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- Father gave me items before he passed. Aunt suing to get it back.
- I paid my contractor up front. He took my money and ran. I filed in small claims court. He just sent a threatening email. What now?
- I (61f) hired a contractor (34m) to finish basement. Paid him $19,000. He did a small portion of the work and disappeared. I want to file in civil court but cannot find him to serve legal papers. No local address, business address is a garage. Process server and sheriff could not find him either.
- My father in law stole my husband's identity and now we owe $48,000
- My partner was denied bereavement leave after the Christchurch terrorist attack and then dismissed.
- My [28m] family insists on forcing my grandfather [78m] through medical cancer treatment and acts infantalizes him, take away his choice, and he's too sweet to stop them but told me privately he just "wants to die with dignity in his own house"
- Mom is a pill addict, teenage brother is being neglected
- I have a roommate who has been sexually abusing me (as a joke?) and breaches my privacy regularly. Do I have any legal leverage against him for barging into my room when the door is closed?
- can i be convicted for being groomed?
- 20 year old trapped at home, need help. r/Advice told me to ask here for help too. I live in Virginia
- Car broke down because Midas forgot to screw oil cap back on after oil change
- My ex is actively rejecting child support payments and won’t tell me where my daughter lives
- Last week a man, woman, and two year old child moved into my apartment with approximately 12 hours notice. Do I have legal recourse?
- Is my probation officer doing something wrong/illegal here?
- Is it illegal to get rid of my ex husbands stuff if he won't come get it?
- I [20f] was groomed by my foster-uncle. What can I do years down the line?
- Beat way to go about/do I have a case to adopt my 16 year old sister
- Bank of America won't release lien
- My(29M) post office(in VA) refuses to deliver mail with my name and address on it! Anything I can do?
- Ex boyfriends fiancé is in training to become a police officer. A year ago, she sent me harassing text messages threatening to physically hurt me. Is there legal action I should take?
- MY trailer was burgled while it was on storage [CO]. Owner of facility was shady about it. Did he void our contract by being dishonest?
- A company is refusing to cover extended warranty.
- Religion Promoted by State Agency
- Do I need a Will?
| Father gave me items before he passed. Aunt suing to get it back. Posted: 08 Apr 2019 07:51 AM PDT I live in South Carolina. My Father gave me up for adoption to my Mother's Husband thirty three years ago. Two years ago he called me and wanted to meet me. He told me he was sick and wanted to make up for what he did. We spent time together and he would stay at my home sometimes on weekends. He brought a truck load of stuff to my home which included an old knife set, guns, pictures and some stuff that was just junk. He acknowledged me and so did my Aunt, his sister. His son, my half brother and I spend time together. She listed my name in his obituary. His will left everything to her and his brother. The last will was 2015. He had told me and my brother he wanted to change the will, but he fell down some stairs and went into a coma and passed away. Now my aunt who is executor is suing me in probate to get everything back that he gave me before he passed. I am so distraught, I am 6 months pregnant and the stress is getting to me. I cannot afford an attorney to fight this! Can anyone give me advice? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2019 08:43 AM PDT Original post is here https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/b2qtuh/i_paid_my_contractor_up_front_because_im_an_idiot/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share I just recieved an email. Here's the contents. "Because of hours spent in the home I do not owe anything, this is my reply to your small claims court. If you try and make me go to court I will hurt you and your dogs." So uh what now because I am PANICKING! This dude spent 8 years in jail for beating someone with a crowbar. Texas. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2019 07:47 PM PDT MN. I found the contractor on craigslist. His bid came in lowest. I believe he pegged me as an easy mark. The stud walls, sheetrock and plaster are done. Subs have not been paid (electrician, plumber & HVAC; their work is half done) and finishing materials have not been purchased. (doors, trim, vanity, marble top, toilet, fixtures, flooring) I'm out about $16,000. I had refinanced the mortgage to pay for the work. Bank account is empty now. This is good, old-fashioned theft. He has done this to others. He has threatened me with court action if I attempt any retaliation. Is there a way to find someone's home location? Civil court papers must be served in person. TY. [link] [comments]  |
| My father in law stole my husband's identity and now we owe $48,000 Posted: 08 Apr 2019 08:55 AM PDT My husband and I just found out that when my FIL filled out my husband's student loan applications when he was in college, my FIL took out the maximum amount allowed (about $5,000 over tuition, per semester - about $40,000 in total) and kept the remaining refund after tuition was paid each semester. I've already told my husband how insane he was for allowing another person to fill out legal documents for him. I am blown away by the stupidity. He was a teenager... Apparently my FIL has had his address as the primary address for billing for the past 6 years (since we've been out of school and paying on student loans) so we didn't know this loan was in default. I actually didn't even know this loan existed. My husband knew about it but thought it was only $5k or $8k and his parents said they would pay on it for him, so he put it out of his mind. Fast forward to us expecting our tax refund of about $2k from the state and instead getting a letter stating that our refund is being applied to a $48,000 debt. WTF!? We thought this was a huge mistake but then learned about all of this. My husband and I just bought a house and this debt didn't show up on any of our credit reports. According to the collection agency this loan has been in default and collecting interest for FIVE years. I have no hope at all, but is there anything we can do about This? So far the only legal advice we got is that my husband can sue his dad, and that's about it. I am still in shock. Apparently I have to include my location. We live in Michigan, USA. EDIT: Adding a little more information. My in-laws have no assets or money. They rent their home, etc. They just make ends meet. Adding this because dime commenters have mentioned that so it might make a difference. Second EDIT: I love my husband very very much and was basically in shock learning of a sudden $48k debt, so I did flip out a bit. We are both okay, neither of us is mad at the other. [link] [comments]  |
| My partner was denied bereavement leave after the Christchurch terrorist attack and then dismissed. Posted: 08 Apr 2019 03:24 AM PDT My partner witnessed his best friend die in the mosque shootings that happened last month and was about as shaken up as you'd expect by it. The store he works in was closed for a day, then reopened. My partner requested bereavement leave the day after the shootings and was denied, as the relationship apparently wasn't close enough to warrant leave. He also had no sick days (having used them up in January recovering from pneumonia) and was refused sick leave in advance. He's had a good track record in all the jobs he's worked and very rarely takes time off, works his ass off etc. After the terrorist attack he was barely functioning, sleeping maybe an hour or two a night and having panic attacks frequently. He phoned his manager again the morning before they reopened to ask them for even a couple days off, and they refused. He was very upset and told them not to expect him at work for a few days, and hung up. My partner was off for three days, during which his employers didn't try to contact him at all, and then on the fourth day received an email saying his employment was terminated and that he needed to return his uniform immediately. He's agreed to start therapy, and I'm happy to support him until he's ready to start looking for a new job, but his (now ex-)employer has ignored his phone calls and emails asking about the pay he's owed. He was paid monthly but didn't receive his wages for March (two weeks of full-time work). What is my partner entitled to here in terms of unpaid wages, and what can we do if his manager continues to ignore emails and calls? Location: Christchurch, NZ [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2019 09:43 AM PDT My grandfather has been getting forgetful for a few years now. He practically raised me when I was a kid and has always been the strongest and most capable man I've ever known. He was a naval officer for decades, he ran companies, he was an avid traveller, a sailor with his own yaght winning many races. He was a handyman who built his own house from scratch, who could fix anything, do whatever he set his mind on. He was involved in civil rights. He could hear a piano tune play and immediately recreate it even without any formal training whatsoever. Now for years this brilliant man has been trapped in a body that is increasingly weaker and more frail. It breaks my heart. Last week when I visited him, he took my hand in his hand, pulled me closer to him and said: "I'm not afraid to die. But if I do, can you make sure it's in my own house, in my own bed, and with dignity?" I hate the way my mother, father and cousins, uncles and aunties talk about my grandfather and his condition. Not to mention my grandmother who for years has overfed him on pills and medications half of which I'm sure only made him worse, more desoriented and weaker. They infantalize him. They treat him like a big child. Like someone with hardly a will of his own. No respect. He wants to die with dignity. If the cancer gets worse, chances are he will be put in a hospital. Surgery and chemo may cause his mind to deteriorate at a faster rate. Which would be the worst thing they could ever do to a proud and strong man. Just because he's forgetful at times does not mean he is a child without a will of his own. Now my grandfather is the kindest soul you could imagine. And my grandmother's word is everything to him. He will go along with whatever she says, even if it's not what he wants. I have no allies in my family, which is quite large and loves my grandfather to death, to the degree that they overlook his quality of life and his own choices. They're blind and deaf to any arguments I make and at the same time I have a hard time talking privately to my grandfather without my grandma being present. TL;DR: My grandfather has cancer. His health, mental and physical, is in decline but he wants to die with honor and dignity and it looks like my family won't allow him that choice. EDIT: My location is Louisiana. [link] [comments]  |
| Mom is a pill addict, teenage brother is being neglected Posted: 07 Apr 2019 10:08 PM PDT This is in Wisconsin. All I want is for my little brother to have a safe home. Last week mom was hospitalized. She has a 14 year old son (my brother). He's the one who called me to say mom is being carried away in an ambulance. She has also had an addiction to pills for the last 8 years (opiates, benzos, sleeping pills, amphetamines, etc) anything she can get her hands on. But these are all prescribed as a result of obesity, disability, ptsd, diabetes and mental illness. and as a result of the at least 30+ prescriptions, she has been hospitalized for a week every 3-4 months. She's been diagnosed with all these conditions because she has full blown Münchausen syndrome. She hasn't worked in 8 years and lives off SS and disability. She is in complete denial that she has an addiction to both sleeping pills and pain medication. Every time he calls me, I go pick him up and care for him at my house until she gets out for weeks at a time. And every time I see their living conditions, it gets worse and worse. This time I go there to get him and it's the worst I've ever seen: Trash everywhere. Mouse shit all over the trash. Moldy and rotting food in the fridge and cupboards. Her bedroom has huge caches of pills, both empty and full. And needles. Fucking needles. In both in a sharp box and out in the open. I don't even know what they're for. Then I find the NEIGHBOR'S prescriptions by her bed. Heavy narcotics. And a suicidal diary as well. I took as many pictures as I could, got my brothers school stuff and got out of there. I started asking my brother about how he's being treated. Not being fed, moms passed out high in bed all day. He's left alone in the house for long periods of time. He's left to fend for himself in an old, filthy and dilapidated home. She's giving him her pills to "help him sleep and calm down" she's literally taking things like ambian, xanex, Vicodin, etc. all the heavy shit. She's buying the neighbors prescriptions and having him transport the money and pills back and forth. So I am absolutely horrified at this point. I start doing as much investigating and documenting all I can I've been calling CPS for a week straight. They never called back or came to talk to my little brother. So I went to her house and called the police outside her door to see all the pills and needles. They refused to come in unless they had her permission. They call her and of course she says "fuck no" and all hell breaks loose. She miraculously get better and gets out of the hospital, picks up my little brother from school and calls the police on me. She says I stole her pills. They search my house (I let them) they find nothing of course, and then she leaves and goes to her house with my bro. She's had him since Friday now. That night she goes home and throws him around and takes his phone from him. He secretly using his tablet to msg me on Snapchat and he says there's no edible food and she's passed out in bed high. I call a welfare check. They don't do shit though because mom turned off all the lights and made my brother be quiet. They said they "couldn't make contact" She finds his tablet - punishes him more. Now we are down to communicating with our PS4's So I snuck him a burner phone. Just a little cheap Walmart phone with only our families numbers saved in it. The next day My little brother calls me. He is hysterical and screaming about mom hurting him. She found his burner phone and started attacking him. He runs into the bathroom and calls me and she's in the background breaking down the bathroom door. I said I was on my way and I told him to call the cops. As soon as I get there they tell me that my mom is the victim and my brother assaulted her because he's a rebellious teen and she's a poor and sickly woman so shame on him. And shame on me for enabling him by getting him that phone. She threw herself in the tub and said my brother pushed her in there. Then police fucking bought it. I'm outside trying to reason with them. I said "why would he call the police if he's the bad kid???" And that I called a welfare check last night for this exact reason! I tried showing him all the pictures on my phone and giving context to the events leading up and he complete blew me off saying that I'm wasting police recourses and that "his job is done" and my brother is "lucky he's not being arrested for assaulting a disabled woman who's just trying to discipline her disorderly child." They totally bought her story. They leave. That was yesterday. And no I did not get the officers name or badge number unfortunately. I was too angry to think straight at that time. What else can be done at this point? I'm planning on calling his school councilor tomorrow to make another report, but am I talking to the right people? CPS hasn't done anything at this point. Now she has him and there is nothing I or any of my family can do. She has already threatened to call the police for kidnapping on his own dad who has 50/50 custody, and his dad isn't doing anything to fight her back. So far I've: Made multiple reports to CPS and the police of what's going on. Called welfare checks. Taken pictures of the entire house and all her medications and needles AND the neighbors prescriptions. Wrote a log of everything that's happened. Taken screenshots of all the msgs on Snapchat. Snuck him a big bag of food and snacks and vitamins at his school. I snuck him a burner phone for emergencies until she found that too and took it. Kept recordings of him talking to me about his living conditions when I first picked him up a week ago. Talked to his school councilor who said she was making her own call to CPS Had our entire family call into CPS to give testimony on their account of the situation. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2019 05:17 AM PDT Very long and complicated story, my roommate and I have a very weird college-house setup where 5 guys are crammed into a tiny place (cheap rent!!!). This means that my bedroom is the old attic, which is accessible via a door about two steps into the upstairs bedroom. This means he and I are separated by just a door. This is a key point: we share closet space in my bedroom. He's...How do I put it...? Sex obsessed and very immature. He thinks "locker room humor" is hilarious. I played along with it for a while, but it hasn't been funny in ages and I haven't played along with it in a very long time. I've numerous times told him his behavior is inappropriate, but I don't know if I've ever officially said "You do not have permission to touch me." and gotten it on tape or anything (I will tomorrow though). For the past two years he has regularly barged into my room when the door is closed without any knock or anything and proceeds to touch me in a very sex-joke way (he has kissed me not on the lips a lot), even when I'm in the middle of something or trying to sleep. Why I've let this slide for so long is another conversation, so let's not get caught up on that. He does this because he has virtually no friends and is bored all the time. I have an army of witnesses I can call up to testify to this behavior. I understand this would probably be considered sexual abuse. Is there any other legal leverage I have against him to get him to quit barging in? I live in KY. I genuinely do not know; it may just be up to my landlord and the lease. This is a rental home next to my college campus. EDIT: Didn't mention this but I am a man, an extremely short one at 5'1". I'm a little stocky, not enough to be a tough target for a big dude though. He is huge at over 6 feet and 200+ pounds. [link] [comments]  |
| can i be convicted for being groomed? Posted: 08 Apr 2019 07:19 AM PDT hey r/legaladvice, i came here from relationshipadvice and i need to ask you a question regarding child pornography. for reference, im 16, my "abuser" is 33. i live in pennsylvania / america. for two, almost three years now (since i was 13) hes been paying me money for photos and videos of myself nude/masturbating/pissing. if i told someone and he was to get tried, could i also be convicted for soliciting child pornography? thats what hes always told me and what ive always believed, but now im not so sure. thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2019 11:41 AM PDT I have recently turned 20 and I live in Virginia. I have been homeschooled my entire life, I need urgent help and I don't know who to turn to. This may be long, I apologise, and may contain topics that some find sensitive. I am the son of an active duty soldier. I have moved across many states and even to Europe- the entire time being homeschooled. I have never had a real friend since my parents forbid me, for no particular reason, from going outside by myself. Even now, aged 20, I'm only allowed to walk in front of the house. The only friends I've ever had are ones I've made online that I must keep secret in case my parents find out and block all access to the outside world. Since age 14 being trapped and alone for so long has made me suffer from what I can only presume is depression, since my mother avoids and thus prevents me to get medical help due to her absurd mistrust of doctors. It has gotten worse over time and I feel hopeless constantly until my close friends online manage to distract me from the pain. It got so bad that I felt suicidal- even going so far as planning to use my father's gun despite being so scared to end my life in 2015- until I made friends online who helped me get through the horrible loneliness. Without these friends I don't know if I would've been able to make it this far. This makes it even harder to try and push boundaries since my mother will threaten to take my ipod away (she doesn't allow me to have my own phone), which I avoid because I don't know if I can manage alone without my friends. She often threatens to take everything away and shut me in my room with nothing if I try press for more freedom to live life like normal twenty year olds do. I'm worried not just for myself but for my siblings as well. My sister is about to turn 18 and I'm scared both she and my brother are going to have to go through all this too. My father doesn't care about what happens at home and spends his time at work or watching TV. I need help because I'm now 20 years old and it looks like my mother is determined to keep me from leaving the house still. Any talks of college have died and my mother is using 'waiting until we move to New York' as her latest excuse- which wouldn't even happen until late 2020. She treats me like a child and I still can't venture outside on my own, not even to go to the nearby library or the grocery store without heavy consequences. At this rate I feel like I'll be trapped with my controlling parents for the rest of my life and I'm worried I will never have my own life away from here. Please help me or provide information of an organisation that could help me. [link] [comments]  |
| Car broke down because Midas forgot to screw oil cap back on after oil change Posted: 08 Apr 2019 08:03 AM PDT So last Thursday I got my oil changed at Midas to prepare for a business trip from Indianapolis to Chicago today and on the way I notice my car is making a funny noise when I accelerate and eventually a mile outside of Chicago the oil light and check engine light come on and a few second later the car dies. After restarting it enough to get to the side of the road i pop the hood and notice the oil cap is sitting on the front near the hood latch and oil has spewed everywhere. I call Midas and they arrange to get it towed to a nearby branch in Chicago. I've called my dad and he has advised me not to sign off on anything after Midas looks at it incase it did permanent engine damage because he believes I would be liable for any engine trouble after that. He also told me to have them tow it back to Indy for me and have them get me a rental. What should I do here? [link] [comments]  |
| My ex is actively rejecting child support payments and won’t tell me where my daughter lives Posted: 07 Apr 2019 08:22 PM PDT I had an on again off again girlfriend for a year. We ended it abruptly after she discovered I was having lunch with an old classmate. It really was just a lunch, but I know I'll never convince her of that. This was 4 years ago. She seemed to disappear from the state which was surprising because she had a good job and a lot of friends here. But whatever, I didn't care. Long story short I got drunk and curious and I started a new social media account to look at her accounts she blocked me on. She has a three year old daughter who looks exactly like me. I confronted her, she confessed that it is my child. I told her I wanted to see my daughter. I wanted partial custody. It's my kid. I want to be involved in her life. She's single. My daughter is growing up without a father. She might get remarried down the line, but there is no reason my daughter should live without a father in the meantime. Not to mention, I'm financially very steady and ready to pay child support. She's working a profoundly low paying job and from what I can discern online is relying partially on her parents. I want my daughter to have access to the best health insurance, a good school, I want her being driven in a safe car. I told my ex this, that I wanted to be involved. She said she didn't want to deal with a custody schedule and didn't want her daughter to spend a lot of time out of state. I told her I could move, but it would take some time (I have two years left on my contract and would have to make inroads in finding another job.) My ex won't accept any money because, as she's made quite clear, she does not want me in her life. She says her brother is enough of a male presence in her/our daughter's life. I call bull. Uncles and other father figures are great and important but they'll never be the same as the actual, singularly dedicated dad. She said she thought it would be simpler if I just stayed out of it. I told her that's not an option and I want a paternity test and a custody hearing if it's positive. She said no to both and blocked my number and new social media accounts. I could tell her from page what state she's living in but other than that I don't know her address. The baby was most likely born in Wyoming, where she's living and appears to have extended family. The baby was conceived in Virginia and I am currently a resident of the District of Columbia. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2019 10:22 PM PDT There are three important parties in this: Me, the Landlord who previously owned the unit and I pay rent to, and the new Owner. I am a single college student in Utah. I have been leasing a room in a condo since September 2018 with the lease expiring at the end of this month (April) with no option to renew. I have had one roommate for most of the lease. The landlord has consistently been breaking landlord-tenant law (to my limited knowledge) by entering the property with no notice given. He even slept on the couch for about a week at one point. Last week, Monday night, the landlord walks in (no notice) and notifies me that the new owner of the property will be moving into the unoccupied master bedroom the next day and that he was already on his way from California. I figure that while rude, one additional roommate will not be a problem. I go to work on Tuesday and when I return after 5pm I find a man, woman, and child sitting on the couch watching TV. It is only then that I am informed that all three will be staying. The landlord pulled me aside later in another of his unannounced visits and told me that he would be exempting me from rent and returning by deposit in full because he felt bad about the situation. I do a bit of research on my own and unfortunately can find nothing to help in the situation, so I accept the offer and decide to wait out this last month. Seeing as I no longer had to worry about rent I made the requisite payments to my new apartment (lease beginning in May) and paid down my credit card, effectively draining my bank account. Tonight the landlord arrives and tells me that the owner is forcing him to have me pay rent in full, despite our agreement. I can not pay at least until my next paycheck. Do I have any legal options, I can not afford a lawyer. Additionally: - Have requested a copy of my contract many times and have never received it. Requests have been both via text message and in person. - My roommate attends a university that disallows students from living with members of the opposite sex. If they were to discover that a woman now lives here he could be subject to disciplinary action, possibly expelled. [link] [comments]  |
| Is my probation officer doing something wrong/illegal here? Posted: 08 Apr 2019 06:38 AM PDT (26yo M) I recently had a probation violation in MI for blowing a .01 on a pbt test while on probation. I had to go to court for this and my judge understood that it was an accidental consumption of a beverage containing alcohol, no beer, wine, liquor, etc. However, understandably - still my responsibility to know what I am consuming while on probation. This is my first violation since pbt + etg & drug testing since July 2018. I have completed all other requirements for probation and have never been late on a payment. My original terms of testing were: 2x week pbt + 2x month etg/drug until 2/12, then 1x week pbt + 1x month etg + drug until 6/4, then holiday testing for remainder of probation. Maintain full time employment, no police contact, etc The judge read my probation officer's recommendation and told me it seemed harsh and he felt that my PO was skeptical about what I consumed based on the recommendation letter - I told her exactly what happened and I have given my PO no reason to believe anything otherwise. His sentence was 1) 3 days jail or WWAM jail alternative program (state regulated community service) [WWAM completed]. 2) shall submit to daily AM pbt testing and 2x monthly ETG + drug for 30 days and then restart random alcohol/drug testing as originally ordered.[12 days remaining, no issues] 3) shall engage in outpatient treatment for substance abuse supplied w verification. [completed & ongoing] 4) continue probation + 3mo extension After the sentence (and after seeing the judge reduced her recommendation), my probation officer gave me new drug/alcohol testing orders that increased to: 2x week pbt + 2x month etg until 7/13, then 1x week pbt + 1x month etg drug until 11/2, then holiday testing for remainder of probation. My confusion is this, do I listen to my PO or the Judge? I've spoken to the judges clerk and she told me that the court speaks through the judge, not the PO. I have also spoken to attorneys who have basically told me the same, and to go forward with filling a motion to get it clarified. My PO changed my testing orders from the original orders she assigned me, if I go with these new orders from my PO, that's not what the judge told me to do as terms of my probation. It specifically says to return to testing schedule as originally ordered after 30 days, but I don't want to do the wrong thing to mess anything up, as this was a simple mistake of not reading a label in the first place. Is this normal for a PO to do something like this? [link] [comments]  |
| Is it illegal to get rid of my ex husbands stuff if he won't come get it? Posted: 08 Apr 2019 07:46 AM PDT Separated from my husband in November. I packed his stuff up months ago (clothes, paperwork, etc) I told him to come get it months ago and he refuses. He said if I get rid of it he will sue me. I want this stuff gone. I'm planning on filing for divorce this week. If he won't get his stuff can I get rid of it? [link] [comments]  |
| I [20f] was groomed by my foster-uncle. What can I do years down the line? Posted: 08 Apr 2019 01:51 PM PDT Hi, 20f here. I know I most likely will not proceed legally but I wanted some advice as to how to go about this if I were to proceed legally. From the ages of 11-14 I was sexually abused by my former foster-uncle. He stalked me, found out where I went after school, and took advantage of my trust in him (for him being an old foster uncle) to groom me into complying with his sexual requests. I'm in NJ. I've tried googling this but not a lot of information applies to me, so I come to you guys. Is there a statute of limitations on a case like this, can I proceed in a legal manner? [link] [comments]  |
| Beat way to go about/do I have a case to adopt my 16 year old sister Posted: 08 Apr 2019 03:04 AM PDT I'm a (21m) E-3 currently stationed in California (Orange County if that matters).My half sister lives in New Mexico with my mom and does not even attend school anymore.My 2 half brothers all did the same thing 1 of them is a meth head at 19 the other has so many mental health issues that I wouldn't have time to list them.Anyhow my mom is about to lose the house she is trying to file bankruptcy but needs the rest of the lawyer paid off(which she had asked me after 2 years of no contact and I declined) she is virtually homeless she has effectively fucked up the lives of my half brothers on top of what they do wrong and I worry this will also happen to my sister i can't keep sending them money for it's becoming to much and if I could claim her as a dependent I would get BAH(military money for housing and family).I myself am decent off and could get a place in town if needed for her to come down but I don't know how I should let the courts know that I'm planning to speak to a JAG this week but that's like a 120mile drive from my base so I have to find time.Any I aight or advice would be greatly welcomed this is one of the first times in my life I know I can't do It alone. Thank you for the time if you read this all have a good day:) [link] [comments]  |
| Bank of America won't release lien Posted: 08 Apr 2019 12:08 PM PDT This is for Maryland I feel like I'm in a Kafka-esque nightmare at the moment. My wife and I originally purchased our home in 2007 and in 2009 we did a refinance with Bank of America. We signed a Deed of Trust in June of 2009 and the Lien was recorded with the county in July 2009. However, BoA messed something up with the paperwork and we had to re-sign an updated Deed of Trust in August of 2009 which was for $775 less than the June paperwork and was just reflecting the updated amount of the loan and was NOT a new lien. That Deed of Trust was recorded by the county in August 2009. The loan was then sold to Nationstar in 2012 and we continued to make all payments until 2016 when we re-financed again. We got a Lien Release from Nationstar in the mail as expected and didn't have any concerns. Now, we have a sales contract on the house and in the course of the Title Search, the lien from June 2009 is coming up as unreleased. I didn't think it would be a problem since I have all the paperwork and so I contacted Bank of America and sent a copy of the June 2009 Deed of Trust and explained that the June lien was still open and it needed to be closed since it was in error. Since then I feel like I have gotten nothing but a run-around and conflicting information every time I call. I even went into my local BoA branch last week and had the branch manager help me escalate with the Lien Release department and now when I called today for an update I'm getting completely new and different information than what I was told on Friday with a BoA person on the phone with me. BoA is claiming they have no record of the June 2009 Deed of Trust and therefore can't help me and I should contact Nationstar (now know as Mr. Cooper). So I called Nationstar and they confirm that they only received paperwork on a Deed of Trust dated August 2009 and that they properly released it when we paid off the loan in 2016. So I contacted BoA again and they continue to claim that no Deed exists and if it did exist then it would have been sent to Nationstar. It's clear to everyone looking at the Deeds of Trust that they were for basically the same amount and the paperwork even has the exact same loan number of it but I can't get anyone who does the Lien Releases to acknowledge that. I was supposed to close on April 4th and that had to be delayed because the title insurance won't sign off with the encumbrance. I keep trying to escalate this and every time I call I get assured that it's been escalated but that is still a 10-15 day turn-around! I need help to figure out what my next steps are and who I may be able to contact to actually get this resolved in a reasonable amount of time!! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2019 12:25 PM PDT Title was a summary. I moved into my apartment(in VA) in August 2017. Shortly after I moved, I noticed that there was mail that I would expect to see but never would. Some mail came and some didn't. I didn't think much of it because I assumed that with utilities companies almost begging you to sign up for paperless billing, that I had been opted in automatically didn't see a need to opt out. Fast forward a couple months and I receive a notice of delinquency in regards to paying property tax on my car for the year. I hadn't received an initial invoice and wasn't sure how I could be delinquent on my first notice that taxes were due. I called the clerk's office for an explanation and apparently they had sent out multiple notices to my address. I didn't receive a single notice. So then I head to the post office to see why I didn't receive any notices and it turns out that the person that lived in the apartment before me has the same last name that I do. They filled out the mail forward request, to have all of their mail forwarded to their new address, and now the post office begun to group my mail in with hers. Seems like a simple mistake that could be easily rectified. I spoke to a supervisor and was told that they'd fix the issue so that my mail would now come to me. Fast forward another 6 months and I am still dealing with the same issue only now, all of my mail was being forwarded and I was forced to establish a relationship with the prior tenant in order to get the mail that was addressed to me(to varying degrees of success). I have returned to the post office three times and on the last time I was met with frustration and left with an answer akin to "there's nothing we can do about it.... Sorry." To date I have paid late fees for expenses, not received invitations and lost a care package to this issue and am left with no real options to motivate my post office to force my mail (with my valid name and valid address) to come to ME instead of being forwarded to an address with somebody sharing only a last name. Is there anything that I can do? Or, do I have to just move and start inquiring about the names of tenants that lived in spaces prior to my occupancy? At a loss.... Sorry for any misspellings or irritating Grammer mistakes ahead of time. Thanks for the time to hear about my situation. EDIT: I would like to add that in the meantime my workaround for this issue is to have mail and packages address to an alias and receive them that way but family members would not know to address the mail by alias and those items or packages will inevitably be lost. I have no clue what options are available to me(if any). Please help! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 Apr 2019 04:37 PM PDT Last year I broke up with my verbally abusive boyfriend and he got engaged to a girl my age (19) soon after. Over the summer, his fiancé first contacted me over Facebook asking me questions about items I had given my ex while we were still dating. I told her I didn't want anything back and didn't want anything to do with that. She responded by saying he was too good for me and I blocked her. 20 minutes later, I get a notification that someone tried to add me as a friend on Snapchat. Based on the username, it's very obvious that it is the same girl who messaged me on Facebook, so I block her Snapchat username. A few minutes later, I get a text message from an unknown number. I have no clue how she got my number, but the text was basically just sent to harass me and threaten to beat me up. Anyway, I recently learned that she is in a program to become a police officer in my home city. The whole idea of her being a police officer greatly concerns me, as I wholeheartedly believe that if she pulled me over I would be in danger. I recently found a screenshot of one of the many messages she sent me (I can provide a picture of the text message for further context if necessary). I was wondering if I should contact the police department she is working at with this information and if doing so would be taking a legal action against this girl. I'm unsure of what to do, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Edit: location is Missouri, U.S [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2019 09:14 AM PDT I had a trailer in and outdoor storage facility for a few months. The facility itself has a gate code and a barbed wire fence around it. When I went to pick it up the other day, it had been broken into and about 4k worth of stuff stolen. I called the owner, told him my trailer had been broken into, and asked if he knew anything about it. He asked if mine was the [correct model of my trailer]. I said yes, so you must have known about it then? He says mumbles something about guessing and I let it go. The police come and we take a look around and discover at least 4 other trailers that have been broken into. The owner refuses to acknowledge to reality of this. He says "That one came in like that", "I don't know why but they like it like that" referring to a broken window and obviously ripped out TV and another with a door that had a crowbar taken to it. After the owner leaves, the officer tells me she will be contacting the owners of the other trailers, as the owner obviously wasn't going to. So my contract obviously says that the facility is in no way responsible for theft or damage to anything stored there and liability is solely on my shoulders. When I got the space, however, I asked if they ever had any break in problems. He explicitly told me No, never. When I brought this up after the theft, he said "Well, we don't have any worse break in problems than anyone else, and ours aren't that major." I reminded him that's not what he told me and he said he cannot remember what he said when I originally got the space. I'm assuming the contract holds more weight than us disagreeing about what was said, but does his dishonesty in any way make him liable or void it in any way? He's been pretty horrible about the whole thing so I'm willing to take legal action if it is possible. I am also going through my own insurance, however the insurance broker I use apparently signed me up for the wrong policy. I should have read it closer I know and not trusted the broker to get it all right I know. Bad decisions that won't happen again all around. [link] [comments]  |
| A company is refusing to cover extended warranty. Posted: 08 Apr 2019 09:51 AM PDT LOCATION: North Carolina I bought an extended warranty for a product which had failed 10 months after the initial purchase date. The extended warranty company (Asurion) is denying my claim because they say the product is still covered under the manufacturer warranty, even though it is not; I had contacted the manufacturer and explained the circumstances exactly behind the malfunction and they confirmed it would not be covered under their warranty. Now the fun part ... I have a recording of this call, I let the manufacturer know this call was being recorded. When I contact Asurion again I feel as though it would be beneficial to pushing the claim through if I let them know I have an audio log backing that the manufacturer warranty does not cover my item. However, I'm unsure if I should attach the audio log or save it should I need to provide proof in a small claims court ($40 item). Thoughts on attaching the audio? [link] [comments]  |
| Religion Promoted by State Agency Posted: 08 Apr 2019 12:23 PM PDT Location: Mississippi, USA For the past three years, I have worked for a state agency that also receives federal funding. Last week, I was promoted and drove 4.5 hours to attend a mandatory motivational conference. Our primary speaker was the Executive Director of the organization, although they also brought in someone who has been hired by the agency to do such motivational talks. For two days, I and the other participants listened to the Executive Director and the other speaker "give glory to God," deliver Christian prayers three or four times, ask someone to come up front and sing and had us participate (the song was "Oh Happy Day," a Christian hymn), said "Amen!" at the end of every other sentence and expected us to repeat the phrase back. What are some of my legal options as far as reporting a state agency for unabashedly promoting religion? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Apr 2019 07:43 AM PDT I (26M) am married with a mortgage, a puppy, and no kids yet. I am the primary "breadwinner" and I don't have a great understanding of wills. Do I need to bother with it at this point in my marriage/life? EDIT: I'm in Illinois. [link] [comments]  |
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