I'm 24, this is my first serious relationship. She's 28 and divorced. We met 3 months ago doing our respective PhD and MBA programs. We moved things fast—became intimate within the first week, called each other soulmates, everything felt right. I genuinely fell for her hard.

At the 3-month mark, I brought up marriage because I was serious about our future. I asked about her past relationships. She ignored my questions and avoided the topic completely. I got a weird feeling something was off.

I talked to our mutual friend and that's when I found out she was actually divorced. I went back to her and asked directly. She denied it. She said "I'm not divorced. Who told you that?" She got defensive and angry that I asked her friend instead of asking her directly.

Our mutual friend then sent me wedding photos from her actual marriage. I went back to her with those photos in hand and asked what was going on. Only then did she finally admit she was divorced.

She was married for 1 month after dating for 2 years. Her ex-husband cheated on her and left her for another girl. They separated in January 2023 and the divorce is finalized. She still won't share his name or details—just says it's in the past and not worth discussing.

She was scared to tell me about the divorce because of her past trauma. I get that now. But I still need to verify everything is above board before we take this step.

We're ready to move forward. I just need to know what legal due diligence I should do as someone marrying a divorced person in India for the first time. What documents should I ask to see? How do I verify her divorce is actually final? Are there any legal risks I should be aware of?

I want to marry her. I just want to make sure we do this the right way legally.
I have still not told my parents about it soon going to tell them.

Location: Austria

Hallo zusammen,
ich hätte eine Frage zur österreichischen Erbrechtslage, konkret in Oberösterreich, und hoffe, dass mir jemand weiterhelfen kann.
Folgende Situation:
Ein 46-jähriger Mann ist verstorben. Er hinterlässt seine Ehefrau und Kinder, darunter ein 15-jähriges minderjähriges Kind und ein volljähriges Kind.
Nach und nach kommen immer mehr Schulden ans Licht. Bis jetzt sind bereits ungefähr 50-60k bekannt, es könnten aber noch weitere dazukommen. Der genaue Schuldenstand ist noch nicht bekannt. Ein Termin beim Notar findet nächste Woche statt.
Der Großteil der Verträge und Schulden lief auf den Namen des verstorbenen Mannes. Bei einem Autokauf hat allerdings die Ehefrau unterschrieben. Es ist noch zu klären, welche rechtliche Verpflichtung sie dadurch genau übernommen hat.
Nach bisherigem Kenntnisstand hinterlässt der Mann praktisch kein Vermögen. Es geht bei der Erbschaft daher hauptsächlich um die Frage, ob die Witwe und die Kinder für die Schulden haften könnten.
**Meine Fragen dazu:**
Muss die Witwe die Erbschaft sofort ausschlagen, damit sie nicht für die Schulden ihres Mannes haftbar wird, oder hat sie nach dem Termin beim Notar noch Zeit, sich zu entscheiden?
Wie lange hat sie tatsächlich Zeit für die Ausschlagung bzw. für die Abgabe einer Erbantrittserklärung? Ab wann beginnt diese Frist?
Wenn sie die Erbschaft ausschlägt, muss sie dann grundsätzlich keine Schulden ihres verstorbenen Mannes bezahlen, sofern sie nicht selbst Verträge unterschrieben oder Bürgschaften übernommen hat?
Wäre eine **bedingte Erbantrittserklärung** eine Alternative zur Ausschlagung? Wenn praktisch kein Vermögen vorhanden ist, aber hohe und möglicherweise noch unbekannte Schulden, welche Variante wäre rechtlich und wirtschaftlich sinnvoller?
Was passiert mit den Kindern, wenn die Witwe die Erbschaft ausschlägt? Können sie dadurch selbst zu Erben werden und müssen dann eigene Entscheidungen über die Erbschaft treffen? Was gilt dabei insbesondere für das 15-jährige minderjährige Kind?
Hat die Witwe unabhängig von der Erbschaft Anspruch auf eine Witwenpension und die Kinder auf eine Waisenpension, sofern die jeweiligen Voraussetzungen erfüllt sind? Gehen diese Ansprüche durch eine Erbausschlagung verloren?
Wie ist der Autokauf zu beurteilen, bei dem die Ehefrau unterschrieben hat? Kann sie dafür persönlich haften, obwohl sie die übrigen Schulden nicht selbst aufgenommen hat?

Mir ist natürlich bewusst, dass ein Forum keine Rechtsberatung durch einen Anwalt ersetzen kann und wir uns bei dieser Angelegenheit gegebenenfalls anwaltlich beraten lassen müssen. Ich möchte mich vorab lediglich informieren und einen ersten Überblick über die Rechtslage bekommen.

Danke im Voraus!

Location: Virginia.

I'm estranged from my father after years of narcissistic abuse. My mother died earlier this year and although they were still married, she arranged her estate to be left almost entirely to me. Since then, he has been trying to regain contact and control in my life, and the latest attempt has me considering hiring a civil attorney. Over 7 years ago, he gave me several musical instruments, most of which he no longer played and just sat dormant in his house. When they were given, they weren't just borrowed or loaned for a short amount of time, but physically moved into my residence. They were used on recording projects and the less expensive pieces were taken on tour with a band I played in at the time. I moved residences 6 years ago and the items were moved with me. He never asked for them back or suggested they were owed to him in any way. Over the years, I've paid for insurance (about $700 total) and repairs (about $1200) on each item he claims ownership over. He was aware of all of these expenses and did not offer to cover them nor has he ever attempted to regain ownership of the items. I've scoured our old text messages for anything that sways this one way or the other, and for the most part, it seemed to be an understanding that they were gifted to me.

In June, he attempted to go through the executor on my mom's estate demanding these items be returned to him by a certain date. An estate attorney advised the executor that this had nothing to do with the estate and was a civil issue and not to respond directly to that request. I've been no contact with him and he has only one email address with which to contact me. After several months, he has reached back out, now copying my email on his demands for the stuff to be returned to him. He is citing "unlawful conversion of property" and threatening to take some legal action against me.

What are my legal options here? Does he have a real claim to make? Should I lawyer up?

Hi everyone, so it’s basically the caption but I’ll add a few details/developments. I work at a fairly big fast food chain in america, i really like it and get paid $12 an hour (minimum wage is $7.25 where I live) and I also get tips. We collect online and cash tips, they’re added up each day and then divided by the amount of people that worked that day and equally distributed, the only people that dont get in store tips are drivers and general managers. I typically make anywhere from 20 to 60 a week.

Anyways, a few weeks ago one of my managers offhandedly mentioned that we don’t get cash tips anymore. The tip jar is still out but it goes to the store, the only tips we get are online. I was confused but didnt say anything about it for a few weeks till i brought it up to family/friends and they told me it was basically illegal which i already suspected. I did some research and most websited told me it was illegal. I asked my general manager about it and he said the district manager made this policy and the funds go towards store upkeep. I brought up how this might be illegal and he told me to ask my district manager.

I talked to my dm about that today and he told me that the tips go towards employee benefits like drinks (so we stop taking from the drink fridge even though we’re allowed one drink a shift) and small parties (which i dont really care for). I told him that it was odd that the tips dont go directly to us and that i dont really care for those benefits and would just like 100% of my tips back and the others would probably agree. I brought up how my gm said it was for upkeep and my dm basically said my gm was wrong. My dm left a bit ago and told me that my gm will talk with us about it later.

Im just very confused on whether this is legal and how to get them to stop because most of my coworkers agree with me, im just the first to bring it up with my dm. Any advice?

How is this breaking rules

My dads and his ex broke up on the 11th of October this year. I was wondering what are the lawful actions i can take in wisconsin to help get her out ASAP, as far as i know she hasn’t paid any of the bills, and only receives mail here, what can I do.

Made me spend more on RAM. They bought all for an unethical purpose.

Location: Delaware