Title: (Florida & Texas) My husbands parents are demanding money and threatening to sue us for financial support.

Question:
We're in Florida and his parents are in Texas.

My husbands parents are bad with money, I mean really really bad as in my father-in-law gets fired so they go out to a steakhouse and the buy a $2500 refrigerator the next day.

Anyway, they think that because we have a house and drive Mercedes and BMWs we should support them.

They have a lawyer and they are demanding $1000 a month for life. What are the chance of them actually getting support if they sue?

If it makes any difference they kicked my husband out when he was 17, because of that he had to drop out of school and was homeless for a short time.

Answer:
 Hi, Texas lawyer here. This isn't legal advice.

If you are served with papers, do not go to Texas. Call a Texas attorney and ask them to file a special appearance, claiming that as Florida citizens and residents, the Texas court does not have personal jurisdiction over you. If that should lose, you should respond as your lawyer directs.Answer #2: Hah, turn the tables on them and seek guardianship over them and their finances. Court can app or a third-party if necessary. Apparently they can't take care of themselves. Answer #3: Question I had while reading this:

Do you and your parents have to reside in the same state for the laws to apply to both parties?

Say I live in Minnesota, where there are no filial responsibility laws, and my parents live in South Dakota, where there are.  Do they then have filial support rights?Answer #4: Please update eventually.


Title: In a wreck that totaled my car. Mother has decided to keep settlement.

Question: I was in an accident that totaled my car at the beginning of February. I was The sole occupant of my car at the time and was hit by a driver making an illegal turn at an intersection. The car was my mother's old car that she had recently passed down to me when she purchased her new car. When she gave me this car in early January she claimed she lost the title and had ordered a new one so that she could sign the car over to me. Before she did this, I was involved in the wreck. At the time of the wreck my car was still registered to my mother and her wife. I filed a claim with my insurance and the man's insurance. My step-mother insisted that she be the one insurance would contact for any questions and I never heard from the insurance company after she reached out to them. Weeks passed with no update when I found out not only had a settlement been issued, they decided to keep the settlement. I have text messages from my mom stating she gave me the car. I paid for my insurance on the car. I paid for the inspection and registration. I have receipts for all. I have copies of my police report from the accident. I'm just wondering if I have a leg to stand on, legally?

Answer:
 > I'm just wondering if I have a leg to stand on, legally?

You don't.  It's your mother's car, legally speaking, and the loss is hers.  She suffered the damage, she gets the payout.

If there was money in there for injuries to you, you could make an argument about that.


Title: (VA) Seeking to Garnish wages of a guy who destroyed my house.

Question:
I have a judgement against him and I know which company he works for. The problem is, they are a national healthcare firm and don't have an "office" in the town he works - he most likely works in the hospital for a company that contracts with the hospital. I don't see how I can send the garnishment to the corporate office as it's in Pennsylvania and I'm in Virginia.

Oh, btw, I will pay $ to anyone that can help me do this successfully. Trying to avoid a lawyer because I don't have THAT much.

Answer:
 > Oh, btw, I will pay $ to anyone that can help me do this successfully. Trying to avoid a lawyer because I don't have THAT much.

No one is going to do that. That would constitute representing you, and this is not the place to seek legal representation.


Title: House guest won't leave

Question: I have just moved into a new 1 bedroom apt on May 18th. I let a house guest stay on my couch until the end of this month and now they refuse to leave. The lease is in my name and it states no one's allowed to live there except me. Can I call the police to escort her out, or do I have to take legal action? If so, what legal actions should I take?

Answer: Depending on your location, they might be a tenant by now and you'd have to go through a legal evictuon process, which could take a while. You could yourself be evicted for violating your lease.Answer #2: The answer to your question depends on how long they have been there. If it has been a short while, call the police and the police can remove them. If they have been there long enough to establish tenancy, you will need to follow the law to evict them. That is 30 days’ written notice followed by court if they refuse to leave. Even if the person has not paid rent, they can develop the rights of a tenant through time. If they have been on your couch for a week or two you are probably fine with the police. As you get to a month, problems start to develop. In that case I suggest you hire a lawyer or see if you qualify for legal aid.Answer #3: You might have to pay them to leave to avoid having to legally evict them. Maybe a couple hundred bucks would solve the problem?Answer #4: I've had to evict a guest from my home because under California law at the time (2001) once someone receives mail to that address they are considered a resident.  Definitely search your local laws and act fast.


Title: Partial deposit wanted from landlord

Question:
Hello,

I moved out of a rented room in a boarder house in Washington State on Monday. I paid a $395 deposit ($95 is non-refundable) upon move-in. While living there, a curling iron that was turned off malfunctioned and turned on while it was switched to the "off" position, which left a burn mark in the carpet (stupid place to leave a curling iron anyway, I know). My landlord emailed me a deposit receipt today and stated:

"I wanted to go ahead and send your deposit receipt. Your room looked great except for a burn in the carpet. Unfortunately re-carpeting will be more than you paid in security, so we can’t send you any refund. I’m attaching the receipt as well as a photo of the burn."

I know that a new tenant has already moved into the room. Should I be held liable for the damages if the landlord is not actually replacing the carpet? I sent her an email requesting a copy of the receipt for the work, but she hasn't responded.

My other issue is that this carpet already had a decent amount of wear and tear. They purchased the house 4 years ago so the carpets were at least 4 years old and the room had been her children's room so they were already worn. Apparently WA does have any laws on this, but recommends carpets be replaced every 6 years and recommends that there be some deductions from "wear and tear."

of the $395 deposit, she states that $95 is a non-refundable security fee and the remaining $300 are for the burn in the carpet. It seems unfair that I'm being charged for carpet that she might not be replacing and also that she is maybe overcharging me given the lifespan of the carpet.

http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/1593116370EN.pdf?stateabbrev=/WA/

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280

Answer: You are responsible for the damage regardless of whether she fixes it or not.  Theoretically the $300 makes her whole, regardless of whether she keeps the money or fixes the carpet.  Think about it this way: if someone rear ends you and cracks your bumper, they owe you the cost of replacing your bumper.  Whether you then choose to fix your bumper or not is your choice - but either way they still need to pay you for the damage.


Title: [Work] My friend wants to file for gender discrimination, here's what she told me.

Question:
Alabama is where this occurred.

My friends boss said she'd never be a manager because, "a woman would never be a manager."

She's also been yelled at several times for no reason, for reasons outside her power(like the weather, or politics).

Anything she can do? And finally, she has no video or audio evidence. This was in Alabama, thanks guys in advanced!

Answer:
 Unless she's applied for a management position and not gotten it, there is no discrimination. You can't sue for theoretical discrimination. As for being yelled at, well it isn't illegal to be an asshole to your employees.

Anyway, discrimination cases, even when they are valid, are extremely hard to prove.


Title: Is my step father able to adopt me?

Question:
I'm a 22yr old male from Kentucky, currently in the air force stationed in England and have lived here for 2 years. My step dad has been with my mom since I was 2, they've been married since I was 4 which is the same age I was when my biological dad left and never resurfaced in my life till about 11 years later when I was 15 and we tried to have a relationship but he was still hit or miss and I haven't seen or talked to him in 4 years now, so I have no love or hate for my biological dad but I know my step dad is MY  father and I don't question that, he's raised me, cared and loved for me like I was his own but the idea of adoption never came up because what's the point when he's the only father I've ever known and we don't need anything stating such.

But as more of a symbolic thing, when I come home in june, I wanted to give him adoption papers for Father's day just as a sign of my appreciation of the job he's done. So my question is, am I too old to be adopted? If not how do I start the process and accomplish it while keeping it a secret from him. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Kentucky codified its adult adoption law in KRS 405.390, which states: "An adult person over eighteen (18) years of age may be adopted in the same manner as provided by law for the adoption of a child and with the same legal effect, except that his consent alone to such adoption shall be required."Answer #2: I'm in AZ, and we just celebrated my one year adoptiversary. My adult daughter did something similar, taking me out to dinner and giving me the adoption paperwork wrapped in a gift filled with pictures of us throughout the years. My wife (her biological mother) had no idea this was coming, it was an incredible gesture. In Arizona, it was legal as long as I had a step parent relationship with her, so your state might have similar laws?

Interesting side note - my wife had to sign an affidavit in support of the adoption, not because she was her mother, but because she was my wife. Her biological father had no say, since she is an adult.

Best of luck!Answer #3: You should be good to go, but adoptions aren’t really DIY. Go see a family law attorney to get the ball rolling. Answer #4: That is a great gesture.


Title: [IL] I'm a teen and I'm at a party, my friend is drunk and I don't know what to do

Question: He drank half a bottle of vodka, I don't know what to do. he's super fucked out of his head and threw up three times already. he can respond to us bit hes freaking out

Answer:
 If you take him to the hospital the two of you won't be arrested for being drunk and underage. It's called medical amnesty and it went into effect in your state last year.

Don't drive drunk, though. It won't cover that.

If you call an ambulance and the cops show up, only you and your friend will be off the hook, so everybody else better get out.Answer #2: Legal advice? Leave the party with your friend, now. Before you all get arrested. Don’t drive drunk either. Call your parents if you have to, admitting to drinking to your parents is a lot better than ruining the rest of your lives over it.

Where should you go? Take your friend to the hospital.Answer #3: Try to get him to eat some bread etc. Give him water to drink. Have him lie down on his side. Call a trusted parent or other adult. If he passes out, dial 911.Answer #4: Half of what size of a bottle? Half a small bottle (about the size of a flask) and he's probably okay. Make sure he gets home safe and goes to sleep on his side.

Any larger than that and you need to get him to a hospital because he may have alcohol poisoning. Don't drive drunk and don't take this on yourself. Call someone's mom or dad, or call 911.


Title: [FL][19m] i think I just got fired, store manager did not make it clear. What legal options do i have?

Question:
*So i’m gonna give you all some background info.*

-Im 19 m
-I work part time at a large retail company
-i have been late a couple of times, nothing consistent.
-this takes place in FL
-there is a work groupchat with everyone in it. (Mangers & Employees)
-i cant see the groupchat anymore
-im in college

So my manager, M, has a history of hiring girls he finds are attractive, everyone knows this. M hires attractive girls and lets them get away with things that most other employees cant (backtalk, yelling at the manager, general disrespect.)

The most recent girl he’s hired, B, asks Thursday night if someone can take her shift, nobody responds.

Now typically in retail that means you have to show up to your shift. Not for B.

She sent a text in the groupchat Friday morning saying “Im not coming into work today”

So the manager, M asks for someone to cover her shift for her and nobody responds. So he sends a text after with something along the lines of “Since nobody wants to take this shift don’t be upset with me when i hire 4 new people and your hours are shit.”

Obviously this didnt go over well with us (the employees) and we start responding with things like “oh im studying for a final” “i have plans today” that sort of thing. I responded saying “i cant come in im trying not to fail my class rn” sort of a joke but really not.

Then people start going off on the B saying things like “you cant just call out last minute to your job” and B says the night before isnt calling last minute (it is)

Then the manager sent this https://imgur.com/gallery/5W1efjq

Notice how at the bottom he removed me from the groupchat.

So today i show up to work and he asks if one of the other managers texted me and they havent so i said no. And he tells me that i have the day off. I said okay and left.

I drove half an hour to work for him to tell me to go home with no notice? He texted someone last night to cover my shift and they showed up but he cant text me about it? He just removes me and says nothing.

I tried calling corporate but theyre closed on the weekends.

What are my options? Can i get compensated for the time driving to and from work? Can i get compensated for the day? It was a 7 hour shift at 9/hr so thats about $54 before taxes cut.

TLDR

Manager got butthurt and kicked me out of the groupchat after he singled me out in front of everyone and i clapped back. Then he tells me when i show up to my shift to go home with no warning.  What do i do?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: He can 100% fire you for this. No legal recourse.


Title: (NM) Girl might be pregnant, mutual agreement not to involve me as the father

Question:
This is in New Mexico. I said I didn’t want to be involved in the child’s life if she was confirmed pregnant, and she understood and agreed. We are not dating.

Is there any binding document that could just solidify this verbal (actually over text) agreement?

Answer: Nope. She can pursue child support for the next eighteen years. And even if she would personally prefer not to, the state can pursue it if she receives any sort of assistance.


Title: I've been smoking weed during my pregnancy - what will happen legally?

Question:
I smoked before I found out, and when I did I stopped for about two months. I work late nights and have to walk 2 miles home, one night my boyfriend offered it to me and since then I've been smoking to be able to eat and sleep. Fuck, I know there is no excuse but I eat so much better (not typical munchie foods, but legit dinners) and it helps with pain now that I'm 23 weeks and I'm sore every where. My last ob appointment I gave a urine sample which I know will be positive for THC and now I'm contemplating cancelling my next appointment this week because I'm scared of what I'll be told, and I'll also test positive again (I don't know for sure if they drug test me but i read somewhere they do).

I haven't smoked since yesterday and my boyfriend got rid of all his shit so now I can finally put pot behind me. I live in the USA, Washington State. What will I expect about it at my next appointment and is there a risk of having my baby taken away? My boyfriend's brother and his girlfriend used heroin and had custody for a few weeks before they kept using and had their daughter taken away. Can I expect the same thing?

I sound so stupid right now but I keep trying to justify it because it really does help. For example, It's 9:30pm right now, I've worked all day and haven't eaten more than a few bites of a pb&j sandwich because my appetite is gone.

I also have to add that I'm 17, and I'm terrified my mom will find out. We have a lot of problems (I live with my boyfriend) and I know she will never, ever let me forget.

Answer:
 as far as I know there aren't currently any studies that show marijuana to have adverse effects on the fetus.

i'm also not sure that a urine test during pregnancy screens for drugs. unless it was a drug test.


Title: [WA] Is it legal to use... CS:GO?

Question: Some of you might know about the game Counter-Strike : Global Offfensive from Valve. If you don't, it's first-person shooter game and it uses virtual skins for guns. I'm planning to open gambling website where I want to use the pictures of those skins and I'm not sure if it's illegal to use them or not. Can anybody help me with it?

Answer: So you want to use someone else's IP to create a highly regulated gambling website and you want to know if it is OK? Well, you need permission to use other people's art work. Then you have to get over the gambling hump also.


Title: Scenario: M/F couple on birth control, female stops taking BC without telling male, gets pregnant, then demands child support.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 No.

>She built a 100,000 dollar house in the last 8 months

Is it a dollhouse?Answer #2: Short answer: Nope. Also $400 isn't much.

Longer answer: Yep - he can seek full custody.  If he thinks he is a better parent than she is, than he should try to be more involved. Answer #3: It's not entrapment. Not even close.

Also, $400/mo is nothing compared to what a kid costs each month.


Title: [USA] is it still just as illegal to open someone’s mail even if it is delivered to you?

Question: I regularly receive mail from USPS for 3 or 4 different previous tenants of where I’m living. Most of it is spam but sometimes it looks like they’re might be something juicy

Answer:
 It is illegal to intentionally open someone else's mail, even if it was delivered to you.

If you accidentally open mail that was misdelivered, you should seal it back up, write "return to sender, not at this address" or similar on the envelope, and put it back in the mailbox (or give it to the apartment complex to be placed in their outgoing mail.)


Title: CA, Contract signed saying I will not sue for sexual harassment.

Question:
I have no plans to sue, but was wondering hypothetically if this was legal.

So a few years ago I worked at a company where there were about 30 men and I was the only woman. The guys got pretty raunchy at times, but it was never directed at me, and I found it funny, not offensive. I even made jokes of my own.

They eliminated my department and when they laid me off they said I could have a months worth of pay if I signed a contract agreeing to never sue them for sexual harassment.

I signed because I needed the money and because I have no plans to sue and I do not feel I was harassed and have no ill will, but now I wonder if that was legal for them to do.

Answer: It's absolutely legal for them to make the offer and you to accept the offer. You were not under duress or coerced. You should have said no and not taken the severance. If they had made that a requirement for you to get your final paycheck that would be something else.


Title: There is a warrant for my arrest.

Question:
    My dad and I share a name. I’m the 4th and he’s the 3rd. He has a felony warrant that, according to doxpop, is pending (active). The problem is that it’s only under first and last name with no Roman numerals, address, or physical traits. Oh, and it’s listed as MY birthday.

    I spoke with two people from the sheriff’s communication center and they said it would get fixed and that there are no active warrants. She mentioned it was probably pulled from NCIC but not removed from doxpop.

    Should I be concerned? When the warrant is hopefully fixed, will it still show in doxpop or will it totally disappear? What steps should I take if it still shows under my DOB.

Answer: Don't trust a private website. Contact the issuing jurisdiction directly and ask them.


Title: I think I'm getting screwed on car repair. (Alabama)

Question:
I was hoping you guys could help me out in figuring out my legal obligations in my current situation. Last March I was was leaving a friend's house late at night and as I was backing out I tapped her 2004 VW beetle and sctarched the back bumper. Her car was already pretty beat up so she told me not to worry about it, I told her I would pay for it but she said it was all good. Since then her and I have had a falling out and I haven't spoken to her in months. I recieved this text message from her yesterday:
"Hey my dad wants my bumper to be fixed... He got an estimate and it's $1302. I didn't want to hit you up for the money but my dad has been down my throat every day about it and said that if I didn't talk to you then he would go to your dad. It's in the shop now and he wants it to be fixed. Look I didn't even want to text you about this I know you're mad at me but this is coming from my dad."
I think $1302 is a little steep to fix a bumper, I feel like i'm getting hustled into paying for way more than a scratch. I also feel like it's not my responsibility anymore, she told me not to worry about it and it's been a whole year since it's happened.

Answer: From experience, that's about the right cost to remove, repaint and blend a bumper from a scratch. At least for a high end shop.


Title: Tried to get a vasectomy, unsuccessful due to my feeling too much pain during procedure, am I responsible for entire bill? Texas

Question:
Paid in advance, title sums it up.

Edit:  thanks for everyone's feedback.   I'm going to go back in a couple of weeks this time I'm getting prescribed some meds.   Hopefully they'll work next time!

Answer: The procedure was unsuccessful because you told the doctor to stop? Unless you made an agreement to the contrary beforehand, yes, you certainly are responsible to pay the full amount. Answer #2: Just out of curiousity.  You weren't put totally under?


Title: I am being charged nearly $20k for an urgent care visit with a runny nose.

Question:
TLDR at bottom. And this is in California by the way.

For several days leading up to my visit I was experiencing migraines (which is something I struggle with from time to time). Then,  I started to experience this strange new symptom where liquid would drip from my right nostril while bending forward. It did not happen every single time I leaned forward, but frequently. I had never experienced this symptom previously. Saturday and Sunday this continued to happen periodically, and I became concerned. I spoke with some people about this strange drainage from my nostril and they told me it sounded like a CSF leak. I had never heard of this before, but I had some similar symptoms, so I decided to go into urgent care and ask some questions.

I went into an Urgent Care facility Sunday afternoon around 2:30PM. I explained my symptoms and my concern for a CSF leak, and I wondered if they had any answers for me. I wanted to know if this was normal, if it could be a legitimate leak, if it was life-threatening, or if I was overreacting. I saw several different people, some nurses, some doctors, but finally someone asked if I could produce this liquid. I leaned forward and a tiny drop rested at the tip of my nose. A doctor put on gloves, touched the drop with a tissue and looked at it for a moment. That doctor then left to discuss my symptoms with someone else.

The next person to come see me told me I was being transported to the ER. My wife was there with me and I asked if I could transport myself or if my wife could just drive me, and I was told ‘No.’ I asked if they thought this could be a CSF leak or what the concern was that made them decide to send me to the ER and my wife and I were told that they were going to do a CT scan and an MRI in search of a tumor or something else that could be causing this. Because I had experienced no trauma to my head, they assumed there might be something else pressing on the dura layer causing a leak.

I was of course immediately panicked by this revelation, but I had to compose myself and console my wife who broke down in tears. We came in hoping for some quick answers and were now told I may have a brain tumor. Now we had to wait several hours before getting confirmation that I did not have a tumor.

I was taken back in the urgent care almost immediately for the CT scan. It went quick and I have no complaints, but I never heard anything about how it went or saw any readings from this test. I assume doctors looked at it, but it would have been nice to be in the loop.

We waited in a small room in the urgent care with several other patients, doctors, and nurses coming in and out. It was over 45 minutes before someone came to get me to take me the short drive to the ER. I was taken outside in a wheelchair and loaded into a van. The person loading me into the van was being trained and struggled with the ramp, so I sat outside in the cold and windy weather while he figured it out. Finally, I was dropped off at the ER.

I spoke with a few doctors who took my information and explained to me how the MRI would go, and they answered a few questions of my own. I was told it was unknown how long it would take for me to be called for my MRI. They said it could be hours and that I would likely be at the hospital until midnight (if they didn’t admit me and keep me for several days). This was discouraging. Then I was sent back to the waiting room. It was at this point that my wife had to leave the hospital for a couple hours and take care of some things. She made sure our kids had a place to stay for a while. She took them each a bag of clean clothes and toiletries and went by our home to walk and feed our dogs.

While she was gone, I was called for my MRI (much faster than I had been told previously). I was taken in a wheelchair down to the section of the hospital where the MRI would take place and the doctors there were surprised when I showed up without an IV in my arm. They were annoyed that someone hadn't done this previously (this seemed unprofessional). They began the MRI, then stopped partway through as someone showed up to give me my IV so they could add the contrast.

Next, I was told I would be going back to the ER waiting room, but along the way we were notified that I would be given a bed. I was taken to a section with several beds separated by curtains. I sat here and waited. Around 8:00-8:30PM I got to speak with an ER doctor who had seen my MRI results. He did not explicitly say that I had no tumor or mass (really, just that he had seen my results). It was at this point that I assumed if I had a tumor, they would have told me. He wanted me to produce a sample for him from my nose and so once again, I leaned forward. This time nothing came out. He left me there with some gauze in hopes of producing a sample, but nothing ever came out.

Eventually my wife returned, and the ER doctor returned with another doctor to discuss my release. I was unable to produce a sample of the fluid from my nose, my MRI results showed no sign of a CSF leak or tumor, and they told me they never believed there was a chance I had a CSF leak at all. They seemed to think my odds of having a CSF leak without trauma were astronomical.

Honestly, it was at this point that I felt treated as a moron for coming in and thinking I could have a CSF leak. They discharged me with a runny nose and did nothing for me. My wife was also frustrated because it was apparent to her as well that these doctors were rude to me and made me feel like there was no need for me to be in their ER (a decision I did not make.

From the very beginning I did not believe I needed to go to the ER. I was told by urgent care that I needed these tests run and I was sent to the ER as a level 5 emergency. Why did all of this take place when I went into urgent care with a runny nose, then was discharged from the ER 7 hours later with a runny nose? Also, I pointed this out to my wife, and I guess no one else noticed the entire time either, but no one ever looked in my nose! Don’t they have devices for that sort of thing? Shouldn’t someone have actually looked into my nose?

When we were finally released it was 9:30 and we were just happy to be going home and to know that I did not have a brain tumor. This was a crazy and seemingly unnecessary afternoon and we just wanted to be done with it. Then the bills began to arrive. I would like to dispute every bill from that day because of the unprofessional way I was treated and the unnecessary tests and unnecessary stress my wife and I were put through. The biggest bill amounts to just under $15,000. I am being charged thousands of dollars for going to urgent care with a runny nose and trusting the doctor’s decisions because they scared me into thinking I could have a brain tumor. I would love some help in sorting this all out.

TLDR: I went to urgent care with a runny nose. I mentioned a CSF leak and the doctors scared me into thinking I may have a brain tumor. They made me use their ER and ran a bunch of tests over several hours, then treated me like a moron and told me there was a zero chance I had a CSF leak. They discharged me with a runny nose and are charging me nearly $20k for all of the tests. This is in California. I disputed the bills, they reviewed it and told me my bill stands unchanged.

Answer:
 > I disputed the bills, they reviewed it and told me my bill stands unchanged.

You received the services and need to pay for them. Has your insurance rejected the claim? You can post over to /r/insurance as well.

If this was an actual hospital, not a clinic, it is required to post its financial assistance program details. You can Google "[name of hospital] + financial assistance program". [Here is a CA example.](https://www.cedars-sinai.org/billing-insurance/financial-assistance.html)

Depending on your income level there may be other options. Did you speak with a social worker at the hospital? Have you tried to negotiate the cost down at all? /r/personalfinance may have tips for that.Answer #2: You can consult with a medical malpractice attorney to determine if you have a case, these consultations are often free.

Based on what you've said here no malpractice occurred. You went to urgent care stating you might have a CSF leak, they did some preliminary workup and then had you transferred to an ER. No urgent care can treat a CSF leak so they are going to send you to an ER and they don't want the liability of sending you home with an emergent condition.


Title: [Illinois] A (real) DNA test has confirmed that my dad is not my biological dad. Next steps?

Question:
I am a 30 year old male. I took a 23andMe DNA test because it would be fun, right? However the results were shocking enough for my brother and I to get a real lab DNA test done. The real test results showed that we were not full brothers. *"... the probability of a full siblingship is 0.1%."* The test we were administered was an "Informational" one and not a "Legally-Admissible" one. While this test doesn't confirm which son is the illegitimate child, I'm confident it is me. My birth certificate lists my legal father and not my biological father. At this time, I have no idea who the biological father is and I'm hoping to keep it that way.

Now that majority of family knows, I'm starting to fear the fallout of all of this. Mainly, I'm concerned about a few things for myself:

* I am concerned about Medical Power of Attorney. My understanding is the courts usually choose a family member to be a Medical Power of Attorney in case I'm in a situation where I can't make my own decisions. I'm concerned that my Mom (who I don't care for at the moment) would be favored as the PoA, or possibly this stranger of a biological father. Should I take preventative action and have an attorney draft a PoA?
* I don't have a living will at this time, but again, I feel like my legal dad may get shafted if I were to suddenly die. I do have some assets. It feels a little early to be making a living will, but in my situation it might make sense?

If there's anything else I'm missing that I might want to do to protect myself, I'd really appreciate the input!
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 At this point, it doesn't matter. Your dad's your dad.Answer #2: He is your legal father in every sense of the word. Full stop. This DNA test has no bearing on that. Answer #3: If you are 30, the "sperm donor" is not your father.  From a legal standpoint, the sperm donor is a stranger.

That being said, it's never too early to have a Medical Power of Attorney, Living Will, Will, etc.


Title: Getting slammed with automated telemarket calls on my cell phone. Anything I can do? (CA)

Question: Lately, I have been getting slammed with automated telemarketing calls on my cellphone from all types of business from many many different phone numbers. Yes, I registered my cellphone with the Do Not Call Registry. I verified the registration recently, and it was done in 2009. I have no idea what to do except set all of the numbers to auto-block. But the calls just keep coming from different numbers. I have had the same number since 2002. This is in California.

Answer:
 I am a senior attorney at the FCC who handles robocall enforcement.  Here's my advice.

First, file a complaint with the FCC--you can do that [here.](https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=39744)

Second, these calls are almost certainly scams. They don't respect the fact that your number is on the Do Not Call registry or the fact that it is a wireless phone number (and the rules are even stricter for those!).  In fact, in all likelihood they are not offering any legitimate products--they are trying to get you to give them your identifying information so that they can open credit lines in your name without your knowledge.

The best thing to do when you receive one of these robocalls is not respond at all. Don't press any buttons to speak to a "representative" (the "reps" are really just scammers), don't press any buttons that claim to remove your number from their calling lists (because the opposite is true--the scammers look to see who responds so they know which numbers to call again that will result in a real person answering).

Hope this helps!


Title: Tow truck hit my car

Question:
Came out this morning to a note on my windshield from a witness saying a tow truck had hit my car (with license plate number). There's visible damage on the bumper. I was parked on the street, resident only parking and I was parked legally. I took pictures of the damage, but was not smart enough to take pictures of where I was parked. Had to travel out of town for field work and wasn't thinking. Was planning on calling the local police tonight when I get home. Is this the best course of action? Any other advice?

Edit: location is Somerville, ma truck has Maine plates

Answer: File a police report and contact insurance.


Title: Landlord won't fix furnace.

Question:
My family and I have lived in our apartment since  August 2016 and since then it's been sold twice. The original landlord told us that the furnace didn't work, but they were planning on getting it fixed before winter. Well we weren't really in a position to shop around so we agreed.
So long story short, furnace never got fixed, talked to new owner about it in October,  new landlord won't fix it claiming my wife told her that we'd be fine - what my wife actually said was that we'd be fine for now, as in its October so we don't need it right this second, assuming that it would be fixed before winter.

Anyway, we live in Wisconsin so the temp gets to be a bit of an issue. I'm able to keep my apartment relatively warm with space heaters, but I don't really like that since they are both a fire hazard and I have kids so there's the danger of them hurting themselves.

I'm not sure what my options are at this point since 1.] We've lived with it for so long already, do we have much recourse in forcing the repair?
2.] I know the statue says that I can withhold rent but not how much, or if any money I withhold needs to be paid anyway once the repair is made. 3.] Any other info/ advise would be helpful.

Edit: A big thank you to everyone for responding. Looks like I will be calling my local building inspector tomorrow.

Answer:
 Call the building inspector. They can document the lack of heat and put pressure on the landlord.

If the landlord isn't repairing a habitability issue, with written notice, you can with hold 100% of rent. It is due when the repair takes place. You'd be entitled to an abatement(partial refund) for the time the apartment was uninhabbitable. Answer #2: no working furnace means the place isn't legally habitable in most places, that's an automatic lease break if you want to push that button.

if they've refused to fix the furnace, do what /u/boytyperanma said and call the building inspector who can legally force them to make repairs.Answer #3: This website provides considerable good advice on your situation.

http://www.tenantresourcecenter.org/repairs_in_wisconsin


Title: This happend in mexico

Question: A bit of background my aunt in the past use to make good money sending clothes to mexico and china she owned a warehouse though it was a joint thing between her and her husband she did most of the work and handled most of the details this job involved sending alot of money to mexico among other places and through poor management and a decline of demand for clothing their busness went under and they beacame broke a few years pass and some federal employee manages to track them down and my aunt gets arrested and held in prison to await her court date the main problem was this court date never came beacause we didnt have enough money for the bribe the judge asked for and her husband spent a year paying her lawyer so he could sit around beacause he trusted the lawyer then they fired him when they found out he was just milking them for money. My question is can they make some sort of an appeal to someone to speed up her court case?

Answer:
 You'll need to talk to a lawyer in Mexico.

And when you do, be more coherent than what you wrote above.


Title: Apt Management Accusing Me of Violating Lease Agreement and Threatening to Kick Me Out

Question:
Earlier this week I received an email from my management company saying that they received noticed from my community's HOA stating I've violated the agreement. They said I did so by allowing a guest into the community who used the public pool and urinated on a tree near the pool and that they told this "guest" to leave and that I was also not accompanying the guest which also violates the community agreements. They also claim that I was caught smoking weed in my car by security.

Neither of these things are true, at least in reference to me. However, the letter is made out to me and my address and that I have 7 days to pay a fine for the weed smoking thing and if I don't pay up my lease will be terminated and I will have to vacate.

The email was sent Monday, I didn't notice until today and so I sent a reply denying the accusations but they won't see it until this Monday making it a full 7 days.

What is a person to do in this situation? I live in Florida where I have reviewed some basic tenant rights information but I'm pretty unsure atm. I haven't had any guests over in the time that they've stated, I was at work when this was supposed to have taken place. I also don't smoke weed, simply put these accusations are false. Should I look into hiring a lawyer? Or should I wait until Monday and hope they back off?

I've lived in the same place for 4 years now and I've never had a problem with my management company or HOA so something like this is a complete and sudden surprise.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: If you didn't do so in your email, I would ask them what evidence they have that this person was a guest of yours and what evidence they have of you smoking weed in your car.Answer #2: Get a letter from your workplace stating that you were present at your job on the date/time this took place?Answer #3: You can continue to stay in your apartment. They may go to court to begin eviction proceedings, but this will give you a chance to defend yourself.


Title: Another Speeding Ticket

Question: [deleted]

Answer: The fact that he only pulled one of you initially doesn't mean you weren't speeding. It takes a second or two to record two cars and if two cars are going at the same speed you only really need the radar gun on one. If your friend was going a little bit faster than you it would explain why the officer originally decided to pull him over instead of you. Answer #2: If the locomotive is traveling 50 mph, how fast is the caboose of the same train traveling?


Title: Stuck in a 3 year partnership on YouTube, don't know how to get out.

Question:
Hi, about 2 years ago I began growing my youtube channel and then a lot of networks contacted me. I was quite naive back then, so I took a partnership with BroadbandTV but it seems they are taking a lot of money compared to a network I would like to be with: Curse.

So basically I would like to get out of this contract and go with Curse but I don't know how legal things work. Anyone knows?

Answer: That would depend entirely on the contract you signed.Answer #2: Read your contract


Title: Was just assaulted by my roommate. I dont know what to do. 31m NYS

Question:
A little shaken up right now. Long story short, my roommate and I have not been getting a long. When I confronted him about things it got heated. He pushed me and grabbed his hand around my throat, he didn't actually hurt me then and he backed off.

We got back into arguing and I told him what he did, and how did he think that was ok. Then he said he would happily do it again.

I've been planning on moving out, but i dont feel safe in my own home.

What can i do? Should i call the police?

Answer:
 You should call the police and file a police report.

Regardless of whether or not you press charges, filing a police report will be helpful approaching your landlord about moving out (or in the alternative as a reason to break a lease if he is the landlord).


Title: (Tennessee) My landlord says I have 12 hours to vacate the premises....

Question:
I'm late on rent, but the owner of the house says I have to leave now. I have every intention of paying rent when I get paid this week...but now I'm freaking out. He said "be out tomorrow or I will make you get out". I have that on a text from him. Yes I signed a lease, but now magically "I don't have a lease" " we never agreed to the lease". I have been living in this place for 4 months. My name is on the utilities bills, government letters, and it's the address on my DL.  I also have a recorded phone call of him saying that "I don't have a lease so get out".

I apologize for the poor wording or such but I'm losing my shit.

Answer:
 You do not have to leave. He can evict you the right (legal) way, but he can't just force you out. If you're locked out or anything like that you can contact the police.Answer #2: How late on rent are you, and do you rent the entire house or only a room? If you've been living there for months and paying utilities, etc., you are at the very least a month-to-month tenant and he has to give you [14 days](http://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/2010/title-66/chapter-28/part-5/66-28-505/) to remedy and 30 days to vacate.

However, he may try an illegal eviction, just throwing your stuff to the curb. You may need to involve the police. In the meantime, make sure your valuables are documented and if possible secured.

Do you have a copy of the lease?


Title: Township has a 10” water main running through my property with no easement, and won’t pay for damages caused by it.

Question:
TL;DR 10” water main runs under part of my house. It was broken, town won’t pay.

We purchased our house in November 2016 in New Jersey. The deed shows the typical 5ft easement on the border of the property but nothing else. No other claims on the land, nothing.

We needed a new septic system and part of having it installed was filing for permits with the town. One of those permits was to dig. The township sent out people and they marked all the pipes they “knew” about. Install was going well until the septic people were digging out the leach field. They hit an unknown and unmarked 10” water main.

The entire leach field flooded and poured into the street. It took them 36 hours to discover where to turn this water main off. According to one of the workers we spoke to, the main is 96 years old and they had to find someone who retired 10 years ago and ask them where to turn it off.

No damage was done to my home but they did have to move the septic and the leach field, this cost an additional 7k which I still owe the septic company. We had a lawyer requests the 7k from the township but the townships insurance company claims no fault, as the township did not know the pipe was there. The lawyer was a family friend and doing us a favor, we have a feeling a paid attorney will cost more than 7k in the end.

We are out of ideas and eventually the septic company will want their money. Not only that, but the prospect of a patched 97yo water main under my home does not make me comfortable.

Do I have any options? Do I technically own that part of the water main under my home since there is no easement?

https://imgur.com/a/f0Qxy

Answer:
 > The township sent out people and they marked all the pipes they “knew” about.

You might want to pay a different lawyer $500 or so for a consult on this.  The township is at fault for not completely marking all pipes and mains, the lack of an easement is also a problem.Answer #2: You should probably just file a suit. Insurance companies settle a lot quicker when you put their feet to the fire. Answer #3: So who did this water main serve? Surely a bunch of people had a 36 hour water outage, how was this not on any maps?Answer #4: File a claim with your title insurance as well.  Answer #5: You may want to involve your own insurance company and find out if they consider the water main under your house a risk. If they do, be prepared for your rates to go up.

However, they may be able to help you fight the township.

As an example, if that water main were to break upstream of your foundation, it is very likely your house will have three feet of water in the basement and a severely settled foundation by the time anyone gets the water shut off. Water at that kind of pressure can wash away the dirt around your foundation in very short time.

At the very least, you will want in writing that the township is aware of this and that they will pay for the damage, should this happen in the future.

Of course, I'm not a lawyer, so I can't say if you can even get them to agree to this, but consult with one to find out (again, your insurance might provide you this answer for free).


Title: I need help. Underage drinking (Texas)

Question: THIS IS ALL HYPOTHETICAL.   Here's the situation. I'm underage. I was hanging out with 3 other friends (all underage) as we shared a bottle of tequila. We finished it, then about 15-20 minutes later we hear someone say, "Hey get back here!" We all bolted. I had the empty bottle in my hand, fell on it, and kept running. Me and friend #1 stuck together and made it back to my house without any police sighting us. Friend #2 made it back to his house without any police sighting him,  but a cop actually went to his door and knocked for a good 5 minutes. Friend #3 was unlucky and got caught. Teen court is not an option for him as we got caught with marijuana in November. I gave friend #3's phone to friend #1 when his mom picked him up. We left our skateboards at the place we were originally caught so there's no hope for getting them back I'm assuming... I was wondering what the outcome would be for friend #3. As for the rest of us if we were to get caught as well. We all made a stupid mistake and have agreed to quit all illegal activities we partake in. I just really need help.  Thank you.

Answer:
 >THIS IS ALL HYPOTHETICAL.

> We all made a stupid mistake and have agreed to quit all illegal activities we partake in. I just really need help.

Indeed.

I don't think there's much that can be done for you on an online forum. Who knows what will happen to friend #3 -- he's undoubtedly violated whatever terms he's under and will have to pay the consequences of that along with whatever charges he gets now (underage drinking, public intoxication, evading arrest, possibly trespassing, depending on where you all were). Between the skateboards, him needing to save his own ass, pressure from his parents, the parents eventually finding out that his cell phone was with you all, and so on, you all will probably be charged with the same, and given that you seem to have been busted for the same marijuana charge, you'll have the same issues when it comes to violating whatever your terms were.

Given that the three of you keep getting into trouble together, expect a little more attention than you would otherwise receive. Also, unless all of your parents are very, very long-term best friends themselves, expect them to turn on each other and for them to pressure each of you to turn against each other as well.

Your pact to become law-abiding notwithstanding, I would recommend talking to your parents now -- you don't want them taken by surprise on this and you want them on your side as much as possible. Don't talk to the police if they ask you questions, demand to speak to your parents and your lawyer ("I am invoking my right to remain silent and wish to speak to an attorney.")


Title: Tinder dates wiring thousands to me in exchange for meeting them. Is this illegal?

Question:
I'm a terribly broke college student with loans that are causing me to freak out. On Tinder, I put in my bio that I needed a sugar daddy to pay for my student loans. I've had a few older men take me up on this offer.

In the case that one of them did transfer money to me in exchange for meeting me (whether it be cash or a wire transfer) is this illegal? I know things like prostitution and escorting are, but what would this suddenly make me? Would it just be a gift? I'm dying financially, but I'm young and hot so I might as well take advantage of that. However, I don't want this to suddenly come back to haunt me. I divide my time between CA and OH.

Answer:
 If you exchange money for sex that is prostitution and it is illegal. If you don't have sex with anyone it's legal.

But let's be honest, these guys want to pay you for sex.Answer #2: >I don't want this to suddenly come back to haunt me.

There are 1000's of ways that this can come back to haunt you.  You can be killed, raped, extorted... Twenty years from now, you could be sitting in the middle of a PTA meeting, and get a text (or whatever they have 20 years from now) saying "remember me".

I do not mean to scare you but... No... Actually... I do.

Just do not go meeting random strangers that you meet on the internet in exchange for money, after making implications (at least as they perceive) that you might be willing to engage in prostitution with them.Answer #3: Also beware of strangers sending you money then asking you to send part of it back to them a few days later.  What happens is that the bank ultimately reverses their transfer to you as fraudulent/empty account and you're on the hook for the loss of whatever you sent "back" to the sugar daddy, plus the wiring fees/bounced check fees/reversed transaction fees.


Title: [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] - Landlord showing my apartment to prospective tenants without any notice.

Question:
I live in Philadelphia and have 11 months left on my lease. I recently set up a Canary security camera, and caught my landlord entering my apartment with two other people. He was showing them what a furnished apartment looks like as he has three other open units up for rent. On top of it all, in the video you can very clearly hear him tell the people he’s with that he “doesn’t want the tenants to know that he was there” so he knows what he is doing is wrong.

Here is the Landlord’s right to enter piece of our lease:
“LANDLORD’S RIGHT TO ENTER
(A) Tenant agrees that Landlord or Landlord’s representatives may enter the Property at reasonable hours to inspect, repair,
or show the Property. Tenant does not have to allow possible tenants or other licensees to enter unless they are with the
Landlord or Landlord’s representative, or they have written permission from the Landlord.
(B) When possible, Landlord will give Tenant hours (24 if not specified) notice of the date, time, and reason for the visit.
(C) In emergencies, Landlord may enter Property without notice. If Tenant is not present, Landlord will notify Tenant who was
there and why within hours (24 if not specified) of the visit. Showing the property is not considered an emergency.
(D) Landlord may put up For Sale or For Rent signs, use lock boxes, and take pictures and video on or near Property.”

Does this count as a breach of lease? I’m fairly creeped out by his behavior. Do I have grounds to terminate the lease?

Answer:
 Make sure that part of your "furnished" apartment furniture is a 2' dildo stuck to the counter top.  Couple bottles of KY sitting beside it.Answer #2: I agree with /u/grasshoppa1.

I had a similar issue with an old landlord in PA. It was a small apartment, and not particularly noteworthy, but we had it set up just about perfectly. Whenever the landlord was showing a similar unit, she'd show ours. After her walking in one too many times without notice, I threw a bit of a fit over similar wording in the lease, and she stopped.

There were two keys for me. One was that she never gave more than 10 or 15 minutes notice. I'd get a text as she was pulling up to the building, and that's it. I pointed out that we had to set up the showing a day or two in advance when *I* saw the apartment, so I knew that she wasn't doing most of them on no notice.

I also pointed out that she wasn't actually trying to rent *my* apartment, but one similar. That was the bit that my lawyer keyed in on when I talked to him about it.Answer #3: PA has no statutory notice requirement for showings. Your lease says 24 hours *when possible*, but if it's not possible, he's supposed to notify you after the fact. If he's failing to do so, then yes, he is violating the terms of the lease, but for one single instance you're unlikely to have much in the way of recourse. If he keeps doing it though, then you might. For now, I would notify him of the fact that you are aware of his entry and ask for notification per the terms of the lease in the future.


Title: [MN] Assaulted by Pizza Security

Question: I ran into a really weird situation last night. There's a nearby pizza by the slice place that's open late. My fiancee and I went there after a show and since it's a bastion for post-bar drunks, they have a couple bouncers at the door making sure nothing gets out of hand. One of the guys was being a dick to everyone coming in. As I left with my pizza, I made a comment to the guy telling him to be nice. The guy got pissed and chased me a block down the street (well off the restaurant's property), grabbed the pizza box and threw it on the ground, pushed me several times and tried to start a fight. I'm a slim 30 year old professional and have no interest in fighting 350 pound pizza store bouncers. My fiancee ran inside (the bouncer pushed me away and threatened me anytime I tried to even get near the restaurant) and the second security guy came out and sort of diffused the situation. He replaced the pizza (not with what we had original ordered) and apologized for the the crazy guy. I'm still pretty pissed about this, but I don't know if its worth doing anything aside from calling place and asking for a refund. Can (should) I file a police report against the security guy? Is there something else I can pursue, or is this just a situation where I should let it go?

Answer:
 > Is there something else I can pursue, or is this just a situation where I should let it go?

you can call the cops if you want, but they're unlikely to do anything. you might get better results raising a stink with the shop's management, especially if you go the social media route. a bouncer who gets pissed and literally chases customers away is not really what a business wants.Answer #2: Not legal advice but life advice:  Don't tell crazy people that they shouldn't be doing crazy things.

Telling an asshole stranger on the street to "be nice" is not going to change his attitude on life.  It is only going to get them to focus their assholeness on you.

This is like a good friend who always honks or yells at crazy drivers - does not good and the only possible thing that can happen is to draw their attention on you and inspire road rage.  Answer #3: Probably should have called police when it happened and there were witnesses there.  You trying to approach the restaurant after the assault was not a smart move and lessens your credibility.  You can still report it to the police.  That bouncer needs to be fired and find a different line of work at the least.  ANAL

/u/Citicop and /u/Kelv37  are LEO that post here and can give their take.Answer #4: You should remove the store's name from your post.Answer #5: https://dps.mn.gov/entity/pdb/contact/Pages/default.aspx

Complain to the licencing agency.

If you want more evidence, he followed you down the street and there may be cctv footage from a different local business. You won't need it to bitch at the licensing board though.Answer #6: Yes, call the police. Also tell the store manager/owner and tell them they need to make this right.


Title: License suspended without my knowledge.

Question:
Scottsdale, Arizona.

Back in March 2017 I bought a new car. The title was in my father's name and the tags were expired. I had all my documentation ready to get title switched that week and unfortunately I was rear ended before I could. The car was totalled. Had it for maybe a few days. I was found not at fault, insurance covered everything.

Fast forward to today. I get pulled over in my old car which I still had. Luckily the accident happened before I could sell it off. Turns out my license was suspended in May 2017. Now back at the scene of the accident, I was never issued any tickets, never signed for a ticket, in fact the only thing I signed was the tow form for my totalled car. I never received a ticket in the mail, yes my address is current with the DMV and state. I never had any mention of this ticket or court date until today when I got pulled over. It's worth mentioning all officers involved today were top notch guys. They all did their best to help while doing their job, I respect that. One of them even drove me to work afterwards. I was very grateful for that. So a quick thank you to all officers involved today and a mandatory, not all cops are bad people.

So my question is, does anyone know if there is anything I can do about this? The multiple stacked fees are going to be very pricey as is. Has anyone been in a similar situation? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend, or better one then me at least! Thank you for your help.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: You don’t mention at all what the previous ticket was for. Do you know? In my state driving with a suspended license can be serious, but in cases like this where it was inadvertent and you sort everything out they can go easy on you. It may be worthwhile to consult a lawyer. Someone with knowledge of Arizona law may give you more info about how a first offense is handled.


Title: [TX] My siblings and I inherited some land from our dad, but our step-mother also has a 1/3 life estate. She wants to sell and we want to keep, so she's taking us to court. Would a judge force a partition and sale?

Question:
My dad and his wife purchased some property after they were married. He died a few years later, so the land went to probate court and the final judgment says that she has a one-third life estate interest in the property. Recently her lawyer has been sending us letters demanding we buy her out for a very large amount of money. Because she is old (around 80) and only has a life estate, we offered her a much smaller amount, which she rejected. She says that unless we agree to sell to a third-party buyer or buy her out for an amount worth 1/2 the value of the land, she'll sue us for partition and sale of the property. How likely is it that she could win such a suit, which would force us to sell our father's land that we wish to keep? We have the funds to fight her in court if it is a battle worth fighting.

Thank you.

Edited for privacy.

Answer:
 If I'm reading this right, there's a disagreement on what percentage of "the land" belongs to who. so, to be clear, we have to differentiate between community and separate property in the marriage. separate property is that acquired before or after the marriage and belongs to one person. community property is property acquired during the marriage, and belongs one-half to each person. if there is any land your dad owned before the marriage, then after his death, she would be entitled to the one-third life estate on that separate real property. this is in contrast to community property, which all property acquired during the marriage will be assumed to be unless shown otherwise. Without a money trail establishing that dad used separate money to purchase the land they bought during marriage, then it was, at the time of purchase, and continues to be after your dad's death, one-half her's.

I think there's some information missing because, in the general course of Texas intestate inheritance that land bought during marriage should be community property, and assumed to already be one-half her's regardless of your dad being alive or not. yet you've said the judgment treats the land as separate real property. unless it was proven up that the land was kept out of the community property pool, then this judgment is incorrect. this could have just been an oversight, and step-mom's lawyer appears to be trying to fix this.

given that I don't know the details of your situation, I tentatively say she has a good chance of proving the language of the judgment got it wrong, and she has ownership to one-half the land, and can force a sale.


Title: My Mom was conned by a man into going on an expensive holiday with him whilst he didn't pay a dime. Any legal stand point?

Question:
Hello,

First off, thank you to any lawyers or legal professionals/students who help me out with this, I am very grateful.

I am looking at this from a UK standpoint if that helps.

My mum is extremely naïve and easily lead. She met a man online and got talking and this eventually led her to believing that this man was involved with her.

One evening he convinced her that it would be great to go on a £2,000 holiday with him to Senegal. He booked it using her card promising to pay 2/3rds of it back once he had some extra cash (he pulled the story that he had just come back from charity work abroad and was starting from the ground up).

The holiday comes round, and on the flight he reveals to her he is a con man. He had played her into buying him a ticket (and holiday) to Senegal, he wasn't interested in her, and he would not be paying her back.

She stayed a couple of nights in her own room and flew back to the UK on the next available flight.

This man has previously been convicted for harassment of woman (3 woman, 9 counts) and conning. I have found evidence of this online but not sharing it as it identifies him personally.

Before we get started, I know my mum is an idiot. I warned her on multiple accounts that he sounded beyond fishy and that paying for a holiday what essentially is a stranger in my eyes is never a good idea. My mum knows she is an idiot as well so we can skip the bashing.

Does she have any legal grounding to sue this man for what he did. I know in essence everything that he did would appear to be with her consent, but is there any way that it can be shown she was misled and misguided.

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to read this.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 I'm not an English attorney, so unfortunately I can't be of help in those regards.

But I just wanted to comment regarding potential bashing of your mum (can I use that word as an American? Because it's awesome) and so on. She may be naive, but that guy is scum. While obviously I hope she learned that the Internet can attract that type, I also simultaneously hope this does not embitter a clearly trusting human. Sounds like she is guilty of having a kind heart and giving others the benefit of the doubt.Answer #2: Try over in /r/legaladviceuk


Title: Does being hospitalized for mental illness have any legal repercussions in the future?

Question: This is more so out of my own curiosity, but I willingly checked myself into a hospital in MA for suicidal ideations and depression back in January. I spent 8 days in a psychiatric hospital and was then released after doing better. Does this have any side effects legally?

Answer: I was voluntarily hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital for about 8 days and could no longer join the navy, but other than that there hasn't been much. People can't really see your medical records, even at a high level, so it doesn't come up much unless you admit it yourself. (Exceptions include things like purchasing firearms, where your treatment *may* or *may not* have been reported to the state).


Title: Can you legally avoid inheritance taxes by simply giving your things away to your next of kin as gifts while you're still alive.

Question:
I heard of this as a completely legal way of avoiding inheritance taxes but have no idea if it's actually true or not... anyone know?

It goes like this... an old man with not much time left says to his son "son, I'm not leaving a will, I'm just gifting you everything I have right now. take it." This would also involve changing names on deeds and ownership certificates while the father is still alive for anything you can't legally just take even after the owner agrees to give it to you, and transferring money between accounts. Since you can't tax gifts (right??), the thought is that nothing would be taxable. This seems way to simple to actually work, but would it?

Answer:
 The taxation authorities of most countries with inheritance taxes have thought at least this far ahead and thus created a [gift tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_tax) so there's not a gigantic loophole to entirely avoid inheritance taxes. But the gift tax will have various exceptions and exclusions.

In the US, the current annual gift tax [exclusion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_tax) is $15,000—you can make as many $15K gifts in one year to as many people as you want/can afford. Married couples can effectively double that. And then even beyond that, you can give larger gifts, but you'll need to do some paperwork with the IRS to let them know you're using part of your lifetime exclusion, currently $11.58 million. In other words, it's mostly only an issue, minus some paperwork, if you were going to be subject to the estate tax anyway, and if you do have that kind of money, you get professional estate planning advice to work through your options.


Title: Ex doesn't want joint custody...

Question: In Virginia. EX doesn't want joint custody and said she would fight it when the time comes. Her justification to why she doesn't want it is that she doesn't want to force our son to do something he doesn't want to do. Meaning she wants to ask him when he is a little kid and just starting school if he wants to stay the night at Dads. She doesn't want to force him to come stay with me. I have not done anything wrong and she says she is doing what is best for our son of 14months. How much would that hold up in court, how easy is it to get joint custody?

Answer: The child is like preschool age? If you live close and you're a fit parent, I highly doubt you wouldn't get joint custody. The court doesn't weigh the opinion of a 1 year old very heavily. It's what's in the best interest of the child. A 1 year old doesn't know what in their best interest. And usually a court thinks it's in the best interest of the child to have a relationship with both parents as much as possible. He's young, he can easily get used to moving back forth from Mommy and Daddy's house.


Title: adopting a child from an ex that is NOT your child

Question: [deleted]

Answer: I'm sorry to be the beaer of bad news, but it's very difficult for a court to find that the rights of a non-biological parent are superior to those of a biological one. There are circumstances, usually where the biological parent hasn't established any relationship at all, but courts usually find for a biological parent unless there are serious extenuating circumstances.


Title: A bicyclist ran into my car when I was parking and now I’m being sued for broken to. Do I get a lawyer?

Question:
Back in February I was driving on a 2 lane road looking for parking. Parking spots were diagonal and when I turned right slightly into a parking spot  a bicyclist ran into my back passenger door.

He was fine at the scene and didn’t want to call an ambulance or make a police report. He just took down my license plate # and I took a photo of his bike. (Which was in perfect condition)

A week later I got a call from my insurance company saying I was being sued because he went to the hospital for a broken pinky toe. I made my statement and am being held liable because I didn’t see him on the road prior to him running into me.

Everyone I tell my story to is telling me I need to speak to a lawyer but I don’t want to waste money.

(I’m in Florida)

Tl;dr
A bicyclist ran into my car when I was parking my car and now I’m being sued.

Answer:
 >Everyone I tell my story to is telling me I need to speak to a lawyer but I don’t want to waste money.

You need a lawyer, but fortunately for you, you already have one - the insurance company is going to defend you in court.

Had you not been insured, you would have had to pay for your legal defense yourself.

Also, if this kind of thing happens again, report the incident to the insurance company immediately.Answer #2: "Bicyclist ran into my car" is a somewhat slanted way of saying "I turned in front of a cyclist and caused an accident"

If your insurance company is claiming "there's no way you would win in court" that means they think you are clearly at fault and it's not worth their legal costs to fight the case.

It is very unlikely he will be awarded anything close to your maximum coverage if he is seeking restitution for broken bones and medical expenses.


Title: Am I required to pay for the police being called due to an accident?

Question:
(Michigan) The other day I was in an accident that I was at fault at. Today I received an invoice from the police department asking me to pay $100 and the "services performed" states "Police service for on-site traffic crash."

Is this normal ? If so, what exactly are my tax dollars for if I also have to pay the police separately for doing their job and showing up?

Answer:
 It's apparently common enough to have a website devoted to the topic:

http://www.accidentresponsefees.com/index.asp

Also seems to be something in Michigan:

http://gophouse.org/controversial-crash-taxes-michigan-accident-victims-banned-new-measure/

http://www.iii.org/article/municipal-accident-response-fees


Title: My employer is not offering health insurance until I’ve worked there for six months. Arizona.

Question:
I live in Arizona. I am uninsured, and coming up on 90 days of employment at my new job. I sent an email to HR asking about health coverage, and was informed that “due to the variable nature of my hours,” I am not eligible for healthcare until after 6 months of employment. I have consistently worked 40 hours every week since starting 78 days ago. From everything I can find online, any person working 30+ hours per week should be eligible after 90 days. Am I missing something? The company employs over 500 people.
Topic:
Healthcare Law including HIPAA

Answer:
 Yes, you should be eligible for insurance after 90 days. However, the company can opt to pay the penalty instead.

If you haven't already, it is probably worth an email back to HR explaining that your hours have not been variable.


Title: Watched a guy key my car, I'm the only witness. Worth pursuing in court?

Question: This happened a few days ago in Alberta, Canada. I filed a complaint with the police immediately. This happened in a store parking lot. They said the only thing on camera they could find, was me running down the escalator. This lines up with my story in that that's what I said I did when I saw him do it. Was watching the parking lot and my car from the top floor. I ran down and said "I just saw you key my car!" And he replied "I don't know what your talking about...prove it!". I had my GF grab a photo of his plate while I talked to police on the phone, the guy was still shopping at the time. He left before police showed. If this falls through the cracks with the police, what chance do I have of winning a court case if I'm the only witness?

Answer:
 I think your chances are pretty good in civil court.

If you don't otherwise know him, there is no reason to lie about it being him.

Your testimony will be important in court and the other party will need a good reason why you're mistaken.  "Nope, wasn't me" probably won't get him very far.


Title: (PIT,PA) Neighbor's tenant being evicted, concerned for his dog's future.

Question:
We're in a bit of an odd situation.  Our neighbor rents his house to this tenant who owns a Labrador Retriever.  She older (maybe 10) and plays with our dog (about 1 y/o). The dog comes over our house 95% of the time shes outside - for treats/toys/etc.  She's friendly, loyal, listens well, and is generally well behaved.

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The owners been living in the house for the past few months.  The owner informed us he will be evicting his tenant for a variety of reasons - lack of required docs/general lack of hygiene/upkeep.
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There seems to be a lot behind the scenes I don't know. But, to the point, we're concerned with what will happen to the dog.
He's notified us there will be a hearing for the tenant.  That he believes if we wrote a letter about how shes often left out in heat/cold, that we bath her, feed her, etc. the judge may grant us custody. Otherwise he would have to call a dogcatcher to put her in a shelter or put down.

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The whole situation seems odd to me.  I don't have intentions of writing about his ownership style with his dog, that't not for me to say.  I'm just concerned a good old dog may be put in a shelter and/or put down.

Unfortunately, she doesn't fit in our lifestyle. We're much more active than her age/health will allow. I was thinking about fostering until she has a proper home.

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Ultimately, do any of you have any familiarity with this?  Is this more common than I think? Should I write a letter to give to a judge? I'd rather not get in someone else's business but would feel terrible if a good dog was put down while I did nothing.

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Thank you all in advance.

Answer:
You can ask the tenant for their dog. You can adopt the dog from the shelter/pound if it is taken there.
You can even re-home the dog after you obtain possession.

The dog isn't being evicted, the dog is property of the tenant that is being evicted.

Answer #2: What makes you think the tenant won't take their dog with them if they are evicted?


Title: [FL] Can my apartment complex require a digital code lock to exit the swimming pool area?

Question:
This isn't a huge deal, I found it very odd and inconvenient though. There are three pools at my apartment complex, they all have locks that require entering a 4 digit numerical pass code on all entrances and exits.

My roommates and I noticed it a few days after we moved in when we followed someone through the gate into the pool area, and then found that we were locked in later on when we tried to leave. Since none of us had memorized the pass code at that point, we were all forced to jump the fence to get out. Is this legal?

Answer:
 Yes.

Well, let me qualify that. Yes, as long as you could still exit the pool area without the code in the event of an emergency (fire, say).

If there's no ability to exit in an emergency without the code, then there's a problem. Otherwise, just memorize the fucking code. It's four digits for crying out loud.

Not a lawyer. Don't even play one on the Internet.


Title: Smoking fine in hotel {Belfast, Northern Ireland}

Question:
So I just left Belfast (two hours after checking out) and there's a 150 pound fine on my credit card because they're accusing us of smoking in the hotel room which we absolutely did not do.

There's a camera at the front door so they can definitely see we went out to smoke in the mornings, but we definitely didn't smoke inaide the premises at all. Is there anyway I can argue the point on this matter? No way I can go back up to the hotel at all. I don't know if they're chancing their arm or they found a butt or something from previous guests, but we definitely weren't smoking.

I instantly contacted the manager and he stated that all of the evidence was that a 'very strong smell of smoke'. Myself and my mother both smoke and my brother vapes, and I explained that it can only be the fact that we ourselves must have carried the smell up, as they can clearly see on their cameras located at their front door that we smoked outdoors.

Surely 'a smell of smoke' is insufficient evidence as is entirely too subjective for a fine of 150 pounds.

Answer:
 Do a chargeback on your credit card. They will have to prove you smoked inside, which they can't.

(I used to work in a hotel)


Title: Our dog was just murdered. What kind of lawyer do we need?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Honestly? Call animal control to report what happened and you can take the dog owner to small claims for the value of the dog.  Dog is property so that's all you're entitled...to be made whole.Answer #2: I agree with others. You'll never get out of it what an atty will charge. Small claims court. An aside, I'm sorry for your loss as I'm a huge huge animal person myself. Own several myself, sleeping with them each night. not to minimize your loss of an obviously much beloved pet, but people are "murdered". Animals are  "killed",  especially by other animals just doing what animals do.


Title: (TX) I received two speeding tickets in the same county but different cities, 2 months from each other... What do you think could happen?

Question:
I own both a motorcycle and car as two forms of transportation. In September, I received a speeding ticket while on my motorcycle doing 101mph in a 55mph. It was late at night and an open highway with no other cars on the road and I was honestly cruising just trying to get home after my cousin's memorial and I was just trying to get home. I could have ran, but risking a felony after all of what happened that day, I wasn't going to attempt. My attorney is working on this ticket for me and we are exhausting all of our resources in hopes of the cop not showing for court and trying to have this ticket removed from my record.
Last night, I got another ticket doing 60mph in a 45mph zone. Now I know for a fact that I was going 50mph using cruise control (still speeding, I know), but I cannot prove it and the cop didn't care to see that my vehicle still had cruise control set for 50mph. The cop was coming opposite traffic from me and got me with radar, not laser, and to add I was in a pack of cars matching my speed.

What are my options in this situation? I haven't had a ticket prior to these two in over 5 years and I am 24 years old.

Answer:
 Your options are pretty much the same:

\- Pay the ticket

\- Ask the court if you're eligible for some kind of deferred adjudication program

\- Plead not guilty and contest the ticket, offering evidence that your cruise control is a more accurate speed measuring device than the officer's radar gun

\- Hire an attorney to handle the ticket for you


Title: I need advice from grown kids of divorce

Question:
I am a father of an incredible 14 yr old son. Ive been divorced for more than 10 years. My ex wife and I don't get along very well and she will do anything she can to hurt me even if it hurts my son in the process. My current example and what I need your help with.....
My son makes straight As in school and is loved by his teachers. All around wonderful human with a huge heart. This spring break he is with me so I planned a week trip to the Bahamas, rented a boat and a house on the beach. I asked mom for cooperation with passport and to give us her blessing to take him on the trip. She refuses to answer if he can go or not (same as saying no) and will not agree to meet me at the passport office. How should I deal with a parent that is willing to disappoint our son just to hurt me? I find it hard to keep on defending her and keep him out of the mix. Do I take her to court ? Do I let my son know what she is doing so he doesn't think I just blew the trip off? If I take her to court will he grow up resenting me because of it or will he understand that I am doing it for him?

Dad

Answer:
 Hi! My folks divorced when I was about 16. This situation sucks, but there's a lot you can do for your kids to make it suck less - or more.

> How should I deal with a parent that is willing to disappoint our son just to hurt me?

Through a lawyer.

If you don't have a custody order in place, you need one. If she's not abiding by it, you need to take her back to court. If she's not willing to cooperate on things outside of the order, you need to take her back to court.

While you are doing that, leave your dispute with your ex-wife out of your child's life as much as possible. If you can't take him on this trip, say "we couldn't make that work this year, but I'm still working on it for the fall/for next year," not "your mother stopped me from taking you." Maybe it is her fault, maybe it isn't, but your son's relationship with his mother is very much something you should respect and leave alone.

He'll work it out, anyways, and if he asks "did mom stop you" you can always explain that you're working with a lawyer to get him permission to travel with you. The key part is to focus on what you and he are doing, not on what she's doing.


Title: How is it legal for Google to remove access to the music that I bought and downloaded?

Question: I switched to youtube music last year, and now all of my music files are just gone from my device. I paid at least $100 over the last 4 years on music, and now I have nothing.

Answer:
 You didn't buy the music.

You bought a *license* to listen to the music under a specific set of terms and conditions.Answer #2: Are you talking about the transition from Google Play?

I got more than one email from Google warning me that the files were going away and I needed to download them if I wanted to keep them.


Title: Two people that stabbed me are now on trial for GBH, i'm being called as a witness next week and they're pleading not guilty..

Question:
So basically about a year ago I was walking down the hall in my university halls of residence and two random guys came up behind me, smashed a bottle over my head and then stabbed me in the neck with it, severing my jugular vein.

This was completely unprovoked (as far as i'm aware), I made it to a hospital and had surgery to ligate my jugular and all is good in the hood now.

Next week i'm going to be called to as a witness to the crime, however i've never been in this situation before and I have no clue what they're going to ask me as they've both pleaded not guilty.

All I know is that glass was found with their fingerprints on, all over the carpet where it happened, and it matched the glass found in my eye and neck, there's no CCTV or other witnesses either.

Is there anything I should do to prepare? What kind of questions do you think i'm going to be asked?  Any help appreciated! I'm from the UK too.

EDIT: Thanks a lot for the replies, you've all been very helpful :)

Answer:
 Relax.

You show up.  You answer all the questions that are asked of you honestly.  You go home.

Don't think at all about the outcome of the trial.  Forget that.  It doesn't matter (when you're on the stand) if the suspects get convicted or not.  All you do is answer the questions.  The prosecutor and defense attorneys will do their jobs, and the judge will do theirs.  Your job is just to answer the questions.  No pressure at all there.Answer #2: You answer the questions asked and tell the truth. If you don't remember something say so.Answer #3: You could always ask to talk to the prosecutor beforehand, I’m surprised you haven’t already


Title: Is this even legal?

Question:
Hello "legal advisors", me and a bunch of other pervs from a BDSM community were wondering a cpl questions about this site http://www.prodomme.com/dominatrix/goddessvonroth.html

- is this legal?

- how does this differenciate from prostitution?

- how would a friend legally partake without risk?

- how do businesses like this not get in trouble?

- do people that go there end up on a list?

- am I now in a list for asking?

Thanks for your time and non-judgement 😆

Answer: Dude, a lot of us do this during downtime a work. We aren't clicking that link.


Title: Misdemeanor? What should I do?

Question:
I’m not sure if I’ve used the right tag so hopefully I did. I have court for a misdemeanor charge for retail theft (please no lectures, I know) and I’m not sure what to expect when I go. The cops told me I’ll get either community service or a fine and I would actually genuinely enjoy community service because I’d be giving contributing positively. My record is clean except for a few traffic infractions when I was younger (I’m 19F now) that have been resolved. I haven’t and can’t tell my family about this so I’m pretty much going into it alone and will be relying on a public defender if I’m given/need one. I was planning on preparing a letter to present to the judge and I’m hoping the officers that arrested me will be there as well.
Basically, I don’t know what I’m looking at or what to do. What should I expect upon entering court? Should I bring a letter? Would it be wrong to ask for community service? I’m paying my way through school alone and I genuinely cannot afford a fine, and yes I should have thought about this all before committing the crime but I did not and now I’m unsure of what’s to come. If they do require a fine, about how much am I looking at and are there payment plans available? Thank you so much in advance to any info someone may have
Topic:
Small Claims Procedure

Answer: You shouldn't take legal advice from the police. This single misdemeanor will disqualify you from many future jobs and cause you havoc. You need an attorney.


Title: NYC Police officer writng me summons told me that I did not actually deserve it and gave me a hint of how to get it dismissed. He hinted that he put the wrong information on the summons in order to help me get the case dismissed. Is this true?

Question:
I mounted the sidewalk while riding my bicycle 15 feet from my apartment.  I see police lights and thoroughly complied.

The police officers told me that they feel so bad that they are writing me a court summons, and that they are only doing so because the Mayor De Blasio is cracking on police for not doing enough.  One of the two officers told me, that they used to be able to use their discretion, and had they been able to use their discretion more, they would not be writing me this summons.  He verbatim told me that I did not deserve this summons.  The two gentlemen were really friendly and I happily complied.

He told me, by showing up to the summons and thus pleading not guilty, most of the time, these cases get dismissed.

While he handed me the summons, he said under his breath, "Also, if the information of this summons is incorrect, it will also get dismissed.  Read between the lines on this summons."  Hinting that he intentionally put some wrong information on the summons in order to help me get the case  dismissed.

Is this true?  What am I looking for?  So far, it looks like the "place of occurence" may be wrong.  And the weight he wrote for me.

Does anyone know why wrong information would help me get this case dismissed in order to prepare me to show up for this court summons?

Thank you.

EDIT:  It looks like the place of occurence is in fact a few blocks away from where it actually occurred.  Does this change anything?

Answer:
 The background on this is the conflict between deblasio and the police unions, you may have heard about the ticket strike a few weeks ago, this sounds like an extension of that, they got told they can't not write tickets but "nobody told us to write them correctly"

tl;dr sounds like you got a break on the ticket as a result of a political scuffle.Answer #2: IANAL, but I used to be a cop.

If the error(s) are egregious enough to show carelessness or negligence on the cop's part, it very well could be tossed. If the error is bad enough that it could have been someone (somewhere?) else, should be tossed.

As far as I can see, with the cop telling you what they told you, there is no play here that benefits the cop. If you plead not guilty, you're just making his job harder. If he's entered incorrect information, he's already made his job, and the court's job, harder.

Anecdotally, by my boss' order, I had to cite a guy in a traffic accident who was clearly not at fault. I told him straight up to fight it. Which he did. I went to court, because wages, and testified my side of the story. He did the same. And they found in his favor and it was dismissed. I even shook his hand afterward. Answer #3: Generally, a clerical error will not void a summons.

If the officer fails to show up for trial after you plead not guilty, then that *can* result in a dismissal.

But there is no guarantee that that's what will happen.


Title: Employer has a history of throwing objects at employees

Question:
So I (30s) am employed by a mother (70s) daughter (30s) duo.

We were at a sporting event in their box with clients, and the daughter had clearly been drinking heavily.

The mother left early in the evening, leaving the daughter and approximately 10 clients in the box to enjoy the event.

I was chatting with a friend/client and the daughter shouted my name twice, and as I turned around, a full glass of wine hurtled full force onto my chest and splashed onto two nearby people (one was also employed by her).

I left the room immediately.

Earlier this summer the daughter had thrown her cellphone at my face and hit me in the nose as we were driving home one night (her friend was driving, she was in the passenger seat, and I was in the back). I told her that was the last time that would ever happen.

We spoke with the mother on the phone today and the mother defended her daughter's actions by saying she's been stressed out lately.

We have come to find out that she's thrown water bottles at her employee's head in the past.

Is there any sort of recourse for this? Do I look for another job and keep quiet? Is there something to be done?

TL:DR employer has a history of throwing things at employees and the CEO of the company is her mother, who defends her daughter's actions.

Answer: Generally when someone commits assault you can make a police report.


Title: [Ohio] Cuyahoga County. Wife has removed the children from our joint residence without my permission.

Question: What do I file with the courts to show that I am not OK with her removing the children and avoid a lawyer fee to submit the paperwork? She also remove property which is dumb but I mainly care about the kids.

Answer:
 Unless there is a custody order in place, she’s allowed to.  You don’t say where she’s taken them or what she’s told you about her actions.  Both those things might make a difference to the advice you get.Answer #2: Why do you think she isn't allowed to take her kids wherever she wants? Absent a court order saying otherwise, she can take her children to another state without your "permission"

File for divorce and custody


Title: Dad wants me to buy him a gun

Question: My dad wants me to buy him a handgun Becouse he can't Because he has a domestic disturbance and fails his background check, he said if I wright him a bill of sale I couldn't get in trouble or anything even tho I registered it in my name? Is this true? Is this a bad idea? Plz help

Answer:
 >  Is this a bad idea?

I dunno, how much do you enjoy federal prison?

He's describing a straw purchase. It's extremely illegal. You would be criminally liable.Answer #2: Unless you have 10 years and $250,000 you don't mind giving to the government, don't do that.Answer #3: A good rule of thumb is if someone isn't allowed to buy something, and you buy it for them, you won't get off scot free.

Why does he want and or need a hand gun?


Title: Called Police on Neighbor

Question: My friend called the police on her neighbor one night about a year ago because of erratic behavior he was engaging in on their street. They live in a semi rural area but their houses are fairly close facing each other  diagonally. He ended up getting arrested and going to jail for a while because it turns out he is a violent felon and he was in possession of a gun that night. He is out on bond now and she has severe anxiety due to the fact that she was the one who made the call that led to his arrest and he knows it was her. He also does things regularly like blare music from his car for long periods of time with a lot of bass whenever he feels like it and is very disruptive. She has had to go to counseling and go on medication because of this but it hasn’t really helped. He is on parole. He lives in his dad’s house that he owns and she rents her house. Does she have any rights or anything she can do legally that might make her feel safer?

Answer:
 I say this sincerely and not trying to diminish her feelings... if she called the cops on her neighbor and sent him to jail and he KNOWS it was her... then the absolute best course of action for her to legally avoid any future trouble and/or anxiety, is to move.

Otherwise, she can continue to call the cops on him if he's ever breaking the law, but that seems like it will just exacerbate the issue. If he's a "violent felon" I wouldn't think living next to him will get any less anxiety ridden for as long as he's there.

It's unlikely that he's going to just wake up one day & forgive her for sending him to jail and putting him on parole. Not that it's her fault, it's obviously his own fault for breaking the law. People like this tend to blame others.