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I am in manufacturing, and cannot deliver any product because I have a machinist who's 4.5 months past due date (which was called out in the original sales confirmation) delivering some parts for said product. Can I sue him for loss of income? By now, he's cost me a third my annual revenue singlehandedly. Also, he's out of state, can I sue him in my own state (California)?
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Yes, probably. You should hire an attorney.
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May 22, 2015 17:43
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Yes, probably.
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May 22, 2015 18:57
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blarzgh posted:Not knowing anything about Canadian Small Claims Court, I would say that you should bring every conceivable piece of potentially probative evidence in terms of value, and be prepared to give testimony on each item, its value, and how the evidence you brought supports and explains the value you testified to. The only problem is in small claims court for Ontario you have to file everything you might use as evidence with the papers you serve. Otherwise you can't submit it as evidence during the trial. So you think they'd be fine with me submitting pages out of the ikea catalogue which shows how much the item I had was? I also have the spreadsheet thing going with running tallies of how much it costs to replace everything so I'll make sure to file those with it too.
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May 23, 2015 04:26
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Horrible Smutbeast posted:The only problem is in small claims court for Ontario you have to file everything you might use as evidence with the papers you serve. Otherwise you can't submit it as evidence during the trial. I'm not a lawyer. Did you read all the Small Claims Court Guides on this page? There are some that talk about providing evidence for all your facts / proving replacement costs (Getting Ready for Court). http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/courts/guides/ And Jesus Christ, that's an intimidating amount of work from flipping through a few of the guides. And I didn't even look through how you recover the judgment once you have it. This isn't Judge Judy.
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May 24, 2015 00:40
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How do I get the remaining possessions from a shared home if the owner (parent) refuses to let me? I'm just trying to pay for my living expenses here as I lost all my savings. I have no friends and my relatives are not willing to go there for me. location: NYC, NY
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May 24, 2015 02:50
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Devor posted:I'm not a lawyer. Yeup, read all of those and several other sites. There's very little about what evidence is and what's considered acceptable. It gets even more complicated by the fact that there's things where you can claim something without evidence if there's a good reason for not having evidence; ie, my receipts were thrown out so I couldn't bring them but I still need to prove it's worth X amount somehow. It's a huge amount of work. After the judgement you go in and file more paperwork. The good thing though is you can file for them to garnish wages or liquidate assets, so I know she's going to try to claim she's "poor" I can just ask them to sell her SUV off at auction to recoup the costs like that.
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May 24, 2015 05:52
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Horrible Smutbeast posted:So you think they'd be fine with me submitting pages out of the ikea catalogue which shows how much the item I had was? I really have no idea.
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WELP urgent What sort of lawyer/lawsuit should I be looking for if the university entered into my apartment and discarded all my property during my stay at a hospital (which they knew)? Afterward, they ban me from the university and refuse to answer any questions regarding the incident. Where should I start in my quest for litigation? Thanks! The events surrounding the incident are quite complex. I was a graduate student at a major research university in Chicago & lived in university housing. I had a nervous breakdown & had to stay at a hospital. During this time, the university entered into my place & discarded nearly all my property, many irreplaceable/unrecoverable (i.e. research, computer). I was then banned from the university without an explanation & threatened with further disciplinary action should I seek litigation (discrimination? Intimidation?). The events have been very emotionally/psychologically traumatic (personal injury?). How should I proceed? What kind of lawyer/lawsuit should I be seeking? What area(s) of law does my situation fit? What are my chances of winning/settling a lawsuit? With less than a month before possible statute of limitations taking into effect, I am urgently writing in hopes that someone may be able to help me with figuring out how I should pursue legal action against a major university in Chicago (where I was a graduate student) regarding a complex set of heinous discriminatory and biased actions made by the university which led to several personal injuries including the loss of my income, the loss of my place of living, the loss of countless unrecoverable, irreplaceable, and invaluable property and prized possessions, and the considerable loss my research as well as academic status and reputation, amongst other losses large and small, tangible and intangible. I strongly believe my civil rights and the reasonable accommodation protections for my disabilities were grossly violated by the university through their actions. The foremost reason I am writing is regarding the significant psychological and emotional injuries that have severely affected me; injuries caused by the university’s negligence and mishandling of a situation which occurred near the end of the spring quarter in 2013 (June 2013). Since the incident, I have considered pursuing possible litigation against the university, but not sure how I should proceed and have been held back in fear as the university is a huge and wealthy institution and I am not. Furthermore, the university’s intimidation of further disciplinary action should I pursue legal action has made me feel uncomfortable about proceeding with litigation. However, the persisting and worsening mental anguish and suffering, and unceasing emotional pain and distress, caused by the university’s actions continue to traumatize and torment my day to day life. After consulting the advice of friends and colleagues, and conducting some research online, I feel a civil rights/discrimination/injury litigation may fit my case suitably. However, I would like to hear about all the possible legal options I should pursue from someone with legal knowledge, preferably an experienced attorney. I would also like to know about the possibility of lowered or contingent fees, or if my case can be carried pro bono, as I am now on SSI Disability and have limited funds. Furthermore, as I understand, I may be limited in time to pursue litigation, thus please let me know as soon as you can about what legal avenues or attorneys I should pursue. That being said, I feel confident that someone here may have very appropriate and useful advice fitting to my circumstances, and if feasible, closer to forming a formidable lawsuit. Brief Back Story: I was a graduate student at a major research university in Chicago (the one Obama went to), pursuing my Master’s in Sociology, from 2012 to 2013. I struggled (and still struggle) with several documented mental illnesses, the main ones being Major Depression, General Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Agoraphobia, PTSD, OCPD, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. While I tried to manage my mental illnesses along with the stresses of the highly rigorous graduate program, to my misfortune, the mental conditions grew worse through the school year, culminating with me barricading myself in the university housing graduate student apartment I was residing at the end of the spring quarter of 2013 (March-June). I barricaded myself in my apartment by securing the front door with industrial foam epoxy. I did this to focus on my course finals and research, and to prevent myself from activities which might distract me. On the morning of June 14th 2013, I hear a large crash. My front door had been battered down by the police (Chicago and UCPD campus police). I was caught in shock. Police surrounded me and the Dean of Students escorted me to the student counseling center. There I met with an emergency counselor who forwarded me to Chicago Lakeshore Hospital. I stayed at the hospital until June 29th. Somehow the hospital had gotten hold of my parents during my stay, without my consent or knowledge. My parents flew in from Sacramento, California. The hospital would only discharge me to my parents and mandated that I must return straight to Sacramento with my parents (a command from the university as Lakeshore hospital is affiliated with the university). This was not explained to me: why I could only be released to my parents, and why I had to go straight non-stop to California. It turns out a great deal was not explained to me, to my parents (who do not speak English fluently), to my brother who came with my parents, and to a close friend who was living with me at the time. During and after everything that happened, the university and the hospital would deny my requests for information and explanations. The only piece of information that I was able to attain was my hospital records. During my time at the hospital, the university went into my apartment and discarded nearly everything inside, save a few boxes which contained some possessions which I remember was on my desk such as one of my laptops (which was smashed and in bad shape). Several thousand dollars in cash I had in my desk were never reported for. More atrociously, nearly everything related to my thesis research was gone (hundreds of hours of work), including written materials such as notebooks and journals, as well as digital materials such as other computers and hard disks. Other items included irreplaceable, invaluable and unrecoverable possessions such as hand written mail, photographs, albums, art, jewelry, gifts, rare books and collectibles, amongst countless other possessions. The university never asked for my consent nor did they inform me about their entering into my apartment and discarding of my property while I was in the hospital. However, the university was completely aware I was in the hospital during this time. The university did not mention about what they did to my apartment and property until my parents arrived at the hospital and started asking questions – nearly two weeks later. By then, it was too late. Everything was gone. When my parents, brother, and close friend (who lived with me for parts of the year) went to my apartment to look through and rescue my property in the trash receptacle (the large rectangular kind that one would find typically at construction sites) placed in front of my apartment, they were immediately met with university officials who would not permit them to look through the trash receptacle filled with my belongings, which was then strangely towed away within minutes after my family and friend encountered the university officials. So, did university housing not want my family to know what valuables and invaluables had been haphazardly thrown out? Why did the university react with such immediacy to discard all evidence regarding their hasty clear out of my apartment? Would the university have done this to someone who did not have a mental disability? To this day I do now know the answers to these questions. The university refuses to answer any inquiries regarding the incident. My family and friends who have asked the university for answers were met with silence. My professors and thesis advisors who have inquired university administrative officials received silence. The university simply would not speak about the incident when asked. Shortly after the incident, Sam Cholke, a journalist writing for the Hyde Park Herald and DNAinfo Chicago, contacted me for some correspondence as he was trying to write an article about my incident at the university, which was beginning to cause rumors and theories amongst the community. Even Cholke, who was trying to objectively investigate the incident, was met with silence when talking with university officials regarding the incident. In addition to the silence regarding the incident and myself, the university has banned me from entering any university property, threatening me with arrest if I do. That is likely not going to happen, as I reside in California now, and I am trying to avoid anything having to do with university and my time there. However, thoughts about the university and the incident persistently intrude my mind and my life through painful emotions and memories, and violent flashbacks and nightmares. Not even in my sleep can I find rest from what happened at the university. But then again, how does one forget about the entity that took everything away from them and then refuses to answer inquiries about their egregious actions? I lost my pay (paid internship at a museum on campus), student body status, my most prized irreplaceable possessions (photographs and letters, gifts, rare collectibles, hard disks with several years worth of photos, memories, and other personal data), and substantial parts of my research. Figuratively speaking, I nearly lost my mind (psychotic episodes triggered from the distressing thoughts and emotions regarding the traumatic incident), and several times, nearly lost my own life (attempted suicide). I guess you can leave a place, but the place won’t leave you. The heinous and discriminatory actions performed by the university have had severe and lasting psychological and emotional effects on me. It has now been nearly two years since the incident, and my mental state has not recovered much since then. If anything, I believe it has worsened. Through the many sessions of talking with my current therapist, I have come to a conclusion that, beyond a reasonable doubt, the ‘Chicago incident’ has significantly affected and altered my preexisting mental conditions for the worse. To live through trauma once is painful, but to live through it again and again is a living hell. Not a single day passes without the thoughts about what the university did to me coming up, often several times a day. Now, as the anniversary of the incident steadfastly approaches, the troubling thoughts and flashbacks of what happened in Chicago attack me several times an hour, cruelly consuming nearly all of my waking life, and they do not stop there. As I mentioned before, thoughts and flashbacks that consistently trespass my consciousness while I am awake is troubling, but that the thoughts would ceaselessly invade me in my sleep, in the form of terrorizing nightmares, is beyond disturbing. Ever since the incident, the thought of pursuing litigation against the university has been on my mind. However, I have been unsure of how to proceed. Furthermore, the intimidation and threats made by the university that they would make my life even more difficult (i.e. disciplinary actions) if I seek litigation made me even more wary about pursuing my legal options. However, at this time, with all the extensive injuries I have succumbed from the university’s actions, I am putting their intimidation and coercions to the side, and am looking for a capable lawyer who can fight for my rights and restitution. Furthermore, I hope to see retribution take place for the university. Above all, I am seeking justice. The entire story and sequence of events that occurred would be far too long and nuanced for a brief back story. With what I have written, I hope to have explained a complicated and complex incident with as much clarity and concision as I can without losing the multifaceted contents of what had happened. I have extensive personal records of the events (i.e. journal entries, e-mails, texts, social media posts) as well as official medical records and records from witnesses, and the version of the story that the university has released to my parents. All of the records I have gathered are available if you need them to better understand and legitimize my claim that the heinous and discriminatory actions (intentional or out of negligence) of the university have resulted in several agonizing and lasting injuries for me. I have attempted to explain the injuries the university caused me as objectively as I can, and I apologize for the emotional overtones that can be felt throughout this message, but after all, if I felt no emotions towards the egregious errors the university has committed, I wouldn’t have been so compelled to write this letter or look for help at all. Though I am anxious and still have some apprehensions about how to go forward, I strongly believe that someone might be able to provide trustworthy and invaluable advice as I try to construct and execute a litigation that will have high chances of winning/settling. Any piece of advice would be extremely helpful for me as I try to pursue legal action against the university. With thanks, John
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I'm assuming that's from the legal subreddit or whatever? Jesus christ, I wonder what the gently caress that person was doing.
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Yeah it is and for anyone on the fence about reading all that, my recommendation is to read it. Holy poo poo. edit: jesus christ it gets much, much, much worse if you read the reddit thread. sleepy gary fucked around with this message at 14:39 on May 25, 2015 |
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May 25, 2015 14:33
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That guys issue could be fully described in two sentences but he writes a novel.
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May 25, 2015 14:42
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euphronius posted:That guys issue could be fully described in two sentences but he writes a novel. Nope. Two sentences is not enough to fully describe his issues.
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quote:yeah, I actually was collecting dead animals I would find through the grassy fields, woody areas, parks, etc, usually small animals though, dead lizard, dead birds (these are easier to find, you can find them around trees). found rodent, put it in a box, piled the box amongst the tons of other boxes I had, and I guess I forgot about it
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oh god this whole thing is insanequote:I am quite surprised to see this many comments in reply to my post. I am even more surprised to see how many people have sympathies with the university (a faceless institution) and animosity towards me (a living human being, an individual), the one who lost everything. I don't think the University of Chicago lost much of anything financially or socially or otherwise, but somehow it's like I'm the bad guy in this situation. If my jury consisted the likes of people on this page, I'd be completely hosed, which is why I am trying to find a very experienced lawyer who knows how to navigate through complex and challenging cases like mine. I mean if OJ could get away with murder, surely it is possible there's a lawyer out there who can convince the jury that the university is more in the wrong than I am, which in my eyes should be recognized even without a lawyer. Apparently, it is not that obvious, judging from the posts I have read here.
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May 25, 2015 15:05
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He let stray cats into his apartment before he sealed it off and then let them starve to death. loving crazy.
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May 25, 2015 15:08
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Whether the Reddit OP is the real guy or not, this is a thing that actually happened exactly as described because you can find news articles about it if you look.
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DNova posted:Nope. Two sentences is not enough to fully describe his issues. I'm reading: "I behaved like a complete lunatic and scared everyone in my college with my insanity. Then when the school counselors tried to contact me I barricaded myself in my dorm room, damaging it quite extensively, and they had to have the police take me to a mental hospital. Why wasn't my dorm room preserved for weeks while I was in psych care?!?!??!?! It's been years!! They owe me whatever I make up in my head!!"
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Dammit, RICOLA, I thought you had posted this for the first few paragraphs. I mean, I couldn't have really helped, but I still thought I should try. Also, thanks Legal Mega-O-Wamma, I forwarded your responses on ("unconventional housing" question) and hopefully it will help my friends with their idea. If it gets further along/gets cancelled I'll pop back in and fill in some details, it's still not clear whether they intended long-term or short-term housing, and honestly the idea is out-there enough it may flop even if they do get clearance, regardless of the length of term.
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Can somebody link that thread or whatever? I need a good dose of crazy to make up for being in the office today 
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Source your quotes. Also as resident of Sacramento, I need to know who this crazy fucker is so I can be sure to avoid him. https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3747w3/urgent_what_sort_of_lawyerlawsuit_should_i_be/ nm fucked around with this message at 20:21 on May 25, 2015 |
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This may be a better question for TFR, but I figured I would try posting here first. I'm in Washington State. My grandpa gave me a .357 pistol as a college graduation gift in 2012. For the last three years, it has stayed with him since I haven't had a safe place to store it. I recently moved into an apartment which is fine with firearms, and now have a small gun safe. My question is, do I need to fill out any paperwork regarding the transfer, and do I need it register the weapon with any local agencies before I take possession of it?
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Mef989 posted:This may be a better question for TFR, but I figured I would try posting here first. I'm in Washington State. My grandpa gave me a .357 pistol as a college graduation gift in 2012. For the last three years, it has stayed with him since I haven't had a safe place to store it. I recently moved into an apartment which is fine with firearms, and now have a small gun safe. My question is, do I need to fill out any paperwork regarding the transfer, and do I need it register the weapon with any local agencies before I take possession of it?
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Rent-A-Cop posted:My understanding of WA law is that you need to do a background check for the transfer but that there are no licensing or registration requirements. That's the confusing part for this to me. I thought that requirement came to pass with I-594 which went into law in 2013 or 2014. The gun was gifted to me in 2012. Am I just good to go then if this occurred before I-594?
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I hope I'm the first and last person ever to say this in this thread: You might want to ask in TFR. They know this poo poo.
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Mef989 posted:That's the confusing part for this to me. I thought that requirement came to pass with I-594 which went into law in 2013 or 2014. The gun was gifted to me in 2012. Am I just good to go then if this occurred before I-594?
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Mef989 posted:This may be a better question for TFR, but I figured I would try posting here first. I'm in Washington State. My grandpa gave me a .357 pistol as a college graduation gift in 2012. For the last three years, it has stayed with him since I haven't had a safe place to store it. I recently moved into an apartment which is fine with firearms, and now have a small gun safe. My question is, do I need to fill out any paperwork regarding the transfer, and do I need it register the weapon with any local agencies before I take possession of it? A bona fide gift from grandparent to grandchild is one of the exemptions to the new "every passing of a gun to any person for any reason needs to pay a gun dealer for a background check" law. I don't think there are any other restrictions, but you might check in the TFR question thread for a better answer. VVVVVV E: He probably has better things to do than get grandpa and the gun, find an ffl, pay him $20-$40, wait for the check, take grandpa home, then go home. joat mon fucked around with this message at 02:51 on May 26, 2015 |
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May 26, 2015 02:04
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Are you worried the background check will turn up something?
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Are you worried the background check will turn up something? No, I've never been in any legal trouble of any kind so I'm sure it won't. I'm just not familiar with gun laws so I just want to make sure I'm not accidentally breaking any. E: Joat Mon is correct too. Trying to get that all arranged would be difficult at best given that we live a few hours a part. Mef989 fucked around with this message at 03:20 on May 26, 2015 |
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May 26, 2015 03:11
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Was just hoping he'd admit to being a felon or murderer or something.
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spacetoaster posted:I'm reading: "I behaved like a complete lunatic and scared everyone in my college with my insanity. Then when the school counselors tried to contact me I barricaded myself in my dorm room, damaging it quite extensively, and they had to have the police take me to a mental hospital. Why wasn't my dorm room preserved for weeks while I was in psych care?!?!??!?! It's been years!! They owe me whatever I make up in my head!!" Concur.
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I haven't seen that level of crazy since I was doing DSL tech support and this crazy guy kept calling in swearing there was a small 2 person Russian submarine in the lake by his house trying to monitor his WiFi connection. He had the gateway wrapped in tin foil and covered with various pots and pans. When you think about it, it's quite scary the number of mentally unstable people out there.
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I hope this is an easy one - I'm 26, my husband is 29, we have one child, a house, two cars, jobs, 401k(his) and 403b(mine), normal adult things, no will. We're not super rich or super poor, just middle-class people. Our son is almost 2. Is something like LegalZoom good enough for an uncomplicated(?) will for us, or do we need to sit down with an attorney? We're in Alabama, if that makes any difference at all.
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Getting a will is really pessimistic. Go read the secret. If you think about writing a will, you are thinking about dying. Therefore you will die because you have attracted negative energy into your life.
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ActusRhesus posted:Getting a will is really pessimistic. Go read the secret. If you think about writing a will, you are thinking about dying. Therefore you will die because you have attracted negative energy into your life. You're right, the best solution is to live forever.
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In all seriousness: IANAL, but just by having a kid your situation is (from what I know) more complicated than LegalZoom is meant for. Why? Guardianship provisions for your current kid and any succeeding kids - which you really want to have in any will.
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May 26, 2015 21:08
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If you think about a will, will your student loans be discharged?
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The Mandingo posted:If you think about a will, will your student loans be discharged? No, but if you say "student loans" into a mirror three times, a collections agent will appear behind you.
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Spacewolf posted:In all seriousness: IANAL, but just by having a kid your situation is (from what I know) more complicated than LegalZoom is meant for. This is good info! I guess I'll put down $300 or whatever for a professional. Geez, lawyers.
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