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    Legal Advice My (15f) ex boyfriend (17m) has threatened to expose my nudes and a NON CONSENSUAL video of us having sex.

    Legal Advice My (15f) ex boyfriend (17m) has threatened to expose my nudes and a NON CONSENSUAL video of us having sex.


    My (15f) ex boyfriend (17m) has threatened to expose my nudes and a NON CONSENSUAL video of us having sex.

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 07:29 AM PDT

    Michigan, USA

    We have been broken up for a few months now. I woke up this morning to see he had texted me, threatening to post my nudes that I was dumb enough to send at the time. But he also had a video of him having sex with me that I did NOT consent to. I had a feeling he had recorded me after, and I asked him directly if he had and he lied to me. I found out about the video a while back, and I asked him to delete it, which he didn't. I have no idea what to do. Please give me advice. I do not care about the shame. He was the most toxic person I've ever been involved with, he cheated on me, would explode at me, and constantly accuse me of things I never did. That guy broke my heart over and over, and I can't believe he has taken it to this level.

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    The Cottonelle Flushable Wipes I purchased in June have just been recalled because they "could contain the bacterium, Pluralibacter gergovaie". For the last several months, I have been experiencing extremely severe anal itching, and I am now certain this is the cause. Is this actionable in any way?

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 05:14 AM PDT

    [located in California]
    Sorry this story is a bit gross, but I won't go into any detail more than is necessary. In June I purchased a box of Cottonelle Flushable Wipes from Amazon, due to the local shortages at the time on bathroom tissue of any kind. After a few weeks of using the product, I began to experience tremendous anal itching. I assumed that I had developed a sensitivity to the chemicals in the wipes, and stoped using them once the itching got too severe.

    Around this time, I was laid off due to COVID. While I still have healthcare provided to me by my former employer for a few more months, at the time of my layoff I was unclear about the status of my healthcare. I also was in no rush to go to a hospital for a somewhat embarrassing and, in my mind, minor issue during an ongoing pandemic. I now plan to seek medical attention as soon as possible, but I have yet to see a doctor at this time.

    Yesterday evening, I received an email from Amazon informing me that the product in question had been recalled due to a potential safety issue—contamination from the bacterium, Pluralibacter gergoviae, which was detected during product testing.

    Obviously, Cottonelle's website says that if you have a contaminated product to cease using it immediately and to contact their customer support team. Having virtually no experience with recalls from a legal standpoint, I am hoping someone here can give me advice on how to proceed. I am not sure if I even need a lawyer, but if I do, should I contact them before contacting Cottonelle? Or should I inform Cottonelle straight away and see what their next steps are? I'm not sure if I have anything to lose from a legal standpoint by contacting Cottonelle first. Any advice at all is greatly appreciated!

    TL/DR: I bought contaminated Cottonelle Flushable Wipes and I am definitely experiencing symptoms from the contamination, not sure if it's worth it to contact a lawyer or if I should just talk to Cottonelle directly.

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    Landlord says too expensive to fix washing machine I have to deal with it.

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 10:38 AM PDT

    I live in Connecticut I moved into my apartment right before Covid hit big around January February.

    Approximately one month ago my washing machine stopped working. My landlord came in looked at it and said he'd order the parts.

    I called him today asking if the parts came in and he said he forgot and that he'll do it today but he's not responsible for repairs because it's too expensive. He said he explained that to the other tenants in the apartment those other tenants are not me and I don't interact with them whatsoever.

    When I moved in he said the washing machine had a 10 year warranty and the previous tenants who lived here in our apartment only lived here for 7 years.

    Can he refuse to do landlord duties because they're too expensive?

    I've already had to hire an exterminator because after cleaning up what his previous tenants left behind there was a huge bug and mouse infestation because he said that's not his responsibility as well.

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    Bought a used car that was said to have 100,000 miles from a dealer on FB marketplace. Odometer read 100,000 and the salesman confirmed this number was accurate. Got home and ran the VIN to find that it actually has 270,000 miles, plus an undisclosed accident on record. Can I do anything?

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 02:01 AM PDT

    TLDR: I bought my first ever car today and found out that I had been royally scammed about an hour after I got home. I suspect odometer fraud, but am not sure if I have any legal standing. Any options or advice is much appreciated.

    Note that this is in Washington State.

    Earlier today, my mom sent me a Facebook Marketplace ad for a used car, selling for $5,000 and advertised as having '100,000 miles', 'clean title', and 'low miles'. The car had great reviews for that year/model so I thought it was a good deal, and messaged the seller with my interest. He told me to call him, and so I did. We talked about the car and I told him that I could come in later in the day to take a look.

    I brought my dad along with me to look as well. When we arrived, we were greeted with the cousin of the guy who I talked on the phone with (red flag, I guess). He gave me the keys for the car and we went to take a look at it. I checked the odometer, which read 100,000 miles. I was able to take the car out for a test drive, and it ran smooth and handled well.

    When I got back to the lot, the man who I had talked on the phone originally was there. We chatted a bit more, and I asked him some more questions. He said that it was a clean title car, no accidents on record, and that it was verified as having 100,000 miles. I told him that I was interested in buying, and that I could pay with credit card. We haggled a bit and I got him to agree to a final price of $5,100 (including taxes, fees, etc).

    We went into his office to go through the paperwork. Before signing anything, he swiped my card to charge the $5,100. Then, he presented me with a number of forms (which I regret to inform I did not read in depth). The forms were not filled out, and he indicated the places where he needed me to sign. I signed the forms and he proceeded to fill in additional details after the fact (I did not realize he was doing this). Looking back he definitely used every trick in the book to distract me from the details he was filling in and draw my attention elsewhere -- a master scam artist.

    Anyway, he finished the forms, put my copies in an envelope, and handed them to me. We then walked out to the car, he handed me the keys, and we parted ways. I drove home and everything seemed fine.

    After I got home, I wanted to get my insurance properly setup and needed to input the VIN online to get a quote. I pulled out the forms that the dealer had given me earlier, and noticed that in one section of one form under 'miles listed on odometer' he had written 270,000. I did a double take, and then looked through all the other forms he had given me. On one other form he had also written 270,000 as the listed number of miles on the odometer. There was also language stating that I was buying the car 'as-is'.

    At this point, I was panicking, and I ran the VIN number of the car online. Lo and behold, the report comes up and I see that the car is listed as having 270,000 miles, and has been in an accident quite recently. All information that I was lied to about, both in person and on the Facebook ad.

    I have no idea what my options are at this point. The credit card charge for the car is still pending, and I am tempted to just cancel it, but that would likely cause way more trouble than is worth. I know that I should have read the contracts and made sure that they weren't blank when I filled them out. I also know that I should have run the VIN beforehand.

    I have read up on odometer fraud and am not sure if this case fits, since there is no written evidence from my end (the Facebook marketplace ad was taken down before I could take screenshots of it). All I have is the word of my dad and I against the dealer, since we were both witness to the entire transaction. I also have confirmation from my mom and dad about the misleading/false details of the original Facebook ad.

    My question is, is there any way for me to return the car and get my money back? Failing that, do I have any legal recourse in this case? Thank you for reading!

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    Is my landlord required to let me out of my lease if our maintenance man keeps making unwanted advances? (Colorado)

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 12:12 PM PDT

    I am a 22 year old female who lives alone. This 55 year old maintenance man has 24/7 access to my apartment and is constantly telling me he has a crush on me, calling me sexy, trying to hug me. Once he came in unannounced while I was sleeping (5AM). I told the leasing agency and they did nothing. I'm scared to report him because he lives in my building and the last thing I want to do is piss off someone who is infatuated with me and has access to my apartment. Is this grounds to be let out of my lease? I'm terrified that he's putting cameras/ going through my stuff when I'm not at home. I need OUT and the leasing company is refusing to let me.

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    I live in Washington State. My landlord nailed my back slider door shut tonight without any notice. She told me if saw me on my balcony again, she’d call the police and have me arrested.

    Posted: 09 Oct 2020 07:10 PM PDT

    My landlord showed up, without notice, in a fit of rage on my front doorstep this evening. She told me I was prohibited from accessing my balcony, effective immediately. She stated she would have me arrested if she saw me on my balcony again. As she screamed at me at my front door, she had workers fix several large beams across my back door - screwing them into the wall, slider door frame, and the slider door handle. She did not notify me that she was permanently sealing the door. I discovered the door no longer opened after she left. I have several hundred dollars worth of plants and other personal property on my balcony I can no longer access. I was not given the opportunity to recover my property from the balcony before she sealed my door. Additionally, that slider served as one of my only two fire exits. Can she do this to me legally - deny me one of my fire exits as well as access to person property? I've walked around the complex. I am the only person she's done this to. I am up to date on rent and have never been late. I have no prior history of confrontation with the landlord. I keep to myself, and follow lease and state rules.

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    I was a babysitter and mom did not pay me

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 06:16 AM PDT

    I was a babysitter for a single mom of two kids for about a month. Everything was great and I adored her kids and her puppy. I would stay overnight at her house and stay all day for a few days at least 3-4. I'd usually get paid between 600-900. If I did overtime.

    We ended on bad terms because I wasn't able to stay longer than she needed me to stay and plus I had started a job at a PI law firm so I knew soon I wasn't going to be reliable weekdays for her only weekends. Anyways she got pissed because I told her I wasn't able to the next day anymore to take care of them. Saying I wasn't reliable anymore. I told her how truly sorry I was and that I did enjoy and adored her kids.

    Anyways the week before that all happened she cut a check for me for $ 800.00 for babysitting. She usually paid me cash but this last time she paid me via check. So I went to go get it deposit last Saturday and turns out I find out through my bank that this check I deposited to my account was returned and I need to contact the inssuer of the check for details. So now I've been trying to call her and text her but she blocked me! I went to her apartment but it looks like nobody was home.

    What can I do? Ive never been in a situation like this. I would clean and pick up her kids from school and feed them and her puppy taking a shit everywhere in the house. I deserve payment in which we agreed on. Please I need some advice on what to do? I'm just so angry and she has mentioned once before a babysitter had called the cops on her because she claimed the babysitter said she wasn't paid enough. Now that was a red flag to begin with and her true colors came out. Her children were lovely and wonderful. So I always wanted the best for them. Their mother seems really off. I'm in Texas, Dallas County.

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    A random woman trespassed the property and screamed at my mother accusing her of spying on her.

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 11:09 AM PDT

    Sorry for my bad english, It's not my first language.

    I live in Delta, Canada. My family ( parents and brother) are renting out this place. A random lady just now trespassed on the property, she ran inside and started screaming on top of her lungs at my mother accusing her of staring at her 'all the time for a few months' (their backyard is and ours share a fence, they live on the other side of road). We've never had any interaction with her or her family, ever. According to her, she has cctv footage of my mother staring at her and her property all the time. She just came in and started screaming and wasn't ready to listen to anything we had to say. She said 'you are in trouble now because I'm going to police'. Fun thing, my parents leave for work at 5 am and come back around 5-6pm. It's impossible that the person who's been staring (or if there is one) belongs to our household. I told her that it's not us and she asked me 'then who is it? Tell me?' We also have no physical proof that she trespassed onto our property. We only saw her doing so.

    I've already let our landlord know about the situation and he was equally shocked. He said if she comes again or if the cops show up to call him straight away.

    Is there anything we can do? Or is there anything she's actually going to do?

    It's the first time something like this has happened to us and my mother is extremely stressed .

    EDIT: I wrote '.......screaming on top of her lungs AND my mother accused......' I corrected it to '....lungs AT my mother...'

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    [NJ] My Apartment just got declared illegal, need to be clear on my rights

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 10:55 AM PDT

    Hello everyone, thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

    We just had a visit and received a report from the town's Building Code Inspectors who declared the basement apartment we have been renting for around 14 months to be illegal. We are on a month-to-month lease, which may make our situation different than from a standard tenant.

    Right now, we don't have the money for a security deposit and month's rent in advance for a new place. We would need to either wait on an expected tax refund, or save up for around 5 weeks without paying any rent if that doesn't arrive.

    The most crucial things I can see online are that I am no longer legally required to pay rent, I cannot be evicted without going through the court system - AND that my landlord is required to pay me 6 months rent in relocation costs. That would obviously be a huge help in getting together the money for the deposit and rent we need for a new place.

    Can anyone advise what kind of action we can take from here to best protect ourselves and ensure we exercise our rights fully? Other than hiring a lawyer, obviously - Which we can't currently afford.

    My landlord has basically threatened to hire a team of lawyers in the past when I've tried to exercise my rights from the Governor's Executive Order to use the security deposit to pay a month's rent due to covid-19. He also says that being on a month-to-month lease means if we stop paying rent, he can kick us out easily. Not sure if that now applies with the illegal apartment.

    Thanks for any help you can provide.

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    Contractor wants to release himself from liability

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 06:32 AM PDT

    Hello!

    I recently hired a licensed contractor to complete some landscaping and hardscaping on my property. As part of the work, he built a custom outdoor kitchen area with a built in barbecue. Unfortunately, during the first use of the BBQ, wood supporting the countertop began to smolder and smoke. I learned that combustibles should be a certain distance from the BBQ, and the contractors sub contractor had not cut it back at all; it was touching the BBQ. The contractor returned to cut it (where he could) and also provided a check as a refund for the countertop work. In the note portion of the check, he wrote, "Release of liability for countertop".

    I have not yet cashed the check because I do not intend to release him from liability. Is the note on the check sufficient for the contractor to release himself? If I deposit the check, am I releasing him?

    We are in California.

    Any advice would be very appreciated.

    Thank you!

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    Is it legal to keep fawn in AZ?

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 11:42 AM PDT

    A family friend found a fawn in a canal, and the fawn was inside for several hours. Needless to say they took it out and didn't report seeing the mother around. We have a small farm in which my dad thought it would be a good idea to keep it here. Now my parents have the fawn at home and refuse to let me contact Arizona game and fish or a wildlife rehabilitation center because they want to keep it. Is it even legal to keep it? What can I do and who should I contact in this matter.

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    Is a lawsuit worth pursuing for Negligent Elder Abuse at a nursing home?

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 08:04 AM PDT

    My grandfather (M80) went to a nursing home about 2 months ago. He has severe Alzheimer's, and struggles with daily tasks. He fell a few days into his stay and the staff told us over the phone he was fine.

    A month later he was sent to the hospital because he was dehydrated. He wasn't drinking water and hadn't eaten anything in a week, and was nearly dead. He lost a lot of weight since entering the facility, so it seems like this wasn't a one-time occurrence. Difficulty eating and drinking is a side effect of advanced Alzheimer's, but I feel like the facility should have acted sooner. If he wasn't eating or drinking I'd expect the staff to give him an IV, call a doctor, or at least call us. They can't just leave him like that, it's not like he's in hospice.

    More concerning is that the doctors found bruising from his fall and did X-rays. Turns out he'd broken his back when he fell. The nursing home left him with a broken back for a month! With his Alzheimer's he didn't remember falling, and he struggles to speak so he'd been crying a lot. The staff said it was normal for new tenants to cry a lot, but in his case it was because he was in pain.

    We've taken him out of the facility, and have hired in-home nursing care for the time being. I believe the nursing home was negligent to the point it could've been abusive. Does anyone have experience dealing with nursing home issues to the point you've spoken with a lawyer?

    I'll obviously speak to a lawyer if I end up pursuing this, but the lawyer's advice will be biased towards a lawsuit (since that's their job). I'd like more general advice from anyone who's been down this road regarding what to expect, or things to consider.

    TLDR: grandfather suffered broken back at nursing home and wasn't given any care. Considering suing the facility, and am looking for advice. Located in Missouri.

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    It sounds like my apartment complex wants the proceed with eviction despite the CDC Moratorium. What are my options?

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 08:58 AM PDT

    I'm behind on my October rent and had planned to pay it off with my PTO and bonus that is expected to hit my account around the 20th (give or take a day or two). That would put me back to normal on my rent. But I got a three day notice (Florida) that they were going to start evictions if it wasn't paid by the 14th. I thought they were working with me because I had been trying to keep them updated on what was going on with my job and life (a series of unfortunate events only partly brought on by Covid.) But apparently not.

    I was told about the CDC Moratorium by multiple people on another subreddit. I brought it up to the leasing agent who called the property manager and the PM told her they don't accept it or something. I don't remember the exact wording but they seemed to think it was part of the Cares Act or something to do with having loans with a company.

    I have the declarations for that and plan to present it Monday to the Property Manager but I still have a feeling they will try to fight it. And I'm scared because I have nothing and no one right now besides my three cats, so I'd be homeless if they succeed. I don't even have money to pay court fees if I have to, or find another place to live.

    What are my legal options, if any? Would the CDC Moratorium not cover them for some reason? Thank you for any and all advice.

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    My in-laws have been sued over costs for a green card application filed in the US, but they were sued for these costs in court in Iran. Need some advice on how to proceed.

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 10:40 AM PDT

    Sorry about the long story.

    My in-laws are both legal US residents. They spend about six months of the year in the US and six months in Iran every year. This year has been different because of COVID. My mother in law's sister's husband has travelled to Iran to file suit for costs incurred when they filed for their green cards. The names on the suit are My father in law, mother in law and sister in law. My sister in law is now a US citizen and lives in the US.

    They have produced fake receipts from a CPA firm in Kansas that has never existed in the total amount of $43000. The receipts allege that this was the cost of producing the required forms for the green card application. This seems insane and is clearly fraudulent.

    We can establish that the firm does not exist, and the Kansas board of Accountancy can provide documentation for this. The problem is that the plaintiff seems to have been able to buy the judge in Iran, because the judge seems to be very biased and so it is difficult to get anywhere on that front. What I'm looking for is whether or not we can file something in US to have the authorities look into this fraudulent behavior. I appreciate any help and advice anyone can provide in this regard.

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    Husband (31) has been harassing/stalking me (30) and is now threatening to take my children away. If i don't reconcile with him.

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 10:08 AM PDT

    I left a 15 year long toxic/emotionally and verbally abusive relationship, 6mo ago. I've been harassed and stalked since. We have two children, 14yo (girl) and 10yo (boy). The children have been in both homes equally. Ive reported two incidents of harassment already, filed for a protective order, and filed for 50/50 custody/child support. He countered and is asking for full custody and child support. He was able to afford a lawyer thanks to his siblings and parents. I cannot afford one and I tried to apply through Texas Legal Aid and was told they were not accepting many applicants. Im so lost on how to respond to the counter.

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    Coworker going through my bag at work.

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 11:37 AM PDT

    Whenever I go to the bathroom and this coworker is around, I have started to notice my bag will be in a different spot from when I left it. There are cameras here, but I don't expect to get help from management on this. Do I have any options?

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    (WY) My dad works as what could be considered an "independent contractor" in Wyoming. He just started doing odd jobs for people and was previously a plumber and construction worker. Does he need to get a license/insurance/tax ID?

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 08:36 AM PDT

    He doesn't make much and can't really afford insurance but he is afraid of getting in trouble for being paid for gigs without insurance or licensing

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    My aunt is refusing to give me my social security money

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 09:15 AM PDT

    I don't know if this will get any traction but I'm kind of out of options, I moved in with my aunt when I was about 10 after my dad died (mother left when I was a baby) and she would get social security checks monthly because of it. She kicked me out 6 months before my 18th birthday and still collected the social security money, I turned 18 in January and pretty recently found out that I'm entitled to all of the collected money that she didn't spend or saved while I was in her care. I've tried talking to social security and they haven't been much help and most of the lawyers I've talked to haven't been able to help me either. If ANYONE has any idea on what I should do please please please let me know. I can expand if needed

    Edit: it says I need to put my location, this is all in North Carolina

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    Brother w/mult. disabilities arrested for sexual assault despite victim not wanting to press charges; being urged to take plea deal (AZ)

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 01:20 PM PDT

    Ugh, this is going to be long. I'm sorry in advance, but my parents and I have ZERO experience with the legal system and we've all been just going along with what we're told. TW: Sex assault

    Edited bc I deleted a whole bunch of stuff when I posted, I guess?

    Tl;dr 31 yo brother with mental function of 12-yo was present when another man raped his blacked-out neighbor and he touched the victim while she was naked at the urging of the other man. She is not pressing charges, but AZ police are. Lawyer isn't seeming to take his disability into account and is saying that he was evaluated as "knowing the difference between right and wrong" and that's all that matters.

    My brother was arrested in his own apartment just after New Year's in Tucson, AZ on a charge of felony sexual assault. He was assigned a public defender and was in jail until early release for COVID in April. He is currently living with my parents.

    My brother (31yo) was adopted at 9 after being in a series of extremely abusive situations (both birth family and abusive foster care). He speaks articulately but functions at about a 11-12yo level. He has been diagnosed with Aspergers, PTSD, OCD, schizophrenia, and "non-specific neurological impairment" and has received SSI his whole life. Relevant: He thinks anyone who talks to him is a friend, is very trusting, and super susceptible to peer pressure. He also has mild echolalia (repeats the last thing he hears) and a strong admiration for military and law enforcement.

    For ten years he lived quietly in a backyard cottage with a nice landlady and never had one single run-in with law enforcement. He had a girlfriend (also cognitively disabled) for about a year and treated her well. Last November, his landlady moved and he was given notice. He moved into his new apartment two weeks before the arrest.

    When he was arrested, he didn't get a phone call because he couldn't remember anyone's number and didn't think to ask if he could get a number off his phone. My parents didn't find out until four days later when they went to his new apartment and were told by his neighbors that he had been arrested. They looked him up in the system and saw "sexual assault." They were not able to call or contact him for almost a week after that due to a complicated system at the jail.

    All my folks were able to find out was that he was arrested with another man for sexually assaulting a neighbor woman and that he gave the police a full "confession." Neighbors at the apartment building told them that the other guy "is a real sicko" and also that "she gets drunk and does this all the time." During this entire time, his public defender has refused to give any specific information to my parents about the case and instructed him to keep quiet about it also, which he has done, even while living with my parents. The lawyer said that they could be called to testify if he told them anything.

    My folks, completely stunned, have repeatedly referenced his disabilities with the lawyer and asked to know what happened and if the confession is even valid. The lawyer said that he was "evaluated for knowing the difference between right and wrong" and "that's all that matters."

    Felony sexual assault carries a minimum of 7 years in prison in AZ.

    A week ago, he was offered a plea deal as follows: up to 7 years of probation (lawyer thinks it will be closer to three) with a felony on his record, after which it's commuted to a misdemeanor. The lawyer told my parents "I would advise my mother to take this deal." The lawyer has said that "he has a 50/50 chance" of prevailing in court. My brother is terrified of prison and decided to take the deal (he hasn't entered the plea officially yet).

    After he decided to take the deal, he told my parents the whole story. The woman and the other man were very drunk, she invited them both to her place, took her clothes off, and invited them to have sex with her (obviously completely impaired). The other guy urged him to have sex with her and my brother refused, but the guy was like "at least touch her" and my brother did. The other man proceeded to rape her while my brother was there. My brother left before it was over.

    The next day she came over and asked if anything had happened with the other guy. Apparently he had assaulted her before (!) and she had him arrested but then dropped the charges. My brother, trying to help, I guess, told her everything, including his role in it. She said, "Oh, well, I'm attracted to YOU, you can leave that part out, just help me get the other guy!" And he's basically twelve so he believed her.

    She called the cops and, despite being told a million times by my folks to NEVER say anything to the police, he told them everything. Both he and the other man were arrested on the same charge. The victim is pressing charges against the other man; the cops are pressing charges against my brother.

    Anyway, what my brother did was terrible, and I don't know this woman and I don't want her choices to be dragged through the mud; she did not deserve to be assaulted by him or anyone else. But I'm surprised that his competency to make an admissible statement was so readily accepted. If a person with a documented disability insists that that disability didn't affect their confession (my brother believes he DOES know right from wrong), do they have the right to have someone else stand up for them? If an actual 12 yo did something like this the consequences would be different; why isn't his mental age a factor?

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    We pay rent. Neighbors are treating our place like theirs.

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 09:17 AM PDT

    We pay rent. Last we did, we got a written receipt for cash. The contract just went back over with them with some changes (neither of us knew it said no pets etc). The neighbors have a key to the garage because they were best friends with the landlord who used to live here. But since they have the key to the garage, that means they have a key to the house. They've already threatened to hurt my SO. Do we have any leg to stand on if we call the police for trespassing or violence, since the contract is not finalized but we have been paying rent?

    Edit: Indiana

    Edit 2: it has been taken care of (:

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    Sperm Doner Protections

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 06:38 AM PDT

    A long time friend of mine has asked me to help her get pregnant. She wants to be a mom and she knows I do not want to be a parent. She is not asking for any assistance with raising the child, financial or otherwise, she just wants to be a mother. I would essentially be a sperm donor. I would love to help her make this wish come true but what legal arrangements do I have to make to make sure that I will not be held responsible for the child?

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    If a deed restriction/ restrictive covenant wasn't listed in the attorneys closing paperwork after our home sale are we still legally bound to follow rules?

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 11:33 AM PDT

    My family just bought a home (USA). We have asked both the realtor, our closing attorney and the sellers and none were aware of a supposed "subdivision" with restrictions. One of which is about fencing. We bought title insurance if that helps anyone answer my question. Yes we are working with the attorney but I just wanted to be prepared with questions to raise about this because we would have NOT bought this house had we known this. We did our due diligence and asked tons about restrictions only to find out after buying.

    Since this subdivision was only mentioned by name on a plat drawing in our closing paperwork but NO rules, restrictions or anything were mentioned or listed are we in the clear legally to build the fence and not legally obligated to move it?

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    How much of my mom's house am I responsible to pay for?

    Posted: 10 Oct 2020 11:32 AM PDT

    In Michigan. My mom and I own a home together and have lived in it for almost 3 years. Now my partner and I are buying a place together. My mom is unable to finance the house into her own name or buy another because she lost her job as a result of COVID and is working as a caregiver that pays cash. She could pay for the house herself but it would make money tight. I can continue paying half the mortgage but it would make money tight for me as I'm also paying for the new house. Additionally, if she paid the full mortgage herself going forward and decided to sell, how would we divide the money? This is a tricky situation and I'm just not sure what to do. Any advice would be appreciated!

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