Legal Advice Made report to CPS. Family and including the abuser knows my identity and are pissed. They are planning to retaliate. How can I protect myself? |
- Made report to CPS. Family and including the abuser knows my identity and are pissed. They are planning to retaliate. How can I protect myself?
- Living in Tennessee, USA. Wife wants to force stepdaughter (my daughter, 17) to move out. She has six months left before graduating high school, and probably moving to college anyway.
- paying teachers for grades
- I found a loaded gun in my rental car. Who do I report it to?
- I just celebrated my wedding and 24 of my guests got served raw chicken from the catering company. What can I do?
- I work at a daycare and each teacher was required to sell 10 tickets for a plate sale fundraiser. If I do not sell all my tickets the money will be taken from my paycheck. Is that legal?
- "Broke" into my house, wife wants to press charges.
- Dad is making me do his university assignments so he can get his job back and pay for my university fees.
- Interrogated without Miranda warnings. Now I have a felony charge of false statements, and misdemeanor of false report of a crime. GA
- Neighbor's septic is overflowing
- Concrete poured all over car.
- My Dad Cut up my passport and threw away my things as well as keeps telling me to leave the house, but says if i leave he will just tell the authorities I "ran away"
- [Canada, AB] I'm being slandered by a girl i haven't met before. Today she posted an instagram story with a picture of me and the words "sexual assault offender" on my face.
- New Landlord Turned Apartment in Airbnb Hostel- Can I Do Anything?
- Being forced to move apartments by property managers bc they put me in the wrong unit
- I have reason to believe my friend is hitting his wife and abusing their pets. What can I do to help her here? [MI, USA]
- An ER visit has turned into a catastrophe, a collection agency has now been involved, I'm running out of ideas.
- [Texas] Friend with paranoid delusions and hallucinations told me she wants to get a gun, and a concealed carry license
- Ex is moving to another state with my kid w/o my consent
- [USA, MD] Landlord threatening punitive pet fees
- (RI) Spouse arrested on some nasty felony charges, what should I be doing now?
- I have found a vulnerability of a website
| Posted: 09 Nov 2018 08:38 AM PST Tried my best to condense this story so it wouldn't veer into /r/relationship advice territory. Please, please ask me to clarify anything that doesn't make sense... During the summer my friend disclosed to me that her teenaged cousins (victims) have been sexually abused and raped by an uncle (abuser) since they were toddlers. At the time of disclosure the victims were still being abused (groping) by the abuser but were out of state for vacation until the following week. My friend is the only person the victims told. I am a mandated reporter, so upon hearing this I strongly encouraged my friend to report to CPS and/or police. My friend is also a mandated reporter since she is unlicensed school teacher. During this initial discussion my friend was displaying signs of hesitation since the abuser, abuser's wife, and victim's mother are all undocumented citizens. Furthermore, my friend stated her family is extremely conservative and protective over their family's reputation. My friend expressed fear of potential backlash and retaliation from relatives. I basically dismissed her excuses and explained how to report to CPS. It was obvious she had no understanding of mandating reporter laws and CPS at all.. A few days later I checked in with my friend to verify if she reported the abuse. She said she could not report out of fear. I was upset and a bit shocked. That same night I spent a couple hours finding the victims' and abuser's information via social media and reported everything I knew to CPS anonymously. I did not disclose this to my friend as I felt she'd interfere by alerting the victims. I continued to encourage my friend to report these crimes multiple times even after my own report but she refused and attempted to rationalize every single time. 3 weeks later I was alerted by my friend that CPS was now involved. They apparently interviewed the victims at their school. The victims confirmed their abuse to the case worker. I was happy to hear this but still did not reveal that I reported to CPS to my friend, although she was trying very hard to identify the reporter. Earlier this month, my friend broke down to me and apologized for not reporting and protecting her cousins. During this conversation she asked me if I reported the abuse to CPS. I admitted to reporting the abuse at this time because she seemed understanding and regretful of her negligence toward the abuse. I regret this so much. The very next day I learn that my friend, the victim, victims' mother, and some more relatives had a family meeting about to handle CPS and the abuse reports. Somewhere in this conversation I was identified as the reporter. Apparently the victims mother became furious and threatened to sue me for "ruining the family's reputation". Here is the disturbing part: Apparently, victims' mom and family believes the abuse happened but does not want to press charges and punish the abuser since he is the father of 2 baby girls. The abuser apparently apologized and expressed remorse after this all came to light. Instead of pressing charges the family is going to "come after me" and "sue me". My friend is being protective of her family and not giving away much details. I am afraid of backlash from those involved in this situation. Since this family has rationalized child sex abuse and rape ("well he was probably horny at the time") I am fearful of what else they are capable of. I immediately deleted my social media accounts but I am sure my identity is known at this point. I don't know what my options are here. Very disturbed by my "friend" and her family. I am no longer speaking to her. TLDR: Had no choice but to call CPS on friend's family for past and current child sexual abuse and rape disclosed to me after she refused to. My identity got revealed to family . The family is pissed and recently threatened to come after me legally because I hurt the "family reputation". I also fear for my physical safety because I don't know any of these people and can't guarantee that they will not seek revenge in the the form of violence. Especially if abuser is eventually charged and deported [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Nov 2018 09:58 AM PST Wife is insistent that relationship with my daughter is unlivable, claims she doesn't trust her and feels unsafe. My daughter's not violent and never been in a fight or legal trouble. Wife feels daughter hates her, and doesn't want me leaving them alone together even when I go to work. Can my wife force my daughter out? We have no family in this small town, my nearest are 100 miles away and daughter's bio mom is not in the picture. What are my rights? Can I insist she stay until school is over? If she is able to make my daughter move out I am inclined to go too, but I have less than 1000 in savings. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Nov 2018 09:58 AM PST I am a senior in high school in AZ, there is a teacher on campus that is very strict on classroom etiquette (no him, no drinks, no food, no phones), and if you break any of his rules he gives you 100 Chemistry problems that are essentially impossible to get better than a 70. He does accept a $2 fee to get out of the problems, and it seems like discrimination against those who aren't able to pay that. Is there anything I can do, especially to with school administration to end his practices all together? [link] [comments]  |
| I found a loaded gun in my rental car. Who do I report it to? Posted: 09 Nov 2018 07:05 AM PST [USA / FL] I found a loaded gun in the back of my rental car last night. I was exhausted, had a pounding headache, and really just wanted to get food and go to sleep. The last thing I wanted to do was discover a gun in my vehicle. Since I live with a police officer I called him to figure out what to do first. He said he would take care of it so I came home. Well to him "taking care of it" means checking to see if it's been reported lost or stolen and just keeping it. Not making an official report like I assumed he would do. That makes me feel a little uneasy, but I'm not sure if I'm just being overly cautious. I couldn't find any law that specifies what to do with an abandoned weapon. However, I did find Florida Statute 705.102 which says to report abandoned property to law enforcement. This isn't a few dollar bills. It's a loaded gun that at the very least is likely registered to someone who is missing it. It wasn't abandoned in a park. It was forgotten in a rental car that is directly tied to me. The car only has 3k miles. Not like it's seen a lot of road time. Even if I'm not required to give it back I still feel as if I should. He says that it would be complicated figuring out where to turn it in. My rental car is from JAX. I work in GA and my car was unlocked yesterday. He works for a city in a completely different town, and where I was located when I actually discovered the gun was in county jurisdiction so technically I should have stopped and turned it into the sheriff's office. I get what he's saying. I'm not sure if I should call the rental company or which law enforcement agency should handle it. The rental company will likely deny there was ever a gun in the vehicle. Failing to properly clear the vehicle is a huge liability for them. No one knows when or where the gun entered my vehicle because I forgot to lock my door for a few hours yesterday. I could act as if I never saw a gun in the car. I don't want to get caught up in something just because it's easy to pretend it never happened. In the end if someone ask I'm not going to lie about it. It seems stupid to allow him to keep a gun that could be registered to someone else, especially when I'm the middle man. Questions:
(Resident of FL, currently residing in FL.) TLDR: FL resident. I found a loaded gun in my rental car. Police officer friend just wants to keep it. I don't want any legal trouble. Not sure what to do or who to call. Edit: typos [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Nov 2018 12:00 PM PST My wife and I paid a well-renowned catering company $53/person for about 85 people for our wedding last weekend. This included served meals, a cake, and a wedding planner. We had a lot of problems from the start, like the wedding planner not planning or even looking at our excel spreadsheet that had everything about our wedding listed to the t. We figured we'd just try to take more responsibility for the wedding and make sure that everything was okay the day of with help from our friends and family. Wedding day came and with friends' and families' help, we made everything great, but the catering company/wedding planner were a really big disappointment. It was the best day of our lives, but several things in the contract were broken. I will only list the ones that I feel are a severe breach of contract.
After the wedding, they offered us a $500 refund for the raw chicken as they noted about 10 people told them the chicken was raw. I told them everybody's chicken was raw and there are just some people who didn't want to address it during our wedding. I told them they owe us at least $1272 (24 x 53) for the wedding, but I will take $1000 and just move on. After waiting 2 days they got back to me and said they are sticking with the $500 offer and they will be mailing me a check. It wasn't just the food. I have a list of things that went wrong. A list of what was promised in the contract vs what actually happened. Some of it is a bit subjective and I have to let that go. I can't expect the wedding planner to have everything planned (even though it was all listed in excel spreadsheets she never looked at). But most of it was a promised item that was not delivered. A breach of contract. I live in Maine and we had the wedding in PA. It would cost so much money to hire a lawyer or drive down to small claims court, etc. Is there anything you think I can do? I have our last phone call recorded where they admitted that the chicken was "underdone". I have emails admitting the chicken was "underdone". I have emails admitting that the food can change and they said, "that just happens based on our menu," despite them labeling our beef as something incredibly specific when we paid for their catering service. What can I legally do to fight their unreasonable offer? Will I need to hire someone to dispute it? Thank you! TL;DR: Wedding catering service served our guests raw chicken and completely different meals than what was promised and in the contract. They offered us a small refund and admitted to the raw chicken but told us "it wasn't everyone's chicken" and part of what we are paying for is the service (which was pretty awful as well). They are sticking to their small refund amount even after a long phone call in which they admitted the chicken was raw (and I have recorded). Edit: They have deleted all of the bad reviews of raw chicken off their Facebook page. [link] [comments]  |
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| "Broke" into my house, wife wants to press charges. Posted: 08 Nov 2018 07:11 PM PST Throwaway for reasons that I don't want this to get back to anyone I know. My wife and I have been on the outs for awhile. We've been married for seven years and things were going great until about 6 months ago when I caught her cheating. Things progressively got worse and I finally called her out on it--it didn't go well. Still, we remained civil enough to get through where we are today. We are still living together (for financial reasons), but are working on divorce proceedings. I stay upstairs and she stays downstairs. I ended up taking a better job which allowed us to pretty much have opposite schedules, so we really don't see each other. The house is also listed in both of our names. We got into a pretty heated argument this morning (nothing physical AT ALL--just lots of yelling and hurt feelings) before I left for work and she told me not to come back, but I thought things would have calmed down by the time I got home. I got home late this afternoon to find that she had replaced the locks all over the house, I wasn't allowed to get in. She wasn't home, so I busted the lock to get in the house. I called her screaming after I got inside, and she's threatening to call the police. Is it possible that I broke any laws "breaking" into my own house, or is my wife making empty threats? I am located in Tennessee. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Nov 2018 01:51 AM PST 2 years ago our family moved to Australia. In this time, he wasn't able to register as a nurse because he didn't pass the registration exam and hence has been working as a PCA. He decided to do another bachelor's degree in nursing because it was the only way to get his registration back and because he felt his salary as a PCA was not enough to support my siblings and I when we go into university. When he started his degree, he found the written assessments (the ones you work on by yourself before a deadline) difficult because his grammar and punctuation was not sufficient (as in he can't even write an essay without mistakes) so he asked me to help him with some parts every now and then, while he does the exams. Over the two years the assessments have been getting harder and he can't balance study with work so he's making me do all of them for him. Because of this, it has made me sacrifice my own studies and my grades dropped from As to Cs. I confronted him about it and he got mad saying "I'm doing this for us, for you. You won't go to uni if you don't do this." I had no choice but to do them. Also, I can't apply for citizenship yet meaning I have to pay for my tuition fees upfront. What will happen if the university finds out about this? How big of a crime is he committing? I know it's wrong but is it justified by the fact that he wants to pay for my tuition fees and get me into uni? TL;DR: I'm scared my dad will get caught for making me do his own uni assignments but I'm also worried I won't be able to get into university anymore. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Nov 2018 03:58 PM PST I made a previous post about a sexual assault that happened to me about a month ago. When I was originally questioned by the investigator it was in an interrogation room, and at that point I hadn't decided whether or not to pursue charges. The detective ended up talking me into pursuing charges because she said the evidence was so strong. After she questioned the other 2 involved, she called me back in for a second questioning. At that point I thought she was still on my side, but by the end of the interview I realized she had taken the side of the other 2, one of whom actually raped me. The second time I was questioned she read me the Miranda warnings, so I should have suspected from that but I didn't. Anyways, now she has pressed charges against me for false report of a crime, and giving false statements. My question is, if the Miranda warnings were not read to me during the first questioning, can what I said in that be used against me? I also wasn't read them yesterday when I was arrested, but I wasn't questioned at all either. I've gotten an attorney and I meet with him Monday, I was just curious. Also, as she was walking me to the back to be booked, she "recommended" me plea first offender because she said it would never go on my record. I'm not so much worried about the reporting a false crime, because I know I definitely didn't falsely report a crime, but I am concerned about the false statements. I know in my first interview I was in shock from it all, because it was the next day, and I was in denial that my friend had a part of it and was trying to protect her, so that's why I know I have some differences in my first interview vs my second one. I hope I made some sense. I'm trying to explain the best I can and keep it somewhat short. I'm so upset that I was raped, yet somehow I was the one who ended up in a jail cell yesterday. I completely understand now why people don't report when they are raped. [link] [comments]  |
| Neighbor's septic is overflowing Posted: 09 Nov 2018 10:01 AM PST Hello r/legaladvice I will start this off with the location. I am a homeowner in southern maryland and I live fairly close to the Chesapeake bay, (within 2 miles) and less than a mile from the patuxent river. Now the issue. My neighbor's septic has been overflowing basically all summer. It flows like a small stream almost constantly. He 100% knows it's happening, he walks through it cutting his grass in muck boots. I think I've given him enough time to act.. Not to mention the awful smell. Now my property slightly uphill from his but there are houses behind his that have to be recieving some of his shit water on to their property. What are my options? He is a nice guy from what I can tell, I do not know his financial situation but this needs to stop. I can tell you theres several families in the house. With his proximity to they bay I'm positive this is a big no no. I'm tired of the smell. It's so foul, theres toilet paper in his yard... I feel bad for my other neighbors. But at the same time I don't want to screw him over. (You're probably going to tell me that's my only choice) I have not confronted him about it. It's not my job to tell him to keep his own shit river in his own yard. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Nov 2018 03:38 AM PST Hello, I live in Florida and live in an Urban area. A high rise is being constructed next to my building and got concrete all over my car. They had their workers wash it off, but there is still lime all over the car and some spots were missed. There are some small scratches on the paint. They offered to detail the car. I am worried about the detailing place scratching it. Would they be able to claim the detailing place scratched it? Would this be easy to get their insurance to cover if i ended up needing paint/body work done? I have pictures of my car covered with concrete and pictures of their workers cleaning my car plus a building full of witnesses/ other victims. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Nov 2018 02:15 PM PST Hello, so I am a 16 year old female living in Toronto, CA. I have extreme crippling anxiety and I can't leave my house sometimes because of it, thus resulting in me missing a lot of school and my parents growing extremely angry. If you would like more info, click here, as I made a post in r/askTO about it. Yesterday, my father tried to kick me out. I refused to leave, as this is not legal unless I make the conscious choice to leave/ or he physically forces me to leave (which he didn't). Today, I stayed home from school again. When he came home, he went inside my room, yelled at me for a bit (I didn't react), tore off my sheets and blankets, went through my room to find any valuables he could confiscate (I have barely any possessions or clothes so it wasn't easy). He took my sketch book and my tin of prismacolour markers/copics that I all paid for myself/collected over the last few years! I had about 100+ in there! and each marker is like 3-5 bucks! He also took my passport and my old DS lite with all my games (I had that DS for over 10 years and I am so pissed because that thing is so so so sentimental to me ). He left the house, drove off for about 20 minutes, came back and told me he burned and threw away my passport as well as everything else he took. I didn't say anything (I don't talk back anymore because when I do, everything just gets worse). He took my phone too, but I am not sure if he threw it out. Anyway after he did this, he kept telling me to leave. He kept telling me to go run away and go to a shelter and become a ward of the state. He says if I do this, he will disown me and let me become a victim of the system. I am refusing to leave the house rn because of what he says. What can I do? Is it legal to destroy someone elses passports? I also don't have a health card so I am not sure how to get a new one. Edit: He also said if I don't leave the house he is going to tell the cops I am suicidal and try and get me sent away. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Nov 2018 05:11 PM PST The instagram account belongs to a girl i don't know. Apparently she went to the same elementary school as me. I don't recall ever interacting with this person. I've never assaulted anyone in my life, and up to 300 people i know could have seen this. I have screenshots of the story, is there anything i can do to prevent further slander? edit: I'm in my mid twenties, and the picture she posted was of me at highschool grad. I didnt know her then, nor do I now. [link] [comments]  |
| New Landlord Turned Apartment in Airbnb Hostel- Can I Do Anything? Posted: 09 Nov 2018 06:33 AM PST I live in Boston MA. The apartment building I rent in was just purchased by new landlords. There are two other units in my building and three other apartment buildings owned by this new landlord in the ally I live in. I recently discovered all units in all four buildings except my own were transformed into AirBNBs. Found all this listings. There are now lock boxes outside of each apartment and all locks have been changed to code locks. The new landlord didn't tell us anything about this and as these are all walk ups without a doorman or any sort of sophisticated security system my roommate and I are deeply concerned about our safety and privacy. I looked up the landlord and found they own 39 properties in the Boston area they are renting out on AirBNB. Is there anything I can do legally? I know there is a new city ordinance going into effect in January 2019 banning Investor Unit Short Term Rentals (which I believe this qualifies as) but how do I use that to stop the landlord from turning my ally into a hostel? [link] [comments]  |
| Being forced to move apartments by property managers bc they put me in the wrong unit Posted: 09 Nov 2018 10:28 AM PST So me and my boyfriend moved into a new apartment on June 1st and are still currently in that same apartment. So yesterday, my boyfriend received a voicemail followed up by an email from the property manager, notifying us that her leasing agent accidentally placed us in a "non dog friendly" building and we will have to move to a building that IS dog friendly. She also went on to say that we have to move because they have had complaints from residents that a dog is barking. So now about the dog barking (my dog is 5yo if that even matters). My dog has a bark collar... he almost never barks UNLESS someone is antagonizing him or is knocking on the door obviously (which is also rare considering we never have company over). So we set up a webcam today in the living room to see if that's actually valid because I have lived in apartments before and my dog never barked so I find it very hard to believe that he all of a sudden would start doing that now. And like I said... we have been there for 5 months... if people were complaining I am sure someone would have told us by now. Now with that being said, there is also a tenant in the SAME BUILDING as me with a dog. hmm? We have already been in this unit for over 5 months now and she is just NOW informing me of this information? We signed the lease in June agreeing on the exact unit and building that we are in for a full year. We also signed the lease with them having the knowledge of my dog being in the apartment as well, as long as we are paying the pet fee (which we do every month and have never been late or missed a payment). We do NOT want to move units. We are comfortable where we are at and it works perfect for us. Not to mention, I live in the Midwest and it's cold right now. Who tf wants to try and find a day to take off work in the cold winter months to move furniture to another apartment complex because the leasing agent f****d up in the first place. This is not my problem. It is THEIR problem. It's their mess up, not ours and we signed the lease for the unit and building we are in. So... what should we say/do? My boyfriend plans to meet with her this evening (I am unable to because I work past the office hours). Any good advice or has someone else had something similar happen to them? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Nov 2018 05:04 AM PST Hello, so background, I have been good friends with [S] and his wife [L] for years now. We all went to high school together and [S] and I went to college together. About 17 months ago [S] and [L] got married. And shortly thereafter I got married to my wife [I]. Recently we had people over for Halloween and [L] told my wife that she was thinking about divorcing [S] because of his anger issues. (We've all known [S] has trouble controlling his anger, but we vastly underestimated the degree to which he has lost said control. To this point all we'd seen was yelling and bickering.) [I] suggested that they seek out couples counseling and that [S] get himself a therapist before considering divorce. Well my wife and [L] went out yesterday and [L] confessed that [S] had been attacking her physically including but not limited to: pushing, flipping furniture into her, throwing punches, and in one case hitting her with a [household object]. As well as punching holes in walls and doors, kicking the dogs, threatening to pour bleach in the dog's eyes, etc. She said he is getting drunk every night as well. This all came to a head the other day (the reason she called my wife) when [L] suggested she would divorce [S] and he told her she would kill her if she tried. (There are hunting and CCW firearms in the house. She took photos of defensive bruises and cuts she has from prior altercations and showed them to [I] Let me say I struggle eve writing this, [S] was one of my best friends, but after today I just want [L] free and [S] locked up for a long time. [L] is still trying to make excuses for [S] and saying it isn't that bad what he's done, but she has decided she wants to divorce him. I would like to have all of the paperwork needed for things like divorce, restraining order, etc. ready to go in the event she decides to leave, and I have given her a key to our place so if she feels unsafe she can come over with the animals and hide out. I have given her the contact of a few support groups for domestic abuse victims, and I am trying to help find her a lawyer who can take the case. Is there anything else I can do? She is not safe there. My wife [I] is calling her uncle (Swat K9 officer) today to get more information from a LEO side. [L] Has said it isn't time yet but when it is she wants to make it fast and efficient so [S] doesn't have a chance to hurt her. TLDR: My friend is beating his wife and she needs to get out of that home fast. Legal Questions: What paperwork will she need lined up for the day she decides to leave? What she do to get him removed from the house as quickly as possible? Would a divorce lawyer be the best person to contact, are there domestic abuse lawyers? What is the best method of going about this quickly and discreetly? Does anyone have anything else they know that I can do or forward her way? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Nov 2018 12:38 AM PST Fort Wayne, IN. Approximately 6 months ago I went to the ER for a ruptured cyst on my ovary. I am on two different insurance's my mother's (I am under the age of 26) and my own. Being unfamiliar with how this system works I put my mother's insurance (Insurance B) down as my primary not realizing that my personal insurance (Insurance A) would have a much lower deductible. I had also used my mother's insurance because I had lost my personal insurance's card, and had requested a new one a day or two after. Fast forward to receiving my first bill from the hospital, it was much larger than expected and that's when I realized I should have used insurance A. I called the hospital immediately and explained that I needed to switch my primary insurance from B to A, and use insurance B as my secondary. They told me they would put my account on hold, send the updated information to insurance A, and that I would NOT need to pay on this bill until I received a new billing statement with the updated amount. A couple weeks later I was still receiving the same two bills with the exact same balance. I called and they assured me that once these bills are registered in their system they are unable to remove them and that I just had to let the system continue to process the late statements and they would eventually stop coming through. A few weeks later I received the same two bills, same two balances. The fourth time this happened I took down the name of the person I was talking to and the date and time. I should mention that there were a handful of phone calls between the hospital and I. A few of those times they were unable to find in their system that the account had ever been put on hold, but each and EVERY time these calls ended with them saying it was now taken care of. Fast forward to today. I had still been receiving bills every month, but I was no longer calling. I was at work when a collection agency called asking for me, notifying me that this balance had been sent to them. I was beyond furious and humiliated. And am now unsure what my next move is. Tomorrow I will be contacting the hospital as well as my insurance company, but before then I thought I would reach out for any advice. Is this a situation where I should obtain a lawyer? Is this the right sub for this kind of situation? I am in a bit of panic trying to figure how I am going to scale this mountain of a disaster. Thank you in advance for any help. UPDATE 1: So, after contacting my insurance per the recommendations of you all. They created a conference call to include themselves, the billing department of the hospital and myself. The hospital claimed they had amended the claim to include my insurance as my primary, but we're quickly called out by my insurance that they never received said claim. It escalated between the two, resulted in me calling the collection agency on my own, getting redirected back to the hospital and the hospital now claiming they have put a hold on their claim to the collection agency via email and they will now submit a claim to my primary. I requested to be forwarded that email but I was told they could not send those emails to patients. Tomorrow I am to call the billing department back to verify this has been done. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Nov 2018 07:52 AM PST Throwaway account. Skip to bolded text for the TL;DR. I have a friend, let's call her K, who has been demonstrating many of the symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. I'm not a doctor, so I'm in no way trying to accuse or diagnose K, but her behavior over the past year has gotten more and more erratic. She believes that the government is spying on her, that her food has been poisoned by her neighbors, and that the university she attends is plotting against her. K told me very recently she experiences visual hallucinations at unexpected times, and that's when I began to piece things out. I've had friends deal with severe mental health issues in the past, so normally I would be ok with doing some research and talking with her openly and gently about seeking help. K is experiencing a lot of stress due to school, and I know that can trigger mental health stuff. However, yesterday she told me she wanted to purchase a gun, and get her concealed carry license. She genuinely believes people are stalking her and trying to kill her - people like her neighbors and the government. At this point I knew I needed to intervene immediately to prevent her from acquiring a gun. K is not a mean or evil spirited person by any means, but I worry for the safety of herself, her roommate, and everyone she interacts with. There's no telling what a person will convince themselves if they are having delusions as badly as she is. K won't be convinced that the gun is a bad idea. When I tried to tell so, she hung up the phone. She gets frustrated and angry when I don't agree that her paranoid delusions are legitimate. We live in Texas, where gun laws are extremely lax, but it is still illegal to sell a gun to someone with a diagnosed mental illness. K hasn't been diagnosed, so what are the proper legal channels to prevent her from acquiring a firearm? Should I call the police? Contact a lawyer? Contact some kind of Texas gun bureau? I want to handle this properly, but I'm worried that if the police show up to her house it will only confirm her delusions of a conspiracy against her. I'm getting coffee with K's roommate tomorrow to talk about K, and also offer her (K's roommate) a place to stay until we can confirm that K hasn't purchased a gun. K is a good, kind hearted friend who has struggled with depression, loneliness, and family issues all her life. I want to do what's best for her health and her safety. [link] [comments]  |
| Ex is moving to another state with my kid w/o my consent Posted: 09 Nov 2018 05:30 AM PST My ex gf and I have a daughter. She met a new guy and I just found out she is planning to move to another state and take our daughter with her. Obviously I don't want my daughter to move away. We were never married and don't have anything with the courts. Tbh, I can't afford a lawyer to file anything...we've just been sharing custody on our own. Is there anything I can do to stop her from moving? Or what can I do if they do leave? This is Texas btw [link] [comments]  |
| [USA, MD] Landlord threatening punitive pet fees Posted: 09 Nov 2018 09:50 AM PST I live in a large apartment building that has recently come under new management. The new landlords have emailed repeatedly about the issue of people failing to pick up their dog poop and threatening fines, which we had written off as bluster. However, they had a recent incident and are now attempting to fine every pet owner on a particular floor (not mine) $100. They further state that they will be fining every pet owner in their complex $100 if the poop situation doesn't resolve. I've scrubbed through my lease and the pet addendum, no mention of anything like this is present. We pay a monthly fee for our pet, but there is no fine or mention of a penalty system in the addendum. Assuming they follow through and attempt to collect the fee from us in the future, what is the best course of action to contest these punitive pet poop payments? [link] [comments]  |
| (RI) Spouse arrested on some nasty felony charges, what should I be doing now? Posted: 08 Nov 2018 05:27 PM PST After being awakened yesterday morning by the gentle sounds of a state task force bursting into my house with a search warrant, taking some electronics, and arresting my husband, I'm done. DONE. Staying together and supporting him through things is definitely not happening. So. I'm working on the lawyering up for a divorce, but what should I be doing in the meantime, and what should I be asking the lawyer? Other fun details: The utilities are in his name, the mortgage is under both of us. The car loan is under his name, but we're both on the car insurance. I'm not planning on helping him with his bond, and I can't afford the house on my own so it needs to go. What do I do with his stuff, clothes, and Lego collection? [link] [comments]  |
| I have found a vulnerability of a website Posted: 09 Nov 2018 11:11 AM PST Hi, I am from India. recently I found a big vulnerability of a famous website. Its very popular and large website. The vulnerability is that, Each and every user can edit or delete anyone's content from the website with a special trick. ( not easy even not so hard but no one tried because no one will think that it can work ) I know if the company comes to know that I know their vulnerability or flaw in their website they will agree to pay me a good amount to know the vulnerability. I have searched on google for almost 3 hours about this matter and what should I do.I found that there might be legal issues and illegal issues too. I am in fear because if I come to the company or mail them about all these things, they might take legal actions against me. I will not be rewarded even I can get punished for this.So what should be my next step? I am a blogger and freelancer. Just graduated this year with B tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering. [link] [comments]  |
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