Legal Advice - [Update] Just found out husband fabricated entire life... |
- [Update] Just found out husband fabricated entire life...
- Someone has spent the last few days submitting copyright claims on almost all of my cosplay/art. I am lost, and don't understand what is going on.
- Update on my mom making me sick
- Sold a $15k diamond eternity wedding ring. Got it tested, and its moissanite worth ~$3k. How do I deal with this fraud?
- Bought a house, unable to move in.
- [MA] "Mom" cut off my (31f) access to my brother (29m) in the ICU
- I called the police department on a sex offender who was breaking the rules of his probation.
- (BC Canada) Our landlord is trying to do major renovations during our final 1.5 months of our stay to spite us
- Dad fell for $200,000 scam, is my mom financially liable and how does she navigate a divorce?
- Grandmother is on the deed of a house in TX and her estranged husband also on deed died. His child from previous marriage now solely lives in the house. Grandmother wants to sue to force the sale to get her 50% of ownership stake.
- Dogs killing livestock
- Spent $35 at a restaurant, charged $450
- My (F, 19) older brother (M, 22) is scaring me but refuses to move out. (Kentucky, USA)
- I took intermittent FMLA from my job due to a chronic condition that flares up occasionally; my supervisor has asked for a Dr's excuse *every* time I have to call in, is this legal?
- Apartment complex is changing how rent is collected without a new lease -- VA
- Just got denied unemployment after voluntarily quitting my job...
- My parents have guardianship and conservatorship of me (19F)
- [NY] Is it legal with NY's new rental laws to charge additional deposits not designated a "security deposit", when there is already a 1 month security deposit required?
- How do I stop my mom from getting scammed?
- Detained at gunpoint while driving for Lyft
- Potential tenant threatening call Fair Housing on me
- Process server
- Filed my taxes with stepson as a qualifying dependent. Now his non-existent mom comes up with court documents.
- My brother is stealing my invalid father's disabilty money
- Company keeping my 2k valued item hostage
| [Update] Just found out husband fabricated entire life... Posted: 16 Feb 2020 11:04 AM PST Original post here. It's been a little bit over a year since I turned to this community as my life fell rather dramatically to pieces around me. My original post didn't get a ton of attention, but the replies I received helped me tremendously, and seeing where I am a year later may also provide some hope for those going through their own crisis. In particular, you helped me construct my initial list of immediate-to-do items, and put me on the right track to figure out how to extricate myself from the relationship. The day I first posted here was the day I found out that my then-husband had lied and fabricated most of what I knew about him. Other things I did that day included teaching a class to 200 undergrads about 15 minutes after I found out for sure, and kicking off a day-and-a-half long job interview for the next stage in my career (a job which I somehow landed...). What unfolded over the following three months can really only be described as living my way through my own version of a Lifetime movie. At some point I moved into an extended stay hotel, and as time passed I learned about the depths and breadths of the lies and deceit he'd used to both control me and get what he wanted, and the lengths he'd go to try and get his grip back on what he'd successfully manipulated his way through for about four years. What I know now -- and what I'm kind of glad I didn't really know then -- was that I wasn't actually as safe with him as I thought I was. So I'm thankful I managed to get out with only psychological/emotional/financial burden, and no physical trauma. About two-and-a-half months later I successfully had my marriage annulled on the basis of Fraudulent Coercion to Marry. I ended up doing the necessary research and filing the paperwork myself -- which was not an easy task, but was both cheaper and faster than it was going to be if I hired a lawyer. A few weeks after the annulment I moved my belongings out of our apartment and moved to a new city and my new job. Without him, but with the kittens. As of late June I finally had him convinced that contacting me was pointless because he wasn't getting me back, and so I've been largely free to recover from the trauma and crisis mode I lived in for about three months. One of the things I've learned from all of this is how incredibly difficult it is to get out of a relationship in a situation like this. Besides the obvious difficulty of navigating the legal system, and the cost associated with it, there's the cognitive dissonance of constantly trying to remember to relate to that other person in light of the new information you've found out about them. It really and truly took every life skill and tremendous support of my family and friends network to get out in (more or less) one piece. And even still the road to recovery and a return to thriving is a long one. So...thanks to those who helped me back on that terrible day in January 2019. And if you know someone who is going through something like this, please offer whatever you can in support. Because they definitely need it! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 03:57 AM PST Hi, In the last few days i have received thousands of messages from various different sites i post pictures/videos to claiming it was removed due to a copyright claim. Pretty much every single photo, original art, or video i have ever done has ether been hidden, or outright removed. Everything from cosplay photos, to art i drew, to a random video of me drunk with friends from 3 years ago that i posted to my instagram. I don't understand. Most of the stuff removed says it was removed via a DMCA claim, while Instagram/FB says it was removed due to Copyright Infringement. Some of the notices reference a person who is doing the claim, i have no idea who this person is. Other ones reference a company in China, and yet again i have no idea who they are. Some sites want me to submit a counter-DMCA claim, but give me very little explanation as to what that is. While some other sites provide a way for me to file this counter claim however i am required to provide all of my personal information including my address which makes me extremely uncomfortable. A few of these sites seem to have terminated my account due to the number of infractions. I am really confused right now, can someone give me some advice as to how to handle this? I don't really understand what is going on, and considering the sheer amount of these things can i just cut my losses and ignore some sites? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Update on my mom making me sick Posted: 16 Feb 2020 05:23 PM PST Short version: my mom was making me sick. The pills were either herbal supplements designed to induce certain symptoms or sodium pills which were actually what got her into trouble. I got super sick and they had to transfer me to a children's hospital in the city and they checked everything. My mom stayed with me the whole time and wouldn't let me answer any questions or anything and then they got suspicious because of the gaps in my medical history and they made her leave and put security in my room and had a social worker come in. When everything started to get better without my mom there and I told them my suspicions they decided that's what was happening and children's services got involved. My dad chose to side with my mom but my big sister who I hardly even know has stepped in to look after me. Im still in the hospital because my kidneys need to heal and i am having trouble with my blood sugar because of the damage from the pills I was taking and how sick I got when my mom gave me too much. This is obviously the really short version because it's hard for me to talk about. My sister has been really nice to me but it's a big change. The social worker told me it's up to me if I want to press actual charges against my mom or not and I can't decide if I want to or not. I probably won't be able to live with her again until after I turn 18 but I guess I don't really want to? I don't know. It's weird but you guys aren't therapists so anyway I just wanted to update everyone and say thanks. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 02:39 PM PST This is a throwaway for obvious reasons... California, USA. Edit: meant "Was sold a..." not "I sold a..." :) When I was thinking of proposing to my partner, my good friend referred me to a diamond guy who was "the best". He was affordable, but not scarily so and I thought I would trust him since I trusted my friend. He pitched me an 8.93carat, 21 diamond, VS clarity, F colored, diamond eternity band, in platinum, sized at 7.5 for $15,400. I did some shopping a line and this price seemed pretty much right on the money. Throughout the process, he sent me pictures of the stones, the band, etc. (We live in different states) When the ring came, the paperwork said everything above including, specifically, "gemstone type: diamonds". The replacement retail value was $36,400 and I know it's normal for the retail value to be higher than what you paid a lot of the time. He assured me time and time again that the ring would have all the necessary paperwork - including verifications / certificates and I was happy to have it. Everything checked out: VS, F color, etc. I texted him that I had the ring and he said something that weirded me out... He said, "Be careful and don't touch it too much!" I'm not sure why that weirded me out (especially since no one likes fingerprints), but I decided to get it appraised anyways. Turns out that it's moissanite. Every "diamond" is moissanite. The band is platinum. The ring I paid $15,400 for was quoted at $5,165. I'm currently working for a second appraisal and ordered a diamond tester for myself off Amazon to make triple sure like a friend suggested. Currently, the charges are on hold with my bank and I have to wait 15 days for the merchant to contact me. When I looked into this further, I found out that the guy who runs this company had to pay ~$300k in a lawsuit he lost for switching diamonds years ago. #facepalm So, tell me, is this as fucked up as I clearly think it is? Is there something I'm not getting here or is as clearly fraud as it looks to me? Note: on mobile, apologies for any typos and will try to answer questions as I can. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bought a house, unable to move in. Posted: 16 Feb 2020 01:09 PM PST Last month my dad bought a house in Queens, NYC. On the day of closing, my mom brought a locksmith, and she changed the locks to the house. However, once finished, a lady(owner's wife) came, who claimed that she lived in the house and called the police. When they arrived, the lady provided ID with the address, and the cops issued my mom a summons and removed her from the property. Not sure what to do here, the owner of the house did not mention anyone else living here, and we have bought the house and have no access to it. The owner has offered to pay the first month's mortgage for his wife but not sure what will happen after that. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [MA] "Mom" cut off my (31f) access to my brother (29m) in the ICU Posted: 16 Feb 2020 05:22 PM PST TLDR: Brother (29) is in ICU, mom is trying to cut off my (31) access. Mom is not emergency contact on any paperwork my brother has filled out, but paperwork is not from the current hospital. Can she legally stop me from calling for info or from visiting him? What are my options? I've been no contact with her for some time. My brother is in the ICU after a drug overdose. So, needless to say, there as some friction at the hospital today. The hospital staff has been great about updating me when I've called. However, I just tried and was told that they cannot release information to me regarding my brother. Anyone that wants to know about his status has to contact my mother. My mother made several thinly veiled threats to take away access to my brother today. Ex. implying I should "play nice" or else, telling me I couldn't be alone with my brother unless I told her why I don't talk to her anymore first, etc. She also grabbed, shook, and yelled at my brother's gf in the ER last night. So my legal questions are:
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| I called the police department on a sex offender who was breaking the rules of his probation. Posted: 16 Feb 2020 08:14 AM PST Long story short, he is on the registry for child porn charges for 10 years and on probation for 10 years also. One of the terms of his probation is that he can NOT have social media or be on apps like Whisper, Snapchat or Tinder(I met him on whisper and he has snap) and he HAS to have his phone monitored by software by his probation officer. He has a secret phone he got for work. His probation officer didn't know about it and it isn't being monitored. I called the town he lives in police department with the info and they took my name and number and within 10 minutes his probation officer called me and I explained what was going on. He said I did the right thing by calling. He said he definitely shouldn't be meeting anyone from apps in person or have these apps at all or the unmonitored phone. My question now is, how much did I screw this guy over? Will he go to jail? He can't have custody of his daughter and can only see her supervised once a week. Will they put an end to that? I called out of anger and emotions but now what's done is done. If anyone knows what would happen to someone in a situation like this, I'm very interested to hear what you have to say. TIA [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 12:21 PM PST My family are Korean immigrants who own a restaurant in Victoria, BC, Canada. We are currently renting a house, where three of us live (Me, my Mom and my Dad). Neither of my parents speak english, and so I am in charge of all paperwork and contact with various people, the landlord included (I am 22). We participate in a program through the Canada immigration office, where we hire immigrant workers, and provide them a short term place to stay while they find long term housing. They usually stay between 1-2 weeks, and leave as soon as they find a place for themselves. The problem arose a few weeks ago, when the landlord came in to do some repairs, and saw the bed we had set up for the person staying with us (we'll call him John). John had been with us for 3 days by that point. She talked to John briefly, and I'm unsure of what exactly they talked about (but it seems like it was just small talk). About a week later, I sent her an email letting her know that we would be looking for a new place, and that she might be receiving calls from other landlords asking for references (this had nothing to do with John, we had been planning this for a while and had no reason to suspect anything was wrong with the situation anyways). She responded by asking if John had moved out, and we replied this: "He was supposed to move out today but the house he was planning to move in today told him that they weren't finished with fixing the house yet. He will be guaranteed to move out by 15th of this month. When he first moved in to Victoria from Vancouver we thought he was going to find a place really quick and was planning to let him have a place to sleep for no longer than a week but things didn't go as anticipated." She then replied with "He will need to find some other place to stay. You can't simply move people in without telling me or without my approval as it is a violation of your tenancy agreement. I will be issuing you a 30 day eviction notice as a result." We were very surprised at this, and replied "We're looking for a house to move out anyways. I ask kindly for you to provide us the time to look for a house to move in. We haven't been paid from him in any form for the house and we're doing him the smallest favour since he just moved from Vancouver. He is just simply our guest and he is staying here under understandable circumstances. We haven't violated the agreement in the first place. I have attached the line of our agreement that shows that what we have done is totally legal." We also attached a screenshot from the standard BC Tenancy Form, which states that "The landlord must not stop the tenant from having guests under reasonable circumstances in the rental unit" (Under 11: OCCUPANTS AND GUESTS on page 4) She replied to this stating that she "called Landlord and Tenancies office and they told me exactly how to address this and confirmed I have the right to evict you based on you breaking the tenancy agreement" To this we replied that there must be some sort of misunderstanding, as we felt it should be clear that he was a short term guest, and not a new long term tenant. We only expected him to stay about one week, and the renovation delays that were out of our control forced us to extend the stay. She didn't reply to this. 6 days later, we found a new place, and so we emailed her letting her know, and asking her when we could move out. She replied that we could move out on the 31st of March, and also that if John were to stay the entirety of the time, she would charge us $2500 for the remaining two months (instead of the normal $2000). As we knew he would be out by the 15th (as stated in the email, and also he did move out yesterday), we weren't worried about this, even though we knew that increasing the rent like that and also by such a large amount was illegal. We thought that this would be the end of the story. However, things escalated today, when she sent us this email: "Monday morning at 9am I will be entering your suite with a trades man. I need to get a quote for some work to be done there. Please also note that some repairs and other work will be happening over the next month and a half before you leave. I will be building a wall between the living room and den. The work will take place between the hours of 9-4pm each day once it starts from Monday to Saturday. The trades person will have a key to your home and be entering during these times. I will inform you when the work will start. Also, I need to repair the shower in en-suite as it is still leaking onto the floor. Please stop using that shower immediately in order for the floor to dry so the tile can be repaired and caulking re-done. Additionally, 4 pot lights will be installed in the master bedroom. The electrician may need to move your possessions in order to access the attic hatch in the master closet and to put in the pot lights. If you wish not to have papers or other possessions mixed up, please pile neatly in a box or to one area away from the 4 outer corners of the room. Thank you. Thank you and sorry for any inconveniences this may cause. This is clearly an attempt to ruin our quality of life, and either force us to move out early or negotiate with her to stop the construction. She sent this at exactly 8am, no doubt knowing she had to give 24 hours notice. I am aware that I should contact the Residential Tenancy office immediately, but it will be closed today and tomorrow (it is a holiday in BC), and she said they will be entering tomorrow morning. What should we do in the meantime? How can we stop her from tearing up the house before we can get in contact with the tenancy office? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dad fell for $200,000 scam, is my mom financially liable and how does she navigate a divorce? Posted: 16 Feb 2020 09:57 AM PST To preface this, both of my parents, but especially my mom is not good with checking her credit card statements, or checking her credit score. That's why this took so long for us to uncover. In August 2019, my dad wired $200,000 to scammers in China, who convinced him of some sort of legal liability scam and convinced him he was somehow gonna be extradited. He even tried to take out the entire value of our house's mortgage, but only got denied because my mom wasn't present to sign for it (on the deed) so this could have been as bad as $500,000. I'm shaking still, thinking about that. Basically maxed all his credit cards, and some of my mom's credit cards as well.
For all of the above credit cards my mom did not consent or sign off on any of those cash advances. Understandably, my mom and I are pissed the **flip** off. It's such a dumb scam and my mom had warned him a million times before about these kinds of things. He reported it to Chinese and American authorities in December. He hid this from our entire family (he's a serial liar) until yesterday. Some of our major assets
The only reasonable situation at this point seems to be divorce. My dad isn't the type to fight my mom on things, so there is a possibility of not having to fight in court over it. What is my mom's liability in all of this (in either scenario where dad is or isn't cooperative with how we want to split financially)? What's the best path forward to make sure my mom and her 3 kids get out of this with the least damages? What might we lose, and what can I assure her that she will keep in a divorce? EDIT: I should add that residency is Pennsylvania [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 07:11 PM PST Should grandma meanwhile do a quit claim deed to her adult daughter now, and then the adult daughter can take control of submitting a lawsuit to force the sale? Because if grandma dies in the next year before this is all finalized, her 50% stake in the home would then be split up among two more daughters making it messy. Because TX is a community property state, the husband who passed actually had three children from a previous marriage (and one of them lives at the property in question now). The other two live abroad, but technically also have stake in their 1/3 share of 50%. What will the court likely do because how will the court get ahold of them and how long will they have as a deadline to respond? Also, how much will this lawsuit likely cost? The daughter who resides in the house didn't cooperate to initial contact hence the need for a lawsuit now. Are there any lawyers who will work on this up front with the promise of a % at the end of this? We think the home is worth $250k. Because Grandma doesn't have $10k to start all of this in order to potentially receive a $100k share. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 07:25 AM PST I live in Florida and my family owns a heard of sheep For an entire week, the neighbor's dogs have been getting inside and killing my sheep I already contacted the owners but they won't do anything about the dogs What is the best approach [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spent $35 at a restaurant, charged $450 Posted: 16 Feb 2020 06:12 PM PST Hi all, first time poster. Wondering if anyone would have ideas of what to do. A while back I was traveling in New York City, I spent about $35 at a restaurant, and paid the bill by credit card. Later, when I received my credit card statement, I saw that the restaurant had charged me over $450 for the meal. I did not keep the receipt (lesson learned). I attempted to contact the restaurant but the only phone number that I could find was one that was out of service. I then notified my credit card company about the unauthorized charge. A representative at the credit card company said that they were able to get in contact with the restaurant, and that it had provided them with a list of the charges for the day that I was at the restaurant, showing I was indeed there, and that I was charged $450. The rep told me that the investigation is still ongoing, but they can't promise any favorable results because I don't have a copy of the receipt. Originally, I thought that the investigation would require the restaurant to provide a breakdown of the total expense by food/drinks, tip amount, and tax, which would have shown tip to have been ~$400 on a ~$30 meal. However, it seems as though that's not the case? Is there anything else I can do, or am I just out of luck? Thanks for your help. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| My (F, 19) older brother (M, 22) is scaring me but refuses to move out. (Kentucky, USA) Posted: 16 Feb 2020 04:18 PM PST I started college this year. My step-brother was living with our dad, but when dad died my mom (his step-mom) refused to take him in (bad blood between him and my dad, and his biological mom died giving birth). I brought him into my apartment for what I thought was going to be a short time while we got dad's things in order. However, he now refuses to move out or even get a job. My roommate moved out because of him and I can't afford to pay for this apartment on my own, especially when he's hogging the utilities and eating all my food. I had to take a semester off just to get caught up on payments. He's told a mutual friend that he has rights to live there and that he'll take me to court over unlawfully kicking him out if I try. I don't know if he has any rights when he's never paid a dime towards rent, but he can't continue to live here. On top of taking all my money he also makes me feel unsafe, as he's adopted a hatred toward women and LGBT and I'm a closeted gay woman. I don't have the money for a lawyer, but I need him out. Please help! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 02:26 PM PST I have a chronic health issue that occasionally flares up enough to interfere with my job performance. I applied for intermittent Family Medical Leave and it was approved. I haven't used very much of the time; I manage my condition well. I have not abused my leave and I have plenty of PTO and sick leave hours. My boss is aware of my health issues and that my leave was approved. I am careful to abide by my employer's call in policy. Yet my supervisor has informed me that EACH time I call in she needs a Dr's note. The most recent absence she stated she needs specifics of my condition as well. The HR dept. has said this is within her rights. I disagree. Why bother to have my doctor fill out FMLA paperwork if I'm just going to have to get a note anyway each time I must be off? And why would she be entitled to know anything other than that I have an issue that affects my work on occasion or at the most my diagnosis (without specifics)? EDIT: The bot tells me I need to clarify location. I'm in Kentucky. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apartment complex is changing how rent is collected without a new lease -- VA Posted: 16 Feb 2020 06:44 AM PST Location: Virginia I got an email from my leasing office saying that they will no longer accept payment in the management office and instead payments need to be mailed to a third-party. My wife and I have been walking our check down to the office for a number of reasons, the most important of which is due to the fact that their online portal is flaky and the lease says that issues with the portal is not a valid reason for rent to be late. The lease is a standard National Apartment Association lease and says the following
The complex was purchased by another entity within our lease and they have tried to scare people by putting up signs that "Rent is considered late if received after the 1st" when the lease allows 5 days after the 1st. Today, I got an email that says that the complex will now be using ClickPay and as such, "we will no longer accept payments via Drop-box or at the Management Office". I hardly think this is an "addenda" as I would never agree to this. I have considered continuing to walk my rent down to the office and just see what happens but if they decide they are no longer going to accept rent in person and I have issues with their website, what are my options? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Just got denied unemployment after voluntarily quitting my job... Posted: 16 Feb 2020 01:13 PM PST I voluntarily quit because I was taken off my main position as a repairman and put on as an assembly line worker putting together equipment. This is because our facility is shifting from a repair facility to strictly an assembly line. I've just been denied unemployment based on the fact that I voluntarily quit. However it states in New Jersey law that if your job duties and position change drastically from what you were initially hired to do, you have grounds to quit and I was not hired as an assembly line worker in any way. Should I appeal? What advice do you guys have for me? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| My parents have guardianship and conservatorship of me (19F) Posted: 16 Feb 2020 06:43 PM PST My parents recently gained guardianship of me last August. I have Bipolar Disorder and mild Autism Spectrum Disorder which do not affect my ability to live as an adult. I am a college student in very good academic standing and I am very interested in my options for getting out of the guardianship because 1) I feel it is very unnecessary and 2) they are extremely emotionally abusive, controlling and financially restrictive. Let me quickly explain more of my situation: Ever since I can remember, my parents have violated my privacy, controlled my every action, and have been very emotionally damaging as well as physically abusive. My stuff has always been regularly searched, my door's lock was removed and my father used to stand outside my window at night and peer in to see what I was up to. I won't get into the physical abuse here. After years of living in a cage, I promised myself when I was 18, I would leave, and that's what I did. I moved out for close to 8 months before I received a notice that I had been appointed a guardian ad litem and my parents filed to be conservators and guardians. They used the advice of a single psychiatrist. In addition, I had a suicide attempt as an 16 year old and was also raped, and they formed their guardianship case around these incidents. They claimed I was too vulnerable to live alone and that the rape showed that I was incapable of saying no. They also said I was a risk to myself. I did not believe these to be true and still do not. Last summer I came to an agreement by writing a contract with them that gave them limited guardianship. So far they have been extremely controlling, financially manipulative, and emotionally harmful to me. They haven't stuck to the legal agreement for guardianship, either. Is there anything I can do to get out of this or overturn this? It's extremely hard for me to live in these conditions and I'm fed up. EDIT: I live in Virginia, USA. I'm 19 years old and a female. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 02:42 PM PST Looking to sign a new lease, and it seems like there are some excessive fees that I want to fully understand. Alright, fair enough, at least with the new law, deposits are capped at 1 month. I guess this one makes sense in the context. It can be considered an amenity fee, which I had to pay for my current place. I don't really get this one, but it's not that significant in the scheme of things, so not the hill I'm willing to die on. I truly don't get this one, and upon asking for clarification, was told it goes to the management company. Now that definitely seems wrong, especially in the context of the new law. It would seem to me, to be a pretty glaring loophole in the new law, if landlords can arbitrarily come up with new fees to get around the 1 month security deposit max. Can anyone more familiar with the new laws provide more context around this before I agree to anything? Much appreciated Edit: I've done some further research into the new law, and it should be noted the unit we are looking to rent out is a condo owned by the landlord. This apparently makes it ineligible to the $20 application fee being the only fee that can be charged. If anyone could provide further clarification if there are any protections that fit this set of criteria, that would limit fees, that would be greatly appreciated. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How do I stop my mom from getting scammed? Posted: 16 Feb 2020 05:30 PM PST Exactly one year ago my mom joined tinder and matches with this handsome younger man. She is 67 and he claims to be 58. He claims to live in San Francisco. Then a week after they matched, he had to fly to Malaysia for a project. He is still there, a year later. Anyway, he has been asking her for money since at least May 2019. From then through at least July or August, she sent him around $23K THAT I KNOW OF. She said she finally accepted that he was a scammer and told me she wasn't talking to him anymore. This weekend I was helping her with some apps on her phone, and I saw that her WhatsApp was open. I asked her if she was talking to him still, and she said no. By the way she said it, I could tell she was lying. So I investigated, and within the last month alone she has sent him almost $5K. He is still telling her he loves her and he's trying to get a visa to come back to the U.S. to see her. I have screen shots of the bank details and his phone number. What can I do to stop this? I blocked his number and deleted the app, but it's a matter of time before he finds another way to contact her to get more money. Can I somehow get the police to prosecute him? Can I get power of attorney over her assets to protect her from herself? I don't have anything to gain or lose from this, but my dad died 5 years ago and it hurts my heart to think she is giving all his money away to a stranger. I don't want her rewarding a criminal who preys on vulnerable women. What kind of attorney would I talk to about this? Let me know if you need more info. Thank you for reading and for your help. I tried taking to her about this several times already. She needs that money for herself and her future. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detained at gunpoint while driving for Lyft Posted: 16 Feb 2020 01:41 AM PST I was driving for Lyft tonight when I was stopped by police. I was pulled out of my car at gunpoint and handcuffed for an hour while the police arrested my passenger and searched my car. Basically, my passenger was using this ride to pick up a friend who was running from police. His friend had been in a police chase and was hiding in a neighborhood while he waited for us to come pick him up. Obviously this was not a safe situation to be in. Do I have any recourse against Lyft or my passenger for the stress or for my lost wages as I was not able to drive anymore? I usually make good money on Saturday night but this was my second ride of the night and I was in handcuffs being detained at gunpoint for a good portion of the night. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Potential tenant threatening call Fair Housing on me Posted: 16 Feb 2020 07:27 PM PST My fiancé and I own a few houses (10 units total). There are two that I have for rent at the moment. A potential tenant inquired about them and as I always do I asked for full name and date of birth to check criminal history(as well as any previous evictions). This woman has not one but three warrants for her arrest. One criminal conversion and two for disorderly conduct. I denied showing her the property and just now got a string of nasty emails from both her and her mother(she's 30 by the way). Mom says I'm discriminating against her mentally ill daughter-I didn't know that obviously. And now she's threatening to call Fair Housing. But she has warrants for her arrest! I'm not answering back the emails just wanting to know if they even have a case. Oh and the dates are from 2017 and 2018 so it's not like it was a long time ago, if it was I'd consider it. What do y'all think? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 08:29 PM PST I have an elderly relative who lives in Eugene, and they're seeking advice. Today a process server came to their home and when my relative answered, this person didn't say anything and just threw some papers at their feet. My relative asked them who they were and what's going on, and the person drove off. The envelope is addressed to the person who used to live at that same address. My relative wants to mail it back to the law office where it was mailed from, but she was also considering making a complaint with the law office about the process server. Aren't process servers not supposed to come on Sunday's and also announce who they are and who they're looking for? Why would they drop off sensitive information just to anyone? Should she go to the law office and prove to them that she's not who they're looking for so this doesn't happen again? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 16 Feb 2020 06:08 PM PST Long story short: I've lived with my boyfriend and his 17 yo son for the full year and made the most money and took care of half the bills. I filed my taxes with the son on them after repeatedly asking his father whether there were any court documents with his divorce stating anything about custody, etc. To which I got a strong "no". Now ex-wife is mad and claims she has court documents stating she has full custody of son and we are going to have to pay that back, even though we have supported him for the past two years. I have documents from the school, landlord, and also government assistance with our address and I'm listed as living with us on them. Do I have to worry about whether I will have to pay back what I get in my tax refund? I live in Missouri [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| My brother is stealing my invalid father's disabilty money Posted: 16 Feb 2020 03:18 PM PST Long story short, my dad was on disabilty and had my brother down as payee for his account. 5 months ago my dad had a severe stroke and was in a coma for a while. During that coma time, my brother spent money from the account on frivolous shit. My father came out of the coma and has since been moved to a decent nursing home in maryland. My brother, who is currently in north carolina, has apparently locked my uncle and aunt out of the account, both of whom have been managing my dads accounts and making sure his nursing home is being paid for. Ever since my brother contacted social security and had the accounts put entirely in his control, my father's bills aren't being paid and we believe hes been using my dads money to support himself instead of my father. I have no idea what to do and could really use any legal advice anybody can give me. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company keeping my 2k valued item hostage Posted: 16 Feb 2020 07:49 PM PST There's this company called stadium goods and they consign limited and expensive sneakers, I sent them Off white mcas (shoe valued at 2 thousand dollars), their consignment team though, rejected the item and said they where going to ship them back. But haven't in about 2 months since they've had the item and are just flat out ignoring my emails and twitter messages. What can I do? [link] [comments] |
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