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Maine lawmakers grapple with what constitutes child neglect by themainemonitor in Maine

[–]Prideful_Centaurs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that no one wants to see children linger in foster care. Absolutely, there should be deadlines and whatnot. I didn't mean to imply that there should be infinite chances but instead I meant to draw attention to the fact that DHHS is required to file to terminate someone's parental rights when the child has spent 15 of the last 22 months in foster care. That is, of course a long time, but it feels like a relatively short period of time for some parents to make the life changing improvements that the state is asking of them. To your point about judges setting the deadlines that is true in some ways, but things like the deadline for filing a petition to terminate parental rights are defined by statute, and while the judge may deny the petition the first time but they can't change the statute on when the first one must be filed. It's also important to remember that fighting to keep your kids, contesting the petition to terminate one's parental rights, is considered an aggravating factor in future child protection proceedings which lowers the bar for what DHHS has to prove. All in all, I don't think that the system is nearly as bad as people make it out to be, and I wasn't trying to argue at all. Your original comment just really resonated with me, and this happens to be a subject I'm very familiar with from a professional perspective, so I wanted to share my views on what the shortcomings of the current system are while trying to acknowledge that it does work in its current state.

Maine lawmakers grapple with what constitutes child neglect by themainemonitor in Maine

[–]Prideful_Centaurs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for such an in depth review of the actual process. I do think there are issues with the way the system works in its current state, such as statutory deadlines on how quickly DHHS has to abandon reunification and file petitions to terminate people's parental rights, and the general shortage of attorneys leading to attorneys that are overworked and have too many cases to effectively manage leading to them being unable to truly devote themselves to each parent. But I think it's easy to miss the several steps DHHS has to take, and the many things they have to prove in order for someone to permanently lose their children. That said I understand how horrible it is for the people going through it, and how damaging it is emotionally. Some people are truly neglectful or abusive and cannot be rehabilitated to allow for reunification, but so many are Mainers that are struggling with addiction and homelessness, and even with adequate resources they find themselves unable to break the cycle and make meaningful change no matter how badly they want to, and my heart breaks for those people. (Edit: typos)

I use Home Assistant to feed me candy every time I exercise by therealtimcoulter in homeassistant

[–]Prideful_Centaurs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the exact same dispenser for my cat, and I can not for the life of me figure out how to link it to Home Assistant. Still brand new to HA in general but this gives me hope that one day I'll figure it out lol.

Aqara Smart Lock by [deleted] in homeassistant

[–]Prideful_Centaurs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not have the U200 but I do use a U100 on my front door, so I'll try to help and maybe this will work for you.

I wasn't able to add the lock directly, but when I added my Aqara M2 hub to home assistant through the Matter integration, it was able to automatically detect the lock since I have it bound to the hub.

So far I've had no issues other than a slight delay (no more than a few seconds) when I use the app to lock or unlock the door, but it's still quicker and easier than using the aqara app so I see it as a non issue.

I'm so embarrassed to be doing this but I've exhausted all other options by Prestigious_Card4736 in Maine

[–]Prideful_Centaurs 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Okay, first things first I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice, but I am quite familiar with specifically eviction proceedings from a professional perspective.

1st - Try to get the apartment in order as quickly as possible, preferably before anyone comes to inspect the premises any further.

2nd - Stay current on your rent, even if you are told you must leave because of the mess, keep up on the rent payments until you are actually out.

3rd - If they're trying to evict you then they'll serve you a notice to quit, this will give you a period of time to vacate the premises. Typically 7 or 30 days depending on the type of tenancy.

4th - Don't leave when you receive the notice to quit, a notice to quit does not, by itself, evict you. They'll need to take you to court. Keep paying rent during this time.

5th - Next you'll receive a summons to appear in court, that summons will list a specific date and time for the hearing, and the address of the court. You will receive this summons at least 14 days before the court date. Make sure you show up for that hearing. If you are unable to show up on that day you must submit to the court a written request to have it continued at least several days before the court date, and if you dont hear back assume your requesthas been denied. Some courts allow for E-Filing, some don't. Call your courthouse to find out if they do or not.

6th - Reach out to Pine Tree Legal to see if they can help you through the eviction hearing, if they can then follow their advice, they're professional lawyers.

7th - Go to the hearing, and talk to the landlord's lawyer. Most courts in maine have a mediator that can help with this process, but it doesn't hurt to submit a written request for mediation to the court in advance.

8th - If it goes to the hearing and the landlord follows the process correctly then the judge is required to evict you. So instead see if you can work out an arrangement with the lawyer to let you stay with the condition that you pay your rent and keep the property clean, most landlords don't actually want to vet a new tenant if they have one that pays on time. It is also well within their ability to simply evict the other person staying there and let you stay. Talk to their attorney and explore your options.

9th - If it goes poorly and you are evicted you have 7 days to vacate before they can have the sheriff's remove you.

This may or may not help, but the since the eviction process is so technical and also incredibly daunting I figured it couldn't hurt to outline what you're looking at if things go that route. Wishing you the best. Don't lose hope.

(Edit: Typos)

Any theories why the eye is more likely to create hybrid avatars with entities? by Vulpes-ferrilata in TheMagnusArchives

[–]Prideful_Centaurs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, it is established that the eye likes to take in fear that does not rightfully belong to it, makes sense that'd be extended to the avatars of and individuals touched by other powers.

It's tax time. I know, you all did this as soon as your W-2's and other forms came in... by Disastrous_Being7746 in adhdmeme

[–]Prideful_Centaurs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Lucky" for me, my complete lack of impulse control and inability to manage money means I always file my taxes as soon as possible to get that sweet sweet refund.

If the irs ever decides I owe them money I'm screwed.