Title: Scammed by graphic designer, not sure what to do

Question:
So this is a long story so strap in. I honestly just need to rant and get it off my chest but at the same time I really do need some advice too.

Back in April I saw this guy on twitter that made art, being a small you tuber I wanted to hire him to make me some new art, I love the art that pixel flare had made me but I wanted something new and fresh. In August I finally had the funds to pay him and we agreed on 75$ for a full revamp to my twitch, you tube, and twitter. The deal was great, a lot of money for me seeing as I only bring around 200 a week and have to help with family bills, but I went for it, I was so excited to see what he would come up with.

I told him what I was thinking and what style I wanted and all that and he started brainstorming, a few days went by and he hadn't even started but I was patient as I knew art takes time to get right. I checked up about every week or so to see how he was doing as he never sent me any updates or anything, not like pixel flare did, pixel sent me constant updates and rough drafts to see how I liked it, this guy did not so I asked him to and asked him how it was going, he kept feeding me excuses upon excuses.

September rolled around and it had been a month and all I received was 1 tiny little button, a button that goes under my twitch for people to click on, I was like wow finally I got something but I was furious as he didn't keep to the color scheme I gave him and it was only 1 item. Here is it. [http://prntscr.com/lagcmv](http://prntscr.com/lagcmv). So I told him to stick to the colors I have him and asked him to keep me up to date as he went, he did not. More time and more time went by and I finally realized after looking at it a second time, this dude took my previous profile picture (the one I'm using on here) and darkened it out and put it UNDER WHAT HE MADE and called it " new " and said it looked " super slick " [http://prntscr.com/lagd8w](http://prntscr.com/lagd8w). I was absolutely furious with the guy.

So I blocked him on twitter and contacted paypal to get a refund, no go, I sent via friends and family so there was no way to help me, so I then called money network, my card company (I work at wawa and that's how they pay us if we choose not to use our own bank). They said it would be 45-90 days so I waited. I then received a letter saying my dispute was denied because of " previous contact with the seller " WELL YEA DUH, I had to contact them to buy the art. Money network are idiots... as of now I contacted the BBB hoping they could knock some sense into money network and get me my money back but it has been a week with no answer and the company only has until November 1st or the BBB will close the case.

I am so frustrated and don't know what to do, I asked the guy if he could do 50 bucks and I'd let him keep some just so he doesn't lose out totally even though he really doesn't even deserve 5 bucks from me, but he says he only has 20 bucks. I can't accept that... it would be a 55 dollar loss... I am just so stumped as to what to do? Do any of you have law degrees or just know something I can do? How can money network legally deny me a dispute? Based on the story wouldn't you say I should be eligible given that I wasn't delivered my product?

I can't take the guy to small claims court because the court fees would cost more than what I would get back, but I rightfully can't let 75 bucks go either, but also to only accept 20? Sure I get something back that way but it's a complete sham to me....

Edit: I forgot screenshots, here are screenshots after I unblocked him as of September 17th. Look at how he dodges me over and over and never gets it done. [http://prntscr.com/lagk30](http://prntscr.com/lagk30)

[http://prntscr.com/lagklo](http://prntscr.com/lagklo) I waited 3 days and asked what all he got done while he was blocked because the dumb ass didn't even know I had him blocked because he never attempted to contact me because he only ever DMs me when I harass him and ask questions. He then asks my email and I sent it and then guess what, he doesn't send the art to me, surprise surprise.

[http://prntscr.com/laglm2](http://prntscr.com/laglm2) in this one you can see I send him the email as I said, he doesn't answer and doesn't send, I wait 2 days, he finally answers and says he's " lacking creativity " and then I was like wtf, you don't offer to make somebody art and then be like " oh sorry I ran out of ideas "

[http://prntscr.com/lagmck](http://prntscr.com/lagmck)

[http://prntscr.com/lagmhw](http://prntscr.com/lagmhw) this is when he send the shit button and was like " hurr durr its so sexy looky " and I said as you can see that I was skeptical of the colors, he saw the tweet so I waited a while thinking he was finishing up and changing the colors, notice the tweet dates.

[http://prntscr.com/lagn3r](http://prntscr.com/lagn3r) here he asked if I wanted the art, I didnt want to be rude so I was like well yea silly goose I did pay for it but deep inside I was like wtf is wrong with this guy. He then misread my previous message about me not being 100% on the colors, I said and you guys can see it, that I would upload all the art to my twitch and see how it looked before having him change anything, he got confused so just went quiet.

[http://prntscr.com/lagnxg](http://prntscr.com/lagnxg) I resent him the old tweet reassuring him what I said, he was like oooooh ok, then asked for my email again after I already gave it to him before. Then gave me another bullshit timeline of " after class " or " when I get home "

[http://prntscr.com/lagoqm](http://prntscr.com/lagoqm) alot went on here, a few hours after I gave him the email I just got fed up again and said the thing about the money like I told you guys before where I was like here can we do this deal? he offered the 20, and thats when I said save up. You'll notice I threatened legal action and of course I can't really do that as mentioned before, it'd cost too much. And I also said I wouldn't name and shame him which I won't I'm going to go edit his name out now, I was going to plaster it everywhere because I'm tired of his shit and don't want anybody else to fall for this dudes garbage but im not mean like that. I also said I hope he finds more clients.. NO LOL I DONT. He deserves to get NO clients.

[http://prntscr.com/lagq66](http://prntscr.com/lagq66) here the guy was like yea sure ill give you 25 bucks Friday and I'm like no bitch I said 50 and its when I realized he's either stupid or stupid. So I resent him what I said. He then said he jsut got confused with the color stuff and was almost done but he's being SAYING THAT for weeks and still has only sent me to this day THE ONE BUTTON.

[http://prntscr.com/lagr6b](http://prntscr.com/lagr6b) here I went full no berserk, I was pissed for being strung along all this time. When I said I could easily get back the whole portion of money thats because I thought the BBB could help me, so before I contacted them I gave him another chance to make it right so he didn't have to get negative in his paypal. He then said he could do the 20 he has and maybe another 5-10 if I'm " down " which I was not, 30 is not worth it, so he offered 20 and the work, and ill be damned if im going that route as ill have to wait another 2 months for shitty copy pasted re used art. And then he said something that cracked me up... " I never even offered a refund " LOL no shit buddy I know he didn't I just kinda wasn't giving him a choice, he could do it willingly or forcefully have it done by money network (or so I was hoping).

[http://prntscr.com/lagsnp](http://prntscr.com/lagsnp) My last message to him before I contacted BBB, I said I would think about it but really I was waiting for the BBB to do what they had to. [http://prntscr.com/lagszz](http://prntscr.com/lagszz)

Then I asked him just a little bit ago if he was going to do the 50 or not and tried to persuade him how much better of a deal it was for him but honestly im just afraid if he doesnt do it and BBB cant help me that I really am fucked out of my money.

I never wanted any of this to happen, all this over some art... I just want my money back so I can be done with this prick.

Answer: NAL. Sorry to say this, but that is the risk of sending money as friends and family through PayPal. It’s like sending cash through the mail. I think the time and stress this is causing you isn’t worth the $75 so I’d walk away and call it a life lesson. Send money as “goods and services” next time and you’ll have buyer protection.


Title: Can my job do this?

Question:
Therapist in California here.

I've been at my FT job for 4 years.  Over time I've decided to eventually open a small private practice, and grow it until I can leave my job and just do private practice.

However, co-worker recently told our boss that *he* had opened a small private practice and wanted to move to part-time work at our facility.  Our boss (and eventually his boss) countered that our company has a policy against therapists having outside private practices, and my co-worker either needed to resign from the company or stop the private practice.  For reasons I won't bore anyone with he has decided to resign.

There is nothing in our employee handbook about this policy.  I requested a look at my HR file and found one thing that might be related to this.  It is in a document that we all have to provide signature pages for every year.  It is this:

"(Company's) employees are expected to exhibit professional loyalty to the organization and to avoid situations where personal interests are, or appear to be, in conflict with (company's)  interests...Examples of situations where conflicts of interest may exist include, but are not limited to, the following unless permitted by law:
...
(One of the examples): an employee accepts outside employment in an organization that does business with or is a competitor of (Company) where the interest is sufficient to potentially affect decisions or actions,
...
Employees are required to disclose any conflict of interest, including potential conflicts, to their supervisor or Compliance Officer."

Does a private practice really qualify for this?  Obviously if one has a PP outside of the job you cannot solicit clients from the job or advertise to them in any way as that would be highly unethical.  The services I would offer in PP would not present competition to our company (we do not offer just outpatient therapy except under rare circumstances - we do IOP, PHP, and residential treatment).  Can they legally force someone to resign or quit their PP based on this policy?  Genuinely uncertain & curious.

Answer: As an at-will employee, your company can fire you for any non-discriminatory reason.  Including this.  They aren't required to have an explicit policy forbidding it in order to fire you or discipline you over it.  It's just good practice to do so


Title: Working 16 hours a day for no extra money

Question:
In an advertising agency in New Zealand. I'm expected to work past midnight for no extra pay, and have worked the last 3 weekends in a row. I'm told we never get days in lieu or any overtime pay, ever. Am I going crazy or is this bullshit?? In my contract it does state I'll work extra hours if required for no extra compensation, including weekends, but I don't feel the past midnight thing was mentioned. Also because of my insane hours, technically my hourly rate is below minimum wage. Thanks guys
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 http://employment.govt.nz/er/pay/minimumwage/

"Employees have to be paid at least the minimum hourly wage rate for any extra time worked over eight hours a day or over 40 hours a week or 80 hours per fortnight.

Anyone who thinks they are being paid less than the minimum wage should call the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on 0800 20 90 20."

Sounds like you should call that number.


Title: Missouri Landlord making living conditions for me unsafe, can't find applicable statute.

Question:
I currently lease an apartment in Missouri, where there are no "reasonable notice" statutes at all.

I'm of a minority with a 1 in 12 chance of being murdered in America.

On multiple occasions I've been woken up to people (last time it was 4 adult maintenance workers in their 30's and 40's with significant muscle mass compared to me, screaming through the apartment "MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE" right outside my bedroom door while I'm in my underwear, asleep in bed, without any notice or even a knock at the door. They were there to fix my A/C unit, it was not an emergency.) inside my apartment.

Are there any applicable laws (besides my lease agreement) that I could possibly cite in a letter to my landlord to resolve this?

**Edit: Apparently people are pretty upset that I mentioned that I'm an an increased risk of assault and murder, and say it has no relevance to my feelings of safety.  Listen, I know there are some crazy SJWs out there these days who like to bring up gender stuff at the tiniest provocation, and that's probably put a lot of you on edge regarding that, that is not what this is.**

**Even if its not [1 in 12](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wwjtd/2012/05/murder-statistics-of-transgender-people/) (which was originally published by the HRC, sourcing the FBI, wherin lies my confusion, thanks for correcting me everyone.) it's still disproportionately higher than the average person.  All sailors on a capsized boat fear their life, but the one who can't swim and is afraid of sharks has a reasonable claim to saying they feel significantly more unsafe. In my experience with law, a lot of wording requires you to prove you made reasonable attempts at something, or you can reasonably justify doing or feeling something.**

**That is what I was establishing, I was putting a strong argument in for people here to use to say I feel "unsafe in my home" on a level that may need legal action taken, I believe its completely relevant.**

**Everyone seems to be hyper focused on this one line in my OP and I'm having difficulty getting actual answers to my question.**

Answer:
 Missouri does not actually have a statue that requires a certain notice period. What does the lease say regarding entry into the unit? Within reason the lease probably controls. That said, they cannot just repeatedly enter your apartment whenever they feel like it for any reason.

As for your "minority" status I'm probably as sympathetic an ear as you are going to find here for that, I'm an ally. However it has basically *nothing* to do with your complaint here. I too would feel unsafe if people were just walking into my apartment willy-nilly, and I'm a CIS male of above average size. It is going to help people take you more seriously if you just leave all that shit out, I promise.


Title: Psychiatrist is refusing to let me transfer services (RI)

Question:
I moved to Rhode Island this past September, and have been seeing this guy since maybe mid-September. I didn't care for the dude the first visit, but I had a lot on my plate and it had been hard enough to find a doctor at all, so I figured it would be okay.

From September to now, he's had me on Celexa, Prozac, Zoloft, and wrote me a 'script for Klonopin. There have been several changes in mg in between as well. He started me out on twice the maximum recommended dose for Prozac.

And really none of them have worked, or they have worked but not for long.

In my last visit with him, he asked how I was doing, and I told him--terrible. Suicidal nearly all the time. He scoffed and said "At some point you're going to have to realize the medicine can only do so much and you have to do the rest yourself."

This might be a perfectly acceptable response in some situations, but it felt at the time like he was handing me a death sentence because I cannot fix a chemical imbalance in my brain by myself. I have been working for years on my various mental illnesses with noticeable results, which he would know if he had ever bothered to ask in the collective forty-five minutes we've been together in his office since September.

I asked him what he suggested; I asked what am I supposed to do when I am anxious for three days straight with no inciting incident, how I am supposed to deal with that and he literally threw his hands up in the air and said "You're not!"

I went into panic mode for a little while after that meeting, thinking if this is a physiological problem and nothing more can be done, I basically have a terminal mental illness because I struggle so so hard not to kill myself on a way-too-regular basis. I do everything I can to ensure my safety by letting people know when i feel this way, surrendering medications to my bf, extreme (but necessary) things like that. If that isn't 'doing the rest myself,' I don't know what is.

I called another office, but they are in the same system. A system that more or less has the monopoly on psychiatric care in RI, and they have a policy that my current doctor and I must come to a mutual agreement to terminate services and transfer to someone else.

I find this policy ridiculous, but I emailed him right away and told him I wanted to transfer, and why. He gave me a not-apology and said he wanted to continue to work with me.

I am uncomfortable being seen by this man. I was uncomfortable prior to the last visit. That was just the last straw. So I reiterated that I still wanted to transfer. And he responded that he still wanted to talk about options. (He also mimicked my sentence structure, which may or may not have been purposeful.)

I am not giving this dude any more of my time. I do not wish to pay to see him again. He is overbooked until July, yet is still accepting new patients, which results in two minute office visits, sometimes not even that.

I just want free of this fool, and I don't know what my next step could even be.

I am open to non-legal courses of action as well (not illegal, but ones that do not involve legal action, haha) and anything anyone can suggest will be so appreciated.

TL;DR My psychiatrist is holding me medically hostage and won't allow me to transfer services after he basically gave me the ol' "have you tried not being depressed?" bit.

Answer:
 >He is overbooked until July, yet is still accepting new patients, which results in two minute office visits, sometimes not even that.

This is very suspicious.  After you escape and are set up with a new doctor, I would make sure both your insurance company and his licensing board know about this.


Title: My husband was brutally let go from his dream job :( any advice would help ...

Question:
My husband recently lost his job at a LA refinery .. he says he passed all his quartely evaluations and there weren’t any issues.. until some kid decided to make up a rumor about him claiming my husband insulted a supervisor behind his back .. (it NEVER happened) he was brought in HR to discuss what was accused of him and my husband cleared it up and said it was just a rumor and he would never disrespect his supervisor the way that jealous kid claimed my husband did.. we thought that was behind us until ..Well I’m sure this isn’t a coinscidence- a week later my husband received his last evaluation and the supervisor put “unsatisfactory”on EVERY SINGLE job task/requirements... there was no way to counter what was documented .. the refinery supervisor basically said he was no longer fit to perform the job .. EXCUSE ME? your saying after all these months everything went fine and all his evaluations were passed and ALL OF A SUDDEN he’s no longer able to run his unit?? We were outraged! What hurts the most is .. my husband has had horrible luck in the job market and he’s been struggling most of his career and he finally hit his dream job and this one individual had the power to ruin another mans life who provided for his family!!! The next day my husband was sure he was going to be let go ... but they didn’t ..they decided to wait a week before Christmas and a few weeks before he would pass his the one year probation ..it’s been a horrible way to spend the holidays and to start off the year.. California is technically “at-will” and the HR claimed management felt it was best to let him go to avoid additional harm to his unit ? Prior to getting let go My husband wrote a rebuttal to his last evaluation addressing it to his direct supervisor, HR and superintendent of the Plant so they know that what was said in the evaluation were completely inaccurate and that they see/know my husband was FIGHTING for his job ... well clearly they didn’t give a shit about the truth.. they brutality let him go anyway.. its so difficult to find refinery jobs and go through the hiring process which can take months! I feel so horrible for my husband .. he’s a mess and I’m trying to pull through for us but I’m just as broken .. we also filed a grevience with the union but because he didn’t “pass” his probation it’s very unlikely they can fight for his job back ..

I’m just hoping a miracle comes though for my husband and our family .. Thank you for readin

Answer:
 Unless the union contract provides some protection for him, and it doesn't sound like it does, he is unfortunately out of luck.  California like every other state other than MT is an at will state, this isn't a "technically thing" its a hard reality that means he can be fired for any reason, including a bad one, or no reason at all, so long as the reason doesn't violate a law.  There is no law protecting you from discharge because other employees are shitty.  File for unemployment, appeal if denied, look for another job.  Answer #2: Absent a contract, they are free to fire him for unsatisfactory performance no matter how "coincidental" it is. You mention he has a union, so he should definitely stay in contact with them for any help.

He can and should file for unemployment.


Title: Could Big Brother contestants refuse to be evicted?

Question: Or in other words, how long does it take to be counted as a tenant and would they be covered by (e.g. in the UK) the legal requirement for eviction notices to be served properly with 2 months notice?

Answer: They're participants in a game show not actual tenants.  I'm sure this is all covered in the very detailed contracts they sign to appear on the show.


Title: Arrested in Georgia with a wax pen

Question:
 Okay so as the title says, a few months ago (in August) I was arrested with 3 charges, I think. They were possession of a schedule 1 drug, possession of marijuana less than 1 oz, and possession of paraphernalia. I already have an attorney but I would just like some advice on what you all think will happen.

*

 Sidenote: if you guys think I'm an idiot or that this post is stupid, feel free to remove it. I'm also not trying to get out of what I did, I know it was illegal, but I just want your advice and opinions. I'm also sorry about how long it is, but I wanted to tell the full story.

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 So some backstory. Over the summer I worked as a delivery driver at a pizza place in Georgia that is very much "peace" and kind of around the bush "stoner" themed, aka lots of peace signs and hippie decorations everywhere, everyone I knew who worked in the store also smoked weed. A bunch of my fellow delivery drivers had these wax pens that I thought were pretty cool, so after like a month of working there, I got one too. Also another thing, we had cops come in fairly often because we gave them really good discounts on their pizza, and in return (apparently from what my coworkers told me) they generally didn't pull over our drivers for going 5-10 mph over the speed limit. Now I don't know if that is true or not, but none of the other drivers had ever been pulled over while on the job with the car topper on their car. I had not smoked weed in my car all day, and if it smelled at all, it smelled like cigarettes, vape juice, and old tobacco.

*

 So what happened: One night I was the closing delivery driver and was taking the last delivery of the night, long after we closed at 10, at like 10:45pm. I had my ecig in the car with me and was vaping while I drove, which the store new about and didn't mind as pretty much all the drivers did. I also had my wax pen in the car with me, but it was completely empty and only had some residue in it. In my center console was probably about 1 g in some stems from some weed.

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 I pulled out of a neighborhood onto a small, dark street, with my lights on and a car topper on my car, and immediately saw a cop with his lights off sitting on the next street. I was not speeding at all, and was actually going about 5 under, as I normally do because I would like to avoid all law enforcement. Before I had even driven all the way past him, he flicked his lights on and pulled me over. We were so close to my store that I literally just pulled into the parking lot (about .3 miles from where I got pulled over Google maps tells me). He came up to my car and only asked for my license, not insurance or registration, which I thought was strange, and when I asked why he pulled me over, he said my tag light was out. Now I didn't even know that having a tag light was necessary, but seeing as how I had just gotten this new car about 1-2 months prior, I doubted that it had already gone out, but went along with it. He went back to his car and about a minute or two later, came back and told me to get out of my car. I asked if there was a problem and he said yes, your car smells like marijuana so get out. I got out and he asked if there was any marijuana in the car, and told me if I told him the truth and where it was I would not go to jail, but if I didnt and he searched my car and found any, I would definitely go to jail. So since the empty wax pen was sitting right in my cupholder, very obviously, I told him where it was so we could just get it over with. Upon finding it, he told me that as a matter of fact, I would be going to jail and that I was under arrest. He also found the stems in my console. So long story short, even though the pen was empty and I know for a fact my car didn't smell like weed, I got arrested and spent probably like 6 hours in jail before I got bailed out.
That next morning, when I went to get my car, I turned it on and my tag light mysteriously was not out, so that was strange.

This is the first time I had ever been pulled over, in any trouble with the law, and I just want to know how bad it looks for me. I did not know that possession of wax was a felony instead of a misdemeanor like regular marijuana, so now I have 2 misdemeanor charges and a felony pending against me.

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 I had an initial court date October 20th, but I did not have to personally appear, as I go to school in Florida and had gotten permission to leave the state, and have my attorney appear in court for me. He told me it was apparently a "calendar call" and that nothing major would happen there. I have not heard from him about that court date or what happened. But he told me it would likely take about 6 months for my real court date, as that is how long that would take to test the pen for THC. Does that sound right to you guys? Do you think I will have the full charges charged against me, even though it is my first offense? I have quit smoking weed since then, as my lawyer told me I need to take a drug test as soon as I get clean. He is also having me put together an entire book about myself and trying to get ahead of the court and starting some community service now. Does this sound right?

* If this doesn't fit here, or is too long, please tell me and I will remove it. If you read this wall of text, thank you.
(Edited for formatting to make it easier to read)
* Edit 2: I don't want to be one of those legaladvice posts where everything I say is downvoted because people think my questions are stupid or that I'm not taking the advice given

Answer:
 >I did not know that possession of wax was a felony instead of a misdemeanor like regular marijuana, so now I have 2 misdemeanor charges and a felony pending against me.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

Calendar calls is just a scheduling thing, no worries.

Anything else are awesome questions for your attorney that you've retained.


Title: Can I file a discrimination report for this problem I'm having?

Question: To make a long story short, I was kicked out a concert at a bar for only saying hello to a girl that knows me. Her father told me I was harassing her daughter just for saying hello to her once. I've talked to her before at other shows when the father wasn't there. This girl I said hello to is friends with the musician I went to see and I am friends with the musician. The musician is aware of the problem but told me if I go back there might be problems still. Can I really file a discrimination report against the father? He pushed me to the ground and told me to never come back and talk to his daughter ever again. This is very confusing to me as I've known the musician for 4 years. He even gets me backstage access. It's not like I'm just a random fan. I'm actually technically part of the musicians crew. The father threatened to put a restraining order on me so that I wouldn't be allowed to see his daughter again. He also pushed my friend when he tried only saying hello and having a normal conversation. I am located in Vermont.

Answer:
 ~~You can "file" whatever you want.  However, you won't be successful with anything based upon what you've said here.~~

I stand corrected. I skimmed your post and missed something. You have been assaulted. You can call the police and request they investigate and file a report.

However, there does not seem to be any illegal discrimination.


Title: What kind of PDA is "too far" in NYC?

Question:
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Topic:
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Answer: Oh man, I didn't know we were the most toxic sub on reddit.  What prize do we get?


Title: failed drug test decade+ back; will that show up on background checks?

Question:
Getting a PhD, looking for tenure-track positions at universities.  Most require background checks.

Many years ago, I got fired for failing a drug test.  Is that going to show up?  I was told at the time that they wouldn't tell anyone why they'd fired me unless I tried to claim unemployment.  After reading /r/legaladvice for a while, I'm not sure I believe them.

PS: I know taking the test was idiotic; long story short I said I'd just quit but HR & my boss lied about rehab and then I got fired. Whatever; live & learn.
PPS: I'm applying nationwide, so current location isn't relevant, but the drug test happened in New York state, if that matters.

Answer: Test results for private employment are not reported to law enforcement. even if you had filed for unemployment (which you should have done), the most they could do would be go to the police, which would have went nowhere.  And besides job applications don't usually ask whether or not you've failed a drug test. It's not something you need to volunteer, ever, to anybody.


Title: I found out my ex husband was hiding two properties that he owns/owned during our divorce.

Question:
I’m in Nevada. Our divorce was a joint petition and has already been signed by the judge. We’ve been divorced since December 13, 2018.

I got a letter in the mail in January (or Maybe just after Christmas? I can’t remember exactly) from the county treasury office addressed to him that (I’m assuming) was forwarded to my address by mistake. I recognized the envelope as containing a notice that he was late on the taxes that he owes on a certain piece of land. We would get these notices in the mail at least once/year so that’s why I knew that’s what it was. (Don’t worry I didn’t open the letter, I returned it to the post office.) that spiked my curiosity though so I searched the property records online and found out that there are actually two properties that he owned and lied about during our divorce. One is still in his name and the other was sold a few months ago on March 11th 2019 for $10,000. I was told, by my ex husband, that he sold that land to his mom (I don’t remember exactly when he told me that but it was definitely during the time when I was telling him that I was thinking about getting divorced.)

When I got the letter I didn’t think there was anything I could do about it so I put it out of my mind. Recently though I was talking to a friend about it and he said that I might be able to take him back to court over hiding assets. What I’m wondering is, can I take him to court over this and if I can, will it be worth my time and money and will I be able to get half of the value of these properties?

I was told that I might be able to get half the value of both properties and if I can it would be so awesome because then I could finish my degree so that I don’t have to rely on child support to pay my bills anymore. The land was only in his name though so that’s why I’m not sure.

Answer:
 We'd probably call that breach of fiduciary duty in California. You'd be entitled to 100% of whatever assets weren't disclosed.

I don't know about Nevada. It's definitely worth consulting with a Nevada family law practitioner. In terms of whether or not it's worth going after this, you have to try and gauge the total dollar value. You'll probably get attorney fees and costs if you're successful, but does he have liquidity as well? A judgment is only worth your ability to enforce it.

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Good luck!


Title: Law School Application C&F disclosure

Question:
2 years ago, I was caught shoplifting around $20 worth of items from a large retail chain. The employees brought me to the back room and the police were called. The police decided not to press charges, so the event is not on my criminal record. However, I later received a civil recovery letter from a lawyer on behalf of the store, which I paid immediately.

This was a sobering event and I have not shoplifted since.
I am now applying to law school and wondering whether or not to disclose this event on my application. This is the question on the application: Have you ever, either as an adult or a juvenile, been cited, arrested, charged with, indicted, convicted or tried for, or pleaded guilty to, the commission of any felony or misdemeanor or the violation of any law, except minor parking violations, or been the subject of any juvenile delinquency or youthful offender proceeding?

Did this event count as a citation, arrest, or charge? I believe that it is not on my civil nor my criminal record, but please correct me if I'm wrong. All I got after the event was the civil recovery demand letter - so do I have to answer yes to this question?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Edit: this occurred in Quebec, Canada

Answer: Just include it. It won't hurt your chances, especially if no charges came from it. They aren't concerned so much about your past youthful indiscretions, moreso that you are upfront and honest about it. Unless there's something particularly heinous of course.


Title: Ticket for car accident

Question:
I recently got into a single car accident where my car hit a curb in a three lane street, while I was changing lanes, this caused my car to spin out of control and then hit a tree. A couple days after the accident I got a fine in the mail for “failure to stay in single lane”, is there a anything I can do about my ticket/fine that would allow me to have the ticket voided or dismissed ? Also I live in Texas
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 It sounds as though you indeed failed to maintain your lane when you spun out of it and hit a tree.

What would your argument for dismissal be?


Title: PO is going to report probation status to my university.

Question:
Hello /r/legaladvice,

Some time ago, I got into trouble for purchasing mimosa hostilis root bark through the mail. A controlled delivery was conducted at my residence, and the bark that I purchased was sent off to a crime lab. They were able to show that the bark contained N,N-dimethyltryptamine, a Schedule I controlled substance.

After a long period of waiting, I've recently been put on a pre-trial diversion. I'll be paying fines, conducting community service, and undergoing a substance abuse evaluation and treatment in lieu of serving time. My probation officer has informed me that he has to notify the university that I attend of my probationary status.

What should I expect to result from this? Is it possible that I could be suspended or expelled from the university? I'm very close to earning my degree, and I would be devastated if this mistake meant that I couldn't complete my education.

Thanks in advance for any insight.

Location: FL

Answer:
 > Is it possible that I could be suspended or expelled from the university?

Yes, it is.


Title: Our Landlord is asking two professional musicians to stop practicing

Question:
Hello r/legaladvice, me and my housemate moved into an apartment last month here in Portland, OR from a house a few blocks away. We are both jazz musicians (guitar, upright bass) who practice several hours a day. Before moving in we were very transparent to the on-site property manager about our practice routines and have been extremely serious about respecting the 10pm - 7am quiet hours. Over the past two weeks, our property manager has informed us of a "insane B#$%@" who "does nothing but complain" who lives several apartments away from us. Our property manager told me today that this woman has complained to the owner of our apartment building several times, and our owner has requested that we "stop practicing in the house." My house mate and I are both very serious musicians who both went to college for music, neither of us practice at a volume louder than you may watch TV or listen to a radio in your home. We haven't received any written notice yet, and haven't violated any noise ordinances. Does our property owner have legal grounds to tell us to stop practicing? We signed a year lease one month ago, and I'm curious if we are about to be looking for new housing. We want to resolve this as peacefully as possible, but don't want to jeopardize our musical careers just because of an angry neighbor.

TL;DR: Two portland jazz musicians are being asked to stop practicing in their apartment in light of respecting all city and building noise ordinances. Can they legally make us stop?

Answer:
 I can tell you this:  you are far louder than any TV or radio.  Instruments tend to cut through apartment walls like they're not there, and the annoying neighbor is probably not the only one who hates you, especially if you keep this up for hours.

Legally, so long as you are not violating noise regulations, you should be in the clear (so long as your lease does not contain a clause about instruments/music practicing).  However, this is a fight you may not want to engage in - it depends on how much you want to antagonize your neighbors and landlord, and how much of a defense you want to put up if the landlord does decide to try and evict you.

Are there *no* practice rooms for rent in Portland where you can practice?  If you are Very Serious Musicians, I'm sure you know a place.


Title: My brother is being sued

Question:
Hello everyone, sorry in advance because this is going to be short and sloppy, but I’m looking for advice on my brothers situation. We live in Ohio and Almost 2 years ago my brother hit someone while getting on an exit ramp because he wasn’t paying attention and looking at his gps. He was only going about 15-20mph when he hit her and just made a small dent, no paint scratches or serious damage. He didn’t have insurance and the couple who he hit just got out of the doctors because the wife recently had back surgery. He knew this was going to happen because they were over reacting from the start, acting like they just got demolished and all that. She was already popping pain pills right after the incident. They sent my brother a letter yesterday saying they need 29k for everything, or possibly more if he needs to make payments. I have to go to work so I will respond to any comments at lunch, thank you for reading.
TL;DR- Brother hit someone who recently had back surgery, they claim the fender bender made it worse and are asking for 29k in damages. We are poor and can’t afford that.
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 >He didn’t have insurance

To everybody who drives a car: Get insurance it's cheap compared to having to pay for the damages that you can cause when you hit somebody.

>He knew this was going to happen because they were over reacting from the start, acting like they just got demolished and all that.

Yeah, getting in a car accident can be stressfull especially if you are already hurt from something that happened prior. (it could make it way worse).

Your borther should probably get a lawyer at this stage. Answer #2: >He didn’t have insurance and the couple who he hit just got out of the doctors because the wife recently had back surgery.

You're boned. In a bad way.

>He knew this was going to happen because they were over reacting from the start, acting like they just got demolished and all that.

Oh yeah? Your brother a medical doctor or a neurosurgeon? Does he have formal medical training to determine what a woman does or doesn't need? No? Then keep your judgment to yourself. 20mph is still a relatively hard impact for someone who has a preexisting condition that your brother just exacerbated...**with no insurance no less**.

Your brother is in deep shit. He needs to see if he can hire an insurance defense attorney to fight the woman's claims. If he can't, then he better keep his job and start making payments or he can expect a lawsuit to be filed.Answer #3: Is he actually being sued?  Because all you say is that they've sent a letter asking for a bunch of money.  Lots of people ask for a bunch of money, it doesn't mean they're actually suing.


Title: Need some help, Cops came to talk to me about the day my friend overdosed. NY

Question: My friend overdosed at my house after we went and copped off a 3rd person, the 3rd person is in jail due to people talking... they came to me a couple months ago asking me to tell my story about it. I told them I didn't want any part of it but i told them only what i did, copping from the guy for my friend, and we both did it. They didn't read any rights and they said they knew already what had happened. 1. Can they use what i said against me? 2. they want me to talk to the DA, and I really don't feel like talking testifying or signing a fucking thing, if i go and just plead the 5th can they fuck me over? 3. theres no summons i'm not charged with anything but they halfway threatened me with conspiracy, is that even possible? I was an addict, it was before i went to detox, and nobody died.

Answer:
 Dude you middled and your friend ODed.  Stop talking to anyone
but your lawyer.
Answer #2: I'm trying to figure out the sequence of events here.

Step 1: I tell the police all about my illegal drug use!

Step 2: ????

Step 3: Something good happens to me!

What's step 2?

Stop talking to the police.  Everything you say will be used against you to put you in jail.


Title: (North Texas) A mentally unstable lady smashed my car window. What do I do now?

Question:
So, as I left work today I noticed a lady standing by my car trying to get inside. I asked her what she was doing and she said her keys weren't working and she couldn't get into her car. I told her this was my car and that's when I noticed that the small window on the back left-side of my car had been smashed. I asked her if she had broken my car window to which she replied "No, I smashed my car window."

After this I had called the police and they asked her a series of questions about if she had been drinking, where she came from, and if she had any health issues. She was unable to properly answer any questions regarding where she was, where she came from, or what type of car she had. She did say that she had been having seizures. The officer called in an ambulance and took me to the side saying that he thinks that she is mentally unstable. An ambulance arrived and picked her up and I had overheard the EMT saying that something was very wrong with her to the officer.

After this the officer started talking to me and told me that I was unable to press criminal charges against her since she was not mentally fit, and that all I could really do if I did press charges was to get an investigator to figure out who her family was and then take them to court. The officer told me that the court costs alone would cost more than just having my insurance fix the car for me. I was given an incident report and then the officers and EMT left.

The damages on my car were estimated at close to $1000 in repairs. I had already tried to contact my insurance company and they were closed so I have to wait until Monday to report to them. I did call the agencies help desk and they had my information saved, no claims have been filed yet.

What steps do I need to take in order for her family to pay for the damages to my car? Or should I just take the loss and pay my insurance company my deductible?

Answer: If you have comprehensive coverage notify your insurance company. They usually have contracts with local auto glass dealers. You can simply leave it to your insurance company to try to collect from her. Answer #2: If you do want to press charges, call the cops back and tell them how much money this is.  $1000 seems absurd for this, I'm sure they didn't realize how much this would cost.


Title: Getting out of my sorority housing contract

Question: Probably reaching for nothing here, but I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about sororities and their housing contracts and/or knows anyone who has gotten out of one. I've been living there for about 3 months now and have been slowly falling into situational depression, as my dad calls it. I am incredibly unhappy there, currently haven't set foot in the house in almost a full week because I am trying to avoid it, and am currently in the process of seeking counseling in hope of finding some better coping mechanisms. I'm wondering if maybe there would be a loophole if my psychologist told them I needed to move out for my mental health? It hasn't gotten there yet but maybe that could help. From my understanding, I have to continue living there or find someone to fill my spot for next semester, so I'm guessing I'm stuck, but thought it was worth a shot to ask.

Answer: They cannot force you to live there, but you can be required to pay for the living space until the contract is up.


Title: I dont know what to do

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >i'm wanting a lawyer in this case

You don't *want* a lawyer.

You *need* a lawyer.

And to zip your trap to *everyone* but that lawyer (including social media).

Start calling around to various criminal defense attorneys and get the ball rolling on representation for your criminal charges.


Title: i made an inaccurate police report due to mental illness

Question: hello, i made an inaccurate report to the police due to mental illness, and i want to retract my statement, however i am not mentally stable right now, i have many paranoia and intrusive thoughts; i have history of anxiety, depression, ocd; what should i do right now; also help i have impulsivity and i cant stop having thoughts of putting a gun to my head and also i want to confess to a murder; im just not sure what is going on; my parents are in another country and im alone

Answer:
 Go to the ER right now. Worry about the police report later if necessary.Answer #2: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

1-800-273-8255 is the number.    Call right now.

They aren't just suicide prevention;  when you're in mental crisis, these folks are the ones to talk to.   They know what you're going through, and they can help.Answer #3: You need to call your doctor. You don't need to do anything with the police right now. You need to call your doctor.


Title: Our house burned down 2 days ago. We found out today that our mortgage company hasn't been paying our insurance premiums out of the escrow account. How fucked are we?

Answer:
 *Why* has the mortgage company not been paying the insurance premiums out of the escrow account?Answer #2: Not a lawyer, former escrow analysts.

We had this happen once in my 4 years.  The homeowner had to be a pain to get it resolved, so escalate, escalate, escalate (look up executive email carpet bombing, if need be).

The solution was the servicer paid for a retro active policy (very expensive) to cover the home.  No clue who paid the bill in the end, the servicing company or the out sourced company that was to handle the payments/tracking.  But I recall the home owner ended up paying only a small deductible that match their policy.

Be aggressive, but polite.  Good luck.Answer #3: Does a mortgage company have errors and omission insurance?Answer #4: Did the insurance company send you any documents? Usually you’ll get a cancellation notice in the mail. You also should have received yearly renewal notifications as premiums tend to change yearly.


Title: A complicated situation involving laws regarding relationships and age of consent

Question:
A girl named jessi(20) lives in texas, she lives with her mother, and her mother is very possessive of her. She is in a long distance relationship with a 16 year old boy named tom in Massachusetts, she wants to move to Massachusetts so they could see each other for the first time. And live near by.
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Tom will take a flight to an airport in oklahoma city, jessi will take an uber to Oklahoma city, where they will both fly up to mass.
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Are there any legal problems with this scenario?
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Edit, in this scenario, Tom's parents are ok with this.
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Edit #2, is there any way this can be made legally safer?
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Edit #3, they dont have sex till tom is 17
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 What? When there is a world wide pandemic in progress?

When everything calms down, Jessie as an adult can fly to ma. However be aware Toms parents can make this very difficult.

The truth is though, whatever the age, online relationships are not likely to be lasting without some measure of actual real life contact. It might start on line, but it needs to be nurtured off line.

And I do rather question why a 20 year old female would be interested in a 16 year old male.Answer #2: > Are there any legal problems with this scenario?

Other than crossing state lines to have sex with a minor and a bunch of other things like contributing to delinquency and custodial interference? For starters.

Where are the boys' parents in all of this?


Title: Help negotiating out of my lease

Question: I have the shittiest neighbors. Several dogs barking through all hours of the night, babies crying, pounding and screaming constantly. I need out of this lease but can’t afford the penalty. What can I do?

Answer: Not enough detail to say for sure but my guess is you have 2 options...pay the penalty, or stick it out to the end of your lease


Title: Pending K-1 visa, fiancé denied entry when coming to visit for suspicion of intent to work. Help

Question:
I have submitted a k-1 visa for my New Zealand fiancé to come here to the USA. We received noa 1 in July, and are waiting for the next step. My fiancé came over to visit this week and was denied entry. He was randomly selected out of customs line at SFO and interrogated. They accused him of being here to work despite him telling them he was here to see me and I was there to pick him up. Eventually he signed something saying he was here to work, he said it was traumatic and he felt coerced into admitting this-being promised he’d be let go if he confessed. Anyway, he was immediately returned to Australia where he lives. He has had his tourist visa privileges revoked for the USA, and now I’m horrified for the fate of our k-1 fiancé visa.

Does anyone have insight or advice. I assume I need an immigration lawyer? What kind? So far the ones I’ve contacted have said they specialize more in setting up businesses and assisting with green cards etc. I don’t know where to start. This happened Thursday, I couldn’t talk to my fiancé until Friday because his phone was taken and not returned until he landed. So now it’s the weekend and I won’t be able to talk to anyone until Monday. Any ideas where to start? Thank you for any insight or advice.

Answer: Now you need an immigration lawyer. Answer #2: You do need a lawyer. You might also check on VisaJourney website which is a huge source of information for US immigration - perhaps you can get a recommendation there.


Title: Poor maintenance, animal problems, and fleas - Can I break my lease??

Question:
Recently, my boyfriend and I rented an apartment in Louisville. It is in the old part of the city so obviously it is not brand new, but we've been experiencing way too many problems.

Our air conditioning has not worked since we got here. It is the middle of summer and it is about 80 degrees in the apartment at all times, especially when we cook. They had somebody come in to look at the AC. The filter was not where it was supposed to be. Instead, someone had carved a hole in the bottom of the unit, put a filter over it (CAKED with grime - they hadn't cleaned it in years) and held it down with a SHOE.

The entire time this AC wasn't working properly, we paid for the sky high electric bills it caused, not them.

There are tenants below us who do drugs and party until all hours of the night. Their music is not even just loud - it is at a completely unreasonable volume. It shakes our dishes on the shelves. It keeps my boyfriend's two-year-old up and scares him. We have talked to them AND our landlord about this to no result. Otherwise, we have called the police on them multiple times.

And finally, the BIGGEST issue. There are animals constantly living in the vents in our apartment. First it was a family of raccoons that were constantly crawling through the walls and through the vents, making noises that terrified the two-year-old. They were tearing things up in the wall which was why the man was called to look at our AC to begin with. The apartment's response was to lay out little traps for the raccoons (in spots that were not correct; did not consult us; traps did not work).

Now there is something living in there that is bigger / meaner. I'm afraid it is rabid or something. A week or so ago we started finding fleas all over the carpet. We couldn't figure out where they came from - now we're thinking the animals in the vent. My boyfriend went to wipe a vent yesterday, and the animal SNARLED at him through the vent and crawled off. It keeps hissing at us from different vents.

TL;DR - Air conditioning is a joke, raises our electric we have to pay, animals in the walls and vents, causing fleas - CAN WE GET OUT OF OUR LEASE?

Answer:
 The first thing you need to do if you have not already is to put all of this in writing and send it to the landlord by certified mail. Make sure you include that you want these items fixed.

If this does not work you may need to consult a lawyer about your rights going from here.

How long have you been in this lease?Answer #2: >My boyfriend went to wipe a vent yesterday, and the animal SNARLED at him through the vent and crawled off.

That is positively terrifying.

Can OP call animal control about this?  Do municipal animal control units charge the homeowner's/tenants, or is if covered by property taxes?


Title: Can I run someone over in self defense of an attempted car jacking?

Answer:
 Are you *reasonably* in fear for your life?

That's the general standard for deadly force.


Title: 3 former employees suing my business for racial discrimination.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Honestly, I would delete this thread. Stick with your lawyerAnswer #2: I am no lawyer, but the former workers case sounds weak. Like the only thing that even sounds actionable is the allegation that the manager dropped the n-word but that will be a 'he said she said'. Talk to your lawyer, and if his cost to defend seems too high, call around for a second opinion. I am assuming none of the former workers speak Korean.Answer #3: Do you possibly have insurance coverage that might cover this sort of claim? Some types of business liability policies will defend you in these situations. Answer #4: As an african american myself.....those claims sound weak.

if they felt underpaid for their skills they could have found a different job where their skills made them 12$/hr. Not to mention managers generally get paid more than employees unless its a sales type position where you have a rocking employee.

tell them if they worked there for 3+years and they wanted to be a manager they should have learned to speak Korean.

If they cannot prove your manager said the racial slur then I doubt they can really use that to benefit them. If it was emailed to them thats different.

Sounds like they were fired for their shitty behavior, cant find another job that pays more than your hourly wage (because who will pay them more than 8.50/hr when they were just fired from an 8.50/hr job) and are banking you will just settle rather than take them to court.


Title: I(21M) am afraid that my ex-gf (21F) is a danger to my child.

Question:
FL-
Former Partner has zero self control and there has been instances where she’s hit me, spit on me, thrown stuff at me with intent to hurt. It has never actually turned to be a serious injury or bruising. We have an 8 month old child. She never hurts him but sometimes puts him in danger. When we are having an argument and she gets frustrated or mad she will often start throwing stuff at me, even when i have the child in my hands. I fear one day this fights might escalate and me or my son get actually hurt. She threatens with suicide quite often and threatens to leave to another state with my son and live with her mom.

Context- We were dating for almost 3 years. She suffered from depression before we started dating she wasn’t comfortable showing it to me in our early friendship. Once we became a couple she had a death in the family and her best friend also died. She fell into depression again and i was there for her and tried to help her. I tried for her to seek professional help but she didn’t. She got pregnant and we decided to have the baby. Things went somewhat smoothly, she still felt insecure and worthless and  I tried to reassure her about everything. The baby was born in January and we struggled financially and she was putting all of her problems on me and deflecting blame. I soon couldn’t handle it and fell into depression myself. I was working 40 hours taking care of the baby as soon as i got off no chance to relax. I was paying for everything. Once i knew i was depressed i broke up with her and told her we should try to Co-Parent. I tried to deal with my problems and hers but it was too much. I started to feel better and doing my own things 3 months after. She was still suffering and i was trying to help her but im not a professional and have stated she seek that help. Baby was about 6 months old.

Skip to present she is trying to kick me out of my own apartment and i agreed to leave on the clause that she take me to work to be able to pay the bills. She goes to work quickly after and when she comes back she’s having one of her little fits or tantrums and i try to talk to her and it just escalates and becomes aggressive towards me. I let it go and let her be. Next morning she comes to me again and starts talking but i dont agree with her point of view she goes crazy again and starts hitting me again and decides she cant deal with me and starts to pack up everything. Baby was in the other room watching cartoons. She won’t talk don’t whats gonna happen or what she plans.

What can i do in this situation? I wanted split custody but am unsure of her capacity to care for my son.

Sorry for errors its my first time posting

Answer:
 You need to get court ordered custody. This will protect you, the mom, and most importantly the baby. Until that court order is in place, both you and her have the right to take the baby anywhere at any time (including other states). You want a lawyer to help you out in this process to get the best deal but the courts generally favor 50/50 custody.

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If she puts the baby in danger while you are holding it, you leave immediately. No words, no fighting back, just leave.Answer #2: Hire a family attorney and obtain a real, enforceable coparenting agreement.


Title: If someone found DB Cooper's body in the pacific northwest forest, could they keep the money without fear of repercussion?

Question: If they spent it would some decades-old signal get flagged at some bank, and swat teams descend on their house? Is there a statute of limitations on how long money can be "dirty"? Is it finders keepers..? Or could this hypothetical person get in trouble for keeping and spending that money?

Answer: It’s still considered an open case and the money is stolen property so you couldn’t keep it.


Title: How do you ensure a protective order is adhered to for a child in split custody?

Question:
My brother was awarded a protective order for his 3 year old son against the mother's new boyfriend. How do we ensure that the mother doesn't actually allow them to have physical contact when she has custody of the child? My brother and his ex have split custody of their son; my brother gets the child half of the week and the ex gets the child the other half. His ex lives with her new boyfriend and we don't trust she'll actually either leave the house when she has the child, to avoid her boyfriend (which she's required to do as the terms of the protective order state there is to be NO contact of any kind between the new bf and the child), or make him leave his own home (that he had before she moved in last February).  We fear this guy is continuing threat to the child, and even the child screams and cries when he has to go back to the mother and leave my brother for her part of the week. She child also admits the guy is mean and we want to make sure he's not around him, at least until the court date on the 18th of this month.

We have a fear that because they have a 4 mile private driveway in the country, with only his parents house, and grandmother's house also on the property, they know when someone is coming to visit them. They could be playing house with the child and new bf being around each other and when a car comes up the drive, the ex can just go next door to his grandmothers house and pretend he never had contact with the child. Is there even a way to ensure that doesn't happen? This man has physically abused the child in public in front of the child grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins so we're terrified of what's happening behind closed doors.

Is there a way for my brother to get full physical custody of the child until at least the court date, to make sure there's absolutely no contact?

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My brother is going to contact CPS in that location soon, I hope. He did contact cps where he lives (where the custody order is in place) but because the mother's bf's home is located in a different city, cps closed the case here and advised my brother contact the one in the other location. - Are they able to give my brother full custody until the court date to protect the child?

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Thank you in advance for any advice, and please let me know if I'm in the wrote area.

Answer: What set of circumstances led to a judge awarding physical custody of a child to a woman who lives with a man who is forbidden to have any contact with the child?


Title: School district charged me with criminal theft for not returning daughters iPad in a timely manner

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 How long ago did you move?  I mean it takes 5 minutes to get pictures off of an iPad.

Given those close dates it's likely everything crossed in the mail.  Call the appropriate party and ask them to confirm that the legal action will be withdrawn/dismissed.  This will effectively cancel everything out so you needn't respond to the summons etc.  Make sure you have verification of the withdrawal/dismissal for your records.Answer #2: > I get a letter in the mail, a summons actually, to appear in court

Do NOT blow this off. If you can't clear this up with the school before then (and **verify** with the court) then show up for court with a criminal defense attorney.

If you cannot afford an attorney just plead "not guilty" (nothing else, no storytelling, no explaining) and ask the judge if you can be assigned an attorney.Answer #3: When did your daughter withdraw from classes at the school?


Title: [MO] Accepted a summer stipend on the condition that I would be returning to job. Didn't return, now they want $$$ back, although Uni guidelines don't mention repayment obligations. Do they have a leg to stand on?

Question:
Here is my situation. I worked for a U.S. State University [MO], and accepted a $6000 Summer stipend in January 2015 (the dates may be important here, so stay with me), after being notified of receiving the award in October 2014. The money was paid in 2 installments, half in June 2015 and the second half in July 2015.

Here is where things get tricky. According to the policy guidelines for the award, employees are only "eligible to receive" the award if they are "returning to the University the following academic year." When I won, accepted, and was paid the award, I was planning to return to the University. So, in this sense, I believe that I was "eligible to receive" it at every step. However, I tendered my resignation on August 4th, 2015 for personal reasons.

On August 10th, Human Resources processed my exit paperwork, and verified that I don't own any money to the University. I just received a letter dated August 21st, however, stating that I have to pay the $6000 award back. Although the award guidelines do state the "eligible to receive" bit, nowhere in the Faculty Handbook, University Policy language, or Award Eligibility guidelines does it say ANYTHING about having to pay the money back if later deemed ineligible.

So, my question is multi-part.

1. Since human resources has already completed my property clearance, and determined I don't owe money (before this letter was dated) am I protected?

2. If #1 is not sufficient, since was I "eligible to receive" the award when it was awarded, accepted, and paid; am I protected from their attempts at monetary recovery?

3. Even if I am deemed "ineligible," am I protected due to the fact that nowhere in University Policy language, the faculty handbook, or the Award Guidelines does it say anything about paying the money back in the event of determined ineligibility?

Thanks so Much.

Answer:
 >Since human resources has already completed my property clearance, and determined I don't owe money (before this letter was dated) am I protected?

Nope. It's very possible they just overlooked it.

>If #1 is not sufficient, since was I "eligible to receive" the award when it was awarded, accepted, and paid; am I protected from their attempts at monetary recovery?

Nope. They gave you $6k on the condition you would be returning. You didn't hold up your end of the bargain therefor you are in breach of the contract. Therefor they want their $6k back.

>Even if I am deemed "ineligible," am I protected due to the fact that nowhere in University Policy language, the faculty handbook, or the Award Guidelines does it say anything about paying the money back in the event of determined ineligibility?

You're making this too complicated by arguing ineligibility and stuff like that. It's really pretty simple. They gave you money on the condition you would return in the fall. You took that money thereby saying "I am returning in the fall." Now that you haven't held up your end of the deal they want their money back. You aren't entitled to it.

I'm going to assume you don't have it anymore do you? Answer #2: It seems pretty obvious that they don't pay if you don't stay. For example, many companies offer tuition reimbursement, but if you don't stay for 6-12 months after the class you have to pay it back. IANAL, but I seriously doubt your "intentions" to return will mean anything. It seems you did not return to school thus you have to pay back. Pretty cut and dry IMO.


Title: Receiving Robocalls - Received Death Threat

Question:
Hey guys,

I've been getting robocalls for the past year pertaining to small business loans and lowering my CC APR. I'll usually just dial the appropriate number for the do-not-call list, though it's never made a difference.

Today, I received a call from San Jose (I'm in Florida) from (408) 687-2891 asking if I wanted to lower my interest rate for my credit card. I chose the option to speak with someone and waited on hold. When someone answered, they told me I was paying 8%, which is incorrect.

Anyways, I asked for them to hard-mail me an opt-out form for ending future contact from them. The man then asked, "You know what?" - After having him ask me that same question about a half-dozen times, I asked, "What?" He said verbatim, "I will kill you. I will find you and I will kill you." He repeated this three times and then hung up on me.

The man had a middle-eastern accent, so I'm not positive if it was coming from the US or not. In the past, I've simply ignored or wasted the person's time, as they call me daily on my cell phone. Today, however, I received a death threat. I'm absolutely fucking tired of these phone calls and after this bullshit, I'm ready to take whatever action is appropriate.

Is there any action I can take or should I just change my phone number? I tried calling the number back, but as expected, it's a one-way line.

Answer:
 Scammers do this. It happens. The caller ID was probably faked, and he's probably using a VOIP connection in another country.

Call the police and report it, but it's unlikely anything will happen. Changing your number is probably the best bet.


Title: TX - Bought a puppy from a backyard breeder and she died 3 days later from not being able to maintain her body heat on her own, am I entitled to a refund?

Question: We bought a 6 week old Boston Terrier puppy through Facebook for $400. We didn't sign any paperwork. It was just a cash exchange. We were scheduled to pick up the puppy at 7 weeks old. However, the breeder wanted to meet us a week earlier. I told him no and he gave me a rude remark. In fear of him selling the puppy to somebody else. My sister took a 6 hour trip to get her. She was small in general but we didn't notice any medical issues. We set up a vet appointment. For March 27th, today, our eat the earliest they could get us in out of 3 locations. but she passed last night before we could get her seen. It was a very sad situation. The poor baby girl was buried in our backyard and we are mourning her lost. I reached out to the breeder and he said "he can give us a puppy from the next litter but can't give a refund". Can we take him to small claims court if we're entitled to a refund?

Answer:
 Did you sign any sort of sale contract?

How do you know the cause of death?

Although this is legal advice and not moral advice you should expect a lot of moral advice about backyard breeding to pop up anywhere you share this story. Sometimes life advice and legal advice coincide though, and in this case some good life advice to consider is that you won't have issues like this with an ethical breeder. However, an ethical breeder would likely still offer a replacement rather than a refund in the event of a death. Answer #2: It's illegal for breeders to send home dogs younger than 8 weeks of age. It's possible that you could use that against them.


Title: Can you go to jail for internet slander?

Question: I'm a college student who experienced racism at a fraternity party. I went on a popular online forum and called the fraternity "racist" and "white supremacists." They made a comment on my post saying they contacted their legal consul and will pursue action. Is it possible that I could face jail time for calling a group racist online? I live in California, if this helps.

Answer: No. You can express nearly any opinion or thought without risk of criminal charges. They would taking about suing you for money, but they are just blowing smoke anyway.


Title: [WA] Discovered wife is giving money to her family. Has knowingly hidden this from me & lied about it for about a decade.

Question:
TL:DR - wife took money from joint account for a long time.

ANSWER: nothing i can do about it.

Rest of thread is folks creating a critique of a relationship where only a single is detail known.

Thanks all for the replies.

Answer:
 > I'm aware that being married and sharing a joint account, that its all community property, but at what point does this type of thing become fraud?

It doesn't.  It's as much her money as it is yours, and she can spend it as she sees fit.

> Do I have any legal means of pressing charges

You want to throw your wife in jail for giving her parents money?  Seriously? Get over it, dude.  That's a ridiculous response.


Title: I recorded a large fight that happened in Illinois at a bar. As I was recording, a bouncer threatened to "bash my fucking head in" if I don't stop recording, and I have this on video....

Question:
My cousin and I were driving home from the movies and we heard some screaming/crying from our truck window.  It wasn't your typical scream.... it sounded like someone was just killed or seriously hurt and they were screaming about that.  So we turned around to investigate and see if we should call 911.  We saw someone unconscious laying in the parking lot, and a lot of people verbally screaming at each other.  We pulled into a parking spot, at a safe distance from the fight.  Several seconds later, 3 bouncers approach me really fast and told me to stop recording, and one said "I am going to bash your fucking head in".  I took a few steps back and got really scared for my safety and stopped recording.  They asked for my camera, telling me to give it to them so they can delete the video.  I said no, and they said "I will beat the shit out of you".  We eventually were able to leave.  Do I have a case for anything?  I want to make sure that these scumbags won't ever do this again.
Topic:
Douche

Answer: You can call the police. Answer #2: After all is said and done, you should post the video OP!Answer #3: So, can we see the video?


Title: (General US) Does a grand jury not filing charges have double-jeopardy implications?

Question:
(OH among others, but mainly to be an educated citizen) I'm thinking Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, etc. If the prosecutor finds better evidence or is more competent, does said failure to charge count as an acquittal?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: No


Title: Gun Buybacks

Question:
If a person brings a gun to a gun buyback, are there any protections from police to/from the event?

**A few example situations:**

1. Grandma is in California where "assault weapons" and open carry is illegal, she is unaware of this and brings her dead husbands AR-15 to a gun buyback (not in a case). They offer her a $50 gift card to Subway, she believes this is a rip-off and proceeds to walk back to her car. After declining the gift card the police running the event decide they're going to confiscate the gun as evidence and bring grandma to jail for openly carrying a firearm and possession of an "assault weapon."
1. Tommy inherits all his dead grandpas guns and one of them happens to be a registered pre-1986 machine gun. He sells them at a gun buyback but realizes the machine gun is worth a lot more than the $0.86 he was offered. He decides he wants to auction it off; however, because NFA items are restricted where Tommy is, the police confiscate the machine gun and arrest Tommy.
1. Jacob heard about a gun buyback and made a pipe-shotgun. There are laws against "zip-guns" in his state but the police would be unable to prove he made the gun. He takes it to the gun buyback and they tell him they won't pay for it; however, if he doesn't leave it with them, they will arrest him for possessing a "zip-gun."
1. Jenny is on the way to a gun buyback event and has an illegal full-auto short barreled rifle made from an 80% lower her dead husband had made. She is unaware it's illegal and gets pulled over for going 35.5 mph in a 35mph zone. When the police walk towards her car they notice the gun laying in the back seat. Jenny states that she's heading towards the gun buyback and they put Jenny in handcuffs, search the car, then bring Jenny to jail for possessing the gun.

Answer: Generally these are no questions asked sorts of deals. There technically isn't any legal protection but in practice the cops aren't going to start arresting people because then no one would show up.


Title: [OH] First world problem. Feasibility of suing city against recently passed trash service ordinance.

Question:
Smaller city, maybe 20,000 population.

Residents were allowed to use whatever trash collection agency they wanted, or none at all.

Most residents used the big name in the area, which was cheap, had a recycle service, they took *everything* without issue or hassle and it just worked great all around.

It seems the City wanted to poke their nose into the profits and passed legislation that

* Requires trash service. You have to have it if you're a resident.
* You have to go with their company (it's the same one as before, but:)
* Prices went up over 50%
* There are now quantity of bags limits. There may have been before, but were ignored by both resident and trash truck driver.
* The bill was quarterly, it's now monthly and tied into the water/sewer bill.
* This is the same city agency that has doubled my water bill in 10 years.

My biggest peeve is obviously the price. My second peeve is my hand being forced by the city. We didn't vote on this, it was just passed by Council. Negative editorials are already appearing in the local newspaper.

Is there any value in fighting this? Is there any way to fight it?

Answer:
 Run for city council and repeal this law when you're elected.

/my US Representative started in politics because he didn't like the state of the parks and playgrounds in our town, made his way up to the House, and he's run unopposed for the past 10 years.  Answer #2: It's hard to sue a government entity over validly-enacted legislation. Generally, the remedy is to replace the "offending" legislators at the next election (or recall them sooner, if available).

However, in this situation, your city seems to have created a private monopoly. I'm wondering if that would violate the [Sherman Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Antitrust_Act#Preemption_by_Section_1_of_state_statutes_that_restrain_competition). Might be worth a call to a local lawyer.


Title: What information about a criminal do I have a right to as a victim?

Question:
I'm 18, female from the UK. About 8-9 years ago (I'm not sure of exactly when it began as I was young) I was a victim of an online sexual predator, a male (in his late 30's) in Los Angeles, California. I don't want to go into too many details of what happened, but:

* I was sexually groomed online by this man from around 2006 or 2007 to August 201**0**. (I was aged 9/10 when it began and 13 when it ended, as he was arrested, thank God)

* he was arrested in August 2010 by LAPD, for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor - from what I can tell he appeared to be doing the same to many other young girls, and arranging or attempting to arrange to meet them. He was found with (apparently) hundreds of images/videos of young girls on his computer

* the most concerning point for myself - he was incredibly manipulative and, as a young, naive and easily led child, I gave out very personal information to him about my location (which has not changed since). He made VERY strong suggestions that he wanted to visit me, and made what I would consider to be hints (threats?) that he would rape me.

From what I can tell, his sentence was for 5 years meaning he may be released soon or already released. I am very worried that he may try to contact me or find me - if he still has my details (not sure how likely this is?) this would be very easy for him to do.
Do I have any rights, as a victim, to know anything about him that may help to set my mind at ease? eg where he is, if he has any restrictions in place..? I was never in contact with any law enforcement regarding him, so I'm not sure how exactly I'd prove I was actually a victim...
What I went through with this man has caused me issues with anxiety depression and mostly incredibly low self-esteem - I just want to know if myself and others are safe from him.

Edited for clarity
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: After I was the victim of a crime, a city victims advocate would leave me voice mail messages to let me know when the criminal was getting out of jail as well offering some money for the damages. Here's the link for [Los Angeles County.](http://da.lacounty.gov/vwap) There are several numbers so a start would be +1 (213) 257-2054. The time zone is quit a bit behind, so try calling in the evening. Answer #2: You can see if he's still in prison: http://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/


Title: Am I responsible for paying Roommate's Cat Vet bills?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 I understand you had no malice. But if you accidentally ran over the cat and killed it you should pay for the vet bills. Same scenario here. Cat being on the lease is  irrelevant as you apparently raised no objection to the cat being there. You didn't intend to cause harm but yet you did. Do the right thing and pay up. Answer #2: The question is: were you negligent?  If you could foresee that putting out he poison would harm roommate's property, and you had no special privilege to put out the poison, you are liable for roommate's damage (including the price of a new cat).

Could you foresee that the cat might eat the poison? probably. depending on what kind of poison it was.

The fact that you informed roommate about the poison probably changes the outcome entirely.


Title: Cop says he stopped me for being white in black neighborhood and looked out of place?!?!

Question: I'm a 24 year white male this was in Toledo, Ohio at like 9:30 last night. Ok so the store is directly across the street from my apartment complex and I wanted to get a Arizona Tea so I walked across the street and when I came back a male and female police officer (both white also) pulled me over for Jaywalking I guess but as he was questioning where I was coming from and going he asked me if I knew why I was being pulled over other than for Jaywalking and I asked him why? He told me it was because I was white in a black neighborhood and most people white out at this time (9:30 p.m.) are drug users coming from a drug house not to far away?! I looked him in the eyes and said I can't believe you just said that isn't that racial profiling and he didn't reply. After getting a little upset about that (and also because this is the 5th time I've been pulled over for jaywalking in that very same spot) he finally finished writing my ticket (probably would have let me go if I didn't mention racial profiling) and then I went on my way. My question to you reddit is can I get out of this ticket for being racially profiled? I read on wiki racial profiling is when race is one of the key factors for  why the stop was made and he made it clear that it was because I was white??? Thanks for all the help ahead of time guys :)

Answer:
 >After getting a little upset about that (and also because this is the 5th time I've been pulled over for jaywalking in that very same spot

Then why the hell do you keep jaywalking there?

>My question to you reddit is can I get out of this ticket for being racially profiled? I read on wiki racial profiling is when race is one of the key factors for why the stop was made and he made it clear that it was because I was white???

You didn't get a ticket for being white. You got a ticket for jaywalking. Answer #2: >I read on wiki racial profiling is when race is one of the key factors for why the stop was made and he made it clear that it was because I was white?

No, you were stopped for jaywalking first and foremost.  Then the cop said, by your own story:

>he asked me if I knew why I was being pulled over **other than** for jaywalking

And even so, it wasn't because you were profiled as just being white...it's because you were in a black neighborhood where people out at that time are usually coming from drug houses.  So, if anything, you were profiled as a drug user.


Title: Normal heat setting on apartment installed furnace set sprinkler system off. Is my apartment co. liable? [Arkansas]

Question:
I turned my heat to 76 for the first time in a long time a few days ago. I usually leave it set at 72 at all time. The apartment is pretty small so when I set it up to 75, the temperature was actually reading at 77. That is pretty normal.

The sprinkler system in my apartment activated and ruined some of my electronic items and now I have to have the apartment cleaned (water on carpet, etc.).

My thought is that the sprinklers are set too close to the vents. Not all the sprinklers activated so I am not sure if there was a malfunction or if that is normal.

I contacted my apartment and they said that since I made the apartment hot (77 doesn't seem that unreasonable) that I will have to make a claim against my renters insurance. Essentially they aren't liable. Maintenance also had to come and clean up some water and do the carpets and they want to charge me for that.

But I have been talking to people and basically the sprinkler systems only discharge during really high heat so 77 wouldn't do it. If the sprinkler malfunctioned it would be the apartment's fault. I can't find any information on why 77 would even set it off unless it is because it is very near a vent.

Do I just put in a renters insurance claim and let them handle it or do I talk to my apartment co again?

Answer:
 > I contacted my apartment and they said that since I made the apartment hot (77 doesn't seem that unreasonable) that I will have to make a claim against my renters insurance.

Don't take advice from opposition.

Code/fire safety enforcement are very location specific (like city/county). I'd look into yours, contact them, and explain this. Because that is not a normal occurrence.

Go through your renter's insurance for your damages.


Title: University messed up and I haven't received my paycheck, they're telling me now that I have to wait until the next pay period before I can get my money?

Question:
I'm in Washington at WSU and I work for the university. I was supposed to be paid by the 25th of November. After not receiving payment and waiting until the 30th (the following Monday) I figured that perhaps Thanksgiving break had delayed my pay.

It's the 2nd of December now and I still haven't been paid. I went into payroll services on campus and was told that my hours had been logged but it was too late after the previous pay period for them to pay me.

Now they're saying I have to wait until the 10th (next payday) for my last check. I have rent to pay on the 5th and this isn't acceptable for me because I rely on my income to pay for my education and housing.

Is this a violation of something like the Federal Labor Services Act?

Answer:
 Holy fuck are these other commenters all trolls?

http://www.lni.wa.gov/WorkplaceRights/Wages/PayReq/Wages/default.asp


Title: Do I need to be worried if this is real?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Scam. Disregard. [It's in the sidebar](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4xxhdg/my_friend_was_chatting_with_a_girl_online_and/).

Claiming to be from law enforcement is an interesting twist, but the basic scam is familiar.

Government agents do not text suspects.


Title: Car had problems, found out that there was actually a recall on my car for the same exact problem about 9 years ago. What should I do?

Question:
Location- East Coast USA

I have a 2008 Mercury Mariner that my dad bought in 2007. I recently found out that my steering shaft had to be replaced and it is quite expensive. I recently made a separate reddit post about how I brought it into a dealership to get it quoted and they "broke" my car even more. Link to that post is [here](https://np.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/42rvcb/car_damaged_while_in_service_at_the_dealership_is/).

Someone on that post commented with information about a recall, and now that I look it up there's actually a LOT of information on "Ford steering recall" around 2006-2010.

I want to first know what I can do about this and if I can potentially get my car fixed for FREE. Sorry I'm a 23 year old female and got this car handed down to me by my dad and don't have much experience with cars or with fixing cars.

Please give me the best procedure I can go about getting my car fixed. I don't really have the kind of money to be paying for my car to be fixed and it would be EXTREMELY helpful if I can use this recall to my advantage.

Thanks!

Answer:
 These recalls are usually pretty easy. You'd just take it in to an official dealer and they will check to see if your car is having the actual issue from the recall notice. If it is they would be required to fix it at their cost.

I think the real risk here is that they try to say your car did not meet the requirements of the recall, so it may be worth doing some research into that specific issue and see if other people had any pushback from the dealer.

You may want to look into the specifics first to make sure your model and year is eligible, and you may even want to bring it in for an outside opinion before bringing it to the dealer, but I'd try the dealer first. If it's an established recall they are generally pretty good about it.

One time my dad actually had to push for almost a year and he was the one that caused them to issue a recall. Even after that they tried to get out of paying for it!


Title: Is it possible to have a case against a school for emotional distress?

Question: This is in southwestern pennsylvania FYI. Today my highschool showed the Amanda Todd video, including the graphic images of her cut wrists. I know *at least* four people, including myself had panic attacks because we have struggled/ are struggling with self harm and suicide issues. My best friend had to be sent home because it affected her so severely. Some children in the audience were as young as 12 years old. I am sure there were many more teenagers affected by these traumatic pictures. So /r/legaladvice, is there any way I have a case?

Answer: there are very few circumstances under which you are able to sue a school district.


Title: Dropped from class action lawsuit because prescription records not availalble from 15 years ago?

Question:
A few months ago, after sending in various medical information and even pictures of myself without a shirt on, this law office told me that they couldn't add me to the case because they weren't able to find the prescription record for the drug that led to the lawsuit.  I'm just curious if this sounds right to you all, because I realized the other day that they could just be lying and maybe keeping my money somehow.
Thanks!

Answer: You can do the legwork yourself to find the prescription record, then reach out to them to provide the documentation and source.


Title: [MA] Accused party is lawyering up in a harassment case at a private college and I don't know if I should do the same

Question:
I'm a senior at a private university in Massachusetts. During my junior year I was continuously being harassed by a roommate and brought it up multiple times with residential life. Towards the middle of second semester he moved out. This harassment included primarily antisemitic remarks and slurs towards me (hence my throwaway name) as well as minor assault, threats against me and my family, and general bullying. Most of it was done in such a way that wouldn't leave any real evidence.

This stopped for a little while last year while I was studying abroad, but when it started up this year again I went to campus police to file a formal report. They have been very helpful and have been interviewing all relevant parties, but my second time there I was informed that the guy who was harassing me had accused me of bullying him, but the cop said not to worry because it was a case of 'he said, she said.'

When campus police asked me if I wanted to press criminal charges I told them that I would rather let the school handle it for now. During my second meeting with them I was also informed that they are classifying the other student's behavior as a hate crime due to the antisemitic nature of the comments. They also told me that I could always go ahead and press criminal charges and they would assist me and talk to the DA for me, even if I was satisfied with the school's decision.

I've given campus police as much evidence as I could find (much of what he did was verbal, however, so there isn't much aside from my other roommates as witnesses) and I am still waiting to hear from the disciplinary committee for the hearing, but from a mutual friend of me and the other party told me that he has already lawyered up. Is it worth hiring a lawyer for a school hearing? I have always assumed that most private colleges don't have real criminal proceedings so the sixth amendment isn't relevant and that he doesn't have the right to one. Does this change now that he is being accused of hate crimes? I only went in with bullying and harassment.

Any advice on what steps I should take would be greatly appreciated!

Edit:
I read through some of my school's code of conduct rules and found this:

> Persons from outside the immediate School Name community—such as lawyers, the public, the press, parents, and alumni—may not attend hearings, except as noted below. Solely in cases involving allegations of sexual assault or other sexual misconduct, either or both parties may also be accompanied to the hearing by an advisor of their choice from outside of the School Name community. This external advisor may not ask, answer or be asked questions by any party to the hearing. An external advisor for the complainant or the respondent may not also serve as a witness in the case. The external advisor shall not be related to the complainant or respondent and shall not be a lawyer, except as noted below.

...

> Under extraordinary circumstances (as determined by the case officer and chief justice) either or both parties may also be accompanied to the hearing by legal counsel. The primary purpose of allowing legal counsel into the hearing is to safeguard the respondent’s rights at pending criminal proceedings and counsel’s function in either case shall be limited to advising the parties on whether or not to answer questions and, as applicable, to safeguard them from self-incrimination. The CHB may also secure legal counsel to attend the hearing.

Does what I've described look like it warrants 'extraordinary circumstances' in a school hearing?

Answer:
 Remember, you don't press charges, only the DA can press charges. If you don't want it pursued, campus police won't bother bringing it up with the DA.

MA's a [two party consent state](http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/massachusetts-recording-law), so you have to be explicit when recording. If you constantly record him (after announcing that you are recording), he'll A) shut up, or B) be screwed as you have him on recording harassing you.


Title: Domestic situation nightmare. What are our options?

Question:
My sister harasses and screams at us every single day. She's 27 and she does nothing but stand outside our doors and yell at us/beats on the doors. She keeps bringing cats in the house and trashing the place and doing anything she can to make our lives miserable. She even bought a dog recently that she neglects and let's poop all over the house and piss on everything. My mom cries all the time about it and a few weeks ago my sister hit her and called the police, telling them my MOM hit HER with a baseball bat she put on my Mom's bed. My mom went to court for domestic violence and she got put on a 6 month probation over this. We tried to get a legal eviction but they said she "established residence" here and that they would have to give her 3 months + possible extensions if she didn't find a place to live. My mom has been staying at her friends house because she's horrified to come here now. Her own home that she owns. Her name is on the property.

Does anyone know what we can do to legally throw her out? We can't take this anymore, she's a monster. It confused me that she can claim residence in a house she doesn't OWN. We live in Kentucky so the laws are probably backwards. We'll do anything by this point. Any advice?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: Your mom can give her a written notice to move, allowing 30 days as required by Kentucky law and specifying the date on which her tenancy will end. If she refuses to leave after those 30 days, your mom can file for eviction.


Title: Paranoid about police showing up

Question:
I’ve suddenly gotten really paranoid that the cops are going to come knocking. I’ve watched and downloaded some adult porn and feel like I’ve done something wrong. Is there anyway that I can check to see if I’m on their investigation list or something?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 You should talk to a mental health professional because this isn’t a normal reaction to watching porn.

As to the legal question.  No, there is no way to find out if you are under investigation.  The cops don’t publish or give out that information because it would let criminals evade them.  That said, if you watch porn they don’t care and are not investigating you.  The exception would be if you are watching kiddy porn.