Title: crashed my car... felony???

Question:
so i crashed my car at highway speeds in a parking lot at my work in october. I am now being charged with the felony of negligent operation with findings. there was no sobriety test, or drug screen. im going to court on july 23rd and cant afford a lawyer. my uncle is a cop and is showing up with me to be a judge of character. no one was hurt in the accident. the wall was slightly damaged but is still standing and working totally fine. this is my ONLY ticket ever. im 21. HALP. p.s. im representing my self and mostly clueless as to how these things work. p.p.s. i took a driving retraining course as recommended by a magistrate, for a deal that he didnt follow through with. its on my record and i have a grad certificate.  p.p.p.s. its attleboro district court in MA of the USA zip 02703
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 You did nothing for ten months and now you have four days until your life could be ruined?!

Dude.

Seriously.

Get off of reddit and call every single criminal defense attorney in the phone book and ask to work out a payment plan for representation. Many law offices will work with you if you aren't a shady character.

You have given them absolutely no time to prepare any sort of defense for your case. An actual law office would have spent those ten months finding witnesses, hiring vehicle experts, surveying the vehicle, photographing the accident site...now instead of a defense you are showing up with a relative and hoping for the best.

Stop what you are doing and contact law offices now. Answer #2: Have you tried to get a public defender?Answer #3: What is the number or code of the statue you were charged with? Answer #4: If your story is true about the car accelerating without your control, why hasn't your insurance company inspected the car for proof of failure?


Title: Got arrested but let go. Will this come back to bite me?

Question: Last night, while waiting for a bus to get back to my school, I was put in cuffs and had a little chat with some cops. When they rolled up, I was talking to my friend rather loudly about my distaste for the police force. I also had an open tallboy of Miller Lite and I was already quite drunk. After he put me in cuffs, he took me over to his car, asked if I had any prior arrests or warrants, and ran my ID. When it came back clean, he seemed conflicted and asked me what I was hoping to do when he found me. I told him I was waiting for a bus back to campus. He gave me the whole, "don't ever let me see you again, you got lucky this time" schtick, unlocked the cuffs, and sent me on my way. Does this now count as a prior arrest? Will I get in more trouble if, god forbid, I get arrested again? Do I now have a mark on my record?

Answer: You weren't arrested, you were detained. This won't be on your record. But they may have a note if you interact with this police department, so I'd probably stop drinking in public.


Title: Random ass £80 purchase on my Apple ID

Question: So this was a year ago and I just remembered but I'm just curious on how it happened , so I was going to a restaurant with my parents and my brother , and then my dad looked at his phone and said to me "(my name) , did you buy grand theft auto from the iTunes Store for £80 fucking pounds?" I'm like wtf , the max price for GTA is the big bundle which is like 13.99 , I wasn't even on my phone the day before due to school , I'm just confused on how the fuck there was an £80 purchase for GTA, PLS help

Answer: A year ago for a £80 purchase?  Have you reported it as a fraudulent purchase?  Have you seen additional charges since?


Title: Denied Housing on a No-Pet Floor because of Roommate's Allergies to Unregistered Cats Living in Offered "No-Pet" Unit

Question: My friend and I were touring apartments in the Chicago area and found an apartment that fell into our price range. The apartment building was a 30 story high rise with selected floors being pet-free and others allowing for pets. My friend and I locked into a solid price on a pet-free floor. When we toured it, we were surprised to see that the owner had 7 cats living in her unit; there was cat piss on the walls and a thin blanket of cat fur covering every surface. We paid an administrative fee of $400 and afterwards had a lawyer draft a document requesting that the apartment be cleaned before move in since my friend has severe cat allergies. At this point, we had a 30 day grace period to provide proof of income, social security numbers, etc. After sending in the cleaning request condition, we were emailed by a leasing agent from the building's office that our application had been denied since we failed to provide a social security number and proof of income within a 72 hour period. This term was mentioned nowhere in the agreement form; it was in fact a 30 day period (which would end in 14 days). We were denied housing on a pet free floor on the basis that one of the tenants had allergies that the conditions of the apartment would have made awful. Is there legal action that my friend and I could take with regards to false advertising or discrimination?

Answer:
 >We were denied housing on a pet free floor on the basis that one of the tenants had allergies that the conditions of the apartment would have made awful.

You were actually denied because you had a lawyer send a landlord a letter of demands before they even approved your application.That was the equivalent of walking in with a flashing neon sign indicating that you would be a huge pain in the ass for your entire tenancy, and the landlord decided they didn't want to spend a year fielding demand letters. I can't fathom why you thought that would be a good idea. Answer #2: No illegal discrimination here. They can not offer you a lease for any reason except one prohibited by law, and asking for an extensive cleaning they wouldn't ordinarily do is not an illegal reason.

Protip: Don't send potential new landlords letters from your attorney making demands if you want to start things out on the right foot. That just screams "high maintenance tenant"?


Title: questions about old federal arrest warrant

Question:
In the '70s (yeah, long time) a bunch of us were ticketed by some ranger types for skinny-dipping at the bottom of a canyon in the Shawnee National Forest. I never paid the fine and I began receiving threats from the U.S. attorney for the Southern Dist of Illinois in East St Louis mailed to my legal address. The last ones said they were holding a warrant for my arrest. A few years later I got a job and my employer put my name up for Secret Service clearance (no sexy spy stuff, just way boring) and I was rejected because of the warrant. When I explained the circumstances everyone just laughed (thank God) and I got another project not connected with the govt.

I never had a problem after that and I assume that warrant was subject to a statute of limitations (true?) and expired some time in the '80s; I cannot be detained for any reason in the Southern Dist of Illinois. Also, I was wondering if there's a copy of this warrant out there somewhere or some way to find it, something that old.
EDIT: grammar

Answer:
 >that warrant was subject to a statute of limitations (true?)

False. The statute of limitations governs the length of time that can pass between the commission of a crime and the charging of the crime. If they had a warrant, the crime had been charged and the SoL was satisfied. Answer #2: My guess is the warrant is now on a computer file and still active. It's just waiting for a cop to pull you over and run a check on you.

You could turn yourself in and vacate the warrant and pay your fine. It may be better to have the whole thing set up in advance by a lawyer so there are no surprises.


Title: (Massachusetts) Appearing as a witness before a Grand Jury -- Is my job required to pay me for the time-off?

Question:
Hey all,

I've been subpoenaed to appear before the Grand Jury as a witness this week. I just finished meeting with the ADA and a Detective, and they asked me to come to court on Thursday (the case is going to trial starting tomorrow). My boss is more than understanding and we're currently working to find coverage for me so I can take the day-off to appear -- my question is, is my work obligated to pay for my time-off as they would be if this was Jury Duty?

I'm a little uncertain and can't seem to find a solid answer anywhere online. We're a small company and we use a 3rd Party HR company, so I don't want to call them directly and involve them unless it's really something that I should be getting covered/reimbursed for.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!!

Answer: Your employer is not required to pay you for time spent as a witness in MA.


Title: [WA] Pursue legal action against teacher who accidentally drove car into daycare building

Question:
This morning around 9 AM a teacher accidentally drove her car into my child's daycare building. This particular side of the building faces the parking lot and is completely made of glass. Hence, her car literally crashed into one of the classrooms, shattering the floor-to-ceiling glass windows and knocking over classroom shelving. It is horrible to see in person but luckily/amazingly no one got hurt.

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Although the incident was apparently an accident (she hit her accelerator instead of brakes), I believe there is some way she should be held accountable. So far the daycare has been dismissive about enforcing repercussions for what I believe to be reckless driving/child endangerment. What options do I, as a parent, have for pursuing legal action? At the very least, is there a way to legally force the daycare to install preventive guardrails?

Answer:
 You have no cause to sue here. You have no damages, and your child was uninjured. You even state that you fully believe this was an accident. I cannot imagine a more clear case of litigiousness.Answer #2: I am not clear, was your child there at the time and near the accident? Was your child injured or traumatized by this? If no to these, then I am not sure you would have standing (you weren't harmed) to sue the teacher.

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If your child was harmed, then that is a whole different thing and you need a lawyer and you will likely be suing both the teacher and the daycare... but you would need a lawyer as the first step.

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If you were not harmed in any way but feel you want the daycare to install safety/preventative measures before you return your child to the daycare, you need to let them know. You are a paying customer and it doesn't seem unreasonable, but I don't see how you could force them to do it. You could always just find another daycare as well.


Title: Can a U.S. company force an individual to take a lunch break that is longer than what is mandated by state law?

Question: For example, if a company's "slow hours" are from 2-4pm, can a company intentionally schedule an employee shift from 10:00am to 8:00pm including a two hour lunch break during slow hours? Or if state law mandates a 20 minute lunch break, can a company force that employee to take an hour?

Answer: Yes.


Title: [NC] Revenge Porn case not being taken seriously

Question:
A close friend of mine is going through a nasty divorce in NC. The estranged spouse has been aggressive enough that a protective order was issued. More recently my friend was contacted by a large number of people on facebook because of a post on myex.com using her real name.

She is, naturally, feeling a great deal of shame, and is apparently receiving no help from the courts. The magistrate of her local court said that she could not prove the estranged spouse posted the pictures. It was my understanding that, to report a crime, you did not also have to know who committed it and provide the evidence yourself; that is what investigators are for.

Is there some other avenue that should be pursued in North Carolina for the victim of a sex crime that the court is unwilling or uninterested in hearing about? I appreciate any help or advice that can be given.

Edit: removed site name

Edit 2: update- after some self advocacy and pushing for her case an investigator came by my friend's workplace and spoke with her about the case. Some digging will be done after all. Thanks, everyone, for your input.

Answer:
 Did she report this to the police? Is she looking to get her ex in criminal trouble or use this against him in the divorce or sue him in civil court or what? Answer #2: IANAL but my boyfriend went to the Garner police to file a report for revenge porn because it is a felony in NC. The detective we were assigned did not want to pursue it she's a woman, look at how this is gonna effect you, your gonna have to keep reliving this, do you want to drag your pregnant girlfriend through this drama. I finally had to go in and speak with a supervisor because it seems like NC doesn't want to proceed with charges like these.Answer #3: This is a request with zero authority behind it  rather than me being arsey, but would you consider editing the title of the site out of the post and just saying "a revenge porn website" or something?

It's probably me being dumb, I'm just aware this is a heavily read sub and I imagine a lot of curious people will highlight-> drop the address who wouldn't have visited otherwise. Then the more people that visit it, the more those girls' privacy is invaded and the more incentive they have to make those sites.Answer #4: Did you try using the "remove my name" button on myex?


Title: Is it legal for a company to require uniformed employees to use company-provided (free) dry cleaning; and to forbid employees washing their own clothes?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 I can't see any reason why it would be illegal for a company to want to maintain control of their uniforms, either because they don't want the uniforms leaving the premises or because they want to make sure that expensive uniforms are cared for properly.

If they are saying that you can't wash your OWN clothes, that would be problematic.


Title: [California] Fired from job due to supporting Black Lives Matter

Question:
For the past few days I was sending out tweets spreading awareness and showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Yesterday I called out some influencers who were forcing their followers onto a monetized platform such as Twitch in order to view what their perspective was on the whole situation in the states. Naturally I was pissed off, why force your Twitter followers to view your Twitch stream (which is monetized) to see your take on everything going wrong in the country.

One particular influencer contacted doxxed me and instructed his followers to harass me and my employer. Within a few hours I was fired.

Do I have any recourse? My location is Los Angeles, California.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 If the employer can prove, even slightly, that your online posturing caused them issues, they can let you go without recourse.

In the future, you may want to separate your corporate and personal online media accounts to prevent this from happening.


Title: Indoor Rock Climbing Sprained Ankle, can I Sue?

Question:
So last week I was auto belaying for the 2nd time after the instructor taught me how to do it and I  spaced out and forgot to attach my harness.  So I ended up climbing to the ceiling (about 20 ft), and then falling backwards to the floor and spraining my ankle.

I didn't really consider suing because it's my fault that it happened, but my co-workers are telling me that I could probably swing the story a little bit and win the case.  Considering the instructor was climbing on the same wall right beside me when it happened, but didn't notice that I wasn't hooked on, I definitely see how the story could be swung.

But I don't know anything about this legal stuff and I could be talking nonsense right now so any advice is appreciated.

Answer:
 Never lie when truth will do.

Talk to an attorney if you want to pursue but a sprained ankle? Whats the damage here? Price of ice? Answer #2: You admit that your error led to the incident, an publicly broadcasted that you may "swing the story" to make a better case.  I would consider this a safety lesson learned and move on.

PS:  You more than likely signed a waiver stating that you would not pursue legal action in case of an injury.Answer #3: Your co-workers are dicks.

Telling you to commit perjury, and put the career of the instructor in jeopardy, and hurt the livelihood of the business just so you can get a payday over something that is your fault is not good advice.


Title: Need help with my insane neighbour.

Question:
So I moved to a town in Ontario, Canada.

Behind my house are these drug addict psychos. The male is the worst. The lawn is completely uncared for, and it's nothing but screaming constantly.

I have called the landlord (I bought the house from low income housing) and the police multiple times in regards to this.

For the first while, it was the lawn that bothered me. They never mowed it. Mosquitoes would swarm whenever I was outside due to this.

They constantly blast music and fire guns in the house, and they are shouting at eachother non-stop. I had to call the police over it a couple weeks ago.

I've seen the guns myself. Two hand guns, one of them is black and small and the other is big and silver.

The mother plays piano, but the one she has is electric so she has it playing on deafeningly loud speakers.

I can see the male smoking marijuana from my kitchen window, and there are kids around often which worries me.

Anyway, the male was outside mowing the lawn a few days ago. He had the mower right up against the fence so mulch was spraying onto my garden, and rocks to hit my house. I asked him to stop, he turned to me, pointed at my dog, and said he'd skin it if I ever spoke to him again.

For god's sake I'm only trying to relax in the house that I paid quite a lot for, but I constantly have to deal with this junkie psychopath, please help.

Answer:
 The next time you hear shots fired, call the cops.

Here's my big concern: the kids. If you believe that the children are in danger bc of drugs and guns, give CPS a call. They will investigate and they won't give your name.

Also, consider moving.


Title: We got a call from the sheriff’s office saying I skipped jury duty, and that I can’t hang up until I go in and pay. Is this a scam?

Answer: Yes 100% scam. The "can't hang up" is a dead giveaway.   That's a tactic the scammers use in case somebody (like an observant store clerk) question why you are buying itunes gift cards to pay your taxes.


Title: Will my marriage be legal?

Question: My girlfriend of two years and I (female) are planning to get married soon. We were hoping that we would be about to do so in our home state of Kentucky but don't really want to wait until it all gets worked out in the courts. There have been a lot of changes here lately so I'm unsure of the laws. If we were to marry in Illinois, where gay marriage is legal, would our marriage be legal in Kentucky?

Answer:
 Kentucky's ban on same-sex marriage was struck down, but the judge stayed the ruling pending an appeal to the 6th Circuit. The decision requiring the state to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states is also stayed pending appeal.

In other words, you can get married in another state where it's legal (congrats), but it will not be recognized by Kentucky until the appeal has run it's course and the decisions are upheld. Your marriage will, however, be recognized by the Federal government, thanks to *US v. Windsor*.


Title: Giving false information to a police officer

Question: A girl ran me off the road last week so I called the sheriff to come handle it he collected our info and gave us both copies  well it turns out the insurance company she listed has never heard of her or the owner of the car and the phone number she gave has been disconnected what would be the best course of action and is this illegal?  Edit: Southwest VA for location (my apologies)

Answer:
 Yes. It is illegal. Call the police and then call your own insurance company (in that order).

I cannot help with any additional advice as you neglected to include your location, despite the multiple requests on this sub to do so.


Title: My 1 and a half month old son

Question:
Hello Reddit,

This is my first time ever posting on reddit , so I apologize for any errors I might make or may have made already.

I’m asking for your help and humble opinions regarding a situation that involves my newborn son and his future.

I am almost 26 yo and my My GF is almost 26 as well, We  have been together for 4 and a half years, but only been living together for about 3.( we are not married) We have been having problems in our relationship,  that will most likely end in our separation.

I anticipate my GF is planning on taking our newborn son to Chihuahua, Mexico, where she plans on staying without me.  I, of course do not want our son to live nor be raised there because of how dangerous Juarez is and its surrounding cities. Not to mention the spike in infant and child kidnappings that organized crime commit to murder and traffic organs.

I’m always there for our son, provide him with everything he needs whether it’s his Similac Alimentum formula that he relies on because of this protein sensitivity .  his Pampers or me simply helping my GF out with anything she needs.

My GF does not work and they both rely on me financially to live humbly in our mini studio.
I do my best to provide for them in every way possible, and my family members help me out if I ever  need anything.

She is waiting on his Social Security number to arrive and I was informed that someone is helping her to retrieve his birth certificate , she let me know she is waiting on his vaccines and his paperwork , so that our son can legally travel with her.

Of course I don’t want her to take my son away from me.

I understand I will most likely need a counselor or lawyer to look into this to fully help me, but I’m a humble person with not very much money, poor if you will.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

Help Reddit...

Answer: Get a lawyer. They will file paperwork that will prevent her from leaving the state with your son until a custody agreement is reached. Answer #2: Where are you now? Is the child and American citizen?


Title: Girlfriend’s ex is a cop. He gave my car a ticket for overnight parking even though my car was called in.

Question:
So my girlfriend’s ex is a police officer in her town. From what I heard they had a toxic relationship. Never met the guy. Whatever.

Anyway her town requires all cars parked on the street overnight be called in to the station. Give the address and license plate.

Last night we did that exact thing. Like we usually do. No problem.

Well, this morning I woke up to a ticket on my dashboard from (guess who) her ex boyfriend. We called the station number to tell them that we called it in last night. We gave them the time of the call.

What steps should I take from here? I refuse to pay this bullshit ticket. My concern is that this is only the beginning. My girlfriend tells me that he was psychotic and abusive so I stand to believe this is only the beginning.

Any advice?

Answer:
 You follow the process to dispute the ticket. Answer #2: If you are worried that this will be a recurring thing I would document every time it happens then present that evidence to the police chief. I feel that a one off is annoying three times is a pattern of behavior that can be disciplined on. Answer #3: IANAL, but I am a police officer. As others have said, there’s not much you can do right now save for disputing the ticket.

Going forward, however, be sure to document all encounters with this officer. If what you say is true and he *is* targeting you, it would seem that a) he is rolling by his ex’s house while on duty to surveil her and b) knows who you are and what type of vehicle you drive.

Using law enforcement resources to attend to a personal matter, especially it’s related to stalking or harassment, is a very serious matter for any worthwhile agency. However, if this is a small/college town with a small department, you might not have much luck pursuing your complaints, unfortunately. Answer #4: It's been said before, but yes. Dispute the ticket. Keep evidence of everything. File complaint/call his watch chief and let him know this guy is abusing his position for personal grievances. They don't take kindly to that stuff upstairs.


Title: Relationship Failure - How to dispose of ex's possessions?

Question:
Key factors:  We were engaged; she lived in the house but her name was not on the mortgage; she paid no rent/living fees to reside here; locks have been changed; she has been out without contact for a few days

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How do I need to proceed with removing her items from the house?  I know a sufficient period of time must be granted for pick-up or I put myself at risk.

Would something like this in an email & messaging keep me on sound legal footing from a removal standpoint and help protect against a locksmith letting her in?

"You are no longer welcome in this house.  Any attempt to pick up your possessions will be coordinated through me first.  You have 30 days to make arrangements the possessions are forfeit and removed."

Answer:
 Just to be clear -- if she lived in the house, she was a month-to-month tenant.  Unless she has delivered to you, in writing, notice that she is ending her tenancy immediately, she still has every right to not just visit, but actually live in the house.

It sounds to me like you're performing a DIY eviction, which never ends well for the landlord.  Send her the certified letter, and make sure it says explicitly that you are ending her tenancy effective X days from today (dependent upon your state's laws), and that she needs to find new accommodations and move her stuff.


Title: Landlord issue

Question: Can a landlord set a limit on how many times you can have somebody sleep over at your apartment?

Answer: In the lease agreement, yes. It's not unheard of to list guest durations for the purposes of avoiding illegal sublet situations. 'No guest may stay overnight more than 3 nights in a calendar week without landlord approval'


Title: After a year of seperation I have Court coming up in one month. She has her girlfriends parents (rich) sending her 3000 dollars a month on top of the 1600 child tax benefit. After tax i bring home 1700 a month and im being assessed at 380 a month for child support for 2 children. What do I do...

Question:
I am being told by my ex that the money she is getting doesn't count as income so I make more than her a month.  I'm also fighting for 40-50% shared access with a 2-2-3-2-2-3 schedule as that's my work schedule. But im starting to lack confidence in my case and im afraid im going to be giving her a quorter of my income that I need to take care of my children. She has a lawyer, a 4 bedroom house, a car, and pays for daycare.  I have a 2 bedroom appartment i pay 755 a Month for, no car, no lawyer, and bills i need to pay... How am I getting so screwed... Im in NB btw.
Topic:
Canada

Answer: If she has primary custody you will have to pay child support regardless of her financial situation. You have to contribute to the cost of raising your children even if she is a billionaire. $380/month for two children is nothing, children are expensive.


Title: UPDATE: My ex bro in law is in jail!

Question:
Last night my sisters ex got high and aggressive with another family member in CA. That family member took the kids with them, and my sister (stuck in Utah, frantic) called the cops for a welfare check. The cop on the welfare check saw my sisters ex had a warrant, and now he's in jail!

Can she just go get her freaking kids? He has shared custody with my sister, he's in jail, she should be able to get them no problem, right?

It's early in CA and could be hours before her attorney gets any info. She's miserable waiting. I'm ready to get in a car NOW and go get them with her, but I don't want to do anything illegal.

Any help is appreciated.

Original post pasted below:

It's been over ten years of my sister's ex getting the kids every summer, and my sister is sick with worry every time they leave.

He has a long history of substance abuse and psych hospital stays. I won't go into details unless that's important. Last summer he fucked up so bad my sister didn't even send the kids because she was scared. He threatened legal action this summer so she gave in; however, the kids called screaming last week because he had a "seizure" in the airport and had to go to the hospital. Claiming he had seizures is an old trick with him, and is code for "got too high to function." His parents were with him and took the kids, so I'm assuming that's why CPS didn't get involved right then and there.

My sister demanded he pass ten random drug tests before getting them this summer, which he said he did. He has to provide them by next week, or she will file for an emergency court hearing to remove his custody. All of that will cost thousands of dollars she just doesn't have. I'm hoping there is another way/option some one here can recommend.

 Is there ANYTHING else we can do, or are the drug tests all that matter? He has put them in danger several times but it's always blamed on random illness.  One summer he "fell asleep" when they were at the pool, and my oldest niece called us screaming, saying she thought he was dead. My sister called CPS but his family just lied about what happened, and somehow the situation was dropped. He lives with his folks who are insane enablers (another son in the family died of an overdose and they lied and told everyone it was from an asthma attack) so they are not honest about his use.

Any advice is appreciated. My sister lives in Utah and her ex lives in California.

Answer: There are a tremendous number of variables here. Your sister should follow the advice of her lawyer. But heading to CA to be prepared to pick up the children is likely reasonable.Answer #2: I agree with the other comment that you need to speak with your lawyer, but in the mean time, yes your sister should be on the way to pick up her kids. Custody might be complicated, but it's never a bad idea to be there for your kids when their other parent isn't.


Title: Boss wants to put GPS tracking on our personal device

Question:
This is derivative from my post on r/needadvice. check it out if you want to read --> [*click here*](https://www.reddit.com/r/needadvice/comments/8ykhvp/boss_wants_to_put_gps_tracking_on_our_personal/)

As the title says, my boss wants to put GPS tracking on our phones, he's a very irrational individual and under no circumstances do I consent to this. Can he fire me for this? is it illegal for him to this on my personal phone?

a few points -

* I work in NY
* He won't pay for a phone that has such an app to track my where about's
* He's the most irrational individual

On the legal side of things, what can he do that could make me download the app, and what can I do in case he fire's me for refusing?

Answer:
 >Can he fire me for this?

yes

> is it illegal for him to this on my personal phone?

not if you agree to it

>what can I do in case he fire's me for refusing?

file for unemployment and find a new jobAnswer #2: Sounds like time to get one of those "free 200mb data" sim cards you can Google and an old phone. New cell just for work that stays at work...


Title: Could the Executive Branch be Sued for Harassing House Members?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 Aside from the various other reasons this wouldn't be viable, the US government is expressly excluded from the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.Answer #2: First, EEO deals with employment discrimination as in not hiring someone based on race, religion, national origin, etc. so it wouldn’t apply in this case.  Members of the House have already been hired by their constituents.

Second, harassment as defined by the EEOC, still involves conditions of employment. Meaning a person is stuck in a job and being harassed by coworkers, bosses, etc.  The Executive branch is not the boss of the House, nor are they coworkers, and there is a separation of power.  The President cannot “fire” a member of the House.

Third, “Petty annoyances...do not rise to the level of illegality.”  What the President said, even in a public forum, is at worst an annoyance.

Reverse the wording of the question and think about it.  “Can the President sue members of the House for harassment?” No.

Source for definition: www.eeoc.gov


Title: (IL) Can my stepdad be ordered to pay child support for his son who is an emancipated minor?

Question:
First time posting here. Hope I'm doing this right.

My stepbrother is a legally emancipated minor. My stepdad paid child support faithfully until that happened. It was his understanding that he was no longer required to pay once sb was emancipated.

Suddenly his ex is demanding thousands in back child support. He got a letter from a lawyer saying he has to pay or he could go to jail. Can that be true? How can we prove that my stepbrother was emancipated? (is that public record?)

Answer:
 being emancipated means no more child support from the point he became emancipated.

however, any child support unpaid before emancipated is still due.  this is what the ex is trying to collect from your statements.


Title: [Oregon, USA] Estate lawyer sent final distribution check to wrong address, personal representative refuses to authorize a new one.

Question: Hello, legal experts! I'm stuck in a quandary right now and would really appreciate your help. My father died in May 2014 and my brother was named his personal representative against the wishes of my father's remaining relatives. My brother is a convicted felon with mental problems, who was personally upset with the way I handled our mother's estate the year before. I have been kept completely out of the loop on this process. My sister was contacted by the estate lawyer's paralegal in April, because they had sent out her final distribution check to an address that she hadn't lived at for ten years, and it was sent back. The same paralegal sent my check to an address I haven't lived at for two years, but it wasn't sent back so they never contacted me. My sister notified me of this development, and I spoke with the paralegal, who told me that since the check was for a very small amount--$8700--it was not customary to contact us beforehand and verify our address. Within the law firm, my father's estate has been reassigned many times because he is so difficult to deal with. They sent him paperwork informing him of their error, and he is now refusing to authorize a new check. I spoke with my grandmother, who lives with him, and she told me he will never sign the paperwork. What is my recourse, if any, to collect the $8700 and finally close out my father's estate? Thank you so much for your input. The situation is driving me insane.

Answer: Sue him personally, of course.Answer #2: You can petition the probate court to have a new personal representative named if he isn't properly fulfilling his duties.


Title: False Answer on Paperwork Purchasing a Gun (VA)

Question:
Looking for some tips in how to prepare for my court case.

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I was in a mental institution last month( well several).  I went to a Patient First/ ER (all voluntary) one evening because of mental health concerns and in the haze that was the following two weeks (I was on a concoction of various psychiatric medications), I was transferred to two different facilitites.

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Today I went to a gun store to buy a gun ( for a trip/personal interest). When filling out the paperwork they asked if I have been admitted involuntarily to any mental institution. I read the question differently because I saw this entire hospitalization process as voluntary- I gave them the authority to keep me as long as I'm not ok and they released me once I was stabilized.  Keep in mind the whole time I was high on ant-psychotics.  I don't remember any phrasing, etc.

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Regardless, now I'm getting charged with a class 5 felony and a misdemeanor for providing false info on the form specific to the question.  Keep in mind I'm still heavily medicated and I recently have felt side effects from the new meds administered today for side effects.

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Any advice in how to prepare/handle this?

Answer:
 Get a lawyer. You may have some decent arguments as to why this charge is wrong, but you need an attorney to present them well.Answer #2: As another comment mentioned, get a lawyer.

I have to wonder though, why do you want a gun? It sounds like you’re so heavily medicated and “out of it” that you would be unable to be a responsible gun owner.

Owning a gun isn’t a “small” thing, it’s a big responsibility, and this is the tac that California law has taken.


Title: Constant harassment from neighbor, apartment complex refuses to do anything.

Question:
We live in Hamilton County, IN.

Downstairs neighbor moved in this past March. Ever since, if he hears any kind of noise, he starts to bang on the ceiling repeatedly while screaming obscenities.

He goes out of his way to harass us as we come and go from our home. One night he waited outside for a guest to arrive. Since he had continuously harassed her before she waited in her car until he went back inside. He started to throw rocks at her car. She called the police but when they got here he went inside and refused to answer the door.

He has screamed at me saying, "Have you ever seen someone get their head blown off?! Don't test me!" I played the audio for the property manager and police but they said the threat was not "direct enough".

Most recently he was creaming obscenities and banging on the ceiling. I walked to the office to notify them. As I was leaving he was driving out of the complex. He saw me and turned around, drove up next to me and started to shout obscenities. He then sped down the parking lot. I started to cross to the other side of the parking lot so he pulled a u-turn and accelerated toward me (insinuating that he would hit me) shouted faggot and took off. I returned to the office to explain that just a few seconds after leaving I was being harassed and threatened in the parking lot.

Later the property manager called me to the office. She said we were both the same in the eyes of the office and that it was clearly "two guys losing their tempers at one another." She said she wanted me and him to sit down with her and "talk it out". I said I didn't feel comfortable being in the same room with someone that just harassed me with a motor vehicle. She then said it was either that or she'd evict us both.

A few hours later, while I was away, a friend of mine arrived at the apartment by herself. Our neighbor was keeping tabs on who was coming and going so he started to bang on the walls shouting to her "Home alone! Home alone now, huh?! Home alone!"

Our lease says that any harassment or implied threat toward a tenant or guest will result in eviction. Based on that, would I be able to tell the property manager that both them and this neighbor are in violation of the lease? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Answer:
 Bangs on walls and screams?  Call the police.
Yells at you outside?  Call the police.
Throws rocks at people?  Call the police.

The non-emergency line is great for this sort of thing.  Of course, if you actually feel like you may in in actual danger, don't hesitate to call the emergency line. Answer #2: IANAL, I'm a landlord. I had a similar situation, but not to this extent.

It is really difficult for your landlord to know who to believe. If you can get proof, it makes everything much easier. Even if you have a vid of him being irate, how does your LL know that you weren't irate at some other time? Eviction costs a lot of time and money, so your LL doesn't want to do that. LLs can also get into legal trouble for evicting someone without cause.

Unfortunately, you may need to involve a lawyer. Seems like mediation needs to happen, in the presence of some sort of authority.Answer #3: Inform the police that he has referenced "blowing off your head" and share the audio with them.
I too would advise against 'talking it out' with a volatile person such as this and it's unfortunate that your property managers suggested such a BAD idea, if he sees no issue banging on the wall and screaming, following, threatening and yelling slurs he needs to be reported every time that it occurs.Answer #4: Keep your video camera on your phone on any time you leave or return,  Consult a lawyer, your landlord wants the complaint to go away, they do have a responsibility.


Title: Bought home, but current Landlord wants us to pay 2 months rent and 2 months worth of rent for termination fee.(new jersey)

Question:
So I bought a home in New Jersey. My wife and I are currently renting in New Jersey. We only signed a 1 year lease back in March of 2014. The Landlord is claiming the lease auto renews, though we never signed anything. We gave them 60 days notice, but they are telling us we have to pay the rent for those 60 days (which we expected of course) and in addition to that, 2 months worth of rent as an early termination fee. This amounts to us just finishing out our lease.

My Question is: What are our options here to minimize our out of pocket expense. is there any way to avoid paying that termination fee? If we move out and they rent the apartment out, do we even get money back?

Thanks in advance, this has really become stressful to deal with for us, as this would make it hard to afford everything for the house.

Answer:
 Buying a home does not magically negate your lease.

> The Landlord is claiming the lease auto renews

Does it? Some do, others convert to M2M. What *exactly* does your lease say?

> What are our options here to minimize our out of pocket expense.

Find someone else to take over your lease, if the lease allows it. The landlord cannot double-dip.


Title: Update: Smelled of alcohol at work

Question:
My drug test came back negative, as expected.  However, I am being asked to resign or I will be fired.  Which option is better?

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/8zyygv/smelled_of_alcohol_at_work/

Answer:
 If you resign, you cannot collect unemployment. If you are fired, you may or may not be able to collect unemployment. Answer #2: Your original post wasn't very clear, did they send you to a place to do the breathalyzer & urine test or was this something done at the office. Because it sounds like they did the breathalyzer right there on the spot and determined that you had a positive hit on it.

If that is the case why does an office have a breathalyzer and when was it last calibrated? What I can tell they recommend calibrating one every 12 months, it might be possible they never calibrated the dang thing and it was wrong.

At the same time there are perfectly legitimate reasons to have some alcohol, I believe some doctors recommend a glass of red wine every now and then since it helps the heart or so some people say. Mouth wash also contains alchohol a lot of times and can cause problems.Answer #3: I'd email them a summary of the situation to document everything. Make sure HR is cc'd on the email.

Also BCC your personal email. Stick to the facts. Don't mention you had been drinking just refer to the accusation, the test, and the demand that you resign. Confirm you don't* have any desire to resign and are deeply concerned about this demand.Answer #4: In your employee handbook, does it say anything about alcoholism? In many cases you can be fired for being drunk, but not for being a drunk. Did they offer you counselling? IANAL, but most places I have worked have had something along these lines assumedly to avoid discrimination issues.


Title: [TX] Car got Key'd. What can I do?

Question:
Someone key'd my car on Friday and left a note on my windshield this morning. **I've never key'd anyone's car in my life** so I don't know what in the world they're talking about. Is there anything I can do to get this fixed? I'm so irrationally angry right now, but I'm not even sure that the police can do anything.

Here is the picture of the keying and the picture of the note: http://imgur.com/a/CJ88P

The note says: "You Key'd my car - ____ Revenge sucks"

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer:
 You can notify the police and your insurance.Answer #2: Call the police and file a report. If they can determine who did it you may be in luck. You can also call your insurance to see if they can helpAnswer #3: Obligatory NAL, but literally had this happen a few weeks ago.

Take some pictures(you already have).

Breathe.

File a police report. You can sometimes do this without going to the station, at least you can in Irving, TX.

Breathe.

Call your insurance company. They will ask for the police report number and send you to a body shop.

Breathe.

Tell your leasing office and give them a police report if needed. They will probably want to know about vandalism on their grounds.

Breathe one more time.

Take the truck to get fixed, and remember this is why you keep insurance. Mine was a case of mistaken identity too(damn it having a common car) and they probably live in my complex. It hasn't happened again.

You'll be okay. It royally sucks though, and you'll probably watch your back for a while, but it's all going to be okay.Answer #4: *Your* car got keyed or someone is accusing you of doing the keying?


Title: (IA) will my employer still have to pay me if he files bankruptcy?

Question:
The owner of the restaurant I work in decided last night that hes going to close the business after saturday.

He wont admit it, but he mismanaged the money to the point where the account is severely over drawn and no bank will help him because his credit is horrible.

So now myself and 25 other employees have less than a week to find a new job. Which sucks, but we're also extremely concerned about him paying us our last check.

I'm an admin on the business Facebook site and I've seen people message him asking for money he owes them from almost a year ago. He never pays his debts and always has some excuse.

I really think hes going to have to file bankruptcy to get out of the restaurant, and that leads me to my question...will he still be obligated to pay all of us our last checks even if he files?

Located in Iowa

Answer:
 >will he still be obligated to pay all of us our last checks even if he files?

Yes.  Or at least employees would be one of the highest priority creditors in the bankruptcy proceeding.

Whether or not there are funds from which you might be paid is an altogether different question.  And one we cannot answer.


Title: Brothers health insurance back terminated.. Is this legal? (MD)

Question:
I took my Brother to rehab the morning of 10/20/2017 for a 28 day stay. He was in contact on 10/19/2017 on rehabs within his network, being mailed a list via BCBS. His insurance benefits were ran multiple times to find the best rehab etc and we finally landed on one. He called his employer to let them know where he was and I was in contact, leaving multiple messages with no call back. I went to pick up his pay stubs (he worked at a car dealership) that he had there on 10/24/17 and they asked me what the status was. I tried to stay as vague as possible because I didn't know what exactly he had told them and they said to me "My boss is trying to get rid of his file but I am trying to convince them not to. I want to see him healthy and back here". A few days later, I got a text on his phone from a customer saying they called the dealership for him and they told them that he was no longer employed there. I was a little confused and attempted to call HR, they wouldn't talk to me of course. My Brother called and told him he was terminated but didn't tell him an effective date, from what he tells me. Sadly, my contact is limited with him due to rules of rehab.

I got a call from the rehab on 11/9 saying his insurance was terminated and we are responsible (I co-signed) for $5000 of claims that were denied. They said his insurance was terminated 10/06/2017. I called his insurance and they said they received a health coverage termination notice 11/06/2017 with a medical and dental coverage termination date of 10/06/2017 but vision coverage termination of 11/20/2017. I have his pay stubs up until 10/20/2017 showing that insurance was taken out of his paycheck.

I was always under the impression that coverage had to continue for 30 days after termination to allow the employee to seek other coverage or cover the plan themselves, as well as cobra information being delivered. Considering he was terminated without them actually telling him and we found out from a customer, it all feels very shady. Should I consult a lawyer or is this something that can generally happen? Thank you!

Answer: Yes, the employer has to provide the information to allow the terminated employee to purchase COBRA benefits.  The good news there is that you can backdate the purchase of those benefits up to 93 days after termination so that there's no lapse in coverage.  At this point your brother needs to get that information from his former employer.  It sounds like your brother is in in-patient rehab, so you'll have to figure out how to make that work, but this doesn't seem like a problem without a solution.


Title: How do you serve papers if you only have their P.O. Box?

Question:
Small claims case, we won, we are trying to get them hauled into court to declare their assets.

The guy's work address is a WeWork office and the address he put down was probably a rental, so it's likely he has moved. We did get him served the first time.

If it's just a PO Box, should we get the sheriff's office involved or do process servers do that legwork? It seems like you need an actual address to get a P.O. Box, and the post office may provide that information with the court papers as backups.

Answer: [Per the USPS Website](https://about.usps.com/handbooks/as353/as353c5_002.htm), the information can be disclosed to a process server.


Title: Tree law

Answer:
 I love a good tree law case as much as the next guy... But I’m also sympathetic to the farmer on this one! I am also a farmer, so understand just how much of a BIG DEAL fence line issues are.

With electric fence, brush and other objects touching it will ground it out, rendering it totally useless. This means that the entire pasture the cattle are in, is essentially fenced with shoe string as far as the cows are concerned. Which is a really big NOT GOOD. Because they can, and will bust out whenever it suits them then. Causing fence damage at minimum, and potentially all sorts of other property damage. Heaven forbid one get into the road and cause an accident.

Moving fence is not a small amount of work, and will reduce his pasture size. Smaller pasture means a lower stocking rate (number of cows the field can feed), which means an income loss for the farmer at several thousand dollars a cow. So really not a good option for the farmer.

Changing the type of fencing he is using is an option. But depending on field size, will cost easily low five figures. For perspective, it would cost me just shy of 8k (in materials alone) to fence in a 10 acre field to be suitable for cattle. Add in possible equipment rentals (post hole digger/pounder), and labor that number increases.

So I am in full support that neighbor doesn’t want to look at the field full of cows. But he also needed to be responsible for his own tree maintenance if he wanted to plant that close to the property line. Be interesting to see how this one plays out!


Title: Bark on my phone

Question:
I’m 17. My parents have installed Bark, an app that reads through your text messages and if it detects anything “inappropriate” such as expletives or s**ual content (this Reddit account is linked to the Bark), my mom gets a notification that shows exactly what I said and what category it falls under. I’ve done some research and most agree it’s an invasion of privacy. Where you guys would come into play is that once I turn 18 in 6.5 months, as long as I live in my parents house, I must abide by their rules and keep Bark on my phone. Is there anything legal against this? Ideally, I wouldn’t take my parents to court, but I’d like to get them to understand that once I’m 18, I’m a legal adult and no longer legally under their control, is that true?
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 If you need them to continue supporting you as an adult, you'll need to negotiate with them. They can't force you to keep using their phone, but they can demand their phone back, tell you to move out (with about 30 days' notice, regardless of whether you have anywhere to go), stop feeding you, and refuse to help you pay for school.

If you've got a plan to live independently anyways, that may not matter to you, in which case, carry on.Answer #2: > Is there anything legal against this?

No. If you are living in their home they can require that. If you refuse to follow their regulations they can ask you to leave. If it is their phone, on their plan they can also take it away even after you are 18.

>I’d like to get them to understand that once I’m 18, I’m a legal adult and no longer legally under their control, is that true?

You certainly have the option when you are 18, but you can't expect them to pay for you and also say well I'm an independent adult and don't have to follow your rules.


Title: Is it illegal for a company to force employees to install software on personal devices used for work purposes?

Question:
In [this post](https://np.reddit.com/r/MaliciousCompliance/comments/6dkuxh/order_us_to_install_spyware_on_our_personal/) from /r/maliciouscompliance, the OP states that:

>  the fact that it's pretty illegal to force or otherwise require people to install something on their *personal* devices, even if those devices are used for company work.

I don't know the state (or country) where this takes place, but it is my understanding that, generally speaking in the US, it is absolutely **not illegal** for a company to force employees to install software on personal devices used for work purposes. In this specific case, it seems like there might be some issues with the tracking software recording client and employee PID (personally identifiable data), but that seems like poor company policy and not an illegal act.

Answer: Correct. There is no law saying that you cannot have employees install/use private computers. It is not generally a good idea and may break licensing agreements, but not illegal


Title: [TX] Got a ticket and my court date is in a week. What should I do in court?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > An interesting tidbit: When the cop pulled me over, he didn't bother asking for my insurance which means he only cared about making easy cash.

I dispute your conclusion.

Even if it is true that he "only cared about making easy cash" (and there is no evidence to support that), it makes no legal difference.  You were speeding, you got a ticket for speeding.  The officer's motivation makes no legal difference at all.

If you want to try your friend's plan of "get a lawyer and plea bargain" you can do that.Answer #2: You're wasting your time by going to court. With your driving record you're not going to be able to argue your way out of this. Answer #3: > Should I just go back to the courthouse and do the deferred thing (because I still can according to the clerk) or is there a good chance the judge will reduce it?

Judges don't reduce tickets. They decide whether the state has proven its case, and if so, they impose consequences. Nothing more.

Any reduction has to be done by agreement of the defendant and the state.

In your position I would take the deferral.


Title: [MO] alternate years claiming child on taxes but child live with me 90% of time.

Question:
Just wanted to see how this will work out if it goes into effect.

Parenting plan for custody says to claim child for tax credit alternating years between parents.

Child lives me me way over 50% of the time (more like 90%). IRS rules agree but court order doesn’t.

Asked the lawyer about this and they seem to not want to exclude/change it. They are reluctant because the judge doesn’t like to see parenting plans favoring one parent.

I’m not trying to push for anything but the extra taxes will definitely benefit the child more going through me vs the other parent who were pushing for standard visitations.

Do courts typically not approve the custodial parent to claim child on taxes 100% of the time?

Answer:
 No one here is going to second guess your lawyer, who seems to have an idea how the judge is likely to view this.

You can get a second opinion with another lawyer in your area if you want.


Title: If I was to kill myself could I specifically say in my will/note that the cause of death was by illness and not suicide?

Question:
Your answer to the question will not change my mind about the nature of this question. I've been ill all my life. There is 100% without a doubt I will not get better, there isn't even treatment for my disease.
I've spent the first 25 years of my life miserable and I'm done. I just want to try and ease the pain of the others around me. Your answer on this question does not change the result of my choice, just how I go about it.
Example of what I mean so that none is confused; if I was to hang myself in the forest could I write in my will everyone was to know that I collapsed in the forest and hit my head, causing me to bleed to death?

Answer:
 the whole "do you believe what you see or what i'm tell you" doesn't apply to the aftermath of suicide.

it'll be pretty obvious


Title: Do I have to actually check every letter i get in my mailbox if it has my name on it?

Question:
I in general just open all letters in my mailbox without checking the names on it. Two of the letters today where for different people and I saw that when I started reading them. One for a credit card application that didn't go through and the other from a debt collector. To I actually have to check the names on the letters before opening them? And we with the debt collector, I want to make sure that they know this is the wrong address. Can I just call them? Or did I already illegally open that letter?
Texas

Answer: You should really be glancing at your mail before you open it. I get wrong addresses all the time and wouldn't want anyone to think I was being nosey and bring that to the postal inspector.


Title: Gym Keeps Overcharging Me, Ignores My Complaints

Question:
**Boston, MA USA**

I signed up at a large local gym in the beginning of October '14, and signed a contract that stated I would pay $60.00 a month as a membership fee.  Per the contract, the first months membership was waved.

Come November '14, I get charged $99.99 for my membership, so I call them and say they have made a mistake.  The guy on the phone pretty much tells me to "go pound sand", and if I don't have my contract that the price they are charging is the price of the membership.

I find my contract, which states $60.00 a month, and bring it to the manager of the gym who says that "he has updated it in the system, and that the charges should be fixed next month".  He also informs me that I should see a refund in my account shortly.  A week later I see the refund and I am a little bit happier with the situation, seeing that it is being fixed.

Come December '14 they again charge me $99.99.  I wait the entire month for my $40.00 refund, but nothing.  January '15 comes around and they charge me $99.99 AGAIN!  Both December and January they have not refunded me the difference.

I am getting fed up with this and I want to take my next step in getting retribution.  This is complete and utter BS.  Last time I checked I didnt work at this gym, in their accounting dept, monitoring my account every day, because they are too dumb to do their jobs.

What can I do?

Edit: explained things a little better.

**Edit 2:  I contacted the corporate office about the incident, who informed me that they had a contract on file that states $99.99.  The spokesperson attached the document, which has a forged signature on it.**

Answer: Have you notified them that they are still overcharging you?  The simple solution is to do the same thing you did the first time and have a refund applied and insist that they correct the billing.  If that doesn't work, I would probably cancel my membership and notify them that you will file a small claims suit against them if they don't refund you.


Title: Got laid off, was given only 1 reason that seems contradict company policy. Worth pursuing wrongful termination?

Question:
I live in California and worked for a company in Washington state. My company laid me off today after 3 years of continued growth and success within the company. The reason the VP of Sales gave me was that I didn’t work enough throughout the year.

My work has been in outside sales and event based so I had an interesting set up where I was only supposed to be working when traveling for events. When there are not events, I’m not required to work.

This year, there were less events than were projected and this is the reason I was let go. This did not stop me, however, from crushing each of my goals for the year with considerable margins. The problem I see with the termination, is that the company has an “unlimited vacation” policy which states that full time employees who meet their annual goals are not required to work any amount for the rest of the year. In other words, employees are allowed to have as much time off as they want as long as they are meeting required annual goals.

Just wanting some advice before I bite my tongue for a severance.

Answer: As long as you are in the U.S. and not in Montana, it is not "wrongful" for them to lay you off for any reason other than a few protected ones.


Title: Dad filed HR complaint for hostile work environment. Is demoted and has responsibilities taken away as a result. Help?

Question:
My dad got hired at a place that does manufacturing in a city in PA. He was the floor manager and had 2 supervisors reporting to him with him reporting to the VP of the company.

Everything was going great. My dad even got an accommodation for good productivity and improving the operation. Recently issues started on the company end far outside my dad's realm of control. My dad essentially works closely with the laborers on the floor, the supervisors under him, and the VP with a very small emphasis on reporting. Since work picked up and things got crazy my dad has been diligently going about his work. Except the VP has taken the recent issues to heart and is critiquing everything.

Recently my dad was out on the floor to monitor and help out where he can because the VP said "How can you monitor what's going on when you are doing reports in the office?" Then after doing that my dad gets an email from the VP saying "you are wasting your time on the floor, do these reports." My dad continues to try and do the balance act. The VP at this point is just trying to make things difficult with no real direction. Constant harassment and insults about not knowing how to do his job.

About 2 weeks ago my dad needed to attend to a pressing issue on the floor. Like, boss man needs to be here to sign off on some things and provide direction. I guess the VP called my dad's office and he wasn't there. The VP sees my dad on the floor giving instruction to the laborers and his supervisors. He goes up to my dad in front of all of these people and says "Wasting your time on the floor again. Since you are so incapable of getting these reports done. I am going to drag you into this office and watch you like a child." Which is not only insulting it undermines his authority with those who are under his direction.

My dad emails HR. This has gotten to the point of harassment. The VP has directed hostile language to my dad on multiple occasions and has insulted him in front of the people who report to him. HR starts an investigation and everyone admits what they saw. One of the supervisors who reports to my dad even said he does these things all of the time and told HR he is hostile to everyone.

Since this is a small company with the VP being best friends with the owner of the company it was no real surprise the HR investigation returned no results. Even though multiple people were interviewed and admitted what the VP did and that it was only one instance in a string of issues with him. The next day my dad goes into work and sees an email. He has been demoted from manager to supervisor. Emails from the VP to other supervisors stating my dad's responsibility of writing reviews will be revoked. Along with other responsibilities. He will also have his pay cut. He was demoted the day after the internal HR investigation concluded.

Am I wrong in thinking this is illegal? I am not an expert by any means but I looked up some things online. While there are always legal loopholes and the company can try saying things like performance or whatever. (even though they emailed him saying his performance was above average recently) It just coincides pretty perfectly to the HR complaint and resulting investigation.

My dad knows he was demoted because he filed a complaint with HR. The harassment and verbal abuse from his boss, the VP, was not something anyone should work with. Yet he was demoted, pay cut, and had responsibilities taken away from him. I couldn't find any definitive answers online. Does my dad have any legal recourse?

Answer:
 This is perfectly legal. You dad has no right to a cuddly loving, or even competent supervior. When he became unhappy he should have been smart enough to understand that going over his supervisors head to complain to HR that it would have repurussion. He needs understand power. When you don't have power you either flee, conform your behavior to those who have the power or you work with the person to either change them or change the power dynamic. The VP has more power and is more valued by the company than your father. He needs to understand that. Don't look to the courts to solve many employment issues, the laws are skewed in favor of the employees and not the employee.Answer #2: Hostile Work Environment is a legal term of art and contrary to popular belief, it does not mean that the workplace was hostile in the colloquial sense. Rather, it refers to a pattern of discrimination or harassment as a result of an employee's membership in a protected class. Please see [this link from the EEOC](http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/harassment.cfm) to better understand the advice you may receive. The majority of situations that many consider a hostile work environment do not meet that definition legally.

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Title: (MD) My mom stole $150 out of my wallet

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Going to start with the practical advice.  If your parents let you live with them rent free/with reduced rent and/or pay for part of your tuition , transportation , meal plan , cell phone, suing your mom for $150 because she doesn't want you to buy weed is STUNNINGLY stupid.  It much better to have a conversation.

Legally, yes you can take someone to small claims court because they admittedly took money from your wallet.


Title: Any liability in hosting a water balloon fight at a park?

Question:
Schools out and I'm bored. Want to host a water balloon fight for strangers in a park.

Any thing to be concerned with in TX?

Answer:
 Pro Tip:
Never ask a bunch of lawyers if there is any liability for organizing a large group activity.

(Especially if you may want to do it unpermitted on public land where you "host" it and the term "fight" is included in the description.)Answer #2: Oh hell this is a bad idea fraught with liability.


Title: (Florida) Can my husbands ex-wife sue us for having the kids on Medicaid?

Question:
My husband had custody of his two daughters from his previous marriage and we have a son together.

His ex-wife wants to sue us for having the kids, she even included our son for some reason, on Medicaid.

They used to have insurance but my husband changed jobs(same pay but significantly better hours) he was grandfathered in at an old insurance price and when got his new job the price was more than double what it was. We fall into the income bracket that lets them get Medicaid/CHIP so we put them on it.

Answer: Not sure how Florida works, I'm in MO. Friend of mine, her ex husband took her to court attempting to get custody because she and the kids lived in public housing and received Medicaid. Needless to say, she still has the kids. They raised his child support and required him to provide health insurance.


Title: Was In A Car Crash Now After 5 Months Im Being Sued.Can I Get Some Advice?

Question:
I Was In A Car Crash About 8 Months Ago And About A Month Ago The Guy Sent Me A Letter Saying I've Been Sued. This Is What Happened:
1.On The Expressway He Was Going To Turn To The Left I Was Turning To The Right. He Slowed Down Looking To Merge And I Didn't Have Time To Slow Down And I Hit Him.
2. He's Trying To Hit Me With Not Having A Licence. I Didn't Have My Lisence On Me At The Time But I Did Have One.
3. He Claims I Was On My Phone. I Told Him And The Police My Phone Was On The Floor Where I Dropped It Back At The Gas Station.

Can I Get Some Help? I'm Really Stressing Out About This

Answer:
 When you write a sentence, you do not need to capitalize every word. Capitalization is for the first word in a sentence, or for a proper noun (name).

Tell your insurance company (the one you had at the time of the crash) about this. They should help defend you.


Title: Navient is tying my hands. I cannot afford their payments, they claim I can, and offer no recourse.

Question:
First, let me thank George W. Bush for making it impossible to declare bankruptcy for student loan debt.

Second, this turned out to be a pretty long rant. Let me start with:

 **TL;DR:** Navient says I have more money than I do, will not help make payments lower. These are private loans. Refinancing and bankruptcy for these loans are not an option because I do not have the means for a giant unsecured loan an you can't clear student debt with bankruptcy. **What are my options? If I default, what happens? Can Navient ruin my life in new, fun, creative ways, on top of how they already try with stress?** Any advice is appreciated. I'd consult a lawyer, but I don't have any money, because of the three not-houses I pay for, as a result of being poor and going to college in America.

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So, my situation:

 I was a poor kid. But I wanted to go to college. I was told if you want to be anything in this country, you have to. And my life ambition to that point, my career goal, necessitated a degree. Somehow, the first two years of school I manage, miraculously, to pay for - by happy coincidence and pure luck. But the second two, not so much. Then a shining light came through the darkness and offered me help: in the form of Sallie Mae's Tuition Answer loans. I had applied to countless, _countless_ loans to pay for school, and these were the only ones I was approved for.

 Now, years after graduation, making more than my parents ever did combined, I still can't afford everything. Rent is through the roof, federal loans (the priority) are high even capped at >10% of my income (on IBR, when not deferred...), and the credit cards I relied on to help me through college still haunt me. Earlier on, closer to when I graduated, I lived with my parents, and paid an insane monthly bill to Navient. Then, I got laid off, and couldn't find a steady job for ages. I deferred the loans. But they only allow one year total deferment for the life of a loan, and they have absolutely no responsibility to the student, so they can dictate those terms. Bullshit, I know. Anyways, at one point, they said I owe them $x a month, and they need it, now. They knew my monthly income was approximately $0/month, didn't matter, I owed them and they need it NOW. At the time, I was effectively homeless and out of fucks, so I said: fuck you. I have nothing. You get nothing. So they called every Saturday for about 3-4 months, and right before claiming I would default, agreed to work something out. On those terms,  I have made steady, near-zero progress on these loans, but I could afford the payments and I just wanted to be in good standing.

Not so much, anymore. You see, six months ago, they let me go on a rate reduction plan because I qualified (basically the same program they let me use for the last few years, but now I had to recertify every 6 months instead of every year). Nothing has changed in that time - literally nothing - but now, I do not qualify. I do not qualify because they think that I have about $800/more a month on hand than I do. Despite them having my income, and my financials (which, in my opinion, are none of their damn business, but I provided out of mutual self interest).

In my opinion, paying these loans is pointless. In the last 8-9 years, I have moved my principal by an absolutely negligible amount. They are perpetually paid off in xx years. The needle doesn't move. I may as well set the money on fire for as much good as making the payment does me. All the while, making those payments prevents me from real progress on bills that would immediately make my situation better. Basically, if I didn't have to pay them, I could pay _other_ things so that I _could_ pay them. On top of that, most of my loans through them are pretty small, and without that monthly bill, I could save up a few months, pay one off, rinse and repeat.

So, I'm writing here to ask about legal options. If I tell them to toss off again, what ultimately happens? Do they have any standing to do more than bully me? How much is the rest of my life screwed if I just stop paying them? How does that differ, if I stop paying them, but do start paying off smaller loans I owe them bit by bit, until the monthly payment due is reasonable? (That's quite a long-term project, though.)

Refinancing isn't an option. I have no co-signers, and I own no property (I'm already paying 2-3 mortgages in student loans, so it's not really in the cards.) I cannot keep my federal loans deferred, when they are the only loan I pay that should matter (given IBR loan forgiveness - if it still exists post-Trump - provides a path out from that bind). I do not see a way out. The only path I see is default. But then what? What does that mean? How badly am I screwed if that is what happens? Is bankruptcy for credit card debt a valid path out of the darkness? (The student-related CCs are also high-interest and near unmovable at minimum payments, which I am generally left with no choice but to make.) If bankruptcy out of non-student loan debt is the only path out, how badly am I screwed after that, and for how long?

Answer: I didn't read all that because it's almost certainly not relevant. If you default on your loans they can garnish your pay check. If you could easily discharge student loans in bankruptcy you wouldn't have gotten them in the first place. It would be a great idea if your goal was to prevent poor people from going to college.


Title: HOA threatening suit if we don't join.

Question:
We are buying a house that was left out of an HOA and to my knowledge the owners never paid any dues or signed any intent to join. Our lender received a letter from the HOA's lawyer stating that if we don't voluntarily join they will sue us to be forcefully annexed. They cited precedence and I can attach the letter, but what I got out of it was since the deed says "subject to covenants and restrictions of record" it is subject to "implied negative reciprocal covenants" and can be forced to join, even though no covenants were filed with the deed. The house is in Maryland (St. Mary's County) if that is relevant.

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[http://www.greenbrierhoa.org/Letter\_to\_Community\_Owners\_of\_Previously\_Unfiled\_Properties\_-\_with\_Reference\_Plats\_and\_Enclosures.pdf](http://www.greenbrierhoa.org/Letter_to_Community_Owners_of_Previously_Unfiled_Properties_-_with_Reference_Plats_and_Enclosures.pdf)
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 This is well beyond DIY territory. Get a real estate attorney ASAP to review this. Seriously, the $1,000 or so that you’ll spend on an attorney will save your thousands of dollars and tons of headache down the road.

HOAs are run by insecure power hungry idiots who will spend all their community’s funds on their little pet project of trying to annex your house so get an attorney to nip this in the bud right away.


Title: There are places in Africa where you can buy a slave for as little as $300. What will happen if I go there, buy a slave, and try to bring him (or her...) back to the US?

Question: STATE: California

Answer:
 You get convicted of human trafficking and you go to jail forever?

e: If you bought the slave in Niger, and you're caught there, they could also just execute you.


Title: Badly burned at work 2 months ago. Haven't gotten workers comp and it's negatively impacted my life

Question:
Hi there. 2 months ago somebody at my job (I'm a line cook) put a container of lard on heat and walked away. I came around the corner and saw it was on fire. I grabbed the extinguisher and the fire blew back up in my face. I was hospitalized for second degree burns to my face and arms. I took 3 weeks off work and filed for workers comp.

Oh also I haven't gotten the check yet. Apparently our insurance guy is on vacation and a variety of other vague responses. We don't have a manager so it's extremely hard to get information.

Things the company paid for
-medical bills

Things the company didn't pay for:

-New clothing
I have to wear long sleeves and cover my forehead outside all the time. Anything from taking the trash out at work to checking the mail at home, I have to put on a long sleeve shirt or jacket. I've invested in some colorful headbands as well because baseball caps at the wrong angle could still expose me to the UV which will darken the scars and make them permanent.

Any outdoor events are a no go this summer unless I want to die of heat stroke and until next march.

-My daily life
Since I have to be covered outside, I have to plan what I wear very carefully.

I had to purchase a blackout curtain since the sun shines through the window into my room.

-The fact that this could be permanent.

I am an actor and my appearance directly affects my ability to get jobs.

-The flashbacks

My heart stops whenever I see high flames now and the event plays back in my head and it hurts. Not great if you're a line cook or anybody, really.

-The obscene amounts of lotion I'm told to apply

That comes out of pocket.

I'm getting more and more frustrated with a lack of communication. I'm told I'll make something like 60% of the three weeks I lost but I feel that isn't enough.

What do I do? Every day I look in the mirror and want to (and sometimes do) cry.

Answer: Have you consulted with an attorney who specialises in workers compensation? If you haven't, you should.


Title: My boss is pushing me to do what I shouldn't do because of epilepsy

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 What type of accommodation can you ask for that would allow you to fulfill your work duties and would be reasonable for the employer to grant without undue hardship?

For example, an employee with a bad back might ask for a chair with lumbar support and a riser for the computer monitor to create a more ergonomic setting in order to perform their office job. This is a reasonable accommodation. If your job is to haul bricks, not hauling bricks is not a reasonable accommodation.


Title: [WI] Keyed Bedroom Door

Question: I am currently renting an apartment which has a keyed lock on one of the bedroom doors. It appears that it was put in by a previous resident. Neither I nor the landlord have a key that will open the door. The lock has a thumbturn on the bedroom side. I notified my building manager about this a little over a month ago. Am I eligible to have my rent abated because of the risk of locking myself out and cost of unlocking it? Is this a violation of any codes? [Madison if the city matters]

Answer: Rent abatement? Tell them you'll get a receipt for a reasonable new door knob. They cost like $5 and take 5 minutes to install.


Title: Called local police number then 911 twice but nobody picked up.

Question: New Jersey. I called about a car I saw down the street. Had driver door open and lights on. A man was inspecting inside the car and then walked off. Then the left turn signal came on. I figured maybe someone in the car was hurt. So first I called the local police and it rang for a minute before I hung up. I dialed 911 twice and was on the line ringing for a minute each and nobody answered. I stopped when I heard sirens and emergency vehicles came. However, I'm still upset that my 911 call didn't pick up. Should I complain about this in some sort of official capacity?

Answer: Yes you should speak to someone about this. The fact that it kept ringing and no one picked up but officers came with lights/sirens blazing means they clearly got some kind of call from you. Typically they don’t come with all the bells and whistles for a suspicious vehicle so the repeated 911 issues may have lead them to think you were in distress. I would contact the police during normal business hours and ask what they received/heard on their end. You may also need to follow up with your phone company and make sure your 911 calls are being routed appropriately, especially if you were on a landline.


Title: It has been 6 days without AC.

Question:
I am renting in a college town and am now on Day 6 with no AC. Paintings have fallen off of our walls and our landlord isn't answering our calls. They claim that they don't have the parts to fix our AC but they are refusing to reimburse me if I get my own contractor to do the work. What are my legal rights? It's 106\* outside right now, I'm in Florida and the inside of my house gets up 98\* easily and it's humid. I feel powerless, I'm too exhausted to go to class, but I push myself and our paintings have fallen off the walls, it just keeps getting hotter and hotter every day and I'm scared that they won't fix it soon. My room mate just got his wisdom teeth removed and it's been hell, we let them know that he's recovering and they haven't hurried up. I suffer from heat stroke so I get scared to go to sleep because it is so hot.

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I bought a $300 portable unit to cool my side of the house but it hasn't really worked. Legally what are my grounds?

Answer: Looks like the FL implied warranty of habitability only requires the landlord to ensure the heat works in the winter. F.S.A. 83.51(2)(a)(5). Is there a provision of your lease contract that talks about landlord being responsible for appliances or anything like that? Also check your local city ordinances to see if they impose additional obligations on a landlord.


Title: Wife's affair partner is posting pictures of my house and tagging it as "home"

Question:
State: NV and it's "no fault"

We bought a home and wife moved there as soon as it was furnished, then claimed she would get a restraining order against me. There is zero history to support that.

Now I'm seeing the reason she wanted to keep me away.. her co-worker is posting pictures that call the house his "home" and show him there a lot.

The wife was also conveniently fired from her work on my birthday so I've been paying all the bills for months. She wants alimony but I think the facts I stated should invalidate this.

My question to everyone - when is the appropriate time to bring this up with a judge?

We have a case management conference coming up but I'm told that is just to discuss facts and what we agree/disagree on. But isn't it fact that another man is calling the house I pay for his home?

Answer:
 Please just ask your lawyer.

Answer #2: Fired on your birthday? ??? Did she work at Cracker Barrel? Answer #3: IANAL but I hope you have screenshots of his posts calling the house 'home.'


Title: NY traffic ticket. Need help understanding if what just happened was legal or not.

Question:
A few months ago a friend was pulled over by a cop. Cop was wearing braces, tan, goofy hat.... TL,DR for my friends story --- cop said one thing and gave ticket for something else without friend noticing. Friend went to court and found it was three tickets. Even worse is the thing he was initially pulled over for was not one of the things he was  ticketed for.

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Jump to today, an hour ago. I get pulled over and the cop says "license and reg. I pulled you over because your headlight is out" with malice in his face.. My car is an older 2008 Audi A8l w12. Mint condition with no issues and if a light was out the car screams at you about it so I know he is lying. That is when I noticed it was the cop with braces and goofy hat and tan. Takes my stuff and comes back 25 minutes later with a ticket. Says "I wrote you a ticket for going 84 in a 65, have a nice day"... tries to walk away quick.

I reply to the back of his head "What about the light? You never said that I was speeding and I had cruise control at 70... in between rush hour traffic of cars no less. Can you show me any proof of speeding? I even have my electronic governor to alert me if I pass 75". He turns, His face gets even more pissed and he yanks the ticket from inside my vehicle into his hands saying "think you can discredit me?! I will show you". Goes to his truck for 3 minutes. Comes back and says "the laser gun erased itself so you can deal with that." Tosses me the ticket through the window and onto my lap and says "So this has a governor? doubtful". I mention the electric alarm that goes crazy if I pass 75. Then he goes "well I will see you in court, you won't be winning this". Then walks quick to his truck. Angry the entire time.

My lights were not blown. I checked when I got home. The car was not going more than 70 as I had cruise on and the car alerts you of speeds (if you set it up, like I have it at 75 for trips to Florida so I don't speed). The way I see it is I am going to go to court for this. My fiancee's mother is a lawyer(in hospital for Crohn's, can't ask her anything ATM) and can talk to the DA, but that bumps it to a smaller fee and violation and I want to fight this clearly scummy cop.

My issue is the fact I was never told about the speeding and he clearly just wrote a quick ticket with no proof and tried to dump it on me. How can this be legal? How can he pull someone over and tell them they did something they did not and expect them to pay? I can't imagine being poor in a situation like this, a 100$ or multi hundred dollar ticket would screw that person over. I really wish I had a dash cam or recorded this but I started recording too late on an iPod to get anything.

Sorry for the long rant. I just need to see how legal what just happened was. If taking this to court is even worth it or what should be done for a clearly bad cop. This is a throwaway for security reasons.

Answer:
 1. Since your friend actually got a legally issued ticket from this guy, it's safe to say he isn't some impersonator, which was my first thought.

2. If you think the officer was unprofessional, you can file a complaint with his department.

3. Officers have no obligation to tell you what the basis of their stop was. Officers are allowed to lie. In this case, he seems to be abusing that but nothing illegal about it.

4. Your defense seems to be "I was speeding. I just wasn't speeding as much as the officer says." Which if it lowers the fine and points, go ahead. Answer #2: The officer is not required to tell you the reason he stopped you *at all*, let alone list all the reasons before he writes you a ticket for one of them.


Title: Police Misconduct Denver Colorado

Question:
Hello /r/legaladvice!

**Question**

I need to know if I should pursue the a suit against the police, or the county in general.

**Story**

About 2 weeks ago, My parents house was raided by a county swat team around 7:30AM. (Or something like a swat team.) I was heading out to start my vehicle when a guy with an assault rifle pointed his gun at my face and yelled "Get on the ground at me." With out much time to do anything, the cop proceeded to grab my hands and throw me into the ground. Self diagnosed a concussion from this and I have picture of my eye bleeding over my face.

My mother then came outside to see what was going on. She was force into the wall and cuffed. She obtained multiple bruises on her back, I have pictures of this also.

Then the cops proceed to yell at us to get our dogs under control or they will shoot them. I don't really know how we are supposed to do that when we are being detained. We were cuffed for about 2 hours. I was able to get a video recording of the aftermath. About 30 minutes worth of footage with the sergeant being a huge dick towards my mom and I.

We did not get any medical attention. My mom however is a RN and we have pictures of everything. This also happened in the front of my parent house, so our neighbors may have seen somethings and could be witnesses.

**Background**

The house was raided because of an investigation on armed robbery going on with my brother. He should be innocent, but that trial is still going on.

**TL;DR**
My mother and I sustained injuries from police. No medical attention was received. Should I sue the police?

Answer:
 Come for the self-diagnosed concussion, stay for the execution of a warrant for an armed robbery suspect!

OP, the police most likely operated completely within the law.  At best, your mom might get some compensation if she went to the hospital - your "concussion" won't count.Answer #2: >  Self diagnosed a concussion from this

Unless you're a doctor, this carries no weight. If you are a doctor, you still want an objective third party to make the diagnosis.

This is above Reddit's paygrade. Speak to a local attorney and see what their opinion on this is.Answer #3: sounds like a legit raid (edit spelling) frankly, but get medical attention as that's what you base claims on.


Title: First fender bender, I think the other driver is committing fraud, don't know what to do, HELP! (PA)

Question:
I just got in my first fender bender ever the other day. Luckily, both cars were very sturdy and there was barely any contact. I was following at a safe distance, but she stopped very suddenly, and her brakes were just quicker than mine because I have an older car. We exchanged information, but I didn't think anything would happen because there was barely a scratch on the other car's bumper.

However, suddenly I just got an email from the other party saying her car needs over $1000 of repairs, plus she expects reimbursement for a rental car. She's claiming she needs things like a new spoiler, when I barely bumped the back of her car and didn't even dent it.

This seems sketchy to me, but I have no experience in the area. I didn't think to take pictures at the scene because I was so shaken, since this is my first driving incident ever. All I have is a police report that states I was following too closely (car in the back is "at fault", blah).

What are my options?

Thanks.

Answer:
 > I was following at a safe distance, but she stopped very suddenly,

If you were at a safe distance you would not have hit her. You were too close.

Contact your insurance and let them deal with it. That is what you pay them forAnswer #2: Do you have insurance?  If so, report this to them.


Title: Is it illegal for my boss to give my shift away without my consent?

Question: My boss has been asking people to come in 5 minutes early, I came in one minute early. My boss told me to go home and gave my shift to a coworker. Is this even legal? He seemed to get very upset when I mentioned that I didn't think it was legal.

Answer:
 Yes, it's perfectly legal.  Absent a contract you're an at will employee and your employer is perfectly within their rights to change the terms of your employment, or fire you, with exactly 0 notice (as long as they don't do it for a discriminatory reason).

Now, there are issues surrounding pay here.  If they require you to come in 5 minutes early, and punish you for not doing so, it's very likely they are required to pay you for those 5 minutes of time.

Your state is also needed just in case there is some sort of law requiring they pay you for some sort of minimum shift length for making you come in like this.Answer #2: Possibly.  You don't "own your shift" so to speak.  Absent an employment contract or union agreement, this is legal in the USA.  Your state matters whether the employer has to pay you for showing up.


Title: I live in South Carolina, are there any laws that say that I can't live in a boat on a freshwater lake?

Answer: Assuming you get past the ownership of the lake and dock, this sounds like a zoning issue. Zoning is typically handled at the city/county level.Answer #2: who owns the lake?


Title: Insurance Company pulling me from a medication they still cover to try their preferred med

Question:
State: Pennsylvania

Hey all!

My neurologist just called me to tell me that my insurance company has denied me from using a drug I have taken for 6 months because they want me to now try their preferred drug. I'm not sure if I can name the drugs here so I won't, but I take these once a month for migraine prevention. I have chronic migraines and suffer from 17+ a month, on this current drug I am down to 2 a month. Now my insurance wants me to stop this one (which I don't know if there are any side effects from stopping after a prolonged period) and go to their preferred one. If that one doesn't work for me then I have to try they're second preferred one, and if that one doesn't work I can go back to what I am currently doing that is working. My problem is I don't know if I can go back to living over half of my month in extreme pain and lose the quality of life I currently have.

Are they legally allowed to pull me off of a current drug I'm taking, that they still cover, just to make me go along with their new rules? Also, I can not find anything online with my policy stating that I have to try this, then that, then finally the one I'm taking. It still just lists the three name brands and no "therapy" as they call it to try before the last one.

My doctor has appealed to them three times and has been denied each time. Everytime I call the insurance they tell me it's because my doctor "hasn't filled out the paperwork right" and that's it.

Is this allowed to happen? Is there anything I can do? I wouldn't mind paying out of pocket but out of pocket costs can be close to $500-$1000 just for a month supply.
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer:
 I would call your insurance and ask if your doctor can send in a prior authorization or letter to document that this particular medication is working well for you and due to the fact that most migraine medications are hit or miss he does not recommend switching medications considering the significant improvement you’ve shown on the medication you’re currently taking.

Being a migraine sufferer myself I very much understand that when you find something that works you don’t want to give it up.  Side note, you can go to the website of the current medication and see if they have any coupons or discount cards and see what the cost would be out of pocket. It may be very reasonable.  GoodRx is another option too and then you can just pay out of pocket.


Title: Can I be charged with child pornography?

Question: I was on an app the other day similar to tinder. I was contacted by an individual that claimed to be over 18 and wanted me to buy nude videos and pictures. I did it because I checked and it was perfectly legal for 2 adults to make a transaction like this. Later I was contacted by another user that wanted my phone number. After giving my phone number they asked if I had received or redistributed nudes from the first user. I answered yes because I had. The second user then told me they were in the pictures ,that they were a minor,I had child porn and they were reporting me to the police. Should I worry? I didn't know the images were considered child porn at the time of redistribution.

Answer: This seems like a scam. I’d just stop answering either party


Title: [Alabama] Father of my child is trying to steal my summer timesharing

Question:
Hey legal advice, I'm in a bit of a situation here.. me and my ex have a child together, we lived in Florida at the time of our split so we had our timesharing agreement in Florida.  I moved to Alabama a few years ago and the father moved way up North around the same time and everything has been fine up until now.

As you all know, it's summer vacation and per our agreement, he has the first half and I have the second half. He spent the first two weeks of his summer in California on a road trip and then picked her up halfway through his time and is now telling me that he is refusing to give her back to me until halfway through my time.  He claims that I agreed to this but he can't prove it because I never agreed to it.
On top of all of this, he is in Florida visiting his parents and I am also in the same town and according to our plan, even during his time sharing I still get every other weekend with my child, but he is totally refusing to let me have any time with her.

Anyways, since none of us live in Florida anymore, according to our parenting plan, the jurisdiction no longer resides with the Florida court, so my question is where does it reside? I don't have a parenting plan drawn up in Alabama so I don't know what to do... What if he tries to keep her and not give her back at all? He's violated so many terms of our agreement and I feel helpless because I don't know how to report him in contempt of court.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: If you and your daughter now live in Alabama, then Alabama would be the appropriate place to take jurisdiction. However, if Florida has not yet released jurisdiction (which requires that somebody file a motion to have them do so), you can most likely still file a contempt motion there, particularly since it sounds like he is currently there with the child. Since he is already in violation, I would discuss it immediately with an attorney in the Florida county that originally issued the order, and see about an emergency motion to compel compliance.