Title: My recent Ex wants to sue me, but I don't want to go to Court. HELP!

Question:
My ex are I met online and currently in different states, we are about 7-8 years age apart and she insisted that she will take me to court and even want to take me to prison. Her and I gone out almost a year, our relationship isn't going well since we had been fighting due to my actions. I know it sounds like I'm the bad guy but I did cheat on her with another girl online and she had caught me. She thinks I'm an abuser due to telling her the honest truth about thinking a friend of mine is pretty than her, and I left her on her date for a few mins since I want to calm myself down since she had me stemmed. She thought I was going to leave her but It's not what I was trying to do. Also yes, she had visited me before.

Now, she contacted me that to lawyer up and go to my state to seek me out with legal actions. I'm a college student and I'm scared shitless, I'm scared, paralyzed with fear, and I feel mentally distressed now.

The reason she wants to do this is because I want to hang out of my online friends online where we met, she sn't too happy about it since she thinks I'm lying to her and thinks I'm talking to other girls only. I've been sad for months since her and I had been on and off, I want to break up with her so I can move on and be happy, I also hope she will to but If I broke up with her, I'm so paranoid that she will take me to court to sue me where she wants to expose how bad of a human being I am to her even though that's not my intention. She even wants to expose me to my parents, her family and friends, my college, and to everyone in the world, then put me to prison. I don't want to go to court with her, if I do then my parents would not be able to let me be independent in my life and I have to move back to my state. Worst, I don't know what she is capable of. HELP!!!!! Time is running since she told me that she will book a way to go to my state and take me to court where she is taking witnesses. I don't want to go to court at all, all I want is to break up with her and move on, I'm afraid of her.

[Update]: I'm 21 and my recent ex is 28, we in the US, I'm being sued because she had caught me chatting with my friends who some are female, we had met on online and we are in different states now. Since I need to include the state I'm in, I'm right now in Pennsylvania. She told me she will visit where I live currently and go to college. She is suing me because she isn't happy with me being all sad since I want to break up with her so badly but I feel if I do, she will take me to court and use the system to expose me in front of the trial and her family she is bringing as witnesses, she even told me she will get her family and friends involved even tho I didn't met them IRL. She is out to get me so she wants to expose me how I'm an abuser to her, even though I did not physically harm her or mentally. She thinks I did because she had asked me questions about if my friend is prettier than her, I told her the truth by saying a little and she thinks I call her ugly and makes it because of her size and race, which is not why in the first place. I just want to move on my life and have a normal life in college, I know I can block her and her case is weak but she is still going to get to be exposed and labeled me as the bad guy, even tho that's not my intention. I admit I did some bad things like cheating on her with a girl online, leaving her for a min during our date when she visited me so she I can have a breather since she had me steamed. I'm just afraid and mentally troubled if she gotten her lawyers to send the order to my school, my parents or worst. If my parents found out about this, they will for sure pull me out of my college and won't let me be independent again.

Answer: Take you to court for what?


Title: [NV]Sister charged with battery.

Question:
Hi everyone, thank you for your time!
So about a month ago at approx 1 AM my sister who is a (recovering) alcoholic and suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder gets home from work to find her (recovering) alcoholic boyfriend hammered and on Xanax. She was understandably upset by this and they get into a huge fight. I guess they wrestled over the vodka because my sister wanted to drink and her boyfriend was trying to stop her. She lives in a apartment and a neighbor calls the police on them. This happens a lot and I think is like the 5th or 6th time they police have been called out because my sister is screaming as loud as humanly possible at 1 AM. She has been like this since she was a kid, if for example we were out of a cheese she wanted when she got home from school she would break glasses and call my parents motherfuckers. Borderline Personality manifest in her as extreme rage. When the cops show up they seperate them and talk to them and my sister mentions that she pushed her boyfriend in "self defense", now keep in mind it was just like minor playground shoving there were no marks on any of them and my sister is like probably one of physically feebliest people I know as well. Cops immediately arrest her and charge her with battery. Her and her boyfriend curse out the cops as this is happening calling them motherfuckers and the like. Her boyfriend is basically dumbfounded because nothing actually happened, they basically fight like this every Tuesday night. Thankfully her boyfriend had the sense to take a picture of his back right after to document that there were no marks.

She was told in court that she doesn't qualify for a public defender because its a misdemeanor. She was offered a plea of community service which she rejected because she is lazy and didn't want to do community service for a BS charge. That said it does seem like a super BS charge. Obviously her boyfriend will testify that nothing happened but I feel like this case should just be thrown out. My first question why the hell did she get charged with battery? How can it be battery when the "victim" is screaming at the cops that nothing happened? To my ear it sounds like the cops are just sick of her and arrested her to be done with it. My parents don't really want to pay for a lawyer for this shit, do you think we need one? Im guessing yes but this whole thing is so insane.

Answer:
 Your sister needs an attorney and a way to resolve conflict without violent screaming fits.

"This happens all the time" is not a valid defense to a criminal charge.Answer #2: NAL, but misdemeanor battery in Nevada is the intentional infliction of physical force against another person. No injury is needed. Your sister admitted to the cops that she committed battery against her boyfriend, at that point it doesn't matter what he says/wants, she confessed to a crime.

It is likely that the cops didn't use discretion/show leniency in this case because they have been called out there so often. At some point action needs to be taken, rather than let the continual problem/disturbance be.

If your sister won't take a plea, yes she needs a lawyer.


Title: I went in for a deep dental cleaning & the dentist said to also get a mouth guard after looking at my X-ray. He mentioned it would be included, thus I agreed. I get my bill & it’s not covered. Insurance asked for an explanation and the dentist never responded. They are avoiding me now. Fraud?

Answer: You have a responsibility to check with your insurance what is covered. No doctor or dentist has full knowledge of what all the different insurance companies/plans do and do not cover. Most will not cover the full cost of a mouth guard.


Title: Can a car rental company charge me a fee of any kind if I received a speeding fine while using their cars?

Question:
It’s an odd one I know so bit of back story.

About a month ago I hired a car in Barcelona and drove to France.
While over there, I got flashed by a speed camera (I actually didn’t even realise)

About a week ago I get a letter saying I had been caught speeding and it’s a €40 fine, I just got it paid straight away save any hassle.

I looked into my bank account today and the car rental company had taken £113 out of it. I cannot think of any reason why.

Any help on this would be appreciated!!

Sorry if this is the wrong place to put this, will
happily take recommendations on another more relevant sub.

Answer: Have you even called the car company yet?


Title: Landlord evicting me for smoking medical marijuana off the property in Abbotsford BC Canada

Question:
So I have a serious anxiety, depression and OCD that I smoke medical pot for. I just moved out from living a year with my drug addicted mother who stole thousands of dollars from me and totalled my car. I’ve been in my new place for 8 days and my land lord phoned me just now and said she wants me out because she knows I’ve been smoking pot. I only smoked it on the property in the backyard once after her son said I could. Then she said I couldn’t so every single time after I’ve smoked it off the property. Also pot is in no way more important to me then having a place to stay. I asked her son who is subletting the house if it was okay and he didn’t see a problem with it. If he had even the slightest problem with it I wouldn’t of smoked it. I’m not being irresponsible with it. I’ve only smoked it 3 times since being here. And I don’t act all high and I even change my clothes so the house doesn’t smell. She said I need to be out by December 7th. I texted her this and tried to explain my side of the story.

“I just want to say I’m so sorry if I was disrespectful. I really did not intend to be. I have a very serious anxiety disorder. It’s so bad i can’t even work. I’ve suffered my entire life from it. I also suffer from OCD. I used to take very addictive medicine. Medicine that they don’t hand out like they used too called benzodiazepines. You can research them. They are both physically and emotionally addictive. I was on them for 5 years. I had to get off of them my body was becoming dependent on them. The withdrawals were so bad I cried for literally a month. Every day I felt like I was about to die and cradled my self in the fetal position. Then my doctor recommended marijuana. It’s a lot safer and more natural then what I was on. I don’t even smoke the kind that really gives you a head high. I smoke a strain called indica which is a body high. So your mind is very clear but your body feels relaxed. I smoked it once in the backyard. You told me not to so every single time after I’ve smoked it off the property. I don’t act all high. I smoke it and go lay in my room and thank God that my mind doesn’t have the harsh intrusive thoughts from my OCD and the fear in my head isn’t there. I’ve never ever smoked it in the house. Nor would I ever do that. I buy it from a dispensary and I have a medical card for it. Everything is legal. It is seriously a medicine for me.  I’m not playing around. I didn’t know I would have to disclose the medicine I take for my mental health conditions. If I don’t have to tell you the anti psychotics I’m on, why would I need to tell you the plant I smoke off the property for a serious medical condition. I’m not trying to be disrespectful. I just wanted to explain my side. I even asked your son and he said he was okay with it.”

Her only response was not to bring her son into it and I will get my notice tomorrow.

Can she evict me for using pot sincerely medically?

TL;DR
My landlord found out I smoked medical pot off the property and she is evicting me

Answer:
 If you don't believe she has reasonable grounds to evict you, you can object to the eviction, ~~and then she'll have to apply to the Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service or court to evict you.  You can present your argument at the hearing.~~  This is wrong, you're in BC, not Alberta, and I can't read.  You can apply for dispute resolution if you're served with a notice to evict. There's a chart on [this page](http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/ending-a-tenancy/landlord-notice) that tells you how long you have to dispute it after you're served, depending on what kind of notice you're given. I have no idea whether they would find for you or the landlord.

For what it's worth, keep your communications with your landlord short and to the point. "I have a prescription for medical marijuana.  I don't smoke it in the rental unit.  I got permission from your son to smoke it in the backyard once.  I have not smoked it on the property since then at your request" was really all you needed to say. ETA:  However, the fact that you identified to her that you have a disability and that this is your medically prescribed treatment for that disability makes the Human Rights Tribunal another option available to you.


Title: [NC] My girlfriend of 3 years is secretly planning to leave me and take all our stuff while I'm at work. How can I prevent ling all my stuff?

Question:
/relationships advised me to post it here. Please any advice would be appreciated

We live in a house and she just secretly rented and apartment (accidentally saw renter agreement papers). The relationship is not working out so I think we both gave up on it without announcing it to each other. One thing she's planning is to take all our stuff while I'm at work. I don't think this is fair and after she does it I don't think I'll be able to get it back. So what do I do to prevent this? I'm ok with dividing stuff but I don't know how to approach this appropriately. Please help me!

Thank you

PS We do have a 19 month daughter so I'll guess we'll end up in court but that's a different story.

Also she has a day off tomorrow and I have to work.

PS I see she took all out bathroom supplies. We shop at BJs and buy shampoos, body wash, toothbrushes, etc everything in bulk. She already took all of the supplies.

tl;dr: Girlfriend is trying to take all our stuff, how do I prevent it?

**UPDATE**: She just got home with the baby, behaves like nothing's happening, both look tired, both went to bed. I didn't ask.

Answer:
 I guess one thing I'm confused about is why you're waiting until *after* she does what you know she's planning to secretly do before you confront her. Relationships are hard and confrontation is even harder, but if you're at the point where you know she's *secretly* moving out and planning on taking stuff, it's probably in your interest to let her know you know and try talk about the jointly owned things. I'm with everyone else--lock all your stuff up. I just don't really see the point of waiting until after the damage is done to try to get your stuff back when you know about her plan and can maybe prevent her from thinking she can sneak off with your stuff.

And you didn't ask, but file for joint custody the *minute* she moves out. Answer #2: Step 1: take pictures tonight of valuable joint possessions. Like TV's, game systems, computers, furnitures, baby, etc.


Title: A friend of mine was just fired from his job, and is now being threatened to pay $6,000 for "embezzlement."

Question:
Some background. My friend and I (yes actually a friend, and not secretly me) live in Southern California, and I'd rather not be more specific about the location. For digression, let's call this friend Joe Smith (edit after: his is above the age of 21). So Joe and I both used to work at this retail store, so I do know the company fairly well. Joe had been working at this store for 4 years, but got fired today. He was part time for all four years, because he was also going to school. One not-so-important note, is that this was a very low budget company. While I was there i never once got a raise. Joe, in all his four years, only ended while making $10.25/hour (.25 cents above minimum wage), so you get an idea for how stingy this company can be. The store gave a discount of 20% to part-time employees, and 40% to full-time employees (important for later). Because he had been there so long, he was an unofficial assistant-manager and did those types of jobs. They even were so kind as to let him use the 40% discount because he was so reliable and did a lot of unneeded work for the company.  I'm trying my hardest to be unbiased, but these are the facts.

Now to the meat of it. Joe was called into a meeting with the manager and owner of the company today. The owner proceeds to tell him that he was being fired for "embezzling" or basically abusing his discount. Joe was one of the few who worked there who actually loved the product and bought a lot of it, using his money with the discount of course. The owner then proceeded to state he wanted him to pay back the money he would have had to spend if not for the discount... with a total of $6,000. Since I worked there for a while, I know there systems pretty well. Now, the only way to come up with this number is to look on the employee's account and see the "total money discounted." What this does is adds up all of the money saved with the discounts. Joe did spend a lot of money at this store, but he would also buy stuff under his name for other people, mainly for kids at the school he coached at on the side because a lot of families couldn't afford proper equipment, and family. Obviously this was wrong, and Joe knows that, he only did this for certain families he knew well, but it's important to note Joe only ever used the 20% discount for these occasions instead of the 10% that local schools and organizations already got. The owner also stated he would take this to the authorities, if he needs to. The owner wants to get Joe's parents involved but they have no reason to be, seeing as Joe is an adult, but does live with his parents. Joe told me he wants to set up a meeting with the owner and bring along his friend's dad who happens to be a lawyer. Myself and Joe both think that if the Joe tells the owner to take it to court he might back down.

So people of Reddit, does the owner of this store stand any ground with this if it were to go to court? Also, any suggestions as to how Joe should be handling this? I really hope to see this whole thing get left behind, it seems to be a last minute cash grab for a company that isn't doing to well. I really appreciate any and all replies. I will keep you guys updated.

Edit: Sorry if the middle sounds a bit jumbled, edited a rather large portion out for my misunderstanding.

Update: Joe looked through the employee handbook to find statemennts on the discount policy, and here's exactly what it states: "Employee discounts are for employee purchases only and not transferable to family or friends." Meaning the discount is not transferable but technically it's not wrong to purchase himself and then do whatevet he wants with said item. Again I may be wrong but that's my understanding of it.

Answer: Who authorized him to use the 40% discount every time he purchased something?


Title: Speeding ticket diversion

Question:
I recently got a speeding ticket in a random small city I was passing through. I was pulled over and given a citation for 60 in a 40. After talking with the court clerk, they mentioned a diversion is available at the discretion of the prosecutor. It adds 50 dollars to the ticket amount and the prosecutor will change the entry from a moving violation to non moving violation. I just recently talked to the prosecutor and he offered me the same deal. I just have to pay any extra 50 bucks and mail the ticket and check to his law office. He noted I needed to make the check payable to the court and on the ticket to check guilty and write faulty speedometer next to it and sign it. This seems great for me considering it won't go as a moving violation on my record: however, it seems a little sketchy and I was just curious on people's opinions here. I know most people so defensive driving,  but this city court office doesn't offer it.

I live in Kansas.

Answer: Why is this sketchy?  It gives you something you want and provides the city with more money


Title: Is it true that social problems are increasingly being brought to court, and this contributes to the politization of the judiciary, as Judge Ludington claims? If so, why?

Answer: [US] It would be nice if legislators didn't promise and enact arguably unconstitutional laws in order to keep their jobs by appealing to their demographics, but they do, so here we are in court.


Title: Can I really be sued for a google review that is expressed as opinion and facts with evidence?

Question:
In October, i brought my computer to a repair shop. In the end I received a computer with some new parts that still didn’t work. (See details in my google review). I filed a credit card dispute and I lost because I signed off on the services. I was informed by the owner of the business that I had committed credit card fraud because I had the computer, (with some of their parts that i paid for, though they didn’t all work), while also trying to get my money back. I did not realize this was a crime but I accepted my loss and let it go.

Overall, I was still astonished at how poor the service was and felt i should inform the public about the service I received, so last week, I left a review on google. I thought I had closed the door on this annoying chapter of my life.

Today, I received an email from the owner that if I do not delete my review by Monday, they will sue me. I now modified the review to make sure that it is stated as opinions, and any facts in the review can be backed up with evidence, so this is where I’m at.

I’d really rather not get sued right now, so any advice on how to handle this ridiculous situation would be appreciated. I’d love to know if there’s anything you think I should edit in the review, or if I should just stop fighting. Below, you’ll find the review I wrote, and the email I received from the store owner:

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My review: “*The following statements are my own opinion of my experience, and any facts stated can be supported by evidence.

This felt like worst experience I've had with any business. I brought my computer in for a water damage repair and they did not finish the work until January. I felt that they seldom called me for updates. I would check in with them myself, and I started to wonder if the people I talked to were on different pages.

I felt mistreated as a customer. The computer only worked for two hours before it died. They offered me a full refund, and then took the offer back and refused to let me speak with the manager.  This was a 2010 MacBook Pro, and my initial question was, “Is this worth repairing?" I guess it wasn’t.

Part of their policy reads “***** or its employees cannot be responsible for further breakage or data loss suffered from trying to make repairs on these sensitive products.” But I wish that I was treated with more kindness through this difficult process.

I recently took the computer to ******* (different shop), where they offered me free diagnostics, and they observed that ***** put a "new" screen on my computer with a dead camera, and some screws were left out on the interior of the logic board. I never would have noticed this if it weren't for the helpful people at *******.

I would not recommend anyone to trust ***** with your computer repair needs.”

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Owner’s email: “Hi ****, We will give you until monday to take down your review. We tried our best to take care of you but you tried to commit fraud against us and now you are slandering us. We will contact our lawyers and open up litigation and create a potential damage suit against you. Please remove the review asap to avoid this.”

Thanks everyone for your input!
Topic:
Consumer Law

Answer:
 >I was informed by the owner of the business that I had committed credit card fraud because I had the computer, (with some of their parts that i paid for, though they didn’t all work), while also trying to get my money back. I did not realize this was a crime but I accepted my loss and let it go.

You didn't commit credit card fraud. Don't take legal advice from people you are involved in disputes with.

>Today, I received an email from the owner that if I do not delete my review by Monday, they will sue me.

People threaten lawsuits all the time. That doesn't mean they will sue.  Under federal law honest online reviews are protected speech. They would basically have to prove you are lying to prevail in court.

https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/consumer-review-fairness-act-what-businesses-Answer #2: > I now modified the review to make sure that it is stated as opinions, and any facts in the review can be backed up with evidence, so this is where I’m at.

This wouldn't make an otherwise defamatory post legally okay. The question is whether (1) they will file a lawsuit over this, (2) you want to defend a lawsuit, and (3) whether what you said was truthful.

A huge part of me would thank them for the e-mail, would update the review to simply say that I had a bad, unprofessional customer experience and that they have a nasty practice of threatening lawsuits over negative reviews. Then I'd post the entire e-mail that the owner sent in the review.

That's just me, FWIW.Answer #3: In short: No. That would be censorship anyway.

That's obviously a trashy shop trying to make quick money while trying to save face by threatening people.


Title: Child passed away: mother now trying to sue (TX)

Question:
I'll try to make this as brief as possible:

I lost my mother and child recently, I dont want to give any details as it was in the news.  I will be sole inheritor of the estate/life insurance, etc.  My ex, who has not seen her child in years and lost a custody battle two years ago is now suing (the insurance company?) of the estate.  The only thing I can imagine is that it is a Wrongful Death suit, where the only thing she could claim is emotional/etc damages.  Currently, the suit is not on the estate, but on the home insurance company.  What should be my next steps?  My family was solely raising the child and the ex was paying child support.

Answer:
 If you’re not a party to the suit you don’t have to do anything.

If she **is** filing a baseless suit against an insurance company this is gonna go poorly for her. Answer #2: I'm sorry for your loss.

IANAL, but question for those out there:

IF the grandmother predeceased the child, AND the child was a listed beneficiary of grandmother's estate, insurance, etc... might the mother have a legitimate claim to a share of the child's insurance payout per intestate succession laws?  Or would the child be bypassed since s/he passed before grandmother's estate was probated?


Title: Worried that our house might be taken away because my grandmother was on Medi-Cal

Question:
We live in California and my grandmother was on Medi-Cal (for how long I don't know), but I do know that she turned 50 while she was on it.

My grandfather heard that if you turn a certain age while on Medi-Cal, that after you die the state will take the house and everything you own to pay for the medical services rendered.

Is there any truth to this, and if so how can I prevent it from happening?

Many thanks to any and all who can help.

Answer:
 Yes.  Medi-Cal can take assets of a person's estate, including a home, after the person dies to recoup some of the money the state has spent on that person.  This is under both state and federal Medicaid law, so it happens in most states.

Medi-Cal typically seeks reimbursement for benefits they paid after a person turns 55.  However, they won't seek payback until after that person's spouse dies, or if that person has a child still under 21 at the time of death.  Nor will it seek reimbursement for payments made prior to the person turning 55.

Her is the state website with all the info: http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/Pages/TPLRD_ER_cont.aspxAnswer #2: Your grandfather needs a lawyer since the way you have described it, and the way it would look to any outside investigator, is that a wealthy couple with multiple estates divorced and transferred ownership of properties to fraudulently hide assets from MediCal.


Title: Need Representation And Legal Advice For BITCOIN Case with CIRCLE

Question:
Circle has closed my bitcoin account.

Circle.com

Summary of what happened:

I get my account verified, purchase bitcoin, hold the bitcoin hoping the value rises so I can get rich.

Time goes by, my phone breaks, and I need my phone to log in to Circle because it does a phone text verification where I need to input certain numbers that were text to me in to a Circle verification field.

My phone is broken so I go on to Circle to change my phone number to an online public text receiver.

http://receive-sms.com/

I use the text receiver to help me log in to my account.

Time goes by, I try to log in again, I see a message saying that further information is required, please contact us. They require me to send a picture of my drivers license to them. So I do, then they unblock my account and I have full access to it.

Time goes by, I try to log in to my account and they closed it. No notification or anything.

I understand Bitcoin is commonly used for illegal activities, I have not performed a single transaction, ever, on my circle account. The only reason they have for closing my account is using an online text receiver.

Who would like to represent me so I can get my money back?

A copy and paste of our emails.

Email sent to Circle support:

Circle Support.

I purchased Bitcoin through you service on 11/--/2014 for the price of $500 and on 11/--/2014 for the price of $514.50.

I am writing this letter pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93A requesting compensation in the full amount of my remaining balance in my closed account.

You have my linked bank account, debit card, and a picture of my drivers license on file to fully verify my identity.

As stated in section 6 of your International User Agreement.

"If you have bitcoin remaining in an account which has been suspended or closed, you will be able to access such bitcoin and withdraw them to an external bitcoin address (unless prohibited by law or a court order)."

I have provided an external bitcoin address here for the deposit of my remaining balance in my closed circle account.

*external bitcoin address here*

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Their response:

April M.

Hi Michael,

We are investigating your Circle account. Thus far, our tests indicate a strong correlation with other known fraudulent accounts. As a result, the assets in your account will remain locked for the 140 day period or until our investigation is complete.

Team Circle

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My response:

Here is a list of specific deceptive acts and practices Circle is actively engaging in by not allowing me to withdraw my remaining balance in full.

This is specifically what you have done:

1. Violated your own terms for suspended or closed accounts

 "If you have bitcoin remaining in an account which has been suspended or closed, you will be able to access such bitcoin and withdraw them to an external bitcoin address (unless prohibited by law or a court order)." -Circle International User Agreement.

2. Failure to return my funds to me even after I provided ample evidence of my identity.

I have provided a picture of my drivers license, linked my bank account and my personal debit card.

3. Failing to provide any method for obtaining funds deposited during some arbitrary investigation, requiring onerous and unreasonable conditions for accessing or withdrawing funds.

This letter is in pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93. I demand you to transfer my remaining balance to my external bitcoin address.

*External Bitcoin Address*

Their Response:

Nothing for nearly 30 days.

Answer:
 Paging /u/Zapopa, Bitcoin Law Expert.Answer #2: They were very clear:

> As a result, the assets in your account will remain locked for the 140 day period or until our investigation is complete.

You have no further recourse at this time. Answer #3: For what it's worth to everyone else in this thread. This is not a problem with bitcoin. This is a major fuck up OP committed. In the process of trying to get back into his account, he set off major red flags that a compliant company like circle recognized and acted swiftly on. Secondly, no one forced OP to store his coins on a website. You should never keep large amounts of bitcoin with a third party. The whole point of bitcoin is being able to store value locally.


Title: [Washington State]Dorm is withholding my mail, until I get an "email" that they have my mail. I can't start my job until I have this package, and they are withholding it from me.

Question:
I got a real nice job in college doing voice recording for out-of-country companies, who need a native English speaker for their videos. I ordered a microphone as I have recently moved into this dorm, without a proper microphone.

The microphone arrived Tuesday morning, and going up to take this package, was met with "Until you get an email, you can not take your package". Even though it is my package I have paid for with my own money, they are withholding it until they do a "check in" of my package, even though the shipping has been notified AND signed as "received"

This is not the first time this has happened. A calculator I needed for one of my classes had arrived on Friday, and asking everyday if my package was in their possession was met with "We have nothing on file for you Sorry". Finally, five days after the package was received, and the morning of the class I absolutely needed my calculator for, a different man was manning the desk and went back and looked for the package. After being in the backroom for maybe 3 minutes, my package was magically there all along.

Are these non-governmental "students" manning the front desk legally allowed to hold my own mail from me? Is there some way I can get my own mail to myself?

Answer: Not legal advice but: If you haven't gotten the email yet, that means that they don't have it logged in their system yet and likely don't know exactly where it is. They're not trying to hide it from you just for fun. Depending on the size of your school, they can wind up processing A LOT of mail, and sometimes there's a backlog especially at the beginning of the semester because everyone's ordering more stuff. If you're going to have super time sensitive stuff mailed to you on a regular basis and your school mail is slow, have it sent somewhere off campus.Answer #2: Call the local postal inspector.  They tend to come down hard on people f-ing with mail delivery.


Title: OK- someone got into my email and now my fb. I am locked out completely and they are posting messages on my fb of bad things I've said in my messages about people. Can the police arrest them?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: It is criminal, so yes, potentially they could. However, you'd have to get them to investigate and not ignore your complaint, and they'd have to come up with sufficient evidence to do it.


Title: Trying to pay back a sign-on bonus, but ex-employer is literally too lazy to take it

Question:
Hello all. Throwaway here.

I got a job working for the U.S. Government. It came with a nice sign-on bonus, but was under the stipulation that I had to stay at the job for 2 years. If I left before the 2 years was up, I would have to pay back the bonus on a pro-rated basis.

Long story short, I quit, it hadn't been 2 years, and I owe them some of my sign-on bonus. I have been calling them every since, trying to get them to take the money, but they haven't bothered to fill out any of the necessary paperwork. It's been 9 months since I left and I still get health insurance cards and blank pay stubs in the mail.

Can they string me along forever? I've heard of some ex-employees getting contacted to pay back their bonuses YEARS later (rumors are that it sometimes has interest added on). Surely after a certain amount of time has passed, it would be too late to ask for the money back, right?

Honestly, I just want to give them the money and be done with it.

(I live in UT.)

Answer: Send a check certified mail and track it. Retain all documentation and forget about it.


Title: Beard and discrimination?

Question:
My buddy and I applied to a job on campus (it’s painting buildings) and they told us they don’t accept beards even if we have obtained a shaving accommodation from the school’s head of doctors. We both are qualified enough (in fact I worked with them in the past) and we both have a skin medical condition verified by doctors (we bleed when we shave, we get bumps, and my keloid acne makes it even harder?) Is this discrimination? I want to talk to the human resources office about this because we need that job.
The school is private.

Answer: Also might be like that if they are ever required to wear a partial respirator. You must be clean shaven to wear one. Donno if they need respirators there, but it's a possibility.


Title: I got fined $500 for jaywalking... what should I do?

Question:
I was stopped by an officer on suspicion of walking on the crosswalk a few seconds before the light turned green. I thought it would be a simple infraction but stunned to find out it costed more than a reckless driving ticket.

I'm a third year university student with no job and this fine couldn't have come at a worse time. I have no experience with tickets so I'm not sure what my options are. How can I contest this ticket or at least try to lower the fine? I would honestly be willing to do community service on the weekend if that's possible.

This happened in Los Angeles, California.

Answer:
 I would suggest going to court and appearing before the judge and request a reduction in the fine amount.  Explain why you are struggling financially and the judge is likely to reduce the fine. Answer #2: Apparently California has a [reputation](http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-traffic-ticket-assessments-20150501-story.htmll) for [adding](https://www.drivinglaws.org/resources/traffic-tickets/traffic-laws/typical-speeding-ticket-fines-california) more [fees](http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-courts-how-your-35-speeding-ticket-becomes-a-235-2012aug18-story.html) to tickets than even Ticketmaster.

With all additional fees added in, it's not unusual to see a 100-300% markup in the final bill.Answer #3: Did you do it twice? I thought they capped out at $250.

Lots of people get reductions when they contest, so it's worth a shot. Go in be respectful and honest about your finances.Answer #4: I assure you that does not cost more than a reckless driving ticket.

What exactly were you charged with?  The code section is on the ticket.


Title: Stumbled upon suicide in casino parking lot.

Question:
Hello. My wife and I are both 29 and 28 respectively. Yesterday, Friday 2/7/2020 we decided to go to one of the casinos we frequent.

I pulled into the parking garage since it’s winter and it’s cold. I pulled into the spot so I can easily pull out instead of backing out of the said parking spot.

While I was stepping out of my vehicle I noticed an individual that appeared to be sleeping. It was about 5pm local time. I told my wife to look and I even took a picture to send to some of my buddies telling them to look at this old person taking a nap from all the gambling excitement.

We didn’t stay at the hotel. We were on a winning streak and before we knew it. It was around 12:30 the next day! We decide to finally leave. (18 hours later)

When we were walking up to our vehicle I noticed the same car was parked next to mine. I got about fifteen feet away and saw the individual still slumped over taking his “nap. ”

Immediately I knew what was wrong. My wife and I go down and tell security and we walked with them back to the parking spot. They started banging on the windows and checked to see if the vehicles doors were locked. They opened the passenger door and stated aloud that their was a hand gun and bodily fluids everywhere. Thanked us for letting them know and we went on our way.

About an hour later my wife had a missed call from the general manager of the casino sincerely apologizing that we had to see that and be the ones to let them know.

My thoughts on this situation:

We had a snow storm two days prior. The picture I had taken of what I thought was him taking a break and napping was time stamped 530 pm local time. The other cars in the picture don’t have snow on the roofs of their car like this individuals car did. That makes me think that he was there maybe a day before even. (Sun melts the snow on top of cars from ppl driving during the sunny day Friday)

I just don’t understand how security, who “patrols” in their security vehicle didn’t happen upon him during our time there (even before we got there, not sure what time he committed suicide but his car appeared to be in garage for a while. The GM stayed he didn’t even step foot in the casino as well.) so he wasn’t a hotel guest apparently.

My wife and I have had a really traumatizing few years since January 2018 when a close family member shot his wife (she lived.) but we had to pick up the pieces of it and it shattered our lives. My wife literally has text book post traumatic stress disorder and she was finally starting to grasp reality of it but this really affected her because she never saw a dead body, yet alone a suicide. (I used to be an EMT but seeing a dead body in personal life isn’t the same.)

The general manager wants us to call her before we come back but honestly. Why would I want to come back? The parking garage makes me look over my shoulder enough to make sure no one is going to rob me going to my vehicle. They have security driving around multiple times a shift. Just not sure how they could have missed him.

Is this grounds for a lawsuit or compensation of some sort? Can I have them pay our copayment for some counseling. I am still in disbelieve because I laughed and thought this old individual was just taking a nap and a break from gambling. Only to find him slumped over in the same spot 18 hours later with a gun in his unlocked vehicle on the passenger seat.

Also. Sorry for any of the incoherent wording. Like I said. This literally just happened and I can’t believe I saw this individual and didn’t think to knock on windows to make sure he was ok because I thought they were napping.

State this happened in was INDIANA.
Topic:
Megathread

Answer: I don't see how the casino is a fault for a suicide. You have no grounds for a lawsuit and the casino doesn't owe you anything.Answer #2: Lawsuit?  Really?  No. The casino isn't responsible because someone committed suicide next to your car. I mean, you've got training and you didnt see anything yourself out of place when you were taking pictures of the poor guy.Answer #3: You parked right next to him, took the time to take a picture, and you somehow “missed” that the man was deceased. How exactly was the casino responsible for this? No, you cannot sue them.


Title: Cops busted my party, claimed they smelled Marijuana (Maryland)

Question: I am a student at a Maryland public university and I live in an off campus apartment building.  Last night, we hosted a party and there was drinking and there were a couple individuals smoking marijuana.  At some point in the night, undercover (off-duty) cops knocked on the door.  My roommate and I went outside to talk to them and when we tried closing the door behind us the officer put his boot in the door, stopping us from closing it. At this point, I told the officer that I was exercising my right of not allowing him into my private residence. He stated that he smelled marijuana and was allowed to keep the door open partially with his boot. He asked for both of our ID's and he took pictures of them, which he saved on his cell phone. The hallway outside our front door is shared with another 5 apartments. We know at least one of them smokes because our hallway smells like marijuana all the time. We don't know if this makes a difference the smell could have been coming from any apartment. We are just interested in knowing if this whole thing went down the way it should have. Is there anything the cops did they should not have? Is there something we should or should not have done? Any tips for future situations?

Answer: Your post is missing what happened after the cops took pictures of your ID. Were there any consequences?


Title: My friend was cut at a bar and they wouldn't give him any sort of medical assistance

Question:
My best friend was searching for his phone in the crevice a bar's booth and cut himself on what he claims was glass. After he asked for some assistance the bartender Sent him  next door claiming they had the emergency kit. After that they sent him back to the original bar and he never got a band aid or any sort of medical help.
Does he any sort of case? I feel like the original bar should be responsible for at least helping him stop the bleeding?

Edit: sorry forgot to mention I'm in San Marcos, Texas a college town

Answer:
 Why does the bar owe him medical care?

If he needed medical care, he should go to the hospital.

Hell, I wouldn't want a bar tender putting a bandaid my boo-boos and ouchies.


Title: Fired for not telling my boss I crashed his car (New Jersey)

Question: Yesterday, I was a fucking idiot and crashed my boss's car, causing 2000 dollars in damages. In my panic, I had no idea what to do and hoped he wouldn't notice and would blame it on a hit and run. He noticed today, and asked me if I have something to tell him. I confessed, and he fired me on the spot. I know what I did was wrong, no need to harass me for the stupidity of my actions. I am simply curious if this is grounds for applying for unemployment and does he have grounds to stop it. I have never been written up before, and don't have a history of dishonesty in the work place.

Answer: This is most definitely grounds for firing somebody. You may very well be sued for the damages as well. This definitely can be classified as gross misconduct, I highly doubt you would be eligible for unemployment benefits.


Title: Traffic Violation - Failure to stop for pedestrian crosswalk. The pedestrians were not in a crosswalk, and they crossed in front of me. (I have Dash cam proof.)

Question:
Hey all,

I'm an NJ resident driving a NC state registered car. I was stopped in NJ for two reasons:

1) Failure to stop for pedestrian in crosswalk - NJ statute No. 39:4:36a(1) [Explination Here](http://www.nj.gov/oag/hts/pedestrian.html) [Statute Here](http://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/2013/title-39/section-39-4-36.1/)

2) Improper Passing - NJ Statute No. 39:4:85

For the first offence. I have a dash-camera and a 1080p recording of the incident. Here is what happened.

I was turning right onto a two way street with a double yellow divider. The car at the corner of the street was stopped after the pedestrian crosswalk, in the middle of the street. I thought they were just waiting so I passed the car. Right in front of the car was a LEO coming the opposite direction. He made a u-turn and pulled me over.

He told me that I conducted an illegal passing and failed to stop at a crosswalk for the pedestrians. I did not say anything against the violations, and continued on my way. I went home to review the incident in my dash-cam. The pedestrians were crossing the road in the middle of the road, not at a designated cross walk. I did not cut them off, I let them cross and then I continued driving. This is clearly visible in the video I have. The pedestrians can be seen emerging between two parked cars and crossing the street in front of me.

What can I do with this ticket? A court date is listed but the "appearance required" is not checked off for either incidents.

PS: Everyone should invest in a dash-camera. They are very cheap (60-100 dollars for low-end models) and in cases like this they are invaluable.

Answer: Post the video OP. This sub could use a little variety in the evidence department.


Title: If somebody had their leg amputated for (non contagious) medical purposes or in an accident, and told you that you could eat it, would that be legal?

Question:
If so, what would the steps be to keep it& eat it (e.g signed document, lawyer, etc). If it wasn't legal in California, is there any states or (safe) countries in which it is? Although it likely wouldn't affect anything, imagine for the purposes of this question that this is my closest friend since Childhood, who is alive after the amputation and wants us to eat it together. Also, if you think I posted in the wrong sub, please feel free to tell me or direct me to a more relevant sub.

Also, how much public backlash and hate do you think a celebrity would get if they publicly and humanely ate their best friends limb, and would it be legally allowed to be broadcast on reality tv or Instagram live? (just wondering)

Answer:
 1. Some states have outlawed private possession of human remains.
2. Otherstates allow it, but the hospital takes measures to preserve the remains in manner that likely makes it unfit for consumption.

Cannibalism, as far as I can tell, isn't illegal. It's getting hold of the human flesh that's the issue.


Title: Why is this case taking so long? Life on hold is stressful

Question: This guy was charged with a felony for aiding and abetting a violent crime. The guy's attorney said the felony might be dismissed. Now the police department wants to charge him with a misdemeanor for being in a bar during covid.  Note, this misdemeanor charge wasn't there before. The cops just want to charge him for whatever they can. It has been 3months. No citation or paperwork has been mailed. With a fine amount or an official court date. The guy's attorney thinks he can get all charges dismissed if he agrees to be a witness. He is still waiting for paperwork or official confirmation. His court date is around the corner, and might still have to go. He lost his job due to these charges and doesn't qualify for unemployment.  He is waiting for the charges to be dismissed. Also he is not sure if he will face jail time. His life is completely on hold due to this. How long should he wait for the attorney he already paid to resolve this?

Answer:
 Welcome to reality. Where things take time.

This ain't a TV show where everything is handled within a week.


Title: Neighbor threatened to sue because our tree roots are supposedly growing into his sewage pipes.

Question: We have 4 spruce pine trees that are about 20' tall on the border of our houses. Does my neighbor have a case?

Answer: This is attorney time. Your property (trees) are allegedly damaging his property. There is a potential case there.


Title: [AL] American Airlines won’t refund ticket cost, Coronavirus concerns

Question:
I’m traveling domestically at the end of this month. I have a respiratory medical condition and I purchased a non refundable ticket in early February before this Coronavirus stuff was domestic. I don’t expect that I’ll realistically be exposed to this stuff, as I’m flying to Chicago. But I just don’t want to risk it, on a personal level.

Called AA multiple times. They absolutely refuse to refund my ticket. The best they’ll do is offer me vouchers for a year, after they skim a cool 200 off the top. I’ve been nice. I’ve been ugly. I’ve asked for supervisors. I’ve asked for the supervisors of the supervisors. They absolutely refuse.

What are my legal options? Does a pandemic combined with a medical condition give me enough legal umph to get my money back? If they refuse and I do get this virus, can I sue for medical costs? Are there any legal remedies or am I just out of luck?

Also contacted AMEX, to dispute the charges. They need me to cancel the reservation. But AA will only give me vouchers (after this experience, I refuse to ever fly American ever again), so I’m having a hard time going through that business as well.

Answer:
 Let's spell it out together. N O N R E F U N D A B L E.Answer #2: But you knew ahead of time it was non refundable?

I'm not sure how you changing your mind to not take the flight entitles you to a refund on a.... non refundable ticket...Answer #3: Seriously? You bought non-refundable tickets. This is what non-refundable means.Answer #4: You have no recourse. Them offering a voucher -$200 is very generous.


Title: CA - Car pulled out in front of me, I t-boned them and they died.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 If you were in a traffic accident that involved a fatality, you need an attorney.

You should contact your insurance company and open a claim.  They are likely to assign you a lawyer, though that assignment may need to wait until someone makes a claim against the policy that they need to defend.  And that attorney may be one focused on the financial liability surrounding the event.  You may need an attorney to address the criminal charges that could arise from the event.  But you should coordinate your efforts with your insurer.

Edit to add:  I don't know why I assumed you were at fault.  But until fault is established (and in these circumstances it is not beyond the realm of possibility fault is to some degree shared) you should be represented by counsel.  The stakes are high in these circumstances and you need someone advocating for your position.


Title: [LA, CA] Someone just broke into our house via a poorly installed patio door. Speaking with the landlord in the morning - what do I have the legal right to demand they fix?

Question:
Basically what it said above.  I woke up at 1am this morning to our dog growling and noises in the living room.  In my half awake state thought it was a great idea to charge in there, and wound up seeing a dude standing in our living room.  Thankfully the dog scared him off.

I just got through giving an interview with the cops.  They left us with an incident report for burglary.  The patio door had been forced open from the wrong side (not the side with the latch or the handle).  There is no way to secure that portion of the door from the inside.

Additionally, the outside door to our apartment complex is broken, and has been for several weeks.  A car backed into it and damaged the metal frame, making it so it can't close or latch.

My landlord has never been the most responsive about fixing issues - and they usually just bandaid the problem.  I'm getting them on the phone tomorrow, but need to know what I have the right, as a tenant in Los Angeles, to demand they do.

I think in this case California Civil Code Section 1941.3 Locks / Security Devices on Doors & Windows applies - and from what I can tell they're legally obligated to make sure the unit of the apartment is secure?

Thanks everyone.  Gonna go camp out with my dog and a 2x4.

ETA: [Hero dog.  All the scratches and steaks for this one.](http://imgur.com/7JTO2eu)
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: On most patio doors the side that doesn't have a latch or handle(outer door) is permanently fixed.  If yours isn't then you could perhaps permanently fix it by putting a screw through the edge of the door and into the frame so it won't move.  Then just put a security bar (made out of a length of pipe or a piece of wood) in the trace so the inner door can't be forced open.


Title: (Washington State) My dog lead to the death of another dog.

Question:
I have two dogs, one border collie/ blue heeler and one pit bull. My pit bull just had a litter of puppies two weeks ago.

Last Friday, I took my dogs out to go to the bathroom in the morning, a friend that was staying in a different apartment happened to bring his dog downstairs at the same time, also without a leash on.

The initial interaction was fine, my pit bull, went up the stairs to check out the dog that was coming down from where her puppies were. She sniffed and whined but returned to me. My friend then continued with his dog down the steps, when both of my dogs ran toward him barking and snarling.

They did not "maul" or "viciously bite" his dog, they were barking, snarling and crowding him. I pursued them as fast as possible, however, by the time I reached them (as they had been moving away during the altercation) my blue heeler/boarder collie mix had stopped, but his dog sprinted away across a busy road, with my pit bull shortly behind him. Both were evidently hit by an oncoming vehicle. My friend's dog died on the way to the vet. My dog received some bruises and anxious breathing/coughing, but has thus far proven to be okay. No humans were bitten.

Today he approached me to give me the bill for his dog's cremation, which I am more than happy to pay, but he also gave me an ultimatum.

He says that I have to get rid of both of my dogs, and all of her puppies (which I didn't intend to keep), or else he will pursue action toward both of them being euthanized.

Can he do that? What are my rights in this matter?

Answer:
 This is why you keep beasts on leashes.

He can pursue anything he wishes to.  I don't believe any of your dogs will be euthanized since both of you were negligent, but that would be a case for animal control.


Title: Voluntary termination of parental rights FL

Question:
I would like to petition the courts to terminate my rights. My ex wife moved to Florida in secret with her BF now fiance. She has moved to various parts of the country without informing me several times over the years.She has used her and his children as a way to torture me for years through my relationship with my children and I no longer see them as mine and DO NOT want them to have my last name anymore or wish to every have contact with them again for fear they will merely take advantage of me. I DO NOT consider them my children any longer as they have choosen another man and in a brief period of time cut off all contact (again) I do not deserve this and wish my freedom granted upon their marriage.The courts will not do anything but take my money and promise "rights" that they will not enforce tangibly. I want her children to learn you do not get to treat people this way and have them stick around forever. She is abusing me and so are my children.
Court is pointless she will just move again.Judges will take my money and time and give it to "new " dad.

Answer:
 >  I DO NOT consider them my children any longer

Luckily the law doesn't go based off of whether one of the biological parents "consider" the children to be theirs or not.

Unless her new husband legally adopts the children, you will not be able to terminate your parental rights without the mother's consent.


Title: My wife had an affair and is now pregnant with his child. Could this legally hurt me? (California)

Question: My wife and I have been married for 7 years and separated for 6 months due to infidelity. We live in California. A couple of days ago she informed me that she is 4 months pregnant with his child. I am going to file for divorce but I realize that the baby will probably be born before the divorce is finalized. She is not fighting me on the divorce and does not expect assistance from me. I have been told that if we are married at the time of birth, I will be the presumptive father. Is this true? Is there any legal trouble that I might encounter?

Answer:
 > Is this true?

usually, yes; however, you can contest this presumption by asking the court for a paternity (DNA) test as soon after birth as practical (discuss with your lawyer). if the DNA test shows you are the father, the court will proceed accordingly (child support, visitation, medical coverage, all the rest). if the DNA test shows you are not the father, you will not be ordered to support the child.

note that the longer you go between the birth and your contesting any presumption of paternity, the harder your case becomes, especially if you *act as if* the child is yours, such as by taking care of it, giving her money to cover the child's expenses, or telling other people ("holding yourself out") that you are the father.


Title: [KY] My dad is a pizza delivery driver and got into an accident.

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Insurance

Answer:
 The company is not responsible here. Stop giving your parents shitty legal advice. Also, your dad or mom's own insurance may not cover him if he did not notify them that he was using the car for work. If that's the case, he can sue the other driver instead, but he should be aware that people who can't afford insurance often can't afford to pay judgements either.

Answer #2: > However the company claims that they do not have insurance covering their drivers.

This is typical. Pizza delivery drivers are usually required to carry their own additional insurance for using their cars for business purposes.

> What do we do? Hire a lawyer and sue the lady that hit my dad and the company?

If your insurance doesn't pay then sue the lady, and hope that she has money to pay the judgment.


Title: Buying a house via FHA 203K. Fannie Mae acting as owner/seller, but refusing to sell half of the land that was already agreed on....?

Question:
As the title says, I'm buying my first home which happens to be a foreclosed home that requires lots of repair to make it livable.  As such, I was given the opportunity to use the FHA 203K program to finance both the sale of the house and its repair.

The initial signed contract is for two lots that make up the combined 2 acres that are being sold. The seller/owner, Fannie Mae, clearly knew this. We're now about 30 days from close and they just now said they're not allowed to sell two parcels, only one, under the FHA 203K...  They refuse to combine the  properties or sell the second lot "for cheap" assuming a successful sale of the primary.

Further, the well is powered by our house/lot, yet it now falls on the lot they don't want to give us.   In the AZ Desert, we need water and now I'm afraid they'll say they can't sell the house to us without water.

What can I do? It was advertised as two acres. I have a signed and agreed upon contract for the two lots with the FHA 203K clearly spelled out as the source of financing. How can they Just Now "Learn" that the program I'm using (FHA 203K) won't allow for this type of sale? Is this even legal?

Any advise you many have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Answer:
 FHA doesnt allow it. this isnt a legal question. your lender sucks. the lender should have known this. your agent might have known this too....but agents arent lenders

Im a realtor and former lender so i did. most realtors never were lenders.

sidenote - FHA 203K LOANS suck bad. they often take 90 days to process.


Title: California: Flew out of moving bus

Question:
Specific question is, How do you calculate pain and suffering? Story is that I'm in a university that provides transportation using a private company to the local bars. I was out drinking with some friends (am 21) and we caught a bus back home. We were standing in the aisle near the back door, as the bus made a left turn I lost my balance, tripped down the step, and flew out the door. I landed in the middle of the intersection and the bus kept moving, other drivers stopped their cars to help out. I realized there was something wrong with my foot. Long story short- I was taken to the hospital and weeks later I have now had one surgery to put eight screws and a plate in my ankle. This has impacted my life in different ways, coincidentally I work as a bus driver for my school, and I lost wages as I could not drive for two and a half months. I am also in an internship program that I have to regularly drive to and have had to have someone drive me for the two and a half months. I am a senior that was pursuing a future career in law enforcement, which has to be reconsidered because of health issues that can arise as a result of the ankle being broken. I have contacted the bus company and they want to settle because we both know that door should have been locked to prevent anyone from falling out (the driver did not even notice I fell out of the bus, they kept driving and on the police report said that I flew out of the window). Also once the driver realized I had flown out he dropped off my friends and left the scene, not something he is supposed to do. Company has asked for me to come up with an amount for compensation. Any advice on how to calculate that would be appreciated. Please excuse any errors in my writing, not my best skill set.
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 > Company has asked for me to come up with an amount for compensation.

I'd say... $33? No... $334,504? Dammit. Maybe $23,439?

I do not mean to make light of your suffering, but no one here can come up with a number out of thin air. You need to consult with a personal injury attorney. Consultations are free.


Title: [CA] Can you press charges or file a police report for someone trying to attack you?

Question: Earlier today at my local ihop I had a 350 pound guy in his late 60's try to attack me in the waiting area over a road rage incident that happened in the parking lot. I'm a 120 pound female that was completely helpless and backed into a corner until a nice teenage boy stepped in and blocked him from getting to me. I never once cussed at him or escalated the situation. I just repeatedly asked him why he was trying to attack me. He drove away before I could call the cops but if the restaurant has cameras in the waiting area and cameras in the parking lot to get his license plate number.. could I possibly get the footage and file a police report? Or is it basically a lost cause? Any help would be appreciated

Answer: Depends on what you mean by tried to attack you.  If he attempted to swing at you or something, then it would potentially be a crime.  If he just was yelling at you, there probably was no crime.  Either way you can file a report, but I don't see them doing an exhaustive investigation over at most a simple assault (misdemeanor).


Title: I am sleeping over at a friends house and I think a robbery just occurred?

Question:
So I’m 17 and I have a really good friend who’s also 17 and named Sarah.

I came over to her house today, we had fun together, whatever. At around 6 P.M. her parents left because they’re going on a cruise for a few days. Sarah let me stay over so she doesn’t get lonely and all.

At about 1:10 A.M. she went to bed. She told me to sleep in her room on the floor, so i got ready and headed in at around 1:15.

At about 2:25 I went in her dining room to get a bottle of water, and as I was walking back I saw a shadowy figure on her porch. I immediately ran behind cover when I saw it and peered my eyes around the corner to see him going to open the door. I was going to take a picture but I was afraid he’d see, and furthermore my phone was far away in the room. But anyways if I had to describe him I’d say he was tall and lanky, and looked like a teen.

I went back into Sarah’s room but I got curious and opened the door to hear some steps around the dining room and presumably into her parents room.

I thought about approaching him but I was afraid he’d have a weapon so I quietly shut the door and tried to ignore it all by going back to bed.

It’s now 2:55 and I can’t sleep but I don’t hear any noise anywhere so I assume he is gone. I’m assuming he stole something valuable because he didn’t bother the only two people in the house and everything looks the same from the dining room to Sarah’s room.

I’m not going to say anything about it if I’m asked because that might me look suspicious, but more importantly I’m afraid that boy will hurt me if he finds out I saw him and all else. I’m assuming he’s the teenage son of a neighbor who is close with Sarah’s parents and this found out that they’re gone for a cruise.

But I was wondering what the legal consequences would be if I was caught knowing all of this and not telling anyone? Because I don’t want to be involved in this, it really has nothing to do with me in the slightest. But I’m extremely paranoid and I can’t even fall asleep anymore.

Answer:
 So you're just going to let your friend get robbed and not say anything? That's pretty messed up.Answer #2: Dear Reddit, someone is breaking into my house what do I do? Is this a troll post?

Call 911. Jesus


Title: Is it a risk to see my daughter (CA)

Question:
Here's some back story first. Kinda long so Tl;dr at the bottom.

Me and my ex have a two year old daughter together. Things went sour pretty fast after we split and she began to be uncooperative with me as a parent. We had an arranged verbal agreement as to how we should split our daughter. The agreement was that I, the father, should keep her M-F evening and her mother Friday night to Sunday.

Soon after she began to violate our agreement. She began keeping her longer than we agreed, trying to take her on days we agreed would be mine and whatnot. About 10 days ago she ballistic and called me up on Saturday saying I wouldn't be taking my daughter anymore. If I wanted to see her, it would have to be in her presence. Supervised, if you will. Like I'm some sort of criminal or like I'll hurt my daughter.  Obviously I wasn't happy and didn't agree, but what could I do? This whole week I've gone to see my daughter. Thing is, every time I do, we end up arguing pretty bad. She's called the police on me twice because I tried to leave with my daughter saying I was kidnapping her. I know, right? After I served her the court papers for custody rights (last Wednesday), she went even more ballistic. If my daughter is running around and trips, she'll yell and say things like "pay attention to your daughter! you can't even take care of her!" or if I try to hold my my daughter when her mother is carrying her she'll yell "don't touch me! Don't pull her arm you're hurting her!". Stuff to rile me up, I guess. It's come to the point where if I say anything to piss her off she'll just pick up my daughter and refuse to even let me hold her. So the time I  spend with my daughter consist me literally looking at my daughter, me recording her mother's outrageous behavior, and us two arguing. Sometimes even her parents join in the arguments and ask her why she is behaving this way. Yesterday, she apparently moved in with her friend. Why? So that when she wants me to leave, her friend can just kick me out. Now, onto the point of this post.

I realize that although I am getting a good amount of recordings of her acting crazy and uncooperative, she is also getting recordings of me arguing with her. I know I'm shooting myself in my foot by arguing with her with my daughter there, but I simply cannot keep calm and I'm sure that will look bad on me. The police officers, my mother, her mother, and several others said that I should just stop trying to see my daughter until the court gives me my rights. One of the reasons is because she can get a restraining order on me  since I won't leave her alone and that can be seen as harassment? And so that my daughter won't be in between this. Stuck in between our arguments. I ask you reddit, do you think I should agree with what they say and keep my distance until I get the orders? It fucking hurts so much not seeing my daughter, but if this is within me and my daughters best interest then I'll do it. It's a double ended sword because if I choose to not go see my daughter she will definitely use this against me and say I gave up on my daughter/don't care enough to see her.  I don't want to be away from my daughter, but I also don't want her to hear/see us arguing all the time nor have her mother recording me to make it look like I show up to argue. I haven't consulted a lawyer yet (lack of money) so I come to you, reddit. What should I do? Stay away or keep trying?

Tl;dr I have a kid, the mother won't let me take my kid or be with my kid alone because she's crazy, we always argue when we're together, should I stay away for me and my daughters sake until the court hearing/orders?

edit: apologies if that was a shit tl;dr. I'll be glad to answer any questions if you are confused/want more info.

Answer:
 Please don't take this personally, but if you have filed for custody, it's probably best to stay back for now. You are correct that in arguing with her, you're hurting yourself. Physically trying to remove your child from her mother's arms is also a dangerous line to cross.

I will assume that away from your ex you are a calm and loving parent. If she is making you act out in anger, she will use that against you in court as arguing in front of a child is detrimental to the child.

Take the matter to court to establish a custody agreement. Once that's in place, she will have to follow it or you could have her held in contempt. A bar napkin custody agreement is not worth much.

Best of luck!Answer #2: The way you are acting is a risk. You want to go into court looking like a clam, responsible and rational parent. Not like someone who is engaged in high conflict parenting and having the police called.

You have filed for custody. If you have not already get a lawyer. Until you go to court respect the mother's boundaries. If she is refusing to give you any access that will look bad on her, but not if she can show a reason (like you flipping out and involving police). Answer #3: Your ex is trying to bait you into doing something stupid.   Please get yourself a lawyer and through them fight for everything you want with your daughter.  It's probably going to be expensive, but it is better to get it done right the first time vs having to go to court every few years.


Title: I watched my security cameras and noticed a tow truck enter my driveway and look at my car. What was he doing?

Question:
[Houston-TX]

I have a 2010 honda accord parked on my driveway and a random tow truck parked inside then took a look at my plates and my stickers. what was he doing and can I report him?

Answer: It sounds a lot like a repo agent.  Perhaps he was on the lookout for your car meeting your description in your area, but after checking plates, and possibly vin (at bottom of your windshield) determined your vehicle was not the one they were looking for.


Title: Sent a restraining order & summons to small claims court for work done on home, I need help

Question:
For some background information, I am a homeowner of a three family home **in Massachusetts, Boston area**. The basement apartment is vacant as we have been wanting to update it for quite sometime. In addition the first floor apartment just recently became vacant so I thought it would be a great time to update the first floor apartment as it draws in the most revenue. In addition since no one else will be living in the house besides my family in the 2nd floor apartment it would be a perfect time to upgrade the 1st floor apartment as construction noise will not disturb the tenants.

We have been screwed over by contractors before so we went what we thought was the safe route this time and found a contractor on a verified website (home advisor or similar). Once we were able to find one we told him we would like to do the first floor apartment upgrade piece by piece. The reason for this was to not cause any confusion on what is currently being worked on and what is currently owed for that work. We agreed to start on the bathroom first. This would be a total remodel of the bathroom so it was to be completely gutted.
The contractor successfully gutted the whole bathroom and the next step was to frame out the walls to add in the sheet rock and a place for the for the shower stall/tube. This is where the problems started to come in. We ordered the shower/tube and the contractor said he had the measurements to frame out the space to put it in. It turned out when it arrived it did not fit because he measured it wrong. We did not receive a deduction on the bill because of his mistake for this. I thought we would give him the benefit of the doubt in this situation so we did not make a big deal about it.

For the next step I told him not to put up the sheet rock yet because I wanted to inspect how they framed the bathroom window to make sure it was okay. Without asking me he put up all of the sheet rock in the bathroom and also painted it with a color we previously picked out. Upon further inspection I saw that there were gaps in between the sheet rock and they were filled in with puddy. The puddy was sanded poorly and quickly painted over to try to cover up the imperfections. In addition to this he did not use a paint premier, in which I called him out on and he did it over again added a primer and then the regular paint, also no deduction on the bill for this.
Next he installed the floor of the bathroom and put in the tiles we picked out horizontally instead of vertically like we wanted. He never asked us which way we wanted the flooring to be installed either. He also installed the vanity and painted around it not behind it and just covered the unpainted area by the vanity.

The main contractor which we hired brought in at least three or four different people to help in do different tasks. At this time I started to really sense things were not going in the right direction. I’m not sure if this has any importance to my situation.

The next stage of the agreement was for him to work on parts of the kitchen. He demoed the whole kitchen and floor and it went fine. We found out we needed a new window for the kitchen so we ordered one from Home depot. When it arrived I left it in the apartment and he installed it without my agreement, we never talked about it. He installed it completely wrong and it has to be totally reframed as it does not even open now. This was according to a building inspector that came by and works for the city. This window was very expensive and I can only assume now that the bathroom window also has to get reframed.

I wrote a check to the contractor for $5,000 for the remaining balance in addition to another previous to checks for about $6,000 combined, so a total of $11,000 at this point. After the building inspect confirmed to me that the window was completely put in wrong I decided to go to the bank and cancel the check so he could not cash it.

Now I recently received a summons to small claims court in December. In addition to this I received a restraining order in which they want me to attend a hearing next week.

**Additional Information:**

The contractor refused to meet with the building inspector

The contractor had me write the three checks, one to him personally, the other two to two different companies of which he said he owned

He offered is offering no warranty on any of his work

The work he did does not meet building code

**Questions & Concerns:**

I’m not sure if this is a restraining order between me and him or if its whether or not I can enter my house?

What should I do about the two windows?

What if the windows fall out and I receive no warranty?

How should I proceed with small claims court as I think people represent themselves? I’ve never been in this situation before

Can I somehow get my money back from time lost for renting the apartment because of his wrong doings?

Why is he bring me to court when it obvious that he messed up on a lot?

Is the restraining order being used to exploit some type of loophole? because I don’t understand the reason behind it

Do I need a lawyer for this? I really don’t want to lose all of this money again.

**Any addition information is extremely appreciated and I will be forever grateful for it.**

Answer: What does your contract say about these things?Answer #2: most (every) states regulate the hell out of home improvement contractors.  no written contract is usually per se violation of the udap statutes.  find a lawyer and counter sue, it'll remove it from small claims.  cancelling the check would probably make a judge split the baby, but the laws are still written so far against HICs that contractor would have to pay your lawyer fees and wipe out any debts you owe.


Title: When can I use my tribal ID as ID? Location: CA

Question:
I have an ID from a federally recognized tribe in WA. It has a photo, dob, enrollment number, etc. I'm told that it is a federal id carrying the same weight as a passport for id purposes. I generally don't try to use it, but I've heard of a lot of people who have trouble getting it accepted.

Today, I ran out of checks, so I had to deposit cash into my landlord's account, at a bank that I don't have an account at, which apparently requires ID. I didn't see my driver's license, so I gave the teller my tribal ID and she refused to accept it. I fumbled around a bit and found my drivers license and deposited the cash.

In this situation, was the teller required to accept my ID? If so, is there a place I can complain to?

In general, is a tribal ID an acceptable form of identification, and if it is, what can I say to someone who won't accept it?

Answer:
 Private businesses are not required to accept any particular form of ID.  They can do business with whoever they choose, and they are actually encouraged to reject ID that they are not familiar with.

Government agencies, such as airport security for example, would be required to accept tribal ID.Answer #2: > In this situation, was the teller required to accept my ID?

In general, no one is required to accept your ID, tribal or not.  You could've walked in with a state driver's license, had the same treatment, and still not had any recourse.


Title: Getting sued by my father for elderly support.

Question: My father who lives in Colombia and I have not seen him in almost ten years since I was 16 is suing me and my sister. I live in Florida. There is a new law in Colombia where you can sue your children for support similar to child support but for the elderly. When he lived with us he was a raging alcoholic and my mother was the one that paid for everything.  Then he got deported because he never did his paperwork right due to being too busy getting his next drink. Eventually he was in a domestic with my mother and sister and they deported him then. He has never paid child support for my sister or I. She was around 13-14 when this happened. I am currently 27 and a dual Citizen of USA and Colombia. I work for a fire department. My sister is in college and has a minimal paying job just to pay for school. My question is can they do anything to me from Colombia like garnish my wages or anything like that here. I do currently have a lawyer in Colombia representing my sister and I over there and the first hearing is on the 30th of this month. I am perfectly willing to never go back to Colombia and even drop my Colombian citizenship if I have to. What should I do?

Answer: The other commenter is dead wrong. Foreign civil judgments can be domesticated so that he can use US courts to chase you down. Consult a good law firm to  check if a) a default judgment can be domesticated in Florida, and b) this type of judgment can be/has been successfully domesticated. Then you'll know how hard to fight this in Colombia. If their court system is anything like ours, you could possibly get this dismissed pretrial and save yourself a headache. Sucks to have a scumbag parent. Good luck.Answer #2: Commenting to come back later as this is a problem I'm going to have to face for an estranged German citizen (I am American) parent in the next few years. The last time I saw him 25 years ago he told me I would hear from him "when he needed parental support so I better be successful". Even though he never paid a day's child support for me he is expecting me to provide for him in his old age.


Title: Can a professor make me withdraw from a class for being on my phone?

Question:
So I joined a class a little bit after it started and went to my first day today. When I spoke with the professor at the end, he gave me a syllabus and told me that he has a very strict cell phone policy. First time your caught is a warning, second time you have to withdraw. Now I try not to be on my phone all the time in class and I try to answer my phone respectfully if I have to by excusing myself but I won’t possibly know if I can’t even check. Lots of people may say “it’s only a few hours you can turn it off or put it away you don’t really need it” but there are situations that arise where I’m needed to answer someone while in class, like when my roommate was locked out and had to come get my key from me while I was in another class (only a week but it’s already happened). I’ve tried searching for a cellphone policy but I’ve only been able to find stuff related to academic dishonestly and cellphone use during testing.
P.S. sorry for spelling and grammar I’m on mobile
Topic:
Consumer Law

Answer: Yes. Don't be on your phone. Your roommate locking themselves out isn't your concern. Answer #2:  You don't have a legal issue. You have an issue with compliance with the syllabus. If you can't comply, drop the class.


Title: How can I eventually adopt my great nephew?

Question:
I live in Texas. My niece is only a year older than me. She's 26, I'm 25. About 4 years ago, she told me she couldn't care for her oldest son (5 at the time) and asked me to take care of him. I love the kid like he's my own (we have a very strong bond due to her never being around for him as a baby and I was basically his mom at the time). I took him in and he's been living with me and my long time boyfriend ever since.

Through out these four years, she's tried bringing him back with her twice. Each time, she brought him back to me weeks later saying she just couldn't handle him (even though he is the perfect child!) Last year, she finally asked me if I could keep him for good. Of course I said yes. I had been waiting for her to come to her senses and ask me that. Also, his dad has never been in the picture. He has also told my niece he's willing to give up his parental rights.

Two weeks ago, she got arrested for transporting drugs and is now facing a first degree felony. According to her attorney, we should expect for her to do at least 10 years in prison.

My question is: how can I officially adopt my nephew? Where do I start? Do I try going for custody first?? Will I be guaranteed custody of him since he's lived with me for four years? He has a great life with me and my boyfriend. He is everything to us! We love him dearly and see him as our son. He is very happy with us. I have never had official custody of him because I was afraid of fighting his mom for it. She can be very petty and would often hang over my head that she is his mother and can take him away from me at any time. Her two other kids also don't live with her. Her middle one lives with his dad and the youngest one lives with her grandma (my sister).

A little information about me: I'm 25, starting nursing school in August and have five pets. My boyfriend and I have been together for 7 years. Not married yet but we can speed up the process if we need to be married to adopt my nephew. I'm having a baby in 6 weeks. And I have my associates degree. My boyfriend makes enough for us to live on and have a little extra. And we live in an apartment. My boyfriend and I don't have criminal records. We don't so drugs. We don't get into trouble.

Also, his grandma could technically get custody of him. Problem is, she's not a very good mom herself. She makes a better living than me, but she has a history with CPS. Her kids were taken away from her in the past and she has a criminal background. Idk if she can gain custody of him, but she knows that he's happy with me and wants him to remain with me. I just don't want to risk the court handing him over to her.

Answer:
 Your best option to do this is going to be help with the help of a lawyer.

The fact that the kid has been living with you for some time, along with the jail sentence hanging over your nieces are head are definitely points in your favor.  But your best bet to make sure everything is done properly and to give you the best odds you really do want a lawyer.

Also, congrats on getting into nursing school!


Title: [OH, USA] Receiving mail from local court addressed to previous homeowner

Question:
As the title states, I've received a letter as well as a certified mail delivery notice from USPS addressed to the home I purchased almost a year ago. It's addressed to my home but the name is not my name, and it's not the name of the person I purchased the home from; I'm assuming the person lived here at one point.

What am I expected / should I do in this situation? I have not opened the letter.

Answer: You should write "return to sender, no longer at this address" on the envelope and give it back to the postal service.  If they won't pick it up from your mailbox, bring it to the counter at the post office.  It's their job to figure it out.


Title: (MN, US) Can my workplace make me work overnight?

Question:
I work fast food and sometimes have to close the restaurant which is basically cleaning and putting food away. The place closes at 10:00 PM but sometimes closing the store can take up to three hours.

Normally a shift like that would be on the schedule as 5:00-11:00 even though we can work up to around 1:00 AM. We do get paid for our hours worked but would they be able to make us work overnight if they wanted to? Could they also make us work a full 24 hours with breaks or are they required to give us a few hours to sleep?

Answer: The race track i work at closes at midnight. I'm lucky to get out at 1AM. The bartenders are usually there till 3 or 4 AM.  Staying late  comes with the territory we're paid for every minute we're there. If you don't want or like to stay late then get a day job.


Title: Grandparent robbed on deathbed, aunt has power of attorney, questions about will [MD]

Answer: You need a real attorney.  The Internet can't help you.


Title: I had an appliance repaired with an extended warranty and the repair man keeps billing me.

Question:
I am unsure if I'm in the right, or in the wrong on this one... so I'm looking for  a little guidance on how I should handle this situation.

Two months ago, I had a "major appliance" repaired in-home.  I had purchased the unit at a big box store and purchased the extended five year warranty on the unit.  This came after the manufacturers one year warranty on the unit.  When it failed, I went into the local store with my receipt and asked for service options since it'd been over a year since I purchased, I expected the store to handle the service request.  They informed me that the unit in fact had a two year warranty and that I needed to talk to the manufacturer to have it serviced. Fine, no big deal.  Its a KitchenAid appliance and I went to their website and found the service section.  There, I entered all the details -- make, model, purchase date, etc, everything from the receipt where it then passed me over to a place to set up a repair date/time and whatnot.  This was fantastic, worked like a charm, great interface, etc.

So, here's where the problem begins.  The guy shows up, comes in, inspects the unit, inspects the receipt, writes a bunch of stuff down, says the unit MAY not be under warranty because he thinks there's only a 1 year warranty on it. I explain about what happened at the store, and how I do have an extended warranty, as its right on the receipt.  Says he will need time to get the parts, and will call when it arrives to set up an installation time. Fine, that's all normal and expected. Thanked him and he left.

Comes back... has the wrong part...has to wait another week for the right one to come.  Hey, things happen, no big deal.  We wait.

Another week passes, he gets the correct part from KitchenAid, and comes to do the installation.  Finishes up, tests the unit, it works, great.

A week later we get a bill in the mail.  For $400 and an explanation that KitchenAid wouldnt cover it because its out of the warranty period.  The unit has a ONE year warranty, not TWO as I was informed in the store.

I feel (and may be wrong!) that I should not have been stuck with a $400 repair bill for a unit that in fact HAS a warranty on it.    This business acted in bad faith knowing that I in fact had an extended warranty on the unit, and they STILL went ahead and performed billable work on it despite this knowledge.  I feel like KitchenAid acted negligently by sending me to an authorized repair center and set up the repair (KitchenAid contacted the repair company directly, not me) without checking on the warranty status despite taking ALL of the information from the receipt.  And I feel that this repair business acted in bad faith as well.   The big box store employees that informed me I had a two year factory warranty instead of a one year, are also to blame; and while I feel I am the one responsoble for checking my warranty periods -- both this repair business and KitchenAid made it extremely easy to feel that it was covered, and instead, get stuck with a bill.

On one hand I just feel like these guys are taking advantage of people, and on the other, I just feel like I got a bad deal and thats life, pay and move on.  Not sure here!

Answer:
 Not really legal advice to give, but have you contacted the store manager and explained the situation? Depending on the store manager sometimes. they will just pay the bill for you if you are adamant it was based on the employees recommendation you got the bill.

I must have missed why the extended warranty won't reimburse you because they normally do after it is discovered the original warranty will not cover it.

 I worked at one of those big box retailers known for appliance sales for a long time and the front line employees are usually pretty clueless. The store managers really want you to see the benefit of the warranty though so they might just take care of you without any fuss. It's probably worth a try anyway.


Title: I've been getting harassed by hacker friends of my ex-girlfriend for three years. They can erase my emails. Track my phone, listen to my calls, see where I am, 24/7. What can I do about this?

Question:
I don't have a lot of information about who the hackers are as I haven't talked to my ex directly for years. She has friends that work for Facebook, Google, and a few other large tech companies.

They've somehow sent targeted content to sites I go to, including, but not limited to, video packages of my ex getting boned by her following boyfriends that appeared on an 'entertainment' site I sometimes frequent.

I am in New York City. She works and lives in Brooklyn. Over the last few years they've harassed me while I was living in Los Angeles, New Haven, CT, and NYC.

Answer: Have you thought about mental help for your paranoia? I very much doubt multiple people at multiple large tech companies would risk their jobs and possible state and federal charges to fuck with a friends ex. Also, your understanding of tech has a lot to be desired. Exploiting Heartbleed OpenSSL to send targeted content to specifically you? No.... just no. Answer #2: Ohhh boy.  Are you sure that you're not under the impression that you formerly dated a porn star, and now you're seeing her getting dicked out in the ads?Answer #3: I don't think that is really happening. You may want to consider seeing a mental health professional if you really think all that is happening.


Title: [CALIFORNIA, USA] Sold puppy to family ~6 weeks ago. It didn't work out and they gave her back, no refund. Now they want her back and are threatening to sue.

Question:
***SKIP TO MARKED PARAGRAPH FOR LEGAL QUESTION***

My husky sired a litter of puppies born to a female husky we do not own (though we have become quite close with her family). Both dogs are perfectly healthy and were screened for genetic defects prior to breeding. There have been a total of 11 puppies born to the pair across two litters and around two and a half years. All have been perfectly healthy and we have received zero complaints until now.

When we were rehoming the dogs, we were very picky about who we sold them to as huskies are a lot of work and not at all for new dog owners or people with very busy schedules.

We also avoided selling them to people with very young children (preschool aged and younger), people who wanted dogs to teach their older kids responsibility, or people who wanted the dog as a "practice baby". This was never stated outright, but was something we kept in mind when sorting through the people interested in the dogs.

We also told everyone that we would happily take any dog back at any age if things didn't work out and to please contact us before turning the animal over to a shelter.

***ACTUAL LEGAL QUESTION BEGINS HERE***

A family we sold a husky puppy too recently contacted us (~2 weeks ago) saying the puppy appeared depressed and wasn't eating. Their vet ran a multitude of tests and found nothing physically wrong with her. The family returned the puppy to her mother's owners.

*We have texts from them acknowledging that they would not get their money ($900) back  for returning the dog. They stated that they see this as a "lesson learned"*

Now, they are saying they want her back and will sue us to get her. Can we tell them to pound sand?

***MORE INFO ON THE STATE OF THE DOG AND WHY WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE HER BACK***

The puppy was barely responsive and not at all playful as a ~4 month old puppy should be when she first arrived. After lots of human attention and time spent with other dogs (her mother, her sister from the first litter, and her brother from her litter), she is doing much better and seems like a normal puppy again. This progress from "catatonic" to "almost a normal puppy again" was heavily documented.

Now, they want her back. We do not want to give her back as they also lied about not having any young kids and actually intended to use her as a service dog for their young autistic son. I am not sure if there are successful service huskies, but their independent, intelligent but incredibly stubborn nature leads me to believe that they would not work as a service animal, especially if not trained from early puppyhood by an experienced professional.

They say they kept the puppy and the child separated the whole time she was with them and I am inclined to believe that they left her by herself for hours and hours and hours and didn't attempt to socialize her at all. They also say their chihuahua went through a similar "bout of depression" some time back and didn't get better until they turned him over to their older son.

They also complained that she bit them, which is a normal puppy thing in my experience, and tells me that they have very little experience raising puppies and not only couldn't be her "forever home", but could also make her unadoptable due to poor socialization skills. Every puppy I have had bit me at first, but ended up being a super mellow dog that didn't care if you messed with his food or opened his mouth to inspect his teeth or give him medication.

Thank you in advance for your help and advice.

Answer: It seems cut and dry, the second agreement was this dog is too much to handle and they gave you custody of the dog and acknowledged that they would get no money. I would keep said dog. If they actually sue you (which is unlikely), take copies of the text agreement and go to the hearing.