Title: My Dad passed away suddenly and the bank moved his money. (Maryland)

Question:
Hey everyone,
 My dad suddenly passed away recently and had no will. I am trying to taking care of all the financial stuff and thought I was doing well until I talked to the bank. I started to set up an estate with the register of wills, then went to the bank to get the amount in his accounts. I was given a bank slip which said he had about 7k in savings (only 2k was available) and 4.5k in checking. He had a remaining balance on a Visa, car loan, and another loan he had taken out. When I took this to the registers office, they had me claim there was about 11k in his estate (the car had no equity). We have spent about 9k on funeral/burial costs, which I was told would be available to use before any creditors came after the money.

The next day I went to the bank and they had drained all his accounts and put it towards his loans. I tried to talk to them, but they weren't willing to talk. i finally found out that somewhere in the bank agreements if he defaulted, including death (I assume), that they could take his money toward those loans. So now we are trying to sell the car, but it doesn't look like we're going to get enough for it. It only has 3k miles and is a 2016. All i want to do is pay for the funeral...

Anyway, the real question I have is if other creditors come after my dad because we had to post that he had estate money available, how are we suppose to deal with that? Just tell them the bank already took it? I am so lost and angry right now. I appreciate any and all help. I talked to a lawyer briefly, but they told me for the amount of money we were talking about, it wouldn't be worth hiring them.

Answer:
 I'm sorry about your dad.

>if other creditors come after my dad because we had to post that he had estate money available, how are we suppose to deal with that? Just tell them the bank already took it?

Just tell them the estate is insolvent. There's nothing left. That's how it works -- if there isn't enough money left in the estate to pay all the debts of the person who died, then oh well, those debts do not get paid.

By the way, sometimes creditors (people your dad owed money to) lie to surviving family members and basically convince them that THEY have to pay the dead person's debts. And the thing is, if you agree to pay the dead person's debts, you might actually be on the hook -- not because you actually owed those debts, but because by agreeing to pay them, you suddenly have an oral contract that obligates you to pay them!

I mention this just by way of warning. DO NOT agree to pay any of your father's debts. DO NOT sign anything relating to your father's debts.

A few links:

Creditors scamming people - https://ceraresource.wordpress.com/2014/09/05/debt-collectors-target-survivors-of-deceased-debtors/

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0081-debts-and-deceased-relativesAnswer #2: If your dad had other creditors **they** may have a claim against the funds the bank took.

Let them know.

**You** don't owe any of his debts.


Title: Boss taking money out of paycheck for not working the next day

Question:
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This valet company I use to work at has a reputation for treating its employees horribly. But I decided to sign up to work for the saturday and sunday. Worked from 4:30am to 5:30pm, with no given lunch break. He barely had enough water to give to al 25 employee working that day in the 90 degree weather. Half of us were dehydrated because he didn't give us water and weren't allowed to leave for food. My friend and I decided to not work for sunday because of the conditions. We told him beforehand but he insisted that we have to work. He told me that he lost money because of the two of us not working. Half the employees called off next day as well.

He called and told me that I wasn't allowed to do that and I must work the day I signed up for. So he will be taking money out of my saturday work hours to compensate for the sunday that I did not attend. Is he legally allowed to take out of my paycheck from the saturday because of not working sunday?

Answer: You have to be paid for the hours you worked. If you didn't work Sunday, he can't deduct it from Satuday's hours. He just doesn't have to pay you for Sunday. If he does deduct money, file a complaint with the Labor Department (state or federal). Needless to say, you should look for a new job because he will probably fire you if you do, and, even if he didn't, you want to work for someone honest.Answer #2: You can tip off OSHA for not having available water; drinkable water - and reasonable breaks for drinking water - must be provided on site.


Title: Work is trying to tell me, [23m] I need to cut my hair.

Question: I will preface this by saying I am a server at a corporate restaurant in New York. My hair is down a little past my shoulders and I have been wearing it in a bun, to keep it out of my face at work. I was told by my managers that I cannot wear it in a bun and that it needs to be shorter than my shoulders. In the employee handbook it says males hair must be above shoulder length and well kept and professional. My question is, isn't wearing it in a bun A) above my shoulders and B) well-kept (as compared to letting hang around, even if it's length is just above my shoulders)? Can they fire me over this? Because wearing it in a bun seems to meet the criteria in the handbook.

Answer: One thing to notice: It says "above shoulder length" not "above shoulder". By putting it in a bun, you are not changing the length.Answer #2: While it's legally permissible to have separate dress codes for men and women, I'm a bit curious - do the have any prohibitions against women wearing buns?Answer #3: Unfortunately for you, in New York "I don't like his haircut" is a legal reason for firing somebody. There is no employment contract as in many other states, so it could be your hair, the color of your shirt, whatever. Answer #4: There's a reason you're asked to provide a location. In the US you could be fired over this.


Title: Landlord wants $2800 because we took down decorations and repainted walls back to original color

Question:
Location is Philadelphia, PA. My wife and I rented a townhouse for two years. Per the lease, we could make changes to things like wall colors, as long as we restored everything to original before we vacated. My wife is a DIY queen (seriously. She can turn a pile of old wood into a gorgeous table. She's *good*) and did a lot of work getting the townhouse to look how she wanted. The landlord did comment on how great it looked, but never said to leave it or not undo it. Besides, unless it's in writing, we assumed we have to follow the lease.

We bought a house, so we took everything down and repainted the walls back to off-white when we moved out. The LL didn't show up for final walk-through twice, so we did it with her maintenance guy instead. He said nothing about the paint or décor, only mentioned the house looked good and he thought we'd get back our full deposit. Note the vinyl we took down couldn't be re-used, it was thrown out, so my wife had to remake anything for our new house.

A week later, wife gets an e-mail from LL berating her for changing the paint and taking down the vinyl decorations she put up. Confused, she responded: the lease clearly says we are responsible for restoring the property to its original condition on move-out. Absent a written agreement changing that, we followed the lease. LL responds back that she planned to keep the house as-is and now she has to pay to change it back again, since we had to throw the vinyl out, there's no reason we couldn't just leave it. Wife says sorry, just doing what the lease said to do. That's the last we heard of it, so we figured it was resolved and waited for the security deposit check.

This morning, we get a certified letter which we figure is the exposure. Nope, it's a demand letter demanding $2800 to "restore the property to its previous condition," claiming we reduced the property value by $5000 and she is "being generous" by asking for $2800. It doesn't say if this comes out of our $2200 deposit or if this is in addition to keeping the full deposit. I don't know where she's getting that number, we painted everything for maybe $300 (using good paint even) and she did the vinyl and stuff for less than $150, and there's no way that increased the property value by $5000. Besides that, we don't think it's our responsibility to magically know she wanted us to ignore the lease, nor should she benefit from my wife's hard work just because it was done while we were paying tenants.

We have until May 30 to pay the $2800 or risk going to court. LL can be crazy and we believe she really will try to sue us over this. Does she have a valid claim? If so, is it better to just pay the $2800 then risk it Would offering to redo it negate her claim, even though we can do it for under $500? What happens to our security deposit?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Tell her to leave you the hell alone and you will see her in court. She has no case. You did exactly right per your lease. Answer #2: Landlord is crazy

The lease is what will prevail

Sue for depositAnswer #3: Tell her for 2500 you will go back and upgrade the unit back to your wife's vision provided she send a nice letter saying how much she loves your wife's work and gives you good reviews on yelp since apparently this is a thing your wife should be doing. Answer #4: I think your landlord is an idiot and doesn't even understand the terms of their own lease. I would try to gently to explain that "original condition" means the condition of the home when you moved in, not the condition of the home while you occupied it.

But if that doesn't work,  the other possibility is that they're going to try to claim the house was already decorated when you moved in. Make sure when you get to court, you clarify to the judge that your wife's decorations were NOT "the original condition". Hopefully you took photos of the house when you moved in so you can prove this. If you win make sure you ask for damages for the landlord trying to withhold your deposit. In my state if they do not return the deposit in 45 days, you can automatically recover the 3x the amount owed.Answer #5: I think everyone else has given good advice, but I would love to see pictures of the before/after paint job if you're willing to post. I love seeing stuff like that.Answer #6: Sue her for the deposit. She has no standing.


Title: What steps can I take to protect myself from lieing neighbor [USA][CA]

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 California landlord/tenant laws are very tenant-friendly. Your landlord can't just nullify your lease agreement because of a crazy neighbor, but you even say your landlord loves you.

She's bringing more harm upon herself by bothering the LL and calling the police over nothing.

Honest question - If your LL and those who know you know you aren't Russian (which, by the way, is not a crime), what harm is she actually causing to you? You can't be evicted based on perceived nationality. You won't be arrested because crazy neighbor harasses cops because she thinks you're Russian. It seems more like an annoyance at this time.

That being said, if you actually suffer and are damaged by her allegations, you can certainly sue to recover your damages. But it doesn't seem like you've been harmed.


Title: I caught a pedophile, can I get in trouble due to the circumstances in which I caught him?

Question:
Hi, I’m an 18 yr old guy from Australia who posed on tinder as a 17 yr old girl in order to prove that another person is a pedophile. I have a wealth of information on him and evidence he is a pedo. However a few parts of evidence were lost when he deleted the conversation.

To get evidence he needed to be seen in real life, due to my personal life I chose to lure him to my school... at lunch time. Procedures were taken to ensure no other students were in harms way and everything went to plan, however no school staff were aware of what was taking place. The encounter went off pretty much as planned with the pedo hanging around outside the school gates for a few minutes before leaving and blocking my fake tinder account, so no harm came to anyone.

Also, in order to create the fake account I needed photos of a attractive woman, all of the photos I used were from Instagram models in their early 20s, they were all clean and not explicit at all. However I used photos from their Instagram accounts in my fake tinder account, without their direct permission.

TL/DR, if I hand over all my evidence to the Nsw police, can I get in trouble with the police for:
1. Luring a possible pedophile to my school gate during school hours.
2. Using photos of other people to pose as a different person online, without their direct consent.

Answer:
 You're like an incompetent Batman who doesn't even know what the law actually is.Answer #2: Not in Australia, but this will almost certainly do the police no good at all.

Because you have no idea what the laws and rules are for collecting evidence, running an online undercover investigation, or doing any other of the things you did.

You're not Batman.  Stop trying to be Batman before you get yourself or someone else hurt.

Let the police do police things.  You do your not-police things.Answer #3: You should discuss this with an attorney before contacting the police. Probably much if not most of what you have done will be inadmissable as evidence of a crime. You need a hobby and you need to let the police handle investigations of criminal behavior.Answer #4: ?

Age of consent is 16 in Australia buddy. Stop trying to be an internet vigilante.


Title: My work isn't tipping me out my state minimum wage. Can someone explain if I'm being screwed?

Question: Ok so, I work in a restaurant as a busser. This past sunday I worked 6.78 hours and received $24.22, which is a measly $3.57 an hour. I thought that the employer has to tip you out at least the minimum wage of 8.10 regardless if customers actually tipped or not. I live in ohio and I've been reading through the tip-credit provision of the FLSA, and from my understanding is that they indeed do have to tip-out to the minimum wage.

Answer:
 Typically the minimum wage for servers is calculated over the pay period, not by individual day. If you had other days where you exceeded the minimum wage during that week, it is possible that you met the minimum wage for the entire pay period.Answer #2: The calculation on minimum wage is generally done per pay period, not per day.  And with the advent of credit cards, "tipping out" is generally done on a not-daily basis, as well.

Is this your first day with them?


Title: My Landlord is acting like we broke our lease.

Question:
I’m sorry I ramble a bit. There’s a tldr at the bottom.

So I’m 23 and finishing up my last year of school, living in an apartment in town with some friends who are also students at my school. One of my apartment-mates will be moving in in the fall as school starts up and we had initially been hoping to sublet his room to our friend for the 2 months before he moves in. The landlords said no subletting so our apartment-mate has been paying his rent remotely.

My other apartment-mate, we’ll call him Luke, has a best friend who we’ll call Cade both who I also fairly close friends with. Luke works fairly irregular hours and Cade has been going through a rough patch and is unemployed and without a car. He caught a deal walking our friends dog daily around the corner from my apartment and borrows my car most days to facilitate that. He then waits at my apartment to give me my car back instead of driving across town to wait at his own house.

He also spends pretty much every evening with Luke. They’ll hang out late into the night with Cade leaving often around 3 or 4 am. He doesn’t sleep at my apartment (except for rare exception) nor does he keep clothing here.

Our landlords have cameras outside the building and have seen him coming and going. They are convinced he’s living with us and that we’re blatantly disobeying the lease by having him sublet. None of the other tenants or neighbors have complained about his presence.

I want to ensure I can live harmoniously with my roommates and my landlords and while I don’t think it’s a big deal that they may have to have Cade home and go to bed before four am (I go to bed around 10:30 pm so I don’t care if they can’t stay up) they seem fairly pissed about it.

What’s move here? We aren’t breaking the lease but our landlord has not outright said she will be sending the constable to “kick him out,” it doesn’t sound like it’s out of her realm of possibility and no matter what we say or how calmly we respond, they fly in like we’re trying to pull one over on them.

TLDR: My roommates best friend is at the apartment too much according to our landlords. Landlords getting angry and threaten sending in the constable when we aren’t breaking our lease. How do we proceed?

Answer: The burden of proof is on him. Although it would seem suspicious with how he is coming and going, but if the landlord checked the apartment none of his belongings would be there. Your story seems very reasonable.


Title: [TX] detaining a minor without informing legal guardian

Question:
         My 14 year old brother has just returned home from school after being detained for three hours at school. Someone had given an anonymous tip to the administration insinuating that my brother made threats of shooting up the school.
         He was taken into a room and berated by two police officers and three administrators, first saying that he was required to submit to a search, which he did, and second demanding to open his phone to search it. My brother refused the phone search, as he had not been informed of the nature of the investigation. They then told him that he was impeding an investigation of a terroristic threat, and that he was required to open his phone. My brother then told them that he would, as long as he was able to call our mother. They refused and continued to strong him into opening his phone, and he finally gave in. They told my brother that he was reported to make a threat yesterday, and early in the morning today. My brother then told them to check the cameras, and it showed my brother arriving to school right at the time of the bell ringing, two hours after he was said to have “threatened” the tipper.
            After three hours they finally released him back into school, and confiscated his phone so he “couldn’t make any more threats”. He was sent home without a letter explaining the situation. He was sent home, on the school bus, to tell my mother all this on his own. What can we do?

Answer:
 As absurd as is sounds (and probably is) police can legally detain your brother without contacting your parents and lie to him about him being required to open his phone.

For future reference, your brother should simply not talk to them at all, other than to confirm his identity and tell them he won't talk to them without a lawyer. It's not a good idea for a 14 to try to clear his name. Answer #2: You parents should immediately contact the school and have a meeting with the principal.    What the police did was legal.

Your brother had every right to refuse to speak to the police, and to refuse to allow the search of his phone.  He should have said "I want to talk to my parents, I want to speak to my parents, i will only speak to my parents..."    That is all he should have said.

Now that it has been determined that your brother **was not involved**, a formal investigation needs to be conducted to find out why someone said he was.

**Was this a case of mistaken identity?**  If so, someone else may actually be preparing to harm the school.

**Was this was a prank?**  If so, then someone needs to be disciplined to learn that this is not acceptable behavior.

The school knows who reported the incident.  Your parents should push to see what happens next.Answer #3: It is my understanding that the police doesn't have to obtain consent from guardians to question minors, but that as soon as they request a guardian they should stop the interview until one is present.

I'm not sure if that's policy or actual law though.

I personally would contact an actual attorney, and get your brother to write down what details he remembers, just in case.


Title: disability???

Question:
i’m not sure if this is the right place to post this but i’ve been wondering about this for a while.
so i’m a 20yo female and i’ve been battling ptsd since i was13. it stems from childhood abuse and recent physical and emotional trauma. it has gotten so bad recently that i can’t leave my apt unless i am with my mom or boyfriend. i have been going to therapy for years and it doesn’t help. i’m absolutely terrified of going out in public, i can’t talk to people that well, and i only sleep about 3 hours a night because of nightmares. money has been really tight recently and i have been selling some of my old belongings online but of course that doesn’t cover all of the bills. i have always been embarrassed to go on disability because i know the stigma is that everyone on assistance is lazy. but now i really don’t have many options. if i go on disability does anyone know if you should get a lawyer before ? if that helps in any way? i also read online that you only get about 300$ a month for ptsd disability if it’s not from the army/navy/etc. is anyone educated in this area enough to give some legitimate advice?- usa(if that helps?)

Answer:
 You're going to have an uphill battle getting disability. PTSD is a treatable mental health condition. It's not like a permanent physical condition. Given your age, you may have issues with [work credits](https://www.disability-benefits-help.org/glossary/work-credits). Also, disability isn't a quick process. If you're depending on it to pay your bills, you'll more likely be evicted before you get a determination. Nearly 75% of all disability applicants are denied on the first attempt.

Apply, but I really suggest you try to find some professional help to cope with your PTSD. I'd also suggest you search for jobs that allow you to work from home.

Edit: Additionally, a lawyer may be able to help you fill out the forms to be the most effective attempt but they can't really do much at this point. Where they come in is once you've been denied, they represent you in the appeal.


Title: Car dealership ripped up paperwork.

Question: (Virginia) My friend was in the final stages of purchasing a used vehicle at a large dealership. Finance person ripped up her paperwork and purchase contract. Finance person wanted to keep her trade in before they gave her the new car that would be ready in 2 days. She needed to keep her trade in for work until her new car was ready. Finance person proceeds to curse and yell at the salesperson in front of my friend. My friend was very nervous and said she didn't think it is appropriate for her to hear this conversation. Finance guys says to her. "You don't like it, go somewhere else." As he ripped up the contract. Is it legal to rip up a signed contract?

Answer:
 Why did the finance person have any involvement in anything other than financing? Answer #2: Tell her she needs to take his advice and go somewhere else. If she feels intimidated and scared - this was a smart thing to have happen to her. The dude played his hand and showed that he wants to intimidate, scare, and force people to do what he wants.

Your friend needs to remember. She is giving him money. SHE HOLDS THE CARDS. The car seller needs to jump for the carrot SHE is dangling. This dude was trying to take the carrot by punching her and running with it - which is not ok. Taking her business elsewhere is the best response.

Source: Automechanic's daughter, car salesman's niece, bought cars on my own with NO help from anyone. And yes I know, salesman/finance people do have rules they have to play by, she can't expect the moon here, but she needs to feel in charge here and the people should be very open and honest with her.


Title: Previous employer lists me and other former employees as still employed

Question:
So interested to see if there is something going on. My employer in San Francisco laid off a ton of staff about three months ago and they still show me and a few of my friends as employed. I know this since  I checked with Fidelity. They are now not returning my calls.

Is there something fishy going on here?

Thank you all!

Answer: How do they "show" you as employed?


Title: Husband is trying to find his abused wife.

Question:
[Fl, USA]
Husband kicked his wife (my cousin) out 3 months ago. They have 3 kids together and he's been abusing her and humiliating her through out the 10 year marriage but no one knew it was going on. After he kicked her out and poured a bucket of toilet water on her in the cold and told her to get lost and that she was nothing but a bitch, she finally contacted me. She was hesitant in contacting me because she didn't want me knowing and is scared of him, but she didn't know what else to do. When I asked her why she didn't call the cops, she looked at me scared and said that he would kill her if she did. She was frightened of him and didn't know what to do. I took her to a battered women's shelter and tried to get her some help and they did help, she found a job, an apartment, and she's slowly getting back on her feet because she's from another country and he took her identification papers from her and hid them but she can't prove that he took the papers because he denied taking them to prevent her from getting on her feet. She has been hiding for the last 3 months from him and she's working on getting her kids back, but she hasn't seen her kids in a long time and misses them. He uses the kids against her and manipulates them by saying that she left them and she doesn't want to see them so that's why she doesn't want to come back. She used to call him to talk to the kids but he wouldn't  let her unless she teld him where's she was staying, so she can't talk to them. He some how got my phone number and tried to paint her in a bad pciture by telling me she was crazy and showed me a picture of her in jail and said she was problematic and that he was trying to find her because he wanted to help her. It almost got to me but I couldn't respond because I was working and after I didn't respond he snapped on me and told me that he would find me as well and he started harassing me afterwards by calling my phone a billion times and texting me these weird threats. Recently he got on facebook and posted naked pictures of her to the family and everyone of her friends and told us we were history because we were hiding her, but he did this under a fake account. He knows how to manipulate people. He has no shame and will contact anyone to give her up. His lease was up recently so we think he's living with his mother but we're not sure. What do I do to help her get her kids back? What can she do? Someone please help! I talk to her everytime and tell her that none of this is her fault but I have a feeling she's gonna go back to him just so he'll stop messing with the family.

Answer:
 In addition to contacting a domestic abuse shelter for help (even if she doesn't need shelter at the moment, they should have plenty of other services to help her, including legal help), *everyone* he's contacting should save and/or keep a log of what he sends them, when he's sending it, etc. She'll be able to use all of that to show just how badly he's treating her and what he's trying to do.

I know it'll be a difficult fight, and it's understandable if she feels like she needs to go back just to stop him, but please assure her that there are people out there that will help her fight against him and protect her.


Title: Mom fell victim to a scam, is there any legal action we can take?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Will it effect some retirement years day the road? Shouldn't. She should check with her bankruptcy attorney, if that route is needed.

Can you do anything to get the money back/get the scammer? Unlikely. They are likely in a foreign country and the money was likely sent through other people who were scammed


Title: Fired unjustly from my job, and I know that the employer's payment method is illegal.

Question:
For context, I (19/M if it matters) was recently fired from a job at an independently owned coffee shop in North Carolina. My employer fired me after I confronted him about my first paycheck being short by $56. He is paying all his employees in cash, and never had any of us fill out any paperwork to document our employment to him.
He went so far as to taunt me by saying "If you have a problem with this, call an attorney." Now, I'm broke and attorneys are expensive, but I want to expose the owner for his shady practice. I've heard that I could file with the IRS or the BBB, but I have no idea where to start, and have no documentation of my employment. I *do* however have written notes that I kept of what days/hours I worked and how much I made in tips for each day, as well as the "paycheck" where he shorted me.
Overall I know I have options, but need help figuring out where to start.

Answer:
 Department of Labor for the wages.

IRS to report your income properly.

USCIS would be interested in an employer hiring people and not doing I-9s.


Title: [CA] Accidentally parked without a permit at my community college and came back to find a ticket, but they got my make/model wrong.

Question: I'll pay it if I have to, I was just curious if there's anyway they can enforce it if they got the make and model wrong on the ticket, while only being a community college, not a state. (I've heard of state colleges forwarding their tickets to the police, but I really have no knowledge about any of this)

Answer:
 [Please see the sidebar and the wiki.](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/wiki/index)

Clerical errors will not get you out of tickets/citation.  Yes they can still enforce it.


Title: Terminal cancer, abuse of POA?

Question:
Hey everyone and thanks for hopefully helping me!

My dad has terminal lung cancer and has been sick for the last year and a half. He just turned 63 and this all came out of no where. At the time he set up his will and a trust for our family farm. Last year he gave his wife POA. We just found out that, three weeks ago she used the POA to transfer our family farm in Ohio (that we have had for over 150 years) into her name from the trust that my dad set up. It may also be important to note that she is 32 and has never held down a job in her life. He has supported her over the last decade.

My dad has been adamant that it was to stay in the family and that blood is everything.

What recourse do we have? Dad is still fully competent, it’s just difficult for him to get out of the house due to oxygen.

Answer:
 Contact the social workers where he is getting treatment - unfortunately, they have a lot of experience helping out with things like this when families start taking advantage of patients.

Also - given his age, this may fall under elder abuse: [you can report here](http://ohiohopes.org/elder-abuse/reporting-and-how-to-report/)Answer #2: Reach out to an elder law attorney ASAP. Also what state are you in? Is your father aware of the land transfer? You'll want to get some legal proceedings ready to go if he was not aware. You want to revoke POA, then get a judge to slap an injunction on any transfer of that land until it gets transferred back to the trust. Wife/step-mom sounds like she breached fiduciary duties of POA and created a conflict of interest. People should not be getting POA and transferring property to themselves in secret.Answer #3: POA is revokable at any time by the person who issued it. If he didn’t want her to do this he can revoke it and reverse it. You said he’s competent. What does he CURRENTLY say. Unless he wants to change this you have no recourse


Title: My (18F) mom (46F) refuses to send me my social security card

Question:
So I’m 18 and moved out of my moms house about a year ago and Into my dad’s. My mom is incredibly abusive and manipulative.
A few months ago I made the decision to join the Marine Corps but I need my social security card before I ship. I’ve tried just ordering a new one but I need her social security number as well for the forms and I don’t know it. She won’t give it to me either.
She won’t mail me my original social security card that she took from me when I was moving out(I was 17 at the time)unless I contact her directly instead of through my dad.
I can’t handle speaking to her again and I don’t want to. She’s holding it over my head as a way to get me to give in. Is there any legal action I can take? I’m 18, still with my dad, but I live in Cali and she lives in Virginia.
Please help
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: You don't need her social security number. You need proof of your age and proof of your identity. Who told you you needed her social security number?Answer #2: If you're 18, not requesting any changes, and have a valid state ID, [you should be able to simply request one from Social Security.](https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/replacement-card.html) You don't need your mothers SSN to do so.


Title: Best friend got ex girlfriend drunk to have sex with her. Can I claim any foul play?

Question:
A good friend of mine recently took advantage of my ex girlfriend who I had just broken up with.

He invited himself to her house, brought a surplus of alcohol, got her drunk, and made his move on her which inevitably led to sex. He repeated this same tactic 5 more times with success.

The Federal Department of Justice does not consider drunken consent as consent at all; but I’m wondering if because this happened more than once that a court would cancel out the first time

I know that my ex was in a vulnerable place at the time, given she didn’t want to break up in the first place. She has stated multiple times that she often rejected his advances and never herself initiated any moves. It might be a small, insignificant detail, but it does suggest he was the aggressor in every sexual encounter.

Since this occurred my friend has also been telling people that they had a lot of casual, sober sex. My ex girl friend claims she was drunk every time they had intercourse. He even admitted this was true when talking to another friend of mine who secretly recorded their conversation. He doesn’t know the recording exists.

I’ve maintained that this largely has no case because of the repeat visits, but I thought I may as well ask the one community who would know for sure. I apologize if this post was a waste of time. I’m just very uncertain on how to proceed. He’s walked away virtually scot-free while damaging someone very close to me. It just doesn’t seem right that it should be this easy for him.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 It sounds like you are bitter your friend fucked your ex girlfriend.

If you ex feels like she was sexually assaulted, **she** can go to the police.

Sounds like she would rather be with your friend than you.  I suggest therapy for you or r/relationships.


Title: [MA] The other person in our condo cancelled much needed tree removal

Question:
We live in a two unit condo, we have a dead tree in the back yard that is hanging over power lines as well as our neighbors property. As a condo association we scheduled the tree to be removed. Without consulting us, the other condo owner called the tree removal service and had them push the removal back to the spring.

We are furious as it is clear that the the tree is very close to loosing branches and damaging the power lines, etc.

Can we take action against her if the branches fall and cause damage?

Answer:
 Probably yes, but first step is just seeing if you can call place and ask 1) why did they cancel a Condo Assn. service without consulting with the Condo Assn. 2) can they give you back your date.

Where is the money used to pay for this?


Title: Florida: My 16 year-old niece lied to get emancipated

Question: [removed]

Answer: None of this sounds right, so I'd start by getting the facts straight.  Maybe /u/Napalmenator can pop in later.Answer #2: There's a very high bar for emancipation, especially at 16 years old. I think you're missing some major facts here.Answer #3: Not trying to be stupid but don't minors need to prove then can care for themselves before they can be emancipated? Wouldn't they normally go to foster care if the parent/s were declared unfit not "oh hey,sure you can look for a job and find an apartment. let us know hos that goes till then good luck. Sure drop out of school and get a GED."  So wouldn't she of had to have a job before and aren't GED classes expensive before you're 18? Answer #4: How did your niece manage to go without showering for a month without her parents noticing? Answer #5: Emancipation? Are you sure that's what the court said? Or is your sort of niece now in foster care?


Title: England - Friend has said his landlord doesn't allow him to have alcohol or women in his house, is that even legal?

Question:
My friend has just told me that his house's landlord doesn't allow him to have alcohol or females in his house, for religious reasons (He's Muslim)

A few details: My friend lives alone in this house, and he pays rent to the landlord who owns the house but doesn't live there.

Since my friend pays rent, I'm not sure if it's legal for the landlord to prevent him from having girls (or alcohol) over, and google hasn't helped at all, so here I am asking you lot.

Answer: You might try /r/LegalAdviceUK but this seems pretty strange indeed.


Title: [Virginia USA] Tree Law: Just bought a house, want to built a fence. Property line corner surveyed to the middle of a tree.

Question:
The house I just bought is surrounded on 2 sides by an empty and unmaintained field. I would like to build a privacy fence, so I had my lot surveyed. The surveyor reports that one of the corner points is right in the middle of a large tree that is between my property and the next door field. What options do I have regarding this tree?

Difficulty: I've tried reaching out to the owner of the lot next to me but have been unable to reach them. Their address is a PO Box.

Answer: It's not impossible to make a fence with a tree in the middle.


Title: Constant breaking of cease and desist letters

Question: Somebody constantly breaks my cease and desist letters and won't leave me alone. What do I do? [MD, CA]

Answer: Based on your post history it is clear you have a problem stalking and being creepy towards women.  Did you really get blocked and create new accounts just to fall a porn star online?


Title: I need help with waiting to be engaged vs engaged to wait (NY)

Question:
I did some research on waiting to be engaged vs engaged to wait, and I would like someone to confirm if the following event that happened to me is indeed engaged to wait:

I was scheduled to work a certain time by my employer. When I arrive to work, my employer asked me to clock in an hour later because there were no customers. Since I am relieved from all duties until an hour later, I am waiting to be engaged. However, I am not able to use the hour effectively for my own purposes, therefore, it would become engaged to wait.

If my employer is breaking labor laws, should I realistically pursue legal actions (since my employer has only stolen a negligible amount from me)?

Answer:
 It's only engaged to wait if you're forced to remain at the work site. If you're legitimately free to do what you want; go out and get a coffee, read a book, whatever - and are not given any job duties, then they don't have to pay you, even if it was an invonvience to have you come in too early.

If they don't give a specific time to come back, but say "just hang out until things pick up, and I'll tell you to clock in", that may be engaged to wait.


Title: accidental shoplifting charged petty theft california

Question: I accidentally came out of store with some items (I placed my baby with its car seat in the shopping cart and some small items went under the car seat. I didn't realize it in hurry as my baby was crying and I was trying to rush out). I was issued a ticket with PC 484a petty theft (misdeameanor) and is asked to appear in the court. I've no criminal history of any kind whatsoever. I was under the impression that theft requires "intention" and therefore I can fight it. But, when I went to a lawyer, he said its not true and coming out of the store with unpaid items is petty theft doesn't matter its accidental or not. Can anyone advise here if this is in fact true? There is no difference between accidental and willful shoplifting? I don't have any defense against this? I'm in Los Angeles county.

Answer: The lawyer is right. Intent is presumed based on the circumstances.  There is no other way to determine intent since mind reading technology is being jealously guarded by the CIA


Title: (AZ) Teenage brother charged with disorderly conduct after stepfather tried to kill him

Question:
Two days ago, my 17-year old brother was talking back to my mother and stepfather. My mother slapped him, and then my stepfather choked him and didn't stop trying to kill him until my 15-year old brother pulled him off of him. My brother then left the house to get medical attention and the police, but my stepfather called his cop friend before my brother could get help. This cop stopped my brother and wrote him up for disorderly conduct. The cop told my brother that choking is legal under corporal punishment laws.

My little brother has been officially charged with disorderly conduct. Clearly this is a fucked-up situation, and nobody except our mother feels safe around the stepfather. I am worried about my brother being convicted.

Two questions: what does my brother need to do to make sure the charges are dropped? is it true that what my stepfather did is legal under AZ law (he would have killed my brother had my younger brother not intervened).

Please help asap. I don't know what to do. My mother refuses to get a lawyer for my brother and is not allowing him to go to school until "the bruises heal".

Tldr: 17-year old brother charged with disorderly conduct after stepfather tried to kill him. What are the next steps that he needs to take?

Answer: call Arizonans child protective services, tell them what you wrote here and wait.


Title: [MN] Landlord has clause in lease that I can't vacate during the months of November, December or January.

Question:
Not thinking of potential issues down the road, I signed a lease four years ago that includes a clause that I cannot vacate during "winter" months. Currently I'm on a month-to-month lease.

I inquired about providing a notice to vacate today (August 13) and was told that unless they can find a new tenant to sign a lease, I'm responsible for rent through January, 2019. There is nothing in the MN housing statutes about this, so is it actually enforceable? Or could I just give them my notice to vacate and pay rent through that period?

If this is enforceable, according to the manager I spoke with, they aren't required to find a new tenant, but if they do I'm required to vacate at least one day before.

Theoretically, this means they could have a new tenant sign a lease on October 30, for November 1. Giving me one day notice. Right?

Any advice or experience with lease clauses like this would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: If you're month to month and you pay rent monthly, you only need to give him 30 days. If you give him formal notice on Sept 1 you can move out Oct 1 regardless of whatever rules he is trying to claim.


Title: Got a ticket because my roommate didn’t renew her registration [AZ]

Question:
About a week ago, I was going with my roommate and two friends to look at a new place to rent. Because I knew the location my roommate asked me to drive. What she didn’t tell me is that her registration expired in June, 2018 and she had no proof of insurance in the car.

Of course I get pulled over. The cop asks if it’s my car, I tell him no, it’s hers; he then asks why she’s not driving - to which I explain the above.

Despite her being in the car, he gave me the ticket for not having a current registration and having no proof of insurance. I know the insurance issue can be fixed by just showing that she had insurance at the time. But is there any way I can fight the ticket for the registration? It wasn’t my car, and had I known she hadn’t renewed her registration I 100% would not have driven.

Answer: As the driver it is your responsibility to ensure the car is safe and legal.


Title: Most of my audience is USA based, should I care about the USA regulations?

Question:
So to keep it short, I've a website with a blog and a weekly newsletter (all three are monetized) and I'm also planning to provide a service on my website. It also has nothing to do with anything slightly controversial, such as porn, drugs etc. About 70-85% of my audience is Usa based. And Usa has some legal requirement on different stuff.

I'm not a Usa citizen and I'm not living in Usa, but I sometimes visit. The regulations in my country are either more relaxed or non-exist compared to usa so I'm 100% ok for my own country.

Now, the question is, should I really care about the legal requirements in usa?
Topic:
Business Law

Answer: Only your local attorney can answer that based on the details of your business and what you are going to be doing


Title: Making t-shirts using other's logos

Question: I'm looking to make t-shirts and merchandise using DJ's names and logos. What's the legality of doing something like this? Am I allowed to sell these at all? For a profit? What if I use their name, but it isn't their logo/font? Thanks so much!

Answer: You risk a trademark battle. Prepare for C&D letters.


Title: harassed by a girl i met once!!

Question:
WI,USA.Met a girl on okcupid a while ago, her profile said she was 18. We met, went on a walk, exchanged some flirty texts, and made out.(never went inside her). This was a few months ago. Now she texts back saying that she's 13 and that she'll report me to the cops unless I pay. What do I do? Help! I'm 21M

Update: texted saying she called the cops and that they're on their way. Should I be worried?

Answer:
 Scam.

Edit: WAIT WHAT?

>went on a walk

I'm no doctor, or developmental physiology specialist, but 18 and 13 is still a HUGE difference.

Still 99% a scam though. Ignore, block her, do NOT contact her at all (so no replying to any of her messages no matter what she says).


Title: [Oregon/HIPPA]Mental Health Records Found At Residence of Deceased Practitioner. Offered ID Theft Protection?

Question:
I received a letter from a large hospital network's Director stating that one of their employees, recently deceased, had printed out sensitive documents including notes, hospital records, social, name, etc. and brought them home. I was in that stack of papers. A spouse clearing out their office turned them over to the hospital, but who knows what the practitioner was doing with them (I hope just taking work home...). The hospital network ~~offered me ID Protection~~ explained I should get ID protection and apologized for the actions of the employee.

I'm not sure what to do now, as the person is dead but the hospital network basically saying "sorry, he/she shouldn't have done that" doesn't seem like a great answer in this case. Should I consult an attorney and consider legal action due to a HIPPA violation? Is there some recourse for this I don't know about in my state or federally? Do I just shrug it off and go about my business?

Answer: There's no private right of action for a HIPAA violation.  You just report it to the medical board who enforces the rules.  If you want to report them, you can.


Title: Allergic to gluten, Served gluten by University. North Dakota

Question: As the title implies I am allergic to gluten and was served food containing gluten by a university dining center. As a freshmen I was required to purchase a meal plan for the semester. I asked if the mashed potatoes were gluten free and the food service worker went to check, upon returning they assured me that the potatoes were gluten free. After dining, I left the dining center and became violently ill shortly after. After regaining composure I checked the online menu and what was called mashed potatoes at the dining center was actually Potatoes AuGratin in which flour is a main ingredient.  I am just wondering what my options are and if i could be responsible for not checking myself being I was assured by a worker.  Wondering what i should or can do. Any and all advice is appreciated. Thank you so much in advance. United States, North Dakota

Answer: You can complain to management, that's about it. You have no damages here.


Title: (Serious) I was just unknowingly filmed having sex on a webcam and think its being posted to the net. Anything I can do?

Question: Long story short. Reply to this Craigslist ad today of a lady looking for a younger hung stud. We email back and fourth, go over to her place tonight, she answers the door in bra and panties, leads me to the bedroom and we have sex. Afterwards I see a red light coming out of this clothing hamper. Sure enough there was a web cam in there. I ask her about it and she acts aloof. I ask where the video is and she says she cant get it. She says it was just for her safety and just so she could watch it after. All i can think is to grab the web cam and leave. Turns out there was a 250 pound dude in the apartment too who took the web cam back and told me to leave. I have spoken to the cops im sure they wont be able to do much. Even if i want to go ahead with charging them, the video will be out. Im not looking for judgement, just advice. Is there anything I can do to squash this thing? Is there a way to track this video down at all to see if its being put on the net? If I find the video online somewhere is there any way to out these people or get revenge or anything? Any advice/suggestions are welcome. I know it was a stupid, promiscuous thing to do, but please hold the judgement. Thanks for reading (TLDR, fucked something from Craigslist and i saw after that it was videotaped, is there anyway to squash the online broadcast?)

Answer:
 You have a claim if they post it, but honestly why do you think they want to post it and its not just a freaky couple that gets off to watching strange men sleep with his wife? Answer #2: Disseminating the tape can lead to all kinds of problems. For example, [if this was VA](http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter8/section18.2-386.2/):

>§ 18.2-386.2. Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty.

>Any person who, with the intent to coerce, harass, or intimidate, maliciously disseminates or sells any videographic or still image created by any means whatsoever that depicts another person who is totally nude, or in a state of undress so as to expose the genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast, where such person knows or has reason to know that he is not licensed or authorized to disseminate or sell such videographic or still image is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, if a person uses services of an Internet service provider, an electronic mail service provider, or any other information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server in committing acts prohibited under this section, such provider shall not be held responsible for violating this section for content provided by another person.

Other states have similar "revenge porn" laws.

In addition, federal regulation to prevent child pornography have very strict record keeping of all pornography offered for sale, even online. The 2257 Regations under the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act are no joke.


Title: Advice on what to do with adult brother after fathers death [CT]

Question: Let me start out by saying my brother is a 24 year old with a degree in computer science. He has always been mentally unstable but never to this point. He does not leave the house ever. He has never held a job despite having a degree. He has no driver license and does not plan on getting one ever. He has never had a relationship. This is all, in my opinion, because he was never pushed to. He’s not pushed to get help or deal with life in any way. My father provides everything for him despite his constant verbal and physical abuse. He has destroyed the house they both live in during outbursts of rage over video games or not getting his way. He has assaulted me. My problem is this: when my father dies everything is left to both of us split evenly. I don’t want anything to do with him. My father expects me to let him move in with my family that has two young children or for me to facilitate his life for him. I don’t want to be held responsible for any of that. I don’t want to be responsible for the house they live in that he has destroyed. I don’t want to be held responsible for the bills on this house because my brother won’t pay them. What should my plan of action be? I don’t want to go into this blind and grieving. I want to be as prepared as possible for when this happens.

Answer:
 > My father expects me to let him move in with my family that has two young children or for me to facilitate his life for him.

I assume you and your father are going to have numerous, difficult conversations about this, but at the end of the day, "no" is a complete sentence. Even if your father has an attorney structure your inheritance to effectively hold a gun to your head, you can disclaim your inheritance and walk away.

If your father leaves property to you and your brother jointly, I _strongly_ advise that you have an attorney help you navigate that. Reasonable goals include either buying out your brother or having him buy you out; fallback options include forcing the sale of the property through the courts to get your equity out. However, your father has lots of options to complicate this, and you want to be advised _before_ you accept your share of the estate, not after.


Title: [NY] Unblurring a Google Map Image

Question:
Is there a way to get Google to send a Google Map photo of your property and everything on it without the blur applied?

There is a car in the car port of my home - that car belongs to someone that was doing construction on my home, stopped showing up, and misused funds. We'll call him Bob. I know the last part because the bank has copies of the checks being written out to other people and the work Bob was asked to do was never started.

I have a pending lawsuit on this person with a lawyer on retainer but do not have a means to directly contact this person (they stopped picking up the phone.) My next hope is, since Bob's car is caught on Google Maps as being parked in my drive way, to get the photo of everything on my property without any blur on it. Specifically, the license plate of the aforementioned car.

We've put out ads in local newspapers where Bob said he was from requesting he reach out, and my lawyer looked up databases to to to find the best match. Also Google Maps feedback page doesn't cover this scenario, or requires a court order to be attached. I contacted them through feedback in hopes to get someone's attention.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 >I have a pending **lawsuit**

>Google Maps feedback page doesn't cover this scenario, or requires a **court order**

Where have I heard this before?

>Lisa needs braces

>DENTAL PLAN

Oh, right :)

The court you're suing him in can order Google to show them the picture, if you give the judge sufficient reason to want to see it. That's your lawyer's job.
Answer #2: They require a court order. That should be pretty clear.  You can bark up that tree all day and all night and they won't do squat without a court order.


Title: I work at a restaurant in Illinois where my employer disabled the function of the cash register for customers to leave digital tips. She says it because of legal reasons and she was fined a large sum of money for letting people tip. Is there such a law? Is she taking advantage of us?

Question: When the place opened this function was disabled as well but she enabled it because she has been severely behind with paying us and thought it would help make us stay. After using it for two weeks she turned off the function without telling us. I'm already planning to go to small claims over the late payments but I'm wondering if I should bring this up as well.

Answer:
 Yeah because she probably neglected to pay employment tax on those tips, which if going through the register there is a record.
Answer #2: Your employer is not required to have the option to tip when customers are paying via credit card (I think this is what you are asking), or otherwise, so long as your employer is paying you at least minimum wage.

You can actually file a [wage claim] (https://www2.illinois.gov/idol/pages/complaints.aspx) to recover unpaid tips, and don't need to go through small claims court for your unpaid wages.


Title: Being charged with shoplifting, but don't remember a thing

Question:
So basically I was black out drunk while I was at a convenience store with a friend late at night (around 2 AM), and while I was walking back to my place (sobering up at this point, probably 30 mins after) some cops pulled me over and told me that they saw me shoplifting. I didn't have anything in my pockets and I was confused as hell (because I don't even remember going to the store). I am supposed to appear in court in a week, so is there any additional advice besides pleading not guilty and asking for a PD?

Some additional facts:

* The cops didn't search me after they pulled me over 30 mins later, nor did they tell me what I stole (because I sure didn't remember what I did)
* My friend told me that he was sure I paid for whatever I bought, and my credit card history has a charge for that night at the convenience store (should I take a printed copy of this with me?)
* This will be my first time going to court, I am 20 with no previous offenses, and this is in Virginia. (The items that they claim I stole are most likely under $15)

So what do you guys think will most likely happen? Thanks a lot!

Answer: The store likely has cameras. Plead not guilty and ask for a public defender. You don't get a pass because you were too drunk to remember. Stop drinking so much.


Title: [Ca] Apartment was broken into and computers were stolen. Fortunately I still had the serial numbers. Should I call the local pawn shops or will that be taken care of automatically.

Question: Pretty much what the title says. The cop took the serial numbers down, so now I'm wondering if I should call the local pawn shops, give them the numbers and descriptions, and ask them to keep an eye out, or if they get sent that stuff through a database.

Answer:
 >I'm wondering if I should call the local pawn shops, give them the numbers and descriptions, and ask them to keep an eye out

If the police are following up on the report, which they likely are, they're probably doing exactly that as you post this and wait for responses. Pawn shops HATE receiving stolen goods for this exact reason. It usually gets found and the pawnbroker is out the money they paid for it. Most pawn shops want to be above board because they're among the first places cops look for stolen electronics.

edit: Do you have renter's insurance? If so, then you can tell them about the burglary and provide them a copy of the police report so they are aware. The police report will help you file a claim for the stolen electronics. If not, take this as a lesson and get it immediately, it's extremely cheap, like $15 a month or less for a lot of coverage.


Title: Cited for driving without headlights on. No warning given. What can I do?

Question:
After a wedding in Athens, GA, at night I was driving someone else's car to drop people off at their hotel. Not even 15 seconds after pulling out of the center I was given the flashing lights and cited for driving without headlights on. This was in downtown with a lot of light from traffic and street lights so I didn't notice I didn't have the headlights on nor did I get much opportunity to notice it. I have a clean record, which I told the officer, but I didn't think to ask for a warning or explain the circumstances in that moment.

What can I do to get the ticket dismissed or at least reduced besides going to court (I live 3.5 hours away from Athens so I can't go)?

Will this give me points on my record?

Is it OK to try to speak to the officer directly?

Answer:
 You should have the lights on before you start moving the car. There is no grace period of how far you can drive without lights on.

I don't see you getting it dismissed since you committed the crime. And to get out reduced either yourself or your attorney have to go to court and talk to the prosecutor/judge. If you don't want to go you will have to hire an attorney.


Title: Only child of only child parents. How do I craft a life plan if/when unable to care for myself?

Question:
Mom is an only child, Dad was an only child, and I'm an only child too. No other family.

I'm am not married, no children.

I have a will, and named a friend (who lives in a different state) as my executor (lawyer is backup E); I know my friend has the smarts/skills to handle my estate distribution.

I have a health care proxy, another friend who is in the healthcare field is my HCP (she lives in a different state as well). I don't (yet) have anyone designated as financial POA.

I also am sole caregiver for my mother who has Alzheimer's.

I need to set up a plan that would manage my care/my life (and, by extension, my mom's too) if I am disabled or incapacitated (or predecease my mother).

It's incredibly overwhelming knowing all the things I do to manage my life, and manage my mom's life, care, financials, etc...and I don't have anyone in my life who I could ask to step in and do these things if something awful happened. (to ask a friend -- even a long time, close one -- to take on this HUGE responsibility, this burden, in addition to their own life/family, seems to be unaskable).

I have a lawyer who did my will, and my mom's will/POA/etc...but he's "just a guy" that I interact with once or twice a year.

I have an accountant...same deal.

I am truly at a loss trying to figure this out. How does someone plan for a worst-case-scenario for their future, when there's no sibling-spouse-child(ren) who will step in?

Answer: Contact your local Aging Partner's Center. Everyone needs help with end of life care, and this is a huge part of what that agency handles. Not sure about NY, but my chapter in Nebraska has advocates on staff whose sole job it is to advise and coordinate in-home care, budgeting, benefits availability, end of life decisions... The works. Seriously, these people are angels. And when you get to speak with a case manager, be sure to mention the current situation with your mother - you may find that there are resources available that you were unaware of. And as a caretaker, you deserve all the help you can get.


Title: Roommates are moving out but we're all on the lease?

Question:
I'm a student in St. Louis living in an apartment with two roommates. We are all three on the lease cosigned with our parents. The lease is from June through May. We had a fight and my roommates wish to move out. Our university has provided them with temporary housing while this gets settled. I received a letter today explaining that the three of us are jointly and severally liable for the full payment. I have paid my rent this month and am not sure if either of them has. Up until now we had been splitting equally. Can someone explain exactly what the legal language means and what I can expect with respect to payment? Will I be forced to cover their obligation?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: The roommates moving out are still required to meet their obligation. If you have to foot their portion of the rent to keep a roof over your head, you can sue them for their unpaid portion.


Title: A major corporation denied my medical claim then call me to approve it after claims of discrimination.

Question: They denied me and said to not talk about it. They took my pay. But after shutting down all their stores, for bias training; they said return to work. Then said everything was fine. They deleted my ethics complaint (luckily have screenshots). Need a lawyer?

Answer: I think you need a middle school English teacher first because that's not a cogent thought and you also did not provide a location.


Title: Why is there an expiration date on sex offenders on the registry (Australia)?

Question: I was reading the ABC News article on Marcus Dibble and I was surprised to see that it says that he will be registered as a sex offender for 15 years. I assumed that if you’re on the registry, its for life - so why wouldn’t it be?

Answer:
 Why would it be? There ought to be some form of gradation in the justice system.

Just like not all sentences to prison are life sentences and not all fines are $1 billion.Answer #2: Some countries actially believe in repentence and personal change. Chances are if someone stays away from criminal acts for 15 years, they'll keep away.


Title: Fiance and I cancelled wedding, DJ is asking for full amount.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 His note indicates that he's only asking for $500, not the full $1,000. He's done his part in mitigating his loss by booking another job on short notice. I don't see why you wouldn't paying him the $500. Under the circumstances it seems fair and reasonable. What am I missing?Answer #2: > I will proceed with legal action by putting a lien on your property

Ha! That's not how it works. First he would have to sue and win a judgment against you before he could levy your property. Answer #3: How long before the wedding was the DJ booked?

Weddings often book things out quite a bit ahead (3-6-9) months. why would you think you could cancel the service less than thirty days out? hope your sister did not put a CC down to secure the service.Answer #4: You assholes saying "no contract, too bad" need to shut up before you get OP sued. There is a verbal agreement, texts and emails, and, if OP used any of those methods to cancel, that's pretty solid proof that there was an agreement. The DJ is being entirely reasonable (outside of the weird claim that they are going to file a contractor's lien against OP's property), and is probably being honest to say that a couple court dates and the associated costs probably are going to add quite a bit to the reasonable $500 demand (particularly since I'm guessing OP will need to take off work while the DJ has days free)Answer #5: I read this whole thread and I still don't understand why your title says that he is asking for the "full amount" and your post said he is asking for half.


Title: California - debt collectors have the wrong guy, but won't leave me alone

Question:
Cliff notes version of the story:

Many years ago, 18 year old me opens cell phone account with a friend.

Year later, I close my account and the wireless carrier agrees to move my friends line to their own account instead of leaving it under me. My account gets closed.

Years later I start getting collection calls from debt collectors about the account every few months or so. My friend has unpaid balances approaching $1000 and they're coming after me for it.

I finally got the story out of them that the account is still under my SS#, which is what the wireless company said they would change when I canceled the account 10 years prior.

They have my name and social, but the address they have is not mine and not an address I ever lived at, it's my (ex)friend's (ex)address.

My gut reaction is to just tell them "it's not my debt, not my account, not my address. You'll have to take me to court if you want to try and get any money from me." But I'm hoping you guys would have some better advise for me on how to resolve this.

edit: thank you all for the advice, I feel like I have a plan now for the next time I get a call
Topic:
Credit Debt Bankruptcy

Answer: I'd recommend you write and ask for verification of the debt, which will get you the precise amount owed, the company to which it's owed and information about when the debt was incurred. You can also ask for the original loan application, a payment history, where it originated from, etc. Then you can try demanding proof that the debt is yours. [Here's](http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/19/business/la-fi-perfin-20101219) a surprisingly helpful article re how to maneuver this sort of thing.


Title: Can I opt out of my meal breaks?

Question: I work in CA, my employer is telling me that I have to take my breaks because I'm working longer than 6 hours but I would honestly rather just finish my jobs and go home. I clean offices at multiple locations but I would prefer to do what needs to get done and get home. Is there anything I can bring to them to sign that will allow me to skip my breaks?

Answer: California law requires these breaks, so no. Employers can't allow you to waive them or take them combined at the end of your shift in order to leave earlier, either. You need to follow the break policy set by your employer.


Title: Leaving a job, want to report them for their working conditions. (WA state)

Question: Good day everyone. I am quitting my job in hospital security, mainly because we are treated like crap. We have little training, terrible equipment, and we are chronically understaffed. The hospital also asks us to go above and beyond our duties (I tell them no to things like assisting with patient hygiene all the time). I feel like this needs to be addressed but I'm not sure who to go to. There are a lot more gory details and issues, but knowing who to report them would be great.

Answer:
 If you are unhappy with the way they treated you, you can report it to glassdoor.com or something.

If you believe that they treated you *illegally*, that's a separate matter. But it doesn't sound like you do.


Title: [Kentucky] Found a .22 Cartridge in trunk of car, should I do anything?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > Am I just being paranoid/silly?

Yes

>  feel free to let me know if I'm just overreacting.

You are by a factor of twenty quadrillion.Answer #2: > am I just being paranoid

Yes. .22 generally ships in loosely packed cardboard boxes; if one spills, it's impossible to fish all the cartridges from the nooks and crannies.

If you found a gun in there, then yeah, probably a crime scene. Just a cartridge? That could describe 2/3 of the cars rolling around the American West and South at the moment.


Title: My company messed up my PT/FT status, now intelligible for open enrollment health insurance until next year. But I'm required to have it for school in fall.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: What school?  Does the school run (or have run for it) a student health insurance program?  Does the school have any recommendations?


Title: Child Custody

Question:
Hello,
I’m not going to get into much details, and I know there are a lot of factors that get put into consideration when determining child custody.  But I am just trying to get a generalized idea of the process

My wife gave birth to our newborn baby, which is almost 3 months now.  We live in Kansas, but had arguments when she turned one month, and I end up moving to Pennsylvania (many reasons).  But now I am trying to see if I can have the baby live with me instead. Is this a possibility?

No “you abandoned your child!” comments or just negativity.  I had my reasons for leaving.  I just need to know if it’s worth pursuing and possible that my baby can live with me in a different stare instead.  Thank you very much

Answer:
 You are going to have a very long, complicated, and messy case involving the UCJEA if you attempt this.

The practical effect is: it depends. There can be divisions where custody is shared across states. However, the burden of sending a baby from Kansas to Pennsylvania absent some reason the mother shouldn’t be the primary conservator is pretty high.Answer #2: Overnight visits with non-custodial parents are generally not considered to be in the child's best interest (and hence, are rarely granted) until the child is at least 3 years old.

If you're looking for primary custody instead of the mother, you'd likely need to prove that the child was in danger in their currently arrangement - likely that the mother is an unfit parent.


Title: Would it be legal/smart to change the locks to my deceased father’s house? [New Mexico]

Question:
My father died recently without a will so his property will have to be distributed according to New Mexico intestate law. The only heirs will be me, my mother, and my step-sister.

Because he bought his house before marrying my mom, and he never put her name on it, it’s considered separate property right? In NM, I think my mother would only get 25% of separate property. But the thing is, we are afraid that his daughter, my step-sister, will come to start taking things at the house before my father’s property is properly distributed. And since we live in that
house, can we change the locks on it?

My step-sister is in her 40’s and is completely independent while me
and my mother are basically my father’s household family.

We want to make distributing property as fair and stressless as possible. So
in my eyes, we should hold all his property and take inventory of it until the court decides who gets what. But I just feel unsafe that my step-sister will begin taking things.

We currently have difficulties with her because she was the last one to be in charge of my father’s wallet, which now she claims she cant find. And we need his driver’s license to take care of all the financial problems associated with his death.

What should we do?

Answer: If you're worried about familial disputes over an estate, you should contact a probate attorney as soon as possible. They can give you the best advice on what is proper conduct.


Title: Suspect financial abuse of mom, she just disowned us

Question:
First I apologize if this is lengthy...

We visit my MIL (mother in law) about once a month and try to call a couple times a week at least. My husband is her only child. He and MIL have always been extremely close. They were basically best friends as well as family. She is now in her 70's and he is in his 40's. He saw her daily up until we had to move for his work. They remained close talking for hours on the phone and we would visit monthly (more if work allowed). As of August this year on our last normal visit she seemed fine. Then we had to miss September because we had a flu like virus going through all of us and did not want her to get sick (she is frail). We tried to call her but were unable to get through - she takes her phone off the hook due to telemarketers and forgets to put it back on. This has happened in the past so we didn't think much of it. Just MIL being MIL. Then we got through finally and told her we were coming for Thanksgiving and she was happy. Then she changed her tone and said very coldly and blunt "I am dying, I am leaving everything to Mr. H and don't bother coming to the funeral" THEN quite cheerfully asked how we were doing.

We called Alzheimer's right away (not sure who else to call).

Mr H is a helper who started as a handyman through a community agency. He told MIL he could no longer volunteer because he needed to make money. She hired him. We thought it was weird but she was happy and still her so ok. Last summer she told us "that man thinks he is getting this house but jokes on him because he has been paid very well for his work". He told her he would need to move away for more work 2 years ago and she gave him a raise and he stayed. We were not smart. In hindsight we see this. We should have gotten investigations started sooner but she seemed herself and was happy.

Every single visit and even before that since FIL (father inlaw) passed MIL would tell us that she is fixing up the house to make it easy for us to sell. My husband was the sole heir. We never brought up the will. It actually made us uncomfortable that she kept reassuring us.

We went for Thanksgiving and the woman in front of us was not my MIL. We called before we left the house and she was excited we were on our way. We arrived and she said "oh! I didn't know you were coming". Husband and MIL went to talk privately about what was going on and the will (Public Guardian and Trustee advised husband to talk to her about it). Then she said she made a terrible mistake because she had a stroke in August and was scared. Mr.H and his wife took her to the lawyer and changes were made (they went into the office with her) and they were to sell their house, move in with MIL and keep house after she passed.

Well she called Mr H after we left. She called us that night to tell us Mr H is going to help her change the will back. We called her the next Monday and Mr H was there for an unscheduled visit. MIL said "Mr H wrote up my new will and he has what to tell the lawyer". Husband asked if he could come to lawyer as well and MIL asked Mr H "can my son come to the lawyer too?".

Then things escalated. Later that week her phone number was changed. We cancelled work for that coming weekend and went to check on her (we tried to call Mr H but he never calls us back so we had a police wellness check done....poice told her that her son is concerned Mr H is financially abusing her and she denied it). We got there on the weekend and discovered our phone number was blocked from the new number. Then she said "a friend helped me change it because I get too many telemarketer calls". She would not name the friend but we know it is Mr H because she only lets him in the house and his family. She said she cancelled lawyer appointment for changing thw will (it was going to be changed that her grandkids get everything instead). We mentioned we had contacted Alzheimer's and expained they help set up services since she thinks she had a stroke. She was worried they would deem her unfit and remove her from her house. We explained community services are meant to keep you in the house. Went through old photos with her. She had no memory of any of the photos and she was in the photos. We are talking big events...like concerts, awards her son got, building her cottage etc

When we got back home Alzheimer's said to start a police investigation so we did.

Well poice and Alzheimer's both got in this past week. Then we got a call from the detective saying MIL has her faculties about her and everything seems in order but that MIL said we are just after her house and want her to move out so we can have her money! Then MIL said we are not to visit or contact her or she will call police.

This is devastating. Aside from that one time when Public G&T said to talk about her will we have NEVER talked money with her. Naturally now it is our word against her and Mr H who is there daily now. And he bought her a shredder and she had been shredding things the past couple of weeks. We did suggest once that she could move in with us because she expressed how she wished we lived closer so she could see us more. We can't move due to work so we offered to section off our house to make an in law suite. The only thing we she would have needed to pay for would be to make the downstairs bathroom accessible for her (it is a powder room and she can't do stairs). We would have had to share a kitchen as well. Before anyone thinks we were locking her away in a part of the house you need to know she values her privacy and her own space. We told her then she could keep the money she had and spoil herself. She liked expensive shirts at that time.

So now here we sit. My husband was disowned on his birthday. My kids will never know of this other than Grandma is sick and can't have visitors. Which is hard now because they were close with her as well.

Getting a lawyer is costly and while we are not in poverty we are not in a position to hire a lawyer either. Especially since if we did try to contest things we feel that since police and Alzheimers say MIL is able to make decisions that we would lose.

It isn't even about the estate though. Yes is sucks that Mr H is getting an amazing retirement package. And it is frustrating. Yes we would rather it be in trust for our kids. Or even go to charity.

We are more heartbroken that MIL has cut the relationships off. My husband has had a few weeks to accept his mom is gone (it is not "her"...it's like a new person lives in her body now if that makes sense). He is still hurting of course. But the concern is more for the kids who will never understand (we will probably explain when they are adults when we are older so they can get us help in case we become like MIL). But husband is also upset because he feels like his entire history is being erased now. All those photos of him getting awards, of family gatherings, of his dad. He has no pictures at all of before he and I were together now.

I don't even know what advice I am looking for. 😞

It's hard too because we worry that MIL in her few moments of clarity will wonder why we never call or visit. We don't want her to pass on thinking she was unloved. We have always spent xmas there. Now...she will be alone. Truly alone. And that is sad.
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer: Do you have a question? Cut this down to two paragraphs, stop wailing, and ask for legal advice.


Title: [Connecticut] About to close on a house, just found out the listing agent listed the taxes ~$1800 lower than actual. What legal recourse do I have?

Question:
Hi. I have an accepted offer on a house as of the beginning of May. Went through all the steps, got my mortgage final approval, ordered a (rather expensive) home inspection. Negotiated for credit for some items that were unsatisfactory, rather than having the seller fix them. The seller claims they are not in a place in life where they can fix items before closing, but wanted to offer credit.

So we came to an agreement on an amount of money for credit to go towards the closing costs in lieu of the fixes (which I will do after closing). I then paid for the appraisal for my mortgage company, and got my final "go-ahead" from my lender.

Turns out, the taxes listed on the MLS - were $1800 less than they actually were, which to me feels like a misrepresentation from the seller's realtor. I've already sunk over 2 months of my time, $2000 in costs, really love the house, but am pretty annoyed my house is going to cost me an extra ~$140 a month because the listing agent messed up.

I plan on speaking with my real estate attorney I'm retaining for the closing, but is there any legal recourse against the listing agent for misrepresenting the taxes? I'd rather not back out of the deal at this point, but can I get any sort of compensation for their mistake?

Closing is scheduled for the end of the month.

Thanks!

Answer: Taxes like that are always an estimate. You would have to prove deliberate misrepresentation.


Title: Is confessing to a crime that happened a while ago considered proof?

Question: I've seen people on the internet just admitting to smuggle drugs in Thailand or to have sold drugs when they were younger and I found myself wondering why they didn't get tackled outside the building and interrogated... I'm aware that some people have confessed to murders on YouTube, and because there's an unsolved case behind murders, of course they're gonna get charged. But if I went around saying I spent ten years making meth in my basement, doesn't that count as a confession? If there's no proof or lab left, can one be charged still? (Canadian law if available, U.S law if it's all you know, it doesn't matter)

Answer:
 What you are looking for is "Statute of limitation". Depending on the crime, once the statute runs out, you cannot be charged for that crime.

In Canada, there is no statute of limitation for indictable offenses. There is a 6 month statute for summary offenses. If the Crown doesn't prosecute you in the 6 months after a crime, then you could brag about it to everyone without consequences. Some exceptions apply, and there are many technicalities, so I wouldn't brag about anything regardless of any possible expired statute.

IANAL so I might be wrong though.


Title: Doctor Shared Information with Family that I specifically stated I did not want shared.

Question: I had to drive to the ER after I hadn't been able to urinate in 24 hours. I was in an extreme amount of pain was rushed into intake. They asked if I had taken anything and I was honest and told them that I had taken some morphine sulphate 30 hours before. I told them that I did not want this shared with my family and she reassured me that it was private. I was drained of the urine after around 30 minutes when the doctor came in. My father had come into the room recently after I was drained. Shortly after the doctor came in and exclaimed "So your were taking morphine. That was the cause of it." She of course proceeded to treat me like an animal. I would like to clarify that I rarely ever use illegal substances (Don't even smoke pot). That comment has destroyed my homelife and I have had to take care of myself because my family refuses to talk to me. I am 22 and completely self dependent so financially I'm fine but I felt violated and cried as I was leaving the hospital. Did she have the right to share that information without my permission or can I take legal action?

Answer:
 https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/faq/523/can-my-health-care-provider-share-or-discuss-my-health-information-with-my-family/index.html

Look at the first example.  Looks like since you allowed your father in the room it is not a HIPAA violation.
Answer #2: If you believe your doctor has committed a HIPAA violation you should report it. This link will show you how to do that:

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint/

The appropriate authorities will review your complaint and conduct an investigation if appropriate. Answer #3: The doctor is going to assume anybody you allow in the room with you has permission to know relevant medical information. They aren't going to surgarcoat anything or make something up.  Answer #4: The nurse and doctor aren't the same person and the nurse must have assumed you wouldn't have your parents in the room with you when they came in to discuss the cause. Anyone you consent to have in the room while doc is doing that is going tovhear what doc has to say. Doc won't just lie for you for no reason and with no prompt. Next time do not have your parents in the room when you know illicit substances are going to be found and discussed. If you aren't prescribed a drug and test positive for it, expect that you'll be questioned about that.


Title: Mother's employer giving her a hard time to take vacation days (FL) advice?

Question:
I posted this in r/legal but I thought I might get a better response here.

My mother works at a small family owned pharmacy in Florida as a pharmacy technician . Whenever she requests to use her vacation days it is always a huge ordeal.

Recently, my mom requested vacation days so she could be with my cousin who is coming from out of the country. The manager called her into the office and asked her to work weekends to make up for the days she is requesting. That is unacceptable, these are her paid vacation days that she hasn't used for the year. She declined and the manager insisted that she work at least half days on the days she is requesting.

Throughout the year, every time my mother has requested to use her days she has been denied or the days have been rearranged in a way that is convenient for the manager and inconvenient for my mom because she is given no choice.

Last year, it came to the point where they didn't allow her to take any days off and gave her a check for the remaining paid days off instead.

Essentially they are not allowing her to take her time off and paying her for it instead without giving her a choice. I don't think this is ethical.

I would like to know if there is anything that can be done or if this is even legal.

There is no HR department in this company, all of the issues are handled by either the manager or the vice president (who are related).

TLDR; Workplace not giving mom time off and paying her for it instead. Mother doesn't want this she wants her time off. We live in Florida. Is this legal?

Answer:
 Florida has no vacation leave laws so the company can make whatever policy they want. She is getting her time in the form of cash so likely nothing illegal happening.

She can look for a different job with different leave policies


Title: Hypothetical question: what are the terms of a search warrant?

Question: I've heard that while operating under a search warrant, police are only aloud to collect evidence that they suspected you have. So let's say I'm suspected of stealing the Coke recipe or something. The police show up on my doorstep with a search warrant and demand to check my computer's hard drive to prove I have the recipe. I let them in, walk them over to the computer, and let them do their thing. But on the way from the front door to the computer room, they pass by the living room, where some guy named Jared is doing lines of cocaine while guarding a giant metal cage with a handful of bruised, bloodied, and malnourished women inside. Would the police just have to walk by all that, or are they aloud to convict me of human trafficking and felony drug charges?

Answer:
 No, the police do not have to ignore crimes they see. Read up on the [plain view doctrine](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/plain_view_doctrine):

>The plain view doctrine allows a police officer to seize objects not described in a warrant when executing a lawful search or seizure if he observes the object in plain view and has probable cause to believe that it is connected with criminal activities.  The incriminating character of the object should be immediately identifiable.  Evidence in a container can not possibly be identified by plain observation or touch and therefore should not be seized unless it is listed in the warrant.

All the stuff you describe is pretty blatantly connected with criminal activities. Exigent circumstances could also come into play given the immediate need to rescue the captives.


Title: Our landlord is selling the house our apartment is in, and just called me asking to switch to a month-to-month lease "in case the new landlords raise rent."

Question: [deleted]

Answer: don't do this. you'd be screwing yourself.  switching to month to month would only help YOU if they decided to lower rents which is unlikely. my guess is that it's harder for him to sell the house with a tenant who has almost a year lease left so that's why he's trying to get you to switch.


Title: Both Parents laid off on the same day. Possible Age discrimination

Question:
Hey guys, so this question relates to my parents being let go from their jobs. Sorry for the length and I realize the story may be unorganized. I just want to help my parents out during this stressful time for our family. Thank you in advance.

So both of my parents are nearly 60 and have been working for this company for years.  I can't say which company but it is a large corporation. My father had been pretty high up with over 120 people below him but apparently he made an enemy of his boss. He originally lost his job when his department was shut down a few years ago and had to move across the country to keep a job at the same company. He sold our house and both my mom and dad moved. This ex boss he had supposedly asked for dirt on him from fellow managers when she found out he kept his job.  They had my Dad working 14 hours a day and I've seen his health go downhill with the increased amount of stress. Our family is in deep debt and his job is crucial. Eventually his doctor diagnosed him with chronic fatigue and he even wrote in his year end review that he is being worked much more than 40 hours a week and it's affecting his health.  My Mom and Dad both work for the same company but in different departments. The other day he was speaking with my Mom at work and mentioned possibly taking disability leave.  Somebody must have overheard that because the next thing that happened was both of my parents being laid off on the same day.  Now our family is screwed and my parents are talking about having to sell their house and file for bankruptcy.  I feel so horrible for them because they've always worked so hard. My Dads health is much worse than it was before this job and now I need to take a flight across the country to just visit. Both my parents dont have college degrees and they both are nearly 60 which puts their odds at finding a job very slim.  Do they have legal grounds to sue for wrongful termination? Thanks in advance

Answer:
 You need to talk to an employment attorney. This sounds like it may be illegal, but you need an expert to tell you for sure. Answer #2: Were they given a reason for being laidoff? Were any other employees laid off?Answer #3: The challenge here is he hasn't yet filed for disability leave nor has he informed the company of his intention. All the proof he has is he thinks someone may have overheard him.

When the doctor diagnosed him, did he ever submit a note to HR?Answer #4: > -A total of 26 people were laid off including both my parents who were top performers in separate departments.

As others have said, you could talk to an attorney. However, it'll be difficult to prove that your parents were fired because of their age when another 20+ people were also let go during a round of layoffs.

Make sure both your parents apply for unemployment.

> Our family is in deep debt

Also consider checking out /r/personalfinance. You'll get a lot of good advice on how to deal with this financial trying time.


Title: Can you legally go through someone else's mailbox/mail?

Question:
Apparently my neighbor has a script for narcotics being mailed to him from his doctor who is 4 hours away in Detroit (don't get me started). He "messed up the address" and mailed it to us (we have a similar address...his is 413 and ours is 413 1/2...probably the only people in this town with an address like that).

Anyways, he was cop knocking at our door and when we finally answered he informed us, nastily, of the mistake. He went on to inform us that in the city of Detroit it's legal to go through someone else's mailbox (which at that point I already knew he did bc I heard him opening it). Isn't that a federal offense..? :/

Answer: It's illegal to open someone else's mail. If he was just checking through yours for his misplaced script,  no harm no foul. If he was tearing your stuff open he could get in some trouble.


Title: [Indiana] What is the law regarding the marking of grave sites (if there is even any law about it)?

Answer:
 > Can my mother-in-law buy a marker and place it at her son's grave?

Does your mother-in-law have any ownership interest in the gravesite?  Did she acquire it, pay for it, is it in her name, anything?

> Can the widow be forced to place something there beyond the laminated paper stuck to a metal frame?

It's very unlikely you can force the widow to do anything.


Title: Porn and Child Support

Question:
I've always wondered if porn actors have a child support agreement in place before they work together?   My understanding is that support is owed to the child, not the mother, so it might not be possible to disclaim or limit it in advance of conception...  but that seems a HUGE job liability to take, given how much unprotected sex we're talking about.

Are male pornstars all being drained (financially) by their massive child support obligations?

Answer:
 Yeah such an agreement is not possible.

Anyways, if there is a possibility of a huge liability, why would one of two parties ever agree to take all of the liability?

I would also assume that the actresses are pretty universally using birth control.


Title: I was fired for bias reasoning. What can I do?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: That's a perfectly good reason to fire you.Answer #2: It's not illegal. It's not obscene. File for unemployment and look for a new job. You have less than no standing.


Title: My mom wanted to get prescription glasses at a eye glasses store and signed a paper saying she will pay for it. Before she left the store she wanted to cancel her order. The store said is too late and is trying to force her to pay. [NYC]

Question: She is now getting bills from them. Even though she never got the glasses. I wrote a complaint to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but what else can we do.

Answer: What were the terms on the paper she signed? Was there something there about no refunds? How much was the purchase for?


Title: Download of the Leaks

Question:
What is the chance that the FBI will be chasing down the people who have downloaded the albums from mega and or other sights?(California)

Edit: Thanks
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer: Lower than the chance of being struck by lightning while holding a winning lottery ticket.Answer #2: exceptionally unlikelyAnswer #3: HUGE^(ly tiny)


Title: [AZ] My son is being sued for securities fraud and breach of contract- but he's not an investor. Is there grounds?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 I am assuming by the total lack of response by OP that they are in fact lying about a few details, if not everything.Answer #2: Your kid isn’t a teen, he is 21, according to an old comment of yours.

He committed securities fraud and he spent the money on drugs.

He needs an attorney NOW. There is a very good chance he will spend a few years in prison for this. The AZ Bar Association can help you find an attorney.