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She calls text and tries to contact us via linked in and even watches our home.
answered on Jul 1, 2018
You can contact the police for harassing phone calls, and/or you can change your phone number.
answered on Jun 29, 2018
How would this person possibly do this?
If you are an employee and they are an employer, that would be different.
answered on Jun 16, 2018
People can sue for anything. Do you have a contract? What did the contract or release say?
That is the starting point.
But he had asked me to leave his mail in the box the other month and ever since then I have except for the other day when I realized I grabbed it on accident, only realizing when I had already turned the van off (which was on e,by the way) and I had to get my sleeping kids in the house because it... View More 
My ex boyfriend and I bought a house together, split up a year ago and decided he could keep the house and I would get my name off of the mortgage. He now is refusing to speak to me and I don’t know what to do now as I still own this house and I don’t even live in it.
answered on Jun 5, 2018
You are in a bad position. The lender has no incentive to let you off the mortgage because it would be increasing its risk with nothing in return. Unless you can convince the former boyfriend to refinance, you will remain on the hook in the event he defaults. Perhaps a letter to him from an... View More
She states we are not doing our job properly because we were talking among colleagues while the students were playing.
answered on May 17, 2018
Yes, it is legal to take photographs in a public space where there is no expectation of privacy. A public school, on public property, during school hours, is such a location.
This person has attacked my character by texting me hateful things about who i am as a person and falsely accused me of harrassment and did not show up to court when i did to prove my innocence.. i have felt violated and humiliated and attacked.. What can i do about this? It has affected me... View More
answered on May 15, 2018
The person who texted you is welcome to say what they think about you, once. They don't commit a crime unless they text you again after texting them to "NEVER TEXT ME AGAIN." If they text you again, they have committed the crime of "disturbing the peace," Idaho Code... View More
Someone sent me a text message threatening me and using profane language. I used some profanity myself and they pressed charges on me. Is this a misdemeanor?
Is it possible he could get in trouble for telling her husband that she was in multiple relationships online on a phone app? Could my friend go to jail for coming clean to the husband of hers?
answered on Apr 29, 2018
No. The truth is a defense and the lesson is be careful who you associate with.
Cricket Wireless phone records are not available to customers. Client needs detailed phone call records for one date to help fight a cell phone ticket in court. Client does not have legal representation, and will represent herself in court. How can she get this information from Cricket Wireless... View More
answered on Apr 19, 2018
That is not your problem as you do not need to be using your phone to get a cell phone ticket, just holding it for example is enough unless you fall under one of the exceptions. A pro se will rarely ever win a ticket in court as even most lawyers have a low success rates for cell phones tickets.... View More
ex husband used 8 yr old sons iPad to access ex wife's personal data from her phone because mother had a shared plan with son. ex husband then used personal info to call and harass local elected state officials
answered on Apr 9, 2018
Depending on the specific fact pattern, it might match the offense known as "Breach of Computer Security" as defined by Texas Penal Code 33.02.
Harassment is also a crime, and one of the ways a person can commit Harassment is by repeatedly sending electronic communication that... View More
ex husband used child's iPad to access personal info from exes device because she had a shared plan with 8 year old son. ex husband then used personal numbers to call and harass publicly elected officials
answered on Apr 8, 2018
Access to the ipad is not the issue, it's the harassment. The subjects of the harassment shoul contact the police, and you can cooperate in the investigation.
While dating I made an account on my boyfriend’s Mac computer. After the breakup he went into my profile to get my iMessages. Once inside my profile (on his computer), without my permission. he found sexual fantasy text messages and is threatening to send them to my parents or destroy my chances... View More
answered on Apr 7, 2018
It is not, however you should contact the other party to advise they have no consent to access your private accounts. You should also seek to protect those accounts. Should those accounts be accessed, it can constitute an illegal “hacking,” and you should file a police report immediately.
Could you also sue for defamation in that email since now permanently on a public server since emails are stored forever?
answered on Apr 7, 2018
Better to block them and remove them from your life.
You will have trouble finding an attorney who would file such case. No money damages. Just some irritation and frustration.
He started to threaten me when we broke up, it happened multiple times, and after each time he said he deleted my pictures.
I don't know if he still has them or not, what can I do if I find out he leaked them?
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answered on Apr 5, 2018
My recommendation: hire a Florida attorney to discuss the issue, and write your former boyfriend a letter. If he is trying to obtain something from you under threat of releasing the photos, the local district attorney may also be interested and perhaps able to help.
I'm a member of a Facebook group intended to connect job seekers and job providers and some recruiters are discussing creating a blacklist and this seems illegal at worst and just a petty move at best. The statute specifically states previously discharged employees, but can this be applied to... View More
answered on Apr 5, 2018
I would say it likely does not apply to your situation.
Two parties working in a business capacity, when it is revealed at the end that one party recorded without knowledge or consent of the other? Does the “one person” rule apply to the person doing the recording or does it imply knowledge by another party to the conversation?
answered on Apr 4, 2018
In Missouri, if two people are on a call, either one can record without the other’s consent.
On April fool my friends and I called an ex-friend as a prank call. We were going to jokingly apologize for why our friendship ended and say happy Easter. The ex-friend never picked up the phone so we left a voicemail. Later that day, the ex-friend called back, we used an outsiders phone since the... View More
answered on Apr 4, 2018
If the allegations filed against you are not true. retain a local attorney, enter a plea of not guilty to the charges and force the State to prove those allegations beyond a reasonable doubt. You have the right to present whatever evidence you have to a jury, and let them decide who is telling... View More
My sister's soon to be ex husband accessed private messages that I had with her through text and mobile chat without our knowledge. Can I sue him for invasion of privacy?
answered on Apr 4, 2018
Sure you can. But what are you going to tell the court about the damages that you suffered? ,
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