Legal Advice [NY] Former landlord owes me security deposit but he won't show up to court. He keeps filing to reopen the default judgement and then not showing up. |
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| Posted: 09 Feb 2018 07:29 AM PST This is long, sorry in advance and thank you in advance for your advice and for reading. This is in NY state. This case originally started last September. I moved out at the termination of the month to month lease by the landlord, which he had every right to do. He has since refused to give me my security deposit back ($750). I left the apartment spotless, have pictures, etc. He legitimately owes me the deposit. He has not given me a reason as to why he was holding my deposit AT ALL and would not return any emails or phone calls. Even in the lease we signed, it states that the security deposit or statement of damages would be submitted to the tenant no later than 2 weeks from return of keys (which was Sept 1st). I filed to sue him in small claims on October 1st and the first court date was in November. I show up, he doesn't, it gets defaulted in my favor. Few weeks later, I get the notice a motion to re open has been filed and he wasn't able to appear due to medical reasons (landlord is a former cop who owes hundreds of thousands to the city police department and served 6 months in jail for fraud, take it for what you will, did not know this when I rented from him, lived there for 3 years). New court date Jan 3rd. I email him, stating I will be out of town Jan 3rd for holiday and gave him the alternate dates and times the court provided me. I did not receive a response from him, so I cancel my post-holiday family vacation because I believe I have to be in court. On Jan 3rd, I show up, he doesn't, judge looks at me like "are you serious?" and denies the motion to re-open because he failed to appear and left the default judgment in my favor in place. Today I received a letter from the court stating that another motion to reopen default judgement has been filed, new court date on March, and his reasoning is that I told him I would be unable to attend the Jan 3rd court date, so he didn't go. The thing is, I never received a response from him, nor did he receive an official letter from the court stating the date had been changed. He still hasn't told me why he's holding my deposit, and NY states that must be done within a "reasonable" amount of time, here we are almost 6 months later. There's more to the actual story (landlord retaliation mostly) but with everything here, when I go to court in March and he miraculously shows up, can I simply ask for the motion to reopen be denied on the basis this guy has cost me work days, a family vacation, and I never received a response from him nor did he receive notice of a date change from the court and didnt show up? And if he doesnt show up, how do I stop the constant requests to re-open the case? How many frickin times can he do this? Thank you for your time and advice. tldr: landlord owes security, doesn't show up to court and has filed to reopen case for 3rd time with bogus excuse. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2018 10:43 AM PST So I'm a single father to an amazing 4 year old little girl. I live in Atlanta. My ex wife has been ordered to pay $819 a month in support for our daughter, which she did for a few months, but I haven't seen a dime from her since October. Today I finally opened a case with the Dept of Child Support Services and they are going to work on enforcing the child support order. I guess they do things like wage garnishment and, drivers license suspensions, etc. I informed her of what I had done, basically just to let her know that she couldn't pay me any more money directly because it was going to have to go through the agency now. Now my ex lives in Asheville, is pregnant by a guy who sold drugs (and probably still does) and who just got arrested for choking her out, and she is driving for Uber. It's not a great situation. And she's getting ready to give birth again very soon. Like in the next two weeks or so. She has only seen our daughter once in the last year. Due to some drug use on her part, I was able to get drug testing mandated as far as the visitation situation goes. She has refused all requested urine tests so far, so she doesn't have any visitation at the moment. Aaaaaanywho, now that she knows I have gotten serious about collection, she is saying she wants to terminate her parental rights and she is hiring a lawyer. So what I wanna know, in a nutshell, is can she do this? And why or why not? [link] [comments]  |
| (Update) My son’s mother made threats to kill herself and my son Posted: 08 Feb 2018 07:54 PM PST I received some good advice and some kind words of support in my last post https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/7ta0qj/my_sons_mother_apparently_made_threats_to_kill/ So I figured I would update my situation. Again, this happened in Virginia. I spoke with my lawyer the following day after receiving the phone call from the police detective. She confirmed with the detective everything he told me. We filed an emergency motion for full legal and physical custody and today was our court date. I will leave out some of details but, long story short, I was awarded full legal and physical custody custody until a full trial can be held. So good news that I will be getting my son more, he is safe. Sad news that he won't be able to have his mother in his life, but hopefully she gets the help she needs so that might be a possibility in the (distant) future. [link] [comments]  |
| [NJ]Friend's Boss is a Tier 2 Sex Offender Running an Off-The Books Dance Studio For Kids Posted: 09 Feb 2018 08:29 AM PST Throwaway because I don't want this post associated with my main account. As the title says my friend's boss runs said studio was convicted in 1999 for sexual assault of juvenile. He is on the registry listed as a Tier 2 Sex offender. He might still be on probation. How can friend report him in a truly anonymous way to avoid the obvious retaliation that could follow. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2018 05:15 AM PST Right now, graphic card resellers are really price gouging consumers. Finding stock in a store is really really hard to find. This is due to electronic coin miners buying out massive stock of cards nation wide. So resellers see this opportunity to gauge consumers. So today I went into my local Frys Electronics and was ecstatic to find out they had a few in stock. Yes, the price was inflated (I expected that). What I didn't expect was the salesman tell me that the price would be another 120 bucks onto the already inflated price. He proceeded to tell me that I was required (according to his manager) to buy Frys Extended warranty if I wanted the card. By the way the card was also hidden in the managers office (he explained that's why they are not on the sales floor). I walked out sorta pissed but also felt that what they were doing is illegal. I found lots of info regarding consumer protections from car dealerships pulling this crap. But, wasn't sure about other retailers. Anyone know where I might find this info or am I just wrong. Yes, I know they have the right to refuse service. But, to offer you a product then slap on a unwanted item/warranty onto the sale just to inflate their numbers must be illegal in some form? Edited: Formatting and spelling Update: currently have a message in at PNY. Waiting for a call back from them. Some one over at buildapc subreddit found the law. Tell me if this is correct. Seems to break codes 1 and 2. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=12024.2 [link] [comments]  |
| (CT) Landlord saying we may not use water from 11pm to 4am, not previous agreement on lease Posted: 09 Feb 2018 12:28 PM PST Hey folks - our landlord had a new water system installed after we moved in and had some issues with the water. With the new system that she had installed, she says we may not use the water from 11pm to 4am and if we do, we 'will have discolored water, staining in sinks, toilet, shower and possibly compromise the system'. This is NOT convenient at all for us with our work schedules and this major issue was never discussed with us. I have considered asking her to lower the rent or terminate the lease early, because it seems unreasonable to pay what we pay but not be able to use the water 5/24ths of the day. Is this legal? Should I even be trying to negotiate rent? Who do I reach out to to get this corrected? [link] [comments]  |
| [Update] Employer asked me to lie. Advice requested Posted: 09 Feb 2018 07:35 AM PST After taking the advice on https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/7w5y7t/update_employer_wants_me_to_lie_adgice_requested and getting in contact with a lawyer, I found out I probably can't afford any legal fees. The stipend I make monthly barely even covers my current living expenses. I also attempted to contact the pro bono resources of the Atlanta metro area (I am in Georgia, USA) but they don't cover this type of lawsuit. What are my options now? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2018 06:29 AM PST We're in Florida. She was driving with no license so she asked the guy who rear ended her not to call the police. He said no deal unless she pays for all repairs. If he turns her in I think she may end up deported since driving w/out a license is a crime. Any recourse against the person who rear-ended her? Any other ideas? Thanks in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| (VA) I found 15 Bankers Boxes of Medical Records in Basement. Posted: 09 Feb 2018 09:41 AM PST This morning after a pipe burst in a friends house, I found 15 Bankers Boxes full of medical records. My friend had a roommate that worked for an insurance company and would pick up records from various doctors offices and bring them home to scan. I have no idea who she worked for, no idea how to get in touch with her, and no idea what to do with these records. Taking them to the dump doesn't seem like the right answer as there is a lot of sensitive information. Some of the records were destroyed but there are still about 10-12 boxes that weren't touched. Any ideas? Quick Update: Called a few insurance companies. One of them is sending out a security team to pick up the boxes and dispose of them properly. I've gotten calls from a lot of folks at the company thanking me for calling them instead of one of the regulatory agencies. They all seemed kind of panicked so I'm guessing this is a big deal to them. I just want the boxes gone. [link] [comments]  |
| Former employer pulled back funds from 401k account. Posted: 09 Feb 2018 08:07 AM PST Company got sold. I got laid off by new ownership. Didn't transfer the 401k immediately. I just got off the phone with the 401k fund and apparently all the funds from the account were pulled back by the employer as they couldn't verify my social security number. I worked for them for 10 years. Had more than 50k in the account. I contributed 5% and the company matched 4%. What can I do ? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2018 08:35 AM PST Hi r/legaladvice, I am in Minnesota, my friend is in a jail in Nebraska. A friend of mine was arrested in Nebraska on his way back to Minnesota last week. He was allowed bail, but it's 100,000 dollars, which means 10,000 has to be posted to get him out. He has more than enough liquid cash to cover it, but I guess he can't pay it himself? Anyway, so he wants to transfer the money into my account so I can come post his bail (I do not have that much cash on hand) will I see any problems for the IRS or anything weird for such a large transfer? Thanks for you help Tl;Dr if I receive 10,000 dollars from my friend to post bail, will I be flagged by the irs or see any kind of trouble? Edit: I know everyone's first instinct is "scam" but this guy is like my brother and I trust him. I believe he isn't lying when he says they won't accept an electronic payment, or at the very least I believe he is being fed misinformation by an employee of the jail if electronic payments are indeed accepted. Edit 2: u/begin_again_2017 found this: https://bailbonds.com/nebraska-bail-law/ Why No Commercial Bail In Nebraska? You may be looking for a bail bond in the state of Nebraska. Your state does not offer money or commercial bail bonds. Bondsman from other states are unable to assist you in Nebraska. Nebraska has their own state run bail bond program. This means that if you need to bail someone out of jail in the state of Nebraska you must go directly to the jail where they are being detained. In the State of Nebraska you will pay cash for the full amount of the bail at the jail in person. Edit 3: my sister dropped this in the comments, but I'm putting it up for visibility FOLLOW UP QUESTION Sorry this might be really dumb but we have obviously never done this before (I am OPs sister).. if they only accept cash, money orders, or cashier's check, how would he pay his own bail? **Also might be worth noting HE DID NOT ASK US TO WIRE THE MONEY, we have just been under the impression that is our only option and are just trying to get him back home! This is from the website of the jail he is in - >Where do I go to post someone's bond or fine? >Douglas County Department of Corrections, 710 South 17th St. Cash, Money Orders or local Cashiers Checks will be accepted at the Corrections Public Teller Window 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. >Will the Corrections Department take a personal check? >NO. The Department will only accept cash, Money Order or local Certified Check. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2018 09:00 AM PST So, I won't bore you guys with the long story, but basically my dad is a physically/emotionally abusive, controlling, and manipulative person. I moved away and still talked to him but not a lot. Anyway, I recently got married and had a child. My father and I had a falling out (which was bound to happen) I just couldn't stand how controlling and like shit he made me feel. Basically told me I was a shitty husband, I wasn't a man, I wouldn't be able to raise my child. ETC. (So you guys don't worry, I'm an active duty servicemember, and I take care of my family. My wife goes to school, because I want her to have a degree so she gets a job she wants.) Just hit home and I decided I didnt want him in my familys life, because all it would cause is heartache. Anyway, i blocked his number and he keeps texting me from random numbers. So I block those too and he finds more. And prank calling me. He used an app that made it look like he was calling from my moms number but it was really his phone with a prank call. I texted him today asking him to stop after he texted me and he said he's not going to stop. He was asking for my address too. I don't know what to do, I've looked up some things on the internet but if they aren't in the same state as me there's not much I can do, and I really don't want to go to Louisiana to talk to the law enforcement there. Because my dad is a police officer there. Anyone know what my options are? [link] [comments]  |
| My dog just died after eating a new brand of dog food. Posted: 08 Feb 2018 10:13 PM PST This happened two hours ago in Los Angeles, CA. My dog was older and had bad teeth, so I bought her Purina Moist and Meaty dog kibbles so she didn't have to chew so hard. This is the first time I've fed it to her. A few hours later, I found her outside convulsing and crying in a pile of her vomit (bright reddish-pink from this shitty food), and she died in my arms on the way to the vet. My first compulsion once I got home was to research the dog food, and I find there's been lawsuits filed (unsuccessfully) against this brand of food in the recent past. I'm so mad that they can sell food that's known to kill dogs. I'm mad that I was hugging and playing with my best friend this morning, and now she's gone and I can't unsee how bad the last moments of her life was. I'm so beside myself, I don't even know what to do about it. Is there any recompense in a situation like this? Is there any way to prevent this from happening to someone else? I feel so guilty, she wouldn't be dead if I hadn't given her this food in the first place. [link] [comments]  |
| Husband Says He Will Quit His Job To Get Alimony Posted: 08 Feb 2018 07:48 PM PST (FL) I briefly brought up divorce and my husband who is pretty vindictive immediately told me that he would take our child. That he would quit his $100k/year job and force me to pay alimony. We live in a no fault state. Is this possible that I would be responsible? He has always made about 10k to 20k more than me. Wouldn't the court look at his income from past years? Edit: Although he makes more than me he contributes to only 20% of the household, mortgage, and child rearing expenses. He claims that he needs to support his parents. We don't have a joint account so I don't know where his money is really going. [link] [comments]  |
| CPS took my kids today because my micro-preemie is back in the hospital. Posted: 08 Feb 2018 04:25 PM PST Wernersville, PA Our youngest son was born 17 weeks premature and spent the first 4 months of his life in the NICU. We were 10 hours away from the hospital he was staying at and had CPS called for multiple reason around 5 times. Each time we were proven fit parents and the social workers signed off on everything to be okay. While in the hospital, he received a PDA ligation surgery and also had a grade 1&2 bleed in his brain as well as ROP in his eyes so he had to have laser eye surgery. He has been home for 4 months and since being home he has had multiple pediatrician appointments and an eye doctor appointment that we went to and everything was fine but he has not gained any weight since he came home from the hospital even though he is on a strict 3 hour feeding schedule and we never miss a feeding. About 3 weeks ago he became sick and his soft spot sunk in so we took him to the ER to be checked out and he was hospitalized for malnourishment and dehydration and they called CPS on us. Now today, we received a phone call from the social worker that the hospital cant find out what is wrong with our son and are blaming us saying that we were medically negligent and haven't been feeding him properly and are placing him with another family as well as our two other kids. I don't know what to do, and any advice would be appreciated. I did absolutely nothing wrong and our kids were taken from us and we could be charged and convicted for CHILD ABUSE even though we have never abused our son and love him more than anything on this earth. Please help! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2018 04:25 AM PST My husband got divorced in 2012. He and his then-wife were Texas residents and had 2 boys 16 and 18. They had separated in 2010 and he took a really good job in New York and was staying with family when she filed for divorce. It was a New York divorce. Long story short, he signed the divorce decree, didn't get a lawyer, and never even read it. He agreed to pay her $1000/week in alimony for 10 years, non-amendable; and 700/week for child support, amendable if income fluctuates. He also agreed to pay health insurance, college for everyone, even her, and other expenses. When I met him in 2012, the good job was gone and he was in arrears. Now, he's fallen into worse jobs and even unemployment. His arrears are closing in on a half-million dollars and there is a warrant out for his arrest regularly because we live in NJ and they handle the collections. Meanwhile, she's been living with a millionaire boyfriend for years and she has no want for anything. She refuses to let him out of the decree or the arrears. We can't afford a lawyer and not poor enough for a free lawyer. Question: Is there anyway the original divorce is actually illegal because it should not have been a New York divorce to begin with? No parties involved actually lived in New York where the decree was filed. Texas is a very favorable state for alimony for you're the one paying. If you're on the paying side, it's where you want to be. If you're on the receiving side, however… that's another story. It's been impossible to do a modification for child support because 3 states are involved. He's labeled a deadbeat dad because child support and alimony are lumped together. One son just graduated college and the other is married. tl/dr: My husband owes $400K in arrears due to an alimony decree that's non-amendable. Is there a chance his Texas divorce filed in New York and collected in NJ is actually illegal? EDIT: Thank you for all of your advice. We have had consultations with both NY and NJ lawyers. NY said they could not help, nor could do a modification since it is being garnished in NJ. The NJ lawyer said they weren't sure, but thought it should be a NY case. But it would be $5K to start. We haven't tried a Texas lawyer. Since the alimony is the higher of the two and is not amendable anyway, we were hesitant to throw $5K at a NJ lawyer, only to have them say go to Texas... He is 55 years old and I don't know what happens when he is no longer physically able to work. Maybe he'll just age out of the agreement, as lawyer fees could be quite high I imagine? I actually have no idea except what I read. We'll start with NJ, since that makes the most sense at this point and at least we need the child support modified. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Feb 2018 11:47 PM PST [South Carolina] How this transaction has been working for over 10 years is as follows. Dues are added to your account on the first day of the month, and you have until the last day of the month to pay it. I physically take my check into my HoA's local office, and hand them my check for the monthly dues. They issue a receipt, then at some point mail that check to Georgia to be processed. Great! However, they just sent out an email claiming that if the check isn't PROCESSED before the due date, they will assess late fees even though they took possession of the check before the due date, and issue a receipt to that fact. This can't be legal to do right? Seems to me if it was that way, all companies in this state would just hold checks until they could assess late fees and then cash them. Can they really do that? Edit: Figured I might as well include the body of the email in case that helps. "Dear Owner, Please note that we do not process checks in office. If you are dropping off a check, it will be mailed to our bank in Georgia which could result in a late fee if it's received after the deadline. We suggest you mail your payment to the address on your coupon/statement or pay online." As a side note, I don't really want to mail it (why waste stamps?), or pay online (they charge a stupid high fee to do so). The office is on my way to work, and it takes about 2 seconds to just walk in and hand them a check and get the receipt, so it's very convenient for me. [link] [comments]  |
| My girlfriend bit me and is being charged with domestic violence. Posted: 08 Feb 2018 11:05 PM PST Location: Kentucky So this happened last Sunday after the Super Bowl. My girlfriend and I went to her father's house to watch it because they are both big Pats fans. After the game, she was pretty upset and intoxicated. I drove home because the roads were slick and she was drunk. During the car ride, she complained about how slow I was driving and it turned into a stupid drunk argument. When we got back to my apartment, she passed out on the couch and I played video games for about an hour. When I tried to move her to bed, the argument picked back up and and turned into a shouting match. Before I go any further, I want to explain that she was in an abusive relationship in the past and I truly think she had a flashback. Also, I have to add that about a month ago, she began taking anti-depressants but hadn't been able to get back to her therapist for a refill and hadn't taken them in a week. Anyway, she got into my face and started goading me to hit her. I knew it was getting out of hand and tried to get out of the apartment for a second. She started yelling that I pushed her and when I left, she locked me out and started saying she was going to call the cops. She let me in finally and I found my laptop covered in vodka and she was screaming that she was going to have me arrested. Eventually she started hitting, kicking, and biting me. I was bitten on both wrists when I grabbed her hands and then on my back after I pushed her away and tried to get her and her things out. She found her phone and called her mom, telling her to call the police and screaming that I was beating her up. I knew I was about to be royally screwed so I started recording on my phone right after I called my mom and asked her to get over to my apartment for a witness. When the cops arrived, she was in the parking lot and throwing up. They knocked on my door and basically told me she was accusing me of domestic violence. I showed them the bite marks and my laptop covered in alcohol and they arrested her. I told them the situation and basically begged them not to take her to jail and just let her mom take her home. They said it wasn't up to me and photographed my injuries and hauled her to jail with a 4th degree assault charge. She's really not a bad person, she just has some problems that she's been working on. I really care about her and want to help her in anyway that I can. What are my options and what can I expect the outcome to be for her? Edit: Just to clarify, I have no intentions of getting back together with this girl. When I said, "I want to help her in anyway that I can", I didn't mean to imply I don't want her to face any consequences. I more meant that I'm hoping the consequences she faces are therapeutic and she gets help. I don't see jail doing much good for her. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2018 08:08 AM PST my ex-husband has been accused of molesting my daughter. We have been waiting for years now for it to actually go to trial with postponement month after month. The prosecutor communicates very little with us only telling us new dates and when those are canceled. No preparation on what to expect or who is actually needed to testify (except my daughter). Is there any action that can be taken to actually get this "speedy trial" or is my daughter just doomed to suffer this constant torment? The trial have been psotponed/continued at the very least 8 times now just days (sometimes that day) of trial. Emotionally it is tearing her to pieces everytime. The trial is set in southern west virginia. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Feb 2018 01:58 PM PST I migrated from a third world country about 18 years ago. I had a tough road to citizenship, but about 5 days ago I became a citizen and I couldn't be happier! I want to expose the dangers of religion/politics of the country from which I originally migrated from . It's a 3rd world country with future potentials, but hurting millions by their institutionalized racism and through their religions. Can I go to jail or will it be illegal to expose these crimes through a social media channel like YouTube? I know I can't be deported now that I am a citizen, but still wanted to make sure what the legal risks were. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2018 07:08 AM PST Hello, Apologies for the title, not sure it describes what I mean best. Over the last 3 or 4 months, my wife has been getting a number of deliveries to our house from Amazon that she has not bought. The odd thing is, these are being delivered to her maiden name, but spelt incorrectly, so this alone shows it is not coming from her account. We contacted Amazon about this after the first 3 or 4 deliveries, but they weren't much help. They advised it was coming from a certain account and they could only speak to that account holder, who is apparently not my wife, as she cannot verify the email address of the account. (it is not one of hers). They advised they would investigate and stop the deliveries, which did seem to happen for 1 month or so, but since the start of the year we have had another 3 deliveries and the same cannot do anything, in fact Amazon customer rep suggested someone was sending us a "gift" but the items are not anything we would want/need and someone who would want to gift us would know her married name and, even more so, would know how to spell her maiden name. Essentially, I am looking for some advice here, Amazon won't accept the return of items (first 3 times they told us to keep the items), so what do we do? Should we report these to any authorities, in case this some sort of fraud, as who would be paying for some very random items (wireless charger, blood pressure monitor, 2 wireless headphones, xmas projector lights for some examples) for not motive or benefit. Is it possible someone is trying to establish a genuine account by sending us small items to use for fraud later and maybe try to frame my wife (wow typing that makes me sound very paranoid). Just for info, we are in Scotland in the UK, and none of the items have been charged for on any of our credit or debit cards. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2018 11:21 AM PST I moved out from my old place about a month ago. Ex-roommate sent me a bill for damages done to the place during a house party. Even though the damages had been done by guests, we didn't know who and figured we'd just eat the cost. Anyway, I don't have a checkbook and I now live 3 hours away from where I used to, so I couldn't meet up with my ex-roommate to give him money. Instead, I got a cashier's check from my bank and mailed that to him via certified mail. It's been two weeks and he says he never received it, even though the post office says it was delivered and signed for. (He also has a new roommate now, but the new roommate claims he didn't sign for anything.) Now my ex-roommate is threatening to sue me. Fine, I can prove that I got a cashier's check, bank statement can show the amount has been deducted from my checking, and the post office verifies that it was delivered. However, upon speaking with my bank, they did tell me that the cashier's check has not yet been deposited ... So it's somewhere out there. Ex-roommate asked me if I could cancel the check and reissue another one. Sure, fine. I went back to my bank to do this, but they told me they couldn't just cancel a cashier's check. They said it was pretty much like real cash, except it was a check backed by the bank so it could never bounce. They told me the only way to cancel it and get a refund was to wait out the 90 days until it was voided. They said even if I were to get a new check printed, my refund was not guaranteed. Between printing the new one and waiting for the old one to void, the old check could still be cashed, thus I'd be paying twice. I opted not to get another cashier's check printed at that point. I told ex-roommate all this and he does not believe me. He thinks I don't want to pay up, which is completely not true. He's already paid in full for the damages and is now seeking reimbursement for my portion of it. He told me if he didn't receive anything from me by next week, he will be taking this to small claims court. I feel like I have already paid up. If my ex-roommate did take me to court, would my evidence hold up to a judge? What should I do to prepare myself? Also, I don't even have enough to get a second check issued without getting the first one refunded. So even if the court did decide that I owed my ex-roommate money, I won't have it until the first check is voided and refunded to me. Sorry for the long ass post. I'm just nervous and anxious. Never been to court, never had run-ins with the law. Don't want to start now. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2018 12:58 PM PST My SIL moved out of her fiances house today and before she could pick the kids up from the babysitter, he did. He is now at home (where he has firearms) threatening to kill himself. Custody: the oldest child is from my SILs previous marriage and he has no custody of her. The youngest is theirs together, but he is not on the birth certificate, nor is there any legal documentation granting him any custody. What is the safest method for her to get the kids from him? [link] [comments]  |
| Got cited for public urination last night in Pittsburgh... Posted: 09 Feb 2018 10:07 AM PST I turned 21 on Wednesday. Last night (Thursday), I went out with friends to celebrate. Everyone was feeding me drinks all night and I got too fucked up. Apparently I pissed around the side of a building and cops pulled up and told me I was getting a citation. I don't really remember much but they didn't write the citation on site and just took my ID and information. I feel like such an idiot and this is the biggest mistake of my life. Extremely out of character for me. What will happen to me? I'm so mad at myself. [link] [comments]  |
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