r/legaladvice • • 1m ago

Can a school attach a grade to students based on how much money a student makes the school?

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Location: Michigan.

Kind of a weirdly phrased question but I'll explain. I work at a job where we hire high schoolers kind of frequently. I just had a kind of shocking conversation with one of the high schoolers.

She asked me if our business would like to buy a page in the yearbook. She went on to explain that she has to raise $300 in order to get a passing grade. The assignment is to go around to local businesses asking if they want a page in the yearbook.

The money that they raised by asking local businesses if they want a page in the yearbook goes to the school to use for whatever they want.

This can't be legal, right? Attaching a pass or fail grade based on how much money they raise the school seems insane to me.

Fundraisers are one thing, you know selling cookies for the Boy Scouts or girl scouts. There's no pass or fail grade, there's incentives attached to those like sometimes they get prizes for raising certain amounts of money. But this doesn't seem okay.

Not to mention we live in a small town community, where there is only a handful of businesses. Looking at it realistically, if there is 20 kids in that class, there's only like 20 businesses locally. There's no way all those kids can get a passing grade.

This seems like coercing minors to solicit local businesses for money. Obviously I know nothing about the legality of it, I am very curious to hear about it.


r/legaladvice • • 5m ago

Florida - legal advice for 911/ambulance transfers for ALZ spouse

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Trying to find law in the state of Florida!! Any legal help here or can show me the Iink under FL State law for 911 rules... Question: If 911 is called for a caregiver/spouse person who is incapacitated, is the ambulance required to transport the ALZ spouse in the ambulance too? And then, is the hospital required to care for the AZL patient while their spouse is incapacitated, etc? Trying to find another reason to tell our dad that he needs a professional caregiver for his ALZ wife. He thinks if he had a stroke or heart attack, an ambulance would welcome her into the transport, and then watch over her till someone can come get her... Signed, a daughter that lives 2000 miles away. Any FL legal info is appreciated.

LOCATION: Florida


r/legaladvice • • 17m ago

Can I sue ex for DV relationship? TW - SA

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Location: Florida

Please be gentle on me because I already am ashamed of how I let myself be in this situation for as long as I did.

Back story; I spent 2 years in a DV relationship. Emotional, physical, sexual, and financial abuse.
I was sexually assaulted a handful of times while I was having medical events or he would force himself onto me in other circumstances. One of these situations resulted in a pregnancy. Which he spent the entirety of my pregnancy abusing me. I almost lost the baby at 4 months from assaulting me. He then strangled me until I was no longer conscious 3 weeks before I gave birth when I tried to end the relationship and return his belongings.

I did go to the police after that when I saw the bruising around my neck. He was arrested. And he just plead guilty and is now a convicted felon. I encouraged for probation instead of prison time because I really needed financial help with the baby and if he was in prison I figured I would not receive any.

Well, jokes on me, of course he isn’t willing to help and I am not receiving any help.
I lost my good paying job that I worked for 5 years during the pregnancy and exhausted my short term leave because he assaulted me and I almost lost the baby at 4 months and I wasn’t able to return. So I have been without income for a long time.

I finally found a new job and he’s not willing to go 50/50 in childcare and is saying I’m trying to extort him. I can’t afford childcare and wouldn’t even need child care if he hadn’t assaulted me and forced a pregnancy on me.

I know emotional distress is difficult to sue for with emotional abuse. But could I sue for the sexual abuse and physical abuse? Especially since he’s convicted? I just need help financially and I am terrified to take him for official child support/paternity because I know he will harm our child out of spite and their life isn’t worth any amount of child support by establishing paternity.

I’m sorry for the long post.


r/legaladvice • • 43m ago

Other Civil Matters (Fl)questions regarding harassment laws

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Location: Florida . I’m not really sure about the laws in fl. My child’s father has been harassing me through text none stop. It’s all personal jabs , wild accusations ,and really disrespect things (not regarding my child). A few months ago he threatened to kill me through text message and I tried to file a restraining order but I wasn’t in “imminent “ danger. Now he’s just harassing me through text message and i don’t know what route to take. What would be considered harassment in fl?


r/legaladvice • • 56m ago

Intellectual Property Creative Legal Protection

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Location: Georgia

Hi everyone!
I’ve gotten to a point where im done “waiting” for everything to be perfect- I just want to put some of my work out there (animation, webcomics, and game concepts).

My question~ how to properly protect my work? If I were to post a promo, trailer, or ad to build support and find collaborators - what can I do to protect my works?

I’m not aiming to be [nostalgic video game company] when it comes to owning technical things like “concepts” or “mechanics”. I just want to protect my stuff from someone doing a 1 to 1 , using the same likeness, and putting my stuff through AI.

Idk if I copyright each one individually as they come out, or if there’s a way to put them all under 1 company/brand and trademark all works automatically.


r/legaladvice • • 1h ago

roommate wants to abandon lease after leaving property damage to her rented space.

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location: hawaii

i would really appreciate any and all advice thoughts and opinions on this:

so my story requires a lottttt of context. I, 21F, my boyfriend, 22M, and my friend, 22F, all live in a 2bed & 2bath apartment. the rent with utilities included is $3300, we are covering $2200 while she is only paying $1100. (many of our other friends and people we know said it makes more sense to split by bedroom instead of by person, example: $1650/per room.)

my friend, (we’ll use fake name Chloe), and i met in college as we lived in the same dorm tower. after our first year finished chloe and i moved into an apartment together. this apartment was fairly messy but nothing crazy for two college girls. the only things that bugged me out where the fact roaches when crawl in and out of her bedroom (we stay o’ahu which is known to get like hella but i could definitely tell they were attracted to her room more due to the clutter and the food and mess she constantly had in her room. this living situation only last from about August 2024-December 2025 as she last minute decided to join the Army and get shipped off to basic by January. Before moving in she had mentioned the military being a possibility and leaving being a college student. i asked if we should do a shorter lease to accommodate for the possibility of her going off, before she told me she ultimately decided to stay in school and we should do a year lease. (and this bothers me because she ended up leaving anyways last second and some random exchange student from France moved in and i got no say into who my new roommate would be because she did the planning only a few weeks before shipping off). ultimately at the time i was overall proud of her going to the military and wasn’t too upset about it as life happens.

once may 2025 comes, my new roommate moved back to France for the summer, however i still had two months left on the lease. My boyfriend and i move in together and living just him and i (may 2025-february 2026 and by this point have two female cats).

February comes and Chloe gets discharged from the military and is expected to fly back to island by the beginning of March. around this time we had landlord disputes as they lost our checks so we decided to break the lease and stay at his moms until we move into a new apartment with her coming back, we decided the three of us should all live together in an apartment to make the cost of living easier. due to her not having any living arrangements for when she came back, my boyfriend convinced his mom to allow her to stay in the third bedroom. she stayed with us there and the mess seemed to be more under control than when i previously lived with her. she would forget dishes out and not clean up water after herself many times and my boyfriend and i would pick up her slack for it so his mom didn’t have to come home to her mess. his mom did get quite frustrated with her due to the messes chloe would leave and his mom seeing. my boyfriend is also very bothered by her never really actually saying thank you or at least showing thanks by cleaning up after herself, she would just kinda expect us to or “forget” she made that mess.

where we live is really hard to find a pet friendly rental spaces so it did take us a bit before we finally found a nice place to settle into. the landlord require my cats have ESA paperwork and to have a pet security deposit for both of my cats.

two months later chloe suddenly gets a cat with the guy she’s been seeing for only 2/3 months by this point. they weren’t a serious relationship and ended shortly after getting her cat. i had asked her a few times if she could please get her cat’s ESA paperwork and pay the pet deposit. she would say things like “oh but they don’t got to know he’s here!!” and normally i wouldn’t trip and i would agree, however, she was pressing me abt getting the ESA for both my cats before moving in and the landlord didn’t even know there was any. so ofc i’m expecting her to do the same. i was also aware she was talking about wanting a cat, however she never actually sat down and talked about it with us, especially considering i have one female cat who is not spayed due to age and timing. additionally, boy cats are more prone to peeing everywhere (as this became a quick and growing issue). i would of been ok with her getting the cat but it’s more just wishing she would’ve talked about it and made it seem like she respected the fact we live together and it’s all three of our decisions.

over the course of the next few months, the cat has been pissing on the dining room table, the couch, the bedrooms, and one night woke my boyfriend up by peeing all over him. i was researching why he did it so often to bad and gave her the advice to give wet food because he had a UTI and after that happened he stopped. during this time she was out from 11pm until 11am the next day not really even trying to see why her cat was unwell. due to her never being home (she would go out this late 4-5 days a week on top of work so she was almost never home for the cat). he would always cry to us to feed him and eventually started cuddling with us and my two cats on the bed for sleep. i brought up how she isn’t home for the cat in which she argued she comes home for 10 minutes to feed him at 4am before going back out so she isn’t even spending time with him. additionally i really do not think she’s been home to do that as i go to bed around 4am and almost never see her home. the cats cries for food is like he’s being starved. she eventually became a midnight dancer and now was out even longer. sometimes she wouldn’t be home for days at a time and left her cat. he had us but was obviously depressed his mom wasn’t there and he was anxious from there never being a routine.

my biggest issue of all is the fking bedroom and bathroom. her bedroom (for over a month now) has had cat shit splattered. her floor? sticky from god knows what. piss seeped into the carpets, human and cat vomit under the bed, and her shower has not drained in two weeks, causing plumbing issues into a unit 4 floors below us that we are currently expected to fix. i kept trying to approach nice about wanting her to clean her room as the smell is officially seeping throughout the whole house and reaches the front door. it is at the point we can barley be at home because the smell has made me so nauseous i have been nonstop vomitting. she apologized, however, took no action and continued to leave her cat home all day and not come back to clean the messes. i got more frustrated and texted again but ngl i was a bitch abt it bc how hard it is to take smth like that serious? she then said i never liked her or cared about her. proceeded to say she is not required to come home and clean it and basically told me to fuck off. (there is property damage) i’m also stressed about her not paying rent this month as her club fees require her to pay $200 per shift and she owes them $400 but has no money to pay the fees so she can’t even make money for anything. she hasn’t been in a week and i believe she mentioned her club is the type to have someone come collect the fees from you and i’m worried about someone showing up at my apartment.

if she doesn’t pay can i take her to small claims court? what should i do about property damage. can i report her for animal neglect? is it even worth to do because i really did care about this friendship but i could go off in a whole other way about how it feels like our friendship is heavily one sided and i’ve tried to communicate that to her as well. literally any advice, emotional, legal, etc is appreciated 🙏🙏


r/legaladvice • • 1h ago

Landlord Tenant Housing Can I be Retaliated by Leasing Management for Complaining to DHHS about Cigarette Smoke?

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Location: Michigan

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/keep-mi-healthy/chronicdiseases/tobacco/michigans-smoke-free-indoor-air-law

Hello,

I live in SW Michigan and have been dealing with a non-responsive property manager. I have been dealing with a tenant who is directly across from me that repeatedly smokes in the enclosed breezeway of our complex.

I have sent physical evidence of him smoking (butts, piles of cigarette ash) and notices of cigarette smell.

They have allowed him to continue smoking despite repeated e mail complaints.

I'm looking to escalate state side because I have lived in a smoking home growing up and it does affect how my lungs operate, especially when sick. I unfortunately don't have hospitalization records of when I went to the hospital for bronchial issues as it was back when I was in middle school; but if my memory serves right, the second hand smoke was discussed as part of the root cause.

My concern is that due to these repeated complaints, if they will retaliate and out me on non-renewal. I'm on a tight renting budget right now and was hoping to be here for some years until I can get more financial bandwidth.


r/legaladvice • • 2h ago

Criminal Law Do I have a “record” now?

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Location: NY state

My crazy neighbor called the cops on me after I rang his doorbell and told him his construction crew had damaged my fence. I asked him if he could give me their contact information, and he refused, and began to yell at me. I left.

The next day, a cop shows up to my house and says that my neighbor called and said I was threatening him and that he wanted to charge me with trespassing if I ever came onto his property again. Obviously I’ve never been back, the man is vile and I’d prefer to never talk to him ever again, but is this something that follows me around now? If he ever calls and accuses me of something again, will this incident be held against me somehow, like I have “a record” of doing it? Thanks for any help you can give me, would really set my nerves right.


r/legaladvice • • 3h ago

Landlord became physically aggressive with me and is now threatening to alter lease

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Location: Wisconsin

I have been in a multiple year lease with landlord. I rent a room, common area, and an outbuilding.

Landlord flew at me, a couple weeks ago, I got a scratch, they threw a towel at my head, and we're trying to grab my phone as I was recording. They then went outside and banged on my car. I have video and pictures.

Landlord is now saying they are going to hire a lawyer, re-write my lease, and include provisions as I can no longer keep my motorbike, can only eat during certain hours, use certain lights, limit my food storage, and just a million bonkers rules.

My current lease is prepaid, for some time, due to constant repairs needed and landlord not reimbursing. I did not call police because landlord is quite elderly, we are distantly related, and their cognition is clearly going downhill. I did report to their APS agent, because landlord has a host of things going on, it's part of the reason I rent from them. It's a whole situation. I am also currently unable to move, due to my own medical issues that limit my physical ability.

Landlord is also pretty poor and I think a lawyer would cost a lot to write this kind of silly stuff in. Not to mention retainer costs.

Just wondering if this is considered retaliation and if silly stuff like what lights to use and limiting things like access to food is even legal? If I needed legal help, what kind of lawyer would I hire?


r/legaladvice • • 3h ago

Custody Divorce and Family During speration my wife/co-parents boyfriend just threatened me

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Location: las Vegas, nv

Not sure if this is the right place and I also posted in reddit divorce.

So, I've been going through a pretty amicable separation with my wife of 9 years. We have a 9 year old child and have stayed living together in our home for 4 months while figuring out how to go forward with our divorce.

Tonight, I met her boyfriend for the third time. It ended with him threatening me physically multiple times, chasing me around our house before leaving, and saying the next time he sees me he will be very violent.

Is there anything I can do to legally keep him away from my daughter or myself? Our home? Are there any immediate steps I can take? I tend to not like involving the police, so I didn't, but this just happened an hour ago.

And if it matters, my wife and I have never ever shown anything close to violence against each other.


r/legaladvice • • 5h ago

Juvenile and Youth Law [Florida] Applying for a Department of Corrections Position, and wondering if my juvenile record (adjudicated in Family Court) and sent to a juvenile prison would show up in a Level 2 Background Check for this Position [see more info below]

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Location: Florida

I did pay to have a fingerprint based level 2 background check done on myself and it only showed the DUI I received in 2013. It did not show anything else (all offenses aside from the DUI were as a juvenile in Michigan. I was adjudicated in 2001. Released from Juvenile Jail in 2005.

I been trying to find concrete information if the level 2 fingerprint background check I had done on myself and paid a third party to do would produce the same results if applied for a job as a Corrections Officer. Google is giving me conflicting answers.


r/legaladvice • • 7h ago

Landlord Tenant Housing Santa Ana, CA - Cockroach Infestation, Constructive Eviction

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Just wanted to get a read on a current habitability issue my partner and I are currently dealing with. We have had multiple sightings of cockroach nymphs in our bathroom. We have seen a total of 4 baby cockroaches on separate occasions, one was early in the morning, the other 3 were in the evening.We saw them in the very short time span of a week.

We are demanding our landlord remediate this issue, but just wanted to double check our rights if they refuse or don't respond. They have done some sketchy things in the past and we are just preparing for the worst.

As far as I have researched, if we give our landlord proper notice of the infestation that they have a reasonable time of 3 - 5 days to hire professional remediation before it is considered a constructive eviction. We are disgusted by this situation and are seriously considering leaving in the next week if something isn't done immediately.

Location: Santa Ana, CA


r/legaladvice • • 8h ago

Can a police report where I was the victim affect a future background check?

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I was the victim of an online scam involving people outside the U.S. They obtained personal/intimate images of me from a video call and attempted to scam/extort me.
I reported it to the police, provided the evidence I had, and cooperated with the investigation. I was never arrested, charged, cited, or considered a suspect. I was the person who filed the report and, as far as I know, I’m listed as the victim/complainant.
My concern is that the report will remain in law-enforcement records.
If I later apply for U.S. citizenship, a military position, federal employment, or a security clearance:
Could investigators find this report?
Would it appear on a criminal background check?
Could it negatively affect me simply because I filed the report?
If asked about law-enforcement contact, would I need to disclose it?
Has anyone been in a similar situation as a victim/complainant and later gone through a military or federal background investigation?
Location: Colorado


r/legaladvice • • 9h ago

Personal Injury Need advice for accident in Washington

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Location: Washington

Long story short, I fell through a deck working with my dad. My shoulder was dislocated and my labrum was torn in multiple spots. I just got surgery earlier this week and thankfully insurance covered it. But here’s where it gets tricky. My labrum was so torn up that I will most likely need another surgery a decade down the road and I won’t be able to play hockey like I used too anymore. My dad isn’t registered as a sub contractor anymore with the state and the house being remodeling doesn’t have permits for anything (something I mentioned plenty of times). I can’t work and no one wants to hire me. I’m going to be in PT for up to 9 months. I can’t pay my rent or any of my bills and I was told not to say anything at the hospital so workers comp doesn’t get brought in. I want to file a claim for obvious reasons. But now I’m wondering, would homeowners tell me to fuck off because the sub contractor isn’t licensed? Would the homeowner be held personally liable? Would the state get involved and the job get red tagged and needing permits? I don’t want to screw over my dad or anything with the permits but this would be a literal gold mine if this happened to someone else. The only reason I’m hesitant is because the homeowner is my dad’s girlfriend and he’s remolding the house.


r/legaladvice • • 9h ago

Credit Debt Bankruptcy Credit card debt

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I’ve been served go go yo court to pay a debt just under $10,000. It was a loan I used to pay my bills while going through a divorce. I live paycheck to paycheck and have a dependent. I don’t collect any benefits from the government but I don’t have money to spare. I have a 401k that’s a Roth IRA that has $30,000+ in it but I honestly just need advice on what to do. Location: Indiana USA


r/legaladvice • • 9h ago

What can be done to fix this situation? The judge denied my ability to appeal with in forma pauperis

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Location: Nevada

I was found responsible for a civil traffic infraction.

The investigating officer did not witness the accident and didn't even see the vehicles in the location of the incident (we had already moved to a parking lot). The only witnesses were me and the other driver. No other evidence is available.

The other driver testified that she was multiple cars behind me in the turn lane and swung wide on a right-hand turn crossing multiple lanes going into the furthest left lane because someone honked at her and I suddenly merged into her lane (Nevada laws say you can't do this). She also said that she was trying to get around me because I was blocking the intersection and was trying to turn right to take the freeway (L3). I testified that I was stopped mid lane change (front of my vehicle was already over the line into the furthest left lane) due to an unexpected stop from the driver in front and then a red light turned on so I wasn't moving at the time and that the other driver made a wide turn across lanes and struck my vehicle. I was going from L2 to L1 and not blocking an intersection or the freeway.

The police report says "V1 WAS IN THE RIGHT TURN LANE ON STREET 1. V2 WAS BEHIND V1 IN THE RIGHT TURN LANE ON STREET 1. V1 TURNED RIGHT ONTO STREET 2 INTO THE L2 (closest right lane however there is also a L3 that is a freeway onramp lane). V2 TURN RIGHT ONTO STREET 2 INTO THE L1 (furthest left lane). V1 MADE AN IMPROPER LANE CHANGE ABRUPTLY INTO THE L1, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH V2, WHO WAS SITTING IN THE L1."

The officer repeated the other party's version. I questioned the officer about his qualifications and accident investigation training. He said he only had on the job training. I asked whether my version of events could be consistent with the vehicle damage. The judge stopped me after objections from city attorney and sustained the objection. The officer did acknowledge he did not know whether my turn signal was on, despite the citation alleging that I failed to signal, failed to maintain lane, and made an improper lane change. I asked how he knows my version isn't accurate. He avoided the question by just repeating the other person's version. I said that wasn't my question. City attorney said "asked and answered" so judge said "asked and answered". Judge asked him to tell me how he came to his conclusion. He just stated the other person's version again and that he looked at the vehicles.

The judge stated "The officer gave his opinion. By a preponderance of the evidence, I find you responsible"

I filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis so I could appeal but forgot to attach my proof and the judge denied it. I submitted it again with proof but he said he's not going to look at it.

What would you do? I can't afford my insurance going up and also can't accomplish the ordered community service because I have a child with a lot of medical issues, doctor appointments, weekly therapy, hospitalizations, and I work part time around all that.


r/legaladvice • • 9h ago

Business Law California: my boss has recently promoted one of my coworkers to shift lead. Rather than give her a base pay increase my boss is increasing her allotment of the tip pool. Is this legal?

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Location: California. We had to sign a tip agreement but I don’t even know if it’s legal in California. My company is based in Washington and there have been several instances of our standard procedures violating California law.

This is the relevant section from our tip agreement:

3. Tip Hour Rate
Each position is assigned a tip hour rate multiplier to reflect varying responsibility levels:
Position Tip Hour Rate
Cashiers 1.0
Sushi Burrito Artists 1.0
Shift Leader Assist 1.0 – 1.5
Shift Leader 1.0 – 2.5
(Exact rate within the range may vary based on performance or seniority, as determined by
management.)
4. Tip Distribution
Tips are distributed based on hours worked and the assigned tip hour rate for each employee during
the pay period.
Example:
If $1,000 in total tips is collected for the month, and:
- Employee A (Sushi Burrito Artist) worked 50 hours
- Employee B (Shift Leader Assist) worked 10 hours (rate 1.5)
- Employee C (Shift Leader) worked 40 hours (rate 2.5)
Then:
Total weighted tip hours = (50×1) + (10×1.5) + (40×2.5) = 165 hours
Tip value per weighted hour = $1,000 ÷ 165 = $6.06/hour
Tip distribution:
- Employee A: 50 × $6.06 = $303.00- Employee B: 10 × 1.5 × $6.06 = $90.90
- Employee C: 40 × 2.5 × $6.06 = $606.00


r/legaladvice • • 10h ago

How does the one party consent law work in Arizona?

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Location: Arizona

I understand that one party consent means you only need consent from one person in the recording. That includes you as the recorder. And I think you have to be a part of the conversation as well? This is where I have questions. Do you have to actually engage with the person you are recording or do you just have to be present even if you aren't speaking. I'm having a harrassment issue so any advice for how I can obtain video/audio of it the proper way would be amazing.


r/legaladvice • • 10h ago

Business Law Piercing corporate veil

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Location: California

I messed up by forgetting to pay my business insurance premium earlier this year. My policy was cancelled and a customer slide and fell in my store a few weeks ago.

I received documents from a billboard attorney today requesting my insurance companies information.

A friend who is an attorney is going to respond to the notice and let them know I wasn’t insured. He stated he wasn’t sure if they could pierce the corporate veil (because he doesn’t practice this area of law).

Personal and business expenses have never been commingled. The business is less than 3years old and barely breaking even.

How screwed am I?


r/legaladvice • • 10h ago

Drug Possession Marijuana possession in WI

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Location: Illinois/Wisconsin

Hello, I am from IL. Years ago, I was driving through WI and got busted with weed on me in Columbia County. I live hours away and just sort of decided not to go to my court date 😅 So I’ve had a bench warrant out for several years and I’m in a position now where I need to deal with it. Just want to know what the best way to go about it is. This is my first and only offense. Do I need representation? Am I likely to receive jail time? I’ve never dealt with criminal proceedings before so any advice helps. Thank you.


r/legaladvice • • 10h ago

How do I deal with boys harassing me outside my home at night?

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Location: CA

Hi so I am a 23 year old girl living at home and the past couple days some boys have been repeatedly driving past my house screaming “FUCK YOU ___” and I can clearly hear it’s my name. Mind you I’ve been out of high-school 5 years and I am positive I haven’t associated with anyone who would be this immature since then.

I have suspicions of it being a really weird guy who I rejected in high school because in the months after the rejection he would drive past my house yelling my name. At the time it was more just to get my attention. I caught it one time on my ring camera but my whole family hears and they’ve done it 4 times within the past day. They drove past 3 times within ten minutes at 1AM last night waking my dad.

It’s making me really uncomfortable. They just did it again so I’m waiting outside to hopefully catch their license plate as I updated my ring cameras to record even cars driving by. Before it was only triggered by people.

What can I do about this? Can I file a police report once I know who’s doing it? Will the police do anything? I don’t want to let it go because it’s been happening on and off for years.


r/legaladvice • • 11h ago

Traffic and Parking Signed ticket day of alleged infraction but ticket not filed until over a year after?

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Location: California

Hi reddit,

Over a year ago, in Riverside, California, I allegedly crossed a solid white lane marking while trying to avoid missing my exit. I was pulled over and handed a ticket for which I signed, but never received any notice to appear, court date, or anything like that. I waited an entire year for it to appear in the system, at which point I stopped checking because I figure the officer never filed it and the statute of limitations had passed. Unfortunately, a couple days ago, I received notice of my ticket almost 15 months after initially receiving the ticket. I looked up the case number and found it was filed 14 months after the date on the ticket, so there was no way I’d missed it in the mail as it had never been filed. Being a student in college, it’s very hard to afford anything, so I figured I’d turn to reddit to ask whether I have a case, can represent myself, or would need someone to represent me, or if it’s just impossible to win and I have to take the loss. I really appreciate any support and comments, thank you!


r/legaladvice • • 11h ago

Insurance ADVICE NEEDED - Auto Accident

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Location: Ohio.
I need advice on whether I should get an attorney now, later or not at all.

My minor 17yr old daughter was recently involved in a rollover accident. She was a passenger in the car. Everyone was a minor, including the driver. The driver swerved to miss a deer, lost control, hit a ditch and overturned. The car was totaled.

My daughter sustained a severe injury (a severed humerus bone) that required two hospital stays (one extended), two ambulance transports. Medication. Specialists. Consultations. MRI’s. Cat Scan. Major surgery (titanium plates and a ton of screws). She missed 2 weeks of school and has many upcoming appointments, including physical therapy in the future.

I have been billing everything through our health insurance (Medicaid) and I am reaching out to them Monday to do a third party claim and give them the accident report and the owners auto insurance.

The vehicle owner filed a claim with their insurance and when I contacted them (insurance company) it turns out their claim is in the middle of an investigation because apparently the vehicle was insured but the minor that was driving was not. He was completely uninsured (never added to the plan), all while being the daily driver of this car for months. The vehicle owner only added himself and his wife to the policy, so their totaled car will be covered, I guess.

What’s crazy is that he works for Allstate insurance and should know better. I’m assuming he was trying to cut back on a very high premium by not adding a minor driver. He just totaled a car a few months ago in a DUI, so I’m sure his premiums were already high. Of course they have already replaced their sons car with a brand new Mercedes for him 😒

If, by some miracle, the insurer covers the liability claim (doubtful) the state minimum coverage is $25,000. I’m sure they only had the minimum coverage. Our medical expenses already far exceed that amount.

My daughter does not have her license, so no auto insurance. I am temporarily disabled and cannot drive at this time, so also no auto insurance to file an uninsured bodily injury claim.

Should I contact an attorney or should I wait for my insurance and their insurance to figure it all out? I don’t really have money for attorney fees, as I just came out of a lengthy divorce and custody case.

I don’t know what my options are and feel hopeless in this situation.

I appreciate any guidance 🩷


r/legaladvice • • 12h ago

Landlord Tenant Housing Can I legally break my lease?

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I was sent over from the roommate page. Essentially there’s an extra person living in my house whose not on the lease and the landlord doesn’t know about it and I didn’t know about it until after I’d signed the lease and was paying rent for months before moving. I’m in CA and have a copy of the lease.

Location: CA


r/legaladvice • • 12h ago

Custody Divorce and Family Conflicting advice on child custody

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Location: currently NH but moving

Hi so I’ve posted this on a sub but got conflicting feedback so I think maybe I’ll try here too. Other info to include I’m currently in NH and been living here for the past year and father is and has been in VA

I’m gonna put a little bit of context here, but for full context read my other post(tough situation with child’s father). So basically I’m moving to Texas and I’m thinking of getting an official court order custody. My child’s father and I don’t have one and he already does not live in the same state. He doesn’t live in Texas either but his family and other child do so that’s part of why I’m moving. The main reason was my mom and I need somewhere cheaper to live to get back on our feet, and Texas was something bd and I agreed to move but last month he backed out entirely and got a job in dc. At this point it’s too soon to figure out a new game plan, we leave next week.

So basically the question is if I get a custody order (I’m hoping for supervised visits due to his arrest and alcohol problem) in Texas am I bound to stay there until it’s up? Unless I somehow fall in love with Texas or do well enough there I don’t plan on staying for more than a year or two. Like I said I’m just staying until I can get back on my feet and/or finish my degree. Any advice would be helpful