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should I call CPS on my mom?

Location: Texas. I'm currently 16 and in high school. in recent years my mom has had a tendency to be a hoarder, which by itself doesnt sound bad but out house has gotten to a miserable point. she ...

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Can the dealership sue me?

Location: Indiana, U.S. Purchased a car from a dealership. Planned to finance through them, a buy-here pay-here type place. Somehow they let us drive off without signing the financing paperwork. G...

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My mom is in a love scam and has lost all her money and refuses help. Doctors are taking this very lightly. I don't know what to do next.

location: California I posted this in another group and was told that I may get some extra help here. I don't know how to help my mom who has dementia from the financial abuse she is a victim to w...

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Doctor shared sensitive personal information with my employer after I left a bad review

Location: Texas I have been seeing a Doctor for nearly year for services that I’d rather not disclose. Over the period of that year I was billed close to $3,000. I didn’t immediately pay my bill be...

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Landlord mistakenly gave move out date earlier than lease end, now wants payment for remaining lease term: how to prevent collections?

Location: Los Angeles, CA Rented an apartment from a large company, decided not to renew the lease. Told the leasing staff that we wouldn't be renewing, they gave us a move out date that was 1 mont...

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My Ex Keeps Endangering Our Son in the Car

Location: Lawrence County, PA. A year or so ago I had it out with my ex over car safety for our youngest child (now 6m). I noticed my ex put our son in the car at pick up and drive off without buck...

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Employer Didn't Pay

Location: Maryland My friend worked at a restaurant for a week. He asked for cheque but they said they'll pay in cash. He agreed and after working for a week. He felt too much of mental stress, the...

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How do me and my wife handle her abusive parents towards her grandfather? Location: Maryland, Us

Location: Maryland, US This is going to be a long post with most of the details of the past few years. I will leave a TLDR at the bottom for people who don't want to read the entire thing. Me and m...

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Am I getting a fair deal as the operator with 40% equity?

Location: Québec Hey guys, I’m looking for some outside perspective because the more I think about this situation, the more doubts I’m having. So here’s the context: I’ve been working for a proper...

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Found unknown damage after signing lease transfer addendum. Can that null the "as-is" clause if it was not disclosed?

Location: PA USA I am the current tenant of a unit. My landlord would not let me terminate my lease (even paying it out) and forced me to find a new tenant. I did. The new tenant walked through the...

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Deadbeat dad $10k+ behind in child support, “can’t work,” lives in luxury with mommy while I raise our disabled child alone… what now?

I’m beyond done being nice about this. My child’s father is over $10,000 behind in child support and somehow still manages to contribute absolutely nothing—financially or physically. No job, no eff...

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Ex-Boyfriend With No Custody Or Biological Relationship

Location: Kansas My Ex-Boyfriend and I were together almost 4 years. My oldest was 2 at the time. She is now 6 years old. We broke up due to his controlling nature and mental/emotional abuse. My ol...

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Realtor used phrase “we have it recorded” (no recording exists) and buyer is alleging illegal recording – should I be concerned?

Location: Florida Hi all, I’m dealing with a real estate dispute involving an escrow deposit, and I’m looking for some general legal insight. The buyer is backing out of purchasing my home and is w...

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I worked for a HORRIBLE company! What should I do?

What should I do? I once worked for a life insurance company in Alabama. I stupidly didn't read my contract. My boss at my location made me to come in at specific times on specific days to do speci...

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Please help! Best Buy stole my brand new iPhone!!!!!

Location: Kalispell MT I bought a new iPhone Air, but unfortunately, it was damaged the same day. To explain, I was working in my front yard, and the phone fell out of my pocket just before my work...

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Evidence found on computer but not my computer

Location: Illinois My mom asked my husband to remove the hard drives from the old computers she and her boyfriend owned over the past 15 years to find some old pictures. In those hard drives, speci...

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My employer has been deducting "equipment fees" from my paychecks for the last 3 months without anything in my contract about it. Do I have any options? (Ohio)

I started working at a small logistics company about eight months ago. When I was hired I signed a pretty standard employment contract, nothing unusual. I have a copy of it and I've read through it...

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Lawyer did not file within time frame for SOL

Location: Nevada Hi everyone, I have a feeling there is really no recourse with this situation, but wanted to do my due diligence and ask. My father passed away in mid-March 2024, the whole thing w...

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My convicted, currently incarcerated rapist changed his name to mine

Location: Kitsap County, WA (Using He/Him pronouns because thats what is still listed as his gender) My rapist is male, I am female. As of 2021 he is currently serving time after confessing and pl...

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I refused to accept legal papers from a process server because I thought it was a scam. What do I do now?

Location: California I'll try to keep the story short-ish, but happy to provide more details in the comments. I was at work 4 days ago, and one of my coworkers came to tell me that someone was look...

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Friend's family is asking weird questions about friend going to pick up deceased parent's stuff, like if my friend is going to be there in-person and who exactly he's bringing.

Location: Tennessee So a few years ago, my friend's parent died. His family has been giving him the absolute runaround and have taken anything that could have been his inheritance. That's bad enoug...

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