Posts by Sandra Parker3

copperangler15 said:Ugh, that's easy for you to say. Just the thought of having to step foot in a courtroom sends me into a total panic.😲

I feel the same way😲
I've only been through it once and I definitely cut some corners🙂

copperangler15 said:Look, I get that the lights are synchronized. But is a judge really going to waste time and money on expert testimony for this? And once they bring in some incompetent witness to testify, the court is just going to believe them. From what I've seen, the police act like they're above the law anyway. Third point: does it actually matter if they botched the location or messed up the street name on the ticket? Do I even have a fighting chance at getting this charge dropped?

You have a shot.
The cops hand out tickets whenever they catch you red-handed during a patrol, and honestly, everything they do follows standard procedure. That said, a judge can dismiss the whole thing if they can't actually prove you did what they claim. Just do your best to make sure they don't pin 🙂
on you.

Thomas Miller80 said:I saw you stirring up a massive panic over on the other thread too 😁

and now a third one... 😕
you're really working yourself into a frenzy here.
did you even bother subscribing to the threads to actually read all the replies?
if you weren't driving like a maniac, you might have actually caught the updates, though maybe nobody finds your questions that interesting anyway.
as for what you're asking on those other posts—once they announce where the speed traps will be, the cops usually aren't sitting right there at that exact moment; they’re typically there a little before or after, which I've figured out plenty of times by testing them myself. there's this one perfect spot near my house they absolutely love, so just slow down a bit when you're unsure and you'll be fine.
besides, if traffic is heavy, the highway patrol will just snap a photo or pull over anyone who's being reckless.

Austin Martinez2 said:I am in total agreement with that statement... honestly. I mean, I wouldn't be in this profession if I could just ignore how bad things have gotten.
The real issue, and I'll say it again, is that human irresponsibility and a tendency toward cutting corners is what makes it so.🤣
crimsonsailor7....hmm...the way you phrased that is a bit messy, but look—couldn't we just skip the legal philosophy part? There really should be a distinction between actual philosophy as a discipline and when someone just uses the word as an excuse for nonsense. But hey, who am I to judge?😁
Unfortunately, though, this is veering into "Off topic".

Why don't you just move this thread over to the Philosophy subforum? Let's see if we can actually distinguish between legitimate science and just people talking out of their asses. We'll see where everyone stands then.

How should we view a "legal loophole" versus just a simple gap in the law, or "statutes of limitations" versus just being expired?
And why wouldn't people look for those loopholes if they exist? We've already touched on this here. You just hire a lawyer who knows the drill, yet people still come here asking these questions.
Why shouldn't knowledge be shared? Those loopholes were likely created by the legislators, not the citizens, so naturally, the public isn't held responsible for how they're used.
I don't really get what kind of moral high ground someone thinks they have here. It's pretty obvious they haven't studied Civil law.
🙂

Lawrence Taylor10 said:First in line are always the spouse and children.
The second tier consists of the surviving spouse if there are no kids, followed by the parents.
There are also third, fourth, and other tiers of succession.

I don't see why we're even debating this here. Nobody has died, so there's no probate or inheritance laws to apply, and nobody's even filed for divorce.
This is about a car. The father and son are too chicken to just take it back, so instead, the daughter-in-law swiped the keys. Now they're scrambling for a way to drive it because she’s been the one driving both of them around up until now.🙂

The guy was just asking about how his dad could take ownership of the car with the least amount of financial headache, which led to questions about whether gifting it would be better given the tax implications—you know, weighing gifting versus inheritance—but if they actually want to transfer the title, then...
The whole thing boils down to getting rid of the liability; whether it's a gift or not, you'll still have to deal with that part, at least that's my take on it.
🙂

Parents—specifically fathers in this context—fall into the second tier of inheritance. 🙂

If the car isn't going to be part of the marital assets anyway—since the dad is the one actually paying it off—then what's the point of even doing a gift transfer and getting hit with a special tax?

I’ve scrolled through this thread before.
Look, I’m no tax expert, so I shouldn’t be making definitive claims without actually digging into the legal code and all that. I'm assuming there are some lawyers in here who can give us the real facts, along with people who could estimate what the tax hit would look like given what cars are worth these days. Honestly, I'm just wondering if the whole transaction is even worth the headache.
You have to deal with problems as they come, otherwise they just pile up. I'm thinking about everything mentioned in that previous thread you linked, too.
And that whole situation with the car? That sounded incredibly sketchy to me. A guy letting his car sit idle for six months straight just because his wife took the keys? And then nobody even drives it? 🙂 Sorry, but something about that just doesn't add up.

neonsurfer13 said:She’s got all the keys. It’s not even like she’s driving the thing—she just refuses to hand over the keys and lets the car sit there rotting in front of the apartment building for six months straight. Honestly, I don't get how they couldn't just get the keys back from her, but that's the mess they've managed to make for themselves. Who knows if the keys are even inside the apartment at this point?

They checked about the lock, and the mechanic told them they'd have to have the car towed there, and apparently, the whole job is going to run them about $667.

On another note, does anyone know if there's a gift tax on transfers from a father to a son?

When a parent gifts a car to their kid, there isn't a special tax on the transfer, but if the child is gifting a car back to the parent, then you're looking at a special tax on passenger vehicles.
How much would that even run me?
And why even bother gifting it? If the car is in their name, just leave it that way. During a messy divorce, gifting assets like that can easily be challenged as some kind of shady maneuver to hide property during the split.
They should just get the car looked at and change the locks—find someone else besides the dealership, I'm sure there's someone who won't charge an arm and a leg. Besides, what kind of car are we even talking about here?
You're being a little sketchy with this, and what about the state inspection? Only the owner can handle that, and they can't do it without the actual vehicle being there. 😎

Linda Reyes19 said:Legal disclaimer:

They don't even need your keys to drag your car right out from under your nose. Just call a tow truck!

Then comes the fun part... fighting them for the keys.

- figuring out how to gift it is sorted
- getting the car moved is sorted
- as for the keys, I guess there’s always someone who can cut a new one or swap the lock or whatever, regardless of what kind of ride it is

A few years back, things were at least somewhat predictable, though I couldn't tell you what the deal is today: if you were driving someone else's car, you technically needed a power of attorney. The cops didn't really care much because, honestly, it felt like total nonsense, but it applied even to a spouse if the car wasn't in their name. They’d just flag you at a state border checkpoint if they felt like being difficult.
I don't see the issue—what about keys? For crying out loud, she can obviously just "pick up" some keys without needing the police to step in and make it a whole thing. Or anything else like that...

Morgan Long49 said:Is there anything else left to saaaaaaaaaay????
There is!!
It seems like it's just human nature to constantly complain and vent, especially when people feel misunderstood. But let’s pivot for a second... look at us. There are a few of us here who clearly feel like outsiders or just fundamentally different—Noah Sanchez7, Morgan Bishop4, myself, and I've lost track... but don't you think everyone feels that way at some point? Even the people who seem the most "normal" and act perfectly conventional often carry that same sense of isolation deep down. I'm not sure if I'm making myself clear enough, but that's the gist of it.

But what exactly does "perfectly normal" even look like?