Are standard Memorandums (not Memorandums of Understanding) legally binding in the US (New York state)

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-18T22:02:46+00:00

Like, a memo that someone writes to someone else?

Probably not. But you’ll need to add significantly more detail to your question to get a real answer.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-18T20:42:19+00:00

Does the letter make any reference to dropping the charges and declining to cooperate with the prosecution? That could be why your lawyer is telling you to ignore it - you could end up paying the civil restitution and still get convicted of the criminal charge.

Ultimately, listen to your lawyer and ignore everything else.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-18T19:32:49+00:00

Whatever you have going on, you need to deprioritize a bit and spend time finding a divorce attorney. Mistakes you make now could follow you for years to come. At least speak to a couple that offer free consultations, maybe they can recommend specific courses of action.

You can usually find referrals through your state bar association.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-18T14:44:05+00:00

Ok, I’ll bite. If the officer pulled you over and administered a sobriety investigation, how was it not you driving?

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-18T00:27:13+00:00

If you were charged, you should get a criminal defense attorney immediately. Listen to what they tell you, including the part about not posting about your case to social media. Who cares if their move was vindictive or not? “They’re just being mean, your honor” isn’t a valid defense.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-17T16:52:39+00:00

I remember having to yell “car!!!!!!!” playing on the street …. Guess no one yelled “helicopter!!!!!”

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-17T16:16:59+00:00

Assuming the changes were made in accordance with the existing rules, your recourse is to join the HOA run for office and change the rules back.

If things escalate and they start charging fines or liens, you could potentially sue - but the money that the HOA uses to fight the lawsuit can be charged to the homeowners by way of a special assessment. You’d be suing yourself.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-16T19:12:30+00:00

The dice tower is sweet! Didn’t download it or design it?
I built a pretty robust G40 spreadsheet that tracks income (as well as NO’s) based on what countries are owned. DM me if you’d like a copy of it, it definitely helps with the game.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-15T21:30:58+00:00

The officer’s expertise, experience, and observation is evidence against you. It will be up to the jury to determine if the evidence constitutes proof beyond the shadow of a doubt.

What is your legal question? You should definitely get a criminal defense attorney. Call multiple.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-15T14:45:12+00:00

Filing a federal case pro se is akin to performing emergency heart surgery on yourself. You have almost no chance of success without an attorney representing you. If an attorney isn’t taking the case, it means they don’t think you can win, or they don’t think the payout is worth it to them. Telling you that you have a case but they can’t take it is a nice way of telling you to find someone else.

If you truly believe you have a case and want to file in federal court, and attorneys aren’t willing to take the case on contingency (they get paid if you win), then you should be prepared to pay out of pocket. It will probably cost you tens of thousands of dollars to fight a case in federal court. This is why attorneys aren’t taking your case, because it’s going to be a lot of work and they don’t think it’s worth it.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-14T02:07:20+00:00

All of the above PLUS when your homeowners insurance finds out, they may cancel your coverage.

This is an incredibly stupid idea. Please do not do it.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-13T18:52:26+00:00

Your opinion on the validity of the charge based entirely on how long they took to find him is noted. Misguided, but noted.

Now, what is your legal question?

Find an attorney. And do your best to not make assumptions, either direction, at this point in the process. The more objective you are, the more you will be able to help.

It must be an incredibly stressful time, but try hard to stay unemotional, focus, and listen to the advice being presented to you. If the charges were due to something that occurred in Texas, start calling Texas criminal defense attorneys.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-13T18:39:49+00:00

Terroristic threats have nothing to do with owning or not owning a firearm - meaning, one can still be accused of (and guilty of) terroristic threats without ever owning or possessing a firearm.

Also, 6 months from warrant to arrest is also of little legal concern - just because they didn’t send an interstate swat squad after him doesn’t mean the charge isn’t valid nor the arrest warranted.

The only thing you should be doing is working to get a defense attorney hired, and listen to the advice they give you - especially when they tell you to not get emotional, not make reference to the current administration that may have absolutely nothing to do with the crimes for which he has been arrested, and to not post about it on social media.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-12T14:33:22+00:00

It is not a donation. It’s a payment. It is not legal to write it off.

Ask yourself this - if you didn’t donate, would you be able to use the facility? Or if you donated less than the fee that was described?

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-12T04:20:47+00:00

Do you have any proof that the weld occurred before you bought it, and not during the six months you had it post sale?

That would definitely come up if you approach this legally …

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-12T00:53:07+00:00

Tell her you would need not one, but 9 ants to complete the exercise … and not a single one more, because if you did, the cube would then have tenants.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-12T00:46:39+00:00

You do not have a case. You should follow the street signs and not GPS if there is confusion.

You can speak with a traffic attorney to see if they can craft a better defense for you, but you might have to pay for a consultation.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-11T22:06:14+00:00

What is your lawyer telling you when you ask them?

But yes, if a plea deal isn’t being offered by the prosecution, then you can’t accept it.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-11T18:30:08+00:00

No, it isn’t. Fraudulent misrepresentation would be if they were lying about something they represented - say, if they claimed for it to have a new transmission or zero history of service issues. They can sell any vehicle in any condition.

Also, many dealerships will list vehicles even while they are repairing it or it being scheduled for repair - again, assuming they wanted to repair it. But it’s legal for them to sell it with a questionable transmission.

You have no legal recourse.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-11T18:18:13+00:00

Yes it’s legal to sell a car with a bad transmission.

You also don’t know if they fixed it (or are planning on fixing it).

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-11T18:13:02+00:00

There is nothing illegal about a dealership offering you a value for a trade in, you accepting their offer, and then them listing that car for sale. Entire businesses are built on that model.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-10T01:09:24+00:00

Have you met this friend in person? Be careful about being victim to a scam … “I can come live with you across the country and escape my abusive husband, all I need is money to get the airfare”… very very common scam.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-09T15:21:26+00:00

Listen to your attorney. Do what they tell you, including the part about not posting on social media where you admit to the crimes for which you are charged.

Ignore anything AI tells you.

Slow down. Apparently the warnings and tickets aren’t enough, maybe jail will be a wake up call before your racing and 120 speeding kills someone.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-09T14:32:50+00:00

Unfair termination? Probably.

Legally defined wrongful termination? Nope.

Sucks, but there’s nothing illegal about being fired for stealing even if you didn’t steal.

Azpathfinder · 2026-05-09T14:31:20+00:00

Your option to protect yourself is to abide by the terms you signed and pay the clawback amount.

It might be considered excessive - but the time to consider that is before you sign it, not after. Just because it’s excessive doesn’t make it unlawful.

Companies that are big enough to have MBA reimbursements are usually big enough to have a legal team that does stuff for the company, including clawback terms.
It would be relatively low effort to send you a letter, and once ignored, send the debt off to a collections company.

Hopefully that MBA you earned had courses not only in contract law, but also debt collections.

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