Title: College forcing 8 women to live off campus while finishing a building, with little compensation. Can I get out of this?

Question:
I go to college in rural Missouri at a private school.  My school is creating a new residency building due to recent overcrowding during the first semester. I am one of the students who were supposed to move into the building (signed contracts at the end of last term), but we have just today been informed that the building will not be ready. I am now expected to live in an off campus 2 bedroom house with 7 other women (4 of them I have never met) for the first four weeks of school while the building is finished. This could be more or less time, we have never been given an answer on when the building would be finished.  We were told when signing contracts that there was a possibility that the building would be incomplete for the first week or two of the semester, but that has moved to four+ weeks.

The only compensation we will get is $125 for every four weeks that we are there. If we are there for less time we will not receive anything. Room and board included, it costs $38 a day to live on campus.  In addition to this, I don't have a car to get to campus.

Are there specific rules for college housing?  I do not want to live in a 2 bedroom house with 7 other girls.  I don't know 4 of them, and I have had problems with theft on campus and I don't trust living with people I don't know.

Is there a way out of this situation from a legal standpoint? Commuting is not an option for me as I have no car and my parents live 4-5 hours away.

Answer:
 >I do not want to live in a 2 bedroom house with 7 other girls

This might violate occupancy codes in the town. You may want to check on this.


Title: Parents threatening to sue me civilly if I dont sell the house.

Question:
Got a call today from a lawyer in the area. Said i spoke with your father, why arent you selling the house?

I said we will talk later, and hung up.

The money was gifted to me(Gift Letter and all) from my father which I decided to buy the house, the house is paid off (From that gift) and in my name.

They have been living in the house since then. They want to move for whatever the reason, im not sure why.

what are my options? i'm in FL by the way.

Answer:
 Your options are to talk to your parents and figure out what is going on.

Nothing about what you have said made any sense. Answer #2: Let me guess: there is something shady about this money, and your dad "gifted" it to you with some sort of understanding that they would live in the house. They are hiding assets, or laundering money, or they're undocumented, right? Answer #3: Normally I get on people for going overboard with information. You're the opposite. Start at the beginning, and spell it out. What's going on? Answer #4: Ok, so your parents gave you money, and with that you bought a house. Your parents then became your tenants in this house.

You dislike your parents but you still took money from them and act as thier landlord. For some reason, you have not evicted them, and you are now trying to sell your house? Or they are trying to sell your house?

Answer #5: It sounds like your parents wanted to have the house in your name for some reason?  But still expected it to be "their" house, which you would obliging sell and buy another in their required area.

But you have decided to go cowboy.  Can you illuminate anything about their motives?

EDIT: Got it, /u/Laarg
>Ok, so tax fraud. He cashed in his 401k before he was 65, and to avoid paying taxes on it, he gave it to you, you bought him a house and kept it in your name. You couldn't have had any sort of paperwork, because of the tax fraud.


Title: Fiction containing child sexual abuse - obscenity trial

Question:
How do obscenity allegations apply in the case of a work of literary fiction containing one or two scenes of child sexual abuse (without supporting the deed whatsoever)?

I know Henry Miller, William S. Burroughs & others had such depictions in some of their works and those were subsequently banned. I couldn't find anything about legal punishment upon the author though.

I don't live in the US so that's why I didn't mention my location.

L.E.: What made me search this was someone who told me that such depictions "are illegal in the US and would be highly controversial" and I don't wanna get in trouble for some fictitious paragraphs

Answer:
 >I don't live in the US so that's why I didn't mention my location.

meaning: I don't want any information that is relevant to me.


Title: [US] Facebook has showed me ads related to medication I take using unknown sources, is that some sort of HIPPA violation?

Question:
I'm in college and I take a variety of medications for ADHD/anxiety/etc. I can only keep two weeks worth of doses in my dorm because securely storing all the bottles is not feasible. The other day though, an ad for a company called [PillPack](https://www.pillpack.com/) showed up on my Facebook feed.

Taking medication is a private matter so I had never previously posted about it or messaged anyone using Facebook messenger about medication. (After seeing the ad, I messaged my mother). I did however, mention my problem with needing to return home to a friend a day before seeing the ad. I've heard anecdotally that Facebook listens to what you say using its apps on your phone. I'm not sure how true this is but I did have my phone on me when I was talking to my friends.

I am not a medical professional but from all the experience I've had with doctors over the years, my understanding is that HIPPA is extremely strict and requires a bunch of forms in order to even allow a doctor to speak to another doctor about a patient. I don't think I've ever willingly gave Facebook information about my health. Even if I had however, would Facebook storing information suggesting that I take medication and using that information to market to me be illegal?

It is certainly concerning to me that Facebook has this information and I would like them to stop. I contacted the EFF but they haven't gotten back to me. I don't want to sue because I am a computer science major and I don't want to make myself into an undesirable hire or take the brunt of a character assassination attack. I also would rather not have courts (and the public) pouring over my medical records. Is there any regulatory agency I can report this to anonymously? I don't want any sort of settlement money, I just want them to stop holding that kind of data.

Answer: You've searched the topic. Hence the ad coming up. That's the most basic way to explain it.Answer #2: Facebook is not covered by HIPPA. If you have googled it the ads will be populated with that info


Title: If you slowly drive your car through a group of protestors and someone claims an injury, what's the legality here?

Question: In light of the Ferguson protestors who were illegally blocking the highways, what's the legality of driving through them. I don't mean at 60mph, as much as many people would like to. I mean what would be the legality of slowly inching through these protests trying not to harm anyone, and someone getting a foot run over or something and claiming damages. Would it be the driver's fault entirely?

Answer:
 Fault can be shared.  It would entirely depend on the facts of the particular incident.Answer #2: You're generally not allowed to drive into people or over their feet, even if you do it slowly, and even if they are in the road illegally.

That said, law doesn't apply to hypothetical cases. There may be cases where a driver runs over someone's foot, and is not at fault for doing so.

There is no bright-line rule that says when it is allowable to drive over someone's foot. It depends on the totality of facts and circumstances, which are typically decided by a jury. Things like the intent and "reasonableness" of everyone's actions are sussed out and decided by 6 or 12 people who listen to all sides of the story, and weigh all the evidence. The jury decides the facts, and a judge applies the law.


Title: Victim of a hit-and-run. Told the state trooper that I did not wish to pursue an investigation, but now would like to change my mind. Possible?

Question:
Yesterday afternoon (10/31) I was the victim of a hit-and-run collision on the freeway (in Maryland).  The driver of the other vehicle rear-ended me while we were both doing about 50mph.  I put on my hazards to pull over, but the other driver sped passed me on the left.  I started to follow him to catch up/get his license plate number and when he saw me he started weaving through the traffic to get away, hitting the concrete center median in the process.  I then pulled over and called for help.  I was able to get his license plate number and give it to the state trooper who responded (small victories).

The trooper was able to pull up the driver's info and asked me if I wanted to press charges.  I initially said no, but now I'm having second thoughts.  The damage to my car is minimal but my back has been hurting progressively worse as the night goes on.  I'm going to the doctor in the morning to have it looked at.  I'm active duty military and am expected to maintain certain fitness standards; an injury can seriously mess with my career if not handled properly.

Is it possible to change my mind and press charges?  It's been about 13 hours.  How would I go about it?  Just call the state police?  I have access to legal counsel on base, but won't be able to see anyone until Friday morning at the earliest.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Answer: Do you have Uninsured Motorists coverage on your auto insurance policy?  If so, you can file a claim to have your own insurance company compensate you for your injuries.  They will take whatever information you have about the other driver and pursue them if possible.  If you decide to do this, make sure to ask your insurance company what duties you have to fulfill to keep your claim open.  If your claim ends of being long-term, they might require that you file a lawsuit against the at-fault driver as a means to protect the insurance company's ability to recover the settlement funds from them.


Title: What are the ramifications of not signing up for the draft (US)

Answer:
 Sweet jesus - this is like the third post I've seen about this in the last couple of days. Can't people google?

https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration

https://www.sss.gov/Registration/Why-Register/Benefits-and-Penalties


Title: Return Merchandise Question (AZ)

Question:
Hello everyone!

I'm in a bit of a pickle with a private purchase of a large piece of furniture. My girlfriend purchased it from a family friend who let her take it without a down payment since she was going to pay in multiple installments. Once it was home, we realized it was too big to fit in our house and my GF lost a good number of hours so she wasn't able to make the first payment. We tried to take it back within a few days but they were ok with waiting until she had some cash to pay them. It's been a week since then and the sellers are still refusing to let us return it and are now threatening small claims court if we don't buy it at a discount.

I'm assuming that we are boned, but could we mitigate any issues by just dropping it off on their porch?

Edit: I'm just going to help her pay for it so the drama dies down. Thanks again for the replies!

Answer:
 A family friend out of the goodness of their hearts let you do payments and you wanna screw them over?

No you've made an agreement, they can sue you for the value of furniture, and trespassing on their property probably isn't a good idea either.


Title: I was never informed of the debilitating withdrawal effects of the drug I'm on. Can I take legal action?

Question:
I'm from Sydney, Australia. I am taking an antidepressant called Pristiq (Desvenlafaxine). It works well in terms of lifting my mood, but the withdrawal effects are COMPLETELY debilitating. We are talking completely unable to get out of bed. Besides an overall inability to function and severe nausea, I also get heart palpitations, very low blood pressure, and 'brain zaps' - where you feel like your brain is being briefly electrocuted. My brother was on a smaller dose of the same medication and came off it a few months ago - he had to go to emergency a few times because the palpitations got so bad, and he was basically unable to function for weeks. He has been off the medication for three months and STILL gets withdrawal effects when he is tired.

Even the information provided with the drug just says that discontinuation effects may occur and to talk to the doctor before going off it. But I was never warned of how bad the effects could be, and these are easily the worst withdrawal effects I have ever encountered. Every person I've met (Either irl or online) who takes it experiences similar effects, and one person compared it to heroin withdrawal.

I seriously don't know if I will be able to come off the drug safely. Shouldn't withdrawal effects be advised about just as much as the side effects are? Does it count as informed consent if I never knew that I would feel trapped on it? Do I have a case to take legal action? Because I'm genuinely scared about coming off these meds and I seriously do believe I will be incapacitated for weeks if I try. I don't know what to do :/
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer: You need to talk to your doctor and get a tapering schedule.


Title: Friend suspected for abusing a child he was babysitting

Question:
My friend (lets call him Gary) was babysitting for a coworker (Lets call her Dingo).

Gary was watching her two children one night, and noticed large bruises on the older one child (age 6)

He called Dingo and she rushed home to later bring the child to the hospital. Due to the fact that it was a child, and that no one claimed to know anything, the hospital was obligated to notify the police.

So far, Gary has had an interview with a detective, and Dingo is being told to remove all contact with Gary.

Gary believes that Dingo is trying to assign blame onto him, despite their good friendship. He says that he honestly had nothing to do with the bruises.

What should his next step(s) be?
Should he look for a legal counselor?
What is the worst possible outcome?

This is in BC Canada

Answer:
 He needs a lawyer yesterday. He shouldn't have spoken to police without a lawyer present already.Answer #2: If I were Gary, I’d go talk to an attorney. Not retain one yet. But talk to one. Get some insight on what to do next.

I know you said there’s a detective involved but is CPS involved? I don’t know if calling CPS would be the right move at the moment but I think that’s probably one of the next steps. If there’s any inkling of abuse then it needs to be reported. He saw the bruises. I’d tell anyone in that position that they have a moral obligation to say something. It could be helpful if a doctor could make an educated guess on what could have caused the bruises. What shape were they? Do they have rigid edges? I worked on a case where a doctor advised the mother that the marks on the child were from a belt (square in shape and not very large) - that just happened to match the one the father was wearing. That helped tremendously.

Also, I’d venture to say that an attorney is going to tell him to be honest and forthcoming if he didn’t do anything wrong. He did the right thing by calling the mother when he saw an injury and it sounds like he was truthful to the detective as well.


Title: Is this job legal?

Question: Well there is a company that it's willing to pay me money to go to Spain and buy some articles using my non-spaniard passport, in this way the company will get the articles for a cheaper price, is this legal?

Answer:
 This sounds like the classic "You have a job, we give you money to pay people" scam.....

And then the check ends up bouncing and you're out whatever you paid to the false people they asked for.


Title: I was ripped off by a start up company and don't know what to do/what I can do

Question:
I made a throwaway for this post, as I am ashamed of this story and have never told anyone before. This happened almost 2 years ago in Washington state, and I have debated heavily about if I should pursue this or not and finally thought I should get some advice.

This time in my life was pretty dark, and I made some terrible decisions that got me into this mess. I have debated legal action because I know I am also at fault and am really embarrassed to tell people. I joined a sugardaddy website thinking maybe I would find someone that I actually liked, with the perks of having a lot of money. After a while with no success I was ready to delete my account but received a message from someone offering me a job at their start up tech company, he is the CEO. I figured I may as well get more information. After learning about the company and doing research he and the company seemed legit and had tons of other employees so I quit my job and started working at home and going to meetings with other staff as well. I did some conference calls and was really involved in research of competitors and funding sources. Of course, I was also sleeping with the CEO. Weeks go by, and I still haven't been paid. He had mentioned something about being sued by someone he was sleeping and working with previously but said that she stole his digital signature and got into his email and sent one to herself saying he would pay her $X with his digital signature, so he was fighting it. At this point, red flags are going off since I haven't been paid either. I was working for about 3-4 months before I was sick of the excuses and correspondence between the payroll department and myself, and finally just got a different job and stopped contacting them. Eventually $500 appeared in my account from him, but I never received anything more.

I have numerous emails, text messages, between myself and him, and the payroll department discussing what I would be paid, when I would be paid, etc. At one point, he gave me a signed and blank check so that I could take it to the bank while he was out of town so I would finally get paid. I figured the account was empty so I never did anything with it. We also had a signed contract, but of course I don't have the signed copy in my possession (only an unsigned copy), because at the time we signed it there were no red flags yet. So my question is, is there anything I can do at this point? Am I screwed without the signed contract? I've considered contacting him to tell him I will sue if I don't get paid and maybe he won't want to fight it and have the fact that he was sleeping with me in exchange for a job get out to his employees. But I have no idea what the best option is, or if I even have any options.

Thank you for reading this, I've wanted to start this process for awhile but have been too scared and wanted to pretend it never happened. But I think he deserves more action that me just disappearing without a word and letting him get away with it.

Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 Hoo boy.

How much are you owed in unpaid wages, specifically? [Start here](http://lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/PrevWage/WageRates/WageComplaint/default.asp) to file a claim for unpaid wages, which will start the ball rolling on that. Alternately, if it's under $5,000, you could sue him yourself in [Washington's small claims court](https://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/resources/?fa=newsinfo_jury.display&folderID=brochure_scc&altMenu=smal&fileID=who), though they may prefer you go through the wage claim process first.

Given the nature of sugardaddy relationships, I'd be concerned about one variety possible retaliation: if at any point you stated you were going to sleep with him in return for money, it'd be fairly easy to turn that into at least an uncomfortable and awkward police investigation for prostitution. It'd theoretically be bad for him, too, especially given his history of not paying for services rendered, but people act irrationally when they think they're losing. It's more or less up to you to weigh whether you think that's worth worrying about; you know him better than anyone on Reddit likely does.

You may want to keep your lines of work separate in the future. In theory, consenting adults should behave reasonably; in practice…


Title: My Boyfriend's undocumented Father opened multiple accounts under my Boyfriend's name that are now ALL in collections. We are trying to move, how to proceed without involving law enforcement/police reports?

Question:
I originally posted this under [r/relationships](https://www.reddit.com/r/relationships) but I was recommend this forum. Looking for some advice...

Hello all! First off, please refrain from bashing my boyfriend's father \[M late 40's early 50's?\] and making negative comments about undocumented people. I respect anyone's wish to immigrate for better opportunities for themselves or their family. I am looking for advice not an argument on undocumented persons. Thank you.

My \[F/24\] boyfriend \[M/27\] and I have been together for almost 2 years, friends 3 years prior and have been living together for almost 2 years. We are currently renting out his parent's basement in their multifamily home while we both are working to put money away to move and building better credit (him). We have been working to be ready to move out by the end of the year. I manage our accounts and shared finances because I am better at managing money and keeping our finances organized, but I am still learning. My boyfriend is not as financially literate as me but has been learning since we got together as well. My boyfriend has given me complete access to his bank account, credit cards and credit report (through free services like Credit Karma and Experian). We sit down at least once a month and have a financial check-in and go over our spending, budgets, etc. When we first decided to be financial transparent with each other and we went over each other's credit reports for the first time, I noticed a number negative accounts under his name. At least 9 federal student loans turned over to collections (he is now getting his paycheck garnished) that went unpaid. He said his parents said they would pay these loans for him at the time of enrollment and he had no idea they didn't pay. I told him that even if they said they would pay, these loans are under his name only and thus he is ultimately responsible for making sure they are being paid. The balance for these loans are now being garnished so their isn't anything we can do about getting these accounts removed and he says he fine with having the payments being taken from his paycheck. Onto our/his dilemma. As we were going over his report this month, we discovered that there were 3 car insurance accounts that were sent to collections and a Verizon account in collections as well. My boyfriend had no idea about these accounts existed. I told him he needed to contact the original creditors and the collection agencies and figure where these accounts came from and work on getting them disputed and removed. The same week he mentioned in passing about the accounts to his parents. His dad told them that they were from him. My boyfriend said he didn't say much to his dad about it as he was in shock.

I advised him that he needs to report these as fraud so he can get these accounts off of his report and have his credit get in better standing so we can move. He feels like he is throwing his dad under the bus and this will ruin his father's chance at applying for his residency or citizenship in the future and put his father at risk for deportation. Neither of us want that. I'm at a loss at how to move forward from here. I love my boyfriend to death but I don't see myself living in his parents for any longer than the end of the year like we originally planned.

tl;dr My \[F/24\] Boyfriend's \[M/27\] undocumented Father \[M/late 40's early 50's?\] opened multiple accounts under my Boyfriend's name that are now ALL in collections or are over 90+ days past due. We are trying to move, how to proceed?

Answer:
 You can't fix this without involving the police.

If he refuses to contact the police and file a report for identity theft, he is accepting ownership of the debt. He will be required to pay it back.


Question:
If three people get together and kill a guy, but nobody talks, how is that litigated?

You can't charge them each for murder, because only one of them did it, right?

How about accessory to murder?

But then if you're charged with accessory to murder but not murder, could you argue that you might not have been an accessory because you might have been the murderer?

Answer:
 >You can't charge them each for murder, because only one of them did it, right?

They can all be charged and convicted of murder. There is no rule that only one person can be guilty of a particular murder. What matters is if the state can prove that each of them committed all of the essential elements of the crime. Lots of murders are prosecuted without getting the defendant, or co defendants to testify.

Also several states have a felony murder rule, if you are convicted of a felony(or felony from a short list of felonies in some states), and someone dies you can also be convicted of murder.Answer #2: So you're going to need to be more detailed than "get together to kill a guy". That highly implies premeditation but you say there was none. I'm not sure how three people can converge unplanned and murder someone. Edit: please describe a specific scenario because the law is incredibly context based.


Title: Dead husband's payday loan debt

Question:
I'm in Ontario, Canada

My husband recently passed away suddenly.  I've since discovered payday loan debts that he hid from me.   Am I now liable to pay this debt or is it forgiven?

Answer:
 His estate will be liable for the debt. Beneficiaries receive the deceased's assets only after the estate has settled all liabilities.

Sorry for your loss.Answer #2: Don't pay any of your husband's debts with your own money.  If your husband left more debts than assets, settling his estate will be complicated.  If proper probate procedures are followed to dispose of the debts creditors don't have recourse against heirs.  If you pay debts in the wrong order/proportion you could become personally responsible for all your husband's debts.

Are you the Estate Trustee (a.k.a. executor) for your husband's estate?  If not, let that person deal with the debts.  Otherwise seek legal advice from an Ontario lawyer familiar with wills and estates.

Here's a link about Ontario's probate process.  It is a little light on details, but gives you an overview:

   https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/estates/how_to_apply_for_probate.php

If you co-owned assets (bank accounts, home, etc.) with your husband as "Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship", those should pass to you outside of probate and not be available to your husband's unsecured creditors, such as the payday loan company.

Good luck.


Title: How do I get my little brother (16y/o) out of my crackhead biological mother's custody and into my own despite my bad financial situation? Southern Cali.

Question:
Hi Reddit. I am 23 years old. My little brother is 16. Our mother is around 38 and has been on drugs since she was his age. She gave bir th to me when she was 15, so her mother adopted me. I call her Mom and her now ex husband Dad. Dad is not biologically related to me, but I am closest with him, am the most like him out of all the kids, down to the way we walk and talk and think. His dad, my Grandpa, just recently passed away which has been tough on everyone. He left this world through holes in our hearts and the world is worse off without him, bless him. Anyway, I'm giving you this backstory so you can get an idea of the whole Jerry Springer type situation. My biological little brother isn't close with this side of the family and is really only close to me. Mom refused to take him in so my biological mother has custody for what reason I don't know.

 She constantly says she's getting clean but she never does. She tells us how she wishes things were different and how when she gets into an apartment etc,. We can all live together happy. I know she wants this, because I can see it in her eyes. I can see how badly the past haunts her. We have two other little brothers. One is Charles. He was beaten very badly (I can't remember exactly but I recall he had to have seven blood transfusions) by his father at fourteen months old. The state took him away and now nobody can ever see him again, he lives in a foster home and will have therapy for the rest of his life because of what happened. The other one is Daniel, who she told me she sold on 'the black market' as soon as he was born. I don't know what that means. I didn't know he existed until four years after his birth. I was the luckiest out of all of us because I got to grow up in a pretty normal household. My biological mother called me when I was 5 and told me that Mom and Dad werent my real parents out of nowhere one day and I guess I hid the rest of the day when she did. But other than that and the divorce everything was pretty tame. I grew up with my aunt and uncle who are younger than me but I see them as brother and sister. Joseph (my biological brother) has lived with his Dad who is in jail for assault or something  then with our biological mother. She has assaulted him. They have gotten in fistfights now that he is older and can defend himself. Before you think anything bad towards him know that she used to be a gang banger. She has always lived on the streets of San Bernardino and always fought, always talked a bunch of shit even to him. Shes talked shit to me too but I made it a point to not see her often. The worst thing I ever said to her was when she threatened to beat my ass and so I said "whatre you gonna do sit on me?" Because she is also very fat since the speed has destroyed her metabolism. Anyway she hit my brother and to be fair he has decked her in the face before but she deserved it every time, she tortures him emotionally and comes at him scratching him with her nails and hitting him and screaming at him trying to make him feel guilty for her ruined life even though its her own stupid fault.

Anyway the other night we were all in my car and she and I started arguing, well she said something about my Grandpa ("Jerrys dead Aequitas! Jerrys dead! Jerrys dead!" Screaming inches from my face) and I lost it. How dare she say his name, how dare she not say Grandpa, he did more for me than she ever did, she let me become deathly sick before she abandoned me to my grandmother at 2months old and he has always been there to offer kindness or assistance even if it hurt him. I screamed at her to get the fuck out of my car and she refused. Well at one point she stepped forward and hit me in the face. Im not sure how hard it was. It seemed like she put much weight into it but the hit itself didnt hurt much, just left some bruising. I grabbed the hair at the back of her head and forced her head down so she couldn't see where she was hitting. She had my throat at one point and I have scratches there but I dont remember choking. When I get mad I black out some, so I dont remember actually hitting her but my brother said that I punched her in the face. I dont think its okay to hit a mother even if she didnt raise me so Im sad I did that but happy at the same time. He kept trying to get between us so he wound up with bruises and scratches too and when the cops eventually came he said he couldn't remember his name at first because she hit him so hard on the side of his head.

She is schizophrenic also but this was caused by the speed and the crack.. she tried to get me thrown in jail by telling the cops I was a hacker and a credit card thief and that I hit her first etc,. But she wasn't making a lot of sense. I was freaking out and upset because she has never dared to hit me before and I couldn't believe that after all the things she says about loving us and how she would throw away her life for us, at the first moment she gets she tries to get me thrown in jail. Before they showed up she was screaming how she would do iust that. And how because shes been in jail and my little brother was in juvie I NEED to go.

There might be a bit I missed but I am trying to type this on a cell and becoming impatient. Basically the cop asked if I would press charges and I said no. Why, well because she belongs in a mental ward not in a jail. She needs help if shes not too far gone already. So the cops let us all go. They took her home in one car, my brother in another and let me drive off. I decided then that she would never see me again. I feel like everything she says is a lie and maybe there is something of her old humanity in her but I know that her insanity is blotting it out.

I also decided to try and get custody of my brother. However I dont know where to begin. I lost my job because I couldnt sleep the night we fought and so woke up 40mins after my shift began so I can't support us. I have a little under 10$ to my name. But if I get custody he can stay at his friends near his school and he won't ever have to worry about answering to her or seeing her or her hurting him. He just needs to let me know where he is, that hes safe, and he needs to keep up in school which he already does because we dont want to be like her.

I know the government offers assistance but what do I do in this situation?? I don't even have gas to pick him up, I don't have cell service, and my boyfriend is incredibly supportive but he isn't doing well either and basically everything we have is going toward food and imperatives right now. How do I ask the courts to let him be in my custody when I can't feed myself?? I have to save him from her. After what she did I realized the shit he has been through growing up. She didnt give him a childhood she threw him into a nightmare where she has control to make herself feel better about her terrible decisions. She wrings him out for pity. He can stay away himself, but she can report him a runaway anytime. How do I save my brother reddit?? How do I help him get away from her????? He is at a friends house til school ends in a couple of days, then he cant stay. I cant let him go to her. Shes going to try and beat him up again. I want to give him the opportunity to have a real life where people who love him dont need to be feared, i want him to be able to trust people and have a family abd support from us. I feel like Ive neglected him by keeping my distance from her. He loves me so much, I cant let him down anymore. I have to save him no matter what it takes. I just need to know how. So... if any of you can offer advice, I am all ears. I will do ANYTHING to give him a better life. I dont care how broke I am. I will make sure he is always fed and sleeping in a bed. Not in the streets like he did with her. I have to save him, reddit. I'm sorry for the rant. I just am frantic and don't know how to help him.

Answer: Call CPS if he is abused.  From what you said here there is virtually no chance that *you* get custody though.


Title: Spyware installed on my personal machine

Question:
The other day, I found spyware designed to track software usage and internet browsing data installed on my personal machine. The software is used fairly commonly on corporate machines, and is considered to be a reputable company. The company I work for does not use this software, nor have they had access to this machine.

Upon finding the software I disconnected it from the network immediately, and found the initial install date was in February. I am working on trying to remove the software, but at this point, there is something in the background keeping it installed. Since that time, this machine has had access to my son's, wife's, and my social security numbers, credit card information, and passwords.

Once discovered I reached out to the company to find any information I can about how to uninstall the software and how to delete my personal information from their servers. These logs would also exist with some third party company I do not know the identity of, and I doubt the software company would release. Would there be any legal steps to remove the information from the third party company? Should I file a police report? Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated! Location: Missouri, USA

Answer:
 A lot of people are offering technical advice, and that is not what this forum is for. For safety's sake, get what you need off of it, and never use it again connected to the internet. It should be formatted to ever consider it relatively secure for normal use.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to say who the perpetrator was. It is difficult to say if the software was configured to report back to the vendor of the software. My assumption is that the software is routed directly to the criminal who installed the software. A police report is never harmful, thought I have no experience with these types of crimes and how they are investigated. If they do investigate, expect them to need to hold onto your computer. If you do get an investigator, it would be easier for them to reach out to the company if they are located in the US. Otherwise, it might not hurt to try to contact the software company, but they are unlikely to cooperate.


Title: Roommates signed lease for house, refused to move in and property manager says full rent needs to be paid, any advice is welcomed please.

Question: So 5 of us signed a lease to move into a house. The house was a nightmare so 2 of the tenants refused to move in and refused to look for people to fill their spots. They are also refusing to pay rent and when I told the property manager about this they said that full rent must be paid and that we needed to take the other 2 to small claims court in order to recover their portion of rent. Is there any truth to this? This is in Indiana, thanks for any advice in advance.

Answer: Yes, that is the truth. When you signed the lease, you all agreed to pay the full amount. The cost of rent doesn't drop because those 2 refused to move in. Answer #2: What do you mean the house was a nightmare? Was it unlivable? Like no water, electricity, heat, etc?  Or you mean it was a nightmare like the 1999 movie The Haunting starring Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta-Jones?


Title: [MD] Former co-owner of dog I purchased demanding I give it back

Question:
Several months ago, after viewing an ad from a (major) online classifieds site, I drove to another state and purchased a dog from one of the dog's two owners. The owners are married. However co-owner who sold me the dog stated she was recently separated and was left with the dog who she could not take care of.

In the following days and weeks, the co-owner who sold the dog to me sent numerous texts and emails that appeared highly emotional. They fluctuated between wishing me and my family well with the new dog, to "can I have the dog back," to "just send me pictures from time to time and it'll be ok." There were also several other highly personal and emotional statements in their messages as to \*why\* they wanted the dog back.

Yesterday, the other co-owner drove to my state (without telling me) and lingered on my street all day until I got home from work and demanded that I return the dog to them because they didn't consent to selling the dog. They brought the paperwork from their original purchase of the dog as proof of ownership.

I called the police because the person wouldn't leave from the front of my house. The police arrived and after seeing that I had vaccination and other original paper work given to me by the original owners for the dog as well, said this would have to be a civil matter.

The original co-owner that sold me the dog sent more messages today saying that the other co-owner was going go hire an attorney and that the legal jurisdiction was in their state, where the sale occurred.

Obviously, I don't have a receipt from the purchase since I answered an online posting, but as I mentioned I do have other original paperwork for the dog (e.g., from the breeder) that was given to me at the time of the sale, and for several months now I've paid for vet bills, day care, grooming, and more. I also have written messages from both co-owners acknowledging that the dog was sold for a price. And that they would buy the dog back.

Is the other co-owner (i.e., the one who arrived at my home) entitled to get the dog back because they "didn't consent" to the sale?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Never take legal advice from an adverse party.

Stop talking to them and stop taking their calls. If they sue you, deal with it once you've got the paperwork from the courts - but odds are they won't. You have a strong case that you own the dog, so I wouldn't be too worried about a lawsuit, either: they're a hassle, but you'll be okay.Answer #2: I am not a lawyer, nor do I have any experience in this area.

Don't most jurisdictions treat pets basically the same as other types of property?

If so, it would seem that the one co-owner would only have a possible claim against the other co-owner and not the OP. And in that case, the claim would only be 1/2 the monetary "replacement" value for the dog.

Am I off-base here?


Title: (FL) Are my neighbors threats of reporting us actually going to get anywhere?

Question:
My husband and I bought an older house and as a result there's no central A/C or heat(we're in the cold part of Florida, we get below freeze pretty often in winter).

Our neighbor threatened to report us to the state(what?) for not have appropriate conditions(is that even a thing if kids aren't involved?). He kept going on about how it's illegal and unsafe.

Will that accomplish anything?

Answer: Your neighbor must be suffering from heatstroke. Maybe senility. Poor soul.


Title: What penalties could reasonably be expected for getting caught with 20 tabs of LSD in Minnesota?

Question:
I believe I am taking all of the necessary OPSEC precautions, and no dealing would be taking place, but I am curious what could happen on the off chance of getting caught somehow. I am aware of the penalties on the books, but haven't really found any real-world cases online similar to this scenario. What would be the real world consequences and penalties of being caught with posession of 20 tabs of LSD in Minnesota, if there is no previous history of drug offences?
Topic:
Drug Possession

Answer:
 >I believe I am taking all of the necessary OPSEC precautions

Given that you're posting about this on Reddit, that's clearly not true.


Title: Shot pellet/bb gun at birds[California]

Question:
Edit 1: For most of the 30 minutes the officers were talking to someone on the phone because they were figuring out what to do with me.

Edit 2: What kind lawyer should I contact?

I'm an adult and I went down to a creek in so I can adjust the scope on my pellet gun. I brought along a paper target to shoot at. Some birds flew by and landed near to where I was shooting my target and like the dumbass I am, I took aim and shot at the birds. I hit one and killed it. Cops came and handcuffed me and put me in the back of their car. They said someone called and saw a person shooting at birds with a bb gun. I told the cops I was adjusting my scope and I did fire at the birds. They let me go after I talked to them for 30 min. They confiscated my bb gun as evidence and I also think they picked up the birds as evidence too but I'm not a hundred percent sure.  They said an animal cruelty detective will follow up with you. A week later,  the detective called me while I was at work. I couldn't discuss the incident with him because I was working. The detective will call me tomorrow. Should I lawyer up and let the lawyer talk to him on the phone? If so, what kind of lawyer? Or see what the detective has to say before I get a lawyer because I don't really have enough money.

Answer:
 The species of the bird in question matters immensely here.

At the bottom of possible charges are "Wanton destruction of wildlife," but (because California!) you also run the possible charges of using lead ammo in a condor zone. This could run up to violations of the Migratory Waterfowl Act and California game regulations as well as the Endangered Species Act as well.

The best bet is to have the detective *email* you the questions. Then talk with an attorney based on the questions. If it's just demographic info to write you a citation, that's one thing. If it's "Are you familiar with how the Endangered Species Act applies to birds of prey", time to talk to an attorney.

Also, "Animal Cruelty Detective" is not a thing I'm aware of. Most municipalities have an animal control officer on staff, but said individual is not *usually* designated as a detective unless you're in a municipality with really weird animal import problems (cough - Florida - cough).Answer #2: You shouldn’t have ever spoken to the cops and you shouldn’t tomorrow without an attorney.  Lying to them was stupid, saying nothing would have been far better.  Get an attorney and don’t talk to the cops without them.  You have all sorts of issues, potential animal cruelty, potential for hunting out of season or without a license... seriously, attorney now.


Title: X-Post r/relationships. How to evict a "roommate" properly. WA STATE

Question:
Hello legaladvice

This is a x-post from r/relationships

https://np.reddit.com/r/relationships/comments/59peb4/me_34f_with_my_roommate_34_f_of_11_months_is_she/

The short version is that I allowed an old friend to come live with me in Jan rent free. On 9/15, I told her she needed to start paying rent starting on 10/15, she paid $600 on 9/15 but nothing since. She has overstayed her welcome and I want her to move out.

I basically want to give her 30 days written notice ASAP, basically 12/1 she has to leave. What do I need to do to protect myself and get out of here?

Answer:
 It doesn't sound like she's late with her rent if I'm reading this correctly. You told her to start paying on 10/15. She paid you on 9/15 (one month early).  Her next payment is due 11/15.

I would make it easier on yourself. You want her gone. Let her know it's not working & give her a formal notice terminating your arrangement.  Give whatever notice you need to for your state or municipality. You don't need non payment of rent the reason.

Also don't feel bad for her crappy salary. She should have banked almost 10 months of salary.


Title: [MI] Stuck in 2 year apartment lease, landlord won't let me break

Question:
So last summer some friends asked me if i wanted to live with them, I said sure signed the lease, assumed it was only a 12 month and went on with it. Fast forward 6 months and I was looking at getting a single apartment for the next year. Well I signed the lease thinking that the one I am currently in was only 12 months but it turns out it is 24. I have talked to my landlord and they claim that their policy is that we have to find a replacement for the lease ourselves and we aren't allowed to just break it. Is there anything i can do to get out of this current lease?

Also, I do not want to break my new lease for the upcoming fall, I really don't want to live with roommates again.

Answer:
 You signed a contract and are being held to what you signed. What do you think is unfair about that?

Find a replacement tenant.


Title: Do I have a case against my apartment complex?

Question:
I live in Mesa, AZ.  I was gone for the weekend and came back Sunday Evening to an incredibly strong and moldy smell in my apartment.  I found parts of the ceiling in the kitchen had broken away and there was clearly a bad flood in there.  When I called maintenance, they informed me that the upstairs neighbors washing machine broke while she was asleep and it must have flooded in.  According to him, this happened at 3am Saturday morning. The guy I was speaking to in particular said that since they had not heard anything from me they assumed all was ok.  They never called me to inform me of an issue nor did they check the apartment.  We could not spend the night in the apartment mostly due to the smell.

Monday moring maintenance came by and called in a company to assess the damage. I was updated Monday night that they were waiting for the report from the company they hired and would let me know Tuesday how bad it is.  Come Tuesday afternoon, they called me and said the damage was enough to make the apartment uninhabitable and they gave me the following options

1) They could give me a new apartment in the complex to move into but I had to have the next months rent right away.  I would not have it until Friday.

2) We could mutually terminate the contract.

I asked for a day to think on it and they then informed me that I didn't really have time to do that and that they needed me to be out by **the next day** so that the company could get in and start doing repairs.  They offered no assistance on moving out for either option.  They then threatened that if I was not out within two days they would need to do an emergency eviction but they don't want to do that to me.  Something I also can not afford to have on my record.  I told them for me to make all the arrangement, box up the entire house, get an alternate place, and actually move it out within two days was impossible.  Plus I am a single dad and had my kids that Tuesday night.  I was able to talk them out of evicting me right away and to give me at least the weekend but I needed the Kitchen, Living Room, and Dining Area completely cleared out by then.  This was an enormous task and I ended up having to take days out of work to complete it.  Luckily my girlfriend has given me and my kids a place to stay until more permanent arrangements can be made so we are not out in the street.  I was able to be completely out by Thursday Evening since most of the work was done after clearing the required areas.

1. In speaking with the upstairs neighbor (the one whose washing machine broke) I found out some of the information I was given was completely incorrect.
2. The flooding occurred at 10pm on Friday, not 3am Saturday morning.
3. When she called maintenance, they just said there was nothing they cold do right now and told her they would be by in the morning, despite their being inches of water on the ground.
Maintenance didn't actually show until Noon on Saturday.
4. They had told her they went in and checked my apartment when she asked which was a blatant lie as well.

When I went to turn in my keys on Friday, I asked for a copy of the maintenance report.  They informed me it was already deleted from the system and they could not print it up for me.  They instead opened a new on in my name that evening.

So my questions are:

1. Do I have a case?
2. Can I get reimbursed for the excessive equipment they ran on my power starting Monday before I was able to cancel the electric.
3. Can I get reimbursed for any of the other expenses associated with teh immediate move, like the Uhaul truck, storage, etc...
4. Did they have the right to force me out and threaten eviction with only 2 days to move out completely and no assistance?

Answer:
 I’m unfamiliar with the tenant laws in your particular state but I can tell you 90% of the time they are rushing the decision because they don’t want you to research and figure out your rights or contact an attorney. They would prefer you quickly sign the offer they are making.

I would suggest getting a consultation with a attorney and figure you what they actual owe you. This could be much more than they are offering. Call your state’s bar associate for a referral.


Title: [California] Just found out I have an arrest warrant out for something I didn’t do

Question:
As the title says, I got a letter from the county sheriffs office saying that I was being charged with 11377(A)H&S MISD,11350(A)H&S MISD and that due to missing a court date, I have a warrant out for my arrest. From a quick Google, those charges basically boil down to possession of meth, which is about the least likely thing I would ever be arrested for! I haven’t even been pulled over/spoken to the police in years! And I’ve definitely never been arrested!

Anyway, looking at the warrant, the birthdate isn’t even mine, it’s my meth-head cousin’s, so I’m fairly certain that he just gave my name to the cops when he was caught with meth for the umpteenth time. I called the sheriffs office, and they told me to go down to the police station when they open on Monday to try to sort it out. Anything I need to know? Assuming they arrested him, they should have a mugshot, which should pretty easily prove it wasn’t me, right? At the very least, hopefully the officer remembers what he looks like haha. Or this likely to be some long, drawn out process?

Thanks for any advice you guys can give me! (PS, long time lurker here, I really didn’t expect this to be my first post here D=)

Answer: Talk to a criminal defense lawyer before you go to the station.  Otherwise you probably will be sorting it out from a cell.


Title: Evicted from office for issuing 1099

Question:
I think the title explains it but I'll add some details that will help clarify.  We are in MN.

We are a small business setup as LLC partnership. We rent a small office for storage at $100 per month. I requested a W9 which I finally, after 2 months of arguing, got returned which indicates they are an LLC-P as well. We issued a 1099 and I got an email today saying I am a stupid liberal, I need a new accountant because I shouldn't have given her a 1099, and she wants us out now (lease is through April 30). So really 3 questions:
1) Are we misunderstanding the 1099 requirements, should we not have issued it?
2) Do we legally have to leave? Are we issued the same tenant protection as if we lived there?
3) What sort of recourse do we have?

On mobile, so apologies for typos.

Answer: Well someone is dodging taxes, and it isn't OP.Answer #2: They are free to break the lease. And you can sue them for breach of contract as you never did anything to break the lease. They will also have to evict you, look into commerical leases and evictions in your state.


Title: (PA) My ex fiancé is moving out and wants half the security deposit back from our one bedroom apartment but I am not leaving

Question: My fiancé broke up with me in March and has been living on the couch of the apartment we got together. So like the title says my now ex fiancé is moving out of the apartment at the end of June. I got the landlord to make addendum to the lease that removes her from the lease because I plan on keeping the apartment. She was all okay with this until she realized she wouldn't be getting back her half of the security deposit since I am not leaving. Now she won't sign the addendum. She going to speak with the landlord on Monday. I am assuming to see if she can get it back. So my question is there anyway they will give it to her and then charge me the amount? Basically what her options and what should I be looking out for? I don't wanna lose this place. The lease expires in The beginning of August and then goes to a month to month.

Answer:
 If you want 100% of the apartment, you pay 100% of the bills, including the security deposit.

So your options are:

1.  Keep your ex-fiance on the lease, and thus allow her access to the apartment and the rights to stay there, make decisions, et cetera.

2.  Pay her back the other half of the deposit.


Title: My grandmother got caught in a scam, can she go to jail?

Question:
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

She was applying for a small loan, she looked online, but got declined by all major banks. An online scammer got in contact with her, and she fell for the scam. She gave the scammer banking info, so the scammer was able to deposit bad checks into her account. Once the funds were processed into her account she sent the money back to the scammer via wire transfer. She did this because she was told that her credit was not good, and to build it she must receive the money then pay it back immediately. This occurred a few times before the bank suspended her account. Now, it is revealed that the checks are bad and she owes the bank that money. The sum is about $4000.

She is very old and cannot pay the money back. At this point she does not care if her credit goes bad. Does she have to pay the bank back? Will she go to jail if she does not pay the bank back?

Answer: Contact the police and the bank...  Being completely upfront with all documentation of the discussions with this scammer will most likely either completely or mostly avoid any criminalization and/or money owed.Answer #2: I was on jury duty for a very similar situation. In my case we found the true scammer guilty and the scammer went to jail. It only happened because the victims went to the police. If your story is as told, she needs to go to the police and file a report that she has been robbed. She needs to tell them everything so they can get the true scammer. The bank will not be forgiving, even if she is a victim. They will expect your grandma to pay it back. That is why she also needs a lawyer to represent her interests. She may feel embarrassed. She will need to suck it up. Answer #3: Step 2: look into getting a court to appoint a conservator over her finances.


Title: [AL] University professor giving handouts to students behind the director's back. What type of legal action can be done?

Question:
TL;DR of the situation:

In nursing school, third semester. It's super hard and a lot of people are failing. I have a voice recording and text messaging proof of a student being allowed to take extra credit for a test that boosted his grade from a 51% to a 71%. The reasoning for this is a made up story essentially about his mom being on a ventilator that morning of the test. However, this wasn't brought up until after he got his grade. Furthermore, the professor did not ask him to provide any documentation proving his story. To add gasoline to the fire, the professor did this without informing the director of the program. She did it in secrecy and told him not to tell anyone. He told me first.

I am questioning the integrity of this school program now and this professor. This professor has now proven that she is doing things she shouldn't be doing behind the scenes in secrecy. This leads me to question what else has happened to benefit students who are failing?

I believe this is a legal issue because students are spending thousands of dollars for this university and the standard of grading is not equal across the board. How is it fair that some students will lose out on their money for the class by failing when other students are being given handouts behind the scenes?

What should I do?

Answer:
 There is no legal case in this. Complain to your dean if you like, but professors generally have wide latitude in assigning work and grades.

Mind your own business.

Answer #2: College professor here. If you go to a credible university then the Dean is going to smile politely, tell you (s)he can't talk to you about another student due to FERPA, and will "look into that." The Dean will probably talk to the professor. The professor will be annoyed with you. Other professors will know exactly who you are.

I, personally, wouldn't give extra credit to a single student. However, I don't have any reason why I can't do so. You should have studied more then all of this would be irrelevant.

If something does happen to the professor, you probably are at a diploma mill.


Title: Brother-in-law was dismissed from rehab and they won’t give him his things back.

Question:
Last week my brother-in-law admitted himself into a detox rehab program for alcohol. Once he got there they told him that he had to stay for 22 days, even though over the phone they told him it was a five day detox program. After he went through with drawl and was feeling better he told them that he wanted to leave and couldn’t stay there for 22 days. They immediately dismissed him, made him leave the premises and wouldn’t give him any of his things back including his cell phone, all of his clothes, and a backpack full of a few things. They wouldn’t even let him use the phone to call someone to come get him. He had to walk 6 miles to the nearest town to use a phone. He called them today to schedule time to pick up his things and they told him that he needs a call back in a week because it’s policy to wait at least one week for him to pick up his things since he didn’t stay the full 22 days. Does this sound right? They just keep telling him that it’s policy.

Bowling Green Brandywine treatment center in Chester county PA

Answer:
 Call the police and ask them to accompany your brother in-law to retrieve his property. Answer #2: I work in a rehab in Texas. Our rules state we can only hold items up to 4 hours and must keep left property for 30 days before we can get rid of it.
I am pretty sure the 4 hours is a law. If his rehab is being unhelpful you could try and call another rehab or hotline to see if they know your states law on how long they are able to hold property


Title: A stranger came up to me and punched me in the face with no warning (TX)

Question:
I was at a bar last night with my boyfriend and my cousins friends only one of which I had met before. I was mainly interacting with my boyfriend but stayed in the same vicinity of the group. The boys point out a girl and try to avoid her, when I ask why I’m told she’s an ex and that she’s a lot of drama, I didn’t ask for any other details since it was really not my problem. As the night progresses we’re all hanging out in the outside patio of the bar and out of nowhere this girl literally runs up and punches me in the face. No warning, no shit talking just comes up and punches me in the face. I lose my balance and stumble and she continues to hit me. The group I was with tried to break it up and eventually security comes and escorts us both out. I really had no time to react or protect myself and at this point I was still very confused as to what happened. We leave the bar but end up bumping into her on our way to the car as she’s in line about to hand the bouncer her ID as if nothing happened. She immediately sees me and we get into again but this time her friend joins.  She  hit me hard enough to cut my face and give me a black eye. We are again broken up and I immediately go to a friend’s place nearby to clean the blood off me. The guys we were with left after the second encounter was broken up, at this point I didn’t know who the ex boyfriend even was, what his name was or even what the girls name was but I immediately got in contact with my cousin for information. My boyfriend and I came home and that’s when I called the cops to report what happened. When the cops showed up I only had her first and last name, I was told to try to get more info for when the detective contacted me. In the morning the cut on my face was still bleeding so I decided to go to the ER. The doctor was worried about the major swelling so we did a scan along with getting stitches. I have a fracture in my nose. My eye is so swollen I can barely open it and it’s been over 24 hours.
I was able to find all her social media and eventually get her address so I could have it all for the detective. Shes currently on her twitter vaguely talking about the ordeal as if she was bragging...
I have absolutely no relationship or connection to her for her to even have a reason to come near me. I want to press charges, what can I do? How much trouble can she get in? This situation is so fucking ridiculous I don’t know what to do.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 You already did the important part: you filed a police report. Pressing charges, if it happens at all, follows from there. Since you know who attacked you, let the detective handling your case know.

If the police find and charge your assailant, and if they're sentenced or given probation, they may be ordered to pay your medical bills. Otherwise, you can sue them yourself to recover whatever you end up paying. (If you handled care through your insurance, that's pretty much just your deductible and co-pays.)Answer #2: IANAL but take screen captures of her bragging on twitter (with time stamps).  She'll try to delete them after the police come looking for herAnswer #3: If you are out of pocket any medical bills or wages lost due to receiving medical treatment, you can get those repaid through the Crime Victims Compensation Fund: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cvs/crime-victims-compensation

I was assaulted in Chicago and got all my deductibles and co-pays covered. Looks like the Texas version is pretty similar to the Illinois version.


Title: 50 year old want to collect child support from my deadbeat dad. My mom died.

Question:
My mom died over 20 years ago and my dad never paid a dime of child support he was ordered. I was the personal representative of probate when my mom died. Doesn’t that allow me to try to collect the support on her behalf.??
My dad recently bragged to my brother about his impressive savings.  My dad lives in California and  I  am in Florida.
I want to finish school to get my degree and that money would help me do that.  My dad used his dead brothers ss number to avoid paying his support.  I know there is no statute of limitations  on child support. My dad never had anymore children besides my brother and me.
Is this worth pursuing?

Answer: There is no statute of limitations for child support payments in either Florida or California. That being said, you will need to discuss with an attorney whether or not suing would be worth your time. There may also be issues with the amount of time the estate has been closed, but estate law is very complex so I don't feel confident saying anything definite there.


Title: When the president goes to a foreign country on Air Force One, does he carry a passport?

Answer:
 Not what you asked but a fun fact anyway:

Queen Elizabeth II doesn't carry a passport because she actually is a passport. All Commonwealth passports are issued in her name, so she doesn't need one. She just uses her queenly power and gets on a plane.Answer #2: The President does have a diplomatic passport, but he doesn't carry it; it's carried, when the President is abroad, by a State Department official who handles such matters for the President (and his family, when they travel with him).


Title: [OH] I'd like to create a small scale hedge fund to profit off of a friends and family using my stock algorithm, where do I start?

Question:
I'd like to minimize the cost, and do not need to ability for the general public to participate, only friends and family. I have read about the creation of an LLC and LP, but am not sure about nesting the two together, and about strategically avoiding double taxation. My terminology may be incorrect as well, the legal side of this is certainly not my strong suit! Let me know if there are other things I can clarify!

Thanks in advance for your consideration, I appreciate any direction you can give!

Answer: You will need to be licensed by FINRA one way or another.  Which license will depend on exactly what you intend to do, but doing this sort of thing without proper licensing is a great way to get the SEC to shut you down and send you to prison.


Title: (Kentucky) Teacher mentioned my brother by name, said smoking pot resulted in him getting addicted to drugs and eventually commit suicide. He is alive and healthy in medical school.

Question:
My brother was kind of famous in school. Great academically and in sports. Really sucks for me because I'm expected to follow in his footsteps and always fall short.

This teacher was warning us of the dangers of smoking pot and basically went on to describe everything my brother did during school, even mentioned his first name, then said his mistake in life was smoking pot and having sex before marriage which led him down the path of debauchery and self-destruction. Teacher said he finally committed suicide last year and he was present at the funeral, wishing he'd done something!

Aaand my brother is alive and well. Talked to him just 2 hours ago. He never smoked pot, never had drug addiction and most importantly never committed suicide! I stayed in class to tell the teacher that he was mistaken but he said "who are you to question me? You think you know better than me?" (Well I really do! He's my freaking brother)

Vice principal said I can't prove that he was speaking about my brother, it's possible he was speaking about someone else. This is such nonsense, the teacher was so detailed and he even dropped his first name once. It's more than obvious he was talking about my brother.

From what I understand he's been telling this to other classes. How can I stop this?

Answer:
 I have a math teacher in middle school who tells everyone i was a floosy/flirt/slut for literally no reason.

I feel youAnswer #2: Don't sue. Start a rumor that your brother's ghost haunts some spot and get your brother to make an appearance. Answer #3: Is Kentucky a 1 party state? If so, I’d start recording then start asking the teacher about more details of this and see if they screw up and say something like “your brother” or “brother’s first and last name”. Engage them long enough to get your evidence, go to the school board and request a meeting with them, your parents, the teacher, and your brother via Skype/FaceTime/video chat. Answer #4: unless your brother has a very uncommon name how do you know he wasnt talking about another "John"?Answer #5: Is this by chance one of the all boy catholic high schools in Kentucky. Because if so I think I know the teacher.


Title: My stuff was stolen from a classroom - the security cameras are fake.

Question: I had moved all of my supplies into a large classroom which I have been using for 3 semesters in a row. I moved my stuff in on Sunday night and it was gone monday morning, but nothing else is missing. I am fairly certain it was thrown away by the cleaning crew and when I attempted to get the security footage, I was told all of the cameras are fake and only the cameras at exits work. Is it legal to provide students at a university with this false sense of security? I was under the impression that when I walked the halls I would be safe, and have proof if any type of indecent occurred. I m curious what course of action I should take as I am out $500 and now know that if someone were to assault me in one of the hallways I would have NO proof.

Answer: File a police report and that's it. Fake cams aren't illegal. Don't leave your stuff in places that aren't under lock & key. Universities are a hotbed for theft.


Title: Traffic violation question--will my friend lose her license (speeding; faulty equipment; yes, alcohol was involved) (Louisiana)

Question:
This is really a question about a friend and not a "friend." I live in a different state and am having trouble answering her question.

Short version: Friend was driving after having too much to drink, sheriff didn't give her DUI but ticketed her for either 71 in a 55 or 77 in a 55 (she can't tell from the ticket) and faulty equipment. How likely is it that she loses her license?

Longer version: friend was driving after having too much to drink, hit a curb, busted both tires, and kept driving. She was pulled over about three blocks from her house.

Sheriff pulled her over. He was pissed, could tell she was drinking, and told her she was lucky they were so busy that night or he would take her in for DUI.

Instead, he gave her a ticket for speeding (either 71 in a 45 or 77 in a 45, she can't tell) and for faulty equipment for the tires. Then he drove her and her car home.

She plans to avoid court if she can help it and just pay the ticket. She is panicking that they are going to throw her in jail or at least take her license, but I'm assuming neither are likely.

My advice to her was to avoid court if possible and to just pay the ticket in advance if they let her. If it is a mandatory court appearance, I suggested that she obtain an attorney immediately. Would this be a situation where a mandatory court appearance is likely?

She knows she is about to be hit with some serious fines, and I **hope** she has learned her lesson because it could have been much, much worse legally but more importantly for the safety of her and others.

Answer:
 First I want to say, fuck that cop (and your friend).  Your friend was driving drunk, and going up to 32 over (no idea whether you meant in a 45 or a 55 because you used both in different spots), but in any case driving at least 16 over.  She was so inebriated that she crashed into a curb, damaged her car, and continued driving.  She absolutely should have lost her license, and she should have been charged with the DUI.

Now on to your question.  I doubt she would lose her license for just speeding and faulty equipment.  If she has a history of shitty driving, or if she is on probation at the moment, the odds of her losing her license go up.  She can call the court and ask if it is a mandatory appearance, and according to [this](http://www.kenner.la.us/pages/section_101_250.asp) at least some places in LA require her appearance for speeding by more than 15 mph.


Title: Almost passed a school bus because driver didn't put up the flashing stop sign. Driver wrote down my license plates.

Question:
Update: So-Cal Resident (riverside county)

I was approaching a parked school bus on a one lane two way residential street. The driver didn't realize he didn't have the flashing stop sign on until my front headlights was right behind the rear left wheel. He put it on and quickly I stopped.

He got out of the car, banged my window with his clipboard and yelled at me; In front of all the parents and kids. Then, he proceeded to walk the kids across the way in front of the bus in the middle of the street. There was another 2 cars on the other side of the street and 3 behind me at this point waiting as well.

After the second kid, he went back to the bus and wrote my plates down. I left as soon as the other car on the other side of the street left too. I never once passed the bus until the flashing stop sign was down.

Should I be worried? There were no cameras around and it was just so embarrassing.

Answer:
 There's probably not much to worry about.  In the unlikely event that you get a ticket in the mail, you can contest it and give the judge the same story you just told us.

In the meantime, you might want to consider reporting the driver to the district.  I'm sure it would like to know that the driver is leaving a bus of children unattended to go running through the street harassing other commuters.


Title: Apartment was not move-in ready. How do I phrase my request to have a portion of our rent for this month reduced? Do I have any legal foundation?

Question:
I live in Texas. I moved into a student apartment. I can't see my unit until move in day.

The unit was filthy and stained upon move in. Carpet is super outdated. My roommates and I had to put in maintenance orders but they just half-fixed everything. When my roommate confronted management on all the stains and scuffs they responded saying "well thats student living, we had other units that were worse"

I feel deceived by the apartments. How do I phrase my request to have a portion of our rent for this month reduced? Do I have any legal foundation?

(Pictures provided)

[https://denisseandrade131.imgur.com/all/?third\_party=1](https://denisseandrade131.imgur.com/all/?third_party=1)

Answer: After looking at the pictures, while it may not be pristine, I don't see anything that would justify pro-rating your rent. What I do see is photos that you'll be able to use when you move out to prove initial condition when it comes time to argue about your security deposit.


Title: Accused of molesting sister

Question:
So first off, I haven't been charged with anything and don't know that I will be, but I want to be ready just in case. My parents both have some personality disorders along the lines of narcissism and over-controlling so I didn't have the best childhood and don't have a great relationship with either of them.

Right now I'm 20 and a college student in a different state, but today I got a phone call from my mom who lives in Idaho with my sisters and basically she said that my younger sister's ex-boyfriend had told her that I touched my sister inappropriately twice within the past few years. I was shocked to hear this as it is not something that I did or that anyone had brought up before.

My mom didn't say anything about legal action, just that she had to do something about it (she mentioned counseling and religious help) so it didn't destroy my whole family's lives.

I called my sister to basically ask what was happening and she said that she remembers two separate incidents where we were sleeping in the same room on family trips when I touched her while she was asleep. The incidents were about 7 months apart and I was 18 and she was 15 and 16.

Like I said before she has never said anything about this before, there have been no other similar instances involving anyone in my family (as far as I'm aware) so it was completely out of the blue that I was accused of this. My initial thought when my mom told me the story was that my sister was making something up to try to get sympathy or for some other cause, but after talking with her it seems like she really, genuinely believes this happened and is over 90% sure she didn't just dream it. I also can't see how making it up would benefit her in any way.

Now in both situations we were sharing a bed (with at least one other sibling) like we often have done on family trips (it happens when you have a big family) so that checks out, but like I said this is not something I have ever even thought about doing. The only explanation I can come up with is that I may have moved in my sleep such that I made contact with her in an inappropriate way. I do sleepwalk, even since I was a toddler my parents have found me doing strange things at the night like sitting up on the floor of another room talking to myself or standing in the kitchen or something like that, and as a teenager I also had wet dreams (as is pretty common) so then the most likely explanation I can come up with is that it happened in my sleep and I was unaware of it. She also said I got up and used the restroom the first time (and then went back to sleep with no contact) so I think that almost makes it seem more likely, from her standpoint, that I was asleep. Either way like I said I have no recollection of this happening so I was either asleep or drugged.

So with that backstory, my question is this: **Would my mother/sister have grounds to press charges and if so what could my defense be?**

As far as I know there is no sort of evidence other than my sister's memory, which she first told someone a few months ago, so it would be hard to prove innocence. It may help that A: I shared a bed with siblings/cousins/friends probably 50 times over the years with no similar accusations, B: it allegedly only happened twice out of the 10 or so times we've had to share a bed growing up, and C: IF anything did happen, I have a record of sleepwalking and doing weird things in my sleep so it is not weird that I would do things I'm not conscious of overnight. I just wanted to see what you guys thought might play out here and how worried I should be of potential legal action.

Answer:
 Your playbook at this point is: get a criminal defense attorney if the police come to talk to you.

That's it.

Personally, I'd advise against contact with whoever is possibly going to report you for child molestation but considering they're your family that might be rough. Maybe talk to your parents about family therapy?


Title: Does this seem right?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 It sounds fair to me. Find a new job.Answer #2: > this doesn't seem fair.

You got in trouble a bunch and then called to tell your boss you couldn't do your job. What is not fair about you being fired for any of that?


Title: I found out my landlord classified my side of the duplex as the master meter, do I have any legal recourse?

Question: I live in a duplex. With my utility company, and these type of properties, landlords are supposed to leave the master meter In their name and pay all consumption at the residence. In addition, the individual unit is supposed to pay base charges each month for utility usage. I found out Friday that my landlord has the meters connected to my house classified as master meters. Due to this, I have paid all consumption at both residences for the last 2 1/2 years, and my neighbor has paid nothing but base charges. This has resulted in me paying nearly $3,000 more than my neighbor for utility usage since moving in. My typical bill is $150-230 and hers is only $30-40. The city has already let me know that this comes back on the landlord, but do I have any legal recourse? There is nothing in my lease that states that my side of the duplex is the master meter. If I do have any legal standing, what should I do? I need all the help I can get. I’m speaking to my landlord tomorrow, and he is historically very difficult to deal with. He works for RE/MAX, a major rental and house sales chain in the country.

Answer:
 This sounds like some form of fraud and unjust enrichment - your landlord has allegedly manipulated the situation such that you, a tenant, are paying way too much utility charges while the other tenant pays the proper amount.  I don't live in LA, so I am assuming the LL is responsible for the majority of your utility bill in an ideal situation, and you'd be responsible for the "base rate" as you define it.
if so, your LL has obtained an unlawful benefit @ your expense and you may be able to recover the lost money (plus interest) for that.  It also might lead to regulatory violations for the LL, who, as a realtor, should know the law.

Good luck


Title: I know you can't enter Canada with a DUI. I do not have a DUI but I do have a misdemeanor for driving without a license. I lost my license for driving drunk.

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 The OP lost his license for driving drunk but does not have a DUI.

Mind blown.


Title: My temp (work) agency in NC made me perform drug screen at job site. Multiple company policies and potentially legal/civil rights issues violated. Do I have a case for a civil claim here?

Question:
Okay so this is a bit confusing but I'll try to be detailed as possible. It's been a real pain in the ass for the past two weeks. Also, sorry this is so long.

So I work for a temp company in NC that shall remain nameless. It's a smaller company as far as temp companies go but is still nationwide I think.

Let me preface the story by saying I have documented proof in the form of recordings and statements that a female contact/boss at the temp agency has had it out for me for a while. She's consistently rude and just generally unpleasant to me all around. Before you ask, It's legal for me to have recordings in NC without informing the other party either in person, over the phone, or even in video that contains audio. This is a single party wiretapping state.

This ladies general shitiness is not a basis for legal action of course, but most recently, I applied and got hired for a relatively high paying job (as far as what else is available through a temp agency and compared to what other jobs the service offers.)

Thursday (Oct. 6) I was called over by my supervisor at the production facility I am temping for and told I needed to report to my contact at the temp agency immediately. She wouldn't say why but whatever. I don't have a license at the moment so I had to call for my ride. While waiting for my ride, I called to see if I could find out what the issue was at the temp service and another person there told me that my contact for the company I was working for was on her way to me there. This pissed me off because I had already called my ride and had them rushing to get there.

Anyhow, she shows up and tells me to come in and that it's a random drug screen because people had addressed issues with it seeming like I was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

This I think is complete bullshit  but whatever. I asked if we could just go back to the temp agency office and do it there as I would feel more comfortable. She said NO, DO IT NOW! I turn around and the contact that had told me she was on her way was there standing behind me.

She had him follow me into the bathroom and stand behind me at a urinal while I tried to pee. I had just peed right before calling my ride because it was almost lunch time and I had zero idea any of this was coming so my bladder was completely empty. While I was there, two other guys come strolling out fo the stalls, in which none of us had any idea were there, so they heard everything that we were discussing about this situation (violation of privacy?)

I am pee shy and asked could I just go into the stall as it may take less time. Again, NO ABSOLUTELY NOT!. Well here's where it gets interesting. She pops her head and upper body into the bathroom, not once but twice. I didn't see her the first time (I did hear her ask how it was coming along) because I was really paying attention trying to muster up some urine for this real piece of garbage of a human being.

The second time she did it, I looked up and our eyes met. So she clearly saw me standing at the urinal with my dick in my hand. (Maybe not the dick in hand part, but you get the idea.) I'm no lawyer but that to me is a huge no-no.

Our eyes met at the very least and I knew then in her haste to try and illegally screw me over, she done messed up big time. I finally finish and she comes back into the men's restroom while I'm washing my hands and has me sign and date a paper that she held up against the tile bathroom wall. Then she was so crass enough as to deny me to go back (even accompanied) to get my stuff that I left at my station because I didn't know what was happening and didn't think to grab it. It was just a water bottle but whatever. She said she would get it and I could get if from her at the office at another time. I found out a few days later she didn't find it even though I told her exactly where it was located. I sincerely doubt she even looked for it. Whatever, it was only $1.00 but it's the principle of the situation.

So my ride shows up and I explain what has happened and I go home (for the foreseeable future.) They only collected a sample that had to be sent off to a lab, which is more than I had to do to actually get the job in the first place. So right out of the gate, I'm out of work till the following Wednesday (10/12/16) when the results from the lab come back.

I called the guy contact back and asked him had anyone else ever had problems with this lady like I had because she clearly has it out for me for some reason (he works with her every day so figured he would know). He told me I wasn't the only one she is like that with and probably won't be the last. I ask for his help and he give's me two corporate people's information (email and phone numbers.)

He actually called me back a little after hours from his cell phone made me promise as his friend not to tell the corporate people what he told me because it could get him into trouble. I said sure and he went ahead with what he called to tell me.

He told me that she had broken company policy by denying me to go back to office so that I'd feel more comfortable. He told me that in the office, they are required to give you a cup of water every 5 minutes for up to 30 minutes before a drug test in which no one goes into the bathroom with you, much less stands over your shoulder (like I'm not on probation/parole as he put it) like she had made him do to me. He told me it was more than likely a violation of my own civil/privacy rights because of the two guys that were chilling silently in the bathroom overheard everything and more than likely went back out to floor and told everyone else the shit that had just went down in the bathroom. And finally the banger, which I already knew, was the fact that she came into the bathroom twice while I was taking the test. (I'm a guy and that's the whole reason she had him leave the office was to monitor my test because she couldn't legally be in there to do it.)

I'm like screw it, this woman needs something to happen to her even if it's just a good talking to about her general behavior in what is essentially still a customer service job. I mean, their behavior and ability to get me good work is the only thing keeping me to going right across the street to a much larger and formed temp agency.

So I email these corporate people up and let them know it's not just out of revenge I'm letting them know about her, but it was everything and this was just the last straw that day because of the way she handled the entire situation. They scheduled a conference call for the next morning to talk about everything.

They call the next morning as expected and 2 people had turned into like 10 on the conference call. What I thought would take 15 minutes took 2 and a half hours. I could tell they were trying every trick in the book to trip me up but I was lazer focused and on point with every answer I said and I told them and was ultimately like, "you'll see when you get the results back." Not to mention, the other guy at the local agency had my back. He will confirm what I'm saying. They're all like you can bet were going to take this seriously and were going to look into it and something will happen, we promise. Okay sure I guess, whatever...

Cut to Wednesday, I get a call from the 2 head office ladies saying that of course my drug test was negative as I had told them before it would be  and they were incredibly sorry that I had to deal with this inconvenience. They told me to try and help me out they were going to pay me the remainder of that day and the week, as well as the entire following week because I had been erroneously dismissed an not allowed to work. No here's where I actually start to consider legal action. Why would two people who owe me nothing, offer to pay me a week and a half wages for essentially sitting on my ass all because a woman was a bitch toward me. They wouldn't! I have every inclination it was attempt to keep me happy and make me believe they are on my side so I don't consult an attorney and find out I might have the opportunity or claim to what could be a sizable legal victory should I win in a jury trial in a civil case with damages.

I asked when I could go back to work (because of the great pay at that location) and they said they weren't sure at that time. They asked me if I was interested in going back to a place that I worked at once before through them and I told them I had nothing against it, but it paid literally $2.50 less per hour, something I wasn't particularly interested. They then asked was there any other type of work that I would "like" to do and I told them I have always been an indoors office type of guy but my experience lately didn't really support that and my financial needs outweighed my comfort at the current time. They said the would see what they could do and would definitely be back in touch.

They asked me not to reach out to the local office any more (mainly the bitch that caused all this) until I heard back from them. They told me that should be by Friday (10/14) and they should have more for me then. They were going to be working to figure out something that would benefit me in an appropriate way given the situation. I thought about this too because I told them I had recorded conversations of her being so rude, and I think they asked me this only to avoid the woman digging herself into an even deeper hole.

It's now Monday and I still haven't heard back from them. I did get 2 hand written pay stubs in the mail from one of the corporate contacts today and the dates they had told me as well as the hours are not right. I sent them a lengthy email this afternoon and asked them to please get back with me as soon as possible. I was starting to feel more and more anxiety and stress the longer I was out of work and the more time I had to sit around and think about things.

In my wording of the email, any one with any experience with liability issues in running a large corporation should know that I'm getting to the point of considering legal action depending on how they decide to handle the situation next.

What I need to know is 1.) Do I have a solid civil case here (yes, lawsuit)? 2.) If so, other than the money that I'm out from not working all this time, is there reason to think if I go through with this and it's a jury trial I may be awarded some compensatory punitive damages due to anxiety, stress, privacy violations, etc. 3.) what type of lawyer should I seek out? Is this more of a workplace law issue, a possible criminal issue,  a civil  rights issue, or just your good old fashioned, I'm gonna sue your ass issue.

Ideally I would want to hire someone / a firm who is willing to take payment from the suit or settlement, whichever happens if I win. I don't have much money, and even less to hire the type of attorney that I think it will take to win against such a large company with considerable resources. With saying that, unless the firm made me believe this case was unloseable, I would more than likely seek out a settlement as I know through appeals and what not this thing could stretch out a long long time.

I have never had anything like this situation happen before in my life (I'm in my 30's) and I am new to this particular subreddit. Any help you guys can provide could be greatly appreciated.

Answer: That is way too long for anyone to read


Title: My dog bit a contractor at my house and the victim has lawyered up

Question:
About a month or so ago I had contractors at my house to break up ice dams off of my roof in the suburbs of Boston, MA.  Originally I had discussed with the contractors doing some interior work -- fixing drywall inside that had been damaged as a result of ice dams on the roof.  A few days before the work was scheduled to begin, I decided to change the scope of the work to only have the ice dams removed and not any interior work done.  This was communicated to the contractors and everything was agreed upon.

Since they were only to be removing ice dams from the roof, I had assumed they would not be entering the inside of my house, where my two smallish dogs roam freely inside.  I would normally put them away in a bedroom if contractors were to be inside the house.  So while I was at work, the contractors came and did the job and apparently decided to enter the house for whatever reason (possibly to see if the ice dams had stopped leaking inside the house).  I happened to forget to lock a door that day and I presume this is how they got in.  During this time, one of my dogs attacked and bit the contractor.  Based on what I heard afterward, it sounds like it did not cause any serious injury.

So today I received a letter from the guys lawyer (the lawyer is representing the individual bit and not the contracting company) and it basically said that I need to send this letter to my homeowners insurance company and file a claim for medical reimbursement or they will file claim in court.

So, what do you say lawyers of reddit? What's my best course of action?  Should I just fold and have my insurance company pay out a claim?  I feel like they were never authorized to enter my house and they never said they would need access to the inside when we discussed the work.  I feel my dog acted appropriately to there being stranger present inside unexpectedly.

Answer:
 Send it to your insurance and let them handle it. That is what you pay them for. They have attorneys.

Or you can get sued and represent yourself against the attorney.


Title: My parents have gotten access to my childhood Yahoo account and are using it to harass me.

Question:
I have been no contact with my parents for over three years. My dad molested and raped me for years during my childhood and my mom is still with him. In the meantime, they have done numerous things to harass me, such as somehow get into old accounts from when I was 8-15 that have embarrassing things in them and reactivating them, etc. I am SO SICK of this and I want to end it.

Most recently, it is an old Yahoo account from when I was 8-15ish. They have somehow activated it and it is listed as my account on various doxxing websites. How do I contact Yahoo to get rid of it? I cannot get into it myself because they changed the password I would have used and the security questions.

Answer:
 Step 1- restraining order.

Step 2- criminal harassment charges.

Step 3- why is dad not incarcerated for abusing you?


Title: A random instagram account found out about my secret fetish and dmed me. Please help.

Question:
I am freaking out right now. I have no idea what to do nothing like this has ever happened to me.

I have a fetish thats pretty unusual (nothing disgusting like being a pedo) but I really don't want anyone to ever know, I am in high school. I have an instagram and a random account dmed me and said "hey I know about your secret ------ fetish lol" and Im freaking out. I dont know what to do. I havent responded or accepted and I dont want anyone to know because Im so embarrassed but what if the account tries to expose me or blackmail me? Im so scared and I dont know what to do. I dont know how they know about this Im so scared please help?

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I looked at the account and they are this account thats super into the fetish and is following alot of other fetish accounts. I feel repulsed with myself. I don't know what they want and I am scared.

Answer: This isn't a legal issue.