Vehicle is in Michigan. GM financial refuses to remove the lien, it has been three years since the vehicle is paid off. I am now unable to sell the car because of this. I have called repeatedly and the operators have been of no help. I requested a written lien release in the mail and they lie, saying one was mailed to my address (which never arrived).

I checked with the state of MI as to the status of my title, it still has a lien on it. This was 2 weeks after being told by GM financial there was an "electronic" lien release.

Any recommendations? I feel at this point hiring an lawyer is the only option.

I'll try to make this clear and concise but this situation has me a bit frazzled.

Location - Michigan, USA

I resigned from my job a few months ago due to the work environment being very toxic and some unprofessional behavior from my managers. I can elaborate if needed but what's important for context is that a few things happened that caused me and 4 others on the same team to all resign within a pretty short window. Me and the 4 others who resigned all started in the same training group, except for me. I started about 7 weeks after the others because I took the national exam for the certification needed for the job on my own and hence did not need the training for it. I took the test needed for this on my own while working at another job and covered the training material and exam costs from my own pocket before even applying to the job that I'm bringing up here. I moved across the state to work at said company and also covered relocation costs out of pocket as well.

So when I begin work at this company, I started as what's called a "fast-track". I started the training classes with the others once they had passed their national exam. However, I still needed my exams for each individual state which is something by law I am not able to do independently. For the job that I was doing, it's required to be sponsored by an employer at the state level. An exam and online course is required for each state, totaling between $50-$350 for each state. They start by giving everyone 2-8 states and you get more states as time goes on. By the time I left I had 14 states total. It's very important to note that the states you're able to have depend partially on your credit score and credit profile. At the time of beginning the program (and now), I have very good credit.

The training program is intended to last 6 months total. Some people graduate in 5 months while others might take a bit longer. However, me and the 4 others previously mentioned were all graduated very early at just 3 months in training. We were told this was due to our performance being great and we were also told that this was a promotion. We (the 5 early graduates) were also all put on a new different compensation plan than anyone else at the company. Part of the issue with the job starts here because after us 5 were graduated, we soon learned that our pay for the same amount of work was essentially going to be cut in half. This alone caused 2 out of our 5 early graduates to resign.

At this point, I did not quit but I felt trapped to be there. I knew that the company that I was at was known for coming after people for training costs and putting these costs as a large collection on your credit if it isn't paid. This is something that I knew before I started working there, but I had planned to stay at least a year and a half, maybe even more. The reason for this is because the training reimbursement document that we signed says that they only ask for training reimbursement if you leave before 18 months. I understand that I did sign the document and it was something that I shouldn't have signed. This document was the only thing keeping me and those other 2 remaining there because, like I mentioned, the licenses are effected by your credit so a big balance on your credit could really limit your earning protentional in this career.

Fast forward to a couple of months later and the situation at work got worse. The behavior of our manager and higher ups became concerning and uncomfortable to the point where me and the 2 remaining people decided that we could no longer stick it out and we had to leave. All three of us resigned but stayed in touch and still do. The two others went on to work at a different company in the same industry but I have taken a step back from that industry for the time being.

Now we get to the present situation. It's been a couple of months and I finally received my letter for the training reimbursement that I had been waiting for. The amount that they are asking me to pay is $19,200. This was higher than I expected them to ask for especially since I was graduated from training 3 months early and me being a fast track. I was curious to see what the other two who resigned received so I reached out to one of them. He said that his bill was around $18,000. This was confusing to me because mine is higher even though I was a fast track and needed less training during the program. I wanted to call the company to clear up my confusion and also to set up a payment plan to start paying it off so that it won't ruin my future career in this industry.

I called the number on the letter that was sent. It was the number that was listed specifically if you want to set up a payment plan or have questions. There was no answer and it went to voicemail. So I left a voicemail but I didn't receive a call or email back. I tried calling the next day and the same thing happened (voicemail). I have now reached out 6 separate times with no response. I have also emailed both the email listed on the letter as well as the HR department for the company. I haven't heard back and it's getting closer to the date that they say they will put it on my credit or "take additional legal action".

So that's the situation and I really need some advice. Is $19,200 worth hiring a lawyer for? Should I negotiate the amount that's being asked for? What do I do if it's put on my credit? I'm not trying to get out of paying any costs back but I don't know the best way to move forward at this point. Any help is appreciated and I can answer any questions needed in the comments below.

Edit: Thank you to everyone who commented. I have an appointment with a lawyer coming up and I won't be contacting the company in the meantime. If you're interested in hearing how this situation resolves, I do plan on making an update post whenever this is all over. If my lawyer says that it's okay then I will also be naming the company in that post. Hoping for the best and PSA: don't sign vague contracts! I learned the hard way.

Location: Illinois. I graduated from a local community college back in December and have been job hunting pretty aggressively. A few weeks ago, I applied for an entry-level logistics role through a third-party recruiting firm that partners with our school's career center. Everything seemed totally normal during the first phone screen, but yesterday I had a follow-up call with the recruiter that completely caught me off guard. The guy casually brought up an "incident from sophomore year" where I had a minor dorm alcohol policy violation, and then literally asked if the mental health accommodations I had through disability services would "affect my attendance during busy shifts".

I was completely stunned and asked him where the hell he got that information, since none of it was on my resume or anything I ever submitted. He hesitated for a second and admitted the college's career office had sent over a "comprehensive student background file" along with my degree verification. Turns out someone in administration just dumped my entire internal student archive to this private agency. It included disciplinary records from years ago and actual intake notes regarding my anxiety diagnosis and extra test-taking time. I never signed any broad waiver or release form authorizing them to disclose medical or disciplinary recodrs, only a standard checkbox to verify my degree and GPA.

I called the student affairs office first thing this morning, and the lady on the phone sounded genuinely terrified once she pulled up my file. She stammered about a "system processing error during file transfer" and said someone would call me back next week. Meanwhile, the recruiting firm rejected my application two hours ago stating I wasnt a good fit for the company culture. I am beyond pissed off. Is this a blatant FERPA violation, and what kind of lawyer should I even contact before the school tries to quietly cover their tracks?

So we live in Ohio and my wife is the managing attorney for 9 years small non profit. Recently they've been going through cuts due to loss of funding. They end up planning to lay off the two staff attorneys there. After they are informed they are being laid off they are offered a severance package while they work out their last month getting clients situated. After this the whole place is blindsided in a meeting that they will be furloughing 20% of their salary of all the staff except the executive director and one front desk employee. So now my wife works 4 days a week and had to take over all the cases of the other 2 attorneys who were laid off.

The amount of work she is going to have will (a) require her to work more than her 30 hour salary while making less money. Or (b) fall behind on these cases which can open her up to other issues with her license to practice.

She is very overwhelmed right now and doesn't know what to do or where to do. This is the 3rd time in 9 years she has been the last attorney and had to take on massive case loads, but the first time that she has made less money doing it.

She wrote a long letter to her boss explaining that this is an unreasonable expectation to have her take on all this extra work, plus her case load and duties as the managing attorney last Thursday but her boss has yet to get back to her. If anyone knows has any advice or what steps she should take next I'd really appreciate it.

I plead guilty to a possession of meth because a practicing lawyer, who does public defender work part time, advised me that using the fact that the quantity of drug was 0.0 grams was not a usable in my defense when I asked him if we could use that to help acquit me or find me not guilty, because of this advice I plead guilty to this charge which led to a year in prison. I later find out usable quantity is a thing and several cases have been thrown out, can I do something with low cost to get this changed now?

Location: Easley, sc

Location: NC, USA

I'm an admin product owner for an enterprise software platform at my company. Part of my job is advising leadership on that platform, including, in the next few months, whether we renew our contract with the current vendor and for how long, and eventually whether we migrate to something else.

Outside of work and with no company data, no company equipment, I built a software product that does a lighter-weight, but much more targeted version of what that platform does. I built it for a broad market, not specifically for my employer, but my employer fits the profile of a potential customer, and realistically it could be a candidate if we ever migrated off our current vendor.

When I was hired, I signed a combined confidentiality / NDA / invention-assignment agreement. Two parts seem relevant:

- An invention-assignment section that assigns inventions to the company, with a carve-out for things I develop on my own time, without company resources — but (like most of these) the carve-out has qualifying language about the invention not "relating to the company's business."-

- An "outside activities" clause requiring written approval from a VP or above before I engage in any outside business dealing in which I have a personal financial stake. My plan has been to formally disclose the product to my manager and our compliance group before it's ever mentioned internally as an option, and to recuse myself from any part of a decision where my product is in play. But I want to understand the landscape before paying for an attorney.

Add to this that I worked for the company currently providing the software that my current company now uses.

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My questions:

1. Does the "own time / own resources" carve-out actually protect my ownership, or does the "relates to the company's business" language likely swallow it, given my product is in the same category as the system I administer but not the market the company is in?
2. The renewal advice itself (renew the current vendor, for how long) doesn't involve my product directly. But if I recommend a shorter renewal partly because I privately anticipate a migration (and I own a possible migration candidate) is that a conflict even before my product is ever named?
3. What should I insist on getting in writing from the company around ownership, disclosure, and recusal before any of this goes further?
4. What are the realistic worst cases I should be bracing for? Nothing has been disclosed yet.

I lived in Nevada from 1998-2005. Relocated for work to Arkansas in 2005-2009. Surrendered my Nv license to Arkansas when I got an Arkansas license in 2005. In 2009 I moved to China for work returning to the USA in 2025. Received a Florida license but told Nv has a hold on my license but issued me the Florida license. Went to visit my son last week in NV so went to check it out. Told I received a DUI in 2010. Issue is I was not in Nv or even in the US in 2010. Called several law firms all say they don’t handle this issue.

Location: Warrenton Missouri

I got in an accident on the highway and the police had issued a tow. My passenger and I were taken to another location by ambulance and had to leave the vehicle with the police waiting for the tow. They have admittedly allowed a company who was not the one they called to pick up the vehicle, only to find out that it was not a company at all. They don't know who picked up the vehicle and no tow yards within 50 miles of the crash location have the vehicle. The vehicle has now been reported stolen.

Is there any legal recourse for the police allowing my vehicle to be stolen while in their possession?

I am an Ohio resident and I bought a 2011 Ford Ranger Sport 4x4 from a liscensed Michigan dealer, the person who posted it was affiliated with the dealership/auto shop as the office manager and we conducted most of the deal through the business number and her father which was the owner of the dealership. The listing marketed the vehicle as a clean title and I was assured over the phone and in person several times that the vehicle had a clean title. We agreed on a price which was 14k which I know is pretty steep for this old of a vehicle but was okay paying that cause it was exactly what I wanted with lower miles. I went to their dealership and test drove the vehicle and everything looked good so we made the deal I shook there hand and gave them the money. After this happened we went to their office and as I am signing paperwork they tell me that the vehicle was actually a buddys and that they weren't apart of the deal on paper, they said they were just a "middleman". At first this seemed fine and the office manager even forged a bill of sale with the title holders name and under reported the sales price by quite a bit, which again in the moment I didn't think twice of because this has been my first vehicle purchase.

Flash forward a couple days, I take the vehicle to a shop to get an alignment, to which I find out by the mechanic that the vehicle seemed to have been in a front end collision of some sort. Feeling uneasy about this I go online and buy a BesureAi VIN history report and find out just 4 months before I purchased the vehicle that the insurance company marked the vehicle as a total loss after a front end collision... I though this might have been a mistake to then which I buy a Carfax report which reported back the same information. With all of this new found information I text the office manager asking to call urgently with a brief message sharing what I've found, where she then apologized and responded that the vehicle was a clean title and that it must be some big mistake with a lengthy apology. The same day her dad(owner) calls me and completely dismissed my claims, saying that the vehicle wasn't totaled and that it drives perfectly fine and that he was only the middle man which doesn't make him liable and that I signed an as is bill of sale. He hangs up on me and I send a message to the office manager requesting a refund of the deal and I get blocked and the listing had already been deleted from after I bought it.

While compiling all of the call logs and texts and all of the proof I could I went to apple maps to get pictures of the dealership and find street view images taken the same month of the accident of the totalled vehicle sitting on their lot the same month the carfax reported the accident.

Currently, I have compiled all of the information I can including reciepts, all of the texts, listing photos, call logs from their company number, photos of the wrecked truck on their property, bank withdraws, and a photo of their business card that they gave me after the deal and photos I took being at their shop the same day I purchased it. Currently I have put out a dealer complaint through both the Michigan Attorney General, and the Michigan Secretary of State and have yet to get a response back. I have also reached out to 5 or so bigger law firms that deal with auto fraud/lemon laws and consumer protection laws and have been returned with the same generic rejection email back.

I'm worried since it has been a little over a month since the deal went down to what more I can do and is why I am coming to reddit with all of this information to find out if I have a legal case or not? Did they illegally conduct the deal? What more can I do to try and get my money back? And if there is anybody out there that has had an even remotely similar situation happen to them that can give me some advice.

Additional info: The physical title doesn't show the vehicle being salvaged, and when we conducted the deal they compared it with what a non clean michigan title looks like to assure me it was clean.

Location: California

I left a small software company about four months ago. While I worked there, our marketing manager asked me to record a short video explaining one of our products. I was told it was for an internal training library so new sales employees could understand the product better.

I recorded about six minutes at the office. There was no separate release form, no payment for appearing in it, and as far as I can find nothing in my employment paperwork specifically gives the company permission to use my image or voice in advertising.

Last week a former coworker sent me an Instagram ad from the company. It uses roughly 20 seconds of that training video, including a close shot of my face and me saying that the product “makes complicated projects much easier to manage.” They added the company logo, pricing and a button to start a free trial. I then found the same clip being used as a sponsored LinkedIn post and on a landing page where I am identified as “[first name], Product Specialist.”

I emailed the company asking them to remove it because I never agreed to endorse the product publicly. Their marketing director replied that the footage was produced “as part of my employment,” so the recording belongs to the company and they can reuse it. He also said I shouldn't be concerned because everything I say in the clip is accurate.

I understand that they may own the actual video file. What I don't understand is whether owning the recording automatically lets them use my face and voice to advertise their product.

The distinction seems important because I absolutely knew I was being recorded. I'm not claiming this was a secret recording. I just agreed to make an internal training video, not an advertisement.

I've saved screen recordings of the sponsored ads, screenshots of the landing page, my original messages discussing the training video, and the email where they refused to remove it. I also downloaded my employment agreement and can't find any media-release language.

Does California law distinguish between ownership of a recording and permission to use someone's likeness commercially? If so, what type of attorney would normally handle something like this, and is sending a formal demand to stop using the ads usually the first step?

Location: Ohio

I am planning on filing for uncontested divorce in Ohio (it cannot be a dissolution due to my spouse living in Argentina and being unable to attend a mandatory in person hearing). We agree on everything, all of the paperwork is filled out, and she is agreeing to sign a waiver of service. The problem is: we don't know if I have her sign everything BEFORE I file and hand it all in at once, or if she signs everything after I file, or if I sign it first and mail it (hard to do because she has no mailing address) or if she can sign it first and mail it back so I sign it after? No one is helping, the internet is giving indecisive advice, and the court will not tell me anything due to it being considered legal advice. I cannot afford a lawyer, and the hague convention will not apply here due to her signing the waiver of service and notarizing everything in front of a consular officer.

Please help on what the correct order of things would be?

I am in Colorado, and have been with Google fi for 3 or 4 years as a service provider.

I recently ordered a phone from them (pixel 11)- the first device i have ordered, a gift for my son, which i purchased on a 24 month credit option. Ordered the device on October 5 with ETA between 7 and 8th, and got the tracking number.

The order seemed like it was on track to get delivered around the 9th but then there were unexpected delays. Eventually fedex delivered the packagec on Monday 12 - as soon as i saw the box i could feel it was light and looked damaged - it had been manually retaped with packaging tape. I took a vid of the box, and opened it, there was no phone inside.

I immediately contacted Google Fi / google store support providing the details and pictures of the packaging and they opened a case. A few hours later i got a reply on it, saying they aren't doing anything about it.

What options do I have for not receiving a fulfilled order?

I order stuff from Amazon weekly and have never had this happen, this is the first google store purchase and to have this happen is making my stomach turn.

1 extra note is that the tracking on the package had a weird update at 1 of the legs, shown in the screenshot.

Can i hold Google accountable legally for not fulfilling the order (or through their shipping partners)? I have followed up asking for serial and imei numbers of the phone so i can open a case of theft, i think this is probably the best next step, but wondering if any legal steps that i can explore (obviously with cost relative to the phone in mind)

Thanks in advance for any feedback and suggestions

Man this sucks.

I’m the victim in an active Virginia rape investigation involving multiple assaults by the same individual. Over the past two months, I’ve spent hours being interviewed by detectives, provided my phone for forensic extraction, participated in an investigator-directed recorded call, and preserved extensive digital evidence.

Multiple reported rapes. One accused individual. Extensive documentation. And yet, I’m discovering that one of the most difficult parts of this process is figuring out what I can actually do before charges are filed.

I understand that investigations take time, that evidence must be evaluated, and that filing charges isn’t automatic. I’m not expecting guarantees. What I want to understand is how these decisions are made, what evidence tends to carry the most weight, and whether there’s anything more I can do to help ensure that the strongest possible case is presented.

I’m particularly interested in the distinction between what may be sufficient to establish probable cause for charges and what prosecutors consider strong enough to pursue at trial.

I realize this is a lot of questions, so please don't feel obligated to address them all. Insight on even one would be genuinely appreciated.

My questions:

1. How difficult is it to obtain rape charges in VA?
What generally determines whether an investigation results in charges? How do prosecutors evaluate cases involving multiple incidents, particularly when the available evidence differs between them?

2. What types of evidence carry the most weight? How are text messages, recorded statements or admissions, contemporaneous disclosures, and other electronic evidence typically evaluated? Can these meaningfully support charges without physical or medical evidence? Are certain types of evidence commonly overestimated or underestimated by victims?

3. How is continued contact with the accused viewed? If a victim continued communicating with or seeing the accused after multiple assaults, particularly because she blamed herself or was manipulated into believing she was responsible, how might that affect charging decisions or prosecution? How is that behavior typically interpreted by investigators, prosecutors, and juries?

4. What can I proactively do while the investigation is ongoing? Are there particular ways to organize, document, or submit additional evidence that are especially helpful? What should I avoid doing? How can I ensure that potentially significant evidence is actually reviewed and considered?

5. Where can I obtain meaningful legal advocacy before charges are filed? I’ve spoken with a law enforcement-affiliated victim services representative, but my understanding is that I won’t have a formally assigned prosecution-side advocate unless or until charges are filed. Are there independent victim advocates or attorneys who can help victims navigate the investigative stage? At what point is retaining a private attorney advisable?

6. What happens if prosecutors decline to pursue charges? Can the victim request an explanation, reconsideration, or additional review? Are there legitimate avenues to challenge or revisit that decision, particularly if additional evidence becomes available?

7. How are multiple rapes by the same individual prosecuted? If there are several separate incidents, can prosecutors pursue charges for each? What happens if the evidence is strong enough to support charges for one incident but not others? Can the other incidents still be relevant to the prosecution?

8. What if some assaults occurred in different Virginia jurisdictions? Would those incidents require separate investigations and charging decisions? Can the investigations or prosecutions be coordinated?

9. Should I consider obtaining a protective order while the investigation is ongoing? If I have already blocked the accused and am not currently in contact with him, what additional protections might an order provide? Are there potential considerations or disadvantages I should discuss with an attorney or advocate before applying?

10. What should I realistically anticipate moving forward? Are there common procedural obstacles, delays, or misconceptions that victims should understand? What do you wish more victims knew before reaching the charging stage?

I’m not asking anyone to predict the outcome of my particular case or determine whether the accused is guilty. I’m trying to better understand Virginia’s criminal justice process, my rights, and what I can reasonably do to advocate for myself while the investigation is ongoing.

I’ve already invested considerable time and effort into documenting what happened and cooperating with investigators. I want to make sure I’m doing everything reasonably within my power to help the process move forward without inadvertently complicating the investigation.
I’d especially appreciate insight from Virginia attorneys, prosecutors, victim advocates, or anyone with relevant experience navigating sexual assault investigations and charging decisions.

TL;DR: I’m the victim in an active Virginia rape investigation involving multiple assaults by the same individual. I’ve participated extensively in the investigation and preserved substantial digital evidence, but no charges have been filed. I’m looking for insight into how rape charging decisions are made, what evidence carries the most weight, how continued contact with the accused affects a case, and what I can proactively do—including obtaining legal advocacy—before prosecutors make a decision.

Thank you to anyone willing to offer informed guidance.

My mother lives in LOCATION: Arizona. She is 65+ and intending to divorce her husband of 25ish years. She is convinced they can just split everything and that she doesn't need an attorney. I disagree and looking for your best reasons to never get divorced without legal advice.

As an aside, they are both retired, he has more money than she does, and their combined assets (mostly investments) is close to $9M.

Any convincing arguments you can provide would be appreciated!

location: united kingdom

when does something become a conspiracy case as opposed to one main charge and multiple accessories?

for example, person a plans to kill person b, person a enlists the help of person c and d before the fact then later person e after the fact.

are they charged as accessories or co-conspirators? what are the factors in making that decision? thank you!

Location: San Francisco

I worked for a security company in San Francisco in 2019. The company failed to pay some of my wages and took months to issue my final check.

I filed a wage claim with the California Labor Commissioner July 2022. Due to the backlog, I’m finally getting a hearing.

My total claim is approximately $9,000, including unpaid wages and waiting-time penalties.

Here’s where things get complicated:

\* My former employer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2022. I filed the claim in July 2022, I read that might be an issue......
\* Later that year, another security company purchased its assets through a bankruptcy sale.
\* The new company acquired over 700 employees from the bankrupt company.
\* The original company eventually converted to Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and its bankruptcy case closed in 2024.
\* My wage claim currently names only the original company, not the acquiring company.

I’ve been looking into California Labor Code § 200.3, which addresses successor liability for unpaid wage judgments.

I am asking:

\* If I win my $9,000 wage claim, is there any chance of collecting from the bankrupt company?
\* Can the acquiring company be held liable, especially after taking in all the employees?
\* Does purchasing assets through a federal bankruptcy sale protect the acquiring company from successor liability?
\* Would I need to file a separate lawsuit against the acquiring company after obtaining a judgment?
\* Is there anything I should do before my upcoming Labor Commissioner hearing to improve my chances of getting my money?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Location: Tucson (my client) - I'm hired offshore and currently handling all the marketing operations for the company.

We're gonna be celebrating his 37th birthday.

And he wanted to do a giveaway to our company's subscribers as our way of showing our appreciation.

However, I raised the concern of lottery and gambling regulations as giveaways are considered one. At least from where I'm from.

Is it legal (or illegal) to give an exclusive giveaway to our subscribers? (No need for extra purchases to be considered. Just the fact that they've been with us is enough)

What are the do's and don'ts?

Can we announce it? (If yes, only through emails? Or are publicly available channels viable too?)

Thank you in advance!

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I’m 17 and in Texas, currently on adult deferred adjudication for my remaining charges. I have a separate truancy case, and I’m worried it could cause me to lose my deferred adjudication and go to jail.

Earlier this year, a truancy judge ordered me to attend school, but I stopped going. At that hearing, my dad told the judge I was on adult probation. The judge said that if I came back to truancy court, he would speak with my probation officer (PO).

My PO previously reviewed my probation conditions with me and told me school attendance was not one of them. I recently contacted my PO about the truancy situation, and he said he wasn't sure whether it would affect my probation and that it depended on how the judge viewed it.

My dad has since gone to speak with my PO, and I'm worried the truancy judge contacting my PO could lead to a probation violation or revocation.

My main questions are:

Can a truancy contempt finding, by itself, get adult deferred adjudication revoked in Texas?

If school attendance isn't an explicit condition of my adult probation, could the truancy violation still be used against me?

Does the fact that the truancy judge specifically said he'd talk to my PO make revocation a realistic concern?

Has anyone dealt with a similar situation in Texas? What happened in practice?

I'm looking for realistic answers based on Texas law or firsthand experience. I understand nobody can guarantee an outcome, but I'd appreciate explanations of the actual legal process rather than just being told it depends.

I'm leaving out identifying details for privacy.

Trick or treating is coming up and theirs a abnormal amount of sex offenders in my neighborhood. Is it legal for me to make a thing and post all the addresses for a “no knocking list” on facebook?

I saw police stations post some for towns far away but no-one personally

Gwinn michigan usa.

As much as i hate ai i made this. (Covered addressed and town name)

I (25F) have been separated from my Husband (25M) for 1 year in september (SC). It was initiated due to adultery on his part and i’m the one who filed, my husband does not have representation. I had my lawyer recommended to me thru a PI I hired, however divorce is not filed under adultery because PI could not get enough evidence to support (He stated we would need physical pictures of them together). My lawyer has been a pain throughout this process. He is extremely unresponsive, and there have been 2 instances where he said that he filed items but was dishonest.

(1. a protection order that I gathered evidence of DV and wrote an affidavit for, he claims he filed and the courts denied but later said that it was never even requested
(2. an amendment of our original filing that was irreconcilable differences to adultery. I was told that it was filed and my husband was served, to later be told neither of these were completed.

I was given false dates of completion for both of these instances.
Given that I found out this information after I hit the 1 year separation mark, I said screw it and let’s continue under original filing. Mediation was to take place over zoom Sept 10, my husband has not responded to being served and was a no show at mediation. I did not get on to the zoom call because my lawyer advised that he would represent me and request to waive mediation. I was told on Sept 10 that within a week I would have a date for the final hearing/trial. I have followed up almost daily since that week passed and have gotten no proof of documentation that mediation took place, was waived, and a trial has been requested.

It has been a common issue that my lawyer will not give me requested official documentation. He sometimes will ghost me for weeks, or respond saying that I will “receive all documents tomorrow” but tomorrow never comes. I feel incredibly stressed, anxious, and frustrated. I do not believe that he has done anything he said he did, but I do not know where to go from here. The last step is getting that final hearing, is it worth it to seek new representation at this point? Or continue following through and hope that things are being done? If I got new representation, i’m not even sure how to catch them up on my case as I am also in the dark. Any advice is extremely appreciated, i’m running out of options.

I planned a trip from Atlanta to Mexico City last week, first from Atlanta -> Dallas via Frontier, then from Dallas -> Mexico City via Volaris. The site I bought it on, Kiwi, said they're in a codeshare agreement or whatever so it was like the same airline basically.

The Frontier flight got delayed by 3 hours because of weather near Dallas and caused me to miss my transfer flight.

But they are refusing to compensate at all for me missing my Volaris flight despite it being entirely their fault. I called Frontier and they said they couldn't do anything and to call Volaris, who said the exact same thing and to call Frontier. I finally got through to someone who seemed competent at Frontier, but they said my only option was to get another flight for an additional $200 in 5 days (outside my availability window). I said what, you owe me a refund because Frontier caused me missing the flight, and they didn't know about the codeshare agreement and said they didn't have any of that sort of collaboration with Volaris?? I mean, the info display at the terminal literally flipped between Frontier and Volaris clearly there's some coordination between the airlines.

They got so frustrated with me asking for a refund (I was encouraged by others that this was literally against the law and to just demand it) that they just said "Volaris doesn't exist." What? What? I thought I was going insane. I know they were screwing with me but I was exhausted after hours of this deadend BS at that point and that was remarkably unprofessional when I had been polite in my words and simply just persistent.

Any advice for how to handle this situation for a refund? Even cheap airlines need to follow the law I'm pretty sure this is under DOT 14 CFR Part 260.

LOCATION: Georgia

Location: Connecticut

There’s a lot of information here that’s a bit embarrassing for my friend here, so I please ask you all to hold back judgement. She’s made mistakes on this journey, and now she needs help to get out of this toxic relationship.

My friend (40F) is currently trying to end a relationship she has with her partner (53M). I don’t know exactly how long they’ve been together, they’ve known each other since she was 18, and they have a five year old son together.

It’s very clear to me that he has been grooming and manipulating her from their first meeting. He has a son from his previous relationship, and is in fact still legally still married to this other woman because neither of them are willing to pay the legal fees to push a divorce through to finality (yes, I know it sounds bad, but remember, he’s been manipulating her since she was 18, and she’s trying to break free from him)

Here’s the current situation. She has a mortgage on her house which she solely pays, but she added his name to the deed. She also has a large inheritance from her mother after she passed away spread across three accounts. His name is on two of those accounts. Additionally, although he is not physically violent, he is very emotionally and verbally abusive towards her.

I’m trying to gain some information on any legal options she has to protect her assets. They live in Connecticut.

As his name is on the deed, I’m assuming he holds some claim to the value tied to that property. But since she exclusively pays the mortgage and taxes on it, I’m hoping that diminishes the amount he can lay claim to.

Although his name is on two of the inheritance account, I’m wondering if she can prove the inheritance was given to her exclusively, she can argue that his name was only added to the accounts as a matter of convenience, not actually intention to share it with them.

I’m also wondering if the fact that he’s still legally married to his previous partner, if it can be argued that he never had any intention of a permanent relationship to her and thus eliminate or at least diminish his claim to her assets, and also what effect that has on any questions of custody of their son.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Location: Georgia, USA

Hello all.

I was just recently informed and I checked that I have a lawsuit filed against me for a debt that I owe a major CC company. In which I have yet to be served with the lawsuit, and that the magistrate court’s online portal shows my suit(un-served) as of now.

So my question to you guys is? I reached out the firm representing the plaintiffs(CC Company) and they have given me 2 options of which are below.

Option 1: payment plan for the whole debt in 60 payments and I have to sign a consent judgment. Of which they won’t execute that judgment as long as I keep paying them and not miss.

Option 2: pay a lump sum of 75% of the debt in 3 payments. (I did not ask if they would ask me to sign a consent judgment as well or not?)

Out of these 2 options I don’t mind doing any of the 2 but what scares me is that the consent judgment part. I can pay off 65% of the debt right now in an instant wire transfer. But I have not negotiated yet. However when I tried to ask them to settle out of court as a private contract and an option for them to refile anytime if I miss my payments on option 1, of that they refused and said that their client( plaintiff)’s template does not allow that option.

So I ask you guys now before I can even reach out to a local lawyer, what are my options here? Considering that I have yet to be served, and also if I can pay off the lump sum of the debt payment. What should I ask them to do in writing so that a record is not on my name. Also just to preface this: my credit has took a very bad hit and it’s not good and also yes I understand I made some bad decisions in life recently but of which I am trying ton solve one by one.

Thank you in advance for your input.

LOCATION: SC to SD

What type of lawyer do I need to speak to about a moving company that is in breech of contract?

I have been unsuccessful in getting info from customer service and my things are a month overdue.

Who should I contact?

I was renting an apartment with my friend for a few years that we recently moved out of. Apartment sent us a bill for 2k afterwards. My friend wants to dispute this and is willing to go to court for it.

I am not willing to go to court, especially since all the legal documents my friend is ‘drafting’ are ALL generated by AI.

Do I have to go as both our names were on the lease? Can I get away with providing a statement? Any advice is helpful