How to avoid insanely high child support in a state with no cap?:
I live in Nevada, a state which previously had a "presumptive maximum" of $1,165 in child support per month per child. However, Nevada removed this cap in 2020, and now child support is determined simply as a percentage of income.
Suppose a single bachelor living in Nevada makes, say, $100MM per year. He likes to have casual sex with a lot of sexual partners, and wants to avoid the following scenario: he accidentally impregnates one of his sexual partners (perhaps the condom broke). He does not want to keep the baby, but his sexual partner does, and she wants child support from him. And of course this could happen not once, but several times, with different sexual partners. How can this man avoid having to pay millions of dollars in child support per year (which, in my personal opinion, would be excessive and unjustified)?
Lynda’s answer:
He should have a vasectomy and stop having sex with women he doesn't want to pay child support to.
Either pay attorneys lots of money to attempt avoiding to pay child support, and pay child support and attorney fees, or be a decent, responsible father and pay a reasonable amount of child support for his heirs.
But lets be honest, anyone earning 100 million dollars a year isn't getting free advice on Avvo, so why did you post here instead of Reddit?
My mom threatened to kill me and attempted to run me off of the road. I am only 17. What do I do?: My mom was upset because I wouldn't tell her about something traumatic that happened to me and told me she would take me to the mental hospital because of this. And that I’m only 17 so there’s nothing I could do about it. When we got home she told me I wasn’t allowed to use my car. I didn’t feel safe and left for school in my car. She chased me and attempted to run me off the road while telling my sister she would “kill me when she caught me” by strangling me. She seems okay now and I went back home after it calmed down a bit. She now claims she never did that and that she’s sorry. I just don’t know what to do.
Lynda’s answer:
1-800-800-5556 this is the Indiana child abuse hotline number it is open 24 hours a day. Please call it. Please talk to a teacher, a guidance counselor, a friend, a friend's parent, a neighbor, any adult that you trust.
Your mom is gaslighting you. She told you it didn't happen and that she's sorry. We aren't sorry for things that didn't happen. It happened, you didn't imagine it. It probably wasn't the first time something like this happened to you, and probably won't be the last.
At 17, DCS can help you with resources for independant living. They can get you in touch with a therapist to help you through the trauma you experienced. They can help with life skills, college applications, job training. There are so many resources out there that are unutilized because the average person has no idea they exist.
If you don't feel like you're ready to call DCS, at least reach out to your school guidance counselor or social worker. We all have the capacity to heal from trauma, but we can't do it alone.
I know DCS and foster care sounds scary. There are good people in the system that want to help. There are good resources there for you and your mom.
Who gets the rent in a divorce? :
Landlord (husband) lost the property to now ex-wife, but is still asking for rent. Both names are on the lease but husband as sole owner was collecting rent during the separation. He is now (falsely?) claiming the house is still his and we owe him rent. Ex-Wife (and new owner) says the deed has been signed over to her name.
Lease states that the owner (husband) must notify tenant of any sell or change of ownership. Which Husband (now ex- owner) has failed to do.
Lynda’s answer:
The problem you have is that there is a whole bunch of he said she said. I would write a letter or email to both of them stating that you are putting your rent into escrow until the two of them furnish you with a certified copy of the divorce decree and current land ownership records from the county recorder. Whoever is the actual owner will have no issue providing you with that documentation. In your email, state that you are writing this email and taking this action because both Mr. and Ms. are requesting rent payments and claiming to be the current owner of the property and it is your understanding that the divorce has been finalized.
If the non-owner continues to harrass you after that, report it to the police and the owner and request a no trespass order from the police. If ex-wife is being truthful, sounds like she may need to get a restraining order on ex-hubby and sue him for harrasing her tennants and tortious interferance with her business operations.
If it doesn't stop after the email, find a new place to live. Make sure you make police reports everytime your ex-landlord harrasses you, so you have grounds to break your lease.