Title: 2YO daughter found to have high lead level in blood.

Question:
- Renting a house for a year in Franklin County, PA
- Lead level in child’s blood is .01 below the limit where heath department has to be notified.  A health risk and in my opinion has effected development.
-House is old and does have lead.  Landlord said that it was taken care of by painting and doing whatever they were supposed to do to make it safe before occupancy.
-Landlord is giving back security deposit and offered no rent for December so family can move. (being cool about it)
-Family will begin moving out this weekend, meanwhile family living with relative and keeping daughter out of house.
-So far, extra costs are blood work costs.
-Is this one of those cases where if you don’t win you don’t have to pay the lawyer?  Living to paycheck to paycheck.)
What are we trying to win?  Can’t squeeze blood from a rock (landlord)
-It’s obvious to the lay person that the lead came from the dwelling since the kid is home all day, will that stand against the law or do we have to pay for tests before we vacate?

Answer:
 In case you are not aware, it is not impossible that the lead came from a source other than the dwelling.

There have been many cases of children's toys, jewelry, and items such as pottery/cups (esp. those made in countries of orgin like china) being hazardous with lead. Please check wisely. Answer #2: Were there places where paint was peeling in the house?  Was there work done involving sanding /scraping of paint while your family was there?  If neither of these things were the case, I would suspect exposure elsewhere.

You can get lead paint test kits for a reasonable cost. Probably worth doing before you move out. Answer #3: How expensive were the bloodwork costs? Currently this might be your only damages, but if your baby has additional medical costs related to this down the road, you would be recovering for that too.

Cases like this take years to finish, so if you are looking for a quick way to catch up on your budget, suing the landlord is unlikely to be the  best avenue.

He returned your security deposit and a month of rent. That is far more than most landlords would do in this situation.

Check your lease for lead paint disclosures. You may have waived your right to sue for exposure.

Move out before you take any legal action against him.Answer #4: Did you receive the lead paint disclosure form when you signed the lease?Answer #5: Check to see if insurance will help cover the bloodwork costs.  Also ask the pediatrician if there is any financial assistance for you.  Change your child's diet.  Foods high in iron and calcium will cause the body to absorb less lead.  If your child likes yogurt and cheese those have been shown to help the body absorb less lead.

[http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/LeadNutrition.aspx](http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/LeadNutrition.aspx)


Title: Do I control my money

Question: [deleted]

Answer: We don't know what state/country you're in and that matters a lot.  The answer is *likely* that the money actually belongs to the parent due to your minority. The answer depends on state law, how you earned the money, etc.


Title: [US] Which state has jurisdiction over the child support amount a parent has to pay if the custodial parent moves to a different state?

Question: Say the custodial parent lives in Kansas then moves to Missouri. Does the amount the non custodial parent's child support amount get adjusted to Missouri child support calculation method, or does Kansas' child support amount still hold?

Answer: The original state maintains jurisdiction by default, but it can be moved for a good reason.


Title: Can a boss fire you without reason?

Question:
I'm not the one being let go.  We got a new manager and a co-worker was let go without reason, despite him being the best on the team just recently.  And he's very hurt and upset.  I'm just confused and concerned with our other employees and myself.  And I want to confront our manager about it.

We work at an entry level job just for information.  And is it normal for the manager (29) to be BEST FRIENDS with one of the other employees (19)?  I feel like theres some BIAS there... and that it should be brought up.

Answer: What is your location? In the US, in every state but Montana, at-will employment is the default, and in at-will employment people can be fired for no reason.


Title: Indiana Restraining order

Question:
TLDR; Can't move into new house with fiancee due to ex gf having a restraining order covering entire subdivision.

Posting for a friend;
Him and his ex broke up.  She requested the judge to deny him the ability to be in our subdivision of almost 1000 houses.  He was in the process of buying a house in the neighborhood (closing in a few days) with his fiancee.  The judge granted it and told him that he was SOL.  He hasn't been violent or anything with her.

It's too late to back out of buying the house.  So, he's basically screwed.

Any idea on how he should proceed?

I will provide updates as I get them.

Answer: He should get a lawyer if he doesn't already have one. (He really should already have gotten one once she filed for the restraining order.


Title: The trade school I’m attending does not follow osha standards.

Question: My school has equipment that can kill or seriously injure someone. It is not up to date for the calibration. They put myself and 7 other students at risk. Is there any action I can take? Should I just cal osha? In New Jersey United States.

Answer:
 You can report it to OSHA anonymously. They will chose to investigate or not. If they find anything not up to OSHA standard a fine will be issue for x days until the issue is resolved.

https://www.oshaeducationcenter.com/articles/reporting-labor-violations/

Can fill out a form or call. If you think it is unsafe say something. Worst that could happen is OSHA person walks the area and leaves.


Title: Is it concealed carry if its in your pocket?

Question: I just got a stun gun for personal safety. It's legal in NC but it's not legal to have it concealed. I couldn't find online if it's considered concealed in your pocket. The only stuff I could find is it depends on states and cops. But nothing specific to NC. Does anyone know if it's considered concealed in your pocket in NC?

Answer: If it’s not visible it would be concealed. So if it’s not clearly visible  in your pocket, it’ll most likely be considered concealed.


Title: Should I call CPS on my family? Should I go to court against him?

Question:
Flair may be slightly off - I saw CPS and chose it. Located in Indiana, USA.

When I was 8, I was molested by my cousin. I was molested four more times until him until I was 11 when his parents moved hours away and I didn't have to see him anymore. He had me brainwashed and manipulated to the point where I had a crush on him; I know that's disgusting, I already hated myself for years for it. My parents read my diary from when I was 8 when I was 14 and found out. I totally forgot that diary existed. A YEAR LATER they called the police, filed a report, but it was basically dismissed because no proof and it happened 4-7 years ago on top of them waiting a year. I have NO IDEA why they waited to file the report. Within that year I ignorantly burned that diary because of the PTSD it gave me to even look at. They were just scared, confused, and shocked I guess. I remember the detective actually had the balls to ask me what I was wearing... well, poverty and other factors meant my parents just had to drop it and just told them to stay the fuck away from us.

6 years ago, when I was 18, three other cousins came out and says he also molested them. Again - years after the fact, no proof, just the words of a memory from years ago when they were 5. Their parents didn't even believe them, said they were lying. The reports went nowhere and he got away again. My family are hypocritical "Christians" - they talk about gays going to hell and burning and being pieces of shit, yet didn't hold anything against my cousin and said we were all lying.

Non-family offenses: 6 years ago, he was arrested for raping two women. He was found innocent because they had drugs in their system, so it was their fault for not "having self-control" basically. One woman was impregnated, kept the baby, and was fighting the state to not allow him any custody at all because it's a rape baby. He's been arrested dozens of times for B&E a house, narcotics, public intox, DUI, resisting arrest, petty thievery, and was expelled from two high schools for harassment & bullying. Two years ago in their small town of barely 2k people, he was seen leaving a small grocery store with a girl he worked with by witnesses. She never came home, gone without a trace. Her truck was found in a ditch. Coincidentally, the store's surveillance tapes weren't working. He was questioned many times, but the police have nothing and can't do anything even though everybody KNOWS he did something to that poor girl. He's just a piece of shit, okay? He's the kind of person that makes you question if there's any good in the world.

I don't know why, and it still hurts me, but my dad continued to talk to his brother (cousin's dad). I actually stopped talking to my dad for a few years after I moved out when I found out. We are just now reconnecting. I guess his brother insisted he cut his son off, but...

Two days ago my Facebook showed my uncle in suggested friends. His profile picture is him, his three year old daughter, and my cousin. My heart dropped to my stomach.

My mom did some snooping and talked to his new wife, already a soon-to-be ex-wife. She's the kid's mother. She said they're getting divorced because she found out that he was giving my cousin money, feeding him, and let him live in their in-law's quarters on the back of their property.  Since they've separated and moved apart, she found out my uncle lets his son watch the 3 year old while he's at work! Her and my uncle are both fighting for full custody of her. His reasons being his soon to be ex is "crazy", and her defense is obviously because he's letting his son around their daughter.

I am terrified for this little girl. If he is capable of molesting his cousins, why wouldn't be capable of doing to the same to other blood, sibling or not?

I have two thoughts running in my head.

First, I want to call CPS. Do I have the grounds to even though his sexual abuse cases never went anywhere? Will it even be enough for them to try to protect her? Do I have grounds for them to believe me enough for a search?

Second, I want to go to court to defend his STB ex for her custody rights and to remove my uncle's custody, since he's clearly out of his mind letting his son be with his daughter alone. Do I have grounds to do so? Can I do this if my report was dropped and I have nothing but my word? Will my testimony legally mean anything and help her case at all? Or is it a waste of time and not even worthy of being involved in the case?

What can I do for this little girl? Please help me.
Topic:
CPS and Dependency Law

Answer:
 1) File the police report like you planned.  (Tomorrow may not be the best day, due to the holiday...)

2) Contact the lawyer for the STBX and ask how you can help, perhaps talk to the other cousins who also came out a abused.  The lawyer is the only one who can answer if your testimony would be valuable, it depends on the judge, the other circumstances, etc.  This lawyer can also help strategize about CPS.

3) Seek some counseling if you have not already.  Even if you do not feel you need it.   You are about to do a very selfless thing opening old wounds, you do not know how that will affect you.  If, for no other reason, you will have a person lined up to go to if you get a sudden psychological illness.Answer #2: One question I have that others hopefully can answer.

Your parents years back went to the police and filed a report, and it wasn't enough.

But YOU haven't gone to the police and filed a report, now, as an adult, correct?  I think you have so many years upon turning 18 to do so.  And your testimony as to what happened is evidence, as would be your cousin's testimony.


Title: I (male) was passed up for a promotion. My boss told me it was because he wanted a female in the role due to a recent sexual harassment case in the company. Is that fair game?

Question:
Pretty straight forward. I applied for a mid-manager to upper-level manager position. I was called in for a meeting (on my day off) where I was told the job was being given to someone else. I asked why I didn't get the position - the reason I was told is "you are one of our best team members who is more than capable of the job, but the real reason you didn't get the job was because we need to put a female in the role due to a recent sexual harassment case. Women need to feel safe here."

For background, It was a case where two males harassed a female. They were let go. I was not involved in the case in any way - not asked questions, not interviewed, anything. In this meeting I was actually thanked for being such a strong leader during the investigation and that no woman they interviewed had anything but wonderful things to say about me.

The next day, I put in my 4 week notice. I resigned with no stated reason. I resigned and wrote my final day of employment and signed the letter.

My question is, was this explanation from my boss legal? Is this discrimination based on gender? I am not looking for anything in specific if it were illegal but I would at least like to know. If anyone has any input it would be so greatly appreciated!

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Answer:
 No it wasn't legal, yes it was gender based discrimination. Answer #2: >Does anyone have an opinion on if I should get a lawyer - i.e. is there anything I am entitled to since I resigned?

It's not whether you should get a lawyer, it's whether you should *talk* to one, and the answer is yes. Employment/labor law. They can tell you what kind of case you have and whether they think it would succeed in court.


Title: I let a friend move in for a while and now they won't leave. Legally what do I need to do to get them out? (Missouri)

Question:
My father let a lady friend move in until she could get back on her feet.  She has overstayed her welcome and he needs her out.  He asked her to leave but that didn't go well. My aunt is suggesting that we just push her stuff to the curb, but I believe she has rights as a tenant and needs to be evicted.    To make matters more complicated the house is actually owned by my dad and his 3 siblings.  Do all three of them have to sign an eviction notice?  I'm in Missouri.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Your aunt is wrong, you are correct; If she's stayed over a month she is basically a tenant at will and needs to be evicted if her name isn't on a lease. If you throw her stuff to the curb, change locks, cut utilities or anything like that it is an illegal eviction and can leave you liable.Answer #2: Your aunt is wrong and you are right. She's a tenant. Your father will need to give her notice to vacate then go to court to evict if she doesn't leave. Answer #3: You need a lawyer.  Missouri has an unlawful detainer law that covers peaceable intruders.  It may or may not be handled as a landlord/tenant action.

What your aunt is suggesting will get you sued.  It's illegal.

Do yourself a favor and go see a lawyer to get this handled the proper way instead a speculating online.  I'm a paralegal and I see people try to handle this on their own all the time and all they do is get themselves into trouble.Answer #4: Not legal advice, but it can be cheaper and faster to offer to put her up in a hotel for three days or even a week might be worth it to every one concerned. Good luck!


Title: Preemptive LA for Workplace Accommodations Under the ADA

Question:
I work in the Missouri and have textbook ADHD and a moderately severe generalized anxiety disorder.

I’m very good at my job (phone support, knowledge base, and trouble shooting for a power equipment company) but I continually run into the limitations of the tools I’m provided (my desktop only has 4GB of ram and I’m pretty much red-lining it for my entire shift because of all the tabs and windows I use.)

I’ve requested paperwork for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (more RAM, preferably double) but the HR rep I got it from seemed reticent to provide any accommodation (though she was quick to give me the forms.)

TL;DR: I’ve gotten ADA accommodation forms filled out by my medical provider, what recourse do I have if my workplace refuses or I find that the accommodations they provide to be insufficient?
Topic:
Disability Issues

Answer:
 It sounds like you are able to do your job with the computer you have Your employer isn't obligated to provide you with optimal tools. A better computer isn't a reasonable accommodation because you can do the job with what you have. Plus there doesn't seem to be any connection between your ADHD and anxiety disorder and the request. Does more RAM help you concentrate? That doesn't make any sense. Would more RAM sooth your anxiety?Answer #2: Your next step is to report to the state equal opportunity office, and/or hire a disability lawyer and sue.

FWIW I suspect that they will not view more RAM as a reasonable accommodation to help you do your job. They will likely view it not as a tool that helps you to do your job, but as a tool that helps you to indulge your distractions caused by ADHD and therefore to *not* do your job. You will need to make the case that having those extra windows open helps you to work, rather than interferes with your work.


Title: Is there no law in Vermont stating a chef has to be paid overtime

Question: I work in a kitchen and my boss is going around saying that she doesnt have to pay overtime to cooks because there is no law saying she has to. Is this true?

Answer:
 Nope, not true. Why don't you ask your boss to send an email about it so that everyone can be on the same page... and then forward that to VT dept. of labor.

http://labor.vermont.gov/wage-hour/wage-and-hour-fair-labor-practices-frequently-asked-questions/Answer #2: [Here's Vermont's overtime laws.](http://labor.vermont.gov/wage-hour/wage-and-hour-fair-labor-practices-frequently-asked-questions/)  This page has more in-depth information.

Here's the relevant question:

> Q: If I work more than 40 hours a week do I automatically get overtime pay?

> A: Employees are generally due overtime pay of one and one-half times the regular wage rate for work performed in excess of 40 hours during a workweek. Under Vermont law, however, exceptions to overtime pay requirements include employment in retail, service, hotels recreation, hospitals or nursing homes. Employment that is not subject to Vermont overtime requirements may be subject to federal overtime, if the work is in interstate commerce (eg. credit card transactions); or, in a business with an annual gross volume of sales of $500,000 or more. Additional federal information is available from the Federal Wage and Hour Office in Burlington at 802-951-6283 or in New Hampshire at 603-666-7716.

Your best bet is to file a wage complaint if you are potentially owed any overtime and have the Department of Labor determine if you truly are exempt.


Title: If I hit someone who is sexually assaulting me, will I be charged for it?

Question: Eg if someone gropes me, and I hit them, or shove them, will I get in trouble or is it considered self defense?

Answer:
 depends on the situation. is this as a protective measure or punitive measure? Lets say that this person is actively battering you sexually, actively groping you and touching you without consent. If you shove them off you or even clock them in the jaw, that could very well be considered a protective measure and counted as self defense. however, lets say the exact same scenario happens, but you take no action and they stop on their own and walk away. if you then attack them, even spitting on them, that is a punitive measure and considered a separate battery.

Basically, are you taking action to protect yourself and get them off of you or are you taking action to punish them for attacking you in the first place? if its the first one, you should be in the clear, but if its the second one, i think you both will have some charges brought against you, him for the sexual assault and you for the punitive attack action.


Title: [MA] 9th-grader hands in a mock 1040 for homework-- can you grade it without an Accountant's certification?

Question:
My friend is a teaches math to high school kids as part of a student group at our university (well, my alma mater). He has the idea to write up a mildly-complex hypothetical scenario of an adult's tax situation (lets say a mix of employee and 1099 income, plus some student loan and other deductions) and give it to the kids in his program with the assignment to find and fill out the relevant federal tax forms as well as their reasoning and research process. Then, he'd mark up the resulting work and give it back to them.

Pedagogical soundness aside, would the process of marking up someone's federal or state income tax forms to point out errors or missteps require them to have any certifications as a public accountant? Would it fall afoul of any prefessional licensure laws?

This is in Boston, but I am actually curious about other jurisdictions (since my friend thinks this should become A Thing to teach kids about taxes).

Answer:
 Since the form is not going to be filed, absolutely nothing is required.

Most tax prep companies do not have 100% certified accountants doing the work.


Title: Seller Backed out after I held computer for him for over a month

Question: I agreed over text multiple times with someone i know that i would hold my computer for him to buy after he gets back from vacation, i even threw in a keyboard and we agreed that he could pay half when he is back and the other half at the end of the summer. He now says that he changes his mind, after i turned down several other offers so that he could have it. Now I can’t find anyone to buy it, as there anything I can do?

Answer: Generally, as you didn't provide location: no, or nothing that'd be worth your time. Just wait for more buyers to make offers. (That person is an ass for doing this to you, though.)


Title: Girlfriend purchased a used vehicle and it’s been nothing but trouble.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Used car sales are as is.
Unless theres some kind of warranty you aren't telling us about, that's it.

Always get a used car inspected by a third party if you aren't car saavy

Also, stop taking the car to them for service. They obviously arent very good at it.


Title: Drugged and swindled out of $6000 in a Tokyo bar

Question:
*[Edited.  Apologies for the poor summary: I'm still really sick and confused.]*  On Saturday night about two days ago, I was drugged in a Tokyo bar by the establishment owners and charged more than $6000 on a credit card.  I was sober enough when I entered the bar, I only drank beer earlier and had two beers within the hours preceding.  I last remember being offered a bottle of champagne from which *I had a few sips only*.  I agreed to pay for the champagne, which was in the $50-100 range.  But my credit card shows three charges all within a period of about half an hour of the point I recall accepting alcohol, which total about $6000.

My next memory is one of being on a subway train, not knowing where I was or how I got there.  It was morning then, many hours later.  My coat and gloves were gone, my cash was all gone, and I was staggeringly groggy.  The charged credit card is still in my possession; I've since suspended it.  Now two days later I feel groggy and confused, exhausted, my body feels heavy and slow.  Like no hangover I've ever had, and I've had many.  I have a few large ugly bruises on my body as well.  I don't know how I got them.

I went to a Japanese police station to report the incident.  The police are saying in an indirect manner that the situation is my fault and that burden of proof is fully on me.  The police I talked to were amused by the situation.  They told me that even if I provide a drug test result showing I was drugged, that unless I can prove, as with video evidence, that the bar owners did it, I have exactly nothing.  I called the US Embassy and they only told me to write them an email about the circumstances for some reason.  I did that.

(**Here is a relevant US Embassy advisory:** http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/acs/tacs-alert20141125.html)

What can I do?  If the situation is my word against the word of the bar owners, and they had me in their complete control for an unknown time interval, how could I possibly defend myself and have the charges denied?  Regardless of the fact that spending $6000 in some dirty hovel of a bar is beyond any semblance of reason.  The money may be small change for some but it's about 80% of my remaining funds.

Other than that, I'm alone.  Any advice, anything?  And... fruitless question, how is a place like this bar allowed to exist, to thrive enough to stay in business in the 'safe' country of Japan?

(Note: I've read all about the kinds of Tokyo bars that prey on foreigners, I'm perfectly aware of the dangers of these places, their reputation, the alleged drink-spiking and swindling.  I went to one anyway.  Well, that's incredibly stupid, one would say.  Yes, it is.  I no doubt got what I deserved.)

**TLDR: drugged, blacked-out, memory totally lost, credit card emptied out of $6000, regain awareness next morning in a subway train, Japanese police think it's funny, it maybe even is funny, no help, nothing.**

Thank you for any and all comments and advice.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: Are you sure you just didn't get blackout drunk and spend the cash? I believe we had another poster a while back and this is what had occurred.


Title: Insurance rejected my claims due to hospital errors and now the hospital wants me to pay [CA/IL]

Question:
I went to an ER when I was visiting CA in June 2017. When I checked in, I provided them with my insurance card.

I have medical insurance through my university in IL. The insurance company is called "ABC Student", where "ABC" is a major insurance company in the US. According to the person I spoke on the phone at "ABC Student", the two companies are under the same umbrella group but two legal entities.

The physicians were able to bill my insurance just fine and the hospital did not. Three weeks ago, I received a bill from them telling me my insurance rejected my claims and I have to pay the full amount (>$1k).

I dug up the claims from my insurance website, apparently the hospital only filed the claims in November 2017. My insurance requires timely filing within 90 days and the claim was therefore declined.

Communication with the hosptial has been a nightmare. They have told me different versions of what happened and why I am financially responsible for the bill.

**On the phone, I was told by different people**

They filed it to "ABC" in June, which is the completely wrong insurance company. They corrected it in November, but the claim was rejected. However, "ABC" is contracted with the hospital. And according to the contract, they should have five months, instead of 90 days to file. And since "ABC Student" pays them through "ABC", "ABC Student" should respect 150 day filing, too.

They also promised to send me their filing documents, but it's been over two weeks and I never received anything from them.

**Their email response to my strongly worded complain:**

*The insurance information provided to us by the patient was "ABC Student" and the claim address used was* *"ABC Student" Address* *(this was confirmed with UHCSR representative).  The claim was submitted electronically on 6/20/17 and received pricing details from the insurance on 7/18/17.  We receive no response from the insurance and a call was made to your insurance on 11/7/17.  At that time our claim unit was advised that the ID number used on the claim was the  group number and the group number was in fact the ID number.  Insurance representative C advised we resubmit the claim for processing.  The claim was resubmitted on 11/8/17 and accepted on 11/13/17 however it was rejected on 11/13/17 due to timely filing and we received a zero pay EOB on 12/17/17.*

*A denial follow up appeal was made by our claims unit on 12/18/17 and the claim was pending.  Notice of appeal and request for member feedback was sent to the member, however, no information was received back from the member and the claim was denied on 12/27/17.*

I never received the mail they talked about on 12/18/17. And in the email, they did not talk about the contract controversy at all.

I am a student and about to moving to Canada in a week. Soon I will lose access to all mail in the US. I do plan to move back to the U.S. and do not want to wreck my credit score. What should I do?

Answer: Not a lawyer, but worked for blue cross as a corporate trainer.  Have you tried calling your insurance company yourself?   The blue cross I worked at was able to make exceptions to the timely filing requirements in extraordinary circumstances, it would probably require talking to a manager, but it's worth a shot to pursue it that way.


Title: Kinda funny situation. Legal help needed.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: We've found by trial and error that the best course of action is to corner the guy in a Starbucks and pull a knife on him before worrying about whether the phone is actually yours or not.Answer #2: Yes, buy the phone back, make sure you meet the person at the carrier to have the phone transferred (back) to your account by the people who do that as their job.  This is the fastest way of getting your phone back.  Make sure you get a copy of his ID *after* the phone is activated and in your pocket, *before* you hand over the cash.  Then if one of these fine lawyers tells you that you have a case, you know where to serve him.


Title: [Canada] Tenant committed suicide, have some questions

Question:
Tenant committed suicide this weekend inside the property. He used a violent method and so a lot of cleanup is required. We've hired a company that specializes in this kind of thing and a lot of flooring needs to be removed, furniture destroyed, etc. He lived alone and the property is now vacant.

A couple of questions:

1) Who is responsible for the cost of this cleanup and damages to the property? If it's his estate, how do you go about asking for it? What if his estate can't cover the cost?

2) What happens to the lease now that the tenant is deceased? Who is responsible for rent and utilities?

3) We'd now like to sell the house. What are the laws around disclosing that a death (particularly a violent suicide) has taken place in the house?

Answer:
 1. The estate of the deceased, probably. If you have insurance on the unit, let your insurer deal with this; if not, or if your insurer doesn't cover this, then you'll need to talk to the next of kin and find out who's overseeing the estate. Keep in mind that suicides tend not to be financially well-off, though, so you may end up eating the loss.

2. Presently, the estate of the deceased. However, each province has rules allowing the estate to terminate the lease, and allowing the landlord to recover possession. Which province are you in?

3. That's both province-specific and city-specific, but you generally must disclose facts which significantly affect the value of the property, and a death on the property is often one of those facts. This is almost certainly going to devalue the property, and the odds of you recovering that part of your losses from the estate of your tenant are slim at best, unfortunately.

This is a complicated-enough situation that a consultation with a local attorney would be a good idea.


Title: NJ Custody Battle with Ex Husband, Please Help

Question: My ex and I divorced a few years ago after dealing with his drug, alcohol, and physical abuse. He wanted nothing to do with our sons who were infants at that time. A few year later he entered back into our lives and started having visitation. However, he has been abusive towards my sons and no one is listening. DCP&P isn’t doing anything. Family court isn’t doing anything. And he is saying that I am putting it in their heads. I have spent thousands of dollars on trying to protect them and I can’t afford to keep this up. I requested a guardian ad litem for my kids because they don't want to see their father anymore. He fought that request, claiming he couldn't afford it and it was downgraded to parental coordinator - I later found out that there is a history between the parental coordinator and my ex, but am unable to prove it. My ex's family is extremely well connected in the court system and most attorneys in my area refuse to touch this case because they all know his lawyer. What do I do? I don’t qualify for financial aid of any sort- but I cannot afford to continue paying attorneys. Please help. Thanks!

Answer: If you think the kids are being abused then continue calling CPS. You can also file for a modification so that the visits be supervised. However I don't know what you are claiming he has done that is abusive or when it occured.


Title: Someone else got my security deposit and won't give it back

Question:
Hi all, I was living in an apartment in Santa Barbara, California from September 2014 to August 2015 and have moved out. I haven't received my security deposit back, so I called up the rental management and asked them about it. Turns out I gave them an address where some friends of mine used to live, but have since moved out, and new tenants have moved in (this is also in Santa Barbara). The new tenants got the security deposit check and somehow managed to deposit it into their own bank account (rental management told me that the check was deposited successfully). I go to my friends' old address and tried to ask them kindly to let me have my money back, but they refused and said it was my fault for making the mistake.

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Yes, I know I screwed up. But is there anything I can legally do to get my money back? The amount was approximately $800.

Answer: A person you don't know deposited a check made out to you? Sounds like theft to me. Call the police.Answer #2: You can call the police and/or sue them for it.Answer #3: Theft, call the police


Title: [NJ/VA] GF Being summoned for $2k in damages for a fender bender

Question:
Maybe like a month ago my girlfriend was parallel parking on a hill, foot slipped and she hit the guy's truck behind her. He was outside working on some construction and got really upset -- called the police. We stuck around for the police, exchanged information and everything. He was a bit of a prick.

Today, my girl's mom calls her to tell her she's being sued or something for $2k. She will send the info to us via  snail mail.

There are several issues.

1. The guy is claiming we gave him false insurace. Apparently, we have an old insurance card in the car so he couldn't locate us or something. We've always had insurance.

2. As the car is registered under mother's name, the car is registered in Virginia. Mom's problem is we live in NJ. Never switched it because we were waiting for GF to get a job (which she's done recently). Mom wants us to switch over NOW.

3. He's suing us for $2k for a fender bender. He had damage to his front bumper, but the car was maybe a 2005-2008 ford f150. I'd be surprised if we did that much damage.

I have no clue what to do. I was in the car with her so I assume I'll have to go to court too.

I think this totally bogus. Like I said, the guy was a prick. I have pictures and some video footage to show damages and his character. There's definitely no question about fault...but $2k under these alse pretenses is crazy.

I literally have no clue what to do. First time anything like this has ever happened in my life. What should we do?

Answer: She should contact her insurance company. This is why she has insurance.


Title: [Canada - Alberta] Landlord going through personal belongings

Question:
I have cameras with audio in my house that I am renting at the moment. On Sunday I received an email from my landlord telling me he needed to go through my unit today with a contractor for a warranty inspection (the house is less than a year old). I told him no worries and that I would be at work.

While at work I received a notification from my camera that motion was detected and I opened the app to see my landlord in the house. Almost immediately, he began to open drawers and pull items out. I turned on the audio to hear him and the contractor making comments about many of the items they found. All of this is recorded (video and audio).

Nothing was taken, but I’m still in shock of the lack of professionalism shown by the landlord and contractor. I called him while I was watching him, but he never answered his phone. I never told him there were cameras in the house. I sent an email to him asking for an explanation, but didn’t send him the video.

I don’t care about what was said, if someone wants to critique my decor that’s fine, but opening drawers and containers that would not be a part of the warranty is an invasion of my privacy. I’m curious what my legal options are and if there is any value to perusing this further?

[Update]

The landlord got back to me. Told me he wasn’t going through my stuff, just checking the baseboards behind the furniture. That’s clearly not what he was doing. I think he forgot to read the part where I quoted some of the things he was saying. My lease is up at the end of November so I’ll just wait it out and move then.

I asked the landlord for the contractors information so I could find out about putting a complaint in with the company, but I doubt I’ll get the information from him, it sounds like they are buddies.

I showed my neighbour (who is also renting from the same guy) the video and he’s appalled by what he saw. His lease is up the same time and he’s going to talk it over with his wife about moving. Unfortunately, they have 2 small children so I doubt they’ll want to go through the stress of moving again, but at least they know to be weary of the landlord.

Answer:
 >While at work I received a notification from my camera that motion was detected and I opened the app to see my landlord in the house. Almost immediately, he began to open drawers and pull items out. I turned on the audio to hear him and the contractor making comments about many of the items they found. All of this is recorded (video and audio).

You don't need someone else's permission to record them in your dwelling, but you can't record a conversation you aren't a party to if that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. One could argue that the LL had that.

Might wanna run this by a lawyer before you admit to him that you've got this tape.


Title: Can I use In Loco Parentis to marry my underage ward?

Question: US law. I'm interested in the legal aspects of this. Is it possible to marry someone tou are a Guardian for and can a legal Guardian Grant an underage exemption if the marriage is with the Guardian

Answer: Do not take legal advice from Lemony Snickett.


Title: Hi, Im 16 years and live in indiana. I was wondering if I could get a loan at my age?

Question:
So Im 16 and Ive been living on my own for about 8 months now paying rent UTC. Ive had a full time job since I was 14 and im about to turn 17. I would like to buy my own home and i dont have anyone that wants to help my. My relationship with my parents is really bad so they refuse to help me with anything and dont want me talking to them or around them. I bought a nice car and fixed it up myself (1700$) and im really good with money ive never made a late payment. ive been living in my car and on the job most of the time (i work construction) and still go to school so i havent graduated yet, i will in 2017. my parents refuse to emancipate me and like i said i dont have anyone to loan me anything so for my question; I want to finally buy my own house. I had 20k saved up for a downpayment but my parents took it and built onto thier house so I dont have anything buy monthly payments I can make up to 1000 a month. Is there any bank or loan system thatll lend me around 100k? any help/responses are greatly appreciated as I dont know where to even start.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 No.

And you need a down payment plus closing costs (which can be 3-5k) plus you have to have had your same job for at least a year plus many many other things. That's not even going into your credit rating. And no bank will loan to a minor.

Keep saving, build your credit, graduate, and you can buy a house soon after you are an adult Answer #2: No...but unlike 90% of the angsty teens which post asking about it, you actually seem like a decent candidate for emancipation. Your parents don't have to consent to it; in fact they often actively oppose it, even in cases when it's eventually granted.

If you're emancipated you can enter into contracts. It also makes the FAFSA much easier to fill out if you decide to go to college.

The $20k thing also sounds interesting. Did that come from gifts or your job?Answer #3: no.  you have to be 18.


Title: [VA] I'm a high school senior and my job scheduled a mandatory safety meeting on a school day. Can I be fired for not attending?

Question:
I'm not sure if this is the right sub or not, but if it is I'll delete the post and get out of y'alls hair.
 My manager sent me a message saying we have a mandatory safety meeting and that all of us are required to attend at 3. School ends for me at 3:38. If I miss too many days in any one class, I can't walk and fail that class.
This is smack dab in the middle of one of my more important classes and I can't attend. My question is, is it lawful for them to fire/write me up for this? They are usually pretty lenient but this is one of the stricter managers.

Answer: Virginia is an At Will state which means you can be fired for any non illegally discriminatory reason barring a contract that specifically states otherwise or being in a union. Yes you can be fired.


Title: My (ex)boyfriend ran into legal trouble and his phone is being searched, there are a lot of nudes of me that I sent to him at 17 while he was 18. (Possibly NSFW)

Question:
Hey! So there has been a recent crazy situation that I don't really want to go into detail on but basically my (ex)boyfriend had a hidden camera in my house and now all of his devices are being searched for pictures as evidence. I DO NOT WANT ADVICE ON THAT SITUATION. Please do not tell me how creepy he is, it's very complicated and I'm only putting that here in case it is relevant, not sure that it is.

Anyways I am now 18 but he turned 18 about 6 months before me. We sexted during the time that I was 17 and he was 18, we also had sex and there will be evidence of that on his phone. Is there any way he can be charged for this? A lot of these pictures are from a third-party app he used to save snapchat pictures, I knew about the app and was okay with him saving them but I'm not sure it would look that way to the cops. There is also a chance he has pictures of other girls from a few years ago.

Another question; I want to ensure that my parents do not find out about the pictures and information they find on his phone, they are extremely christian and I would be severely punished for sexting/having sex. Will my privacy be guaranteed? I know that I'm 18 now but I was 17 at the time I took the pictures.

One last question; I really don't want the police to look at my nudes. They were very explicit (pictures and videos) and it would make me incredibly uncomfortable if anyone were to watch them. I don't mind if they just quickly scroll through the thumbnails to see if they were from a hidden camera but I don't know if they will have to look closely for any reason. This might be unavoidable but do you think they will have reason to examine the pictures closely or even look at pictures that aren't from the time of the case? Is there a way I can tell them not to look to protect my privacy? It seems like them looking at my pictures without consent should not be legal, but this is most likely an exception.

Also, I live in Colorado.

Answer:
 >  Is there any way he can be charged for this?

Absolutely. That's child porn.

> Will my privacy be guaranteed?

No, it's unlikely that privacy will be guaranteed.

> I really don't want the police to look at my nudes.

You don't get any say in that.Answer #2: >I DO NOT WANT ADVICE ON THAT SITUATION.

Unfortunately this will be very *very* relevant. If the cameras were there to catch a thief and your nudity was incidental, that would be very different (not necessarily exculpatory though) than if he put them there directly to catch you nude.

>Is there any way he can be charged for this?

Yes. He needs a lawyer. And immediately. He also needs to not talk about this to anyone but his lawyer. That includes you. YOU need to not talk about this to anyone but your lawyer.


Title: Legal determination of sexual consent for a mentally handicapped adult (F/40's)

Question:
Edit:  LocationBot.  California, any United States references OK.

A relative of mine is in her early 40's.  I'm going to give many details here which may seem irrelevant, but might be used to determine some level of functionality.  In some ways, she's an adult, in some ways, a 13-15 year old, in others, even less functionality.

Current situation:  Family is breaking down, financially and socially.  Among this, she has her first 'boyfriend', and scumbag younger sister already has made accusations of some sexual conduct.  Boyfriend is minimum wage guy, probably an immigrant with limited English speaking ability, who might not be fully aware that he's flirting heavily (or much, much more) with someone who is mentally handicapped.  We are hearing from third parties that she has made doctors appointments and is going on the pill.

History:

She had terrible seizures as a child, but hasn't had one in over 30 years.  She's on fierce meds, about $800/month.  Developmentally delayed, receives some form of disability, and lives with Mom and Dad, now just Dad (Mom passed 3 years ago).

Although she has never been self-sustaining, she has provided assistance to Mom and Dad over the years, too.  Mom had polio as a child, and lived her life without use of one hand and one leg.  Once her health stabilized (by age 10?) she was Mom's helper.  Dad is currently in his mid 80's, legally blind, and needs significant help.  She is currently the driver for the family, which gives the appearance of competence, but few outside the family know that it took her many *years* of Mom's driving practice at the cemetery until she was comfortable.  I would consider her driving similar to an elderly person's - generally safe, and avoids situations where she might be overwhelmed, such as nighttime and heavy traffic.

She cannot count change, handle money, manage a checking account.  She can read and write well enough to know whether something is an advertisement, but not well enough to understand that the "Refinance Mortgage Now" is just a sales call, not something from the bank that needs follow-up.

Question:  Given this information, is there any legal information about sexual consent in this situation?  Is there any case law, higher court rulings, standards?

Answer:
 It's not my field by any means but I would say, if she is sufficiently competent and aware to make doctor's appointments and go on the pill, she absolutely is competent enough to be able to consent about sexual matters.

The bar is considerably lower than this when it comes to consent.


Title: Room Mate Issues

Question:
Hello Reddit

Out of fear of giving too many details, im going to try to explain the situation im in.

Im a male located in Ohio. I signed a lease for an apartment along with 3 other people. At first, things were fine but they grew exponentially bad over the next coming months. To start off, they have caused property damage within the apartment. Theyve also smoked weed in the apartment (though no proof as they refuse to do so in our presence) and have other items (Pipes, tobacco wraps, etc etc.) Theyve also brought in another animal beyond the legal limit we are allotted in the apartment.

Despite the managers of our apartment knowing about all of this (and even telling us they knew of the situation before us telling them which i can only assume was due to complaints or their own search of the apartment), they refuse to sign our names OR their names off of our lease without our roommates agreeing to do so.

So.. we decided to try and just move out since they informed us they had a room mate lined up which is fine, so we were under the impression that we could leave, theyd sign my names off, everything is done... Unfortunately our naivety got the best of me and as soon as i got approved for a house and moved out, they decided to post on facebook making claims to sue us for abandoning the lease (as we didnt really plan to pay for two rentals)

Im not really sure what to do or how to pursue the situation whatsoever but also just want this to be done and over with. I can provide more information if needed but Im fearing the worst given the circumstances ive already been through.

Any advice on how to un-screw my screwed up situation would be immensely appreciated.

Answer:
 There isn't really a good way out. All parties must agree to a change in the lease. You're not legally off the lease until you are off the lease.

You could maybe offer to pay your former roommates to remove you from the lease. They also can't move anyone else into your space while you are on the lease, so they can't get a new roommate and put them in your space. If they want to move someone into your space... that's leverage you have to force them to a agree to taking you off the lease.

If they do collect more rent from someone else, you could make an argument to a court that covers your share of the rent. They aren't allowed to double dip and collect rent for a room, but also try to make you pay for the same room.


Title: Auto-renewal of lease without being notified (Atlanta, GA)

Question:
I originally signed a 9 month lease with an apartment complex, with the lease set to be ending April 30th, 2018 (so in 3 days). Today, I was told that I need to give a 60 day notice prior to vacating the unit. I looked back at my lease contract, and it does state that a 60 day notice is required or the lease would be automatically renewed.

I signed a 9 month lease in place of a 12 month lease because I am a student and didn’t want to go through the hassle of finding someone to sublease my apartment during the summer months that I wouldn’t be living there. I specifically told this to the leasing agent when I was trying to figure out whether or not I wanted to live there. I paid an extra $40 per month so that I could have this shorter lease term.

My problem with the auto renewal is that I wasn’t notified of it. Although I know it’s my fault for forgetting that the lease contract stated the 60 day notice, I was wondering if there was anything that could be done on my side. This was my first time living in an apartment, so I wasn’t aware that a 60 day notice was “standard policy” (what the office told me when I asked why I wasn’t sent any sort of reminder about my lease ending). I honestly just assumed that once my lease was over, I’d move out. Back in February, I was sent an email regarding options to renew my lease (if I renewed in February, I could keep the same rental rate as I currently pay. If I renewed after February, rent would be $30 more per month. But strangely enough, today they told me that if I want to renew my lease, my rent would stay the same. Not increase). In this email, the only topic mentioned was renewing the lease. No disclaimers about what would happen if I didn’t respond, nothing about auto renewals, no reminders or instructions on what to do if I didn’t want to renew the lease. Feels shady. There were no other emails regarding renewal before or after that email was sent in February.

I was googling around, and I came across this law: http://ichterdavis.com/georgias-new-law-on-automatic-renewal-provisions-in-service-contracts/

(TLDR of the page: The new Act requires the service provider to (a) “clearly and conspicuously” disclose the automatic renewal provision in the contract, and (b), where the service contract has an initial term of 12 months or more, provide the consumer with written notification of the automatic renewal provision between 30 and 60 days before the cancellation deadline)

But I don’t know if it’s relevant to me since it has something about 12+ months. Any help or advice would be appreciated.

The leasing office told me that because of the misunderstanding, they’re willing to accept a month’s worth of rent to end the lease. But what about my security deposit? Is this my only option?

Answer:
 > The leasing office told me that because of the misunderstanding, they’re willing to accept a month’s worth of rent to end the lease. But what about my security deposit? Is this my only option?

I would assume that means you get your security deposit back (minus damages like normal), but you should ask them. If they're willing to do that, that's your best bet. Honestly a month's rent is not a bad deal at all for getting out of this situation; many people have wound up where you are and haven't gotten that kind of cooperation.

I'd take them up on it.


Title: Crazy sister is threatening my girlfriend

Question:
Im in Bay Area CA, my 29 year old sister(we both live at home) is a complete (undiagnosed) crazy, alcoholic. She has a history, we've called the cops on her before for physical stuff. The other day she took my phone and I tried crabbing it back, and she bit me, hard. I'm talking blood was coming out. I took pictures. Yesterday she started targeting my girlfriend who occasionally comes over. I come home just now and my girlfriends car had a flat tire ('somebody' let the air out). Now she is threatening her. My girlfriend isn't here. My sister keeps threatening me that she will make my girlfriend 'pay' till the day she dies. She says she will bring outside resources and target my girlfriends entire family. I have this ALL on video. However, she never explicitly said what she will do, just that she will make her 'pay' and that she will torment her. She will 'go down'.
What can I do?
Could police do anything?
My parents don't have the balls to kick her out, but I can tell their close.
tl;dr sister is indirectly threatening my girlfriend.

Answer: How old are you? Under 18 - call the police if she actually does anything and don't let your girlfriend come to your house anymore. Over 18 - call the police if she actually does anything, move out and cease contact with your sister.


Title: Can I use copyrighted fonts for OCR (tesseract) training? Or at least a rip-off?

Question:
OCR = optical character recognition
(Location = Austria)

I wanted to scan a picture and find the corresponding text in a database, used in an mobile app.

Answer:
 The copyright part of the font is the font file itself -- the truetype or opentype file, which are essentially programs used to create the font glyphs.

The font typeface itself, though, is considered to be utilitarian and, thus, not subject to copyright protection.

By analogy, you could create a program to print graph paper, and you would have a copyright in the program.  But, you don't get a copyright in graph paper, even if your program makes some graph paper that has uses not served by current graph paper.

So, in answer to your question:  If you have a license to the font itself (i.e. the thing you install on your computer), and use that to print stuff, then you can use whatever you print for any purpose without having to worry about the copyright in the underlying font.

[This is all in the US; IIRC, some other countries give limited protection to fonts.]


Title: Questions about property ownership and inheritance...

Question:
[edit: forgot about my location...I'd rather not disclose that for now]

Okay, this is a bit complicated so please bare with me, I'll simplify it as much as possible:
My uncle has decided that he wants to go travel the world, and he's essentially given all of his belongings, including his house, to me. I should say that he has no kids of his own, and my parents died when I was young so he raised me basically as his own son.

This probably wouldn't be a problem, but one particular item he left me is causing a bit of a headache. He also travelled a lot when he was younger, picking up all kinds of random odds and ends, and one of them was a ring, just a plain gold band, nothing too special to look at.

Now a friend of mine is a bit of a history buff and took a particular interest in this ring, and decided to find out more about it. Somehow, I have no idea how exactly, he was able to track down the previous owner, who it turns out is still alive. Now this man lives basically on the other side of the continent to me and is, to put it bluntly, senile. I'd say late stage alzhiemers and possible schizophrenia.

This man claims that my uncle stole the ring and is demanding that I return it, and is even sending me death threats to try and make sure that I do. But the story doesn't end there. See, my friend found that this old man actually just found the ring himself, and the craftsman who originally made it, and therefore claims that it is *his* is still alive as well, and even sent people to my town trying to get it back!

Now, do I have any legal right to keep this ring, or should it be returned to one of it's previous owners, and if so who should have it? Thanks in advance for any help
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Unfortunately I don't think anyone here is certified to give advice for Middle-Earth.Answer #2: Sounds very complex. Have you thought about maybe just destroying the thing? I'm sure you have some friends that could help you out. Answer #3: This is very complex legally, because of the multiple jurisdictions involved.

Since the ring was created in Mordorvia, there might be a claim under the Valar Liberty Act enacted there. But, and it is a big but, Moriashire explicitly invalidates Mordorvia law after the Balrog vs Baggins case. This eventually was decided on the basis of *Preciousism and too tough questioniums* principle.

I would suggest giving the ring to a sovereign state, such as Bombadilistan, and avoiding Elven Court as much as possible. (Those guys take creative billing to an art form)Answer #4: Shove the ring off on your gullible gardener. Answer #5: Sauron is going to be pissed, and will come after whether the Shire's legal system allows the transfer or not.  If you see a little green guy following you around, just give it to him and be done with the whole nonsense and start packing up for the trip East in a few years.


Title: [IN] My apartment is too hot during the summer, is there anything I can do about it

Question:
I've lived in this apartment for almost 10 years now.  Every summer it's just too hot.  We have central air, and every apartment has its own AC.  As I sit here now, my phone says it is 90 outside, and my thermostat says it is 80 in my apartment.  Once it hits 95+ out as is standard for Indiana summers, it will be in the low 80's in here.

Over the course of my time in this unit, I have made dozens of tech calls about this situation.  They have replaced the thermostat, the coils, and even the condensor unit outside.  It's not like they haven't made an attempt to improve the situation, but the fact is that it's still unbearable in here for 3-4 months a year.  The AC turns on in May and doesn't shut off again until September, as it never gets cool enough in the apartment for it to actually turn off barring some crazy weather.

Frankly I just don't know if there's anything I can do about it besides move, which is easy to suggest but problematic in the short term at least.  Perhaps this fall we can finally get out of here, but until then we're stuck living with this yet again.  Do I have ANY options for trying to improve this situation?  Rental codes or other possibly venues?  We live in (but do not partake of) Section 8 housing, so I presume government regulations are somewhat more strict but I'm not sure.  On the other hand, they aren't being negligent in trying to resolve the problem, just inept.  I honestly do not know if the issue is insulation, or mechanical, or both.

I apologize if this isn't the correct place for this, if there is a more suitable subreddit please point me in that direction, and any help you can provide would be appreciated.  Thank you!

Answer:
 A landlord is required to maintain"in good and safe working condition" any air conditioning system provided on the premises. Air conditioning that cannot cool the apartment is not in good working condition. You can file an action against the landlord to try to force him to actually get the AC working, but if the problem is simply ineptitude, it's unclear that will actually work. Because Indiana law allows recovery of attorney's fees, you can probably find an attorney willing to take the case on contingency.

http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2017/ic/titles/32/articles/31/pdf/IC%2032-31


Title: [NYC] I lied during a civil deposition against my boss so I wouldn't lose my job. Case was settled for a few million covered by insurance. My boss has been a bit of a dick lately giving me thought. Drop it? Come clean?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You committed perjury, a felony. You should speak to a criminal defense attorney before doing *anything* whatsoever in regards to other parties or your boss or your job.Answer #2: Do you want to be arrested for perjury?


Title: The owner of my wife's ex-workplace has been spying on the ex-managers by using iCloud on another device. This gives him access to their iMessages, photos, etc. What can we do?

Question:
Throwaway just incase. Location is Arizona, USA. My wife recently left a horrible job in the service industry. The owner there is pretty crazy. He treats the managers like personal assistants by making them do his laundry, etc. Needless to say, that place has a high turnover rate on managers.

I, on the other hand, am a software engineer. I am very familiar with Apple products since I have had my iPhone since the original one, I have created apps for iOS, etc.

My wife is a very friendly person so she is great friends with all of the employees there (and ones that have left). There is one person in particular, lets call her Olivia, that has an interesting story. Olivia used to be a manager at this place but left to pursue a better offer. One day, while she was still working there, Olivia and the owner are in the office and he is looking at his phone. He starts to laugh and Olivia asks "what are you laughing at?". He says "Do you promise not to tell anybody this? My very smart IT person knows how to hack into iCloud accounts, and so I had him hack {another ex mangers phone, lets call her Alex} in order to see what she has been up to.". He apparently did this because Alex was renting a house from him and he was afraid that their work conflict would cause her to do damage to the house. Alex still has no idea about it to this day since none of the employees really talk to her anymore.

Fast forward to now, Olivia gets a new phone and sets it up like normal. Although she is shocked that there is a conversation of her and the owner on the phone that she did not make. It clicked, he did the same thing to her, and Olivia starts having texts between random managers and the owner appear on her phone on a regular basis. This can only happen from the following scenario:

1. The owner got her iCloud credentials (or access to her account somehow).
2. She did not have two-factor auth enabled on her account.

Olivia at one point in time used the IT guy's computer so it is very possible that he had a keylogger on it.

As soon as I hear about this, I immediately tell her to change her iCloud password. She tries to but she was prompted for the security questions but the answers have changed so she does not have access to the account at this point. I tell her then that she needs to call Apple but I have not spoken to her since (about a week ago) she was out of town so I am not sure what the status of the account is at this point. I let her know not to respond to the messages or really use iMessage so that they don't get tipped off to the fact that she may know. I also told her to stop taking pictures, etc.

I am reaching out today because I am angry. I just heard today that she is still receiving messages from unknown numbers and the owner. The owner is a total scumbag and needs to be stopped so that this will not happen again. The owner is very rich and Olivia really doesn't even have enough money to hire a lawyer to talk to. She is coming over today and this will be the first time I have talked to her in person since I found out about the iMessage thing. I am going to let her know how serious this is and that she really needs to get access to her Apple account. We are also going to take screenshots of the iMessages, etc. We also really want to let Alex know about the whole situation but we are afraid she is going to spill the beans and alert him before we can take a more serious route.

Are there any questions? What do we do? Go to the police? Will they even help?

Answer:
 This is really simple: go to the police. She is the victim of a very serious crime.

According the the [Justice Department](https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ccips/reporting-computer-internet-related-or-intellectual-property-crime), you can report this crime to three federal agencies: your local [FBI office](https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field/field-offices), your local [Secret Service](http://www.secretservice.gov/contact/field-offices/) office, and the [Internet Crime Complaint Center](https://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx).

You can also report it to the local police.

This is a serious crime. Please report it.Answer #2: Legal issues aside, has she turned on 2FA yet? With most accounts, turning it on in one place will force everyone else to enter the 2FA pin next time they attempt to access the account.

It effectively kicks everyone else out and cuts off their access (even if they have the password).


Title: Slandered in newspaper but name withheld

Question: NY State: A letter will be published tomorrow that my brother-in-law wrote to "The Ethicist" in the NY Times. The letter condemns me and my husband for homeschooling and choosing not to vaccinate (please leave opinions about both out of the response.) It also alleges that my husband and I never say no to our child (I don't even understand how that would ever be possible with a young child and how anyone could believe this to be true) and that our child acts in age inappropriate ways. A bit of background: my husband and I have four degrees between us from very prestigious universities (Columbia, Cornell) and have a tutoring business for over 15 years. We're extremely well qualified to homeschool. We're social people with a lovely home and lots of friends. Our child is not isolated in anyway. Also, we have decided not to vaccinate after years of research and delving deep into the science. Our child is lovely and thoughtful. The letter mischaracterizes all of us. I would love to pursue legal action against my brother in law for defamation of character or something but he didn't include his name or ours in the piece. He did admit, though, by email that he wrote it. Can I take legal action against him? Here is the piece [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/magazine/my-brother-isnt-raising-his-child-right-should-i-speak-up-coronavirus.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/magazine/my-brother-isnt-raising-his-child-right-should-i-speak-up-coronavirus.html)

Answer: For it to be slander, your reputation would have to be damaged. You can’t be identified, so how would it be slander? Also, it sounds like he speaks truths that you admit: you homeschool and you are anti-vax. Opinions aside, slander would be false allegations. You may not be happy with the letter and you can gladly take it up with him in a personal manner but the courts won’t have much for you.Answer #2: You do say no to your child, you say no to vaccinating them.


Title: I was charged 60% extra for using a credit card. Is this legal? [Florida]

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > I'm wondering the legalities of this.

It's perfectly legal.  It may be a violation of their agreement with their payment processor, but that's nothing for you.

Answer #2: Fla. Stat. § 501.0117 allows a business to offer cash discounts (which is what the bar will say they did).

Additionally, there was a case last week (Dana's R.R. Supply v. AG, No. 14-14426 (11th Cir. Fla. Nov. 4, 2015)) that held that Florida's no-surcharge law on credit card purchases violates the First Amendment.


Title: Next door neighbours locked their child out of the house. Should I notify the police?

Question:
This is in the UK.

I came home tonight at eleven and saw a small boy sitting on the doorstep of the house next to mine. My girlfriend asked him what was the matter and he told her that his parents had locked him out- he didn't want to come sit in our house so I assume he was being punished.

I don't know how long he had been there but after about 30 mins, at 11:35, when I went to check on him, he wasn't there. I think he was let back in the house.

It's a pretty cold night and while it's not the worst area we do live in a fairly rough area of Liverpool.

Have the parents committed a crime and should I tell the police? Or would it be better to notify the NSPCC or similar organisation? The family is Japanese and I know they can be tough on thier kids compared to the west but I really don't think it's ok to just force your kid to sit outside in the middle of the night.

Answer:
 I don't know UK law and you did not give an age, but locking a kid out of his home is not a safe or effective punishment.

Call the police if you feel the kid is unsafe. It is always better to error  on the side of caution.


Title: (Oklahoma) Attempting to do In Vitro Fertiliaztion, but we might get denied since we are not legally married.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >We would rather spend the money on obtaining this life goal with one other, than to spend it on a wedding.

It will cost you like $100 bucks to get married.


Title: Police k9 scratched my car, and don't want to pay for it

Question:
Last summer I was pulled over on the highway for not having my front license plate on. For a little background i am a male in my mid twenties, and was driving my little sporty car that i don't drive much - only in nice weather. This car is more of a hobby than anything, and stands out quite a bit. The officer came up to my window, and immediately asked me where the drugs are at, and why I'm so nervous. I thought it was weird of him to greet me like this, to the point where I thought maybe he was joking. He asked for my license and registration, and told me to come back to his vehicle.

He patted me down, and had me sit in his car with him. The whole time he kept asking me if I have drugs in the car, and why I am so nervous. Now I thought being nervous when being pulled over is a common reaction for people to have, but I admit, I am a very nervous person and always have been. I have had anxiety most of my life, severe at times, especially in social situations and interactions. I had no big reason to be nervous other than from being pulled over, as i had nothing to hide. I had no drugs in my car and never have. He kept accusing me of having drugs and saying things like, "I know you don't have a lot, it's less than an ounce of marijuana you have with you. Right?" I was being very cooperative and telling him the truth. Unfortunately the truth wasn't what he wanted to hear.

Some time went by with him still assuming I have drugs, and he even had me close my eyes so he could look at my eyelids, I guess to see if I have recently done any drugs. Finally he gave me my warning, and told me I'm free to go. He finished up some small talk, saying he's just really concerned about my nervousness. He then said "actually, do you mind at all if I search your car? It bothers me how nervous you seem." I told him I'd rather not, as I was already running late and my mom and dad were waiting for me. He then told me that if I don't let him search, then he is going to have a K9 unit come, and that I don't have a choice with. So, I was made to wait 20 minutes for the officer with the dog to show up.

He finally gets there, and now there are 3 cop cars and a dog (the other one came for backup while I was sitting in the car waiting). I figured that it would be a quick walk around my car, and I'd be free to go since the dog wouldn't smell anything. I was wrong. The officer with the dog came up to talk to me before the search, and was being really cocky and an asshole to me. I politely showed concern to him that I don't want my car scratched from the dog, and asked him if the dog jumps up and puts his paws on my my car to where it would scratch my paint. He replies with a smile, "oh yeah, the dog will leave scratches all over your car. So whatever you have you should just give up if you don't want your car scratched". I told him I don't have anything to give up, but don't want my car scratched up, and that I would open the doors to let him smell inside so he is not jumping against my paint. He said they'll do what they need to do. I told them that if there are any scratches, I will hold them liable find since my paint is new and doesn't have a single scratch. So he said "well if and when we do find something, we WILL NOT pay for anything.

As he led the dog around my car he held his hand at the top of my car (almost sure he had a treat in his hand), and laughed as the dog jumped up against my car. He came back to me with a big grin after the dog went around my whole car. Said the dog had a hit by the passenger front fender (which was also their starting point). Searched my car for 40 minutes, even pulling up and breaking interior panels. Of course didn't find anything.

Their attitudes completely changed. Talked to me in a soft voice now while looking at the ground. Told me I'm free to go. I went back and talked to their supervisor that night, who confirmed there's scratches all around my car from them. I took about 40 picture of the damage, both before and after I washed my car so you could clearly see it was fresh scratches. I got an estimate the next day and it was $2800.

The county denied the claim, so it went to their insurance. The adjuster met with me and the sheriff that did this, and obviously sided with him. He told me that a lot of the damage was barely noticeable so he is not going to cover it, only the 3 bad scratches. Keep in mind that my paint was new and perfect before this. He talked to a detailing shop in town, and sent me there for an estimate. I went there and he acted like it wasn't a big deal, and wrote an estimate for $100 (if he could do it without repainting. Said he could fill in the scratches (which is only temporarily covering the damage, not permanently fixing it) for $100. He said they're deep scratches, but he'll try to get them out then go from there. He then told me in his opinion, if he can't get them out, he would just leave the scratches there because it might be hard to blend it and it might look worse if the paint doesn't match perfectly.

The adjuster first told me that he will pay a shop to try and buff it out. And if they can't get it completely buffed out, then we would talk about getting it repainted. He just sent me an email saying that is I sign a release, he will pay me the $100. If I'd sign the release, I can guarantee he won't pay me anymore if they are unable to buff it out completely like he had originally talked about.

What should I do with this? $100 is such a low ball offer compared to the amount of damage they purposely caused, and in will in no way get my car close to pre accident condition.

Tl;dr: Cops with K9 purposely scratched my car and caused $2800 in damage, didn't find anything, county denied payment for claim, and their insurance is only offering me $100 as a settlement

Answer:
 IANAL, I am a Public Adjuster (I represent policy holders on claims against their insurance).

They've already messed up, insisting that your sign a release to receive the Undisputed Amount  (the $100) is unethical and you should follow this up with a complaint against the adjuster with your state's insurance department.

You need to send a letter to the insurance company via email, fax and snail mail.  Start your letter with "I contacted you in good faith hoping to recieve a thorough investigation and a fair and prompt payment of my claim."  In your letter explain to the insurance company that you're picking the shop the work is to be done at and that your quotes (get 3 quotes  with statements that those scratches won't just buff out to discredit the shop he picked out).  Also explain in your letter include that the "minor scratches" must be addressed in order to indemnify you.

If they don't respond well to your letter you'll need to pay out of pocket for an attorney to write them letter (I've had this done for $150) on his letter head.


Title: Work law in California: My employer says he does not have funds to pay me...

Question:
My employer started asking me to not deposit my checks until he would give me the OK. Eventually he would just not give me my checks until he would allow me to deposit them. I'm now owed 4 back-checks (all the way back to January pay period). This has been going on for every employee in the company, dating back a couple years now.

What laws does this break?

What are my legal options?

Other advice?

Edit, thanks to /u/MajorPhaser : Filing a Wage Claim in California http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/howtofilewageclaim.htm
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 It's illegal, as you must be paid on your regular pay date for all time worked.

Your options are to file an unpaid wage claim with the DLSE, or to file a suit in small claims, though the former is much simpler.

Realistically, if your employer is actually out of money, a wage claim won't accomplish much because you can't squeeze blood from a stone.  My advice is to start looking for a new job and stop working for him until he pays you.

If you quit, this will be viewed as a constructive discharge and you will still be eligible for unemployment.  Answer #2: Find a new job, now.


Title: [21, F, IL] Got rear-ended, car 99% totaled. Guy tried to hit and run and lied to cops after. Can’t afford a new car and his insurance company giving me a hard time. Back injury + extreme mental distress. Need serious advice...

Question:
Title gore I’m sorry.

On Monday this guy rear ends me in stopped traffic. He tried to run but I called the cop on him and he lied about running to the cop. The cop didn’t give the guy a citation....the guy was driving a huge mammoth of an SUV. His car had not a dent in it. My little 2007 Toyota Prius was crushed in the back like a soda can. [Here is the damage to my car. ](https://imgur.com/a/lnq8a) Although he didn’t ticket the guy who rear ended me, he did list him as the At Fault vehicle on the police report.

The guy has Direct Auto insurance. It’s a small, shitty insurance company with the worst reviews of mankind. Claims department or customer service like won’t even pick up the phone and if they do, quickly hang up. My insurance company is Country Financial. We ended up going through our insurance company. There is a $500 deductible we have to pay in order to get a payout. For my university, a parking pass is $175 for this car and i will need to pay another$175 for any other car if this car ends up being totaled. I can not afford to pay for all of this again.

Now onto my physical/emotional distress. I’ve had severe panic attacks in the past 2 days. The accident happened on Monday night. Last night at work I couldn’t breathe for a while because of an anxiety attack and had to go to the back room and hyperventilate. I had heart palpitations. Last night I couldn’t sleep from the intense back pain I’m getting.

I’m a paralegal studies major so I know a thing or two about law since all my classes are law related, but IANAL and I need serious legal advice on all of this. Without this car i have no way to get to school. I’m not sure his insurance will even get me a rental car because they are that bad. I’m worried about this $500 deductible  if we go through my insurance. All in all, I am having extreme financial issues over an accident someone else caused and not hearing back from his insurance, getting a rental car and most likely not getting the $500 deductible cost. I just need advice on what I can do?

Answer:
 You gave far too much detail here.

You need to calm down. It's been a few days and even if it's shit insurance, you have insurance. You need to work with them first. You should've gone to the ER to mitigate your damages and then submit those bills to his insurance.

 All you'll be due is the FMV value of your prius at the time of the accident/medical bills and possibly your rental car/parking pass/etc.


Title: Can my deceased husband's child and/or her mother come after me for money?

Question:
My first husband and I married right after college in 2003 when I was just 22. We had known each other since middle school and he was my high school sweetheart of sorts. He passed away in 2006 due to a motorcycle accident. In the 10 years since then, I’ve finished grad school, got a great job, remarried, and my current husband and I have two children. We’ve worked very hard to make a nice life for ourselves and are happy.

My first husband’s family still lives in my hometown where my parents also still live. We’re friendly in passing and one of his brother’s is my facebook friend, but they aren’t really part of my life anymore.

A few days ago, my first husband’s brother messaged me on facebook and asked if it was ok to call me. He told me that a woman had contacted his mother a few weeks ago, stating that my first husband was her daughter’s father. She provided relevant details and sent a few pictures. No tests have been done yet or anything (I’m guessing tests could be done using family dna?), but the girl’s resemblance is strong enough that it leaves little doubt she’s telling the truth. He wanted to know if I had known anything about this. I told him I did not, but admitted we had struggled with some infidelity issues during the marriage. I had never shared this with his family before. The child’s mother and my first husband’s mother have been talking over the past few weeks and apparently the subject of money has come up. His brother is afraid this woman has just come to the family now in hopes of a quick cash grab. His mother took my first husband’s death very hard and his brother is afraid this woman is using the possibility of a grandchild to manipulate her. Why wait all this time???

We were pretty poor at the time, but his job did offer a term life insurance policy. When he passed, his mother and I split the $100,000 benefit after arrangements were made as we were both 50% beneficiaries. The motorcycle accident was a single vehicle crash caused by a failed stunt, so there was no one to sue or anything like that.  My question is, as his wife at the time, can this woman come after me for any of that life insurance money or any other type of benefit? When he died, we were barely making ends meet so there was no estate to speak of, but I am considerably better off financially now and I’m afraid that may make me a target.

If it makes a difference as far as state laws go, we are both originally from Massachusetts, but were living in Connecticut at the time of his passing. I live in New York now. The child and her mother live in Florida, but previously also lived in Connecticut. By the dates given, the girl would have been about 4 months old at his passing. Thanks in advance for any advice.

**TL:DR My first husband passed away 10 years ago. It’s been recently brought to my attention he may have had a child during our marriage. Can the child and/or her mother come after me for money?**

Answer:
 Life insurance payouts go to the beneficiary.  That wasn't the kid.  I don't see how they go after that.

Apparently in Connecticut, the kid would have been entitled to half of the estate, whatever that was (property he owned himself and not jointly with you).

http://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/2005/title45a/sec45a-437.html

But this happened in 2006, so there's statute of limitations problems.  Depends when they became aware of his death, I guess.  But then the kid is a minor, so probably has extra time to sue.

Short answer: they might be able to sue for half of the estate, whatever that amount was.  If it was little, then it was little.  Don't go looking for trouble though - you don't have a lawsuit yet and until then there's no point in worrying about it.

Other than that, the kid has no particular claim on your life.  Maybe the mother is just seeking closure of some sort.Answer #2: Just for your peace of mind, if you don't already have one, buy yourself an umbrella policy, which protects your personal property and livelihood. This is usually an add-on policy to Homeowner's or Rental Insurance where I live. A million dollar policy costs between $150-$200 A year. I was advised to do this by an attorney when I was making out a will, and it comes with enormous peace of mind. It is well worth doing.


Title: Crazy ex trying to take my dog!

Question:
My ex got me a puppy for christmas last year. We broke up a month ago and now she is saying that she wants HER dog back. The dog has lived with me it's entire life. I have paid for everything. How would this work? My ex has no legal right to take my dog goes she? Im not sure what what more information you may need. Ill try to answer any questions quickly.

Edit: Ohio laws would apply.

Answer:
 A dog is property. This was given as a gift. You don't get to take back gifts. This is no more her dog than if she gave you a toaster as a present and expected to get that back.

All she can do is sue you for the value of the dog, and I don't think she'll get far with that.


Title: Fair use of short clips in my music video

Question:
Hi everyone,

I'm Ariel, I live in Israel, and a few weeks ago I made a music video for one of my songs out of clips I found on YouTube, while manipulating their speed, opacity and color. I don't know where the owners of the clips are from, probably all around the world.
Unfortunately I can't post the video here but I'd be glad to answer any questions regarding it :)

After some positive feedback from close friends I started thinking about sharing the video around the web, but then I began to be a bit concerned about breaking copyright laws.

Can anyone advise me please? Can the use of the clips in my video be regarded as fair use? Thanks in advance! ♥

Answer: Of course this isn't fair use. This is just theft of other people's IP.Answer #2: YouTube has a page about fair use, check it out - it sounds like you have a great, fun video, but you absolutely need permission to put other's vids in it, even if you edit them. If they are just individual's vids, I say message each person and ask if you can use it (if you're not monetizing the vid it will probably be easier), get a yes from all and you're good! If this is like clips from another big band or a TV show, you probably won't get permission and shouldn't use them. Good luck!


Title: Coworker went on my personal cell phone

Question: I work in an office with civilians and officers and lately there has been a lot of animosity between the civilians (me) and officers. With all the whispering we have felt on edge so a couple of us have taken up setting our voice memos to record to see what they say. Well today one officer picked up my cell phone, which was face down on my desk, and pressed the main screen button and saw I was recording, same with another girl. I know they went and told the person in charge, but what are the options here? I know recording isn't really legal but they purposely went through my personal belongings. I'm expecting to eventually get talked to, if not disciplined. What can I do?

Answer:
 They might not be able to use the "evidence" in a criminal prosecution of you but they can absolutely tell your boss that you are recording conversations to which you are not a party, which even in a single party consent state would be an issue (depending on the work space there could be an additional defense to you that there is no reasonable expectation of privacy so the recording is still legal, but that would depend on the state as some still penalize surreptitious recording in public places).

Ultimately if your boss fires you, you can look for a new job and file for unemployment.


Title: Directv is trying to screw me please help!!

Question:
Hey redditors, hope all is well I don’t know if this is the right sub for this or not but I need help! I’m sorry if this is a bit long I’m trying my best to explain my issue from mobile

So my wife and I are from Hubbard, Oregon and have been with at&t for years l, and just last year my wife went into a retailer and they pushed a certain satellite tv service on her. I was reluctant at first but she said it would save us money so we tried it.

Long story short the satellite service didn’t work where I live after various efforts from them trying to get it to work. Therefore I was told I had the option of canceling my service due to “line of sight” (however they put it i forgot the lingo they used) or have them keep trying I.e. cutting down trees or installing some sort of pole so I chose to cancel the service because I just liked my previous service better and I had no issues with them and with this company it just seemed like one issue after another. I should’ve known when there was an issue with just them coming to install the service.

But anyway after I choose to cancel my service and them agreeing and telling me I would get a final notice and that I would just have to send their equipment back I did just that. Fast forward a couple of weeks later I don’t get a notice but I get a bill saying that I owe. I call and it’s “resolved”. This goes happens 3 more times. And then nothing. I don’t get a notice or a bill or email, nothing from them until last month. I get mail from a collection agency that I owe this company money!!

I’m outraged! I called the corporate office and they told me it would be fixed but I have not received any emails from them or any notice in the mail. I don’t know what to do anymore please help.

Answer:
 First, WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE LETTER, you need to send a letter via certified USPS mail to the debt collector which disputes the entirety of the debt and demands verification of the validity of the debt. They will then need to provide you with written verification of the debt and the name and address of the original creditor.

You can then send them another written letter sent via certified USPS mail telling them to no longer contact you about the debt. This means they cannot contact you about the debt EXCEPT to tell you:

- about legal action being taken regarding the debt (ie, "we're suing you for the money")

- that they are no longer collecting on the debt

https://www.doj.state.or.us/consumer-protection/credit-loans-debt/debt-collection/


Title: Can any landlord in California deny entry to an emotional support animal?

Question: We're looking for housing in San Francisco, and a lot of houses say no pets. Our understanding is that since one of our roommates has an ESA, they can't discriminate against us having a pet and we don't need to disclose this to them. Is that true?

Answer:
 > is that since one of our roommates has an ESA, they can't discriminate against us having a pet

Careful there.  Your landlord can bar *pets*.  He can't bar *service animals*.  If you don't disclose the animal, and don't provide evidence of a disability and the ESA status, then you don't have a service animal.  You have a pet.

So yes, your roommate must disclose that they have an ESA, or you'll be evicted.


Title: I have student loans but I want to move out of the country.

Question:
Where: I currently live in Denver CO but I would like to move to Costa Rica.

When: In 3 to 5 years

What: I have just under $60,000 in private student loans from Sallie Mae. I am thinking about moving to Costa Rica and where I would be moving I would probably be making less than $800 (USD) a month as the cost of living is very low. I would not be able to continue to make the payments in full as they are over $500 a month. If I stop making the payments I know my credit score will plummet and obviously my credit history will be crap.

Questions: Can sallie mae do anything big like cancel my passport or extradite me? What legal ramifications will I face if I come back to the US after 7 -10 years with out making payments?

Edit: Spelling.

Answer:
 > Can sallie mae do anything big like cancel my passport or extradite me?

No.
> What legal ramifications will I face if I come back to the US after 7 -10 years with out making payments?

If you don't make good on your obligations, they can sue you in the USA and they can garnish wages or seize assets(eventually).  That includes any funds drawn on US banks or paid to you by US entities.Answer #2: Is there an income-based repayment option?

Your loans will be accruing interest for 7-10 years, so there's that. No, they can't take criminal action against you for not paying back your loans, but your credit will be ruined and they'll likely have sent your account to a debt collection agency, which, after 7-10 years, will probably have gone to court and received a default judgment in your absence, so they'll garnish any garnishable income you'd be making when you got back. If anyone co-signed on the loans, they'll become liable for paying them.

TL; DR: The loans won't go away. The problem will be much worse when you get back.


Title: [WA] Husband's I jail on an ICE Hold (Immigration Hold) Need Help/Advise

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 It seems like you don't have the whole story, so that makes it difficult to understand what exactly is going on.  Is he here on a work visa, or has he been here since he was a 2 year old?  Or both, through some strange occurrence of events (theoretically possible, I think).

The long and short of it is that you need to speak to an immigration attorney.  There are likely several avenues available for you two.  The simplest of which is probably filing to adjust his status since you're already married.  Your attorney would just request ICE / the admin court administratively close the deportation proceedings, in light of USCIS processing an adjustment of status for him.

Check with your local bar associations, legal aid, and law school legal clinics for representation.


Title: (MO) Mom keeping child and claiming mental instability

Question:
Hey guys, in Missouri as stated. We have a custody agreement set in order by the courts already.

 About 2 almost 3 weeks ago, i was in a very depressed state with the way life was going, and found out some news that kind of took me over the edge. I vented to childs mom, and said some things about not wanting to be here anymore etc, etc. This is very out of my character, i was just really in a bad spot. So this isnt a recurring t
heme, literally the first time ive felt this way in almost 10 years.

A couple days later she said she contacted her lawyer and said that i wasnt going to see my daughter until i saw a therapist. If i didnt do it willingly she was going to take me to court and have it mandatory. I finally got an appt to go today, as i dont have the best insurance and finances are pretty tight.

My question is, can she legally do this? And if i get the psychiatrist to say im no threat to myself and others, will that be enough to see my child again?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 It sounds like she offered you a choice of agreeing to something or litigating. And you made a choice. Yes. She can do that.

Would a judge take action on a parent discussing suicide?  We can’t guess at an outcome. But yes. A parent with care of the child discussing suicide is potentially a cause for the judge to take action. This doesn’t need to mean a loss of custody - just reasonable steps to ensure the wellbeing of the child.


Title: We are leaving my mentally ill and abusive father. We ads going to take a TV and other items, can we do this? (Australia)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >It's not fair that he gets to keep everything when he's the one who has made us miserable.

That's not really how possession works. If he bought something he owns it and you can't take it away from him because he hurt your feelings.

/r/auslegal can clarify, but even in states with separate property rights, theft of community property with intent to desert a marriage isn't the sort of thing you want to do without a lawyer's explicit okay.


Title: I hired a spokesman who acts as a doctor for my company. I sell over the counter supplements and medical devices... Problems?

Question: I'm in the Florida, US. I own a website that hired a spokesman who says he is Dr. X. He tells visitors to call us. Once visitors call us, we sell them products that can be purchased over the counter. I might ask them questions about their medical history. Then I offer my product. I, myself, never claim to be a doctor or medically trained. I might "consult with the medical staff." But thats it. What are my risks? Am I doing anything illegal? Thank you

Answer: So you have a fake doctor and fake medical staff. Yeah, that is likely crazy illegal. So you have fake or real insurance for when you get sued?Answer #2: Hold on. Do you you actually take questions, then tell the person that you are consulting medical staff, and then give them an answer?


Title: Got into fender bender and the man who hit me won’t respond to any calls.

Question: The other evening I was sitting in my car and an older gentlemen backed into me trying to park. I’m a 19 year old kid that drives a nice car so I think the man was worried I was gonna be a jerk. I remained calm and tried to be as nice as possible. I got his name number insurance information and license plate. I told him I’d get a quote from a body shop and go from there with him to figure out how he wanted to handle the situation. I got my quote and called him 2 days later. He won’t respond. I called him just now threatening to make a claim with his insurance if he doesn’t get back to me. Is there anything else I can do?

Answer: Stop trying to deal with this guy and just go through his insurance.