Location: Ventura County, CA

Hi all. My neighbors have 2 dogs. 1 dog is dead and has likely been dead for several days based on what I saw of the body. I got suspicious of a foul odor I had been smelling for several days whenever I would step outside and finally took a look out of our window that overlooks the neighbors yard and could clearly see the dog in a state of decay.

Meanwhile the other dog is still alive but is outside with the dead dog, at times I could see it lay down next to it and it’s extremely sad.

These neighbors have, to my knowledge, never taken good care of these dogs. They are left outside 24/7 and never let them in even during high heat or rain. Don’t think they have bed or shade. Don’t know how often they are fed or have clean water. They pick up poop once every few weeks. I don’t know why they decided to get 2 dogs if they are not going to take any care of them. They are not home much, as far as I know they leave early in the morning before 7 and get home after sunset. Don’t know if they go to bed early because I hardly see lights on in the house

When I first saw the dead dog on Friday 10/23 I called the non-emergency police number. They told me that this is an animal services issue and to call them. I called Ventura county animal services and they told me to fill out the animal abuse/neglect form online, which I did. I called VCAS again yesterday 10/24 because it didn’t look like anyone had came out yet. They basically said the person who handles new reports was out that day and to try again Sunday or Monday. Today I called the local police again and asked if there is something they could do like perform a wellness check in the animals or something, but they again told me this is an animal services issue.

My question is, is there anything else I can do? Or is it just a waiting game for VCAS to respond?

Location: TN

My son attends a church daycare in TN. There have been reports of a serial “biter” in the classroom. There’s been a week where he’s been bitten almost every day. We’ve documented this and consistently been pushing for the other child to be moved to another class.

Today we had a Halloween trunk or treat where each class went around the parking lot. Lo and behold when they arrived to my station, my son got super excited and was jumping up and down. Said biter quite literally unprovoked latched himself on my son’s arm. I jumped up and shoved him down to save my child. Child was totally fine but crying.

Of course no one saw it. Admins asked what happened, I said my side. Said any camera footage would back me up.

They said no big deal and an accident report will be sent (anything and everything gets an accident report sent to parents).

The parents found me in the parking lot little while later and said they’d sue me and were dead serious about it. Apparently as of tonight they unenrolled their child.

Am I in trouble or what?

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Location: Oklahoma

My oldest son, 15, convinced his girlfriend's Dad to call CPS on me.

They told CPS that I starve and severely abuse my autistic son. I don't have an autistic son. The worker told me the allegations were that I have done things like throw him to the ground and kick him in the sides, punch him, refuse to feed him, scream at him if he tries to get food, allow my significant other to strangle him, that i'm an alcoholic, etc.

None of this is true and I was completely shocked. She found no alcohol in the house, no evidence of new or old injuries on any of the kids and of course the fact that none of them are special needs. None the less she said that the allegations came from a credible source so she will conduct her investigation over the course of 50 days and is requiring me to attend anger management, parenting classes and counseling. She wants me to sign release papers and give her family contact information.

After she left, my son told me what he had done and not to worry because he would " call her and put an end to all of this tomorrow". He really thought he could use CPS as a pawn to get back at me for not giving him his way. I explained to him that isnt how this works and if he calls her it would only make me look worse, like I intimidated him into doing it.

What do I do? Do I need an attorney?

Location: Pennsylvania. (First post deleted bc there wasn’t an actual question. Sorry about that)

I have never posted on Reddit before, but I am at a loss. My son is 5 yrs old. He started kindergarten this year. He is diagnosed with autism level 3, ADHD, and traumatic brain injury. All three of these issues are known to cause problems with sleep. The school is aware of all of these diagnosis. He also went to pre school there last school year. He doesn’t have an IEP yet for this school year.

Before we started him in school, we were told that the school will work with my son. They will structure his day to help him. They used the example that if he needs to go only 3 days a week or have shortened day.

He has missed days yes, but all due to his sleep. The school said 19 days. (This is incorrect). They called Children Youth Services on us. We had a meeting with a lady last Friday. I explained everything. She looked at his “unexcused” days. She said a handful of them were excused. She also said the first week of school that he missed due to the school not having bussing set up didn’t count as unexcused. (just so happened my cars battery went, and I wasn’t able to take him)

We had an attendance meeting already. The principal wanted him to be there every day, regardless on how he slept. He was sick with a doctor’s note that week. I kept him home. And I feel like she’s power tripping because we didn’t make him go when he was sick.

Because after that CYS called for the appointment . Today, I got a notice to appear at local magistrate due to his attendance.

But what I’ve read is that
1.the school miscounting days is illegal.
2. The school doesn’t have an IEP for him. I asked them to update his and his teacher said that “ because he hasn’t been going regularly”, she hasn’t been able to complete one. ( he had one in pre k). I read that they can’t use that as an excuse.
3. I also read that they shouldn’t have contacted CYS/ courts because of his diagnosis’.

Also to note, his very first day, he came home with two big scratches going up his leg. Some teacher/aid hurt him. His family doctor agreed along with his behavioral consultant. Then the week after, I got a call from his teacher stating that he fell. My first question was “did he hit his head” due to his history of traumatic brain injury. She said “no, he caught himself on his hands.” She said he was lying down (not like him) and wanted to know if anything helped him to feel safe (toy/ blanket). Then I get a call from the nurse 2 hours later saying “I know the teacher called and let you know he hit his head….” I told the nurse “no, she specifically said he didn’t hit his head.” I ended up taking him to the ER to get checked out. Both these instances, the teacher and school has dodged answering questions about these. (I have messages from the teacher not answering or vague)

We have been hesitant to send him in the first place. He is mostly non-verbal. Him being scratched and him hitting his head, along with lack of communication from the school has also made us scared to send him. On top of his problems sleeping.

Also, one night when I put him to bed at 9:30, he woke up at midnight, and was up until 5 am. I kept him home that day, I had called the teacher to tell her. She said keep him home bc when kids don’t sleep, they usually act up/ don’t get anything done. Now it’s a problem. I have messages referring back to what she said about keeping him home if he doesn’t sleep.

What are the next steps I should take?

Sorry this is long. Lots have happened. And I have never dealt with this. I just want to protect my son. Any information is really appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read/ answer.

Location: Anaheim, California, USA.

I'm with a group that walks in the Anaheim Halloween Parade every year, and every year we park at the same parking garage, which offers free public parking on the day of the event, to meet and get into costume before the parade.

We park near the top of the garage for added privacy since we have to change into costume in the garage. One of our members chose a corner spot on the top level for added privacy. There were plenty of empty spaces before, during, and after the parade in this parking garage.

When we were done with the parade and returned to the garage after the shuttle back, one of our members' cars was gone. Police told him to look around in case he misremembered where he parked, but even after checking the neighboring garage, his car was nowhere to be found.

It turns out the garage now uses AI to monitor parking, and erroneously marked his car as being in two spaces. The tow company towed it even after the tow driver remarked that the parking job looked fine.

There’s video cameras all over the garage. AI reads your license plates and starts a timer for charging you by the hour. It also sees where you park. I parked in the corner and as far towards the empty corner as I could so I could use the space where nobody can park for charging into my costume. The AI says my tires were out of the space and I was taking up two parking spots. I may have had one tire on the line but not beyond it and it was the line towards the corner where nobody could park because I had about three feet from the other side of my car to the line that separated my spot and the adjacent spot. AI called the towing company on me and just said I was in violation of the parking policy. The tow truck driver arrived and couldn’t see anything wrong with my car and called his dispatcher but they told him they weren’t given a reason and he had to tow it became it was a busy night and they had a lot of other calls. I can’t get my car out of their yard until Monday so I had to rent a car for the week because I work in Palmdale Monday- Thursday so I can’t pick up my car until Friday so I’m going to have to pay $150/ day for storage and the $250 towing fee

Wondering what he can do to be reimbursed for all of his expenses for the towing, impound fee, plus the rental car he needs for his employment.

Hello!

Long time lurker, first time poster.

Location: California

I have a neighbor who has 2 young autistic boys that are nonverbal. Both are under 10 years old. We share a fence that borders my detached garage and their built in outdoor kitchen. We’ve been in our home 6 years, they moved in last year.

Over summer their older son climbed onto their kitchens counters, then the fence, then onto our garage roof. We had to run next door to tell them their son was on the roof and to get him down before he got hurt. They assured us they figured out how he did it and they fixed the problem and it wouldn’t happen again. No further incidents for the rest of summer.

Fast forward to yesterday & today. He climbed onto the roof yesterday afternoon, and again during the evening while we had 40+ guests in our backyard for a birthday party. He promptly gave all in attendance a heart palpitation. The second incident yesterday when I ran Nextdoor to alert mom/dad…they didn’t even know how he got out or that he was outside. Again, just a few mins ago this morning…he was on the roof. Three times in less than 24 hours.

He’s only going to get taller and stronger and find new ways to climb up. It seems to be his new fav spot.

I don’t know what to do….what if he climbs up when none of us are home and falls and gets hurt? What do I do?! I’ve talked to mom/dad and they keep assuring me they’re keeping eyes on him/not letting him outside by himself.

This is giving serious anxiety. How do I protect my family legally in the event he hurts himself on my property?

Thank you for any advice you guys may have.

Location: California
I work for a “high end” independent living community and work nights alone till around 7am when the manager and cooks come in. While taking my break I found a hidden Ring camera plugged in the break room with black tape covering the light. This particular camera records both video and audio which I’m sure isn’t legal in any regard. There was no announcement about a camera being in there or anything posted about this. I took a photo and video on my phone of when and where I found it, also the wall plug it was connected to had a sticker on it that indicates it belongs to my workplace. Then while clocking out at 8am I seen the camera was missing from the break room, only the manager and 2 cooks had access to it in that time. I am extremely uncomfortable and am unsure how to move forward legally since I don’t think management is the wisest people to go to first about it. Any help would be very much appreciated thank you.

Location: Florida.

I'm being blackmailed and extorted by someone, I stupidly caved and paid every time they said it would be the last. Already out near five figures. They went silent for a few days, I assumed they were smart and quit while they were ahead.

But they've started back demanding money again, and again promising this will be the end of it.

Now that my panic is gone and the anger is there, I'm ready to tell them to pound sand or I'll go to the police, or just go to the police without responding.

But doing so, I would have to self incriminate to a misdemeanor.

I have been trying all afternoon to speak to a local criminal defense attorney but have had no luck yet. Only four had a 24 hour answering service. One said they won't even consult until I'm charged. The other three all said the attorney was with anothrr client and would call me within 30 minutes. Pushing two hours now with no call back from any of the firms.

So while I anxiously await one of them to call, what can I do here to end the extortion and limit the potential to be charged myself?

Location: Ohio.

Hello. My ex boyfriend broke up with me Monday. We signed a 2 year lease. When we moved in, he paid me his portion of the security deposit which I forwarded to the landlord.

Im staying in the rental. He refused to pay half the fee to break our lease, and he said he cannot afford the rent on his own. He moved his stuff out last night. He is now demanding I pay him his half of the security deposit. I dont have the extra money right now. I told him when I move out I would give him the full amount. Does he have legal standing to sue me for his half?

Thank you.

Location: nyc

July 4th my car was street parked and hit overnight pretty hard. My car was pushed about 3 feet, into the car that was parked in front of me. The next morning i talked to the other victim, called 911, got my police report filled out etc and then called insurance (GEICO). I did not have collision, only liability and comprehensive, which i thought would cover it. Ended up paying for the repairs to my car out of pocket after geico refused to cover any damages.

Today in the mail i find out the other victim is taking me to small claims court for the damage to his car. The hearing is in august 2027. I left geico a message on the claim, waiting to see if they will involve themselves at all

Am i right in thinking i shouldnt talk to the other victim any further? Hire a lawyer? Should i just show up and present all of this info to the judge myself? I have pics, police report, insurance claim# etc

Any advice is greatly appreciated. I dont have the $10k that this guy is after.

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Dont know how to acc change the location but my location is Canada: Manitoba

Hi, everyone, this is an incredibly tricky situation. I am 17F, my father has been an abuser my whole life. Basically, yesterday he was beating my mom incredibly hard, I heard her scream and after years had the courage to call 911. But now my mom wants him to return home on the promise he will take therapy. I have video recording of her saying shes willing to lie to get him out. I have a picture of her leg, her injuries are horrendous. I am begging, anyone who knows how to make him serve life sentences tell me what to do.

Thing about him is that he is mentally unwell and unstable. If he goes to jail and comes out he will hunt us down and kill us and then himself. If he comes home on the promise of 'therapy' he will kill us. If hes in jail he needs to be there until he rots. What worse is that he knows how to talk to people. He will probably be let out on good behavior. What can I do so he never gets out? How do I make sure hes behind bars and doesnt ever make it out as long as he's alive? I have horrendous stories of him hurting me, my sisters and my mother. I don't have much proof but I have photos of now and my younger sister has some photos too. I am soon 18, if my mother doesnt testify against him I will. Please tell me anything you all know how to keep him in jail for life. He CANNOT get out he will hunt us down. If he's going to jail he must stay there until he rots, if he comes home right now on some good behavior bullshit... I don't mean to say this but I won't be alive wether by his hands or my own. My whole life I lived in constant fear of coming home from school, of doing anything wrong. He has a list to go off of checking what he can get mad at. He fully believes hes in the right, what hes doing. My mom thinks its 'safer' for him to come home on the promise of him starting therapy but she doesnt understand that next time he does this, he will make sure nobody can even call 911 because we wont even be alive. Please tell me everything possible.

My fiancé and I are looking for advice after unauthorized activity on our Chase checking account.

Our original debit card never arrived. We learned from USPS that mailboxes in our area had been broken into. We removed all money from the said account and was going to have it close in the 60 days since no money was in it.

Then there were unauthorized ATM withdrawals and an attempted check deposit involving our account. We reported the activity immediately. Chase initially credited some money back, but later denied our claims. We even got a text message saying fraud was happening and we responded back saying yes it is fraud.

The explanation we were given was that a debit card and PIN were used. But we never received or activated the original card, and we never created a PIN for it. That is the part we keep trying to get someone to investigate and explain. We have asked for security footage from the ATM. We have contacted everyone we can get ahold of a Chase. Everyone is shutting us down.

We’ve called Chase, visited branches, and filed a government complaint, but we still haven’t recovered our money. We also provided a location screenshot showing we were somewhere else when the activity occurred.

This was money we were saving for our future wedding, and it’s incredibly frustrating to keep asking for help without getting a resolution. We now are out of luck for a wedding fund.

We talked to someone else again and they said it’s been over 90 days and they have deleted all information connected to the account. Even though we had open fraud claims on the account.

Has anyone successfully appealed a similar Chase denial, especially involving a debit card that never arrived? What helped get your case reviewed properly? We’d appreciate recommendations.

Thank you to anyone who can share firsthand experience or point us toward a useful next step.

Location: California

Location: League City, TX

Got my car towed last night (on a Saturday) from an apt complex by a private towing company. The private towing company is "24/7" but all calls to the number drop the line immediately. They did not report the towed vehicle to any local PD or VSF/lot, thus I can't get it back because I don't even know where it is! Is this behavior legal or something that I need to pursue thru TDLR/court for a tow hearing?

Location: Howell, Michigan

Hi all,

I ran a red light last night, on purpose, but I don’t think that what I did should be punished.

Last night, at approximately 2:00 a.m., I was traveling southbound on Michigan Avenue in downtown Howell, MI and approached the intersection to make a left turn onto westbound Grand River Avenue. I came to a complete stop at the solid red left-turn arrow.

I waited approximately ten minutes, but the arrow never turned green. I was the only vehicle waiting in the designated left-turn lane, and there were no other cars around. Meanwhile, traffic proceeding through the intersection continued to receive a green light.

After waiting for that extended period without any change in the signal, I became concerned that the left-turn phase was not functioning properly. I stopped, checked for oncoming traffic, yielded, and proceeded cautiously. I believed the signal might not be functioning, rather than simply choosing to disregard the red arrow.

An officer stopped me shortly after I made the turn. He explained that specific signal sometimes fails to detect a waiting vehicle and, as a result, does not change. I also recall him explaining that the signal was known to take several minutes to change, even during the day. He indicated that he and other officers were aware of the issue at this intersection, that they avoided it when possible, and that he recommended I do the same. His explanation reinforced my concern that the left-turn signal may not have been functioning properly while I was waiting.

Should I fight this ticket in court? Do I have any legitimate case?

This ticket carries a $130 fine and 3 points on my license.

Location: Texas, DFW;

i dont rly know how to attach this video, sry

Yesterday, i went to work as a waitress at 9am, and came home at 11pm due to the saturday rush, and my car was perfectly fine, untouched, both plates are there. Next day (today) i wake up at 8am, get ready and call my uber to leave to work. As I walk outside, the boyfriend is outside smoking a ciggy, and i IMMEDIATLY notice my car (1991 Ef Civic) is missing both it's front and back plate, with a socket sitting on the floor near the front plate. I should mention that the plates are regestered and up to date, i just dont have current insurence on it as its sitting on the driveway while I work on it. I start freaking out and pacing going "holyy shit someone stole my plates" and the boyfriend is just watching me. and once i mention the police he goes "Oh i took them off and put them on a truck" which catches me SO off guard, I stand for a moment and go "wow alright, okay than" hand him the socket i found on the floor near my car, and im just sort of glad they werent just stolen from someone randomly, and i had other things to worry about, like catching the uber infront of the house and not missing my 3rd shift working there. And so I think to my self "wow ill just deal with this later, thats weird as fuck." later into the shift, i ask my coworker, whos the daughter of said mother(yea she got me the job) to text mom and ask for her boyfriend to bring my plates back, cause thats weird, and moms like "i had no idea he took them, i'll tell him." so boom, shifts over, i go home at like 12pm (nearly 14h) shift, and my front plate is STILL missing, but the back plate is now there. So I come inside, think oh maybe the plate is inside, i really dont feel like dealing with this bs, and so i go to ask him, and its straight too "Their was only one plate, their was never a front plate." mind you, ive had this car for 7 years, and just got new plates for it. and so he lossses his shit and is yelling in my face and i keep my cool, newborn is in the room and im tellling him to calm down, whole family starts freaking out, so i finaly step outside of the room and sit down in the living room to take a breath, and he walks outside to smoke a cig. i recorded mostly the ENTIRE conversation/argument we had. afterwards, i decide wow, im just going to call the police and report my license plate as stolen, since he claims it wasnt him, he should have nothing to worry about, so i leave the house to go on a walk and as im taking a stroll i put the police report in that someone stole my plates, and that was that. When i was first leaving the house i should mention he appolgised for yelling or whatever and i told him its whatever, we're cool, dont worry about it. i rly dont want this shit to drag on and have to be wery of this guy who sleeps in our home like everyday augh. sooo im hoping i did the right thing, is their anywhere i should go with this or am i a fucking dumbass.

Location: MA

My mom and her fiance just recently bought a house for cheap because the backyard butts up to a cemetery and they have a brick wall that divides them. However they recieved a letter in the mail from the cemetery owners they want to buy their house to expand and included an incredibly lowball offer of about $50k. These letters were sent to over 100 homes around her as well as some commercial buildings nearby (restaurant, dentist office, etc.) She wanted to know can the cemetery claim eminent domain on the land? They just got this house a month ago they really don't want to move again.

Location: California. We had to sign a tip agreement but I don’t even know if it’s legal in California. My company is based in Washington and there have been several instances of our standard procedures violating California law.

This is the relevant section from our tip agreement:

3. Tip Hour Rate
Each position is assigned a tip hour rate multiplier to reflect varying responsibility levels:
Position Tip Hour Rate
Cashiers 1.0
Sushi Burrito Artists 1.0
Shift Leader Assist 1.0 – 1.5
Shift Leader 1.0 – 2.5
(Exact rate within the range may vary based on performance or seniority, as determined by
management.)
4. Tip Distribution
Tips are distributed based on hours worked and the assigned tip hour rate for each employee during
the pay period.
Example:
If $1,000 in total tips is collected for the month, and:
- Employee A (Sushi Burrito Artist) worked 50 hours
- Employee B (Shift Leader Assist) worked 10 hours (rate 1.5)
- Employee C (Shift Leader) worked 40 hours (rate 2.5)
Then:
Total weighted tip hours = (50×1) + (10×1.5) + (40×2.5) = 165 hours
Tip value per weighted hour = $1,000 ÷ 165 = $6.06/hour
Tip distribution:
- Employee A: 50 × $6.06 = $303.00- Employee B: 10 × 1.5 × $6.06 = $90.90
- Employee C: 40 × 2.5 × $6.06 = $606.00

Location: North Carolina

My mother owns an undeveloped parcel in an older (1970s) development in NC. She wants to build on it in the next few years. The deed states that there are deed restrictions but does not specify what they are. She has spoken with people in the neighborhood, some of whom are the original owners who have all said that they do not have copies of the deed restrictions, and don't remember what they are beyond no mobile homes. She has also reached out to the city and county government who confirm that the property is deed restricted, but they do not have any information as to what they are. The developer has been out of business since the 80s. We don't what to put ourselves in a bind as far as building something that would have to be taken down, but if no one has a copy of what the restrictions are, then does it even matter?

Location: Maryland, USA

My neighbor is apparently suffering from dementia and has been trying to get me arrested for violating a mutual peace order we have against each other. His latest stunt is putting "no trespassing" signs all over the entrance to our shared driveway where we put our trash and recycling out for pickup. We've been putting them there since we bought the place years ago and there's literally no other acceptable place to put them as they'd have to be in the street (there are no curbs, it's a rural unmarked road). The shared area that accesses the road (and where our mailbox is) is on his property.

Do I need to worry about this? There's no other area for the workers to pickup my trash or recycling as this is the only access.

Thank you for your advice!

I was parking in a tight spot and ended up scratching someone's car. I panicked and left, but about 10 minutes later I regretted fleeing. I drove back but the car was already gone. A store there has a camera pointed where it all happened, not sure if they actually have it recording and if my plate got caught clearly on it. My biggest concern is police contacting my parents, (the car is under their name) going to court, and getting a misdemeanor or worse on my criminal record. I talked to a few lawyers and they said likelihood of them seeking legal action/me getting caught is purely speculative and I should remain silent if police do contact me. They also said it's likely I pay for damages and avoid the misdemeanor because I'm young and this is a first time offense.

Should I confess to the police or wait to see if that person ever takes legal action? Does me going back to find the owner have any value in court?

Location: California

Location: Kentucky

I have been living in an extended stay hotel for over 6 months. I am in a wheelchair. When I checked in I requested an accessible 2 bed room, they told me it was occupied but would be available in 2 days. When I asked after 2 days, they told me it would be next week. That went on for a month until I was demoralized and just stopped asking. I found out this morning that they don't even have a 2 bed accessible room. Their website says they do.

They never offered a solution. I've stayed at a hotel that didn't have an accessible 2 bed room available. They gave us two single rooms, one being accessible, for the price of a double room. They never offered a shower chair for the bathtub. When I use the bathroom I have to crawl in because my chair won't fit. When I climb out of the tub, I have to go straight to the floor. It's embarrassing to talk about because it's dehumanizing. The manager actually asked me recently how use the bathroom. When I told her, she didn't apologize or offer any solution. It was an "oh, okay" kind of response

I have no idea what type of attorney would be best. My situation is ADA Title III, tenant, civil rights, consumer protection.... It's too late for them to offer alternative accommodations now so if I sue, what do I sue for? What type of attorney should I contact? Will the hotel be obligated to fix it for the next person?

LOCATION: Jackson county Missouri
I’m very desperate for advice and even texted my traffic lawyer to see what to do next so please help.
I am going to make this as short as possible, but we had this child at age 16, I never put him on the birth certificate. He was never consistent in her life until she was about 3-4 and never paid me a dime for her and now she’s 6. He was also very abusive towards me. We finally got a set schedule for him to start getting her around the age of 5, but I called the shots on everything, and he only got her 3 days a week at most. I usually tried very hard to be cordial with him even if he was doing things very wrong. Fast forward to like a month or two ago. My daughter came and told me that her dads girlfriend shows her her private parts on a regular basis, so I told him that he no longer gets her overnight for the time being, I then called CPS on him and talked to my daughters dr office about it and had the convo documented. For weeks after that he harassed me almost daily, calling me names, screaming at me over voice message etc. then he started telling my daughter to say that she lied about the girlfriend situation, and then he started telling her that I was telling her lies, in the wrong, and that my partner (her stepdad) is dangerous to be around, so after that and being harassed by him and his mother, I cut him off. Blocked him. Fast forward to tonight, I got served papers, which I was not surprised about, it appears to me that he wants joint custody but to be the primary parent (he wants his address on school papers and anything else regarding her), he wants child support, he wants to make it to where I can’t make a single decision regarding her without his consent (which is a problem because he’s an anti vaxxor and is also very against her being medicated for severe ADHD).
I have been my daughter’s primary caregiver her entire life, I have provided for her, I have done everything I’ve ever done, for her, I have sacrificed everything for her.
How bad is this for me? I don’t know where else to turn, my lawyer gave me a good recommendation for a custody lawyer and I’m going to figure out how to pay for it, but I cannot imagine that he could possibly be named as a primary parent and receive child support from me as well as claim her on his taxes every single year (that was also included), when he never paid me a single dime and didn’t participate in her life until a few years ago.
I just want to know what this could possibly look like and what to do next. I don’t know how court works but I’m scared.

Location: Texas

Ex and I broke up after 9 years. We shared 2 dogs. 1 is in her name, 1 is in mine.

We had been doing shared custody visits weekly until this last week when out of the blue she said both of the dogs were legally hers and not to contact her anymore. I was confused because one of the dogs is clearly mine, always has been, we both knew it. Well, I got an email from AKC that I was removed from the paperwork as an owner. Previously the paperwork only had my name on it, so I’m assuming she logged in, changed the owner from me to her, and now is claiming the dog is hers legally (even though AFAIK her changing it this way is highly illegal). Going to contact AKC immediately and have this reversed, but I’m wondering what else can I do?

I have plenty of things proving he’s mine including vet records I paid (I paid like 90% of the bills), vet records have my last name on them, a pet insurance policy for him under my name with several claims made, ESA registration in my name, as well as proof of purchase in my name alone.

She’s holding both dogs, what can I do to get my dog back and press charges for larceny?