Title: [CA] Drunk drivers crashed into my property.

Question:
Three days ago two drivers caused a major accident leaving several damages in my property: retaining wall broken (house is located in a corner next to a 45 mph speed limit road), several cracks in the driveway, and damage to the sprinkler system

The crash woke us up instantaneously. Once I ran to see what was going on, I noticed two cars in my front yard. One of them was totaled. My first reaction was to quickly report the incident to 911, and during the call I was witness of three guys pushing a second car stuck between my front yard and the sidewalk (an intent of hit and run) with no success. Cops came to the scene and both drivers were arrested by DUI. According to cops, 20 minutes before the crash they witnessed the same vehicle (totaled) speeding in the downtown area.

According to drivers' statement car 1 was following car 2, and over an intersection they were cut by an unknown vehicle that led to hit the retaining wall at 55 - 60 mph, which does not make sense based on the evidence of the scene. The final cause of the accident determined by the police in the collision report was that both drivers were under the influence of alcohol.

I have contacted the totaled car insurance but haven’t get any response from the adjuster yet. I have seen a lot of horror stories about insurances not covering the total amount of the damage caused and I am starting to worry more than usual on what is going to happen now. What is a typical resolution taken by the insurance? Will they cover 100% of the crash? Is there any strategy to rush the process for the insurance adjuster?

I would be really thankful on any legal advice about what is the most appropriate procedure to take in this case. Also, are there any legal actions to take against the drivers given the risk the crash could have caused to my home and family?

I appreciate your help and thank you in advance!
Topic:
DUI

Answer: File a claim with your homeowner's insurance.  Many auto insurance companies lack expertise in adjusting property claims and there is no guarantee there will be sufficient coverage.  Your homeowner's insurance is there for exactly these types of situations.


Title: Yard care sign placed in my yard without permission

Question:
I came home tonight and noticed that someone had put up a sign in my yard. The guy from TRUGREEN had put up a sign that said "We didn't service your lawn today, but we'd like to in the future". The sign was similar to the ones they put up after they treat a lawn. I feel like they are putting these up in the hope that others will think I use TRUGREEN. Can they use my property this way? It was in the middle of my yard, not in the right-of-way.
Edit: I live in Columbus OH.

Answer:
 Take the sign down and throw it away. The cops will unlikely care and you have no damages to sue for. Answer #2: Take it down. Is truegreen a franchise? If so complain to corporate. Come to think of it, complain to corporate anyway.

I don't think your surmise about the rationale for placing these signs is correct by the way. I think they are trying to shame you. I think that's worse.


Title: Class Action against Chase Bank for overdraft fees being unethical?

Question: Due to economic hard times, I incur overdraft fees. I am not complaining about the fee itself. I know when I deserve it. BUT, I have noticed a pattern. Chase re-arranges the pending charges in my account so that I incur the maximum amount of overdraft fees possible. For example, on Tuesday I have 5 pending transactions that leave me in the positive $35. On Wednesday, an auto-debit for $70 hits the account. In theory the $70 should be the most recent transaction and I should only receive the overdraft fee for the ONE transaction that pushed me over. But I don't get one fee, I get 4. Chase drops the $70 to the earliest point of my pending transactions, renames them all with Wednesday's date, and charges me overdraft on all of them. I have also noticed that when my account gets less than $1, Chase zeros my account and I lose my change. Is this the type of thing a class action lawsuit could be made of?

Answer:
 While it's possible Chase has been picking and choosing when transactions post for maximum effect, it's also possible that it's not.

When you swipe your card, the merchants computer calls the banks computer (well, usually they go through a couple of intermediaries, but it ends up being the same thing) and says "Hey, got $50?"  The bank says "Yup."  And that's your pending charge.

The merchant then submits the credit card transaction for payment, going through a similar process as if you had paid by check.  This generally takes 2-3 business days in total.

Once your bank pays out to the merchants bank, the transaction goes from "pending" to "posted" and hits your balance (and thus can potentially incur an overdraft fee).

Auto-debits, on the other hand, usually post faster, since it's all done as batches.  Depending on the companies involved, it may not even show up as a pending transaction first because they are not required to get an authorization prior to actually charging you.

Chase doesn't particularly have much control over exactly when the charges post, because that's based on processing times and when the merchant actually gets the charge to them in the first place.


Title: [US - Wisconsin] Wife heard a rumour she may be let go because of performance issues while pregnant

Question:
To be as brief as I can, my wife heard from a trusted co-worker that there may be some sort of termination in her future.

So she was in the top ranks of her company until she got pregnant and then her fatigue and morning sickness and symptoms got in the way and she has been underperforming since January. She works in sales and still makes sales and works the normal 8-5pm but she just doesn't have the energy to push back against people who say no.

My concern is that they will terminate her prior to maternity leave and royally fuck us over. Is there any steps we can take to protect ourselves or if she is terminated do we have recourse to fight it?

Answer:
 She can be fired for poor performance. Has she requested a reasonable accommodation like a lighter workload?

Most companies will give plenty of notice before terminating someone during pregnancy. If she is terminated, she should speak to an employment attorney to go over all of the details of the case to determine if they acted illegally.


Title: [PA] - Involved in a car accident that led to a miscarriage

Question:
Just over two weeks ago, I hit a pedestrian in crosswalk while driving my car. I was not distracted or under the influence and I was traveling under the speed limit. I do not know why I didn't see her, but believe it is due to a blind spot caused by where the windshield meets the sides of the car. But none of that really matters because the fact is I hit her and she had right of way. She was taken to a hospital and the officer on the scene said I was free to go. I called my insurance and they said my coverage level is high enough that they should easily be able to cover whatever injuries she is likely to have.

Yesterday evening, I learned that she was about three months pregnant at the time and miscarried, quite possibly due to the accident. I have two questions:

1. I cannot imagine the grief she must be going through. I don't know if it is truly possible for her to be "made whole" again after this loss, but I want to know if this is something that will be factored in to the medical bills my insurance pays out. Like I said, I have a very high limit for personal injury, so I don't think I would have a problem if they cover this.

2.  I don't believe I was driving recklessly, but I know that Pennsylvania is strict with their fetal homicide laws. Is it likely or possible that I can be charged with a crime?

3. I feel terrible asking this given how much she must be suffering, but I have been fairly depressed and grief-stricken about this whole incident, even more so now that I learned about the miscarriage. If I end up going to therapy, is that something that my car insurance would cover as a result of the accident?

Thank you.

Answer:
 Don't speak to her again. If you are sued (and you almost certainly will be if her story is correct), let your insurance company know immediately. They will represent you in court.

1. Her personal injury lawyer and your insurance company will work this out. It may very well be.
2. If you are contacted by the police, you have the right to refuse to answer questions and to have a lawyer present during questioning. You can simply say "I am not answering questions at this time." If you are charged with a crime, you will need to contact a criminal defense attorney right away.
3. You'd have to discuss that with your insurance company, but probably not. That may be covered through your health insurance plan.

&#x200B;Answer #2: 1. She needs to get an attorney. Yes, the attorney could probably negotiate a larger settlement based on the miscarriage. This is something that's between her and your insurance company, though, it's not really something you'd be involved in under most circumstances.

2. If I were you, I'd wait to contact a lawyer until you actually hear from law enforcement. Absolutely do not discuss the case with the cops, and call an attorney if they decide to charge or interview you. But for now, I'd wait.

3. Call your insurance company. I think it unlikely, but who knows, I'm not reading your benefits sheet. Do go to therapy, though, that's a good idea.


Title: SC, 26 yo male w/$520 per month child support

Question:
So I am basically a semi-content dude. Beautiful 4 yo son, who I see more than his mom does. However, living with my parents and working full time, I cannot find a way to move out on my own.

CS takes about 1/3 of my paycheck and the rest goes to bills that I shouldn’t have committed to paying.

Also, I see no true merit to the CS payment other than frivolous spending on the mother’s part.
Any advice?

Answer:
>Also, I see no true merit to the CS payment other than frivolous spending on the mother’s part.
>Any advice?

My advice is to get the hell over this. Does the mother pay at least half of what you pay toward rent, utilities, a phone to communicate with doctors and babysitters and you, a car to drive the child, gas, insurance, groceries, clothes, medicine for the kid, her own vital needs as a human who does 98% of what the child needs every day she has him and so on? If yes, then she is not squandering money. You think a it costs less than what you pay to provide everything the child has?

You make this kind of claim to the court, and you'll learn just how din a view judges take on parents who think the coparent they pay support to is being irresponsible with the money. It is not "her money" and "CS money." All her household income is a pile, and unless you show kiddo lives in a box, hungry and naked, you're way off the mark there.
Answer #2: What exactly is your question?

If you think $520 is too much, you could request a modification, but I really wouldn't hold my breath if I was you. That's really not much money relative to the cost of raising a child. Answer #3: You could go to court to modify the agreement. You will need to make a case why you should pay less support. Frivolous spending on your ex's part will not get you far.

>who I see more than his mom does.

If this is true, you could also request a modification to the custody agreement. More custody could bolster your case to pay less child support.


Title: How much does it take for cops to look up a license plate number and track the vehicle owner down?

Question:
Last month, my family came home to someone in my houses side yard, with his hand on the door, looking to go inside.

When I pulled into the driveway he covered his face and jogged to his friends truck. They sped off.

I did get the license plate number, and gave that to the police. Unfortunately it doesn't seem like they've followed up on it at all.

Tonight, I woke up to someone burning out right outside my window. This has happened four or five times before, always around 2-3 in the morning, but this is the first time I woke up fast enough to see the car doing it. It was same truck that sped away from our house about a month ago. That little shit.

**So my question is: what will it take for the police to even look in to the license plate number? Will they do it after this incident?** After two, three, four more incidents? Do they need to commit a *substantial* crime? Should I wait until they actually break in and steal our house plants? How about harassment, it's at least harassment isn't it?

I'll tell you what, I can't sleep easy knowing these guys are out there potentially plotting to steal our house plants. And I might get cancer from breathing tire particles. Isn't this harassment?

I'm sorry about that last paragraph, it's late. I'm gonna try to go back to bed. Night reddit.

Edit: This went down in southern California. Thanks /u/LocationBot

Answer: It takes them approximately 29 seconds to know who it is. On Monday don't call the emergency line call the Sheriff or police chief directly. Don't sound like a nut and explain what's go on. Say you are afraid for your safety and ask him or her to have someone to please follow up on it and let you know what they are doing. If they are not there then find out woe is in charge. It will either be a Chief Deputy or Undersheriff or an assistant chief or deputy chief.


Title: Can a lawyer use info obtained while looking for a lawyer?

Question:
Hello, legal advise off topic!  I have a question that isn't asking for specific advice.  Just kinda want to know how bad a conversation was. Here is my non-specific (but kinda specific) question:  Can an admission of guilt to a lawyer while trying to find a lawyer to represent you be used against you?

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Let's pretend you have a brother who is a goddamn moron and really fucks up.  Like super bad fucks up.  His wife, in full blown panic mode, starts to call around looking for a criminal defense lawyer.  She calls one office and is explaining what happened.  Half way through the conversation (with the lawyer?  not super sure), the person on the phone says, "I have to stop you right there.  I believe this is a conflict of interest and this conversation cannot go any further.  Please call my colleague at ...."

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If that was the lawyer (or even the receptionist) for the other party, is ~~my~~ the hypothetical brother now super fucked?  Can that conversation be used against him?  Is there a such thing as shopping-for-an-attorney-client privilege?

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Answer: Communications like that are included under client-attorney privilege.


Title: School Discontinued Offering My Degree

Question: (USA, MO) I have been pursuing a BA in Managment with an emphasis in Hospital Administration. My school(large known university) is discontinuing the emphasis in hospital administration which is a huge problem for me since I work in healthcare. I was not notified until today, and I only have 5 classes left. What are my options? I have invested over 20000 into this school. I am beyond pissed. Please help me

Answer: I am really surprised they would just drop it suddenly. Asked to be grandfathered in, or take the Generic BA and put the Hospital Administration classes on your resume.


Title: [IDAHO] Sued by debt collector. Hired a lawyer because the debt isn't ours. After scheduling conference he calls to discuss settlement. He has not received discovery!

Question:
I'm kind of dismayed at my lawyer's performance thus far.

We were sued for a number of debts that a collector insists we (my wife and I) owe. The debts as detailed in the original papers or previous to our marriage. T is our contention that these debts are not ours and we hired a lawyer.

He answered the summons and a scheduling conference was set up. Immediately afterwards he told me the debts appear to be valid and wanted to discuss settlement options. He did not receive discovery of any type but based this on a conversation with the plaintiff alone. He inferred that the debts are ours and we simply didn't want to pay and recommended filing bankruptcy to get out of it.

The debts total $600 or so plus collection fees and 11% interest over the last 4 years.

Needless to say I was pissed. My response to him was that we require some type of validation of these debts before even considering any type of settlement. He indicated that he would contact the plaintiff attorney and ask for this and all other discovery requested in the answer he filed on our behalf.

This was 3 weeks ago. Another scheduling conference was scheduled and the clock is ticking with no correspondence or answer from the attorney. I sent this email:

"We have yet to receive any discovery information regarding this lawsuit.

I want to reiterate that unless we receive proper discovery regarding these collections we expect that you will advocate for a dismissal. It goes without saying that any discussions of a settlement are premature without proof that these debts are ours. Our contention is that these debts do not belong to us and this lawsuit was brought in error."

He responded with this:

"Dismissal is a tall order but I am attempting to get confirmation.  Call me."

I have called and left messages which have yet to be returned.

So... what should my expectations be with this? Is he actually working for me or blowing me off? When I tell him we want something official from the original biller (a doc in the box apparently) detailing these accounts as ours am I being unrealistic? Should the fact that he has not received anything other than a verbal insistence from the plaintiff's lawyer be a red flag?

Thanks for your advice.

Edit:
I should have added that the attorney is being paid out of a legal insurance policy that my wife has. The premium is $13 a month.

We couldn't settle as we had no notification of the debts prior to the lawsuit. Hence the reason why we are contending the debts don't belong to us.

Edit:

Additional background
https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/6w6ed7/comment/dm5ywwb?st=J6TS6UHD&sh=48c7c12a

Answer:
 You're talking about $600 of debt.  Assuming you're paying him hourly, almost any significant work -- likely including the discovery you're seeking -- is going to cost more than that.  So, he may well be advocating the cheapest option for you.

Separate and apart from that, most discovery takes time to get; I don't know about Idaho, but in my jurisdiction it's 30 days, and I've seen 28 as well.  Neither of those have run if it's only been 3 weeks, assuming he served discovery at the same time he answered.  So, you shouldn't necessarily be expecting anything yet.

Lack of communication is an issue, but lawsuits don't get resolved overnight, so give it some time.


Title: Stuck in the middle of an employee lawsuit

Question:
Hello all,

I will try to tell this story succinctly, though I am having trouble making sense of my situation, my (legal and ethical) obligations, and my potential liability. In short: a coworker of mine recently went AWOL in the middle of his shift. There was no explanation, and everyone was in the dark as to where he went and what may have happened to trigger his leaving. His belongings, save for his car keys and cell phone, were left on his desk. It was as if he had vanished, and nobody seemed too concerned about it. I was deeply concerned. I knew that work had been rough for him lately, though I hadn't spoken to him about it. I also had the sense that he was depressed, though I can't point to anything specific that made me think that. Considering all these factors, I searched through our company directory and found his personal email address. I sent him an email that evening and received a response which validated my concerns. He told me that he left work because he felt depressed and suicidal. In a subsequent email he asked me to take his guns away for safe keeping. I agreed to take his guns because of my reasonable fear that he was a danger to himself, not to mention the possibility (though remote) that he could be a danger to my other coworkers. He was discharged from his role effective the following day.

That's the background... now the messy part:

I found out yesterday that the AWOL coworker plans to file suit against my employer. As such, the employer requested that if the former coworker reached out to anyone, they report it to HR and save any correspondences. I felt it was necessary for me to tell my supervisor about what transpired between the coworker and myself. My supervisor in turn reported this to HR, and HR has now asked me to turn in all email communication between the two of us. My concern is that I promised the coworker confidentiality as a friend, not a representative of the employer, so my ethical compass guides me to uphold that promise. There was information about his mental state and his motivations for leaving work that I assume could be used as evidence in the suit. I don't want that information to be weaponized by my employer, but I also need to stay in my employers’ good graces. The emails were sent from my personal email account, so I'm not sure whether the employer has a legal right to review or use the communication for their defense. Furthermore, I still have his guns. Am I liable for any crimes he might commit if I return his guns; or is my obligation to him as the property owner? Have I opened myself up to becoming a party to this suit? Any guidance or advice on how I should proceed (from a legal perspective) would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 Don't get bogged down in what you think is an ethical quandry. It's not. Your fellow employee is making this an issue. Not your employer. Your fellow employee isn't going to keep you employed. You likely won't be a party to the suit but you likely know relevant information to the lawsuit and that's going to be discoverable whether they force you to give it to them or you turn it over voluntarily. Personally, with my knowledge of how discovery works, I'd rather to be upfront with my employer and cooperate with them than I would be to try to force their hand at something they can easily get.

More importantly, if you think this guy is a danger to himself and others, don't turn those weapons back over to him. Give them to the police and ask them to do a welfare check on him.Answer #2: Doesn't matter. He will have to turn over those emails in discovery anyway. You're just giving them to your employer a bit early


Title: Being charged

Question:
I live in a foreign country and i am being charged with growing THREE marijuana plants. Ive been called in for questioning after 2 months as I have been formally charged.
Now what? in europe…… poland…
-the fact that its poland is what i am most scared of

Answer: Find a lawyer. Now. Speak to the lawyer. Nobody else.


Title: Forgotten about by towing company= 3 hours in a hot car

Question: [deleted]

Answer: what is your legal question really? there are no damages here, nor for that matter would it be their fault you sat in a car for three hours.


Title: I live with drug addicts (brother and his girlfriend) and am worried for my safety. Mom doesn't do anything. What are my options? Can I help them?

Question:
LOCATION:California, USA
 I currently live at home with my mother (works a lot, rarely home) and my brother ( 23 yrs old drug addict) whom brought over his drug addict girlfriend ( 18 yrs old) to live in our house without discussing it with me or my mother. We don't want her here.  But bc my mom is the owner of the house I can't really do anything about it. Since, I really have no authority to kick anyone out. The only reason why I ( 24 yrs) still live at home is because I can't afford to move out on my own and all the money I make is going towards my schooling. However, living with my brother and his girlfriend is really frustrating me and starting to take a mental toll on me.

My brother and his girlfriend live like animals;  they are constantly fighting (physical, verbal) making a ruckus about who knows what, they even fight outside at random times of the day/night ( 1 am , 3 pm, 9am, 12 AM you name it) and embarrass themselves and more so me in front of all the neighbors. Their late night fights wake me up and don't let me sleep in peace and cause me to wake up groggy the next day for work. They have crazy "break up" fights then they make up together the next day.  When my brother and his girlfriend are fighting I run to my moms room to tell her what is going on but she is very indifferent. She just assumes they are out of drugs and that it is of no use intervening. They don't clean, they don't have jobs, they don't contribute to the household whatsoever. My brother breaks anything he gets his hands on (broke several phones my mom bought for him, he broke my moms laptop, sold all the expensive gifts that my mom has given him), uses 1 of her cars (and drives it without a license)-and claims it as his- goes crazy if he doesn't have it or if its broken, and the newest most shocking to me was finding out that he now hits women. He has physically hurt his girlfriend which I had called the cops for but she declined any wrongdoing done by my brother. They also found out I was the one that called the cops that night so they hate me even more now. The cops didn't really mitigate  TBH. They just took the girl but she ended up coming the next day ( my brother picked her up).  I don't even call the cops now when they are physically fighting bc she will decline and she will still keep coming back to the house even after being heavily mistreated by my brother. Recently my brother tried to attack me ( after I was screaming/name-calling at him for breaking my moms laptop), thankfully I didn't get hurt and my mother was there to stop it. But I've never felt more afraid for my life. I am 5ft petite woman and he is 5'11 and he was literally charging at me even with me backing away and having stopped the nagging. He pushed me and I easily fell to the ground. I cried for about 3 hours straight after this incident, my adrenaline was high and I thought I was going to end up in the hospital that night. I didn't call the cops bc i didn't have any signs of physical harm. My mother told him he had only 1 month to live here. It's been a month and nothing has happened. My mother is very lenient with him and allows him to live here because she feels sorry for him and his girlfriend. (GF was in foster system, mom & grandma are drug addicts, she has no real family/home to go to, sold for sex by her mom at a young age. Sadly, she also has a tattoo on her face. My brother (half-brother) dealt with intense bullying as a child and had no father figure; his dad committed suicide.) But feeling sorry for people is not helping anyone. I am really the only one in this household that has achieved anything and I am the one who has been suffering. My classes and exams are all online, so when they have their flares its really stressing me out bc i can't focus on my exam or I can't have online meetings with my professors. ( My classes are really hard and stressful -I am a graduate student-.) I can't even have friends over bc I am so ashamed of my living situation. I am afraid to say anything to my brother and GF now bc I am afraid of what they are capable of doing in the wrong mindset so I have backed off.

I've had enough and I've realized ( my mother has poor judgement and inactive) I have to do something now before it gets worse. I want to have hope that they will get better because I know that addiction is a disease. I believe they are self medicating from their greater problems of depression and bipolar disorder and don't want to throw people away. And I am wondering if contacting the courts will force people to go see a doctor or something of the sort? My mother has kaiser permanent through her job, so my brother should be covered but not sure. Any basic suggestions would greatly help. Thanks! Sorry for my long post.

Live with drug addicts, causing me unnecessary stress and safety concerns, mom doesn't do anything due to sympathy. Seeking court ordered medical help for their mental issues or any help really.

Answer: All you can do is call the police when someone does something illegal, or move out on your own to get away from the behavior in general.


Title: [Theoretical]Why can the NFL legally fine players?

Question:
Wouldn't fining players be illegal, as that would be taken out of their paycheck? I'm just wondering. Sorry if this is against the rules. [US]

Thanks

Answer: It's probably legal because it's what the parties agreed to in their written contracts.


Title: Neighbor kid shooting BB gun

Question:
So our neighbors have a son (12-14 years old) who roams around the yard shooting his bb gun.  Yesterday I saw him run into my yard and dig around under a tree to pull out a dead/dying bird.  He then takes it back to his yard and executes it like a damn serial killer.  I didn't take any action, but I have small kids and I'm concerned about this aspiring psychopath roaming around back there.  Any advice is appreciated, which speaks to Illinois law.

edit: this is the suburbs of Chicago, not some rural area where this may be more acceptable.

Answer:
 You should contact your local police department to inquire about local ordinances that exist regarding BB guns.

Most cities have regulations against shooting BB guns or air pellets in a non-restricted zones so if you feel like your children or others in the area are threatened, then its reasonable for you to get the government involved assuming that speaking to the parents and having him disciplined doesn't work. Answer #2: Aside from the fact that shooting a BB gun in a residential area is most likely prohibited, there's also the Migratory Bird Act of 1918 that makes it illegal to kill over 800 species of birds in the US. I doubt local cops would care about the latter, but a call to the ASPCA or a wildlife agency might work.

And keep an eye on any cats or dogs you may own....Answer #3: Speaking to him or his parents sounds like a good idea,  before going to the police.  When I was 11, a friend and I made a similar dumb choice, but didn't understand that it was wrong to do on another person's property. In hindsight, it was stupid, but when you're 11, you want to be the cool hunter that you saw on tv.


Title: Seeking advice: 90/70 in Shenandoah, VA (Reckless)

Question:
I was clocked at going 90 in a 70 in Shenandoah.

I've heard that I could appear in court and try to get a plea w/ the prosecutor to negotiate it down. If that does not work, then I should ask for a continuance and then lawyer up. Which is right?

Also for the driving courses, I've heard both take them and wait for the sentence to take them.

Has anyone had any first hand experience with the Woodstock Courthouse in VA and it's proceedings? What is the best course?

Answer:
 I am not a lawyer, but a resident of Page County, VA.  I don't mean to scare you -- wait, correction, I do, for good reason -- GET A LAWYER.  Jail time is a real possibility.

Reckless driving is a criminal charge in VA.

http://jalopnik.com/what-every-driver-should-know-about-speeding-in-virgini-1669902845

http://jalopnik.com/never-speed-in-virginia-lessons-from-my-three-days-in-1613604053

BTW, you will soon be inundated with mail from many area lawyers.

... and never ever ever go over 80 in Virginia for any reason. Tell all of your friends and family. Even if the speed limit is 70.  It's so easy to do on mountain roads too. :(


Title: Condo HOA prohibiting my Bernie Sanders political sign

Question:
I live in a condo and put up a Bernie Sanders sign.  The HOA is prohibiting me from doing so claiming,

"One of the responsibilities of the Board of Directors is to ensure that the homeowners abide by the community's Rules and Regulations.  The association's lawyer recently verified as valid the following.
Immediate compliance is required or the homeowner will be in violation, thus subject to penalties.
The Park Place Rules and Regulations frequently enforce the laws of the city, county, and state.
*The Rules and Regulations of the homeowner association prohibit the display of any political or other signs on a unit's storm door, inside or outside.
*The Rules and Regulations of the homeowner association prohibit the display of political signs earlier than 45 days before the day of the election and later than 7 days after an election day.
*One political sign with the maximum dimensions of 24 inches by 24 inches is permitted only in the downstairs front window.

I'm in NC and found this.  Do I have a case for keeping the sign up?

I'm looking at this section:§ 47F-3-121. of this doc:

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_47f.html

Also my car was involved in a hit and run while I was parked in the condo parking lot.  I filed a police report.  A neighbor or guest visiting a neighbor backed into me and damaged my car.  Do I have a case against the HOA for damages?

EDIT: Fine! I took the dumb sign down.  I still maintain I hate these old nosy <bleep> bags. I also still don't understand how the statute allows them to tell me I can only put it in the downstairs window because it doesn't speak to that, but I trust you guys.  Thank you!!!

Answer:
 Regarding the political sign issue, so long as the restrictions comply with the statute you pointed out, they are valid.

As far as the hit and run, I don't see why you'd think you have a case against the HOA. The HOA did not hit your car.


Title: Accused of Being Child's Father, Even Though It Doesn't Line Up

Question:
I slept with a girl once, and two days later, she told me that she was getting morning sickness. I freaked out, and posted to Reddit asking for advice. I was informed that the early signs of pregnancy shouldn't be seen until 2 to 4 weeks in, so it is unlikely that what she texted me about was morning sickness at all.

However, that made me think: after we slept together, she informed me that a couple weeks ago, she had slept with another man, someone who is infamous in my area for being a douche who sleeps with girls and leaves them. She told me about this in the STD sense, saying that she'd been tested, etc.

Now, she's saying she's probably pregnant with my kid, even though it's still far too soon to tell. It is not, however, too soon for her to tell if it were the other guy's kid.

What happens if she tries to pin this kid on me, even though the dates and times don't add up. Will I have to take this to court if she keeps going? I would like to avoid all of that, but I sure don't want a kid that's not even mine. What if she refuses a paternity test? Help!

Answer:
 You will be paternity tested which will settle the matter.Answer #2: You make her get a DNA test done when the kid is born; ignore her until you get a court order about it; and learn to use protection.Answer #3: >What happens if she tries to pin this kid on me, even though the dates and times don't add up.

Then you will get a DNA test and know for sure one way or another.Answer #4: Just ignore her for now.

If she decides to claim the child is yours, she won't be able to refuse a paternity test. So until you get a summons for court, don't worry about it.


Title: Will My Puppies Distemper Case Hold Up In Court? San Diego, CA.

Question:
Hello and thank you for taking the time to advise me on this issue.
I recently decided on March 12 that I wanted to adopt a german shepherd puppy. So I gave this breeder I found on puppyfind.com a call and asked him if we could meet up somewhere near me to take a look at the puppies available and perhaps buy one. We met 3 blocks from my home and I made the purchase in cash for $495. on the persons profile they have a section called "whats included?" and it says "Current vaccinations, Health guarantee" which he said he would mail me because he forgot to bring them, but I did get them in the mail and in the records it shows he had his first round of shots against Distemper and Parvo. Unfortunately in the following couple days I had taken the pup to the vet and found out he had Coccidia, but even after treating Oliver (my pup) he was still getting worse, the vets never caught that he had Distemper until the neurological signs began. I tried everything I could from expensive experimental procedures to natural treatments and no one could help him, he was put down 2 days ago because he was seizing a lot more often and getting secondary infections which would not subside. When Oliver was diagnosed with Distemper i had done extensive research on the Newcastle Disease Vaccine and spinal tap and informed the breeder to see if he maybe had heard of it or administered it to any of his pups in the past. He replied he hasn't heard of it but would be willing to inject my puppy with the NDV OUT OF THE VIAL! This could have potentially harmed the puppy because he didn't even know the procedure is done by actually creating a serum out of the NDV first. His next effort to correct the issue was to offer me another dog at half price... Can I take this guy to small claims and at least get my vet fees back? Maybe even shut him down for selling sick puppies?
I have vet records, texts from the breeder and a witness.

Answer:
 You can certainly try - the timeline on the distemper infection may be relevant, since puppies aren't fully immunized until they have had three rounds of shots with the last shot taking place after the dog is 16 weeks old.

The puppy lemon law in CA applies only to breeders who have more than two litters a year, but if your situation meets the criteria it looks like you could theoretically sue for a refund or replacement plus vet fees totaling 1.5 times the purchase price. Google "California puppy lemon law" for more info.

Life advice? Stay off puppyfind in the future. It's a haven for crappy breeders and puppy mills, which unfortunately you had to find out the hard way. Losing a pet is really tough, and in the future when you are ready to get a new dog try to go through the breed club or a shelter or rescue. Good luck!

Edit: I'm not going to respond to your PM as they are against the rules of the subreddit. Make sure you check out the sidebar, and if you have follow up put it here. Sorry to narc on you!


Title: Landlord not enforcing non-smoking policy with neighbors. Please help!

Question:
Hi, I live in a building with a strict nonsmoking policy.  For the last month new neighbors have been chain smoking on the balcony and it’s been wafting into my apartment.  I have asthma, one of the reasons I leased this particular place, and have been having trouble breathing.  I’ve been emailing for over a month, always getting a reply saying thanks for letting us know and that they will take care of it, but it happened again today.

Now that it’s been 30 days can I break this lease?  They aren’t living up to the terms and it is negatively impacting.  I have email records as well as photo documentation I have sent them.

Answer: Does your lease say your neighbors can't smoke or the entire property is smoke free?


Title: My house was raided by indiana state police. They accused me of downloading child pornography. I was never charged. They just told me "you are the most unlucky som bitch I've ever seen" my discovery is sealed. Final police report is sealed. I lost my kids. My house. Etc. Can I sue monetarily?

Answer:
 There isn't enough information to even guess what you can do. If you believe that you have a claim then you would need to talk to a lawyer.Answer #2: This is WAY WAY too high risk and complicated for random person internet advice, you need a lawyer.

Answer #3: If someone reported you to the police, you can't sue them for investigating you. Now if they made a mistake of some kind which led them to you, or you can find the person who reported you and show it was malicious and knowingly false I'd say you might have something to work with. You're unlikely to win anything though if you try sue the police for doing their job.Answer #4: How is there discovery if you weren't charged?Answer #5: We would never be able to evaluate a situation lile this and determine if you have a viable case. You would need to sit down with an attorney in your jurisdiction and discuss what recourse you might have. Answer #6: It sounds like its not the govt that took your house and kids away but that your partner did? Or that you lost your job in the meantime.

Since there is no charges against you, I'd suggest working on getting a parenting plan in front of a judge. You should still have rights to see your children.

If you were fired I think that's legal since being a felony suspect isn't a protected class.Answer #7: You need an attorney to look over everything


Title: Apartment owners throw away belongings in storage, "get a lawyer" was all that was told

Question:
So I find out on the day my other sister is set to get married that my sister's apartments threw out her and her roommate's belongings that were in storage.

It was all in a storage room type of thing and the old owners sold it along with the apartment to a new company. Apparently the previous owners had the information about her storage unit stapled to the lease agreement and it never got put into the system.

So enter yesterday, apparently the new people didn't try and figure anything out and simply threw everything away. Furniture, things from high school and some legal documents between my sister and her roommate. When they tried to talk to the new owners about the stuff all they were told was to get a lawyer.

What exactly do they need to do besides the obvious get a lawyer?

Answer: Create a list of things that was thrown away and the estimated value... actual value, not sentimental value or anything silly like that.


Title: Crypto exchanges collect anonymous user funds over years, then lock the funds in the accounts citing identity verification requirements. Is this legal? (USA/CA)

Question: Basically the title.  It has happened many times over the years and has just recently happened to the largest crypto exchange, Poloniex.  Despite giving misleading information very recently stating that they would *NOT* do this like the rest, they just did, now *ALL* unverified accounts are locked regardless of the amount in them with no warning.  Is there legal basis for this one way or the other?

Answer:
 >  Is there legal basis for this one way or the other?

Yes, namely US AML/KYC laws. Answer #2: The exchanges can do this because no law prevents them from doing this. They are doing this because various governments are pressuring them to.

People in the crypto community were always dreaming when they thought that an anonymous financial system could be created. The people who really “need” anonymity are bad people. The libertarians who just think they need anonymity don’t understand that a complete lack of regulation is just the freedom to get screwed by the wealthy and unscrupulous.

The US and and other nations aren’t going to allow an invisible way for terrorists, drug dealers and sex traffickers to launder money to exist.
Answer #3: Yep.

The government is tightening down on the crypto market. Probably due to a mixture of Crypto being used to launder money/used for illicit purchases, and for people who are investing and not paying their taxes.

Oh, by the way, if you trade crypto: Don't forget to pay your capital gains tax.


Title: Renting a room, Home owner put the house up for sale without my knowledge and hosted an open house, allowing people to go into my room without my knowledge! HELP!

Question:
I'm in California, US. I'm 23y/o and have a tenant agreement to rent a room for $500 a month without utilities.

So I rent a room from a couple, another girl rents the other room as well. The home owners put the home up for sale and before we were told, the agent came into the home and hosted an open house. I was away at the time and apparently the other girl was home and they just opened her door and walked right in her room and she was there in her room! Thankfully she was clothed and everything but she felt totally violated. Apparently they went into my room as well while I was gone!

Is it legal for me to change the lock on my door? I can't find anything online about the rights of someone who just rents a room but I do NOT want anyone entering my room while I'm away. What can I do??

Thanks!

Answer:
 The only problem here is the lack of notice.

The owner has the same rights to sell the place that they would if you were not otherwise present, except that you are entitled to 24 hours' notice before the owner or their agent enters to show the place to potential buyers.

Changing the lock without the landlord's consent will get you evicted.


Title: How do I prove I'm not insane in a family court case?

Question:
She has a really good lawyer, and has accused me of being a hypochondriac and worse. Unfortunately, she has evidence, since I did go through a period of worrying my children were sick and she took over my emails, voice memos, etc.

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The good news is that I'm perfectly mentally well, but how do I demonstrate this? My time is running out.

Answer:
 The family court will understand if you were concerned about your children's health, even if you had hypochondria, if this manifested itself as concern I do not think this is going to result in your children being regarded as at risk from you. Could you expand a bit on your belief that you need to prove to the court you are not insane. Have you had a diagnosis, or ever been detained under mental health legislation?

The family courts would need good evidence that your 'insanity' could pose a risk to anyone.


Title: Employer told my wife she'd get 6 weeks paid maternity leave in the interview. Now that the baby is 3 weeks away, they're saying she gets 0 paid leave and has to use her vacation/sick time (which amounts to 40 hours).

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 When was she hired? These sorts of benefits often don't kick in until after a year of employment.

EDIT: From the article:

>The program requires the employee to have been employed by the state for more than one year.


Title: [NY] Legally can one dog “cause” another to bite someone

Question:
My friend’s dog (let’s call him Spot) is the nicest little guy but tends to bark like a maniac when he sees other dogs.  He’s not aggressive just loud.  My friend and her dog live on the same floor as another larger dog (Rex) and a family with a child. A few weeks ago my friend was taking Spot for a walk while the kid on their floor was petting Rex in the hallway.  Apparently Spot got excited and started barking which allegedly got Rex worked up and he bit the kid on the hand.

The other day my friend got a call from the manager of the building who was writing up an incident report about the bite.  He asked her many questions that make her feel like she and Spot were in some sort of trouble and/or may be liable in some way for what happened (“is your dog aggressive to other dogs or people?” “Has he ever bitten anyone”).  My friend is not very sociable in her building but the two other parties live next door to each other on the floor and seem to be friendly.  She’s concerned they’re trying to pin it on her dog or hold her additionally liable. She’s concerned about losing her lease (at the least being forced to remove Spot from apartment) and/or being sued by the family with the kid.

IANAL but it seems like a stretch to me.  She doesn’t have much money so I wanted to see what this sub thought and if she should be overtly concerned to the point to retain a lawyer.

Answer:
 No- the dog that bit the child is 100% responsible for any injuries to the child. Answer #2: Two issues here:

>   being sued by the family with the kid

Sure they can sue.  But, it would be very unlikely that they would prevail.  And, the only reason I am saying "very unlikely to win" and not "would not win" is that we are only getting one side of the story, where as in courts both sides, and witnesses would present.

>She’s concerned about losing her lease (at the least being forced to remove Spot from apartment)

It's going to depend on the lease.  I doubt that they would enforce from a perspective of "a dog caused another dog to bite a child".  But "  the nicest little guy but tends to bark like a maniac  " could cause an issue.  Having a dog that barks like a maniac could be a violation of the lease, or pet addendum.Answer #3: "Not agressive just loud" is a perception issue when I dog is barking at a child or another dog. Even if she's in the clear for the bite, the building can absolutely ask her to control the dog as in get it to stop barking at other dogs in the hallway.


Title: Registered sex offender working Toys

Question:
I work for a large retail store in America and we have come across an issue nobody in the store was aware of.

 An employee who’s name will not be disclosed is a registered sex offender after a court case 300 miles away ruled against him. He took a Static RR9 test and scored a 5/6. 6 being the person should be in jail, 1 being unlikely they will do it again. A 5 is almost guaranteed it will happen again.

When he was hired by our store, he never disclosed to any minor employee and i never had it disclosed to me that he was a registered sex offender.

Is there any actions I can take? Is there any potential lawsuits at hand?

Extra : He was around 23/24 dating a minor. His own family member started the court case and it ended February of 2016. He has only been here 4 months.
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 You want to take legal action because a sex offender has a job?

We want sex offenders to do things like have jobs and live in houses. They are more likely to reoofend if they are homeless and unemployed.


Title: Weird case of someone using my information

Question:
British Columbia/Alberta Canada
Mobile post, apologies for formatting.

This is a really weird situation, if it’s better suited to a different sub please let me know.

I lost my wallet back in 2014. It contained my SIN card, drivers license, debit card, etc. I replaced what I could and cancelled what was necessary.

In end of 2016 or early 2017, an old acquaintance from high school got in contact with my sister (I no longer live in the area the wallet was lost), saying a woman came into her place of work with my wallet saying, “you look like you might be the right age to know this person, I found it in a house I was cleaning.” Referring to my picture on my DL.

This acquaintance passed on the wallet to my sister. Nothing was missing.  There was even an old birthday cheque in there. I didn’t believe the sound of this story and contacted the acquaintance, who couldn’t or wouldn’t give me any information or even describe the woman.

Cue to the past few months. I have an iPhone, and an Apple ID.  My account is under my email, firstnamemiddlenamenumber @ gmail.com.
I noticed on my Apple ID page of my phone that my profile picture is of a woman I don’t l recognize. I changed it to one of myself thinking maybe a friend had done it as a prank while using my phone. But then it kept happening, even when no one had used my phone but me.

Last night, I was emailing myself a document from a friends computer. As I was typing in my address, another came up as a contact: firstnamemiddlename @ gmail.com.
My email, except without the number. Upon looking at their google profile, it’s the same picture being set as my Apple ID profile picture. It has my phone number, my email, their email using my names, my current home address, and past home address. It has a description box filled with information on this random woman but with my name, and my information. There was my first name and last name on the profile, but also my first name and different last name. She has wrote that she lives in the US. I found her on Facebook and know where she works.

It may be worth noting where the wallet was lost and returned is basically a border town with the US.

My question is: is this a sort of scam? What does she gain by using my information in such a way? The only thing I don’t have access to is the email account.  How could this damage me? I haven’t noticed anything weird with my taxes or anything that would suggest someone using my SIN number.

Not sure where to go from here, and that’s where I hope r/legaladvice comes in.

I reported the incident to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. I changed all applicable passwords.

Topic:
Canada

Answer:
 You should do the basics.

-Change all of your passwords that may have been compromised

-Perform a credit check through Equifax or Trans Union

-Check your junk mail/deleted mail folders in your gmail account for suspicious emails

-Enable 2FA on your gmail account

-I'm not sure but Gmail may log the previous locations from where your gmail account was accessed.

If you find anything suspicious, especially with the credit check, contact the CAFC again and the police as well.


Title: GF's ex won't get his stuff out of her storage unit

Question:
Quick background: Indiana. GF and her ex were together for several years, lived together, and had a child. He's, in my opinion, a total deadbeat. When they moved out, GF agreed to put some of his stuff in her unit. Her name is on the lease, and incidentally he doesn't pay anything.

So GF wants to move again and is planning on getting everything out of her unit. She has tried multiple times to get him to come get his stuff but he will not. He'll set a day and time and not show, or when she suggests a day and time he'll read the message and never respond to it until it's conveniently too late.

She doesn't want to keep paying for his crap and doesn't want to stop paying for it and get collections agencies after her. Real legal action is also something of a turn off because of the potential cost. I feel like she's resigned to keep paying to store his stuff, although she doesn't want to. That's why I'm here asking for options.

Answer: Take her stuff out, give him the key and written notice that she's paid for 30 days and he needs to make arrangements of his own.  Then inform storage place and let them legally seize his stuff if he doesn't.Answer #2: Storage unit companies are usually happy to dispose of abandoned goods. Pay up the last month and send a certified letter to him to handle it within 30 days. Then notify the company she will no longer pay, and it's his to pay for or handle.


Title: [IN] Fraud? Misrepresenting a problem and charging 20k

Question:
My boss was on a conference call with a client today because the client's website went down and caused a temporary interruption in services we provide. My boss convinced the client that it caused a huge disaster on our end and charged them 20k for us to smooth things out, in reality it's no big deal and cost nothing to fix at all. Is this fraud?

Edit: I dislike my place of work because of the many other illegal things they do. Is there any way I can blow the whistle on these slimeballs?
Topic:
Business Law

Answer: There really isn't enough detail here to say for sure. If your boss was truly lying, I suppose it might be fraud, but generally speaking, a company can charge $20k to do something that takes 5 minutes if they want to. The client can choose to take their business elsewhere if they don't like it.


Title: [ID] We're fostering two dogs for a friend of a friend for the next several months. The female dog had puppies that are worth a significant amount, the original owners believe they should be entitled to the proceeds. We disagree.

Question:
I think I know the answer given what I know about dogs as property, but I'd like a little input:

A friend of a friend was looking for someone to care for his dogs until at least May of next year. His parents were in possession of the dogs but were considering re-homing them because their living situation wasn't good enough (dogs in a small pen outside, very little human interaction, fed once a day.) My fiancee and I were tentatively in the market for a puppy but talked it over and decided we would be willing to foster these dogs, contingent on us getting a puppy as payment for the effort and money we put *into taking care of the two adult dogs.* We established at the beginning that if she were to become pregnant, we weren't sure whether or not we could care for the whole litter.

Well, turns out she was pregnant and had her puppies a couple days ago. We informed the owners and they came over today to see the puppies. We talked to them about taking the puppies to the vet (on our dime), registering them with the AKC (purebred goldens, again on our dime), and taking care of them until they are ready to be adopted. At the end of the conversation we were told where to send the money, as they will be out of town at that time.

I conveyed to them that we thought it was more appropriate if we kept the money from the sale of the puppies, given that our compensation of pick-of-the-litter was only for caring for the two adult dogs. We believe that if we put in all the time and expense of caring for and then selling the puppies, inviting people into our home to see them, etc. then it would be most reasonable that we would get the income from the litter. They said they would have to think about it.

Now here's my legal question: The adult dogs are absolutely the property of the original owners. They are registered with them, we would never dream of disputing that. However, we were fostering the dogs at the time the puppies were born, they were born in our house and will be raised by us, all expenses included, until they go to a new home. Do we have any property rights over the actual puppies? Are they their property because they are a biproduct of their property? Or does our being in possession of them and our caring for them grant us any ownership over the puppies?

Answer:
 The puppies are NOT yours and you have no legal right to the profits of the sale. If you don't like that things have changed then renegotiate or tell the owner you can no longer watch his dogs. Answer #2: Not a lawyer, but a dog fanatic -

From what you've said here, these puppies are not at all valuable. I'm assuming the parents don't have any titles or health testing done before the pregnancy? If they were just pets, the puppies will be most likely adopted out, not sold. Poorly bred Goldens are a dime-a-dozen, and you won't want to be associated with the owner if the parents when angry puppy parents come calling asking why their 3 y/o dog has HD.


Title: Can someone who causes an accident due to a medical condition (such as a stroke) get in legal trouble?

Question: Say, for example, someone who’s never had seizures before suddenly gets one while driving and loses consciousness and causes an accident. Or someone has a stroke while driving and causes an accident (and they aren’t aware that it is a stroke). Would they get in trouble? This is hypothetical. If it were real, I’d talk to a lawyer.

Answer:
 Typically, when someone has seizures while operating a vehicle, the question is whether the person acted negligently/recklessly when INITIALLY getting behind the wheel.

This is the same legal theory that applies to DWIs, because many drunk drivers claim that they lacked the intent necessary to convict for murder. In other words, they argue that they did not intend to hurt anyone and that they were in a drunken stupor.

The way the law gets around this is by examining your conduct when you got behind the wheel. So, for example, if you were aware that you have a seizure condition and are prescribed medication but do not take your medication and then decide to drive, you could potentially be civilly and criminally liable for the resulting damage caused by a seizure.

Alternatively, if you have never had a seizure, there are no preventative measures that you could have taken and you lack any intent necessary to be liable.

Obviously, you will likely still be liable civilly for any damages caused, like any other accident. However, it would be very unlikely to see any criminal consequences.


Title: Possibly ruined company car. Not our fault. Company wants us to pay.

Question:
Hello - my wife has a company car, a Nissan Altima, 2017.

This is her second Altima company car.

She has always performed the maintenance service whenever the "Maintenance" required light would come on.

That is the schedule she would follow and she relied on it completely.

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Unfortunately, her current car ran low on oil and threw an oil pressure light.  She turned it off after 5 minutes.

I looked the car over and found that there was no oil on the dipstick.

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It turns out that she never had the oil changed, and the car has gone 60000 miles.

I had the dealership look at the alerts and I was able to get video of them showing me that the maintenance interval alarms had all been disabled.  Since there were no alarms for servicing, she didn't have it serviced.

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Now her company asking her to pay $8000 in damages.

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Our position is that that gave her a car in a misconfigured and unsafe condition.

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After running for only 5 minutes on low oil pressure, is the engine actually ruined ?   Can that be proven ?  And, how would maintenance alerts have gotten disabled ?

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What should we do at this point, legally ?

Answer:
 She can't read an odometer? This is 100% her fault. Yes, going 60,000 miles without an oil change likely caused significant problems to the engine. Answer #2: Ignorance is not really a valid defense in this case.

Try using the term I didn’t know I couldn’t do that after breaking the law. It won’t end well.


Title: Tapped a car while trying to get out. No damages NYC

Question:
Hi,

This morning I tried to get my car out between 2 cars. The car behind me was parked in front of 2 private driveways. The owner was on the phone. I asked him to move his car back a little, so I would have a little more room but I'm guessing he didn't care.

 I got into my vehicle, when I backed up, I SLIGHLTY tapped his front bumper with my back bumper. I didn't leave. I got out. He rubbed his bumper with his hand. No damages. No scracthes. No bumps. It really was a SLIGHT tap. I even asked him "Everything's okay, right?" and he said "yeah it's fine" but then he started lecturing me to be more careful, it's a brand new car, he paid 50K for it etc..

Neither of us took pictures or each other information. Although it's  possible, he got my license plate as I left but I doubt it.

Anyway, I mentioned this event to my co-workers. Some say it's not a big deal since there's no damages and the owner was there. Some say, I should report it to my insurance anyhow otherwise if the guy wants to be a jerk and calls his insurance, my insurance might not cover it because I didn't report it first. Also, I was told it might be possible I could be charged for hit and run since I didn't leave my personal information (??). I didn't leave anything because the owner was right there, I got out, he said everything's fine and he didn't ask for my insurance info

I have been trying to google about this but I can't find any useful info.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Poor sketch of how the cars were parked](http://i.imgur.com/qs2bT1a.jpg)

Answer:
 >Some say, I should report it to my insurance anyhow otherwise if the guy wants to be a jerk and calls his insurance

Notify your insurance only if a claim is made against you.

>Also, I was told it might be possible I could be charged for hit and run since I didn't leave my personal information (??)

Unlikely. The NY statute considers it a crime to leave the scene of an accident only if property damage and/or personal injury occur.

http://codes.findlaw.com/ny/vehicle-and-traffic-law/vat-sect-600.html


Title: Employee Privacy

Question:
My job hangs W-4 and applications with people's SSNs, full names, Addresses, and ages in full view where many people take their breaks . I confronted my manager about this and asked that the prospective employee's info be put in a more secure location. The manager brushed me off and I fear has not taken me seriously.  Do I, or the prospective employees have any legal right to be heard on this matter?
Edit for bot: This is happening in Minnesota, USA

Answer:
 It is against Minnesota law to publicly display social security numbers:

*Minnesota Statute:  325E.59 USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.*

*Subdivision 1.Generally.*

*(a) A person or entity, not including a government entity, may not do any of the following:*

*(1) publicly post or publicly display in any manner an individual's Social Security number. "Publicly post" or "publicly display" means to intentionally communicate or otherwise make available to the general public;*

. . .

*(d) A person or entity, not including a government entity, must restrict access to individual Social Security numbers it holds so that only its employees, agents, or contractors who require access to records containing the numbers in order to perform their job duties have access to the numbers*

While the employer might argue that they are not displaying the SSN to the "general public" since it is in a breakroom, I think a judge or jury might consider it public enough for purposes of the statute.   Plus, any doubt is erased by section (d) that requires an employer to restrict access to SSNs to only those employees who need to know.

However, the statute is silent as to any penalties for violating the statute and is also silent as to who can bring a claim for violating the statute.  I don't know if this gives you any right to complain and if you could, who would you complain to?  I think the people whose SSNs are displayed would likely have standing to pursue a violation of the statute, but I'm not sure how.  Meaning, do they call the police? Do they file a civil suit?  Report the employer to the Department of Labor?

So, yeah, they are breaking the law, but I don't know what you can do about it.


Title: Applied for bursary, got it, was unable to attend, now being invoiced for it.

Question:
Hi all,

I applied for a travel bursary online, and received it. The form consisted of a few short paragraph sentences and a 'click to accept the terms' button. One of the terms was 'You must commit to this event or potentially be charged the full amount of the bursary'.

The location of the bursary is a 4 hour drive from my location, but they provided flight+hotel. A friend of mine was driving there the same day my flight was schedule to leave; she convinced me to cancel the flight and drive with her. I hate flying, so I was happy to drive instead. Anyways.. her car broke down on the way, and as a result I missed the event and now they are invoicing me for the flight+hotel stay.

I'm in Canada if it makes a difference, but my question is: can they legally charge me for this? I received an invoice for over $600.. due at the end of the month.. which I cannot afford.

Thanks for any and all advice guys!

Answer:
 Yes they can legally charge you for this. Why would you think that they are not able to? You entered into a binding agreement with them. They pretty much fulfilled their end of the agreement by providing flight + hotel. You did not fulfill your end of the agreement.

Answer #2: Yes they can.Answer #3: You agreed to pay for it on a non refundable basis. Did that mean refundable to you? What part of what don't you understand? English motherfucker! Do you speak it?


Title: Can what my abusive older brother has done get him in jail for a long enough time?

Question:
I'm exhausted from having to deal with this for some time now, I haven't found a solution to my brother's abuse yet but after so many tries I'm running out of things to do. I'll give brief details as to what is going on, so ,besides having been bullying me all my childhood he's still here living with me at home making threats, trying to harm me and my family and so far he's been able to escape the police and has been released from jail by my mother multiple times. (for minor offenses)

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I'm 20 and he's 26 years old, these are my main points...

Last year in spring he tried to hurt me while he was drunk at night, I was walking back to my old mobile home (rv, because he had stolen my room from me at the house) when he sat in his truck glaring his lights at me, (now this sounds a bit weird) he laid a bunch of large construction bricks around my doorway and placed them on top of my door as well. Tied those to the door so they would all crash down on me when I opened the door, I suppose. I simply moved them out of the way while he watched.

Later that night I was in my rv with my mom when something sounded like it went off, my rv shook and me thinking it could've been a gunshot I told mom to get down and called the police. When they came my brother drove away where police eventually caught up with him. He managed to talk his way out and returned the next night when he broke in and threatened to kill me.

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It was at night again when it happened, he broke the door open with a crowbar and came in to curse at me and  threatened that if I tried to contact police again he'd kill me. I stayed quiet like usual.

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The year went by and I only ever told my girlfriend about it, I was too scared to contact police again. The police that night before had just recommended I just move out to avoid home troubles. I got a job then and was close to moving out when I hadn't considered the situation completely. I have 2 little brothers that live at home with us too and he likes to bully and bother them. So I couldn't just leave them here alone.

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Earlier this year around march when he and my stepdad came asking for a ride to go get alcohol I told them no, my stepdad got especially mad and shouted at me for some time. I decided to tell my dad about it and that's when it led my older brother to come back at night again. This time he had already broken in while I was gone and I met up with him as he was walking out of my rv. He was drunk again and when he got mad and tried to go back into my rv I grabbed him and pulled him outside, he then tackled me to the ground. I just gave up then, I had already gotten too scared to fight. I instead invited him in to try and talk to him, for a moment it seemed well and he left but only to come back with a gun. He pointed it at me and shouted about the way he was going to murder me and my dad, luckily nothing much happened after that night with him. (his gun i believe might've actually been a bb gun, but at the time It was too hard to tell a difference)

This time I had told my step mom about who lived with us at the time, she swore to protect me but later it would show different. Now a couple months earlier around the end of summer my brother got in an argument with my dad, he choked him, grabbed a knife but my dad ran away just with time to call the police. My brother ran again avoiding police altogether. Only then to come back a couple days later. The night police came, my step mom talked to them about my brother, it turns out she lied and hid the information I had told her about him. Step mom moved away later but nothing happened after that.

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Over the past 2 years he has also gone to jail twice for driving while intoxicated, evading police.

My step dad has also been to jail twice too, both times my real mother has gotten them out as soon as she could. Anytime one of them lands into problems she had always gotten them out. She has her own rv, albeit a stolen one and even considered selling it to release them once. Even though my brother hates her guts and has hurt her as well, she would always be there to lie to the police, anything to get them out of trouble. One thing I forgot to note was that in the first incident, when police came, she hid all the bricks and such from the police before they arrived.

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My father refuses to do anything about it anymore, he says he doesn't want to get into any sort of problems. (he just tells me to hide inside when my brother is drinking)

My mother is willing to bail them out anytime, lie at police, doesn't want me to do anything against him.

My little brothers still live here so I feel it wrong to move away and leave them to grow up here alone with him.

My step dad does drugs when he goes out and mainly is there to hang out with my brother, although he doesn't cause much chaos.

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I want to report my brother to the police but I'm afraid if I do, my brother will kill me. I'm afraid If somehow the police get him, that he wont get a proper long sentence or that my mother will bail him out instantly and he'll come back again.

At least 2-5 years would be enough for me to earn money and figure the rest out.

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Please help if you can, I've already been to the domestic violence subreddit, the only person willing to listen then abandoned me when I started feeling uncomfortable when they would periodically ask me how I was doing. It's stupid of me but I've never gotten help before so it felt uncomfortable. I went to 2 abuse hotlines, one rejected me because it was only for children and the other suggested I go to that same one. My step mom refused to help when I opened up and even my brother was able to talk his way out of the police before. Nobody here at home will help and I have severe social anxiety, I do freelance art  in my current rv and never really go out. It's hard to come out seeking help.

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So my question is, now that I have the courage to report all of this to the police, can this get my brother away from our home? Anything less would be bad for me, he's got nothing to live for and so if he finds out there's no stopping him.

Thank you if you happen to read through all of that. If you have any questions, I'm willing to answer.

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Answer: This isn't gonna go anywhere with you being a 20 year old man.  But you actually have a lot of options with the younger siblings in the house.  CPS will be on your parents case just for housing a violent criminal and getting tipped that he's acting that way around them.


Title: Public Schools and Power Outages?

Question:
my public iowa high school lost power at about 11:00am today, due to a storm. 10,000 of customers are out of power across the state. none of the bathroom or water fountains work, leaving some kids really, really uncomfortable. the school has had many chances to release us (power went out before lunch, every kid had lunch now), rain stopped, and we’re still not released. because they’ve deprived us of bathrooms, water, and a majority of the power (running on emergency generators), no lights in windowed rooms, is there any legal repercussions? stuff like this has happened before (didn’t release during extreme snowstorm, it got bad enough by the 3pm release 10+ kids got in accidents). at 1:25pm the powers on, so no release, but like if this stuff happens again could someone’s parent’s lawyers get the school into legal trouble?
I’m not considering contacting a lawyer, but i would like to know just how legal this is

Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 Why were the bathrooms unusable during a power outage? Plumbing should work without electricity. Does the school not have any battery powered lanterns for emergency use?Answer #2: Why are kids even allowed to post here?

No, you cant sue. Plumbing isn’t electrical. Water fountains are only electric to keep the water cold. Most still work without electricity the water just isn’t cold.

Sending an entire school of kids home early is a MUCH bigger issue than making y’all be uncomfortable for a few hours.


Title: Do I have to pay this parking ticket I got at a college?

Question: So I went to go visit a college http://www.albany.edu/pmts/tickets_and_fines.php I got a 50$ ticket I called the campus and they said they are not affiliated with the actual state police. All the kids who go there are telling me just to not pay it since I'm not a student or living there, and they have frirnds who didn't pay it they turned out ok. However I'm not going to trust word of mouth and I always assumed a parking ticket is a parking ticket. So would there be any repercussions if I ignored this, and didn't pay it being that I'm never going back to the campus? Would the police get notified dmv my credit report?

Answer: it's a legit debt. they can sue you for it and/or send it to collections.


Title: Escrow did not pay my homeowner's insurance despite adequate warning. Can I pay it myself to maintain coverage and request disbursement to myself from my escrow?

Question:
I see consumer financial bureau guidance on Error Resolution Notices and have one written up that I plan to mail tomorrow morning. Despite me notifying the loan servicer last week, they claim my "resolution ticket for payment is still pending in their system and I should give it at least one more day".

The problem is that my insurance expires tonight at midnight and I'd like to maintain coverage. Can I pay out of pocket and request the payment amount to be disbursed directly to me from my bank? I'd rather not risk the place burning down and me ending up homeless or something...

Answer: I'm in MI. I had the same thing happen. I paid out of pocket to avoid a lapse in coverage. The bank eventually got their head out of their ass and also paid. My policy was double paid. The insurance company sent me a check for the credit on my account. You could also request a disbursement from the bank of would guess.


Title: Can someone who voluntarily takes over child support for another person be legally responsible for it from then on?

Question:
Short story with names changed: My mother Mary and my stepfather Frank fell in love in 2006 and married soon after (both in their late 60s). Frank had a son (Mike) from a previous marriage, and Mike's ex wife Charlotte raised the twins and older boy they had together. Mike gladly paid child support for the kids and was on reasonable terms with his ex-wife.

Mike died early from hepatitis complications in 2008, leaving Charlotte and the kids with no child support. Frank (who was in a tight but OK financial situation) voluntarily took over child support payments at about the same level as Mike had been paying, and helped Charlotte's family get by. Frank got on well with Charlotte, but Charlotte was always distant from my mother and never cared to get to know her.

In January this year Frank died of a sudden heart attack, and his will left everything to my mother. The will was made before Mike died and before the arrangement Frank made where he was paying Mike's ex-wife's child support.

Now my mother is in the situation where her deceased husband's son's ex-wife is constantly harrassing her for payments for her children's costs, or to put it another way, Charlotte wants her children's grandfather's widow to pay for their child support. While it's a ridiculous sounding situation from a commonsense point of view (at least from my perspective), she has made noises about legal claims - does she have any legal right to a continuing payment from Frank's estate, which now belongs entirely to my mother? With Frank gone and the income from his business missing my mother is only on one pension and in a very tight situation, and can only just afford to keep the house she's living in (a house she owned and had paid off in the early 1990s way before meeting Frank)

Mike's ex-wife's boy and twins are aged (about) 12 and 9.

We all live in Wollongong in NSW, Australia.

I realise any legal advice here is not legal advice, but may only be worth pointers to precedent or general tradition.

Answer: No she would not be responsible to continue paying child support.  The responsibility ended with Mike's death.  What Frank did was a gratuity.  Your mother should ignore Charlotte.


Title: Can “docked” pay become a debt that must be paid back?

Question:
I work in two positions simultaneously with my county school district in California Central Valley. My primary position is a contracted salary position as an aide. I get paid the same amount at the end of each month. I have recently become eligible to work as a substitute teacher with the county, and so I have been doing that as well.

The sub-teacher job is hourly and I receive a paycheck mid-month. When I take an assignment as a substitute teacher, I am “Off Without Pay” as an aide since the county cannot pay me for both positions at the same time. The hours marked as “Off Without Pay” become “docks” that are deducted from my salary paycheck at the end of the month.

This last pay period, I took back-to-back long-term assignments with the county as a sub-teacher. So, the majority of my time as an aide was marked as “Off Without Pay.” Apparently, this resulted in “hours docked exceeding base pay.” My end of the month paycheck for my aide position was $0.00 and the payroll technician informed me that I still have a negative balance due to be docked from my salary and disclosed the specific amount due to be docked.

I expected the check to be close to zero, but I was surprised to discover an accruing negative balance. It was upsetting, but I eventually brushed it off and figured it was just their way of calculating docked time while balancing two different pay schedules.

This last Friday (9/14/18), I received my check for my hours worked as a sub-teacher. It was docked for the previously disclosed negative balance pertaining to my salary position. So it seems that they are treating this docked time as a debt that I owe them, and intend on getting it however they can. Can they do this? Does it make sense to be docked from an hourly position to pay back docked time for a separate salary position?

Does this mean that “docked” pay can become a debt that must be paid back?

Answer: So, you have a salaried position that you are payed for. And you have an hourly substitute-teacher position that you perform, and you pay them for that? Or am I not understanding the situation?


Title: Buddy of mine in Florida was arrested on possession of 25g of marijuana with intent to sell, non-conviction. What now?

Question: He's currently working on his final 3-4 months of probation. Now I know the record can't be expunged (or can it?), so he would have to get it sealed. Anyone with law experience know if because marijuana laws are changing there's a possibility for expunging? And if not what is the difference between expunged and sealed? Can a well paying corporate job see the crime if it is indeed sealed? And how does the degree of the crime vary due to the non-conviction? Thanks

Answer:
 Your buddy will need to talk to a private attorney about sealing his record. As for expungement, I believe that happens after 10 years of his record being sealed. I'm not familiar enough with it right now to know whether he can or cannot expunge a felony(?) drug offense.

Sealed = the record is blocked from the public and can only be used by the government for background check purposes (i.e. applying for a gun, etc.).

Expunged = the record is blocked from public and government use unless they get a court order.

As for whether a "well-paying corporate job" can view the record, no they cannot if it is sealed. But will news articles about his arrest or mugshot be sealed? No, those are private companies and unaffected by the sealing process.


Title: Can a husband exclude his wife and all but one (adult) child from his will? [Iowa]

Question:
There's a lot of dysfunctional relationship crap in this situation on many sides. I'm going to try to give minimal relationship info and keep the focus on the legal aspect.

My FIL is in his 70's and is married to MIL. Although they've been married for 40+ years, I believe they've always kept separate finances. FIL had a falling out with one of his daughters (SIL) a few years ago, and let's just say this resulted in a lot of resentment and hostility on many sides.

FIL approached my husband and asked for help writing a will that would exclude MIL and both SIL's, and leave all FIL's assets to my husband. His assets are pretty minimal, so this is really just his way of sticking it to everyone except for DH. I've asked DH if FIL would file for divorce, but FIL believes it would be too expensive and he couldn't afford to.

So, my question is, what will happen legally if FIL prepares a will leaving everything to DH and excludes his wife and other adult children? DH would likely be the executor of the estate.

Answer:
 Disinheriting kids is totally possible.

Cutting out the spouse is more complicated. You can't ever really disinherit a spouse because he or she can choose to take what is called the "elective share." This means that even if, for example, husband writes wife out of the will, she can still.claim a percentage of his estate. The percentage amount will vary depending on the length of marriage.


Title: [IL] My neighbors dog snuck into my yard.

Question:
My neighbors yorkie snuck into my yard through the gate connecting the two yards. Unfortunately my two large dogs attacked him and he didn’t make it. I feel awful about the whole situation. The police were called and we were found not at fault. What other legal recourse do I have to worry about from my grieving neighbors? I will be blocking that spot in the gate in the morning so that way nothing can happen again.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Legally, you have nothing to worry about unless you're sued civilly. The fact that no criminal charges were filed against you will work in your favor.

If you're worried about vengeful neighbors, installing cameras might be a good idea.Answer #2: x2 on the cameras (and make them visible). Just because they don't have a legal avenue to pursue what they might perceive as "justice" doesn't mean they won't try tossing over poisoned meat or something for revenge.

I'd apologize for it happening but not in any way that admits fault.

If the fence/gate as is would keep your dogs in you met your obligations as far as their containment. It would be on your neighbors to install any further measures to contain their smaller dog.


Title: [GA]My Wife and my baby is hanging around with a juvenile felon who ripped off her monitoring bracelet. Do I have any coarse for child endangerment or custody if we get a divorce?

Question:
My Wife and my baby is hanging around with a juvenile felon who ripped off her monitoring bracelet. Do I have any coarse for child endangerment or custody if we get a divorce?

I know that this is a what-if question. I was just curious?

Answer:
 Likely no unless the felon is a sex offender or something wise directly a danger to the child.

But if you are OK with it now it will be hard to argue that it isn't ok once you are divorced


Title: If I(Male) am 17 and I have sex with my 15 year old consenting GF(one grade below me) is it considered statutory rape?

Question:
I live in Mississppi.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 according to this, no. http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/mississippi-statutory-rape-laws.htm

Says you must be 17 AND 3 years older than the partner.


Title: (NH) I sold a hot tub on Facebook marketplace and now the people who bought it want a refund

Question:
Long post ahead. Sorry. TL;DR: I sold a hot tub on Facebook that needed a new heater, disclosed it as such, and get an email 8 days later that it's now leaking water and she wants a refund. She is taking me to small claims court. What do?

I sold a hot tub that came with the home I bought last year on Facebook that needed a new heat pump and I knew it did because I called a serviceman out to see why the tub wasn't heating. He located the part, told me how much it would be to fix it, and I decided I didn't want the hassle or cost of owning this hot tub anymore.

So I made a post on Facebook marketplace stating exactly what the diagnosis was and even gave the serviceman's number so they could call him ahead of time to make sure what I said was correct. We got immediate responses (probably because we listed it at $500, but we just wanted it gone) and the first one came out the following morning to look at it.

We had drained it the night before to prepare it to be moved, cleaned it, and set all the stuff aside that it came with: cover, stairs, filters, and chemicals. When they came, they inspected the unit over, saw that everything else was fine, and they handed me a check, saying they would be by later that evening to pick it up.

When they came to get it, the people they brought two people to carry it, so my husband stepped in to help. But the other two were unable to lift it off the ground, so they dragged it along our deck until they got to the stairs where they lifted it up enough to get it on their trailer with an audible thud. Not my problem, I thought.

I called them about an hour later realizing I hadn't told them I left the drain cap on loose from when I emptied it the night before. They were so thankful I called to remind them. I cashed the check the next morning.

Fast forward 8 days later, I get a message on Facebook from the woman demanding a refund and that we come pick up the tub because it's leaking water everywhere. She said she left it out on the trailer while waiting for the serviceman to replace the part and they filled it to test and I guess water came out everywhere.

I refused her refund because we had been using it as a cold water tub since it was summer and it had never leaked once. Now, she is taking me to small claims court. Do I have a shot at winning this? I saved all communications from her, a copy of the Facebook listing, and I wrote down from memory my account of the events because I know I'll be nervous the day of the court case.

Answer: You're way over thinking this. It's buyer beware. She took the risk in purchasing a hot tub on Facebook from people who don't know anything about hot tubs. Respond accordingly to the law suit, but she's SOL. You made no guarantees and she knew that.Answer #2: You show up in small claims court and defend yourself.  You tell the story, bring a witness who was with you the last time you used it before you sold it, etc.


Title: Being fined $500 from college dorm for something that never happened?

Question:
This is in NYC at a private school.

Basically, each person in my dorm is being fined for using the balcony in our room that we are not allowed to use and did not use.

It started with an email from the head RA saying that it has come to her attention that we have been "regularly" utilizing the balcony space in our dorm. We never use it, and responded to her with that.

She responded saying that she had "photographic evidence" from April 30th of someone going out there. Apparently, a facilities person saw that person on the balcony and came into our dorm and talked to them about them being on the balcony. A facilities person has never come to our room, and not on April 30th. Me and my other roommate had class all day and then went out to eat and came back to the dorm and did homework. The 3rd roommate had been home for a few days and was not in the dorms.

The woman emailing us is refusing to show us the photograph that she allegedly has because "this isn't a hearing." She's also refusing for us to speak/meet with the facilities person that apparently saw us on the balcony and spoke with us that day. She said that there doesn't have to be much fuss because "this is an event that actually happened."
How does she know we're "regularly" using the balcony if she only has a picture from one specific event? Why won't she show us the pictures or let us meet with the person who saw us and spoke to us?
One of the roommates has gone on the balcony before, but it was in September last year, and no facilities person ever came and spoke to her.

The lady says that if we don't admit to who the person was on the balcony in the next 48 hours, that we will ALL be fined $500 each. What do we do???

Answer:
 Tell her that if she wants to fine you, she better make a fuss and do it through the college's official housing administrative system.

She's the RA, not your landlord. Answer #2: When you get an actual invoice from the university, take it up with the university. When this glorified hall monitor threatens you, tell them to take it up with their bosses.


Title: Daughter's vehicle in custody of repair shop and they are threatening legal action, next steps?

Question:
In a perfect world, this would have been brought to my attention immediately.  Unfortunately, that was not the case.  My daughter received this letter: https://imgur.com/olXLYuD last week and brought it to me this morning to ask for help.  My understanding is that she had the vehicle towed to the repair shop to be fixed, authorized repairs over the phone, and never picked it up.  She was in contact with them a couple of times but she didn't end up having the money to pay them when she was supposed to and panicked, resulting in ignoring the problem until it was too large to ignore.

She doesn't have the money to pay them in full, and, while I don't want my daughter to be sued or end up facing criminal charges, I also don't want to enable this sort of behavior when things are really bad.  I'm willing to accompany her to the shop to attempt to work out a payment plan with them, but I don't want to show up with no other options if they say no and demand the payment in full, which obviously wouldn't be unreasonable of them to do so.

This is a small town and they don't do a ton of business, but, though they do have a few competitors in the area, they are reputable as being fair in the community.  What should my next steps be to both protect my daughter from the worst-case scenarios but also make sure the repair shop recovers their costs reasonably?

Answer:
 Pay it off, or give them the title and get sued for the difference between the sale price of the car and the balance due.

You can finance it for your daughter and write up a simple contract to have her pay you back, then sue her if she doesn’t.


Title: I (M21) am paying child support for 2 children and ex wants more money.

Question: Okay so from the beginning. Ex and I had 2 kids then split. We didn't want to go through the court so we picked the mediator route instead. That was a big mistake on my part as I didn't get any information as to what my rights were, how much I had to pay or anything. So I'm kind of pressured into signing an agreement. It wasn't really fair to me but I didn't know better at the time. The mediator  suggested I pay $300 a month per kid. I thought it was Hugh but she insisted that it was normal with my income. So I jumped right into sending her $600 a month and I have been since November. My ex told me that she is going back to work now and I have to pay for half of the babysitter. My parents are telling me that is what the child support is for and it's her choice to go back to work . If I start paying half of the sitter I'll be giving her $1000 a month. That half of my monthly income. Can someone help please?

Answer: Daycare can, and often is, seperate from child support payment amount calculations.


Title: My dad lost his license because he totaled 3 separate cars from drinking and driving, is there any way for him to get a license just so he can drive himself to and from work? Otherwise I'm stuck doing it every night

Question: He works 3rd shift so (for now) It's my responsibility to drive him into work every night at 11pm. I myself work 2 jobs so sometimes I'm tired by then or sometimes I want to go out with my friends and I don't want to have to use the excuse "I need to drive my dad to work". Is there anyway for him to drive himself STRICTLY to and from work? Or am I stuck being the responsible one?

Answer: Do you mean that he had three separate drinking related crashes bad enough to total a car each time? If yes, then I don't know why you would want him driving at all. You are not responsible for him. Tell him to take a bus or call Uber. He made his own choices, he can deal with the consequences.


Title: Arrested without a name?[US]

Question:
I was reading something about underage drinking and how teens were ticketed for it, but...how? What if the teen never gives any information about themselves? Most teenagers have no criminal record, no license, nothing to identify them! Who pays a ticket to nobody?

Q:What happens if you're charged with a civil crime and the police can never identify you?

And I mean never identify you! No name, you've never been printed, nothing and no one is able to identify you. Can they just arrest and hold you indefinitely for a civil infraction?

If you have anything to share about this, id love to hear it regardless of which state(s) it pertains to!

Answer:
 This is not a loophole in the system.  You can and will be held and tried under a fictitious name ("John Doe", for example).  Bail is conditioned on the court knowing you're likely to return to stand trial -- if they don't know your name, they don't have to let you go.  You stay in jail until your trial and, if convicted, until you've served your sentence.

You won't get parole or probation either, by the way.  For the same reasons.

Also, anecdotally, false ID or refusing to ID at jail can be a very bad idea.  I've known of a couple of cases where a person has become lost in the system because he gave the name of a cousin who looked like him and was already (by pure coincidence) in that same jail.  He was held under that name and XREF (california's uniform ID system for anyone who has ever been to jail).  It took him a couple of months to get things sorted out and get released.  He did get credit off his sentence for time served, but he probably would have had a shorter sentence than he wound up serving.

It's *really* hard to imagine how disorganized and chaotic a large county jail can be until you've worked at/been incarcerated in one.


Title: [Peru] $800 worth of phones stolen, store that girlfriend is working at is making her pay. Is it legal?

Question:
My girlfriend works at a cellphone store in Cusco, Peru. Today, two Samsung S6's were stolen, totaling to about 2400 soles ($800 USD). Her boss, the owner of the store, is trying to make her pay the money. To pay it back, she would have to take out a loan from the bank.
I live in the United States. I have no knowledge of Peru laws. Please, can somebody help us?
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 Its not likely that anyone here knows enough about Peruvian law that they could offer any advice.

*However,* don't take this the wrong, but have you met this woman? This sounds an **awful** lot like a romance scam.