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I need to go to a doctor without my parents consent/knowledge does anyone know how i can?

Location: California Hey, I’m 15 and in a really bad situation. My parents are abusive, and right now I’m pretty sure I have a broken nose and a concussion. My manager noticed I was hurt, and becau...

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I was fired without cause last week because president had a meltdown. What are my options?

Location: Québec, Canada I have been working at that place for more than a year, but less than 2. No unions. I was an engineering manager, considered "management" in the sense that they forced me t...

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Consignment shop says I “forfeited” my payout and is charging a hidden pickup fee that was never in the contract — do I have any recourse?

Location: New Hampshire After clearing out my grandparents’ home, I consigned several nice antique furniture pieces at a local consignment shop. They offered to come pick everything up and never me...

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Mother passed away. Left behind some stuff but medicaid has sent a letter. Idk what to do. Help!?

My mother passed away recently. She left behind a mobile home in a trailer park, and a worn out 18 year old car. I was unaware of any medicaid bills or hospital bills because she was secretive abou...

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Are my parents allowed to use my cosmetology license to run their business?

Hi, I’m 16 (a junior) and I’m currently going to vo-tech, cosmetology to get my license. Location: New Jersey My parents encouraged me during my sophomore year to do vo-tech to get a cosmetology ...

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A potential employer sent me equipment before a contract was signed, and then rescinded the job offer. I haven’t been able to return the equipment yet and now he’s threatening to report me to the police. What should I do?

Location: I’m in Michigan (US) and he’s in Indiana (US). Last month an employer offered me employment, and sent me equipment (3 computer monitors, a surge protector, a key board, a PC tower, and a ...

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My partner and I have been unpaid caregivers to his mother who is now trying to reneg on our arrangement

I had a really hard time trying to word the title for this post and I really wasn’t sure which flair to use so I apologize for any confusion. Location: South Carolina Me and my partner have been i...

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Fired our architect due to inability to meet timelines and got bill for work we never saw

Location: California. We hired an architect earlier this year. Two months later, they had some sort of personal emergency, and became very unresponsive. At some point we said to pause all work on t...

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Photography business being threatened by venue owner after wedding disaster, do I have any legal standing?

I run a small photography business on weekends and last month I was hired to shoot a wedding at this fancy venue. Contract was signed, deposit paid, everything seemed normal. Day of the wedding, I ...

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Contractor installed our $220K pool 11 inches out of square, and subcontracted work despite claiming they don’t use subs. What are my options?

Location: Rehoboth, MA We recently had an inground pool installed for about 220K as part of a new-construction home project (total backyard investment around 500K). Throughout the process we had re...

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SIL trying to keep coin collection I inherited

Me and my two brothers inherited my Dads coin collection. we got together to look at it we were overwhelmed. I suggested this would be a great winter project and I asked my oldest brother to take i...

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Unsure if this is retaliation (employment law)

Location: Arizona Beginning of September this year I received a review and a raise by my employer and I was told I will be receiving a stipend of $70 monthly (to be paid out bi-weekly) When I rec...

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My husbands baby mama drama

Hi all looking for practical advice. My husband’s child’s mother lives in a different state and has repeatedly sent messages to my husband that feel hostile and threatening toward me. Examples incl...

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Wife accusing me of SA of my 8 year old daughter

Location: Ohio Two years ago, my six-year-old daughter woke up and told my wife that her private part hurt. Since she’s a worrisome person, she thought someone had touched her. She immediately thou...

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Tenant wants to break rental lease agreement, what is the proper procedure to go about this (Texas)?

Location: Houston, Texas My aunt had a tenant who was great, renewed their lease in September for 6 months, but now is leaving to go to another city due to job relocation and let us know less than ...

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Wrongfully Sued

Location: California. Hello all! I recently got a letter in the mail from a law firm basically saying that they specialize in representing people that are sued for credit card debt collections. Th...

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Is this extortion by letter? What are my options?

Location: California I received a letter, via USPS mail from a relative, demanding I hand over something of value to them. In the letter under a heading, "consequence of non-compliance," they state...

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I got fired while being in recovery for surgery

Location: Arizona. I’ve worked at the same call center for close to a year now. Recently, on the 20th of October I had left work early after sending my coach (who was off that day) a message regard...

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Friend was coerced into leaving the U.S. for a month with his mother and has not been allowed to return for over a year. How can I help him?

Location: Washington State My friend that I have known since elementary school was caught smoking weed at 17 which resulted in him being sent to a rehab facility out of state for 6 months. He came ...

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Roommates guest stole and commandeered my wifi camera

Location: Washington State Hi there, I set up a camera a bit ago after my ex broke up with me not even halfway through our lease, I purchased a wifi camera to view the couch in the "common space" (...

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I believe ex-roommate threw out/is withholding my mail…

Location: Tallahassee, Florida Context: my college ex-roommate and ex-best friend became incredibly hostile towards me when I set a boundary. Banging the dryer door at midnight and 4am, not letting...

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