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Found out at 40 that I was in a conservatorship until 18 and had a trust I never knew about. What can I do?

Location: oregon I am 40 and I just learned by accident that I was in a conservatorship from infancy until I turned 18. I found it while I decided to enter my name in a court records site to see tr...
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Neighbor “accidentally” shot through my wall and the police will do nothing

Location: Omaha, Nebraska Earlier this week I walked into my living room with a bullet hole right above our couch. My partner and I slept through it but we are very heavy sleepers so this honestly...
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My employer gave all employees an extra 40 hours of PTO at the beginning of the year. Now they’re saying it was an “accident” and subtracting 40 hours from everyone’s balance.

Location: Nevada, USA. My employer switched from FTO to PTO at the beginning of this year. Basically, we switched from a use it or lose it plan to an accrued plan on Jan 1st. To allow employees to ...
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URGENT: Landlord lost our original lease

So me and my boyfriend moved into our apartment in June of this year. About a month later, the property was sold and a new management company took over. We decided earlier this month that this apar...
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CA - landlord keeps unplugging above ground pond filter/heater on my porch without notifying me first/at all

Location: California Title basically says it- I’m in the Bay Area. I have an above ground fifty gallon pond that I made sure to have landlord and owner of the complex I live in approved prior to i...
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Eye doctor didn’t print his name on my license vision form → DMV rejected it → then he publicly replied to my review revealing I was his patient and that I filed complaints. What should I do?

Location: ohio I’m trying to figure out what steps I should take next. I needed a vision form completed so I could renew my driver’s license. I had to travel out of state to get it done, and I plan...
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Dad may spend my savings on a car I don’t want. What should I do when I turn 18? (Florida)

Location: Florida I’m turning 18 on December 12. Since I was 16, I’ve been saving money from my jobs, and because I couldn’t open my own account at the time, my dad told me to send the money to him...
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Ex-husband wants to terminate his parental rights

Location: New Brunswick Canada So my ex-husband and I have been separated for 7 months and have a 16 m.o. We've been trying to coparent but atleast once every couple of months since our child was b...
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Ex husband used my portion of home sale proceeds to pay off a bridge loan that is in his name only.

Location: Central California I’ll try to just explain this as easily as possible, because I need to know whether this was legal and I just have to take it… or if I got absolutely screwed. Ex husban...
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My mother hit me, went to jail, and is now taking away everything I have.

Location: Florida Long story short, my mother and I (23F) got into an argument that escalated into her putting her hands on me. There’s been a long history of emotional abuse and physical abuse sin...
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My ex threw out $6k worth of stuff in 16 days, please help?

Location: Oklahoma A few months ago my ex was letting someone flirt with her so we broke up. Within 16 days she threw out my things. She had told me she was gonna move out then she changed her mind...
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Landlord says I abandoned my apartment after a 10-day trip, can they legally remove my belongings?

Location: Oregon I rent an apartment in Oregon on a standard one-year lease. Last week I returned from a 10-day work trip and found a note taped to my door from my landlord stating that they believ...
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My mom still threatening CPS and to take me to court for custody.

Hello, so my mom is STILL threatening to call cps on us. My brother said that they were talking last night and my mom said “she’s not leaving here and neither are those kids, and if she tries I wil...
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Suing apartment complex for throwing all my belongings away

Location: Georgia Almost two years ago apartment complex management sent a cleanup crew or whatever to clear out an abandoned unit who happened to be my neighbor. They went into mine…while I was v...
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my roommate is forcing me to move but refuses to refinance a shared loan for the house.

location: indiana six years ago, i (29f) purchased a house with my now ex (30m) who we will call john. john and i have been split up for over two years, but since the house is in both of our names...
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Comments about traveling for work with nursing baby

Location: TX Last year I traveled with my exclusively breastfed baby, he was 4 months old at the time and I was technically supposed to be on part-time status with work. I asked to not travel for t...
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My child got abused at school

Hi Reddit, I need advice regarding my child’s asthma medication at school Background: My child carries their own asthma inhaler at school with prior doctor authorization. The doctor provided docum...
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My dad is dying of cancer and a distant family member is taking advantage and stealing all of his assets.

Location: MA, USA My father was diagnosed with cancer and given a month to live about 5 weeks ago. He is married to my mom and has 2 children. We all work so he had his distant cousin come to tak...
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My parents are trying to get me to sign a poa out of nowhere

Location: MO Hi, my (20M) parents decided today that they were going to try and convince me to get into a POA for if I was incapacitated. They have never brought this up before and my dad pitched i...
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Judgment entered against me, paid next day, haven’t been released from judgment in over a year.

Location: Iowa Over a year ago I went to small claims court with my landlord. We mediated and a judgment was entered against me. I paid the judgment amount the next day. The payment was to the lan...
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My Grandma doesn't have a will, what can we as a family do?

Location: England So my gandma has alzchimers and dementia. For years before her diagnosis, we begged her and my grandad to make a will. But they didnt, and now it's too late. My grandad (not by b...
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