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writes: A girl just got kicked out of her uncles's house and her car repossessed this morning.She's due to report to work and her uncle and ex hubby just cashed the checks she post dated to them.She's staying with me for the time being, but I have no clues on how she should get her stuff from her uncles home or what to do to help her out.I am asking for advice! Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (17 July 2007): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionturned out she became a lazy friend, hiding from her problems and eating all our food, sleeping all day and not givng us anything or doing anything in return for us to allow her to settle in. I never got any free hand outs and if I had help offered to me, I would show that I was grateful in other ways.I looked her name up on the internet and found out some interesting tidbits that struck me to thinking this wasn't such a great idea to call a neighbor a friend, all too soon.I ended up having to shoe her out of our home, and we did not want her or us to cause any problems for her uncle aka our neighbor out of disrepect.She belongs with her family and usually family will always be there for their family right or wrong, it's unconditional with family, with friends, it's just not the same, unless you've known them long enough, to really know them and know both sides of what is actually going on.So, I therefore, told her she needs her uncle or another family member to lean on.It wasn't easy to do, but I feel a whole lot better that I did just that!Thanks for all who responded!
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reader, LynstHolin  +, writes (14 July 2007):
She can called the police or the sheriff (depending on where she lives)--they will accompany her to her uncle's house so she can safely get her belongings. Her uncle has no legal right whatsoever to keep them. The police can also tell her what rights she has regarding the checks. Different places have different laws about that sort of thing.It's hard to comment further without knowing more of the situation, but here's a bit of advice: If she wants to borrow money from you, don't lend her more than you can afford to lose. Friendships all too often end over money.
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