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Company has overpaid me twice now. What is my obligation to report their mistake?

In August of this year I received a payment from a gig job of ~$20,000 when I was only owed about $100. I called my bank to ensure it wasn’t in error on their end — it was routed to my account with...

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Regulator Complaint: TMobile throttling data to pressure people on retired plans

Hi everyone, I know this might not be the most down-to-earth legal issue compared to the usual questions here, but I wanted to ask what an ordinary consumer can actually do if a carrier seems to be...

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Ex MIL drove away with my toddler- HELP!

Location: Rhode Island I recently divorced my emotionally and verbally abusive ex husband. We have joint legal custody but primarily placement is with me and he only has our 3 year old son 48 hours...

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Coworker attempted to keep me from leaving so he could confront me

Location: Tennessee. My coworker became upset with me earlier yesterday and yelled and screamed at me. When I tried to leave work at the end of the day he ran through the parking lot yelling my nam...

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Negligent Firestone mechanics resulted in a near-accident, blown tire, and loss of time/money. What can I do?

Location: Kentucky, West Virginia While on a cross-country trip, I brought my ailing van into a Firestone service center, thinking the problem was with my brake line (turned out it wasn't). The me...

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Ex and his girlfriend are using my phone number to sign up for things.

I got a voicemail that said for my ex’s new girlfriend to call back. I Googled the number and a loan service called My Full Wallet comes up. Last year my ex used my phone number at a bank. I got a ...

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Can I back out of this contract

Was contracted to knit a sample for a pattern designer and it’s turned into a massive headache. While her contract does state I should contact her for errors, in the world of knitting a sample kni...

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Expected to be at work for free?

Location: Virginia Edit: I signed a code of conduct which talks about dress code and things of that nature, but never an employment contract. I live/work in Virginia at a massage franchise. I am a...

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My partner’s adoptive father should not be his next of kin, how to change?

(Location: Colorado.) Throwaway account, I wasn’t quite sure what to tag this. To summarize, my partner (P) was adopted by his stepfather (SF) in an adult adoption when he was 18 but since then SF ...

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Landlord suddenly tripled rent

Location: Texas Hello would love some advice to figure out if my living situation has any legal recourse. I (32f) am currently renting from someone I found on the internet. He listed one room for $...

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Car sell gone wrong

I recently sold my car in a private sale. :location: California When the buyers came to see it, I told them there were no issues that I was aware of and mentioned a few things I had replaced on the...

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Boss’s wife grabbed my hair and shook my head during a work trip, is this assault, and what should I do?

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some honest advice on how to handle a really uncomfortable and confusing situation at work. I (25F) work in advertising and marketing for a small company, Location: Cal...

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Law firm gave dad half of what was promised and now are saying the person who told him lied and no longer works there

Location: California So the law firm my dad has been using for his case told him about two months ago that they'd be giving him a certain amount per the settlement (this is after they claimed he wo...

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[ LANDLORD US - TX ]

Hi all! Location: Magnolia, Texas I’m facing a difficult situation as a new landlord dealing with a couple on a property I inherited in Magnolia, Texas. The property is 0.75 acres with an RV and t...

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Is this enough to pursue stalking charges?

Location: Colorado. I am looking for advice. I’m beginning to question if what’s been happening is enough to charge for stalking, because it’s starting to scare me. I (37F) filed for divorce from m...

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Personal injury lawyer cancelling all my dr appointments treatment

Location: Austin TX So on June 23,2025 I was in a very bad lyft accident involving lyft and a another person who hit my right as I was a passenger in Austin Texas. I ended up with a lot of injuri...

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My dead dad has 100k left in unclaimed property?!

Location: Currently living in Florida, he was living in Michigan. So, today I was scrolling through my front page and came across a post from a guy whose dad had died a few years back and he just f...

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Arizona - Solar company trying to get 70yr mom to sign a lease again?

Location: Arizona My mother in law who turns 70 in Jan of 2026 signed a 25 year Solar lease with a solar company back in February (why she thought this would be a good idea when the payments at $20...

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Out of state inheritance rights issue

Location: Bay Area, CA Estate Location: Georgia My grandmother passed away in 2021 in Georgia. In her will her assets were put into a trust dispersed to my uncle. When my uncle died in 2024, my gr...

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Ways to move out at a young age (14-15)

I know if you are being abused or that it you're house is not safe government can support minors and they can move out, but I don't think I would qualify for that. I'm not really getting abused, an...

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2 parents going out of country without 3yo child - letters incase something happens to us or her

Location: Alabama My husband and I are leaving out of the country for 9 days and our 3yo child is staying behind with my mother and father. If I type up a letter basically saying if something happ...

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