp0xk223yl4ttxp2s\)\)/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-750-111).


Title: TruGreen killee my lawn, now they're getting shady.

Question:
Hello all, hope you had a great holiday!

I purchased a home in Florida in August in a gated community.

The grass they used for the new homes is called bahaia grass. It's cheap and difficult to maintain as you can't really control the weeds on it.

Naturally as a new home owner I was looking forward to having a nice lawn. After realizing that I couldn't put anything on it I thought I would call the professionals at TruGreen to help me out.  I made sure they knew that the grass was bahaia and therefore very sensitive to any normal weed killer.

They came out and sprayed and within a few days it was very clear that they had sprayed the wrong stuff and my entire lawn was dying.  I contacted the local office and they sent someone out. He admitted fault and said I had two options:
1) They could have a company replace the cheap bahaia grass at no cost to me
2) I could pay the difference between the bahaia and a better type of grass and they would replace with a better grass.

Naturally I took this as a blessing in disguise and agreed to the upgraded lawn at a fraction of what it would cost me to do it on my own.  I was even more excited when the TruGreen rep called back a couple of days later and said that it would be done at no cost due to the quote they were given.

Things then started getting weird.

The TruGreen rep called back and said he made a mistake, that there was going to be a cost as he didn't account for labor.  The cost was going to be $660. I said ok, upset, but still knowing this was saving me a few thousand.  I asked him if anyone from the landscaping company needed my land survey so they could have the lot marked out, he told me no, that they would do it on their own.

They came out and did the job, ripping out the old lawn and putting new grass down. It's growing in well except one area.  When I turned on my sprinklers I noticed that they didn't do a section of my backyard at all. I called the sod company directly and was told they only replaced what was damaged.. this isn't true, otherwise it would have just been latches.  Then, a couple of days later my neighbor tells me that his sprinkler head was broken and he thinks that the sod company did it.  We turn on his sprinkler and found that the sod company actually replaced a few feet of HIS YARD, and in doing so did break his sprinkler.

I messaged TruGreen, who sent me a contract only after the work was done (which I haven't signed because it says I release them from any problems). He said that the agreement was only to replaced the damaged grass, and that included any areas on the neighbors yard. This, to me, seems like crazy talk.

There were no contracts signed, nothing. And now he's upset at me for wanting this stuff fixed.  Luckily my neighbor is cool and just wants his sprinkler fixed which the sod company is coming to do this week.  What are my rights here as far as them saying they are only fixing damaged areas, despite that not being the agreement?  (Why would I want you to replace patches of my yard with different grass?)

Answer:
 You can always try finding a number for the corporate office, and call and discuss the issue with them. Just bypass the local guy entirely. That may or may not get you some traction.

If that doesn't work, what you may have to do is get another place to come out and give you a quote on replacing the rest of the grass and fixing what was done to your neighbors, then file a suit in small claims for that cost.


Title: GF quitting nanny job after being paid under the table (Canada)

Question:
She just got this job two weeks ago and had been working with a family helping to take care of their two 7 month old twins. While she expected it to be a lot of work, they essentially made her into their servant and have mistreated her, as well as pushed a workload onto her that is unreasonable for one person. Currently, the mother's grandparents (East Indian family) are helping to look after the kids but are leaving in September, so my gf would be on her own after that.

She has expressed that she is uncomfortable getting paid under the table (would be $1400 a month of unclaimed money), and no longer has any desire to work with the family. She is still owed $450 from the family for work she did the past week and a half. She will be contacting them today and explaining why she is quitting, but is worried they will not cooperate. Is there anything that can be done on her side? Eg: going to labour relations/Canada revenue agency in order for her to get the money she is owed?

Thanks in advance for all the help! I will try to answer any questions you all may have.

Update: Called and quit. The wife tried to get out of paying the $450 but gf convinced her otherwise for the most part. Went to their house and the husband came out; he was being very reasonable about the whole situation. The wife seemed pretty livid on the phone. Only got $380 (which the husband was up front about) and we just called it at that and went our separate ways. Not the best ending, but better than nothing.

Thanks for the help!

Answer:
 >East Indian family

There has been a rash of asian families, moved to Canada who import full time housekeepers/nannies and then basically keep them indentured servitude. I assume your GF is Canadian, or is a landed immigrant or otherwise has permanent citizenship - if she's not, under no circumstances is she to give them her passport.

Anyways, these families expect the housekeeper/nanny to do lots of work for virtually nothing because thats what they can get back in their home country. But that doesn't work over here.

Paid under the table means everything is off the books. There's not much recourse that you can do here.  At least not through government departments. You _might_ get some traction by threatening a small claims court action for the $450 if they're reluctant to pay up, but at this point I'd almost suggest that its better just to cut her losses and walk away.

And don't work under the table! Yeah its easier and you get a bit more takehome pay, but it also allows your employer to get away with a ton of crap! Answer #2: Not sure about Canada, but in the US, you file your taxes at the end of the year. As long as she claimed that income and paid the appropriate taxes, she wouldn't be in any trouble. Her employer however would be. They'd be on the hook to pay social security and other taxes.

If the law is similar in Canada, she could easily demand the amount due and threaten to complain to the government that she is not getting paid for time worked. The govt would probably be happy to go after her employer for that.


Title: How can I get the most out of my divorce?

Question: Me and my now ex husband have been married for about 7 years. It was a very dysfunctional marriage and we wound up separating on very bad terms. We have one 6 year old son and no other children. We each had jobs but he makes far more than me (He works in finance and I have a low level job in the entertainment industry). What I'm trying to figure out right now, to be brutally honest, is how I can win the most possible from the divorce. I know this sounds selfish but I make a lot less than he does and I have a son I'm trying to raise, not to mention that I've had to deal with all his bullshit for 7 years, lol. Specifically I'm trying to figure how how I can make sure I can get as many of our mutual possessions as possible, and a high level of alimony and child support. I'm also interested in advice for how to fight more effectively for custody of my son. I don't think this will be quite as much of a challenge, since I've done most of the child rearing so far, but he did say that he would try to fight me for it. For what it's worth, I do think I should be able to hire a good lawyer for this since I've been saving up my money for awhile (I've been planning on divorcing him for about a year now). Also, in case it matters, I'm a 23 year old woman living in New York City. Any help with this would be greatly appreaciated. Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 You've been married for seven years now, and you're 23? You were married at 16? Not a commentary on your life, just curious about this factual aspect? Answer #2: Hire an attorney and tell them what you want. They will tell you if it is possible and how to go about it. Answer #3: You're either an MRA troll or a genuinely terrible person.

You get half of the joint marital property.  That's it.  You get as much child support as your state's CS formula calculates.  You likely won't get much if any alimony since you worked throughout the marriage and haven't suffered any career drawbacks.  You will also not receive sole custody of your child if your ex isn't abusive towards *him*, which it sounds like he isn't.

Do not hurt your son in an attempt to get back at your ex.  Keep it amiable or your child will resent you forever.  Answer #4: In my state you wouldn't get any alimony.  Your marriage would be considered a short term marriage and you would be entitled to a fair distribution of your assets/debts, given a legislatively calculated amount of child support, and a parenting plan for the child.  Probably lucky you live in NY.  Maybe you might get something.  Sounds like you want to fight over nothing.  Good luck.


Title: [Wi] the locks on apartment were changed I now have fleas.

Question:
3/20 some one knocked on the door and told my girlfriend they were add g deadbolts to the door.

3/21 the locks were changed on my apartment. I now have a really bad flea infestation. Should I speak to a lawyer?

Edit - more info. I haven't had a bug problem here in the 2.5 years I lived here. After the property was bought an unknown entity changed the locks. After spending a week cleaning and spraying I found the back door was open a tiny when it was closed previously. I know that it was not me or any one here that opened it. The back door is hinged poorly and requires you to pull up to shut it fully . Because the location of the door and the difficulties with it I have it blocked off. In addition the lock on the door was. Ever changed out. There was no reason for it to be opened at any pint that I know of.

Answer:
 I am not a lawyer.

However after reading your 2 sentences, I can absolutely advise you to post more details on why you think a flea infestation is directly tied to a deadbolt being added.


Title: I went to court before my court date and now i have a warrant.

Question: I went to court before my court date because my ticket said on or before, and the clerk said my balance was $0.00. I got the receipt. It was an infraction ticket. I am 20 years and got a ticket for possession of alcohol in Hollywood.  Today I checked online through the online system because before it said the case was still open and now it says I have a warrant. I don't know what to do now. The amount it is giving me online for full payment to close citation is $4578. There is also an option for Court Date Reservation for Arraignment Only - No Trials.  Please help. Is there anything I can do now? Or what would the best thing to do be?

Answer: You didn't owe the court any money before your court date, you missed your court date, got a warrant, and owe the court some money. That all sounds reasonable. "Balance due" is not an indicator of whether you should go to court or not.