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- Banned from the local bus for not giving up my seat.
- [Norway] My classmate ordered custom sweaters for our class. The sweaters never came, and she got the money back over a year ago. Me and my other classmates never got our money back from her, she has it all. How do I get her to give my/our money back?
- My mom plans on giving away my cat when I'm not home - can she do that?
- [KS] Child Support negatively impacts my credit.
- [Nebraska] bio mom has legal full custody but gave kid to bio dad full time. Child support found out and cut off payments to her. What kind of trouble are we in for when she finds out? (School loop hole)
- [WI] Moved into an apartment downtown Milwaukee at the beginning of September and have gotten noise complaints for walking around. Specifically the downstairs neighbor.
- Groundwater seeping up from below my driveway is causing large ice sheets on sidewalk and in front of multiple neighbors’ driveways. Am I at risk of lawsuit?
- [CA-Riverside] My parent's neighbor's ficus is so big it's knocking down our wall
- [FL] Probation order tells me to stay away from ex, ex followed me home
- Dementia Patients Romantic Relationship Denied by Ministry of Health & Long Term Care - Ontario
- Company gave out coupons for restaurant that were not authorized
- [WA] I was involved in a bus crash as part of a university marching band- Will my hospital bills be covered?
- Defendant knows where witness lives
- Melbourne: Paedophile?
- Doctor slept with mentally ill patient
- Academic research work stolen and published without crediting me, lawyer agrees, what should I do?
- Getting threatened by a lawsuit over an abortion?
- My friend is being overworked
- Ski agency have said we are losing a room in our chalet to house the hosts. (UK)
- I have a whistling roof, landlord says "there ain't no proof"
- hospital told my mom i was there / why i was admitted
- My boyfriend's younger brother (a minor) took explicit pictures of me without my consent. Best way to go about taking legal action?
- [PA] My two friends were evicted but one thought they owned the house
- [England] An inheritance I believe is rightfully mine is not being passed over
| Banned from the local bus for not giving up my seat. Posted: 23 Nov 2018 07:03 AM PST in a bit of a rush today so im just going to copy the story from my r/amitheasshole post: here I used to take the bus daily to get to work. Not a big deal, I'd just mind my own business, sit wherever there is the least amount of people. But every thursday was awful. Every single thursday at the stop after i get on, a giant crowd of what i assume to be the mentally challenged kids from the local school would ride the bus too, about 7 or 8 with the woman i assumed was watching over them. Still, generally not an issue because I'd just put my earbuds in and stay in my own space. But this bus company was not reliable. We have a nice, modern bus that could sit probably 15 people. One day, a little school bus came instead. It had 9 seats. Since that point, it was basically up to chance whether or not the big bus came. So you can see the issue when the bus rolls up to the stop and there isnt enough seats. I have a heart condition, and moderately severe muscular dystrophy. Considering the 15 minute walk to the bus stop, I needed that time to sit down. So, that's what I was doing, as always. The group gets on the bus, I've got my eyes shut with my music playing when the woman in charge taps on my shoulder. I look and she looks pissed, notioning to one of the younger ones, crying because he didn't have a seat. I take out my earbuds and she says to me that I need to give up my seat. The other people that were on the bus already were older than me, and when I tell her I need it she says that I need to respect 'my elders' and do what she says. I try my best to explain that medically I can't stand the entire ride and she gets upset with me and says I'm making it up and 'ignoring her' (i had headphones on when she was trying to talk to me i guess). So after a couple minutes of this I snap and tell her that he can stand and respect me as I'm older than him and that one of the other kids can give him their seat if it's so important. She gives me a look like I just murdered her cat and stops bothering me. Two days later when I tried to get on the bus I was told I was banned from the service. When I called them they said that it's a part of their policy that the "fully abled" must give up their seats to those that aren't. I explained the medical reasons I needed it and was simply told I have a lower priority because I'm "fully functional" and the boy in question wasn't, even though it was just mentally as far as I ever knew. He ended up standing the entire ride and it didn't seem to effect him as far as I know, but I feel like making a mentally handicapped child cry makes me the asshole. On my original post it was suggested a lot that I make a post here. I live in Ontario, Canada. I don't have a lawyer but my mom has one she said would help me out, though he is currently out of town. I know almost nothing about the legality of what happened. Anyway that's why I'm here for help. Am I in the right to sue? For how much? I don't know much about the legality of the situation and in general don't study law. EDIT: There's a lot of responses on here so I'm sorry if I don't get to everyone, but for now I will pursue u/andthatswhathappened's advice and call the Ontario Human Rights Legal Support Center on Monday. Thanks everyone. I'll still be accepting further advice if there is more I should do though obviously I can't chase after compensation through more than one place. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 22 Nov 2018 07:51 PM PST Over three years ago (January 2014) we ordered custom sweaters for our class. My classmate, let's call her Frida, received money from us and then placed the order. We were around 65 people ordering, and it costed around $25 per sweater, so she got around $1625 Long story short, the distributor scammed us and we didn't get the sweaters. Frida was clearly annoyed with us asking about updates, and stopped replying completely to anything related to it. In August 2017 she announced that she had gotten all the money back a while ago, and that we could send her our account numbers and she'd send out the money ASAP. Everyone were relieved and happy. After a few weeks, no one had gotten their money back from her and asked what was going on. One person said she got her money (Frida's best friend), but none of the others as i know of. Now it's over a year ago and no one's heard anything still, she hasn't posted or replied after she made the original post saying she got the money. I sent her a PM the other day asking for an update. I said it's fine if she needs more time to do it for whatever reason, that i'm sure everyone's understanding, but that people just want a reply. That the silence is the frustrating part. She has completely ignored it. What can I do to get my/our money back? I thought about telling her I'll report her for fraud if she doesn't reply or give my money back within two weeks. The report will most likely not result in anything, but maybe it'd push her to repay everyone? Edit since I cant reply to people: Thank you all for your advice, it's been really helpful. And you're right, the distributor didn't technically scam us since he did repay us after two years (or earlier if Frida had them a while). I do know there was an attempt to get the sweaters since she wasn't the only one working on getting our money back and talking to the distributor, and also because we got pictures of the sweaters at one point. I'm not going to talk to the folk high school since the nature of the school is that you take one year there basically studying a hobby you have. Norwegians often call it a free-year to relax before going to uni, and figuring out what you want to do with your life. Since we left that school three years ago I don't think they'd appreciate getting involved. If it was a uni or highschool i would, though. We are all spread across the country now, but I'll message everyone involved and ask them if they want to take legal action against her, at the same time as I message Frida letting her know that if she keeps ignoring us it'll have consequences. Hopefully she'll be scared into just repaying us, and if not then I'll follow your legal advice on what to do next. I won't let it go even if she gives me my money back but no one else. I'm also gonna pop her then-boyfriend a message and ask him what he knows, as he's one of my best friends and might have some intel. [link] [comments]  |
| My mom plans on giving away my cat when I'm not home - can she do that? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 06:49 AM PST I still live at home and will move out come August/September 2019 and I plan on bringing my cat. However, my mom told me that she can't stand him anymore and that she will give him to someone else. A couple of years ago, she gave away my other cat without any warning - I got home from school and she was gone. Back then, I was under 18 but I am an adult now. Both cats were given to me as presents (from her) and besides paying like 5 bucks for each cat when she bought them, my mom hasn't spent any money on them. I buy all the food and litter for my cat, feed him and change his litter box - I am his only caretaker. I know there are no ownership documents when it comes to cats, but I do have receipts for cat food and such dating months back. Would that be enough to prove my ownership of him? Is there any way I can stop my mom from doing this? I work full time, so I spend time away from home 5 days a week and thus can't keep an eye on him all of the time. I know it's just a cat but I love the little asshole and I think the best thing for him is to spend the rest of his life with me. EDIT: I live in Denmark [link] [comments]  |
| [KS] Child Support negatively impacts my credit. Posted: 23 Nov 2018 07:14 AM PST First off, I pay my child support. I am not a deadbeat father, she didn't climb on top of herself. After repeated calls I've gotten nowhere so I'm turning to all of you for help. My child support is automatically taken from my paycheck. I requested this personally when we established it through the courts and honestly, I regret to have ever relied on the court system. The order states I am to pay $X per month bit stipulates that it is to be pulled from my paychecks. I receive 26 paychecks every year and my ex wife receives the full amount, I don't make this difficult. The order goes as far as to stipulate the exact amount that is to be pulled with every pay period. Unfortunately, there are several points throughout the year in which the payments pulled fall short by $30 for what is mandated monthly, Now let me tell you how paying child support in the state of Kansas sentences you to a life of shoddy credit because the second a payment runs late those useless.... Well they report it. They won't stop. They just let their system do it, it's not something they can change. But my payment history is immaculate otherwise. TL;DR: Court ordered support payments cause minor shortages throughout the year which repeatedly hits my credit score and negatively impacts my financial stability. EDIT: I WAS MISTAKEN! I reviewed my court documents after someone suggested I check with my payroll department and they only state I am to pay $519 a month. My payroll team took the easy way out at my expense but at least I can stop the bleeding. Thanks for all the help! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2018 06:22 AM PST Long story short.. bio mom has legal full custody of the kid (13yrs old). However, in the legal document she can not move out of state, make important medical decisions or switch the kids school without agreement from bio dad. Bio dad has been paying $500/mo in child support. Bio mom got sick of kids behavior in school and told bio dad to take him full time, but refused to change child support payments. Bio dad agreed (cuz kids more important and she's a bad parent) and they both went down to the school by us and changed the kids school and wrote down our address (bio dad) as main address. This has been going on for about 2 months so far. Child support caught wind and terminated child support payments to bio mom. She hasn't found out yet. But when she does, we both know bio mom is going to rage and do whatever she can to get the money back. We don't have money for a lawyer yet, but do have one picked out. We plan on going back and tryong to get custody because he has been thriving at school these last few months.. it's obvious to everyone (school included) the issue was his environment. My question is... What should we be preparing for? Bio dad (my fiance) seems to think he's won and its over since she can't legally switch his schools back without his consent and he's sure she won't want to drive the kid 30min across town every morning for school and back.. I know it's never that simple.. can she call police on us? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2018 06:20 AM PST My friend and I moved into this apartment because it was beautiful, in the perfect area, and in our budget. One of the first weekends there we were excessive with our noise, but we talked to the neighbors and apologized. Then about a month later we got a second warning and a "vacate or fix the breach" warning saying we have to fix our issue in five days or vacate. The major issue is footsteps. I can hear my upstairs neighbor every morning and night when he walks and it doesn't bother me. However the women below me complains every time we make any noise past 10P.M. Jumping to Wednesday the day before thanks giving we texted her and our other neighbors that we were having 5 people over for dinner because everyone is in town from Illinois to New York for the holiday. At six o clock when we were setting the table she texted us saying we moving furniture and disturbing her peace. We ended up getting two more texts from her. And then when we left at ten we came back at two to go straight to bed. We go to bed and we get another text from her saying we were being excessively loud and she was wide awake. My roommate and me can't take it and we fear an eviction. I don't know how to prevent the eviction or get out of the year lease (ends in sept). At this point we haven't had guests over and barley use our apartment minus Wednesday. We want to move out desperately, but have the lease. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2018 07:58 AM PST I live in New Jersey and have owned my home for 4 years now. What started as a "moist" spot on my driveway (about 1sq ft) when we purchased the home has gradually turned into a constant trickling of water down to the street and sidewalk and a wet patch about 25 sq ft. For the past two winters the water subsided and started flowing again in the spring. This has not happened this year and shows no sign of stopping. Currently there is a massive sheet of ice forming on the sidewalk in front of my and my immediate neighbor's house and on down the street in front of two other neighbors' driveways. My legal question is would I be liable for a slip and fall and/or a car accident that occurs on the street outside my home? What is my obligation as far as ice removal? I don't think I can realistically control this with ice melt or salt given the volume of water the continues to flow. Additional information- From talking to neighbors and the town water department (water department even sent over their contracted engineering company) my best estimate is that the water is groundwater that is coming down the hill behind my house and hitting a layer of impermeable rock causing it to come up in my driveway. I have a sump pump but even when left off for three months, the water continues unabated. The water department has surveyed twice and even dig up the water main in front of my house to check for leaks and found no issues. The town's position is that they can offer no assistance or remedy because it's originating on my property (this was in summertime). Even if I wanted to attempt remediation it likely couldn't be done until springtime now. I can post a picture of the actual ice later if necessary. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| [CA-Riverside] My parent's neighbor's ficus is so big it's knocking down our wall Posted: 23 Nov 2018 10:56 AM PST My dad is scared to touch the wall because he thinks it'll bite him in the ass if he does. (Liability for him being the last person to try to repair it or whatever) The BRICK wall is flexing nearly a foot in the center away from where the corners stand. My grandpa installed metal poles to stop it from flexing any further but I can't help but think we should just take the poles out, let the wall fall, and then have them pay to fix our damaged property. We've approached them multiple times (once a year or so) to ask them to do something about it but they refuse. They won't even trim the top of it so we can see the mountains! Our city has a wall height ordinance so they use a ficus to get around that, they essentially have a 20 ft high wall around their entire property and I'm POSITIVE it's damaging neighboring walls as well. Is there anything we can do to get this handled? [link] [comments]  |
| [FL] Probation order tells me to stay away from ex, ex followed me home Posted: 23 Nov 2018 09:16 AM PST Two years ago I was put on probation for DV (domestic violence). Yes, I know it's terrible, and I've had time to reflect and all that. Everything I've read said that I should stay the hell out of his life, because talking to him again would remind him of it and hurt him again. Also, that would be illegal so that's another reason not to. Anyway, I've since moved addresses since then, and haven't heard from or seen him this whole time (duh), except he followed me home now. (Not that this should matter, by the way, but I'm a man). Edit: Forgot to add the question. What do I do? Is he trying to set me up and report me for violating probation? [link] [comments]  |
| Dementia Patients Romantic Relationship Denied by Ministry of Health & Long Term Care - Ontario Posted: 23 Nov 2018 10:18 AM PST Divorced dad, 76, lives in a public long term care facility in Ontario. He has a dementia diagnosis and is living out his days surrounded by like-minded patients in a safe and caring environment. The facility administration recently contacted us, the family, to advise that Dad has engaged in a sexual relationship with another dementia patient after staff found her in his room one morning after, presumably, a naked sleepover. As is required, the administration advised both families and the Ministry. Both patients are willingly engaging in the relationship and, according to staff, are of equal mental capacity. Both families are in support of the relationship and see no reason to intervene. When dementia patients find happiness and a reason to leave the isolation of their rooms, everyone is happy. Everyone, that is, except the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. The Ministry has denied the patients their relationship and has advised the facility to separate the lovers. The facility is complying and have advised the families of such. Neither family is happy about the forced breakup. Legal question: do we, as the family (with POA for health care, if it matters) have any opportunity to intervene legally, and challenge the Ministry's position? Does the dementia diagnosis remove the rights of these individuals to consent to screw? [link] [comments]  |
| Company gave out coupons for restaurant that were not authorized Posted: 22 Nov 2018 05:27 PM PST Hello all, I manage a restaurant in western Canada. Back in spring we got a call from a company in the US that sells those coupon books asking if we'd like to be a part of it. We said no. Just had a customer come in with a $10 off coupon from this company that she got for our restaurant, and a quick search online confirms that these books have 4 of these coupons in each one. I am not sure what to do as I cannot honour these coupons, and we dont want to. I am now going to have quite a few pissed off customers because we cannot do this. I've also been told by the lady that brought one in that they were given out at schools in the area so there are definitely a fair amount of people that were given these. UPDATE: A quick search on BBB reveals hundreds of complaints that this company is a total fraud and most of the places they give out coupons for did not sign up. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2018 07:15 AM PST Yesterday night I was involved in a bus crash and was throw out the window, fracturing my back where I cannot sit up nor walk without excruciating pain- I can crawl faster than I walk. I am in the marching band (counts for credit and has the standing of a class) and the charter busses we took were organized under the university's athletic department. I will be needing follow up appointments, physical therapy and in very rare cases, surgery or ER trips. I understand that the bus company or university will more than likely cover the hospital bill from when I was hospitalized from the scene, but will my bills be covered for my follow up appointments and physical therapy, etc? Should I expect them to be covered? I have to sit out of the rest of the season and am unsure when I will be able to return to classes. Thanks much. tl;dr broke my lumbar during a bus crash as part of the marching band, hospitalized, but will need follow up appts and physical therapy, possibly surgery. will my bills be covered? [link] [comments]  |
| Defendant knows where witness lives Posted: 23 Nov 2018 08:18 AM PST This is in the UK. My sister moved into a new flat less than a year ago and she constantly heard her upstairs neighbours fighting. It got so bad once that she called the police because of glass shattering and loud thumps. The girl who lived there has now broken up with her boyfriend, moved out so he doesn't know where she lives and pressed charges against him for domestic violence. My sister has been asked to testify in court to the numerous disturbances she heard, she doesn't know what to do because her and her boyfriend still live in the same flat so the defendant knows where she lives and the nature of her testimony means her identity would be obvious. In the past the defendant has literally ripped the doors of the flat above theirs off the hinges to beat up his girlfriend, so there's nothing stopping him doing the same to their flat. The defendant has a violent history and has been in jail before. Her building isn't majorly secure, it's a detached house that was converted into two flats, with single glaze windows and 2 standard wooden doors between her home and outside. She's asked me what I think she should do and I have no idea what to say. Obviously I want this guy to face justice for what he has done so he can't harm anyone else in the future but I don't want my sister or her boyfriend to be at risk. Any advice I can pass onto my sister that can help her make this decision? I can imagine this is a concern in a lot of domestic violence cases [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2018 05:47 AM PST A few years ago I was immature and naive, I talked to a guy who lived in Melbourne that was about 19-20 at the time, I would've been 13-14 girl, living in New Zealand. We talked and had questionable conversations for people our age, including sexual content and shit like that. I stopped talking to him a while back and he is now spreading our pass conversations and images to people I know. I am now 16 and realise how gross it is (considering he is now older too). What can I do? He has said multiple other things a long the lines of his affection for very young girls, its disturbing. What legal actions can I take? [link] [comments]  |
| Doctor slept with mentally ill patient Posted: 23 Nov 2018 08:31 AM PST Hi Everyone, Trying to figure out if there are any ramifications for a doctor (podiatrist) sleeping with a patient, specifically one with borderline personality disorder. So my mother broke her ankle many years ago. This was precariously after a divorce and her mother (my grandmother) passing away. My mom has a history of mental illness. She saw the doctor and he slept with her. This is confirmed by a nurse as the doctor bragged about it with my moms current nurse. Okay, fine—whatever, little foul if it didn't lead to ruining my moms life. Having BPD, after her ankle healed, she started to pick at her own skin on her foot so the doctor would have to keep seeing her. This led to a lot of attention—people coming to see her, giving up their sick days so she could rest at home, etc etc. so my mom continued to pick and see this doctor. During this time, she also got addicted to pain medication that the doctor prescribed. From my understanding, he has prescribed her so much that he was investigated for it. I assume some was under the table, as my mom burned through a half million dollar inheritance within 5 years. Eventually my mom lost her first leg. At this point no one could diagnose why she was getting these sores. She basked in the attention of learning to use a prosthetic until no one cares anymore because she was essentially normal. Suddenly the wounds formed on the other leg. Only recently, after my moms inheritance ran out, did the doctor cut her off. Now my mom is getting her second leg removed. While I very much understand this is also my moms fault, I don't feel comfortable with a doctor who, in his words, "fucked" my mom and then prescribed her pain medication so she wouldn't tell. Is there anything that I should do or could be done, legally? Also to get my mom help? Thank you. Edit: this is in PA [link] [comments]  |
| Academic research work stolen and published without crediting me, lawyer agrees, what should I do? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 12:55 PM PST I was part of a research team where I made significant contributions to the design of the research study (a survey), and in writing I was recognized as on the team and promised to share authorship on resulting publication. The study was launched without consultation and without crediting me. (Several other researchers were likewise excluded). I contacted a lawyer who wrote:
This was sent in a demand letter to the lead researcher, without response. Instead a journal article was published with them as lead author again without crediting me. I can't afford to continue hiring the attorney - ideas on what are my options here? My PhD mentor recommended talking with the journal that published the article. Thanks for assistance! - [link] [comments]  |
| Getting threatened by a lawsuit over an abortion? Posted: 22 Nov 2018 08:15 PM PST Kind of a crazy situation here. I live in Australia and had been dating this girl for about four or five months and a little under two month ago we had sex as most couples do. I was wearing a condom but unfortunately this still resulted in her getting pregnant. I wanted to keep it and she wanted to abort it but without allowing for further discussion she went ahead and aborted it which I was upset with but understood her reasoning. Her body, her choice and all that. When discussing this over the phone the next day I offered to pay half of it. She declined this offer stating she wanted $1500 for the medical costs and for her pain and suffering. Also claiming that I emotionally manipulated her into having sex with me and that I must have tampered with the condom for me to impregnate her. I told her this was not true and that she was crazy and that I would not pay such an amount, I was happy to pay half the costs of the medical procedure but nothing extra after that. She then threatened to sue me if I didn't comply with her demands. Naturally I broke up with her after this and this morning I get a text message stating that she's going to speak to a lawyer today. It seems like she has no legal legs to stand on but I'm not familiar with law. Should I lawyer up or is her request ridiculous enough for me not to pay the legal fees for a lawyer. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2018 10:43 AM PST My friend (F25, Oregon) has been working 12 hour shifts with no breaks, basically 5 days a week. She says the reason is because where she works is a "make it or break it" floor for nurses, and as a result over 10 nurses have left since she started about a year ago. I'm all for overtime, but I'm concerned for her mental health. Are there specific laws that make medical staff exempt from regular labor laws in Oregon? I tried googling, but to no avail. Any help is appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Ski agency have said we are losing a room in our chalet to house the hosts. (UK) Posted: 23 Nov 2018 07:05 AM PST I've organised a ski trip in France for myself and 14 others. Couples and families. We chose this place back in May as it suited all our needs and has enough rooms to have all the couples and families in their own space. 2 months to go they have said they are using one of the bedrooms to have the chalet hosts stay. But have said we will still have all the beds we need just put into the other remaining rooms instead. Obviously we aren't happy about this and couples don't want to be separated and sleeping with other couples. There are no other chalets in the area and they a refusing to put the hosts up in a hotel nearby. Where do I go from here? [link] [comments]  |
| I have a whistling roof, landlord says "there ain't no proof" Posted: 23 Nov 2018 04:37 AM PST Hello, I am privately renting a place in London. I work shifts so my days and nights are all over the place, but a lot of the time I have to sleep during the day. There is a high pitched whistling sound coming from the light fittings in the ceiling, I imagine it's wind, but it keeps me awake. I've informed my landlord who came around and said he couldn't hear it and said there is no issue. So can I do anything to try and fix it or is there steps I should take? Obviously I don't want to make massive changes to the roof or get the builders in. I don't have tinnitus or anything like that and my gf can hear it as well so I'm not imagining it. Any ideas or information would be helpful thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| hospital told my mom i was there / why i was admitted Posted: 22 Nov 2018 04:39 PM PST a few weeks ago i went to the er and was held overnight. my boyfriend had texted my mom while i was asleep telling her i was at the hospital, and when i woke up and they gave me my phone my mom knew the details of why i was there. i assumed my boyfriend had given her the information but instead my mom called the hospital and asked if i was there, and they told her i had been admitted and why i was there. I'm extremely irritated since they didn't listen to me and wrote down inaccurate information about what i took (i accidentally overdosed on sleeping pills) and relayed all that to her and i had to explain my way out of it. I'm 19, so i assumed that since I'm not a minor that they weren't allowed to give any of that up (especially since it was over the phone) because of HIPAA but i could be wrong. is there any way to prevent this if a similar situation occurs in the future? this happened in NY, my family lives out of state I'm not sure if that makes a difference [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:24 PM PST My boyfriend and I are both 21, and he lives alone with his younger brother, 17 years old, for the most part as their mom works out of town and father is out of the picture. I recently found out his brother has been sneaking into his bedroom and taking pictures of me while I am asleep and naked. I was using his brother's laptop to finish a lab report (with his permission) and when I went to save the document, I just named it my first name and a folder named [my name] of the pictures popped up. I haven't spoken to either of them about it as I would like to know what legal options I have before having a conversation. Thank you. EDIT: We are in Vancouver, BC (Canada). Sorry, first time poster! [link] [comments]  |
| [PA] My two friends were evicted but one thought they owned the house Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:31 PM PST I know an older couple in PA who have owned a house for decades. The husband has an addiction and is known for lying and stealing money from his wife. He also is showing signs of early stage dementia. I know them closely and need advice on how this might have happened, if what he's saying is even possible. Apparently, for 5 years the husband pocketed the money that should have gone towards property tax. The wife thought this money was paid and accounted for. Two years ago, the house was then taken by the borough and sold to a new owner. The husband signed a lease with the new owner to rent to own. The husband failed to pay rent, leading to an eviction. Notices we're placed on the door but the husband removed them. Their mail goes to a PO Box and he vets all of what she sees. On the day of the eviction the wife had no knowledge that she did not own the home she lived in. In fact, the home was originally a wedding present decades ago from her (now deceased) relative and I believe the home would have solely been in her name if not jointly owned. The husband had told the new owner that she had died from cancer (she does have cancer...) and the new owner was surprised she was there at the time of eviction. The lease only involved the husband. The wife never signed any documents pertaining to the sale/forclosure/rental of the home. Is this possible? 1) The couple never moved out of the home during any of this process until the day police came to the door to evict immediately. Does it sound like the home wasnt actually forclosed on (I'm not sure if that's even the correct term to use)? 2) She would have had at least partial ownership of the home. Did she have to sign anything or be officially served for the sale of the home to take place? I'm worried he forged her signature. How much trouble might he be in? Does it matter if he claims he has dementia? [link] [comments]  |
| [England] An inheritance I believe is rightfully mine is not being passed over Posted: 23 Nov 2018 08:26 AM PST Unfortunately I don't know all the details, which is partly why I'm posting here, but I'll try my best to relay all that I know. My grandmother (father's side) passed away in 2010, and in her will left a sum of money and part of her estate to my father (~£250,000). Of course my grandma didn't assume her son would pass before her, but my dad died in 2006. Due to this it was to be shared between his 3 children, me and my 2 half sisters (same dad, I have a different mum). As I was a minor at the time, I was told it would be held in a trust until I'm of age, with the trustees being one of those sisters (also a recipient of the money), and her mother. In early October this year, I turned 18, and in the months before I've learned my money has been invested in a financial place (stocks I think). I was told I was to have a meeting with a financial advisor, and the trustees, to talk about the 'next steps' with my money, however this has yet to be the case. I understand the meeting was unlikely to happen the day I turned 18, however it's approaching 2 months now and the trustees keep stalling. There is very little communication between me and my sister and any time I ask she just says she's too busy but is trying. I rang this financial investment place myself, and was told that yes a meeting should be set up, but there is nothing they or myself can do apart from wait for the trustees to plan this. They won't give me any information at all, except that my name is on file. My sister has told me that my money is in a trust that is currently set to open(?) when I'm 25, her reasoning being '[she] didn't get hers until that age, and [I] won't be mature for it'. I've been told that there are 2 types of trust, one where this number is set in stone, and one where the trustees may change this. My sister is very controlling, and to me this seems like a matter of control. The financial place says it's up to the trustees to set up a meeting however they are not cooperating, and continue to stall and ignore my questions. To my knowledge, if a will doesn't specify a certain age to get an inheritance, it is automatically 18, so is there anything I can do to attain what is rightfully mine? TL:DR: My nan left me an inheritance when I was a minor. Now I'm 18 and it is not being given to me [link] [comments]  |
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