r/legaladvice
3.5M members
r/legaladvice is a subreddit with 3.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses legal, struggling, legal advice, legal rights, and landlord.
A place to ask simple legal questions.
Popular Themes in r/legaladvice
#1
Advice Requests
: "Is it possible to legally emancipate myself as a 32 year old to avoid taking care of my estranged mother? (MA)"
40 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Grandma is getting her affairs in order and found out her beneficiary has been changed…twice"
12 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Finding Business Attorney?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/legaladvice
#1
Legal
: "IlLegal lockout"
169 posts
#2
Struggling
46 posts
#3
Legal Advice
: "My friend had his phone seized by CBP. He is an American citizen, not involved in a crime, and the CBP is refusing to return calls despite holding phone for over the 30 days the are legally allowed to without a warrant. What should we do?"
39 posts
#4
Legal Rights
38 posts
#5
Landlord
: "Landlord is trying to make me sign a confidentiality agreement"
28 posts
#6
Employment
: "I am below 18, my employer has not paid me 3 paychecks (weekly) since they were due 8 weeks ago. What do I do?"
27 posts
#7
Frustrating
21 posts
#8
Property
20 posts
#9
Lawyer
18 posts
#10
Legal Action
13 posts
Flair Used in r/legaladvice
#1
Landlord Tenant Housing
: "Are we allowed to tell prospective tenants about black mold?"
12 posts
#2
Custody Divorce and Family
: "Is it possible to legally emancipate myself as a 32 year old to avoid taking care of my estranged mother? (MA)"
7 posts
#3
Criminal Law
: "I was attacked and lost 4 teeth, there are witnesses and statements given but, the DA dropped the case."
7 posts
#4
Business Law
: "A guy brought a gun to work."
5 posts
#5
Real Estate law
: "A previous owner of my house sued me for improvements he made 10 years ago that he didn't net because he lost possession of the house in an "involuntary transaction". Title insurance told me to kick rocks"
4 posts
#6
Contracts
: "Elderly mom scammed by Vivint (misrepresented as ADT)"
4 posts
#7
Other Civil Matters
: "My dad had his name changed "illegally" as a child"
4 posts
#8
Small Claims Procedure
: "Small claims case coming up, but I moved out of state."
3 posts
#9
Wills Trusts and Estates
: "Mom, who died in 2018, received settlement check mailed to me."
3 posts
#10
Employment Law
: "Unsure what type of attorney I need"
2 posts
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Last updated: June 4, 2026