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Father-In-Law's set release date from prison is coming soon, but they said they won't release him?

Location: Mississippi So, my father-in-law is in prison at the moment, has been since March. And since then, it has been an incredible struggle just staying afloat. He was set for release in early...

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Gallagher Bassett ghosting me on a claim

Location: Massachusetts. I had a Samsung Tech leave off an internal water line in our washer when they came out to do a warranty repair in December 2024. Our first wash after the repair the bathroo...

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Wedding venue in Washington State billed $1,712 in post-event charges and wants another $120 minimum to provide further explanations/evidence

Location: Tacoma, Washington We recently held our wedding with 280 guests. We received a post-event invoice totaling $1,712 before tax and credit-card fees, or approximately $1,954 including those ...

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How long do I have to be her bank?

Location: Arizona. My ex wife has been paying me child support by employer withholding since my youngest son was 4 or so. He graduated HS in 2022. I told her she needs to stop the payments. I do no...

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Medical record mixup?

Today I logged onto my medical record portal (location: MN, USA) to download my pathology report from a procedure in July 2026. When I went to download the files it showed up as me having 2 patholo...

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Landlord is demanding $3,000 for "carpet replacement" two months after I moved out and returned the keys. Do they have a case?

Location: Ohio, US. I vacated my previous apartment on June 30th after a standard two-year lease. On the day I moved out, I took extensive timestamped photos and video of the entire unit, including...

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My ISP is threatening to take me to court for "stealing internet"

Location: North Carolina Good day, *TLDR at bottom* I live in a rural area on a 5 acre lot with 2 homes. My parents own the lot and the main home and I rent the accessory dwelling (2 different addr...

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Wedding venue used my photo to create an AI image for an ad.

I shot the very first wedding at a small local venue last May. They reached out this February via email to ask if they could use the photos for a printed brochure. I replied (didn't approve or deny...

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Need help with a violent neighbor

Location: Oregon, Multnomah county Hey everyone, this past Friday I had a pretty terrifying encounter with my neighbor who was having a psychotic break. I'll write up in length what happened below,...

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Grandmother is a danger to herself and me with some sort of undiagnosed mental decline and refuses help.

Location: Alabama. First off, I hope I am doing this right. I 25(F) currently live with my grandmother 81(F) and her/our dog. I have lived with her for just a single day short of a year now and I h...

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The rescue we adopted our cat from says our enclosed porch violates its indoor-only contract and is demanding the cat back, although she cannot access the yard or street at all

Location: Ohio We adopted a cat from a small rescue six months ago. The contract says she must remain an “indoor-only companion” and that the rescue may request her return if she is “permitted to r...

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(Louisiana) Friend rented car for 10 months, didn’t change oil and destroyed engine, refusing to take responsibility

Location: Louisiana In October/November of 2025, me and my friend made an agreement that I would rent my car (2015 Ford Fiesta) to him and he would make payments of it until it was paid off, and I ...

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Former employer is still using my master electrician license for new permits more than two months after I left, and a city inspector just contacted me about work I have never seen

location: Texas I was the Master Electrician of Record for a small electrical contractor until I resigned at the beginning of June. I gave written notice, worked through my final date and kept the ...

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Motorcycle restoration gone wrong.

Hello, I inherited a motorcycle from my father, a 1967 BMW with a sidecar. I am in Utah. I paid a shop in California over $33,000 for it to be completely restored. The initial timeline quoted by th...

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Am I liable for utility bill at my old apartment?

Location: Pennsylvania I moved out of an apartment in April 2023. Power bill was in my name. In June 2023, I noticed I had paid for May and June utilities after I moved out accidentally so I turned...

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how to get custody or guardianship of my half sister? or how to legally take care of her to get her a SSN card?

location: TX i am honestly lost, and needing of advice. so my half sister (11 turning 12 in October) has been living with me the past two months, because her parents can’t take care of her. they bo...

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California employee with restrictive covenant governed by Texas law. Which applies?

Location: California I worked for Company B in California and was laid off June 2025. My employment agreement has a 24-month employee non-solicitation/no-hire clause that restricts me from recruit...

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Repair shop let another customer drive my car while it was being serviced and I only found out because of toll notices

Location: California I left my car at a local repair shop for about 5 days because they were waiting on a part. A couple weeks later I started getting toll notices from places I definitely wasn't d...

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Can my parents force me to go to trade school or job corps once I graduate?

Hello! I'm 17 and graduating early from highschool this week. I want to wait to go to one of my preferred colleges, like UF or USF this upcoming fall 2027, I'm working on my applications and everyt...

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30 days to vacate.

Location: California just turned 34... I'm just not keen to what the heck to do. Back in August I received a security alert from my security camera in my room while I was in the shower. I had a fa...

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[Ontario, Canada] Hyundai refusing to honour safety recall engine replacement, claiming recall is "completed." Worth pursuing in Small Claims?

Location: Ontario, Canada Background: There's a Transport Canada safety recall (2021-252 / Hyundai R0189) for Elantras with the 2.0L Nu engine, defective piston rings that wear and damage the engin...

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