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u74kof | legaladvice_train | 0.86 | Corrupt Alabama cop pulls us over for out of state plates, gets out with hand on his gun and makes up fine Alabama cop pulls us over because we have out of state plates and makes up a reason to give us a huge fine for ‘following too close’. My partner and I were driving across the country (relocating for a family emergency) with pets in the car. Throughout our 3 day drive we were extremely cautious and came across many aggressive tailgating cars. We were tested a lot, but never drove too close or aggressively. Our mission was to get to our location safely. As we were about to leave the state line of Alabama, I noticed a cop going really slow. I passed him (going the speed limit) and as soon as my partner passed him, he immediately got behind us and turned his lights on to pull us over. We were so confused. He got out of his vehicle with his hand on his gun and treated us like criminals. He made up a story that we were following too close and slapped us with a huge fine. We think he saw an opportunity with our out of state plates. Anyone know how to fight this? Totally corrupt. We did nothing wrong. Also, the way he pulled us over, he didn’t even have time to assess any tailgating. He immediately went for it when we passed him- seconds after. Any advice on how to fight the corruption? | i5cjtfk | i5cjlja | 1,650,379,315 | 1,650,379,231 | 59 | 24 | Sorry, but that is not corruption. You got a ticket. Pay it or show up to argue with the judge or prosecutor. You don’t need a lawyer for this. A lawyer won’t take this anyway, unless you are willing to pay him, which is more than the ticket. He treated you like criminals? How? You may have something there if he ordered you out of the car, put you in handcuffs and tossed you in his car. Did he put you in cuffs? As for his hand on his gun, so what? He is walking up to a car, and he doesn’t know what he is walking into. That’s a scary part for him as well. I have no idea why that would scare you. | You should contact an attorney in the area if you are set on fighting this. They would be able to tell you if getting the dash cam footage from this incident is possible (Alabama doesn't like to share from what I can tell,) and whether it would be worth their fee in the first place. https://www.waff.com/2021/09/25/alabama-supreme-court-ruling-gives-police-departments-power-release-body-camera-footage-or-not/ Another thing to look into here, one that a local attorney might help with, is the jurisdiction's revenue from fines and fees. AL just passed a law to limit fines and fees on cities and towns to prevent taxation by citation. This might also be a good defense to bring to court if you are planning on attempting to make a stand against such abuse. https://www.al.com/news/2022/04/alabama-lawmakers-pass-bill-to-limit-how-much-municipalities-can-keep-from-traffic-fines.html# The hand on the gun is SOP in many jurisdictions. Police are trained to be ready for an ambush during traffic stops so they will often keep their hands on or close to their guns. I don't think that there is anything that can be done about that. It sucks and is scary, but they are within their rights to approach your vehicle cautiously. If you are looking for other avenues to fight corruption, such as a reporter or anticorruption organization you will need to put in more work. If you haven't been paying attention to the state, the Town of Brookfield just got into some deep water because of their unjust ticketing system. There are many eyes on the state right now for such stories. But you should do some research before contacting a reporter. You would have to review the police statistics for tickets and the jurisdiction's budget to look at their fines/fees income. Then you need to be able to present your story in a concise paragraph if you want to get anyone's attention. | 1 | 84 | 2.458333 |
yysck4 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | Getting hit with tow fees for a car I sold over a year ago in Wisconsin In February 2021 I sold my car that I had at the time. I had the buyer sign a bill of sale that I kept, and I had him sign the title and sent him on his way. I figured that would be the end of it, but on October 21st 2022 I received a notice of impound for the same car. I called the towing place right away to sort it out, and on the 23rd I emailed them a copy of the bill of sale and a copy of my license as ID as they instructed me to do. I thought this had freed me of all responsibility, but today I received another notice that over $2,000 is being sent to collections if I do not pay it. I called the towing company again and they had not received the email. I forwarded the email again and they got it now. They are going to try to contact the person I sold it to, but if he doesn't take any action the bill still falls back on me. Is there anything I can do to get out of this or am I screwed into paying this bill? | iwxmar6 | iwy8b8p | 1,668,827,347 | 1,668,841,392 | 3 | 7 | You needed to go and transfer title and registration with your local department to of licensing. And now you know why. Since they didn't transfer it to their name, everything including possible parking tickets(depending on where you are) could come back to you. | The tow company wants to get paid and that may include lying to you or sending you to collections inappropriately. You can't legally remove the car even if you wanted to because it belongs to the person you sold it to. Keep that bill of sale in a safe place. You should not of sent your drivers license. You are just making easier to sell your debt. If it is sent to collections you should contest it with the 3 credit bureaus. If you are taken to court by one of the collections agencies you should consult with an attorney. | 0 | 14,045 | 2.333333 |
yysck4 | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | Getting hit with tow fees for a car I sold over a year ago in Wisconsin In February 2021 I sold my car that I had at the time. I had the buyer sign a bill of sale that I kept, and I had him sign the title and sent him on his way. I figured that would be the end of it, but on October 21st 2022 I received a notice of impound for the same car. I called the towing place right away to sort it out, and on the 23rd I emailed them a copy of the bill of sale and a copy of my license as ID as they instructed me to do. I thought this had freed me of all responsibility, but today I received another notice that over $2,000 is being sent to collections if I do not pay it. I called the towing company again and they had not received the email. I forwarded the email again and they got it now. They are going to try to contact the person I sold it to, but if he doesn't take any action the bill still falls back on me. Is there anything I can do to get out of this or am I screwed into paying this bill? | iwws8c3 | iwy8b8p | 1,668,812,604 | 1,668,841,392 | 3 | 7 | Did you file a "Seller's report of Sale" with your Department of Motor Vehicles? If not, you are likely stuck with the bill. It happened to me. | The tow company wants to get paid and that may include lying to you or sending you to collections inappropriately. You can't legally remove the car even if you wanted to because it belongs to the person you sold it to. Keep that bill of sale in a safe place. You should not of sent your drivers license. You are just making easier to sell your debt. If it is sent to collections you should contest it with the 3 credit bureaus. If you are taken to court by one of the collections agencies you should consult with an attorney. | 0 | 28,788 | 2.333333 |
vygwcz | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | Dentist threatened to charge me more if I didn’t delete a bad review (Colorado) I recently had a root canal performed by a Dentist. I asked what the total charges with insurance would be, and was told it would cost X amount. After the root canal was finished, I paid the full amount and assumed everything was okay. Fast forward 2 weeks and I receive another bill for the evaluation (took 5 minutes as my normal dentist referred me Ann we already knew the issue) so I decided to call and see what that was about. They were very short with me on the phone which lead to me leaving a bad (but completely truthful) review about lack of transparency. The Dentist that owns the office and performed my root canal texted me today. He stated that he gave me discounts that I couldn’t see on the bill and insinuated that if I don’t delete my review he will send a bill for the discounted portion. Here is the text in question that made me feel pressured to delete my review. “Would you give a discount to someone who said bad things about you on the internet? Or would you send a bill for the rest? Your insurance company did what they did. You can take it up with them, but they do things according to contracts. I would ask that you take down the review, you can keep the additional discount that I gave you, and we can both move on” It seems as though he might have been careful to avoid saying anything that could be taken as blackmail, but nonetheless I feel as though I was pressured. Any help is greatly appreciated! | ig236z0 | ig2367i | 1,657,754,439 | 1,657,754,430 | 145 | 72 | Your state's medical/dental board can (likely) help you with this. | I would definitely reach out to your insurance about this. It almost certainly goes against their contract with the provider. | 1 | 9 | 2.013889 |
x9g4fg | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | Boss won’t give me the day off tomorrow for jury duty. My jury duty tomorrow is supposed to be from 8 to 5 and I’m supposed to be at work at 4. My boss said it would end early but it would probably not. I’ll be a couple hours late but can she even make me come at all no matter what? | inoi5l5 | inqbcnd | 1,662,693,156 | 1,662,733,722 | 3 | 4 | Is it local or Federal jury duty? And what State are you in? | Judges absolutely love when bosses are like this! You can be legally fined an amount determined by the state if you are a no show. You most definitely need to show up and let the judge know prior that your boss is against you going and they will have a word with your boss. There should be a phone number you can call on the letter you got. | 0 | 40,566 | 1.333333 |
x9g4fg | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | Boss won’t give me the day off tomorrow for jury duty. My jury duty tomorrow is supposed to be from 8 to 5 and I’m supposed to be at work at 4. My boss said it would end early but it would probably not. I’ll be a couple hours late but can she even make me come at all no matter what? | inqbcnd | inpap8n | 1,662,733,722 | 1,662,712,073 | 4 | 2 | Judges absolutely love when bosses are like this! You can be legally fined an amount determined by the state if you are a no show. You most definitely need to show up and let the judge know prior that your boss is against you going and they will have a word with your boss. There should be a phone number you can call on the letter you got. | Likely depends on your state. In CA you cannot be fired if you have jury duty. However your employer is not required to pay you. There’s nothing stopping them from asking you to go to work after the court dismisses you. There’s no way to predict how long it will be. I’ve been called 3 times. Once I was picked for the jury and stuck there for 3 full days, another time I was not picked yet judge didn’t release us until 5 pm, the 3rd time they just sent everyone home at 11am because no trials that day. | 1 | 21,649 | 2 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1einox | h1f1fpo | 1,623,419,583 | 1,623,427,940 | 177 | 300 | I am unaware of any state in which it would be legal to fire an employee, even one in the first 90 days of employment for having to serve jury duty. It’s somewhat irrelevant though since you were not fired. With regards to pay, the vast majority of states do not require employers to pay employees for jury duty, so to answer that issue you need to tell us where you are located and if you have a union contact or other agreement which might require pay for jury duty. | Florida prohibits punishing employees for performing their legal obligation of showing up for jury duty. It doesn't matter if you are a probationary employee. Your boss is wrong. Being paid for jury duty may not be legally required in Florida. | 0 | 8,357 | 1.694915 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1ep6d4 | h1f1fpo | 1,623,422,562 | 1,623,427,940 | 8 | 300 | Not a lawyer but here’s this http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0000-0099/0040/Sections/0040.271.html Check out section 40.271. I’d say your boss is writing checks her ass can’t cash. | Florida prohibits punishing employees for performing their legal obligation of showing up for jury duty. It doesn't matter if you are a probationary employee. Your boss is wrong. Being paid for jury duty may not be legally required in Florida. | 0 | 5,378 | 37.5 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1eh16j | h1f1fpo | 1,623,418,807 | 1,623,427,940 | 2 | 300 | What state are you in? | Florida prohibits punishing employees for performing their legal obligation of showing up for jury duty. It doesn't matter if you are a probationary employee. Your boss is wrong. Being paid for jury duty may not be legally required in Florida. | 0 | 9,133 | 150 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1fskc2 | h1einox | 1,623,439,839 | 1,623,419,583 | 196 | 177 | For florida, your employer doesn't have to pay you for days served on Jury Duty. However, they cannot "Discharge, penalize, threaten, or otherwise coerce an employee" because they had jury duty. Even if you were in a probationary period, they can't take adverse action against you for it beyond not paying you for those days. Florida Stat. 40.271. | I am unaware of any state in which it would be legal to fire an employee, even one in the first 90 days of employment for having to serve jury duty. It’s somewhat irrelevant though since you were not fired. With regards to pay, the vast majority of states do not require employers to pay employees for jury duty, so to answer that issue you need to tell us where you are located and if you have a union contact or other agreement which might require pay for jury duty. | 1 | 20,256 | 1.107345 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1ep6d4 | h1fskc2 | 1,623,422,562 | 1,623,439,839 | 8 | 196 | Not a lawyer but here’s this http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0000-0099/0040/Sections/0040.271.html Check out section 40.271. I’d say your boss is writing checks her ass can’t cash. | For florida, your employer doesn't have to pay you for days served on Jury Duty. However, they cannot "Discharge, penalize, threaten, or otherwise coerce an employee" because they had jury duty. Even if you were in a probationary period, they can't take adverse action against you for it beyond not paying you for those days. Florida Stat. 40.271. | 0 | 17,277 | 24.5 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1fskc2 | h1eh16j | 1,623,439,839 | 1,623,418,807 | 196 | 2 | For florida, your employer doesn't have to pay you for days served on Jury Duty. However, they cannot "Discharge, penalize, threaten, or otherwise coerce an employee" because they had jury duty. Even if you were in a probationary period, they can't take adverse action against you for it beyond not paying you for those days. Florida Stat. 40.271. | What state are you in? | 1 | 21,032 | 98 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1eh16j | h1einox | 1,623,418,807 | 1,623,419,583 | 2 | 177 | What state are you in? | I am unaware of any state in which it would be legal to fire an employee, even one in the first 90 days of employment for having to serve jury duty. It’s somewhat irrelevant though since you were not fired. With regards to pay, the vast majority of states do not require employers to pay employees for jury duty, so to answer that issue you need to tell us where you are located and if you have a union contact or other agreement which might require pay for jury duty. | 0 | 776 | 88.5 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1fy71j | h1ep6d4 | 1,623,442,276 | 1,623,422,562 | 51 | 8 | I wonder if you let the judge know that your manager told you you can't serve jury duty within the first 90 days what he/she would have said. Pretty sure it's illegal to do that. | Not a lawyer but here’s this http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0000-0099/0040/Sections/0040.271.html Check out section 40.271. I’d say your boss is writing checks her ass can’t cash. | 1 | 19,714 | 6.375 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1eh16j | h1fy71j | 1,623,418,807 | 1,623,442,276 | 2 | 51 | What state are you in? | I wonder if you let the judge know that your manager told you you can't serve jury duty within the first 90 days what he/she would have said. Pretty sure it's illegal to do that. | 0 | 23,469 | 25.5 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1ep6d4 | h1gcmuo | 1,623,422,562 | 1,623,449,043 | 8 | 14 | Not a lawyer but here’s this http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0000-0099/0040/Sections/0040.271.html Check out section 40.271. I’d say your boss is writing checks her ass can’t cash. | Your company is not obligated to pay you for jury duty. That is the governments job. They cant fire you for going on jury duty. | 0 | 26,481 | 1.75 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1gcmuo | h1g1m29 | 1,623,449,043 | 1,623,443,815 | 14 | 5 | Your company is not obligated to pay you for jury duty. That is the governments job. They cant fire you for going on jury duty. | Let them fire you if you have to go & then sue them if they fire you for it | 1 | 5,228 | 2.8 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1eh16j | h1gcmuo | 1,623,418,807 | 1,623,449,043 | 2 | 14 | What state are you in? | Your company is not obligated to pay you for jury duty. That is the governments job. They cant fire you for going on jury duty. | 0 | 30,236 | 7 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1ep6d4 | h1eh16j | 1,623,422,562 | 1,623,418,807 | 8 | 2 | Not a lawyer but here’s this http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0000-0099/0040/Sections/0040.271.html Check out section 40.271. I’d say your boss is writing checks her ass can’t cash. | What state are you in? | 1 | 3,755 | 4 |
nxg7gv | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | Got told I can get fired for getting jury duty within my 90 day period I served jury duty a couple of weeks ago and I noticed today that my paycheck reflected those days as not being paid. I thought jury duty leave was paid, but I wasn’t sure so I asked my manager. She then got an attitude and said “No, actually you could’ve gotten fired because you can’t serve jury duty within the first 90 days of employment.” Now my question— is this true? I thought that jury duty pretty much trumped everything which is why I didn’t mention the fact I was at a new job to the judge. Thanks guys! | h1eh16j | h1g1m29 | 1,623,418,807 | 1,623,443,815 | 2 | 5 | What state are you in? | Let them fire you if you have to go & then sue them if they fire you for it | 0 | 25,008 | 2.5 |
6ef2ew | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | Ohio. I just got my jury duty letter in the mail, the day I was supposed to show up there. Long story short, I didn't get the letter until the day I was summoned to appear. I had moved and I haven't done a change of address with the post office. I literally don't do anything through the mail other than packages, all of my important stuff is taken care of online, so changing my address wasn't a huge priority. Either way, I finally got the letter in the mail, but my question is, should I wait until something comes of this and just tell them I didn't get the letter at all, or should I call them and tell them I just got the letter. In doing so though, I'm acknowledging that I at least got the letter, and I don't want to give the state the upper hand on anything to fine me or put me in jail. | di9r8gu | di9y87o | 1,496,238,787 | 1,496,246,814 | 95 | 147 | >should I wait until something comes of this Avoiding your issue with a court is never a good strategy. They're not going to fine you or put you in jail. Contact the court, explain the situation, and they'll likely reschedule your service. | > I just got my jury duty letter > just tell them I didn't get the letter at all I think some pretty standard legal advice is "don't lie to court officials" | 0 | 8,027 | 1.547368 |
6ef2ew | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | Ohio. I just got my jury duty letter in the mail, the day I was supposed to show up there. Long story short, I didn't get the letter until the day I was summoned to appear. I had moved and I haven't done a change of address with the post office. I literally don't do anything through the mail other than packages, all of my important stuff is taken care of online, so changing my address wasn't a huge priority. Either way, I finally got the letter in the mail, but my question is, should I wait until something comes of this and just tell them I didn't get the letter at all, or should I call them and tell them I just got the letter. In doing so though, I'm acknowledging that I at least got the letter, and I don't want to give the state the upper hand on anything to fine me or put me in jail. | di9rhul | di9y87o | 1,496,239,111 | 1,496,246,814 | 75 | 147 | Call and explain. Ask to reschedule for a later date. I've found them to be pretty easy to deal with. | > I just got my jury duty letter > just tell them I didn't get the letter at all I think some pretty standard legal advice is "don't lie to court officials" | 0 | 7,703 | 1.96 |
6ef2ew | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | Ohio. I just got my jury duty letter in the mail, the day I was supposed to show up there. Long story short, I didn't get the letter until the day I was summoned to appear. I had moved and I haven't done a change of address with the post office. I literally don't do anything through the mail other than packages, all of my important stuff is taken care of online, so changing my address wasn't a huge priority. Either way, I finally got the letter in the mail, but my question is, should I wait until something comes of this and just tell them I didn't get the letter at all, or should I call them and tell them I just got the letter. In doing so though, I'm acknowledging that I at least got the letter, and I don't want to give the state the upper hand on anything to fine me or put me in jail. | dia2ems | dia0aab | 1,496,251,353 | 1,496,249,050 | 37 | 13 | I have literally called up the county clerk to tell them that I *just plain forgot* jury duty because I was a jerk. I apologized and asked to be rescheduled. There was zero recrimination, just a thanks for owning up to it and a reschedule. Get out in front of this and call them. | I had to go to jury duty yesterday. 5 people out of the 50 that were scheduled didn't show. If you still live in the same county that you got summoned in just call and explain. If you did nothing I think you would be safe too. That is why they bring in 50 and only select 13. | 1 | 2,303 | 2.846154 |
6ef2ew | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | Ohio. I just got my jury duty letter in the mail, the day I was supposed to show up there. Long story short, I didn't get the letter until the day I was summoned to appear. I had moved and I haven't done a change of address with the post office. I literally don't do anything through the mail other than packages, all of my important stuff is taken care of online, so changing my address wasn't a huge priority. Either way, I finally got the letter in the mail, but my question is, should I wait until something comes of this and just tell them I didn't get the letter at all, or should I call them and tell them I just got the letter. In doing so though, I'm acknowledging that I at least got the letter, and I don't want to give the state the upper hand on anything to fine me or put me in jail. | dia2ems | dia1g3x | 1,496,251,353 | 1,496,250,318 | 37 | 9 | I have literally called up the county clerk to tell them that I *just plain forgot* jury duty because I was a jerk. I apologized and asked to be rescheduled. There was zero recrimination, just a thanks for owning up to it and a reschedule. Get out in front of this and call them. | Do not ignore this. In California, if someone fails to respond to jury summons, the state will not renew his/her driver's license or car registration. | 1 | 1,035 | 4.111111 |
6ef2ew | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | Ohio. I just got my jury duty letter in the mail, the day I was supposed to show up there. Long story short, I didn't get the letter until the day I was summoned to appear. I had moved and I haven't done a change of address with the post office. I literally don't do anything through the mail other than packages, all of my important stuff is taken care of online, so changing my address wasn't a huge priority. Either way, I finally got the letter in the mail, but my question is, should I wait until something comes of this and just tell them I didn't get the letter at all, or should I call them and tell them I just got the letter. In doing so though, I'm acknowledging that I at least got the letter, and I don't want to give the state the upper hand on anything to fine me or put me in jail. | diac3g9 | diat1mv | 1,496,261,510 | 1,496,282,690 | 2 | 7 | Give them a call and tell them what happened. I called when I realized I had completely forgotten about jury duty, a day after when I should've shown up. They just rescheduled me for jury duty in another two months. | Take them to court. | 0 | 21,180 | 3.5 |
6cvu5g | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Landlord gave me an N12 to move out; I went and found a new place but in my search I realized they have posted the same apartment for rent on the market. (Ontario, Canada) My landlord gave me an N12 because he said he was planning to move back into the house. I started searching for a new place and have found that he's lied to me; the place I'm renting is back on the market for rent. I'm sure this goes against the tenant act and it seems really shady of him. Are there any ramifications or steps I could take? Thanks. | dhxr1zo | dhxrl7d | 1,495,558,331 | 1,495,558,923 | 30 | 177 | Contact the Landlord Tenant Board | _Save a copy of that ad._ The N12 notice itself spells out how to contest it: 1. Refuse to vacate. 2. When your landlord files to evict you, present your argument that your landlord gave you notice in bad faith to the Landlord and Tenant Board at your hearing. An ad to let out the unit you're already living in makes it pretty clear that the identified family member does not, in fact, intend to occupy the unit. If you can corroborate your story - and having a copy of the ad handy will help _immensely_ - then the Board will deny his application to end your tenancy. You can also file a complaint (form T5), which will be heard at the same time; while the Board often won't fine your landlord spontaneously, a T5 can lead to the landlord being fined if your landlord is operating in transparent bad faith. | 0 | 592 | 5.9 |
6cvu5g | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Landlord gave me an N12 to move out; I went and found a new place but in my search I realized they have posted the same apartment for rent on the market. (Ontario, Canada) My landlord gave me an N12 because he said he was planning to move back into the house. I started searching for a new place and have found that he's lied to me; the place I'm renting is back on the market for rent. I'm sure this goes against the tenant act and it seems really shady of him. Are there any ramifications or steps I could take? Thanks. | dhxrl7d | dhxqhzi | 1,495,558,923 | 1,495,557,720 | 177 | 2 | _Save a copy of that ad._ The N12 notice itself spells out how to contest it: 1. Refuse to vacate. 2. When your landlord files to evict you, present your argument that your landlord gave you notice in bad faith to the Landlord and Tenant Board at your hearing. An ad to let out the unit you're already living in makes it pretty clear that the identified family member does not, in fact, intend to occupy the unit. If you can corroborate your story - and having a copy of the ad handy will help _immensely_ - then the Board will deny his application to end your tenancy. You can also file a complaint (form T5), which will be heard at the same time; while the Board often won't fine your landlord spontaneously, a T5 can lead to the landlord being fined if your landlord is operating in transparent bad faith. | Please review the Landlord Tenant Questions section of the /r/LegalAdvice Wiki for common questions and answers regarding landlord tenant issues. If this does not apply to your question, please disregard *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/legaladvice) if you have any questions or concerns.* | 1 | 1,203 | 88.5 |
6cvu5g | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Landlord gave me an N12 to move out; I went and found a new place but in my search I realized they have posted the same apartment for rent on the market. (Ontario, Canada) My landlord gave me an N12 because he said he was planning to move back into the house. I started searching for a new place and have found that he's lied to me; the place I'm renting is back on the market for rent. I'm sure this goes against the tenant act and it seems really shady of him. Are there any ramifications or steps I could take? Thanks. | dhxr1zo | dhy1d9l | 1,495,558,331 | 1,495,569,689 | 30 | 57 | Contact the Landlord Tenant Board | Have a friend respond to the ad and attempt to rent the house. Document how the landlord responds. | 0 | 11,358 | 1.9 |
6cvu5g | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Landlord gave me an N12 to move out; I went and found a new place but in my search I realized they have posted the same apartment for rent on the market. (Ontario, Canada) My landlord gave me an N12 because he said he was planning to move back into the house. I started searching for a new place and have found that he's lied to me; the place I'm renting is back on the market for rent. I'm sure this goes against the tenant act and it seems really shady of him. Are there any ramifications or steps I could take? Thanks. | dhy1d9l | dhxqhzi | 1,495,569,689 | 1,495,557,720 | 57 | 2 | Have a friend respond to the ad and attempt to rent the house. Document how the landlord responds. | Please review the Landlord Tenant Questions section of the /r/LegalAdvice Wiki for common questions and answers regarding landlord tenant issues. If this does not apply to your question, please disregard *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/legaladvice) if you have any questions or concerns.* | 1 | 11,969 | 28.5 |
6cvu5g | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Landlord gave me an N12 to move out; I went and found a new place but in my search I realized they have posted the same apartment for rent on the market. (Ontario, Canada) My landlord gave me an N12 because he said he was planning to move back into the house. I started searching for a new place and have found that he's lied to me; the place I'm renting is back on the market for rent. I'm sure this goes against the tenant act and it seems really shady of him. Are there any ramifications or steps I could take? Thanks. | dhxqhzi | dhxr1zo | 1,495,557,720 | 1,495,558,331 | 2 | 30 | Please review the Landlord Tenant Questions section of the /r/LegalAdvice Wiki for common questions and answers regarding landlord tenant issues. If this does not apply to your question, please disregard *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/legaladvice) if you have any questions or concerns.* | Contact the Landlord Tenant Board | 0 | 611 | 15 |
6cvu5g | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | Landlord gave me an N12 to move out; I went and found a new place but in my search I realized they have posted the same apartment for rent on the market. (Ontario, Canada) My landlord gave me an N12 because he said he was planning to move back into the house. I started searching for a new place and have found that he's lied to me; the place I'm renting is back on the market for rent. I'm sure this goes against the tenant act and it seems really shady of him. Are there any ramifications or steps I could take? Thanks. | dhya4ru | dhxqhzi | 1,495,580,109 | 1,495,557,720 | 13 | 2 | Case law. https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onltb/doc/2017/2017canlii28525/2017canlii28525.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQADbjEyAAAAAAE&resultIndex=2 https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onltb/doc/2016/2016canlii71210/2016canlii71210.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQADbjEyAAAAAAE&resultIndex=6 | Please review the Landlord Tenant Questions section of the /r/LegalAdvice Wiki for common questions and answers regarding landlord tenant issues. If this does not apply to your question, please disregard *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/legaladvice) if you have any questions or concerns.* | 1 | 22,389 | 6.5 |
7y1u0q | legaladvice_train | 0.94 | My father died 9 months after I was born back in 1992. My mother has now told me 3 different stories of how he died. Is there any way that I could find out the truth through legal documents? (Brooklyn, Illinois) First she told me it was a car accident when I was a little boy, years later it was his other girlfriend who killed him, and now it’s suicide (which is especially manipulative since I started going to therapy/a psychiatrist for suicidal ideation and depression). Growing up without a father has been one of the hardest things in my life and I’d really just like to know the truth of how he died. | dud0ax3 | dud59be | 1,518,817,401 | 1,518,822,725 | 7 | 13 | There may also be news stories or obituaries, on or about the date from his death certificate. You best course though may still be to talk with your mother and try to nail down what you want to know, keeping in mind that her past statements may have served to ease her coping with his departure. | Is he on your birth certificate? You’ll have to petition the county for a death record but that’s easy. I’d be worried your mother lied about his death. If you can’t find anyone in records, I’d recommend 23andme or ancestry and see if you have paternal relatives listed. | 0 | 5,324 | 1.857143 |
3eub3o | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | [TX] My father died without leaving behind a will. What needs to be done to make my mother the his executrix so that we can get his assets in her name? The title says it. My dad died unexpectedly and didn't leave behind a will. I'm wondering how my mom can become the executrix of his estate. (It's my understanding that this will put her in control of all of his property/assets. That is, all of the things that aren't in both of their names.) | ctiqmm5 | ctigdbs | 1,438,066,247 | 1,438,045,409 | 12 | 4 | Probate lawyer here. Sorry to hear about your father. Mine died last week. It's pretty lousy. First question: what are the assets and liabilities of the estate? This is important because getting your mother appointed as an estate administrator is expensive when there is no will. There are less expensive alternatives, but they are fact specific regarding the estate's assets and liabilities. Second question: Did your father have any children outside the marriage? The decent and distribution laws vary greatly depending on whether or not there are stepchildren. Third question: Are any of your father's children minors? This can also complicate matters. Here's what to do: 1. List out all of the assets that are in your father's name solely. Find out (if possible) when and how he acquired them. Texas is a community property state. If he received property as a gift, inheritance or something he had before he married, it's likely separate property. Most items acquired after the marriage are likely community property. 2. Of those assets, find out if any have beneficiary designations (such as life insurance, pay on death accounts, etc.) Usually, beneficiary designations do not require any probate action. 3. List out any debts that your father has--credit cards, taxes, mortgage, cars, etc. 4. Assemble a list of all of your father's children. If he has deceased children, list the deceased child's children. Include all contact information. If any are minors, include date of birth. 5. Organize. Have your father's death certificate handy. If he's been married more than once, get the divorce dates or other materials showing the end of the prior marriages. 6. Depending on how he died, get information on the death. Also, get a death certificate from the funeral home. If your dad died as a result of an accident or malpractice, the lawyer will need to know immediately. 7. Find out if there are any pensions or other materials. 8. Contact a probate lawyer in your county. If it's a larger county, it should have a lawyer referral service. If you are in a smaller county, check some websites such as avvo.com or lawyers.com. **Interview at least two or three lawyers and figure out which ones you like best.** This is such a personal deal. You have to find someone you work well with. Feel free to PM me if you'd like to talk more. | I'm sorry for your loss. Here's a Nolo link to start. Most likely your mom will just own everything. | 1 | 20,838 | 3 |
3eub3o | legaladvice_train | 0.89 | [TX] My father died without leaving behind a will. What needs to be done to make my mother the his executrix so that we can get his assets in her name? The title says it. My dad died unexpectedly and didn't leave behind a will. I'm wondering how my mom can become the executrix of his estate. (It's my understanding that this will put her in control of all of his property/assets. That is, all of the things that aren't in both of their names.) | ctiqmm5 | ctikluo | 1,438,066,247 | 1,438,052,625 | 12 | 3 | Probate lawyer here. Sorry to hear about your father. Mine died last week. It's pretty lousy. First question: what are the assets and liabilities of the estate? This is important because getting your mother appointed as an estate administrator is expensive when there is no will. There are less expensive alternatives, but they are fact specific regarding the estate's assets and liabilities. Second question: Did your father have any children outside the marriage? The decent and distribution laws vary greatly depending on whether or not there are stepchildren. Third question: Are any of your father's children minors? This can also complicate matters. Here's what to do: 1. List out all of the assets that are in your father's name solely. Find out (if possible) when and how he acquired them. Texas is a community property state. If he received property as a gift, inheritance or something he had before he married, it's likely separate property. Most items acquired after the marriage are likely community property. 2. Of those assets, find out if any have beneficiary designations (such as life insurance, pay on death accounts, etc.) Usually, beneficiary designations do not require any probate action. 3. List out any debts that your father has--credit cards, taxes, mortgage, cars, etc. 4. Assemble a list of all of your father's children. If he has deceased children, list the deceased child's children. Include all contact information. If any are minors, include date of birth. 5. Organize. Have your father's death certificate handy. If he's been married more than once, get the divorce dates or other materials showing the end of the prior marriages. 6. Depending on how he died, get information on the death. Also, get a death certificate from the funeral home. If your dad died as a result of an accident or malpractice, the lawyer will need to know immediately. 7. Find out if there are any pensions or other materials. 8. Contact a probate lawyer in your county. If it's a larger county, it should have a lawyer referral service. If you are in a smaller county, check some websites such as avvo.com or lawyers.com. **Interview at least two or three lawyers and figure out which ones you like best.** This is such a personal deal. You have to find someone you work well with. Feel free to PM me if you'd like to talk more. | I'm sorry for your loss. Your mom needs to open a probate of any assets that don't have a right of survivorship or beneficiary designation. This can be done at your county's probate court (if it has one), or the county court or district court, depending on where you live. There will be a proceeding to determine heirship. The court needs to know who is supposed to get your dad's things. Who will get his things will depend on whether the property is community or separate, how many kids your dad had, whether all of those kids are also your mom's kids, and other factors. It's possible your mom will receive everything under the intestate laws, but if she doesn't she will need to hire a probate attorney. That's because if she isn't the only heir she will be representing another person's interest to the court and only attorneys can legally do that. It might be advisable to hire one anyway as an attorney will be able to help guide her through the process. | 1 | 13,622 | 4 |
8vfvh9 | legaladvice_train | 0.85 | (Mex/Can) My father with dementia transferred ownership of his condo to his Mexican wife right before he died. It was always his plan to leave it to his children. What can we do? I apologize in advance for the length and formatting(mobile)of this post. TL:DR at the bottom. Not sure where to start with this one. It has been so many years in the making and it just gets more and more complicated. I have left out details to prevent this post from being even longer. First off, I would like to say that my brother and I are not money grubbing children. **We love our dad and we're trying to look out for his future health and well-being as best as we know how. That being said, we didn't want him to be taken advantage of.** My father (divorced) retired to Mexico after selling his business in Canada about 6 years ago. He made a decent amount of money off of it but is by no means Rich. He bought a condo in Mexico (technically a trust bought the condo as foreigners can not own property near beaches in this state.) Shortly after retirement my brother and I (as well as many concerned people who knew him) began becoming concerned about the potential onset of dementia. I won't bore you with the details but **he was eventually diagnosed with a type of dementia that affects long term planning and decision making.** While he was in the process of getting tests (difficult as he was only in Canada half the year), **he met a lady in Mexico**. He was introduced to her because someone said he was looking for a wife. She seemed very nice but my brother and I had concerns about my fathers ability to understand what marrying a lady from Mexico meant for his condo and his assets. **She was also quite attractive and 20 years his junior.** My father was pushing 70 and a could be a difficult person to interact with when you both speak the same language fluently. It just raised a few question marks. With his suspected dementia, he would likely need a high level of care for many years. **We urged them to wait to get married until after all of his tests have been completed for both of their sakes**. There was a wedding date set in Mexico that would allow for more testing. He needed to see very specific specialists and it was difficult to set up with him being away so often. **They ended up getting married in secret** before the wedding date and before his meeting with the specialist. On his next visit to Canada he saw the specialist. **They confirmed our suspicions of dementia**. (I cannot remember the exact timing offhand but I believe the official results were after the wedding) The diagnosis has since been confirmed by other medical tests and a second opinion. **My father did not understand the consequences of his marriage**. Apparently there are two types of marriages in Mexico. He believed that in the event of a divorce he would take his stuff and she would take hers. **But she had chosen to get married in such a way that they combined their assets**. With multiple conversations he still did not understand the type of marriage he got. His wife was a tale of two people. Every time we met her she seems very lovely, warm, and like a very nice person. But many actions (like this one) that I will not go into show very different side. My father 100% assured us that the condo was safe. It would always be passed to us upon his death. I pressed him on this issue but with the dementia it was hard to explain to him. At the time we were mostly concerned that he would be able to sell the condo to pay for his future medical care when it came time. **My father recently passed away while in Mexico.** He was ill for a while and she took care of him. This was the first time in their 2 year relationship where we actually thought she cared about him. We developed a more positive relationship with her. We were able to go down and say goodbye, although he was still convinced that he had 10+ years. It took him very quickly. In my dad's will, both most recent and previous, the condo was to be left to my brother and I. He had stated that he would not be leaving anything to her from the will because he was going to make her a beneficiary of part of his life insurance. He never got around to doing this. **My brother and I wanted to ensure that she was not left without anything**, especially since she cared for him for the last few months. When we went to go and transfer ownership of the trust, **we discovered that the ownership had been transferred to her** one month ago. At this time my dad was **in and out of the hospital**. He was hardly able to hold a conversation due to the sickness, let alone understand what was going on. We have some evidence through texts that show that **he did not understand what he was signing.** My brother is in Mexico now. He is planning to get a lawyer and figure this out. I feel helpless up here and I was hoping that Reddit could provide a strategy to help us out. What is our strongest case? Contesting it on grounds of dementia? **What should we do?** The testing was done in Canada, and she took him to a doctor friend of hers in Mexico who said that he was fine. TL:DR My father, who married a lady in Mexico while he had dementia, recently died. His $500k Mexican Condo was transferred to his wife a month before he died. He has multiple tests confirming the dementia, he was very ill when he signed, and did not fully understand what he was doing. What can we do? (I apologize for any confusing tense issues. He only passed away this week and it's still difficult to talk about) | e1n8grj | e1nmjjo | 1,530,514,802 | 1,530,539,652 | 12 | 15 | Speaking with a lawyer is going to be your best course of action. Since he was debilitatingly mentally ill when he signed, it could be a good point in your case. Good luck, friend. | IANAAL. Get a Mexican Lawyer. The Canadian Embassy in Mexico or the Mexico-Canada Chamber of Commerce may have lists of lawyers specialized in civil matters. The Código Civil Federal of Mexico states in Article 156(9) that incapable people are unable to contract marriage. An annulment action must be placed in Mexico to annul the marital society. Gather all evidence and send it to the Mexican lawyer to prove he was unable to consent due to his dementia (Article 450(2)). Hope it helps. | 0 | 24,850 | 1.25 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqb0d4j | gqb1phv | 1,615,275,209 | 1,615,276,453 | 664 | 1,192 | Firstly, I’m so sorry. Not a lawyer, but my mother and I had to go through a similar procesa last year, so I at least have an idea- although my experience is Australian, i can give you an idea. First off, here are the two most relevant questions you need to answer quickly, and they will affect my answer. Was he married at the time of death, and did he leave a will? Ideally, if he has one, he'll have told you where it is, and you'll have an idea of who the executor of the will is. | Happened to my wife’s dad.. get a good lawyer so they can handle all the legal stuff for you. Don’t sign anything from the insurance company till you get lawyer. | 0 | 1,244 | 1.795181 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqb1ft9 | gqb1phv | 1,615,276,202 | 1,615,276,453 | 23 | 1,192 | Do you know who the driver of the vehicle is? | Happened to my wife’s dad.. get a good lawyer so they can handle all the legal stuff for you. Don’t sign anything from the insurance company till you get lawyer. | 0 | 251 | 51.826087 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqb1v13 | gqbj85d | 1,615,276,594 | 1,615,292,577 | 143 | 159 | When the death certificates are available, get 20 copies. I’m not exaggerating. You may not need all of them, but you will be surprised at the number you do need. Every utility, cell phone, bank account, and every other account will likely want an original copy, and a scan or photocopy will often not suffice. Extra copies on the original order will be inexpensive. New copies will be more expensive, and if you don’t have them, services might continue billing until you provide them. | IAAL. Some experience in FL, but mostly TX and OK. FL law states that in the event an unmarried decedent passes away without a will, but with children, certain assets pass to the children. This is called intestate succession. The assets that pass this way include real property and other ‘traditional’ property and chattels (e.g., cars, other motor vehicles). You’ll need to go through the court to properly pass on the ownership of these types of property. In terms of certain bank accounts, savings accounts and investment accounts, some are classified as ‘non-probate’ assets. For these, the decedent would have identified a beneficiary when he set up the account. It’s possible you don’t have to include these accounts in the probate court. You’ll need to discuss with a probate, wills and estates attorney how to pass ownership of your father’s various types of property to yourself (you represented that no other children exist). There is so much more to go over, so you’d be best suited to have a full discussion with the attorney. Collect as much data as you can about your father’s assets before meeting with him or her. Let me echo the sentiments of other commenters that suggested you getting several copies of the death certificates. The various utilities, accounts or creditors may require a death certificate and each have their own policy. Good luck and I’m really sorry for your loss :( Edit: just caught that he may have been domiciled in Colorado. For the issue discussed above, the same succession laws apply as in FL and the children will inherit. | 0 | 15,983 | 1.111888 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqbj85d | gqb8set | 1,615,292,577 | 1,615,283,457 | 159 | 64 | IAAL. Some experience in FL, but mostly TX and OK. FL law states that in the event an unmarried decedent passes away without a will, but with children, certain assets pass to the children. This is called intestate succession. The assets that pass this way include real property and other ‘traditional’ property and chattels (e.g., cars, other motor vehicles). You’ll need to go through the court to properly pass on the ownership of these types of property. In terms of certain bank accounts, savings accounts and investment accounts, some are classified as ‘non-probate’ assets. For these, the decedent would have identified a beneficiary when he set up the account. It’s possible you don’t have to include these accounts in the probate court. You’ll need to discuss with a probate, wills and estates attorney how to pass ownership of your father’s various types of property to yourself (you represented that no other children exist). There is so much more to go over, so you’d be best suited to have a full discussion with the attorney. Collect as much data as you can about your father’s assets before meeting with him or her. Let me echo the sentiments of other commenters that suggested you getting several copies of the death certificates. The various utilities, accounts or creditors may require a death certificate and each have their own policy. Good luck and I’m really sorry for your loss :( Edit: just caught that he may have been domiciled in Colorado. For the issue discussed above, the same succession laws apply as in FL and the children will inherit. | Woah I'm terribly sorry for your loss. My dad passed away due to Covid. I recommend googling your dad's home state "life insurance search" to find any policy that you might not of known he had. Use the psychology today website to find a good therapist near you even if you think you might not need it. It's good to have someone to help clear things up. It helped me especially with realizing I wasn't the only player in my dad's death. Don't close your dad's bank accounts right away incase someone issues you a check with your dad's name on it. Happened to me 🙄 Good luck fellow redditor | 1 | 9,120 | 2.484375 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqb1ft9 | gqbj85d | 1,615,276,202 | 1,615,292,577 | 23 | 159 | Do you know who the driver of the vehicle is? | IAAL. Some experience in FL, but mostly TX and OK. FL law states that in the event an unmarried decedent passes away without a will, but with children, certain assets pass to the children. This is called intestate succession. The assets that pass this way include real property and other ‘traditional’ property and chattels (e.g., cars, other motor vehicles). You’ll need to go through the court to properly pass on the ownership of these types of property. In terms of certain bank accounts, savings accounts and investment accounts, some are classified as ‘non-probate’ assets. For these, the decedent would have identified a beneficiary when he set up the account. It’s possible you don’t have to include these accounts in the probate court. You’ll need to discuss with a probate, wills and estates attorney how to pass ownership of your father’s various types of property to yourself (you represented that no other children exist). There is so much more to go over, so you’d be best suited to have a full discussion with the attorney. Collect as much data as you can about your father’s assets before meeting with him or her. Let me echo the sentiments of other commenters that suggested you getting several copies of the death certificates. The various utilities, accounts or creditors may require a death certificate and each have their own policy. Good luck and I’m really sorry for your loss :( Edit: just caught that he may have been domiciled in Colorado. For the issue discussed above, the same succession laws apply as in FL and the children will inherit. | 0 | 16,375 | 6.913043 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqb1v13 | gqb1ft9 | 1,615,276,594 | 1,615,276,202 | 143 | 23 | When the death certificates are available, get 20 copies. I’m not exaggerating. You may not need all of them, but you will be surprised at the number you do need. Every utility, cell phone, bank account, and every other account will likely want an original copy, and a scan or photocopy will often not suffice. Extra copies on the original order will be inexpensive. New copies will be more expensive, and if you don’t have them, services might continue billing until you provide them. | Do you know who the driver of the vehicle is? | 1 | 392 | 6.217391 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqbkoyq | gqb8set | 1,615,293,581 | 1,615,283,457 | 68 | 64 | Not a Lawyer. Just old enough to understand a few things. The death of a parent is a very traumatic event in our lives. I am sorry for your loss. 1) Find a friend who you trust with good advice. Preferably, someone who has gone through this. 2) Contact his employer. There may be some life insurance. 3) Start a thorough search through his "stuff". You may find records relating to his life, and things that require attention. Car note, insurance, mortgage, any loans, etc. Understand that YOU are NOT responsible for your fathers debts, if any, despite what the lenders will tell you. Unless you co-signed. The estate is. 4) File a death notice in the paper, look at the laws of Florida to determine how long after that notice is filed a lender can file a notice of a debt. After that date passes, ignore any further notices. 5) Contact the Social Security administration, the VA (if he was military at all) and any other government authority that is pertinent to his life. Hang out with a few people who knew your dad, laugh some, cry some and allow the healing to begin. | Woah I'm terribly sorry for your loss. My dad passed away due to Covid. I recommend googling your dad's home state "life insurance search" to find any policy that you might not of known he had. Use the psychology today website to find a good therapist near you even if you think you might not need it. It's good to have someone to help clear things up. It helped me especially with realizing I wasn't the only player in my dad's death. Don't close your dad's bank accounts right away incase someone issues you a check with your dad's name on it. Happened to me 🙄 Good luck fellow redditor | 1 | 10,124 | 1.0625 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqb1ft9 | gqb8set | 1,615,276,202 | 1,615,283,457 | 23 | 64 | Do you know who the driver of the vehicle is? | Woah I'm terribly sorry for your loss. My dad passed away due to Covid. I recommend googling your dad's home state "life insurance search" to find any policy that you might not of known he had. Use the psychology today website to find a good therapist near you even if you think you might not need it. It's good to have someone to help clear things up. It helped me especially with realizing I wasn't the only player in my dad's death. Don't close your dad's bank accounts right away incase someone issues you a check with your dad's name on it. Happened to me 🙄 Good luck fellow redditor | 0 | 7,255 | 2.782609 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqb1ft9 | gqbkoyq | 1,615,276,202 | 1,615,293,581 | 23 | 68 | Do you know who the driver of the vehicle is? | Not a Lawyer. Just old enough to understand a few things. The death of a parent is a very traumatic event in our lives. I am sorry for your loss. 1) Find a friend who you trust with good advice. Preferably, someone who has gone through this. 2) Contact his employer. There may be some life insurance. 3) Start a thorough search through his "stuff". You may find records relating to his life, and things that require attention. Car note, insurance, mortgage, any loans, etc. Understand that YOU are NOT responsible for your fathers debts, if any, despite what the lenders will tell you. Unless you co-signed. The estate is. 4) File a death notice in the paper, look at the laws of Florida to determine how long after that notice is filed a lender can file a notice of a debt. After that date passes, ignore any further notices. 5) Contact the Social Security administration, the VA (if he was military at all) and any other government authority that is pertinent to his life. Hang out with a few people who knew your dad, laugh some, cry some and allow the healing to begin. | 0 | 17,379 | 2.956522 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqbrqzi | gqbqxzc | 1,615,297,798 | 1,615,297,358 | 7 | 3 | Has there been a police report on the accident? Is there any indication that the diver was negligent or reckless (DUI/speeding), your father was at fault, or if it was just a freak accident? Likely you won't need a lawyer to handle the probate matters unless there is a potential for a wrongful death case. You say your father lived a simple life, is unmarried, and you're an only child. It's likely that you'll receive any inheritance left over after the estate pays for your father's debts (including final medical and funeral costs). If he owns a home, you are free to assume the mortgage if you wish; or to sell the home to pay off the mortgage if you don't. You'll need copies of the death certificate and to be named the executor to gain access to his accounts. Try to keep track of all of his mail (including e-mail if you have access to his phone/computer) to search for any accounts/creditors you may not be aware of. You personally are not liable for any of his debts. But they must be repaid before any of the inheritance comes to you. If his debts amount to more than what is available in the probate assets; then you will only get what passes outside of probate (including any joint accounts you share, retirement accounts naming you as a beneficiary, joint real property, life insurance policies, trusts, etc.) Contacting his employer is also an important step; they will pass on his final paycheck; and often have policies regarding retirement accounts/pensions/employer-sponsored life insurance policies. | The sidebar of r/personalfinance has a detailed guide on what to do when a loved one passes. | 1 | 440 | 2.333333 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqbwdhv | gqc24gn | 1,615,300,165 | 1,615,302,672 | 5 | 6 | Most of the advice I’m seeing is related to estate issues. You should also contact a personal injury (car accident) attorney as well. Ask them if they will reduce their rates at all—many of them will. And they should work on a contingency basis. | I'm so sorry for your loss. I'll keep it simple: 1. Deal with funerary issues. Did he have insurance to pay for the funeral, or is a funeral pre-paid? 2. Organize the funeral and burial. Get help as needed. 3. Speak to a probate lawyer. It's worth the money, if you don't get a free consult. It may or may not be worth probating the estate. Rule of thumb is this: any estate with a net positive net worth (you may need to ballpark it) **where you need to probate to access assets** (i.e. - bank accounts, investment accounts, life insurance with no designated beneficiary) likely need to be probated. If you structure your affairs in life, it's possible to avoid probate entirely in many cases, but this is unlikely if you don't plan ahead of time. If his estate has a net-negative net worth, then it may be in your financial interest to walk away and let his creditors deal with it. This means that you take **nothing** from the estate. Even if you are named executor/trustee, you are not obligated to act in that capacity. If it's not worth it, just let his creditors sort it out. Keep in mind that an insurance policy with a named beneficiary **is not** part of the estate, as is any jointly held asset. In order to determine the answer to this question, you need to review his documents and get an idea of his assets/debts. You need to do this anyways to see if there's a will. | 0 | 2,507 | 1.2 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqbqxzc | gqbwdhv | 1,615,297,358 | 1,615,300,165 | 3 | 5 | The sidebar of r/personalfinance has a detailed guide on what to do when a loved one passes. | Most of the advice I’m seeing is related to estate issues. You should also contact a personal injury (car accident) attorney as well. Ask them if they will reduce their rates at all—many of them will. And they should work on a contingency basis. | 0 | 2,807 | 1.666667 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqc24gn | gqc0gy3 | 1,615,302,672 | 1,615,301,985 | 6 | 4 | I'm so sorry for your loss. I'll keep it simple: 1. Deal with funerary issues. Did he have insurance to pay for the funeral, or is a funeral pre-paid? 2. Organize the funeral and burial. Get help as needed. 3. Speak to a probate lawyer. It's worth the money, if you don't get a free consult. It may or may not be worth probating the estate. Rule of thumb is this: any estate with a net positive net worth (you may need to ballpark it) **where you need to probate to access assets** (i.e. - bank accounts, investment accounts, life insurance with no designated beneficiary) likely need to be probated. If you structure your affairs in life, it's possible to avoid probate entirely in many cases, but this is unlikely if you don't plan ahead of time. If his estate has a net-negative net worth, then it may be in your financial interest to walk away and let his creditors deal with it. This means that you take **nothing** from the estate. Even if you are named executor/trustee, you are not obligated to act in that capacity. If it's not worth it, just let his creditors sort it out. Keep in mind that an insurance policy with a named beneficiary **is not** part of the estate, as is any jointly held asset. In order to determine the answer to this question, you need to review his documents and get an idea of his assets/debts. You need to do this anyways to see if there's a will. | I’m so sorry for your loss. I want to point out that you don’t necessarily need to begin any probate proceedings right away. Most states have a fairly long time period to begin the process. You can take a few weeks to grieve. You mentioned that your dad lived in Colorado but was visiting Florida. Most likely, probate proceedings (if any are necessary) will take place in Colorado, so you will want to consult a Colorado probate attorney. Some states have small estate procedures that simplify the process of transferring assets if the entire value of the estate is less than a certain amount. If Colorado has a process like this, the Colorado probate attorney can give you advice on how to complete that process yourself, which will be cheaper than normal probate proceedings. If your dads Robin Hood account or bank account in Indiana has a pay on death designation, those assets transfer outside probate to the person named automatically. Probate may not be necessary if that is the extent of your dads assets. Again, a consult with a probate attorney will help you identify account ownership and can help you figure out if probate is necessary. You said your dad may have owned Bitcoin. I recommend finding a probate attorney familiar with transferring digital assets. Some probate attorneys may not be familiar with how to deal with these specialized assets. My sincerely condolences for your loss. I can’t imagine losing a parent so young. Good luck. | 1 | 687 | 1.5 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqbqxzc | gqc0gy3 | 1,615,297,358 | 1,615,301,985 | 3 | 4 | The sidebar of r/personalfinance has a detailed guide on what to do when a loved one passes. | I’m so sorry for your loss. I want to point out that you don’t necessarily need to begin any probate proceedings right away. Most states have a fairly long time period to begin the process. You can take a few weeks to grieve. You mentioned that your dad lived in Colorado but was visiting Florida. Most likely, probate proceedings (if any are necessary) will take place in Colorado, so you will want to consult a Colorado probate attorney. Some states have small estate procedures that simplify the process of transferring assets if the entire value of the estate is less than a certain amount. If Colorado has a process like this, the Colorado probate attorney can give you advice on how to complete that process yourself, which will be cheaper than normal probate proceedings. If your dads Robin Hood account or bank account in Indiana has a pay on death designation, those assets transfer outside probate to the person named automatically. Probate may not be necessary if that is the extent of your dads assets. Again, a consult with a probate attorney will help you identify account ownership and can help you figure out if probate is necessary. You said your dad may have owned Bitcoin. I recommend finding a probate attorney familiar with transferring digital assets. Some probate attorneys may not be familiar with how to deal with these specialized assets. My sincerely condolences for your loss. I can’t imagine losing a parent so young. Good luck. | 0 | 4,627 | 1.333333 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqc24gn | gqbvtnm | 1,615,302,672 | 1,615,299,900 | 6 | 5 | I'm so sorry for your loss. I'll keep it simple: 1. Deal with funerary issues. Did he have insurance to pay for the funeral, or is a funeral pre-paid? 2. Organize the funeral and burial. Get help as needed. 3. Speak to a probate lawyer. It's worth the money, if you don't get a free consult. It may or may not be worth probating the estate. Rule of thumb is this: any estate with a net positive net worth (you may need to ballpark it) **where you need to probate to access assets** (i.e. - bank accounts, investment accounts, life insurance with no designated beneficiary) likely need to be probated. If you structure your affairs in life, it's possible to avoid probate entirely in many cases, but this is unlikely if you don't plan ahead of time. If his estate has a net-negative net worth, then it may be in your financial interest to walk away and let his creditors deal with it. This means that you take **nothing** from the estate. Even if you are named executor/trustee, you are not obligated to act in that capacity. If it's not worth it, just let his creditors sort it out. Keep in mind that an insurance policy with a named beneficiary **is not** part of the estate, as is any jointly held asset. In order to determine the answer to this question, you need to review his documents and get an idea of his assets/debts. You need to do this anyways to see if there's a will. | So sorry for your loss. You have both legal concerns due to the wrongful death, as well as personal finance concerns with your father's estate. I encourage you to find a local attorney for the wrongful death case, should you wish to pursue one. As far as questions about settling your father's estate, r/personalfinance sub has a wonderful wiki on what to do in the event of a death of a loved one. https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/death_of_loved_one | 1 | 2,772 | 1.2 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqbqxzc | gqc24gn | 1,615,297,358 | 1,615,302,672 | 3 | 6 | The sidebar of r/personalfinance has a detailed guide on what to do when a loved one passes. | I'm so sorry for your loss. I'll keep it simple: 1. Deal with funerary issues. Did he have insurance to pay for the funeral, or is a funeral pre-paid? 2. Organize the funeral and burial. Get help as needed. 3. Speak to a probate lawyer. It's worth the money, if you don't get a free consult. It may or may not be worth probating the estate. Rule of thumb is this: any estate with a net positive net worth (you may need to ballpark it) **where you need to probate to access assets** (i.e. - bank accounts, investment accounts, life insurance with no designated beneficiary) likely need to be probated. If you structure your affairs in life, it's possible to avoid probate entirely in many cases, but this is unlikely if you don't plan ahead of time. If his estate has a net-negative net worth, then it may be in your financial interest to walk away and let his creditors deal with it. This means that you take **nothing** from the estate. Even if you are named executor/trustee, you are not obligated to act in that capacity. If it's not worth it, just let his creditors sort it out. Keep in mind that an insurance policy with a named beneficiary **is not** part of the estate, as is any jointly held asset. In order to determine the answer to this question, you need to review his documents and get an idea of his assets/debts. You need to do this anyways to see if there's a will. | 0 | 5,314 | 2 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqc24gn | gqc0kty | 1,615,302,672 | 1,615,302,031 | 6 | 3 | I'm so sorry for your loss. I'll keep it simple: 1. Deal with funerary issues. Did he have insurance to pay for the funeral, or is a funeral pre-paid? 2. Organize the funeral and burial. Get help as needed. 3. Speak to a probate lawyer. It's worth the money, if you don't get a free consult. It may or may not be worth probating the estate. Rule of thumb is this: any estate with a net positive net worth (you may need to ballpark it) **where you need to probate to access assets** (i.e. - bank accounts, investment accounts, life insurance with no designated beneficiary) likely need to be probated. If you structure your affairs in life, it's possible to avoid probate entirely in many cases, but this is unlikely if you don't plan ahead of time. If his estate has a net-negative net worth, then it may be in your financial interest to walk away and let his creditors deal with it. This means that you take **nothing** from the estate. Even if you are named executor/trustee, you are not obligated to act in that capacity. If it's not worth it, just let his creditors sort it out. Keep in mind that an insurance policy with a named beneficiary **is not** part of the estate, as is any jointly held asset. In order to determine the answer to this question, you need to review his documents and get an idea of his assets/debts. You need to do this anyways to see if there's a will. | People are probably telling you to consult a probate attorney. You can pay that attorney out of your dads estate. You will want to figure out how much money/assets are available if that might be an issue. Just be sure to hire an ok/good attorney. Lots of times they will also be the executor of the estate, but for an additional fee. I am a lawyer but also went thru this process last January. I don’t practice wills/estates law tho, so honestly can’t tel you much more than this. | 1 | 641 | 2 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqbvtnm | gqbqxzc | 1,615,299,900 | 1,615,297,358 | 5 | 3 | So sorry for your loss. You have both legal concerns due to the wrongful death, as well as personal finance concerns with your father's estate. I encourage you to find a local attorney for the wrongful death case, should you wish to pursue one. As far as questions about settling your father's estate, r/personalfinance sub has a wonderful wiki on what to do in the event of a death of a loved one. https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/death_of_loved_one | The sidebar of r/personalfinance has a detailed guide on what to do when a loved one passes. | 1 | 2,542 | 1.666667 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqbqxzc | gqc4whi | 1,615,297,358 | 1,615,303,794 | 3 | 4 | The sidebar of r/personalfinance has a detailed guide on what to do when a loved one passes. | Not a lawyer, but research funeral homes and services very carefully. There are many unscrupulous funeral directors out there that will take advantage of your grief to upsell you. Ask a Mortician on YouTube has some useful videos that can help guide you through this process. I am so sorry for your loss. | 0 | 6,436 | 1.333333 |
m10n71 | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | [FL] My father died this morning, he was hit by a car crossing the street. What do I do next? After crying all day, Id like to begin the long road of closure. Him and my mother had me at 17, 25 years ago, I’m his only child. What are the first steps someone takes? I appreciate the help you can give. | gqc4whi | gqc0kty | 1,615,303,794 | 1,615,302,031 | 4 | 3 | Not a lawyer, but research funeral homes and services very carefully. There are many unscrupulous funeral directors out there that will take advantage of your grief to upsell you. Ask a Mortician on YouTube has some useful videos that can help guide you through this process. I am so sorry for your loss. | People are probably telling you to consult a probate attorney. You can pay that attorney out of your dads estate. You will want to figure out how much money/assets are available if that might be an issue. Just be sure to hire an ok/good attorney. Lots of times they will also be the executor of the estate, but for an additional fee. I am a lawyer but also went thru this process last January. I don’t practice wills/estates law tho, so honestly can’t tel you much more than this. | 1 | 1,763 | 1.333333 |
57jud7 | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | (MI) My father died suddenly and without a will. I have no idea what to do. So, my dad was killed in a car wreck a couple of nights ago (blanket thanks for condolences). He was a poor man. He owned his car (wrecked), some personal effects, and (maybe) a trailer in a trailer park. He also had a bank account with around $3,000, and had $3,900 in cash in a safe at his house. Given the small size of his estate, I think he might qualify for Transfer by Affidavit. My brother and I are his only surviving children, and he and I are in agreement on how to dispose of the property and monies (split down the middle after paying cremation expenses). In addition to a general request for advice, I'd also like to get any thoughts on what to do with the cash. I intend to use it to pay the cremation expenses, but I don't want to subject myself to penalty later on. Help? | d8t2px4 | d8szrcy | 1,476,541,869 | 1,476,535,213 | 11 | 7 | In addition to what the other posters have said you should strongly consider making a claim with both his insurance and the insurance of the vehicle that was the other participant in the crash, if there was one. He, or rather his estate, may have a wrongful death claim. | So sorry to hear that this happened. I agree that likely the estate is small enough to avoid formal probate, and you will be able to use the affidavit system. But you don't know that yet for sure and you can't file the paperwork quite yet -- there could be assets or debts that exist that you haven't found yet. It may take weeks or a month or two to get all of his last bills. There could even be a random life insurance policy out there from an old job or military service. You will likely need the death certificate to do the estate stuff. And give it a few weeks at least to get his last bills. Once you have everything, then you can pay the bills for his cremation, then his final bills, then split it among the heirs (assuming no spouse, then it is equally among his kids). Also a tip - don't let his creditors try to guilt you into paying his bills yourself. They are the bills of his estate. (They would only be your personal bills if you co-signed.) (P.S. I'm a lawyer but this is not legal advice etc etc.) | 1 | 6,656 | 1.571429 |
mk4x1u | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | PA – parents bought a house six years ago. Two separate groups of people have come around claiming to be previous owners who left something there and would like to look around to find it. Actual previous owner died at the end of February. Writing on behalf of my parents. My father had the pleasure of meeting the first three people to visit two weeks ago claiming they used to live there in the 2000s and left some items they need back. Dad told them to go away and it's his house now, the right response I think. The actual previous owner owned the house since the late 1970s until mid 2014 when my parents bought it. Just last weekend another couple came around making a similar claim but they were VERY pushy, threatened to do my father for theft, threatened to bring the police around, and told Dad he probably knew exactly why they were there. Dad pushed back and demanded they tell him precisely what they thought they wanted from inside the house, but they wouldn't tell him anything specific. One of them let slip something like they'd know when they found 'it'. They didn't get anywhere or do anything like phone police and left. I'm running scenarios around in my head that when the previous owner died he had a will that left people something really valuable that was hidden in my parents house. What would their responsibility be if there was something hidden in the house and left in a will? Do my mother and father own it? would that depend on the value? if it was unknown at time of purchase does its ownership stay with the previous owner? Is there a blanket way to stop people coming to the door and being pushy like the last couple? I guess that's not possible without armed guards but maybe if we had a copy of the will it could be resolved or worked around. Are wills public? My father plans to tell the next people to visit that he knows what they're looking for and it's been sold but I don't think that's a good course of action. I don't know if the item even exists or if it's something like great grandpa's forgotten childhood sled or a bank robbery from fifty years ago with proceeds packed in the walls. Imagination goes wild, but there's something that some multiple someones think is there. I'm especially worried about how pushy they might get if they get my mother alone, as she's not as forceful as my father. | gte2l16 | gtdzraw | 1,617,574,086 | 1,617,572,588 | 454 | 62 | The Occam's Razor is that these people are burglars. Once they gain access to the house they could pull a weapon and demand money, ATM cards, etc. Or one distracts your dad while the other steals valuables. Tell your dad to tell them no, tell them to leave, and report trespassers to the police. It's a bad idea to make up a story like he's thinking. Just trespass them. He should not engage with them more than necessary and shouldn't play along with their scam. | Your dad is right to tell them to get off the property - legally he has no obligation to have them search his property. But antagonizing them by hinting he already found the "item" doesn't sound like the best move. | 1 | 1,498 | 7.322581 |
mk4x1u | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | PA – parents bought a house six years ago. Two separate groups of people have come around claiming to be previous owners who left something there and would like to look around to find it. Actual previous owner died at the end of February. Writing on behalf of my parents. My father had the pleasure of meeting the first three people to visit two weeks ago claiming they used to live there in the 2000s and left some items they need back. Dad told them to go away and it's his house now, the right response I think. The actual previous owner owned the house since the late 1970s until mid 2014 when my parents bought it. Just last weekend another couple came around making a similar claim but they were VERY pushy, threatened to do my father for theft, threatened to bring the police around, and told Dad he probably knew exactly why they were there. Dad pushed back and demanded they tell him precisely what they thought they wanted from inside the house, but they wouldn't tell him anything specific. One of them let slip something like they'd know when they found 'it'. They didn't get anywhere or do anything like phone police and left. I'm running scenarios around in my head that when the previous owner died he had a will that left people something really valuable that was hidden in my parents house. What would their responsibility be if there was something hidden in the house and left in a will? Do my mother and father own it? would that depend on the value? if it was unknown at time of purchase does its ownership stay with the previous owner? Is there a blanket way to stop people coming to the door and being pushy like the last couple? I guess that's not possible without armed guards but maybe if we had a copy of the will it could be resolved or worked around. Are wills public? My father plans to tell the next people to visit that he knows what they're looking for and it's been sold but I don't think that's a good course of action. I don't know if the item even exists or if it's something like great grandpa's forgotten childhood sled or a bank robbery from fifty years ago with proceeds packed in the walls. Imagination goes wild, but there's something that some multiple someones think is there. I'm especially worried about how pushy they might get if they get my mother alone, as she's not as forceful as my father. | gte8mgf | gte9g6j | 1,617,577,364 | 1,617,577,827 | 88 | 177 | It's always more than one person right? A similar version of the scam is an electrical contractor with vest and hard hats come to the door. One distracts you with bs while the other looks where senior citizens hide valuables. Then they come back and say the problem was fixed or not found. The best advice you can give your parents is to keep the door closed unless the party on the other side is known or invited. | Former Police Officer- Not a lawyer. None of these people, even if anything they said was true, has any right to access the house. The only way they should be even considered is if there is a court order and a real Police Officer there with them. However, when you parents bought the house, they assumed ownership of everything on and in the property that wasn't specifically excluded on the purchase contract. | 0 | 463 | 2.011364 |
mk4x1u | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | PA – parents bought a house six years ago. Two separate groups of people have come around claiming to be previous owners who left something there and would like to look around to find it. Actual previous owner died at the end of February. Writing on behalf of my parents. My father had the pleasure of meeting the first three people to visit two weeks ago claiming they used to live there in the 2000s and left some items they need back. Dad told them to go away and it's his house now, the right response I think. The actual previous owner owned the house since the late 1970s until mid 2014 when my parents bought it. Just last weekend another couple came around making a similar claim but they were VERY pushy, threatened to do my father for theft, threatened to bring the police around, and told Dad he probably knew exactly why they were there. Dad pushed back and demanded they tell him precisely what they thought they wanted from inside the house, but they wouldn't tell him anything specific. One of them let slip something like they'd know when they found 'it'. They didn't get anywhere or do anything like phone police and left. I'm running scenarios around in my head that when the previous owner died he had a will that left people something really valuable that was hidden in my parents house. What would their responsibility be if there was something hidden in the house and left in a will? Do my mother and father own it? would that depend on the value? if it was unknown at time of purchase does its ownership stay with the previous owner? Is there a blanket way to stop people coming to the door and being pushy like the last couple? I guess that's not possible without armed guards but maybe if we had a copy of the will it could be resolved or worked around. Are wills public? My father plans to tell the next people to visit that he knows what they're looking for and it's been sold but I don't think that's a good course of action. I don't know if the item even exists or if it's something like great grandpa's forgotten childhood sled or a bank robbery from fifty years ago with proceeds packed in the walls. Imagination goes wild, but there's something that some multiple someones think is there. I'm especially worried about how pushy they might get if they get my mother alone, as she's not as forceful as my father. | gte9g6j | gtdzraw | 1,617,577,827 | 1,617,572,588 | 177 | 62 | Former Police Officer- Not a lawyer. None of these people, even if anything they said was true, has any right to access the house. The only way they should be even considered is if there is a court order and a real Police Officer there with them. However, when you parents bought the house, they assumed ownership of everything on and in the property that wasn't specifically excluded on the purchase contract. | Your dad is right to tell them to get off the property - legally he has no obligation to have them search his property. But antagonizing them by hinting he already found the "item" doesn't sound like the best move. | 1 | 5,239 | 2.854839 |
mk4x1u | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | PA – parents bought a house six years ago. Two separate groups of people have come around claiming to be previous owners who left something there and would like to look around to find it. Actual previous owner died at the end of February. Writing on behalf of my parents. My father had the pleasure of meeting the first three people to visit two weeks ago claiming they used to live there in the 2000s and left some items they need back. Dad told them to go away and it's his house now, the right response I think. The actual previous owner owned the house since the late 1970s until mid 2014 when my parents bought it. Just last weekend another couple came around making a similar claim but they were VERY pushy, threatened to do my father for theft, threatened to bring the police around, and told Dad he probably knew exactly why they were there. Dad pushed back and demanded they tell him precisely what they thought they wanted from inside the house, but they wouldn't tell him anything specific. One of them let slip something like they'd know when they found 'it'. They didn't get anywhere or do anything like phone police and left. I'm running scenarios around in my head that when the previous owner died he had a will that left people something really valuable that was hidden in my parents house. What would their responsibility be if there was something hidden in the house and left in a will? Do my mother and father own it? would that depend on the value? if it was unknown at time of purchase does its ownership stay with the previous owner? Is there a blanket way to stop people coming to the door and being pushy like the last couple? I guess that's not possible without armed guards but maybe if we had a copy of the will it could be resolved or worked around. Are wills public? My father plans to tell the next people to visit that he knows what they're looking for and it's been sold but I don't think that's a good course of action. I don't know if the item even exists or if it's something like great grandpa's forgotten childhood sled or a bank robbery from fifty years ago with proceeds packed in the walls. Imagination goes wild, but there's something that some multiple someones think is there. I'm especially worried about how pushy they might get if they get my mother alone, as she's not as forceful as my father. | gte9g6j | gte9cvn | 1,617,577,827 | 1,617,577,776 | 177 | 59 | Former Police Officer- Not a lawyer. None of these people, even if anything they said was true, has any right to access the house. The only way they should be even considered is if there is a court order and a real Police Officer there with them. However, when you parents bought the house, they assumed ownership of everything on and in the property that wasn't specifically excluded on the purchase contract. | Your father should invest in a home security system. | 1 | 51 | 3 |
mk4x1u | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | PA – parents bought a house six years ago. Two separate groups of people have come around claiming to be previous owners who left something there and would like to look around to find it. Actual previous owner died at the end of February. Writing on behalf of my parents. My father had the pleasure of meeting the first three people to visit two weeks ago claiming they used to live there in the 2000s and left some items they need back. Dad told them to go away and it's his house now, the right response I think. The actual previous owner owned the house since the late 1970s until mid 2014 when my parents bought it. Just last weekend another couple came around making a similar claim but they were VERY pushy, threatened to do my father for theft, threatened to bring the police around, and told Dad he probably knew exactly why they were there. Dad pushed back and demanded they tell him precisely what they thought they wanted from inside the house, but they wouldn't tell him anything specific. One of them let slip something like they'd know when they found 'it'. They didn't get anywhere or do anything like phone police and left. I'm running scenarios around in my head that when the previous owner died he had a will that left people something really valuable that was hidden in my parents house. What would their responsibility be if there was something hidden in the house and left in a will? Do my mother and father own it? would that depend on the value? if it was unknown at time of purchase does its ownership stay with the previous owner? Is there a blanket way to stop people coming to the door and being pushy like the last couple? I guess that's not possible without armed guards but maybe if we had a copy of the will it could be resolved or worked around. Are wills public? My father plans to tell the next people to visit that he knows what they're looking for and it's been sold but I don't think that's a good course of action. I don't know if the item even exists or if it's something like great grandpa's forgotten childhood sled or a bank robbery from fifty years ago with proceeds packed in the walls. Imagination goes wild, but there's something that some multiple someones think is there. I'm especially worried about how pushy they might get if they get my mother alone, as she's not as forceful as my father. | gte8mgf | gtdzraw | 1,617,577,364 | 1,617,572,588 | 88 | 62 | It's always more than one person right? A similar version of the scam is an electrical contractor with vest and hard hats come to the door. One distracts you with bs while the other looks where senior citizens hide valuables. Then they come back and say the problem was fixed or not found. The best advice you can give your parents is to keep the door closed unless the party on the other side is known or invited. | Your dad is right to tell them to get off the property - legally he has no obligation to have them search his property. But antagonizing them by hinting he already found the "item" doesn't sound like the best move. | 1 | 4,776 | 1.419355 |
mk4x1u | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | PA – parents bought a house six years ago. Two separate groups of people have come around claiming to be previous owners who left something there and would like to look around to find it. Actual previous owner died at the end of February. Writing on behalf of my parents. My father had the pleasure of meeting the first three people to visit two weeks ago claiming they used to live there in the 2000s and left some items they need back. Dad told them to go away and it's his house now, the right response I think. The actual previous owner owned the house since the late 1970s until mid 2014 when my parents bought it. Just last weekend another couple came around making a similar claim but they were VERY pushy, threatened to do my father for theft, threatened to bring the police around, and told Dad he probably knew exactly why they were there. Dad pushed back and demanded they tell him precisely what they thought they wanted from inside the house, but they wouldn't tell him anything specific. One of them let slip something like they'd know when they found 'it'. They didn't get anywhere or do anything like phone police and left. I'm running scenarios around in my head that when the previous owner died he had a will that left people something really valuable that was hidden in my parents house. What would their responsibility be if there was something hidden in the house and left in a will? Do my mother and father own it? would that depend on the value? if it was unknown at time of purchase does its ownership stay with the previous owner? Is there a blanket way to stop people coming to the door and being pushy like the last couple? I guess that's not possible without armed guards but maybe if we had a copy of the will it could be resolved or worked around. Are wills public? My father plans to tell the next people to visit that he knows what they're looking for and it's been sold but I don't think that's a good course of action. I don't know if the item even exists or if it's something like great grandpa's forgotten childhood sled or a bank robbery from fifty years ago with proceeds packed in the walls. Imagination goes wild, but there's something that some multiple someones think is there. I'm especially worried about how pushy they might get if they get my mother alone, as she's not as forceful as my father. | gtepnfn | gtelaw4 | 1,617,587,015 | 1,617,584,538 | 34 | 11 | I am a real lawyer although not your lawyer. I would follow most of the advise on this thread about safety measures. I think it is a scam. I would never let a stranger just look around the house. If it happens again, take a picture of the person and demand a photo ID. I would call the police on them. | >My father plans to tell the next people to visit that he knows what they're looking for and it's been sold but I don't think that's a good course of action. Without knowing who these people are, what they're capable of, and what they believe is there, that seems like a terrible plan that could put your father and mother at risk. >Imagination goes wild, but there's something that some multiple someones think is there. That is alarming. Though others have suggested it might be a scam to gain entry to rob the place or return later to burgle it, this seems unlikely for multiple reasons, including that two groups were involved and it makes little sense a second group would use the same ruse (either coincidentally or working together). It feels more likely that there is (or previously was) something of extreme interest in the house or these people learned something recently that led them to believe that. If they learned of it recently, it's likely something they believe to be of significant monetary value. If they've known about it for many years, it begs the question why they waited 7 years after your parents purchased the home before they visited. Since the previous owner died a few weeks before the first set of visitors, it's possible the death led to knowledge of whatever it is or that it's not where it was expected to be. Money, Honus Wagner rookie card, murder weapon, dead relative? I don't have any specific legal advice, but from a practical perspective if I lived there I'd search my home to see if anything turns up. | 1 | 2,477 | 3.090909 |
mk4x1u | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | PA – parents bought a house six years ago. Two separate groups of people have come around claiming to be previous owners who left something there and would like to look around to find it. Actual previous owner died at the end of February. Writing on behalf of my parents. My father had the pleasure of meeting the first three people to visit two weeks ago claiming they used to live there in the 2000s and left some items they need back. Dad told them to go away and it's his house now, the right response I think. The actual previous owner owned the house since the late 1970s until mid 2014 when my parents bought it. Just last weekend another couple came around making a similar claim but they were VERY pushy, threatened to do my father for theft, threatened to bring the police around, and told Dad he probably knew exactly why they were there. Dad pushed back and demanded they tell him precisely what they thought they wanted from inside the house, but they wouldn't tell him anything specific. One of them let slip something like they'd know when they found 'it'. They didn't get anywhere or do anything like phone police and left. I'm running scenarios around in my head that when the previous owner died he had a will that left people something really valuable that was hidden in my parents house. What would their responsibility be if there was something hidden in the house and left in a will? Do my mother and father own it? would that depend on the value? if it was unknown at time of purchase does its ownership stay with the previous owner? Is there a blanket way to stop people coming to the door and being pushy like the last couple? I guess that's not possible without armed guards but maybe if we had a copy of the will it could be resolved or worked around. Are wills public? My father plans to tell the next people to visit that he knows what they're looking for and it's been sold but I don't think that's a good course of action. I don't know if the item even exists or if it's something like great grandpa's forgotten childhood sled or a bank robbery from fifty years ago with proceeds packed in the walls. Imagination goes wild, but there's something that some multiple someones think is there. I'm especially worried about how pushy they might get if they get my mother alone, as she's not as forceful as my father. | gtexynu | gtelaw4 | 1,617,591,897 | 1,617,584,538 | 18 | 11 | They're scouting the place to rob it Tell your dad to call the police of they show up again | >My father plans to tell the next people to visit that he knows what they're looking for and it's been sold but I don't think that's a good course of action. Without knowing who these people are, what they're capable of, and what they believe is there, that seems like a terrible plan that could put your father and mother at risk. >Imagination goes wild, but there's something that some multiple someones think is there. That is alarming. Though others have suggested it might be a scam to gain entry to rob the place or return later to burgle it, this seems unlikely for multiple reasons, including that two groups were involved and it makes little sense a second group would use the same ruse (either coincidentally or working together). It feels more likely that there is (or previously was) something of extreme interest in the house or these people learned something recently that led them to believe that. If they learned of it recently, it's likely something they believe to be of significant monetary value. If they've known about it for many years, it begs the question why they waited 7 years after your parents purchased the home before they visited. Since the previous owner died a few weeks before the first set of visitors, it's possible the death led to knowledge of whatever it is or that it's not where it was expected to be. Money, Honus Wagner rookie card, murder weapon, dead relative? I don't have any specific legal advice, but from a practical perspective if I lived there I'd search my home to see if anything turns up. | 1 | 7,359 | 1.636364 |
mk4x1u | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | PA – parents bought a house six years ago. Two separate groups of people have come around claiming to be previous owners who left something there and would like to look around to find it. Actual previous owner died at the end of February. Writing on behalf of my parents. My father had the pleasure of meeting the first three people to visit two weeks ago claiming they used to live there in the 2000s and left some items they need back. Dad told them to go away and it's his house now, the right response I think. The actual previous owner owned the house since the late 1970s until mid 2014 when my parents bought it. Just last weekend another couple came around making a similar claim but they were VERY pushy, threatened to do my father for theft, threatened to bring the police around, and told Dad he probably knew exactly why they were there. Dad pushed back and demanded they tell him precisely what they thought they wanted from inside the house, but they wouldn't tell him anything specific. One of them let slip something like they'd know when they found 'it'. They didn't get anywhere or do anything like phone police and left. I'm running scenarios around in my head that when the previous owner died he had a will that left people something really valuable that was hidden in my parents house. What would their responsibility be if there was something hidden in the house and left in a will? Do my mother and father own it? would that depend on the value? if it was unknown at time of purchase does its ownership stay with the previous owner? Is there a blanket way to stop people coming to the door and being pushy like the last couple? I guess that's not possible without armed guards but maybe if we had a copy of the will it could be resolved or worked around. Are wills public? My father plans to tell the next people to visit that he knows what they're looking for and it's been sold but I don't think that's a good course of action. I don't know if the item even exists or if it's something like great grandpa's forgotten childhood sled or a bank robbery from fifty years ago with proceeds packed in the walls. Imagination goes wild, but there's something that some multiple someones think is there. I'm especially worried about how pushy they might get if they get my mother alone, as she's not as forceful as my father. | gtf10lw | gtelaw4 | 1,617,593,818 | 1,617,584,538 | 12 | 11 | As others have commented yes it's most likely a scouting party for a robbery. Ask your dad to put security cameras where he can capture the images of these people, do not open the door and call the police. You can also get people who claim to work for pest control and give you a good deal, ask for their card and ask them to leave. Never let them enter through the front door, and call police on the nonemergency number to report them. | >My father plans to tell the next people to visit that he knows what they're looking for and it's been sold but I don't think that's a good course of action. Without knowing who these people are, what they're capable of, and what they believe is there, that seems like a terrible plan that could put your father and mother at risk. >Imagination goes wild, but there's something that some multiple someones think is there. That is alarming. Though others have suggested it might be a scam to gain entry to rob the place or return later to burgle it, this seems unlikely for multiple reasons, including that two groups were involved and it makes little sense a second group would use the same ruse (either coincidentally or working together). It feels more likely that there is (or previously was) something of extreme interest in the house or these people learned something recently that led them to believe that. If they learned of it recently, it's likely something they believe to be of significant monetary value. If they've known about it for many years, it begs the question why they waited 7 years after your parents purchased the home before they visited. Since the previous owner died a few weeks before the first set of visitors, it's possible the death led to knowledge of whatever it is or that it's not where it was expected to be. Money, Honus Wagner rookie card, murder weapon, dead relative? I don't have any specific legal advice, but from a practical perspective if I lived there I'd search my home to see if anything turns up. | 1 | 9,280 | 1.090909 |
mk4x1u | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | PA – parents bought a house six years ago. Two separate groups of people have come around claiming to be previous owners who left something there and would like to look around to find it. Actual previous owner died at the end of February. Writing on behalf of my parents. My father had the pleasure of meeting the first three people to visit two weeks ago claiming they used to live there in the 2000s and left some items they need back. Dad told them to go away and it's his house now, the right response I think. The actual previous owner owned the house since the late 1970s until mid 2014 when my parents bought it. Just last weekend another couple came around making a similar claim but they were VERY pushy, threatened to do my father for theft, threatened to bring the police around, and told Dad he probably knew exactly why they were there. Dad pushed back and demanded they tell him precisely what they thought they wanted from inside the house, but they wouldn't tell him anything specific. One of them let slip something like they'd know when they found 'it'. They didn't get anywhere or do anything like phone police and left. I'm running scenarios around in my head that when the previous owner died he had a will that left people something really valuable that was hidden in my parents house. What would their responsibility be if there was something hidden in the house and left in a will? Do my mother and father own it? would that depend on the value? if it was unknown at time of purchase does its ownership stay with the previous owner? Is there a blanket way to stop people coming to the door and being pushy like the last couple? I guess that's not possible without armed guards but maybe if we had a copy of the will it could be resolved or worked around. Are wills public? My father plans to tell the next people to visit that he knows what they're looking for and it's been sold but I don't think that's a good course of action. I don't know if the item even exists or if it's something like great grandpa's forgotten childhood sled or a bank robbery from fifty years ago with proceeds packed in the walls. Imagination goes wild, but there's something that some multiple someones think is there. I'm especially worried about how pushy they might get if they get my mother alone, as she's not as forceful as my father. | gtfudjo | gtf41yr | 1,617,619,170 | 1,617,595,832 | 10 | 6 | There have been a few threads here about people who buy homes and then find money hidden in the house. These visitors may not be burglars. That doesn't mean they have any right to access the house though. https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/6h85fl/wa_found_hidden_treasure_in_our_new_house_do_we/ https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/72wjbw/found_cash_in_my_walls_its_mine_right_can_i/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nonmurdermysteries/comments/hn67yt/renovated_house_in_ohio_reveals_suitcases_full_of/ https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/dq8bi5/found_a_lot_of_cash/ | NEVER let them in.... I'd probably take pics of them and give that to the cops as well when I reported it and I'd speak to my neighbors about it. | 1 | 23,338 | 1.666667 |
5awopv | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | (CA) When my Grandfather died 25 years ago his heirs were told by my step-grandmother that his entire estate was gone, forfeited for unpaid taxes, but I just found out there was a Probate Case and she now owns his former properties. California Probate I’m in Ontario Canada. My Grandfather died 25 years ago. At the time we were told and believed my step-grandmother who said that his entire estate was worthless, specifically that he hadn’t paid taxes for decades and his 4 apartment buildings in San Francisco were forfeited due to unpaid taxes. Recently, while trying to make a family tree I found that his widow had acquired all his properties on his death. I was stunned, she had lied to us. The properties weren’t seized, the Deed Reconveyances are transferred from his name to my step-grandmother in the years following his death. My mom and siblings had fully accepted her explanation until now. I just learned about Probate (a rich relative died) and I found a Probate Case under my grandfather’s name from when he died, but we never knew about it till now. A Probate Case should have included my step-grandmother, his only child and any direct heirs. But my family were never informed about my grandfather’s Probate Hearing. **Questions** 1. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? 2. Do his descendants have a chance of recovering money or properties 25 years after his passing? 3. Are these type of Probate Cases taken on a contingency basis or …? 4. Should I order the Probate documents that seem to be related to his death from the San Mateo Court or would an attorney do this on my behalf? (I’ve found 15+ separate legal cases with his property deeds, businesses or interests.) 5. Are there attorneys who specialize in decades old Probate Cases? 6. Is there a time limit, Statute of Limitations, that now begins because of the new information I’ve found? How long do I have to investigate and pursue this case before a lawyer is retained? 7. What documentation is an attorney going to expect me to have in order to accept this and pursue this case so that the direct heirs can receive any entitled part of the estate? 8. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? | d9kgtdd | d9kg5j1 | 1,478,203,721 | 1,478,202,955 | 27 | 11 | Damn, son, gonna want an [Update] on this in a few months :o | You asked about ordering the Probate documents from the San Mateo Court so I am assuming probate occurred in San Mateo County. If correct, I recommend you contact the San Mateo County Bar lawyer referral service: https://www.smcba.org/For%20the%20Public/How%20We%20Can%20Help%20You/LRS.aspx They will ask you to describe your legal question and for a credit card number to charge the $30 fee for the 30 minute initial consultation. I successfully used this service to settle my own parent estates (which were simple and did not require probate, I just had a few questions about loose ends). Your situation is very complex so the 30 minute consultation may not be sufficient for a lawyer to answer all of your questions but (s)he should be able to give you an estimate for how much time/money will be needed to determine if you do have a case. | 1 | 766 | 2.454545 |
5awopv | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | (CA) When my Grandfather died 25 years ago his heirs were told by my step-grandmother that his entire estate was gone, forfeited for unpaid taxes, but I just found out there was a Probate Case and she now owns his former properties. California Probate I’m in Ontario Canada. My Grandfather died 25 years ago. At the time we were told and believed my step-grandmother who said that his entire estate was worthless, specifically that he hadn’t paid taxes for decades and his 4 apartment buildings in San Francisco were forfeited due to unpaid taxes. Recently, while trying to make a family tree I found that his widow had acquired all his properties on his death. I was stunned, she had lied to us. The properties weren’t seized, the Deed Reconveyances are transferred from his name to my step-grandmother in the years following his death. My mom and siblings had fully accepted her explanation until now. I just learned about Probate (a rich relative died) and I found a Probate Case under my grandfather’s name from when he died, but we never knew about it till now. A Probate Case should have included my step-grandmother, his only child and any direct heirs. But my family were never informed about my grandfather’s Probate Hearing. **Questions** 1. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? 2. Do his descendants have a chance of recovering money or properties 25 years after his passing? 3. Are these type of Probate Cases taken on a contingency basis or …? 4. Should I order the Probate documents that seem to be related to his death from the San Mateo Court or would an attorney do this on my behalf? (I’ve found 15+ separate legal cases with his property deeds, businesses or interests.) 5. Are there attorneys who specialize in decades old Probate Cases? 6. Is there a time limit, Statute of Limitations, that now begins because of the new information I’ve found? How long do I have to investigate and pursue this case before a lawyer is retained? 7. What documentation is an attorney going to expect me to have in order to accept this and pursue this case so that the direct heirs can receive any entitled part of the estate? 8. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? | d9kfhox | d9kgtdd | 1,478,202,196 | 1,478,203,721 | 4 | 27 | I am not a lawyer but in 25 years laws may have changed. So just be aware of that aspect. | Damn, son, gonna want an [Update] on this in a few months :o | 0 | 1,525 | 6.75 |
5awopv | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | (CA) When my Grandfather died 25 years ago his heirs were told by my step-grandmother that his entire estate was gone, forfeited for unpaid taxes, but I just found out there was a Probate Case and she now owns his former properties. California Probate I’m in Ontario Canada. My Grandfather died 25 years ago. At the time we were told and believed my step-grandmother who said that his entire estate was worthless, specifically that he hadn’t paid taxes for decades and his 4 apartment buildings in San Francisco were forfeited due to unpaid taxes. Recently, while trying to make a family tree I found that his widow had acquired all his properties on his death. I was stunned, she had lied to us. The properties weren’t seized, the Deed Reconveyances are transferred from his name to my step-grandmother in the years following his death. My mom and siblings had fully accepted her explanation until now. I just learned about Probate (a rich relative died) and I found a Probate Case under my grandfather’s name from when he died, but we never knew about it till now. A Probate Case should have included my step-grandmother, his only child and any direct heirs. But my family were never informed about my grandfather’s Probate Hearing. **Questions** 1. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? 2. Do his descendants have a chance of recovering money or properties 25 years after his passing? 3. Are these type of Probate Cases taken on a contingency basis or …? 4. Should I order the Probate documents that seem to be related to his death from the San Mateo Court or would an attorney do this on my behalf? (I’ve found 15+ separate legal cases with his property deeds, businesses or interests.) 5. Are there attorneys who specialize in decades old Probate Cases? 6. Is there a time limit, Statute of Limitations, that now begins because of the new information I’ve found? How long do I have to investigate and pursue this case before a lawyer is retained? 7. What documentation is an attorney going to expect me to have in order to accept this and pursue this case so that the direct heirs can receive any entitled part of the estate? 8. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? | d9kmu4i | d9khw38 | 1,478,211,133 | 1,478,204,977 | 17 | 12 | Holy shit, 4 apartment buildings in San Francisco?? That's gotta be worth a fortune. Definitely get a lawyer to sort this out for you because just one building alone would be worth it. Owning any kind of property, heck, even a garage, is lucrative in San Francisco right now. | I would love to point out, that apartment is easily worth over a million dollars today. I'd assume, if you gained "custody" of it you'd be selling it. All this would easily cover your legal expenses if you're right about this. | 1 | 6,156 | 1.416667 |
5awopv | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | (CA) When my Grandfather died 25 years ago his heirs were told by my step-grandmother that his entire estate was gone, forfeited for unpaid taxes, but I just found out there was a Probate Case and she now owns his former properties. California Probate I’m in Ontario Canada. My Grandfather died 25 years ago. At the time we were told and believed my step-grandmother who said that his entire estate was worthless, specifically that he hadn’t paid taxes for decades and his 4 apartment buildings in San Francisco were forfeited due to unpaid taxes. Recently, while trying to make a family tree I found that his widow had acquired all his properties on his death. I was stunned, she had lied to us. The properties weren’t seized, the Deed Reconveyances are transferred from his name to my step-grandmother in the years following his death. My mom and siblings had fully accepted her explanation until now. I just learned about Probate (a rich relative died) and I found a Probate Case under my grandfather’s name from when he died, but we never knew about it till now. A Probate Case should have included my step-grandmother, his only child and any direct heirs. But my family were never informed about my grandfather’s Probate Hearing. **Questions** 1. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? 2. Do his descendants have a chance of recovering money or properties 25 years after his passing? 3. Are these type of Probate Cases taken on a contingency basis or …? 4. Should I order the Probate documents that seem to be related to his death from the San Mateo Court or would an attorney do this on my behalf? (I’ve found 15+ separate legal cases with his property deeds, businesses or interests.) 5. Are there attorneys who specialize in decades old Probate Cases? 6. Is there a time limit, Statute of Limitations, that now begins because of the new information I’ve found? How long do I have to investigate and pursue this case before a lawyer is retained? 7. What documentation is an attorney going to expect me to have in order to accept this and pursue this case so that the direct heirs can receive any entitled part of the estate? 8. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? | d9kmu4i | d9kg5j1 | 1,478,211,133 | 1,478,202,955 | 17 | 11 | Holy shit, 4 apartment buildings in San Francisco?? That's gotta be worth a fortune. Definitely get a lawyer to sort this out for you because just one building alone would be worth it. Owning any kind of property, heck, even a garage, is lucrative in San Francisco right now. | You asked about ordering the Probate documents from the San Mateo Court so I am assuming probate occurred in San Mateo County. If correct, I recommend you contact the San Mateo County Bar lawyer referral service: https://www.smcba.org/For%20the%20Public/How%20We%20Can%20Help%20You/LRS.aspx They will ask you to describe your legal question and for a credit card number to charge the $30 fee for the 30 minute initial consultation. I successfully used this service to settle my own parent estates (which were simple and did not require probate, I just had a few questions about loose ends). Your situation is very complex so the 30 minute consultation may not be sufficient for a lawyer to answer all of your questions but (s)he should be able to give you an estimate for how much time/money will be needed to determine if you do have a case. | 1 | 8,178 | 1.545455 |
5awopv | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | (CA) When my Grandfather died 25 years ago his heirs were told by my step-grandmother that his entire estate was gone, forfeited for unpaid taxes, but I just found out there was a Probate Case and she now owns his former properties. California Probate I’m in Ontario Canada. My Grandfather died 25 years ago. At the time we were told and believed my step-grandmother who said that his entire estate was worthless, specifically that he hadn’t paid taxes for decades and his 4 apartment buildings in San Francisco were forfeited due to unpaid taxes. Recently, while trying to make a family tree I found that his widow had acquired all his properties on his death. I was stunned, she had lied to us. The properties weren’t seized, the Deed Reconveyances are transferred from his name to my step-grandmother in the years following his death. My mom and siblings had fully accepted her explanation until now. I just learned about Probate (a rich relative died) and I found a Probate Case under my grandfather’s name from when he died, but we never knew about it till now. A Probate Case should have included my step-grandmother, his only child and any direct heirs. But my family were never informed about my grandfather’s Probate Hearing. **Questions** 1. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? 2. Do his descendants have a chance of recovering money or properties 25 years after his passing? 3. Are these type of Probate Cases taken on a contingency basis or …? 4. Should I order the Probate documents that seem to be related to his death from the San Mateo Court or would an attorney do this on my behalf? (I’ve found 15+ separate legal cases with his property deeds, businesses or interests.) 5. Are there attorneys who specialize in decades old Probate Cases? 6. Is there a time limit, Statute of Limitations, that now begins because of the new information I’ve found? How long do I have to investigate and pursue this case before a lawyer is retained? 7. What documentation is an attorney going to expect me to have in order to accept this and pursue this case so that the direct heirs can receive any entitled part of the estate? 8. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? | d9kfhox | d9kmu4i | 1,478,202,196 | 1,478,211,133 | 4 | 17 | I am not a lawyer but in 25 years laws may have changed. So just be aware of that aspect. | Holy shit, 4 apartment buildings in San Francisco?? That's gotta be worth a fortune. Definitely get a lawyer to sort this out for you because just one building alone would be worth it. Owning any kind of property, heck, even a garage, is lucrative in San Francisco right now. | 0 | 8,937 | 4.25 |
5awopv | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | (CA) When my Grandfather died 25 years ago his heirs were told by my step-grandmother that his entire estate was gone, forfeited for unpaid taxes, but I just found out there was a Probate Case and she now owns his former properties. California Probate I’m in Ontario Canada. My Grandfather died 25 years ago. At the time we were told and believed my step-grandmother who said that his entire estate was worthless, specifically that he hadn’t paid taxes for decades and his 4 apartment buildings in San Francisco were forfeited due to unpaid taxes. Recently, while trying to make a family tree I found that his widow had acquired all his properties on his death. I was stunned, she had lied to us. The properties weren’t seized, the Deed Reconveyances are transferred from his name to my step-grandmother in the years following his death. My mom and siblings had fully accepted her explanation until now. I just learned about Probate (a rich relative died) and I found a Probate Case under my grandfather’s name from when he died, but we never knew about it till now. A Probate Case should have included my step-grandmother, his only child and any direct heirs. But my family were never informed about my grandfather’s Probate Hearing. **Questions** 1. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? 2. Do his descendants have a chance of recovering money or properties 25 years after his passing? 3. Are these type of Probate Cases taken on a contingency basis or …? 4. Should I order the Probate documents that seem to be related to his death from the San Mateo Court or would an attorney do this on my behalf? (I’ve found 15+ separate legal cases with his property deeds, businesses or interests.) 5. Are there attorneys who specialize in decades old Probate Cases? 6. Is there a time limit, Statute of Limitations, that now begins because of the new information I’ve found? How long do I have to investigate and pursue this case before a lawyer is retained? 7. What documentation is an attorney going to expect me to have in order to accept this and pursue this case so that the direct heirs can receive any entitled part of the estate? 8. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? | d9kg5j1 | d9khw38 | 1,478,202,955 | 1,478,204,977 | 11 | 12 | You asked about ordering the Probate documents from the San Mateo Court so I am assuming probate occurred in San Mateo County. If correct, I recommend you contact the San Mateo County Bar lawyer referral service: https://www.smcba.org/For%20the%20Public/How%20We%20Can%20Help%20You/LRS.aspx They will ask you to describe your legal question and for a credit card number to charge the $30 fee for the 30 minute initial consultation. I successfully used this service to settle my own parent estates (which were simple and did not require probate, I just had a few questions about loose ends). Your situation is very complex so the 30 minute consultation may not be sufficient for a lawyer to answer all of your questions but (s)he should be able to give you an estimate for how much time/money will be needed to determine if you do have a case. | I would love to point out, that apartment is easily worth over a million dollars today. I'd assume, if you gained "custody" of it you'd be selling it. All this would easily cover your legal expenses if you're right about this. | 0 | 2,022 | 1.090909 |
5awopv | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | (CA) When my Grandfather died 25 years ago his heirs were told by my step-grandmother that his entire estate was gone, forfeited for unpaid taxes, but I just found out there was a Probate Case and she now owns his former properties. California Probate I’m in Ontario Canada. My Grandfather died 25 years ago. At the time we were told and believed my step-grandmother who said that his entire estate was worthless, specifically that he hadn’t paid taxes for decades and his 4 apartment buildings in San Francisco were forfeited due to unpaid taxes. Recently, while trying to make a family tree I found that his widow had acquired all his properties on his death. I was stunned, she had lied to us. The properties weren’t seized, the Deed Reconveyances are transferred from his name to my step-grandmother in the years following his death. My mom and siblings had fully accepted her explanation until now. I just learned about Probate (a rich relative died) and I found a Probate Case under my grandfather’s name from when he died, but we never knew about it till now. A Probate Case should have included my step-grandmother, his only child and any direct heirs. But my family were never informed about my grandfather’s Probate Hearing. **Questions** 1. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? 2. Do his descendants have a chance of recovering money or properties 25 years after his passing? 3. Are these type of Probate Cases taken on a contingency basis or …? 4. Should I order the Probate documents that seem to be related to his death from the San Mateo Court or would an attorney do this on my behalf? (I’ve found 15+ separate legal cases with his property deeds, businesses or interests.) 5. Are there attorneys who specialize in decades old Probate Cases? 6. Is there a time limit, Statute of Limitations, that now begins because of the new information I’ve found? How long do I have to investigate and pursue this case before a lawyer is retained? 7. What documentation is an attorney going to expect me to have in order to accept this and pursue this case so that the direct heirs can receive any entitled part of the estate? 8. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? | d9khw38 | d9kfhox | 1,478,204,977 | 1,478,202,196 | 12 | 4 | I would love to point out, that apartment is easily worth over a million dollars today. I'd assume, if you gained "custody" of it you'd be selling it. All this would easily cover your legal expenses if you're right about this. | I am not a lawyer but in 25 years laws may have changed. So just be aware of that aspect. | 1 | 2,781 | 3 |
5awopv | legaladvice_train | 0.95 | (CA) When my Grandfather died 25 years ago his heirs were told by my step-grandmother that his entire estate was gone, forfeited for unpaid taxes, but I just found out there was a Probate Case and she now owns his former properties. California Probate I’m in Ontario Canada. My Grandfather died 25 years ago. At the time we were told and believed my step-grandmother who said that his entire estate was worthless, specifically that he hadn’t paid taxes for decades and his 4 apartment buildings in San Francisco were forfeited due to unpaid taxes. Recently, while trying to make a family tree I found that his widow had acquired all his properties on his death. I was stunned, she had lied to us. The properties weren’t seized, the Deed Reconveyances are transferred from his name to my step-grandmother in the years following his death. My mom and siblings had fully accepted her explanation until now. I just learned about Probate (a rich relative died) and I found a Probate Case under my grandfather’s name from when he died, but we never knew about it till now. A Probate Case should have included my step-grandmother, his only child and any direct heirs. But my family were never informed about my grandfather’s Probate Hearing. **Questions** 1. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? 2. Do his descendants have a chance of recovering money or properties 25 years after his passing? 3. Are these type of Probate Cases taken on a contingency basis or …? 4. Should I order the Probate documents that seem to be related to his death from the San Mateo Court or would an attorney do this on my behalf? (I’ve found 15+ separate legal cases with his property deeds, businesses or interests.) 5. Are there attorneys who specialize in decades old Probate Cases? 6. Is there a time limit, Statute of Limitations, that now begins because of the new information I’ve found? How long do I have to investigate and pursue this case before a lawyer is retained? 7. What documentation is an attorney going to expect me to have in order to accept this and pursue this case so that the direct heirs can receive any entitled part of the estate? 8. What can his only child and grandchildren do about this now? | d9kg5j1 | d9kfhox | 1,478,202,955 | 1,478,202,196 | 11 | 4 | You asked about ordering the Probate documents from the San Mateo Court so I am assuming probate occurred in San Mateo County. If correct, I recommend you contact the San Mateo County Bar lawyer referral service: https://www.smcba.org/For%20the%20Public/How%20We%20Can%20Help%20You/LRS.aspx They will ask you to describe your legal question and for a credit card number to charge the $30 fee for the 30 minute initial consultation. I successfully used this service to settle my own parent estates (which were simple and did not require probate, I just had a few questions about loose ends). Your situation is very complex so the 30 minute consultation may not be sufficient for a lawyer to answer all of your questions but (s)he should be able to give you an estimate for how much time/money will be needed to determine if you do have a case. | I am not a lawyer but in 25 years laws may have changed. So just be aware of that aspect. | 1 | 759 | 2.75 |
g35nn6 | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | (Indiana, USA) I have a deadbeat father who is lawyered up and suing my mother for custody I'm 16 years old and last year in June my father abandoned my family and he has done this before, and this has been the longest time so far. He has also abused me and my mother several times. It should be noted my mother and father are not legally divorced. Now, he has lawyered up with a well-known and disliked, expensive attorney. (Bills about 300 an hour) He does not give money to my mother and we cannot afford a good enough lawyer to fight in custody court. He plans on asking for custody and/or visitation to me and my little sister who is 9. I would appreciate any advice on how to handle this when and if this is taken to court. One quick thing to mention is my mother has proof he is hiding marital assets, and she also has proof of several threats he has made to her, whatever that is worth. | fnpbocb | fnqu6ti | 1,587,142,676 | 1,587,172,315 | 5 | 19 | Not a lawyer but I work in child support, if there is a family law facilitator in your area, they can be really helpful with paperwork. They are usually very low cost so it wouldn’t be too much of a financial burden for your mother. They might also have some information on lawyers that specifically help those with lower incomes. Good luck. | Not a lawyer but I volunteer as a guardian ad litem. At age 16, you will have a lot of sway in determining where you want to live. Even your sister, at age 9, will be interviewed and asked about her wishes. You can voice your preference with the GAL, in court, when the judge asks, etc. The court leans against making kids switch schools, changing their primary residence, and removing kids from the parent who has stuck around. Your dad has been absentee for almost a year, and has had previous long absences. The court will very much consider that a problem. In other words, from what you describe, his chances of getting primary custody would be slim. IMO. He could get visitation, but custody is unlikely. Your mom absolutely needs an attorney and may very well be awarded legal expenses at judgment. She cannot afford to NOT have attorney -- saving money now will cost her thousands in support over the next 9-12 years. Find an organization or ask around for someone who can help her at on a sliding scale, or who will take the case now for fees to be paid later. | 0 | 29,639 | 3.8 |
g35nn6 | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | (Indiana, USA) I have a deadbeat father who is lawyered up and suing my mother for custody I'm 16 years old and last year in June my father abandoned my family and he has done this before, and this has been the longest time so far. He has also abused me and my mother several times. It should be noted my mother and father are not legally divorced. Now, he has lawyered up with a well-known and disliked, expensive attorney. (Bills about 300 an hour) He does not give money to my mother and we cannot afford a good enough lawyer to fight in custody court. He plans on asking for custody and/or visitation to me and my little sister who is 9. I would appreciate any advice on how to handle this when and if this is taken to court. One quick thing to mention is my mother has proof he is hiding marital assets, and she also has proof of several threats he has made to her, whatever that is worth. | fnqu6ti | fnqbz6u | 1,587,172,315 | 1,587,161,656 | 19 | 6 | Not a lawyer but I volunteer as a guardian ad litem. At age 16, you will have a lot of sway in determining where you want to live. Even your sister, at age 9, will be interviewed and asked about her wishes. You can voice your preference with the GAL, in court, when the judge asks, etc. The court leans against making kids switch schools, changing their primary residence, and removing kids from the parent who has stuck around. Your dad has been absentee for almost a year, and has had previous long absences. The court will very much consider that a problem. In other words, from what you describe, his chances of getting primary custody would be slim. IMO. He could get visitation, but custody is unlikely. Your mom absolutely needs an attorney and may very well be awarded legal expenses at judgment. She cannot afford to NOT have attorney -- saving money now will cost her thousands in support over the next 9-12 years. Find an organization or ask around for someone who can help her at on a sliding scale, or who will take the case now for fees to be paid later. | The court is required to take your preference into consideration. https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-31-family-law-and-juvenile-law/in-code-sect-31-14-13-2.html Any hidden money is still a marital asset, so it's partially your mother's. A good lawyer may well take the evidence of that money existing as sufficient to let your mother pay later. If you've been abused, you should go ahead and report that ASAP. | 1 | 10,659 | 3.166667 |
g35nn6 | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | (Indiana, USA) I have a deadbeat father who is lawyered up and suing my mother for custody I'm 16 years old and last year in June my father abandoned my family and he has done this before, and this has been the longest time so far. He has also abused me and my mother several times. It should be noted my mother and father are not legally divorced. Now, he has lawyered up with a well-known and disliked, expensive attorney. (Bills about 300 an hour) He does not give money to my mother and we cannot afford a good enough lawyer to fight in custody court. He plans on asking for custody and/or visitation to me and my little sister who is 9. I would appreciate any advice on how to handle this when and if this is taken to court. One quick thing to mention is my mother has proof he is hiding marital assets, and she also has proof of several threats he has made to her, whatever that is worth. | fnpcncv | fnqu6ti | 1,587,143,165 | 1,587,172,315 | 3 | 19 | Your mom might be able to get a legal aide attorney if your income is low enough. There’s also the route of getting a free consultation and then asking that attorney if they can make your father pay their fees instead of your mom. She also needs to request a guardian ad litem for you and your sister so you can speak to the abuse and make it known that you want to stay with your mom and why. With you being 16 a judge will definitely take your choice into account and even if your dad got visitation you can legally say you don’t want to go when it’s time to go. Your sister on the other hand cannot, she is too young so you need to focus more on her and definitely getting her protection. Make sure you gather any ammunition you have against your father so you can give it to the attorney and tell your mom to document everything he says and does even if it’s just written down in a planner. Never speak to him by phone only email or text so she has some kind of documentation of everything he says. And good luck, I wish you all the best | Not a lawyer but I volunteer as a guardian ad litem. At age 16, you will have a lot of sway in determining where you want to live. Even your sister, at age 9, will be interviewed and asked about her wishes. You can voice your preference with the GAL, in court, when the judge asks, etc. The court leans against making kids switch schools, changing their primary residence, and removing kids from the parent who has stuck around. Your dad has been absentee for almost a year, and has had previous long absences. The court will very much consider that a problem. In other words, from what you describe, his chances of getting primary custody would be slim. IMO. He could get visitation, but custody is unlikely. Your mom absolutely needs an attorney and may very well be awarded legal expenses at judgment. She cannot afford to NOT have attorney -- saving money now will cost her thousands in support over the next 9-12 years. Find an organization or ask around for someone who can help her at on a sliding scale, or who will take the case now for fees to be paid later. | 0 | 29,150 | 6.333333 |
g35nn6 | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | (Indiana, USA) I have a deadbeat father who is lawyered up and suing my mother for custody I'm 16 years old and last year in June my father abandoned my family and he has done this before, and this has been the longest time so far. He has also abused me and my mother several times. It should be noted my mother and father are not legally divorced. Now, he has lawyered up with a well-known and disliked, expensive attorney. (Bills about 300 an hour) He does not give money to my mother and we cannot afford a good enough lawyer to fight in custody court. He plans on asking for custody and/or visitation to me and my little sister who is 9. I would appreciate any advice on how to handle this when and if this is taken to court. One quick thing to mention is my mother has proof he is hiding marital assets, and she also has proof of several threats he has made to her, whatever that is worth. | fnqlc4u | fnqu6ti | 1,587,166,916 | 1,587,172,315 | 3 | 19 | I agree with all the other posters. One additional source for attorney help not mentioned. Your mother's work may have an Employee Assistance Plan or EAP. They normally provide one or two free consultations per legal matter with a vetted attorney on the referral list. Many times there is a reduced price per hour as well. You call the hotline number, explain what issue is and they give you the contact info for attorneys for that type of problem. | Not a lawyer but I volunteer as a guardian ad litem. At age 16, you will have a lot of sway in determining where you want to live. Even your sister, at age 9, will be interviewed and asked about her wishes. You can voice your preference with the GAL, in court, when the judge asks, etc. The court leans against making kids switch schools, changing their primary residence, and removing kids from the parent who has stuck around. Your dad has been absentee for almost a year, and has had previous long absences. The court will very much consider that a problem. In other words, from what you describe, his chances of getting primary custody would be slim. IMO. He could get visitation, but custody is unlikely. Your mom absolutely needs an attorney and may very well be awarded legal expenses at judgment. She cannot afford to NOT have attorney -- saving money now will cost her thousands in support over the next 9-12 years. Find an organization or ask around for someone who can help her at on a sliding scale, or who will take the case now for fees to be paid later. | 0 | 5,399 | 6.333333 |
g35nn6 | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | (Indiana, USA) I have a deadbeat father who is lawyered up and suing my mother for custody I'm 16 years old and last year in June my father abandoned my family and he has done this before, and this has been the longest time so far. He has also abused me and my mother several times. It should be noted my mother and father are not legally divorced. Now, he has lawyered up with a well-known and disliked, expensive attorney. (Bills about 300 an hour) He does not give money to my mother and we cannot afford a good enough lawyer to fight in custody court. He plans on asking for custody and/or visitation to me and my little sister who is 9. I would appreciate any advice on how to handle this when and if this is taken to court. One quick thing to mention is my mother has proof he is hiding marital assets, and she also has proof of several threats he has made to her, whatever that is worth. | fnqdvko | fnqu6ti | 1,587,162,678 | 1,587,172,315 | 2 | 19 | The beauty is you are old enough to go to court an tell the judge who you want to live with also tell the judge how your father is and what he has done your mom could also get a lawyer and bill expenses to your father because he forced this issue | Not a lawyer but I volunteer as a guardian ad litem. At age 16, you will have a lot of sway in determining where you want to live. Even your sister, at age 9, will be interviewed and asked about her wishes. You can voice your preference with the GAL, in court, when the judge asks, etc. The court leans against making kids switch schools, changing their primary residence, and removing kids from the parent who has stuck around. Your dad has been absentee for almost a year, and has had previous long absences. The court will very much consider that a problem. In other words, from what you describe, his chances of getting primary custody would be slim. IMO. He could get visitation, but custody is unlikely. Your mom absolutely needs an attorney and may very well be awarded legal expenses at judgment. She cannot afford to NOT have attorney -- saving money now will cost her thousands in support over the next 9-12 years. Find an organization or ask around for someone who can help her at on a sliding scale, or who will take the case now for fees to be paid later. | 0 | 9,637 | 9.5 |
g35nn6 | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | (Indiana, USA) I have a deadbeat father who is lawyered up and suing my mother for custody I'm 16 years old and last year in June my father abandoned my family and he has done this before, and this has been the longest time so far. He has also abused me and my mother several times. It should be noted my mother and father are not legally divorced. Now, he has lawyered up with a well-known and disliked, expensive attorney. (Bills about 300 an hour) He does not give money to my mother and we cannot afford a good enough lawyer to fight in custody court. He plans on asking for custody and/or visitation to me and my little sister who is 9. I would appreciate any advice on how to handle this when and if this is taken to court. One quick thing to mention is my mother has proof he is hiding marital assets, and she also has proof of several threats he has made to her, whatever that is worth. | fnpbocb | fnqbz6u | 1,587,142,676 | 1,587,161,656 | 5 | 6 | Not a lawyer but I work in child support, if there is a family law facilitator in your area, they can be really helpful with paperwork. They are usually very low cost so it wouldn’t be too much of a financial burden for your mother. They might also have some information on lawyers that specifically help those with lower incomes. Good luck. | The court is required to take your preference into consideration. https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-31-family-law-and-juvenile-law/in-code-sect-31-14-13-2.html Any hidden money is still a marital asset, so it's partially your mother's. A good lawyer may well take the evidence of that money existing as sufficient to let your mother pay later. If you've been abused, you should go ahead and report that ASAP. | 0 | 18,980 | 1.2 |
g35nn6 | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | (Indiana, USA) I have a deadbeat father who is lawyered up and suing my mother for custody I'm 16 years old and last year in June my father abandoned my family and he has done this before, and this has been the longest time so far. He has also abused me and my mother several times. It should be noted my mother and father are not legally divorced. Now, he has lawyered up with a well-known and disliked, expensive attorney. (Bills about 300 an hour) He does not give money to my mother and we cannot afford a good enough lawyer to fight in custody court. He plans on asking for custody and/or visitation to me and my little sister who is 9. I would appreciate any advice on how to handle this when and if this is taken to court. One quick thing to mention is my mother has proof he is hiding marital assets, and she also has proof of several threats he has made to her, whatever that is worth. | fnqbz6u | fnpcncv | 1,587,161,656 | 1,587,143,165 | 6 | 3 | The court is required to take your preference into consideration. https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-31-family-law-and-juvenile-law/in-code-sect-31-14-13-2.html Any hidden money is still a marital asset, so it's partially your mother's. A good lawyer may well take the evidence of that money existing as sufficient to let your mother pay later. If you've been abused, you should go ahead and report that ASAP. | Your mom might be able to get a legal aide attorney if your income is low enough. There’s also the route of getting a free consultation and then asking that attorney if they can make your father pay their fees instead of your mom. She also needs to request a guardian ad litem for you and your sister so you can speak to the abuse and make it known that you want to stay with your mom and why. With you being 16 a judge will definitely take your choice into account and even if your dad got visitation you can legally say you don’t want to go when it’s time to go. Your sister on the other hand cannot, she is too young so you need to focus more on her and definitely getting her protection. Make sure you gather any ammunition you have against your father so you can give it to the attorney and tell your mom to document everything he says and does even if it’s just written down in a planner. Never speak to him by phone only email or text so she has some kind of documentation of everything he says. And good luck, I wish you all the best | 1 | 18,491 | 2 |
g35nn6 | legaladvice_train | 0.93 | (Indiana, USA) I have a deadbeat father who is lawyered up and suing my mother for custody I'm 16 years old and last year in June my father abandoned my family and he has done this before, and this has been the longest time so far. He has also abused me and my mother several times. It should be noted my mother and father are not legally divorced. Now, he has lawyered up with a well-known and disliked, expensive attorney. (Bills about 300 an hour) He does not give money to my mother and we cannot afford a good enough lawyer to fight in custody court. He plans on asking for custody and/or visitation to me and my little sister who is 9. I would appreciate any advice on how to handle this when and if this is taken to court. One quick thing to mention is my mother has proof he is hiding marital assets, and she also has proof of several threats he has made to her, whatever that is worth. | fnqlc4u | fnqdvko | 1,587,166,916 | 1,587,162,678 | 3 | 2 | I agree with all the other posters. One additional source for attorney help not mentioned. Your mother's work may have an Employee Assistance Plan or EAP. They normally provide one or two free consultations per legal matter with a vetted attorney on the referral list. Many times there is a reduced price per hour as well. You call the hotline number, explain what issue is and they give you the contact info for attorneys for that type of problem. | The beauty is you are old enough to go to court an tell the judge who you want to live with also tell the judge how your father is and what he has done your mom could also get a lawyer and bill expenses to your father because he forced this issue | 1 | 4,238 | 1.5 |
ax7qv0 | legaladvice_train | 0.81 | Is it within my rights to tell my 3 year old son's father than my 3 year old will not be going there again until his guns are locked up? I just went to pick up my son. I'm anti-gun for the record, but know my son's father loves them and accepted his use of them long ago. I do not let my son play with toy guns because I fear if he ever got his hands on a real one he would instantly pull the trigger like he does with the toys. His father let's him play with toy guns and I do not argue against his parenting choices. But today when I picked up my son, he was asking for cereal. His father said he could eat cereal there before I took him home. So I went to the pantry (tall wired shelf pantry from ikea with no doors or cabinets) and on the top shelf by the cereal, were two loaded guns. I called his father out on the lack of responsibility and he argued with "he knows the difference" (no he doesn't, he's 3) "I'm with him 24/7 when he's here" (if my son wakes up early his dad keeps sleeping while my son plays alone) and "he can't reach them" (3 year Olds are quite resourceful). So I want to tell him my son will not go there until all of the guns are locked up and safe. Can I do that legally? I regret not taking a picture. Location: Illinois | ehrnqgo | ehrnpi1 | 1,551,710,111 | 1,551,710,089 | 192 | 22 | Do you have a custody agreement through the court? If so, you cannot unilaterally decide the location is unsafe and keep the kids from him. You have to abide by the court order. | Is there a custody order in place currently? | 1 | 22 | 8.727273 |
ax7qv0 | legaladvice_train | 0.81 | Is it within my rights to tell my 3 year old son's father than my 3 year old will not be going there again until his guns are locked up? I just went to pick up my son. I'm anti-gun for the record, but know my son's father loves them and accepted his use of them long ago. I do not let my son play with toy guns because I fear if he ever got his hands on a real one he would instantly pull the trigger like he does with the toys. His father let's him play with toy guns and I do not argue against his parenting choices. But today when I picked up my son, he was asking for cereal. His father said he could eat cereal there before I took him home. So I went to the pantry (tall wired shelf pantry from ikea with no doors or cabinets) and on the top shelf by the cereal, were two loaded guns. I called his father out on the lack of responsibility and he argued with "he knows the difference" (no he doesn't, he's 3) "I'm with him 24/7 when he's here" (if my son wakes up early his dad keeps sleeping while my son plays alone) and "he can't reach them" (3 year Olds are quite resourceful). So I want to tell him my son will not go there until all of the guns are locked up and safe. Can I do that legally? I regret not taking a picture. Location: Illinois | ehroael | ehrnpi1 | 1,551,710,583 | 1,551,710,089 | 38 | 22 | Gun safety rules require assuming all guns are loaded. I’m curious to know if that’s the basis for your statement or if you determined they were actually loaded some other way? You’re within reason to ask that any custody agreement spell out that any guns on the premises be stored safely — in a gun safe or with a trigger lock. Once that agreement is in lance, it’s enforceable against him. | Is there a custody order in place currently? | 1 | 494 | 1.727273 |
4vn1cj | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | (SE Idaho)(Update, but not really and update)My 15 year old son just accused my second ex wife of sleeping with him when he was 11, putting pictures of it on my computer, and claiming he is the father of my 3 year old daughter. Dear lord. Help me help my ex wife.. Hey Reddit. I have been quiet since my original post: https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4cj968/my_15_year_old_son_just_accused_my_second_ex_wife/ Honestly not a whole lot has happened in four months with this. I have taken three DNA tests. They messed up on the first two. My daughter and second ex wife have been tested. They are trying to get my 2nd ex to take a psychosexual polygraph, but she wont take one without a lawyer, and zero charges have been brought up. Honestly guys i wish i had more for you all. That is it though. The police will not return my calls reguarding my computer that they took as evidence. They will not tell us anything about the DNA tests. Its just.. Its really not an update so i am here for some other questions. First. Is there some kind of limit of time they can hold my computer as evidence? There is no child porn on it. Zero pictures of my son and my second ex wife on there. I mean. I am quite the computer geek, and i know every single file on that computer. My second ex wife was raised on a farm of sorts, and isn't the smartest when it comes to technology so i doubt she was able to hide anything on it without me knowing. I am 100% sure of this. Also I have been through a horrible custody battle with my first ex wife that all started when i remarried. This is probably 90% of the reason for my second divorce. I just talked to my second ex wife recently, and she finally admitted to me that if it wasn't for the complete hell that my first ex wife put me through we would still be married. I already knew this, but it was nice to hear. My question here is. How much will writing a letter to a judge help? I have had even more custody papers come through to take more of my custody away from 25% to 1%, and up my child support almost triple what it is. I can't afford to hire a lawyer at this point. I lost my career, I lost my house, i lost my marriage, and now my children all because of false accusations being brought up in court that i can't afford to fight. (first ex wife has a free lawyer.) Would writing the judge a letter with supporting documents get me anywhere? I just don't know what else to do at this point. Has it helped any of you? | d5zqwjc | d5zs9mw | 1,470,068,322 | 1,470,070,094 | 7 | 35 | > Update, but not really an update ಠ_ಠ | >My question here is. How much will writing a letter to a judge help? Unless its a signed affidavit, very little. >I have had even more custody papers come through to take more of my custody away from 25% to 1%, and up my child support almost triple what it is. I can't afford to hire a lawyer at this point. I lost my career, I lost my house, i lost my marriage, and now my children all because of false accusations being brought up in court that i can't afford to fight. You need a lawyer. If you have no money, you need to apply for financial/legal aid. Google 'pro bono lawyers divorce' or 'legal aid family law' plus your area. You are going to end up paying dozens of times more than what you would have paid on a lawyer in extra fees and support if this goes on. Your chances of winning any motion against a real lawyer without legal training are in the single digit percentages. | 0 | 1,772 | 5 |
4vn1cj | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | (SE Idaho)(Update, but not really and update)My 15 year old son just accused my second ex wife of sleeping with him when he was 11, putting pictures of it on my computer, and claiming he is the father of my 3 year old daughter. Dear lord. Help me help my ex wife.. Hey Reddit. I have been quiet since my original post: https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4cj968/my_15_year_old_son_just_accused_my_second_ex_wife/ Honestly not a whole lot has happened in four months with this. I have taken three DNA tests. They messed up on the first two. My daughter and second ex wife have been tested. They are trying to get my 2nd ex to take a psychosexual polygraph, but she wont take one without a lawyer, and zero charges have been brought up. Honestly guys i wish i had more for you all. That is it though. The police will not return my calls reguarding my computer that they took as evidence. They will not tell us anything about the DNA tests. Its just.. Its really not an update so i am here for some other questions. First. Is there some kind of limit of time they can hold my computer as evidence? There is no child porn on it. Zero pictures of my son and my second ex wife on there. I mean. I am quite the computer geek, and i know every single file on that computer. My second ex wife was raised on a farm of sorts, and isn't the smartest when it comes to technology so i doubt she was able to hide anything on it without me knowing. I am 100% sure of this. Also I have been through a horrible custody battle with my first ex wife that all started when i remarried. This is probably 90% of the reason for my second divorce. I just talked to my second ex wife recently, and she finally admitted to me that if it wasn't for the complete hell that my first ex wife put me through we would still be married. I already knew this, but it was nice to hear. My question here is. How much will writing a letter to a judge help? I have had even more custody papers come through to take more of my custody away from 25% to 1%, and up my child support almost triple what it is. I can't afford to hire a lawyer at this point. I lost my career, I lost my house, i lost my marriage, and now my children all because of false accusations being brought up in court that i can't afford to fight. (first ex wife has a free lawyer.) Would writing the judge a letter with supporting documents get me anywhere? I just don't know what else to do at this point. Has it helped any of you? | d6041f2 | d6052bs | 1,470,084,687 | 1,470,085,997 | 13 | 14 | *Separate question for anyone to chime in on because I am curious. If this is the wrong place to ask this, then I can remove this. Genuinely curious how this works.:* When a custom computer, or any computer I guess, get's seized, can't they just take the hard drives, and return all the other parts? Why keep the whole computer when really, it's just the hard drives that they need? | >other questions. First. Is there some kind of limit of time they can hold my computer as evidence? I don't see this answered, although I may be overlooking it. Not a lawyer, but this subreddit has had very similar questions recently, and the answer was that the cops can and very likely will keep all potential evidence until everything is fully resolved through the courts. And even then, we've seen reports of people never getting their phones or computers back. | 0 | 1,310 | 1.076923 |
4vn1cj | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | (SE Idaho)(Update, but not really and update)My 15 year old son just accused my second ex wife of sleeping with him when he was 11, putting pictures of it on my computer, and claiming he is the father of my 3 year old daughter. Dear lord. Help me help my ex wife.. Hey Reddit. I have been quiet since my original post: https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4cj968/my_15_year_old_son_just_accused_my_second_ex_wife/ Honestly not a whole lot has happened in four months with this. I have taken three DNA tests. They messed up on the first two. My daughter and second ex wife have been tested. They are trying to get my 2nd ex to take a psychosexual polygraph, but she wont take one without a lawyer, and zero charges have been brought up. Honestly guys i wish i had more for you all. That is it though. The police will not return my calls reguarding my computer that they took as evidence. They will not tell us anything about the DNA tests. Its just.. Its really not an update so i am here for some other questions. First. Is there some kind of limit of time they can hold my computer as evidence? There is no child porn on it. Zero pictures of my son and my second ex wife on there. I mean. I am quite the computer geek, and i know every single file on that computer. My second ex wife was raised on a farm of sorts, and isn't the smartest when it comes to technology so i doubt she was able to hide anything on it without me knowing. I am 100% sure of this. Also I have been through a horrible custody battle with my first ex wife that all started when i remarried. This is probably 90% of the reason for my second divorce. I just talked to my second ex wife recently, and she finally admitted to me that if it wasn't for the complete hell that my first ex wife put me through we would still be married. I already knew this, but it was nice to hear. My question here is. How much will writing a letter to a judge help? I have had even more custody papers come through to take more of my custody away from 25% to 1%, and up my child support almost triple what it is. I can't afford to hire a lawyer at this point. I lost my career, I lost my house, i lost my marriage, and now my children all because of false accusations being brought up in court that i can't afford to fight. (first ex wife has a free lawyer.) Would writing the judge a letter with supporting documents get me anywhere? I just don't know what else to do at this point. Has it helped any of you? | d5zqwjc | d6052bs | 1,470,068,322 | 1,470,085,997 | 7 | 14 | > Update, but not really an update ಠ_ಠ | >other questions. First. Is there some kind of limit of time they can hold my computer as evidence? I don't see this answered, although I may be overlooking it. Not a lawyer, but this subreddit has had very similar questions recently, and the answer was that the cops can and very likely will keep all potential evidence until everything is fully resolved through the courts. And even then, we've seen reports of people never getting their phones or computers back. | 0 | 17,675 | 2 |
4vn1cj | legaladvice_train | 0.92 | (SE Idaho)(Update, but not really and update)My 15 year old son just accused my second ex wife of sleeping with him when he was 11, putting pictures of it on my computer, and claiming he is the father of my 3 year old daughter. Dear lord. Help me help my ex wife.. Hey Reddit. I have been quiet since my original post: https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4cj968/my_15_year_old_son_just_accused_my_second_ex_wife/ Honestly not a whole lot has happened in four months with this. I have taken three DNA tests. They messed up on the first two. My daughter and second ex wife have been tested. They are trying to get my 2nd ex to take a psychosexual polygraph, but she wont take one without a lawyer, and zero charges have been brought up. Honestly guys i wish i had more for you all. That is it though. The police will not return my calls reguarding my computer that they took as evidence. They will not tell us anything about the DNA tests. Its just.. Its really not an update so i am here for some other questions. First. Is there some kind of limit of time they can hold my computer as evidence? There is no child porn on it. Zero pictures of my son and my second ex wife on there. I mean. I am quite the computer geek, and i know every single file on that computer. My second ex wife was raised on a farm of sorts, and isn't the smartest when it comes to technology so i doubt she was able to hide anything on it without me knowing. I am 100% sure of this. Also I have been through a horrible custody battle with my first ex wife that all started when i remarried. This is probably 90% of the reason for my second divorce. I just talked to my second ex wife recently, and she finally admitted to me that if it wasn't for the complete hell that my first ex wife put me through we would still be married. I already knew this, but it was nice to hear. My question here is. How much will writing a letter to a judge help? I have had even more custody papers come through to take more of my custody away from 25% to 1%, and up my child support almost triple what it is. I can't afford to hire a lawyer at this point. I lost my career, I lost my house, i lost my marriage, and now my children all because of false accusations being brought up in court that i can't afford to fight. (first ex wife has a free lawyer.) Would writing the judge a letter with supporting documents get me anywhere? I just don't know what else to do at this point. Has it helped any of you? | d6041f2 | d5zqwjc | 1,470,084,687 | 1,470,068,322 | 13 | 7 | *Separate question for anyone to chime in on because I am curious. If this is the wrong place to ask this, then I can remove this. Genuinely curious how this works.:* When a custom computer, or any computer I guess, get's seized, can't they just take the hard drives, and return all the other parts? Why keep the whole computer when really, it's just the hard drives that they need? | > Update, but not really an update ಠ_ಠ | 1 | 16,365 | 1.857143 |
5kvf3l | legaladvice_train | 0.85 | My friend is a PSW and she had an affair with her cancer patient's husband and got pregnant. His wife found out and filed for divorce. How much trouble is my friend in for her part? Location is Mississippi | dbr2jx1 | dbr0o23 | 1,483,008,832 | 1,483,002,634 | 25 | 4 | Your "friend" will most likely be fired without getting any sort of positive reference/will probably not work as PSW like ever again and will have to pay a debt to the woman she fucked over because of Mississippi's AoA law. Upside? That bun in the oven is gonna be great evidence for the poor wife. though. | precedent for Mississippi: https://chinnlaw.com/blog/like-john-daly-you-could-be-haled-into-court-in-mississippi-for-an-affair/ | 1 | 6,198 | 6.25 |
76ti40 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My wife was taken off her work schedule "for her safety." She's pregnant This morning my wife's boss asked her to come in this afternoon before her shift at 4. When she went in, her boss told her that due to her pregnancy, she's being changed from the 4 pm shift to the midnight shift "for her safety." She works with developmentally disabled adults, and she has asked not to work with a particular client (out of about 20 clients), but she was fine with her current client and hadn't expressed any concerns. Now, normally a shift change wouldn't be any concern for me (annoying, but well within the company's prerogative), but there are no available midnight shifts, meaning she has no scheduled hours and is "on call." If it matters, she only worked 3 shifts before this (24 hours/week). What should we do, if anything? EDIT: We live in Idaho | dogk8o4 | dogt383 | 1,508,186,953 | 1,508,197,434 | 2 | 64 | ---
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76ti40 | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | My wife was taken off her work schedule "for her safety." She's pregnant This morning my wife's boss asked her to come in this afternoon before her shift at 4. When she went in, her boss told her that due to her pregnancy, she's being changed from the 4 pm shift to the midnight shift "for her safety." She works with developmentally disabled adults, and she has asked not to work with a particular client (out of about 20 clients), but she was fine with her current client and hadn't expressed any concerns. Now, normally a shift change wouldn't be any concern for me (annoying, but well within the company's prerogative), but there are no available midnight shifts, meaning she has no scheduled hours and is "on call." If it matters, she only worked 3 shifts before this (24 hours/week). What should we do, if anything? EDIT: We live in Idaho | dogk8o4 | dohabk6 | 1,508,186,953 | 1,508,222,662 | 2 | 19 | ---
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> This morning my wife's boss asked her to come in this afternoon before her shift at 4. When she went in, her boss told her that due to her pregnancy, she's being changed from the 4 pm shift to the midnight shift "for her safety." She works with developmentally disabled adults, and she has asked not to work with a particular client (out of about 20 clients), but she was fine with her current client and hadn't expressed any concerns. Now, normally a shift change wouldn't be any concern for me (annoying, but well within the company's prerogative), but there are no available midnight shifts, meaning she has no scheduled hours and is "on call." If it matters, she only worked 3 shifts before this (24 hours/week). > > What should we do, if anything? >
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peq8fu | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (IA) My ex-wife added our minor daughter to a deed/title for a house and now someone has been injured in the house My 20 year-old daughter is attempting to purchase a home and her lender came back with information we did not expect: that my daughter is on the deed of a property that has unpaid property taxes, and that there is an active legal case regarding the property. From what we have figured out, my ex-wife inherited the house from a relative back in 2009. I do recall her living in the house, but didn't know that she owned it (she was typically in rentals). She moved out of it in 2011 and according to the records filed, she added our daughter (who was a minor at the time) to the title/deed in 2012. My daughter doesn't remember anything about this or if she signed anything, but she was just a kid at the time so who knows. Apparently my ex-wife continued to pay property taxes until her death in 2019, and since that time they are unpaid. However, on a more severe note, apparently someone attempted to do some "abandoned property" photography in the house earlier this year and fell through a floor. They were badly injured and are trying to to sue my ex-wife and daughter (but were unable to find either - both have common names and my ex-wife was already deceased). Biggest question: (1) I am already assuming right out of the gate that we need a lawyer. Will any real estate lawyer do or is there something specific we should look for since someone has been injured? I have calls out to two real estate lawyers today and waiting on calls back this afternoon so I still have time to look for something specific if I should. Secondary questions (that I assume we could also ask a lawyer but I figure I'll throw them in regardless): (2) Normally inheriting a property seems like a pretty grand occasion but this particular house does not strike me as having much value. We drove to look at it last night. It is under 700 square feet and has been abandoned for a very long time, with open holes in the roof, crumbling walls etc. I am certain the house as-is is not salvageable and would need to be torn down and a new house built. The lot itself is very small with a lot of cleanup needing to be done, and a larger/cleaner lot nearby just sold last week for only $11,000. So I'm assuming that the property is worth very little, and adding on unpaid taxes and a possible lawsuit, it may be worth LESS than zero dollars. It's very possibly something my daughter would have said no to had she been given the opportunity. Is there any legal defense to say - she didn't know she was put on this property when she was a minor, she wouldn't have wanted it, get her out of this situation? (3) Depending on the answer to 2... if my daughter didn't even know she owned the property, and therefore didn't know there was risk to mitigate, can that do anything to lessen impact of the pending lawsuit? The person in question was apparently badly injured, and since my daughter didn't even know she owned the property, she doesn't have insurance on it. Had she known we obviously would've done something about the house before now. I'm worried we're going end up owing hundreds of thousands in medical bills to a tresspasser on a property we'd never heard of until this weekend. At this point it has pretty much thrown my daughter's home purchase out the window and I want to make sure it doesn't get any worse for her. Any advice appreciated. | hb17nc6 | hb0tno2 | 1,630,397,474 | 1,630,386,411 | 13 | 11 | Did your daughter accept the inheritance. Did she sign an declaration of acceptance, and if so, was it conditional or unconditional? Did she take possession of significant parts of the inheritance (bank accounts, stuff that was valuable enough to sell, etc.). Was she still a minor when her mother died? If daughter wants to disavow herself of the house, it's going to be a multistep process. First file a police report for identity fraud and use that police report to get herself removed from the deed. Open or reopen probate with the house and the potential lawsuit added to the estate. Then decline the entire inheritance. You definitely need a lawyer to navigate you through this (and also to decide whether to do this at all, since the value of the inheritance is dependent on the claim of the trespasser...). | In regards to 2), once the much more serious issues are figured out look into if the zoning would allow renting to a mobile home owner. Might be able to get a couple hundred a month after tearing down the property. | 1 | 11,063 | 1.181818 |
peq8fu | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (IA) My ex-wife added our minor daughter to a deed/title for a house and now someone has been injured in the house My 20 year-old daughter is attempting to purchase a home and her lender came back with information we did not expect: that my daughter is on the deed of a property that has unpaid property taxes, and that there is an active legal case regarding the property. From what we have figured out, my ex-wife inherited the house from a relative back in 2009. I do recall her living in the house, but didn't know that she owned it (she was typically in rentals). She moved out of it in 2011 and according to the records filed, she added our daughter (who was a minor at the time) to the title/deed in 2012. My daughter doesn't remember anything about this or if she signed anything, but she was just a kid at the time so who knows. Apparently my ex-wife continued to pay property taxes until her death in 2019, and since that time they are unpaid. However, on a more severe note, apparently someone attempted to do some "abandoned property" photography in the house earlier this year and fell through a floor. They were badly injured and are trying to to sue my ex-wife and daughter (but were unable to find either - both have common names and my ex-wife was already deceased). Biggest question: (1) I am already assuming right out of the gate that we need a lawyer. Will any real estate lawyer do or is there something specific we should look for since someone has been injured? I have calls out to two real estate lawyers today and waiting on calls back this afternoon so I still have time to look for something specific if I should. Secondary questions (that I assume we could also ask a lawyer but I figure I'll throw them in regardless): (2) Normally inheriting a property seems like a pretty grand occasion but this particular house does not strike me as having much value. We drove to look at it last night. It is under 700 square feet and has been abandoned for a very long time, with open holes in the roof, crumbling walls etc. I am certain the house as-is is not salvageable and would need to be torn down and a new house built. The lot itself is very small with a lot of cleanup needing to be done, and a larger/cleaner lot nearby just sold last week for only $11,000. So I'm assuming that the property is worth very little, and adding on unpaid taxes and a possible lawsuit, it may be worth LESS than zero dollars. It's very possibly something my daughter would have said no to had she been given the opportunity. Is there any legal defense to say - she didn't know she was put on this property when she was a minor, she wouldn't have wanted it, get her out of this situation? (3) Depending on the answer to 2... if my daughter didn't even know she owned the property, and therefore didn't know there was risk to mitigate, can that do anything to lessen impact of the pending lawsuit? The person in question was apparently badly injured, and since my daughter didn't even know she owned the property, she doesn't have insurance on it. Had she known we obviously would've done something about the house before now. I'm worried we're going end up owing hundreds of thousands in medical bills to a tresspasser on a property we'd never heard of until this weekend. At this point it has pretty much thrown my daughter's home purchase out the window and I want to make sure it doesn't get any worse for her. Any advice appreciated. | hb0vey6 | hb17nc6 | 1,630,387,618 | 1,630,397,474 | 6 | 13 | It's unclear from your post when the accident happened in relation to your wife's passing, but the whole "your daughter was a minor when she was put on the deed" may be a nullity. If your daughter is your ex-wife's only heir, she would've become the sole owner of the property by operation of law upon her death. So if the accident happened sometime after your ex's death, it may not matter whether or not your wife's conveyance to your daughter during her life was valid or not. Leaving that aside, it's clearly now (unfortunately) your daughter's problem. Presumably the injured party is being represented by a personal injury firm that suspect there's an insurance policy to collect from. But here, there isn't one. This will be something your attorney will disclose to other side. "Sorry, guys, no insurance company paying out damages here, just an individual who doesn't have many, if any, non-exempt assets, and if we lose, she may file bk." If a lawsuit has been filed your daughter will need to file an answer to avoid default. I'm sure there are some good defense you could plead including assumption of the risk and contributory negligence on the part of the trespasser, but honestly, you're probably better off trying to settle. Paying for a full defense at trial will run into the tens of thousands of dollars, and you still might lose! Sounds like you have no use for the house, maybe your daughter can try to sell it off and use the proceeds to pay a settlement. Idk you can try to get creative. But you do need to consult an attorney right away. The sooner you get this settled the better. Assuming the accident happened during your ex's life, you will want to take a look to see if the transfer to your minor daughter was valid. If the transfer is/was void and your ex-wife was alive when it happened, the claimant may *only* have a claim against your ex's estate, which would mean he/she would only be able to collect from the estate, which I'm assuming consist of one dilapidated house. Good luck with that. In anycase, it would be prudent to consult with an attorney in your area as soon as possible. Best of luck! | Did your daughter accept the inheritance. Did she sign an declaration of acceptance, and if so, was it conditional or unconditional? Did she take possession of significant parts of the inheritance (bank accounts, stuff that was valuable enough to sell, etc.). Was she still a minor when her mother died? If daughter wants to disavow herself of the house, it's going to be a multistep process. First file a police report for identity fraud and use that police report to get herself removed from the deed. Open or reopen probate with the house and the potential lawsuit added to the estate. Then decline the entire inheritance. You definitely need a lawyer to navigate you through this (and also to decide whether to do this at all, since the value of the inheritance is dependent on the claim of the trespasser...). | 0 | 9,856 | 2.166667 |
peq8fu | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (IA) My ex-wife added our minor daughter to a deed/title for a house and now someone has been injured in the house My 20 year-old daughter is attempting to purchase a home and her lender came back with information we did not expect: that my daughter is on the deed of a property that has unpaid property taxes, and that there is an active legal case regarding the property. From what we have figured out, my ex-wife inherited the house from a relative back in 2009. I do recall her living in the house, but didn't know that she owned it (she was typically in rentals). She moved out of it in 2011 and according to the records filed, she added our daughter (who was a minor at the time) to the title/deed in 2012. My daughter doesn't remember anything about this or if she signed anything, but she was just a kid at the time so who knows. Apparently my ex-wife continued to pay property taxes until her death in 2019, and since that time they are unpaid. However, on a more severe note, apparently someone attempted to do some "abandoned property" photography in the house earlier this year and fell through a floor. They were badly injured and are trying to to sue my ex-wife and daughter (but were unable to find either - both have common names and my ex-wife was already deceased). Biggest question: (1) I am already assuming right out of the gate that we need a lawyer. Will any real estate lawyer do or is there something specific we should look for since someone has been injured? I have calls out to two real estate lawyers today and waiting on calls back this afternoon so I still have time to look for something specific if I should. Secondary questions (that I assume we could also ask a lawyer but I figure I'll throw them in regardless): (2) Normally inheriting a property seems like a pretty grand occasion but this particular house does not strike me as having much value. We drove to look at it last night. It is under 700 square feet and has been abandoned for a very long time, with open holes in the roof, crumbling walls etc. I am certain the house as-is is not salvageable and would need to be torn down and a new house built. The lot itself is very small with a lot of cleanup needing to be done, and a larger/cleaner lot nearby just sold last week for only $11,000. So I'm assuming that the property is worth very little, and adding on unpaid taxes and a possible lawsuit, it may be worth LESS than zero dollars. It's very possibly something my daughter would have said no to had she been given the opportunity. Is there any legal defense to say - she didn't know she was put on this property when she was a minor, she wouldn't have wanted it, get her out of this situation? (3) Depending on the answer to 2... if my daughter didn't even know she owned the property, and therefore didn't know there was risk to mitigate, can that do anything to lessen impact of the pending lawsuit? The person in question was apparently badly injured, and since my daughter didn't even know she owned the property, she doesn't have insurance on it. Had she known we obviously would've done something about the house before now. I'm worried we're going end up owing hundreds of thousands in medical bills to a tresspasser on a property we'd never heard of until this weekend. At this point it has pretty much thrown my daughter's home purchase out the window and I want to make sure it doesn't get any worse for her. Any advice appreciated. | hb0kdzr | hb17nc6 | 1,630,380,948 | 1,630,397,474 | 5 | 13 | Which state are you in? | Did your daughter accept the inheritance. Did she sign an declaration of acceptance, and if so, was it conditional or unconditional? Did she take possession of significant parts of the inheritance (bank accounts, stuff that was valuable enough to sell, etc.). Was she still a minor when her mother died? If daughter wants to disavow herself of the house, it's going to be a multistep process. First file a police report for identity fraud and use that police report to get herself removed from the deed. Open or reopen probate with the house and the potential lawsuit added to the estate. Then decline the entire inheritance. You definitely need a lawyer to navigate you through this (and also to decide whether to do this at all, since the value of the inheritance is dependent on the claim of the trespasser...). | 0 | 16,526 | 2.6 |
peq8fu | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (IA) My ex-wife added our minor daughter to a deed/title for a house and now someone has been injured in the house My 20 year-old daughter is attempting to purchase a home and her lender came back with information we did not expect: that my daughter is on the deed of a property that has unpaid property taxes, and that there is an active legal case regarding the property. From what we have figured out, my ex-wife inherited the house from a relative back in 2009. I do recall her living in the house, but didn't know that she owned it (she was typically in rentals). She moved out of it in 2011 and according to the records filed, she added our daughter (who was a minor at the time) to the title/deed in 2012. My daughter doesn't remember anything about this or if she signed anything, but she was just a kid at the time so who knows. Apparently my ex-wife continued to pay property taxes until her death in 2019, and since that time they are unpaid. However, on a more severe note, apparently someone attempted to do some "abandoned property" photography in the house earlier this year and fell through a floor. They were badly injured and are trying to to sue my ex-wife and daughter (but were unable to find either - both have common names and my ex-wife was already deceased). Biggest question: (1) I am already assuming right out of the gate that we need a lawyer. Will any real estate lawyer do or is there something specific we should look for since someone has been injured? I have calls out to two real estate lawyers today and waiting on calls back this afternoon so I still have time to look for something specific if I should. Secondary questions (that I assume we could also ask a lawyer but I figure I'll throw them in regardless): (2) Normally inheriting a property seems like a pretty grand occasion but this particular house does not strike me as having much value. We drove to look at it last night. It is under 700 square feet and has been abandoned for a very long time, with open holes in the roof, crumbling walls etc. I am certain the house as-is is not salvageable and would need to be torn down and a new house built. The lot itself is very small with a lot of cleanup needing to be done, and a larger/cleaner lot nearby just sold last week for only $11,000. So I'm assuming that the property is worth very little, and adding on unpaid taxes and a possible lawsuit, it may be worth LESS than zero dollars. It's very possibly something my daughter would have said no to had she been given the opportunity. Is there any legal defense to say - she didn't know she was put on this property when she was a minor, she wouldn't have wanted it, get her out of this situation? (3) Depending on the answer to 2... if my daughter didn't even know she owned the property, and therefore didn't know there was risk to mitigate, can that do anything to lessen impact of the pending lawsuit? The person in question was apparently badly injured, and since my daughter didn't even know she owned the property, she doesn't have insurance on it. Had she known we obviously would've done something about the house before now. I'm worried we're going end up owing hundreds of thousands in medical bills to a tresspasser on a property we'd never heard of until this weekend. At this point it has pretty much thrown my daughter's home purchase out the window and I want to make sure it doesn't get any worse for her. Any advice appreciated. | hb0tno2 | hb0kdzr | 1,630,386,411 | 1,630,380,948 | 11 | 5 | In regards to 2), once the much more serious issues are figured out look into if the zoning would allow renting to a mobile home owner. Might be able to get a couple hundred a month after tearing down the property. | Which state are you in? | 1 | 5,463 | 2.2 |
peq8fu | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | (IA) My ex-wife added our minor daughter to a deed/title for a house and now someone has been injured in the house My 20 year-old daughter is attempting to purchase a home and her lender came back with information we did not expect: that my daughter is on the deed of a property that has unpaid property taxes, and that there is an active legal case regarding the property. From what we have figured out, my ex-wife inherited the house from a relative back in 2009. I do recall her living in the house, but didn't know that she owned it (she was typically in rentals). She moved out of it in 2011 and according to the records filed, she added our daughter (who was a minor at the time) to the title/deed in 2012. My daughter doesn't remember anything about this or if she signed anything, but she was just a kid at the time so who knows. Apparently my ex-wife continued to pay property taxes until her death in 2019, and since that time they are unpaid. However, on a more severe note, apparently someone attempted to do some "abandoned property" photography in the house earlier this year and fell through a floor. They were badly injured and are trying to to sue my ex-wife and daughter (but were unable to find either - both have common names and my ex-wife was already deceased). Biggest question: (1) I am already assuming right out of the gate that we need a lawyer. Will any real estate lawyer do or is there something specific we should look for since someone has been injured? I have calls out to two real estate lawyers today and waiting on calls back this afternoon so I still have time to look for something specific if I should. Secondary questions (that I assume we could also ask a lawyer but I figure I'll throw them in regardless): (2) Normally inheriting a property seems like a pretty grand occasion but this particular house does not strike me as having much value. We drove to look at it last night. It is under 700 square feet and has been abandoned for a very long time, with open holes in the roof, crumbling walls etc. I am certain the house as-is is not salvageable and would need to be torn down and a new house built. The lot itself is very small with a lot of cleanup needing to be done, and a larger/cleaner lot nearby just sold last week for only $11,000. So I'm assuming that the property is worth very little, and adding on unpaid taxes and a possible lawsuit, it may be worth LESS than zero dollars. It's very possibly something my daughter would have said no to had she been given the opportunity. Is there any legal defense to say - she didn't know she was put on this property when she was a minor, she wouldn't have wanted it, get her out of this situation? (3) Depending on the answer to 2... if my daughter didn't even know she owned the property, and therefore didn't know there was risk to mitigate, can that do anything to lessen impact of the pending lawsuit? The person in question was apparently badly injured, and since my daughter didn't even know she owned the property, she doesn't have insurance on it. Had she known we obviously would've done something about the house before now. I'm worried we're going end up owing hundreds of thousands in medical bills to a tresspasser on a property we'd never heard of until this weekend. At this point it has pretty much thrown my daughter's home purchase out the window and I want to make sure it doesn't get any worse for her. Any advice appreciated. | hb0kdzr | hb0vey6 | 1,630,380,948 | 1,630,387,618 | 5 | 6 | Which state are you in? | It's unclear from your post when the accident happened in relation to your wife's passing, but the whole "your daughter was a minor when she was put on the deed" may be a nullity. If your daughter is your ex-wife's only heir, she would've become the sole owner of the property by operation of law upon her death. So if the accident happened sometime after your ex's death, it may not matter whether or not your wife's conveyance to your daughter during her life was valid or not. Leaving that aside, it's clearly now (unfortunately) your daughter's problem. Presumably the injured party is being represented by a personal injury firm that suspect there's an insurance policy to collect from. But here, there isn't one. This will be something your attorney will disclose to other side. "Sorry, guys, no insurance company paying out damages here, just an individual who doesn't have many, if any, non-exempt assets, and if we lose, she may file bk." If a lawsuit has been filed your daughter will need to file an answer to avoid default. I'm sure there are some good defense you could plead including assumption of the risk and contributory negligence on the part of the trespasser, but honestly, you're probably better off trying to settle. Paying for a full defense at trial will run into the tens of thousands of dollars, and you still might lose! Sounds like you have no use for the house, maybe your daughter can try to sell it off and use the proceeds to pay a settlement. Idk you can try to get creative. But you do need to consult an attorney right away. The sooner you get this settled the better. Assuming the accident happened during your ex's life, you will want to take a look to see if the transfer to your minor daughter was valid. If the transfer is/was void and your ex-wife was alive when it happened, the claimant may *only* have a claim against your ex's estate, which would mean he/she would only be able to collect from the estate, which I'm assuming consist of one dilapidated house. Good luck with that. In anycase, it would be prudent to consult with an attorney in your area as soon as possible. Best of luck! | 0 | 6,670 | 1.2 |
hof0qq | legaladvice_train | 0.99 | (Harris County, Texas) Someone forged my father’s name on the Warranty Deed to his home, transferred the ownership of property to their own name...then sold the property to another family. As the title says, my 73 year old father’s house was stolen by a con man who either stole the physical original deed from my father or used the information provided by online public records search to create his own warranty deed. The con man then forged my father’s signature on the “grantor” line (it is obviously a forge, as I have a sample of my dads actual signature from his driver license and it looks completely different) then, after having the deed notarized, filed it as public record. He then turned around and sold the home to another family and apparently pocketed the profit. Due to his failing health, my dad had been staying with my brother across town from his house at the time this was going on. I live in Colorado, not Texas, so I only found out because my brother (who does still reside in Tx) went by the house one day and saw the family living there. He stopped to ask what they were doing, and they informed him that they had purchased the home for 45k off Facebook Marketplace! Alarmed, my brother started looking for the original deed to the house but could not locate it. So he went to county clerk’s office and obtained copies of the chain of ownership of the property. Sure enough, we could see that someone forged my dads name to gain ownership to the property on 8/2019 and then sold it to a second party in 9/2019. Another interesting thing about this pertains to the notary public. Someone told me that if there is an issue with the notary, it might invalidate the whole transaction so I searched for the notary on the TX Secretary of State website in hopes of filing a complaint. I searched by both full name and notary ID...and cannot seem to find the notary. Is forgery of notary stamps a common thing??? I AM going to call the notary public unit of TX tomorrow to see if I can confirm that this notary is/isn’t a real person. I know enough to know that I will definitely need to speak to a real estate lawyer...but am wondering if, considering my dad’s signature on the deed is forged and the notary public does not seem to exist...does it seem as though I may have a good case here? Would I have a chance in getting the house back? Is something like this going to cost a ton of money? I have some money but not a whole lot. My dad has owned his house for 30 years, and I cannot simply let it go. Please help! | fxhvwmc | fxhqx03 | 1,594,352,733 | 1,594,349,588 | 723 | 550 | I’m a real estate attorney (not in TX) I can only speak in general terms but get an attorney right away in TX check if your dad has title insurance it will be a in closing docs usually they will cover all costs. I can say In most states a forged deed is void on its face. The people in the house will not be able to keep the home but you will probably have to go to court over it. Hopefully, the people who bought the house got Owner’s Title Insurance from title company or attorney that closed it. They Title insurance will reimburse them their money the paid for it and then will try to go after the con artist criminally and civilly. Source: 15 years real estate practice. | This is why it’s generally a bad idea to buy a house without the assistance of a title company, such as in one of these transactions off Facebook marketplace. The family that paid $45k does not have good title, and will probably lose all of that money. Their claim would be against the fraudulent seller, who is most certainly long gone. Title insurance would give everyone here an appropriate remedy without a lengthy legal process. | 1 | 3,145 | 1.314545 |
zpzvqx | legaladvice_train | 0.91 | Reverse Mortgage Company is filing chapter 11. Should my elderly mother be worried? Like the title says, my elderly mother's reverse mortgage company sent her a letter informing her they are filing for chapter 11. and the only reason the house is reverse mortgage was because my late father did it before he passed away a few years later... I have no idea about any of this and couldn't really find an answer about what happens if the company that is holding your reverse mortgage files chapter 11, and if she should be worried about losing the house & money set aside for the reverse mortgage 🤔 Thanks in advance for any info.. | j0x0asl | j0w14vd | 1,671,498,859 | 1,671,483,742 | 21 | 5 | Likely no immediate need for concern. Odds are the loan will get sold to another company and you’ll just need to make sure they account for everything appropriately. | This is well into lawyer territory as you will need one to look over the contract they signed at the time. | 1 | 15,117 | 4.2 |
oo5nmk | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Maintenance man has been accessing my door/apartment without permission or notice (MA) I live in a new apartment complex with a lock system called Latch. It allows one to open doors via the Latch app, or with a door code unique to the person living there. You can also send a one time doorcode to allow access to a guest. It shows the history of when the door was unlocked by you with the the time and if it was via keycode or through the app. It also takes a picture each time for the outside building door, and for our apartment lock it only takes pictures of guests with their temporary door codes or failed attempts. While looking through the history just out of curiosity I noticed 3 separate days of a man unlocking my door all at times when I was either away or at work. It doesn't show a picture of him because he clearly has access and unlocked through the app on his phone. I never requested any maintenance nor was I notified of any need for him to access my apartment. I checked my lease and it does confirm the complex has to give me 24 hours notice unless an emergency and there were no emergency situations for him to enter either. I confronted the property manager and she stated that this maintenance man is new and maybe the first two days he mistakenly went to the wrong building (there are only 3 so it's not hard to differentiate the buildings). Then she said maybe she sent him to the wrong building. Then said maybe he never entered/was just replacing the battery for our Latch lock. She then changed the story to she gave him access/he can only unlock doors that she gives him access to that day. She never had a reason for the 3rd most recent time, and continually kept altering her story to defend this man. Because the app gives me his name, I looked him up and also found that he has multiple felony convictions, so knowing that he has or had access to my apartment and has been at the very least unlocking my door (and possibly entering) without our knowledge makes me very uneasy. Is there anything I can do? It feels like a total invasion of my privacy at the very least, and at most a breach of my lease if he entered without notice. | h5wa82l | h5wf4up | 1,626,801,110 | 1,626,803,161 | 235 | 405 | Put up camera inside and outside the apartments ASAP | Call the police and file a report. | 0 | 2,051 | 1.723404 |
oo5nmk | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Maintenance man has been accessing my door/apartment without permission or notice (MA) I live in a new apartment complex with a lock system called Latch. It allows one to open doors via the Latch app, or with a door code unique to the person living there. You can also send a one time doorcode to allow access to a guest. It shows the history of when the door was unlocked by you with the the time and if it was via keycode or through the app. It also takes a picture each time for the outside building door, and for our apartment lock it only takes pictures of guests with their temporary door codes or failed attempts. While looking through the history just out of curiosity I noticed 3 separate days of a man unlocking my door all at times when I was either away or at work. It doesn't show a picture of him because he clearly has access and unlocked through the app on his phone. I never requested any maintenance nor was I notified of any need for him to access my apartment. I checked my lease and it does confirm the complex has to give me 24 hours notice unless an emergency and there were no emergency situations for him to enter either. I confronted the property manager and she stated that this maintenance man is new and maybe the first two days he mistakenly went to the wrong building (there are only 3 so it's not hard to differentiate the buildings). Then she said maybe she sent him to the wrong building. Then said maybe he never entered/was just replacing the battery for our Latch lock. She then changed the story to she gave him access/he can only unlock doors that she gives him access to that day. She never had a reason for the 3rd most recent time, and continually kept altering her story to defend this man. Because the app gives me his name, I looked him up and also found that he has multiple felony convictions, so knowing that he has or had access to my apartment and has been at the very least unlocking my door (and possibly entering) without our knowledge makes me very uneasy. Is there anything I can do? It feels like a total invasion of my privacy at the very least, and at most a breach of my lease if he entered without notice. | h5wa8sc | h5wf4up | 1,626,801,118 | 1,626,803,161 | 117 | 405 | File a police report | Call the police and file a report. | 0 | 2,043 | 3.461538 |
oo5nmk | legaladvice_train | 0.97 | Maintenance man has been accessing my door/apartment without permission or notice (MA) I live in a new apartment complex with a lock system called Latch. It allows one to open doors via the Latch app, or with a door code unique to the person living there. You can also send a one time doorcode to allow access to a guest. It shows the history of when the door was unlocked by you with the the time and if it was via keycode or through the app. It also takes a picture each time for the outside building door, and for our apartment lock it only takes pictures of guests with their temporary door codes or failed attempts. While looking through the history just out of curiosity I noticed 3 separate days of a man unlocking my door all at times when I was either away or at work. It doesn't show a picture of him because he clearly has access and unlocked through the app on his phone. I never requested any maintenance nor was I notified of any need for him to access my apartment. I checked my lease and it does confirm the complex has to give me 24 hours notice unless an emergency and there were no emergency situations for him to enter either. I confronted the property manager and she stated that this maintenance man is new and maybe the first two days he mistakenly went to the wrong building (there are only 3 so it's not hard to differentiate the buildings). Then she said maybe she sent him to the wrong building. Then said maybe he never entered/was just replacing the battery for our Latch lock. She then changed the story to she gave him access/he can only unlock doors that she gives him access to that day. She never had a reason for the 3rd most recent time, and continually kept altering her story to defend this man. Because the app gives me his name, I looked him up and also found that he has multiple felony convictions, so knowing that he has or had access to my apartment and has been at the very least unlocking my door (and possibly entering) without our knowledge makes me very uneasy. Is there anything I can do? It feels like a total invasion of my privacy at the very least, and at most a breach of my lease if he entered without notice. | h5wzdyx | h5wa82l | 1,626,811,698 | 1,626,801,110 | 273 | 235 | Someone in this sub once had a maintenance guy doing this arrested for trespassing. Call the non-emergency number for cops and report it, every single time. Also I'd get a travel lock for when you are home, and keep it on the door when you are inside. He might be trying to catch you right out of the shower or whatever. | Put up camera inside and outside the apartments ASAP | 1 | 10,588 | 1.161702 |
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