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Found a neglected cat and took care of it, owners are now trying to get it back

Location: New York, United States of America So this is my first reddit post, I'll try to make this as brief as possible. My friends and I found a small cat wondering around my friend's house about...

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Spouse cheated and controls all bills currently

Location: New Mexico, USA I've been with my spouse for 10 years total(married for 8 this November). He's been cheating on me for the past 3 years and I found out earlier this year. We had just boug...

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No hot water for over 48 hours now in college dorm, was notified it would be down for 2 hours.

Location: Tempe AZ Hello! I live at a college dorm in Tempe. All residents of our apartment building received an email on Friday morning, stating that the hot water would be down for two hours so t...

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Saving my Mom’s Estate, My Sister is the Devil

My mom passed unexpectedly 8/30/25. My 6+ years older half sister didn’t even call to tell me. My oldest daughter told me hours later and after many people already knew. She excluded me from funera...

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Need help

Location: MA I am getting kicked out of my house, my dad starting beating my mom pretty severely and threatened to do the same to me. She refuses to do anything about it, saying it is his right. I ...

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A detective called me ...

Location: Florida A detective called me and asked me about a crime that was done allegedly in the car i drive ( a family members car who it is registered to , it was given to me to drive locally t...

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Elderly Family Member bought Pepper Spray with ID at Target. She was a felon back in 2004. Didn't realize what she did until after the fact. Southern California.

Location: Los Angeles California A close family member of mine bought pepper spray today from Target as she's been working on her health and taking long walks she's now a senior and over 60 and wan...

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Squatter in house

Location: NH USA Need advice. Sorry for the long post in advance. My ex and I broke up around 6 weeks ago and initially ended on good terms but he is becoming more and more hostile. I own the home ...

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Friend’s family member killed her dog last night (NJ)

Location: New Jersey Yesterday a close friend and her husband had to attend a wedding and left their one year old french bulldog in the care of her stepfather. During the wedding her husband receiv...

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Wedding bartender told all the guests that the kegs were empty. They were not.

Location: Texas. So this is a < $400 USD issue, but it's a "principle of the matter" situation. Last night, I ordered two kegs for my brother's wedding, & dropped them off at the open bar. A...

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Someone broke my cars & garage door, police arrested me at gunpoint in my room, sat me in handcuffs in a squad car - even after I verified I was the homeowner. Am I able to litigate?

Location: KS My brother has a friend we'll call "asshole" who is mentally ill and aggressive when drunk. Last night they were being drunk idiots together & I heard screaming and loud sounds. Co...

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International filial support for a parent.

Location: Denver, CO Not sure if this is the correct subreddit so correct me if I am wrong. Has anyone ran into this before; my wife’s dad who lives in Poland is threatening to sue my wife and her ...

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Child support modification

Location: Colorado I have two children with an ex. We have been divorced for 6 years and I’ve observed quite a few purchases which I would consider excessive over the years. These include luxury ve...

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Broke up with girlfriend. She is now demanding equity in my house and payment for caretaking

Hey everyone, so me and my gf broke up recently and now she is asking for repayment for investments into the house and probably an equity stake. Additionally I was in a car crash and she took care ...

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My ex boyfriend won’t stop contacting me

I (F20) cannot get my high school ex boyfriend (M20) to stop contacting me. First it started with him calling and texting me so i just blocked him over text and instagram. He left multiple voicemai...

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I need a doctor's note to go to the bathroom?

Location: Parker County, Texas. So, as the title suggests, my employer has demanded that I get a doctors note to explain my bathroom habits and breaks at work. A few key details; I always get my wo...

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Trying to sue 3 perpetrators who committed investment fraud against elderly investors in NY. One filed for bankruptcy, one is MIA, and one put his assets in a trust. Did they hide their assets in case of a lawsuit/settlement?

Location: New York (and to some extent New Jersey) TLDR: Need to prove fraud/scam perpetrators have sufficient assets for lawsuit. What’s the best way to find assets and get a lawyer that will take...

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Loaned my brother and his wife $200,000 and she’s refusing to pay us back. Help?

EDIT- just wanted to share that this is my first time genuinely writing a post, wanting some helpful insight. The post has been filled with comments, calling me stupid, a dumb bitch, and other coun...

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Unknown casket in the burial plot for my mom, had to postpone her funeral

Location: Tennessee Received a call Friday while my mom's plot was being dug up, they had probed the location and found an object roughly the size of a casket in her plot. Cemetery is saying they d...

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Father passed away, house still in his name, I inherited his 401(k). Mom (not married to him) is taking my money and draining me— what are my legal options?

I’m 20 now. My dad passed away two years ago when I was 17. He didn’t have a will, and he and my mom were not married at the time of his death. I was his only next of kin, and the beneficiary of hi...

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Advice needed! My workplace doesn’t follow labor laws, and I’m getting fed up.

Location: Washington State For context I (18f) have been working in a restaurant in Washington state for a year now. And surprise surprise- we aren’t provided breaks. I was stupid enough to believe...

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