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Selling home: Seller statement was updated 1 day before escrow closing. Now requires addtl 37k to close. Cannot cancel sale. Help

Location: San Diego, CA, USA From the beginning of scoping out the possibility of selling our condo and buying a home the realtor advised the cleanest move is a 21 day close. We provided all docume...

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Was this coercion?

Hello all, I am 21. Location: Pennsylvania. Recently I had a mental health crisis and went to a mental hospital. I released myself on a 72 hour notice (as is my right as a patient in that facility)...

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My boss wants to claim me, her employee, as an independent contractor

Location: Wisconsin In mid 2025, I started working for a small nature school as an educator. Things off the bat were strange- she said she had to pay me through Venmo because it's easier for her, s...

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Arrested for supposed violation of probation for underage drinking 26 years ago!

Location: Florida - Received a citation 26 years ago for underage drinking or maybe minor in possession of alcohol. This was in college when I was 20!!! They had a "diversion program" and I did tha...

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My adopted mother is withholding paperwork from me

Location: MA/OH I'm not too sure what to do here. I was adopted when I was 1, by an American citizen, and not from the USA, but brought to the USA and was granted citizenship when I arrived. I hav...

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Held hostage at computer store

Hey guys, Location: Nashville, TN I recently parted out my computer to a local PC store with a private owner. I upgraded my ram and decided to sell the PC back 2 weeks later since i’m switching hob...

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I lab-tested “100% cashmere” gloves and they contained 0%. Why do U.S. laws allow this?

Location: New York, USA. Hi everyone. I have a question I genuinely don’t understand, and maybe someone here can explain it. Why do so many violations of consumer protection laws in the U.S. seem t...

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Got in a hit and run two days ago, called to file a police report and the cop was discouraging me from filing

Location: Houston, Texas. Incident. I'm not sure if i should still proceed. The damage wasn't major, just a bent license plate and frame (haven't checked internally but I doubt there's damage.) I c...

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neighbor running an illegal business under my address

Location: Maryland my neighbor is running a resteraunt out of her home and has my address plastered all over the delivery apps and even on her website. when you look up the business in my state it...

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Should I file a police report for someone threatening their kid with the presence of a weapon?

Location: Southern California My daughter (16) and her friend (17) went to show where their friends band was playing (all high schoolers). We had been under the impression that her friend had told ...

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Can my cat be forcefully seized / impounded? A healthcare worker reported my cat scratched me to a public health official who is now calling me. Please help.

Location: Phoenix, Arizona - falling under Maricopa County, within the United States. TLDR: lady at urgent care reported my strictly indoors cat for scratching me on accident. Received call from an...

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Would I face any kind of legal repercussions if I take my daughter out of state to visit my family if my husband says I’m not allowed to.

location: Georgia, USA My dad and stepmom live out of state. my daughter (4 yo) and I have already been out to visit once. My husband can’t go with us usually because he gets very limited time off....

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I found a lost dog, got him healthy, and now the original owner showed up six weeks later wanting him back.

Location: North Carolina. About six weeks ago I found a dog wandering alone near a pretty busy road late at night, no collar, visibly skinny and pretty scared. I took him in, posted in every local ...

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My business partner has been paying himself an extra salary(over $19,000) from our shared business account for eight months. Location: California.

We started our company three years ago, equal 50/50 partners, both draw the same agreed salary. Last week I was going through our accounts to prep for a meeting with our accountant and noticed recu...

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Should we hire a lawyer to write our wills because we’re worried someone may challenge guardianship of our kids?

My husband and I live in Arizona and are in the process of creating wills. We have two young children (both under 10), and our main goal is to make sure that if something happened to both of us, my...

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TX: Employer told me paperwork was for a $1,000 payroll bonus. Turns out I was listed as a guarantor on a $35k business financing deal. Now my PayPal is frozen.

Location: Texas, USA Hi everyone. I’m really hoping for guidance because this situation has me extremely stressed. A few months ago I was working with a small business (an LLC). The owner asked me...

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Landlord’s realtor accepted my application, had me sign a lease, took my $2,450 deposit — then issued a denial letter the day after I disputed the property. Lease was also modified on Dotloop without my consent. Houston, Texas. What are my options?

I applied for a rental property in Houston TX 77068 in late February 2026. The listing agent is a licensed Texas real estate agent at a Houston brokerage. The same night I applied, screening was co...

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Family member borrowed $8,000 without a signed repayment agreement, 18 months later they're calling it a gift. Location: Ohio.

A little over a year ago my cousin (34M) came to me in a rough spot. Needed $8k urgently, said he'd lose his car and had overdue bills piling up. We'd always had a decent relationship so I helped h...

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Selling home: Seller statement was updated 1 day before escrow closing. Now requires addtl 37k to close. Cannot cancel sale. Help

Was this coercion?

My boss wants to claim me, her employee, as an independent contractor

Arrested for supposed violation of probation for underage drinking 26 years ago!

My adopted mother is withholding paperwork from me

Held hostage at computer store

I lab-tested “100% cashmere” gloves and they contained 0%. Why do U.S. laws allow this?

Got in a hit and run two days ago, called to file a police report and the cop was discouraging me from filing

neighbor running an illegal business under my address

Should I file a police report for someone threatening their kid with the presence of a weapon?

Can my cat be forcefully seized / impounded? A healthcare worker reported my cat scratched me to a public health official who is now calling me. Please help.

Would I face any kind of legal repercussions if I take my daughter out of state to visit my family if my husband says I’m not allowed to.

I found a lost dog, got him healthy, and now the original owner showed up six weeks later wanting him back.

My business partner has been paying himself an extra salary(over $19,000) from our shared business account for eight months. Location: California.

Should we hire a lawyer to write our wills because we’re worried someone may challenge guardianship of our kids?

TX: Employer told me paperwork was for a $1,000 payroll bonus. Turns out I was listed as a guarantor on a $35k business financing deal. Now my PayPal is frozen.

Landlord’s realtor accepted my application, had me sign a lease, took my $2,450 deposit — then issued a denial letter the day after I disputed the property. Lease was also modified on Dotloop without my consent. Houston, Texas. What are my options?

Family member borrowed $8,000 without a signed repayment agreement, 18 months later they're calling it a gift. Location: Ohio.

Terminated due to a false positive on pre-employment urine drug screening?

Developer stole my fence. Police said that's fine?

Need advice: my brother in law is talking about taking back a ‘service’ dog he left with us