00:05:09.000And we got after hours today with some girls as well, guys.
00:05:11.000But we want to get you guys some sauce tonight.
00:05:13.000We're live everywhere, live on my channel, Fresh of Fit, Rumble, Kick, all the different platforms, because this episode is obviously going to be very important.
00:05:19.000You know, episodes like this is what literally you can go back to later on and utilize to kind of keep yourself from being in really bad positions.
00:05:26.000And I want to introduce you guys to a friend of mine, my lawyer as well, Hassan.
00:05:48.000A lot of times people are born here and they don't realize what a treasure it is to be an American unless you've had the opportunity to live somewhere else where you don't have the freedom and the liberty in the U.S. Constitution.
00:05:57.000And that, unfortunately, way too many Americans take for granted.
00:06:00.000So I think sometimes people, if they hear that you're born overseas, they may see you as less than American.
00:06:05.000But I actually think that makes me more of an American because my dad's an oral surgeon, my mom's a professor of orthodontics.
00:06:10.000We could have lived anywhere in the world and we chose to immigrate to the U.S. when I was four years old.
00:06:49.000But when I was 18, I was crossing back the border from Canada.
00:06:53.000I had attended a conference in Canada, and as I was crossing across the border, they told my mom to go in for a random inspection.
00:07:01.000So I said, My mom said, What do you mean random?
00:07:03.000I said, Mom, random means they saw your headscarf.
00:07:05.000You know, she's a Muslim woman, just like the Virgin Mary.0.80
00:07:07.000She covers her hair, it's part of our tradition.
00:07:08.000And I was joking, I think that would be the case, but I was shocked at what I saw.
00:07:12.000When I walked in the room, there were 40 members of the American Muslim community, all U.S. citizens who were held for six hours, fingerprinted, first.
00:07:22.000Interrogated, treated like criminals.0.97
00:07:24.000And the only offense that we had committed was attending a faith based conference in Canada.
00:07:29.000And I told the officer, I said, while you're wasting time with this elderly couple and these young kids, and you're interrogating us about our political beliefs, our religious beliefs, real criminals could be making it across the border.0.77
00:08:48.000When I experienced that, I realized, like, man, we can't take our liberty for granted.
00:08:52.000And now, what we realize is all this fear and hate that was being promoted against the Muslim community was actually heavily Zionist funded to undermine our liberty so that we can't have the impact by being politically engaged because they're afraid of what would happen if the American Muslim community and others speak out about what Israel is doing and the Zionist control that they have over American influence.
00:09:15.000So, at that age of 18, I decided I wanted to become a civil rights attorney.
00:09:19.000You know, I wanted to protect the Constitution.
00:09:20.000I said, We immigrated to America because of the Constitution, and the Constitution is under attack.
00:09:26.000Zionist anti Muslim haters that are trying to demonize the American Muslim community and use that as an excuse to pass laws like the Patriot Act, FISA, other things that give the government greater overreach, greater control, and less civil rights and less civil liberties for all Americans.
00:09:40.000So I said, We're here for the liberty.
00:09:42.000I want to commit my life to protect the Constitution.
00:09:45.000So I ultimately ended up going to law school after studying political science and then.
00:09:50.000Came down to Florida, became executive director of the largest American Muslim civil rights organizations.
00:09:54.000But what I was always proud of listen, if you just protect rights for just one particular group, then you're not doing anyone a favor.
00:10:00.000You have to protect civil rights and justice in the Constitution for everyone.
00:10:03.000And that's what I made Care Florida about.
00:10:05.000I made it about protecting the Constitution for everyone.
00:10:08.000We had white clients, black clients, everyone.
00:10:17.000Did that for 10 years, built it into one of the largest civil rights organizations in the country until I went.
00:10:24.000Through a very personal difficulty and trial and tribulation, which was a blessing.
00:10:28.000And that's what I want your viewers to understand.
00:10:30.000Listen, in life, you may face hardships, trials, calamities, loss, but you just have to have absolute conviction that the source of the universe never takes, it only gives.
00:11:25.000And we saw some of that with January 6th.
00:11:27.000And I think the interesting thing is before.
00:11:28.000Before then, a lot on the right were okay with the government targeting the Muslim community, for example.
00:11:33.000But then, after January 6th, they realized, well, uh oh, maybe the government is out of control.
00:11:38.000And that's what people got to understand.
00:11:39.000It's not about the difference of your religion or your race, it's about those in power and those who don't have power.
00:11:45.000And unfortunately, those in power often can be very corrupt.
00:11:48.000And we saw that with Epstein and the pedophiles and all sorts of things.
00:11:52.000I don't want to derail the conversation, but ultimately, for 10 years, I traveled the country raising awareness about FBI overreach and why you should never speak to the FBI without a lawyer.
00:12:02.000Should never speak to law enforcement without a lawyer.
00:12:06.000That is protected by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the right to remain silent, the Sixth Amendment, the right to an attorney.
00:12:12.000Those laws were put there not to protect the criminals and the crooked.
00:12:16.000It was put there to protect the innocent people because when innocent people speak to law enforcement without an attorney, innocent people get in trouble.
00:12:23.000That's why President Trump himself, when he was facing investigations and the FBI wanted to speak with him, he said, I'm not going to speak to you without an attorney.
00:12:29.000And I've done that for my clients, man.
00:12:31.000I get clients, you know, they could be medical students, you know, All sorts of different people, and the FA want to talk to them.
00:12:40.000When you guys want to talk to him, he said, not without my lawyer.
00:12:42.000Also, I cannot advise my client to speak to you guys without an attorney.
00:12:45.000And if you're doing your job and you're doing it fairly and honestly, you should have no problem with an attorney being involved.
00:12:51.000So, the focus of my work for 10 years really was protecting people from the border, at the border, and then protecting people from FBI overreach and harassment and false criminal investigations.
00:13:02.000I mean, I have some clients that are world renowned that because they have power, status, position, and they use it nobly.
00:13:09.000But then you have someone who has a vendetta, maybe a personal interest in them, can't get with them.
00:13:14.000And so they start making false accusations against them.
00:13:16.000I mean, I have really high profile clients that have been falsely accused of rape and different things.
00:13:19.000And thank God we were able to clear their names before charges happen.
00:13:24.000Because if the charges happen, the damage is already done.
00:13:27.000And the reason we were able to protect them also is because they didn't do the one fatal mistake that can really screw up an innocent person's life.
00:13:34.000And that is that they didn't speak to law enforcement without a lawyer.
00:13:37.000You know, it's one of the most dangerous things that you can do.
00:13:41.000So raising awareness and then representing people that are targeted.
00:13:44.000Unjustly by the FBI and by the government or facing false criminal investigations.
00:13:49.000It's like crude false sexual allegations, which is a huge one nowadays that's really gotten, the whole Me Too movement has created a monster where lots of guys get falsely accused of this.
00:15:05.000It's a tool that is often used way too frequently.
00:15:08.000Brother, I myself faced false accusations.
00:15:11.000And that was the greatest gift because I know what it's like to be on that side and it allowed me to be the best lawyer.
00:15:16.000And even though, look, my law firm's called Muslim Legal, I obviously look visibly Muslim, but I have clients of every different culture, race, religion, ethnicity, it doesn't matter because ultimately they saw, man, these are lawyers that know what it's like to be targeted.
00:15:29.000You want to tell them about that story?
00:15:31.000Yeah, because, and it's interesting because the legal disciplines that you take over, you've experienced this.
00:15:37.000So for you, you're able to really put yourself in your client's shoes when they're going through that hardship.
00:15:42.000Because you've been there where, you know, obviously at the border being detained and then having those issues.
00:15:47.000And then you could tell them your story.
00:15:49.000Yeah, no, that's, I mean, that's really what makes the best lawyer is not just studying it in the books and not even just doing the cases for others, but being the client, knowing what it's like to be the client.
00:16:00.000And that's exactly why I end up doing family law.
00:16:03.000So, Very simply, what happened is I was running one of the largest civil rights organizations for 10 years.
00:16:07.000And, you know, my ex wife, she unfortunately caught the feminist bug at the time, you know, and her friends would whisper to her and told her, you know, and she would literally say at the time, oh, you know, we'd be millionaires if your dad did real work instead of this nonprofit charity work.
00:16:23.000Because all the civil rights work I did was basically for nonprofit civil rights, pro bono, living paycheck to paycheck, man, for 10 years.
00:16:30.000I realized the importance of the U.S. Constitution and I realized my children are growing up here defending people for free and all that stuff.
00:16:39.000And even within my own law firm, I mean, last year I did about half a million in pro bono work.
00:16:44.000And now I'm starting to cut it back because I realized, like, to fight the fights that we're fighting, we need resources.
00:16:49.000So now I'm starting to scale back a little bit on that side.
00:16:52.000But nonetheless, for 10 years doing pro bono work, living paycheck to paycheck, serving the community, challenging the FBI, the FBI called me a thorn in their side.
00:17:00.000But the same agents who called me a thorn in their side actually gifted me the challenge coin and I had their respect.
00:17:06.000You know, I was one of the first leaders of the civil rights organization I was in to be invited to the White House.
00:18:22.000And I raised hell on that to the point where I would live stream from CBP areas, instructing people on their rights.
00:18:28.000And then just to be antagonistic, I would actually do the call to prayer, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, loud, just to show them that I'm not scared because historically the community was so scared.
00:18:36.000And at that point, man, we actually earned their respect.
00:18:40.000We connected with the head of CBP and they actually brought us in to start training their officers on how not to harass and target and undermine civil rights of people.
00:18:48.000So that's the kind of work I was doing for 10 years, fighting the feds, fighting the federal government, fighting government overreach, which I think is something that can unite the right and the left.
00:18:57.000Historically, it hasn't always, but I think now both sides are waking up and saying, wait a minute.
00:19:02.000You know, the federal government can be weaponized for political agendas, you know, and it doesn't necessarily benefit the people.
00:19:07.000And nothing is greater than the Constitution and our freedom and our liberty.
00:19:12.000And what makes us Americans is to hold our government accountable and keep them in check.
00:19:16.000So I was doing that work for 10 years.
00:19:18.000And then, unfortunately, like I said, my ex wife at the time caught the feminism bug and told the kids, Oh, it would be millionaires if your dad did real work and sent us nonprofit work.
00:19:25.000And she ultimately ended up me and her getting separated.
00:19:28.000She moved to Morocco, separated for close to two years, religiously divorced for about six months.
00:19:34.000Been blessed to move on into a new, healthy, beautiful relationship.
00:19:37.000And my ex wife hadn't seen the kids in like six months.
00:19:40.000I had begged her to come back and visit.
00:19:42.000When I begged her to come back and visit, I said, Listen, we got a beautiful home in Tampa.
00:20:07.000I have my boundaries and my limits.1.00
00:20:08.000And she's like, you know, you basically traded me for garbage.0.96
00:20:12.000I'm not going to repeat her language.0.98
00:20:14.000I'm going to make sure you and her lose everything.1.00
00:20:15.000I'm going to make sure you're on the streets.0.99
00:20:18.000And, you know, she went after me and blasted me online.0.69
00:20:22.000She did a GoFundMe that raised $40,000.
00:20:24.000Now, mind you, dude, I've done so much free work for actual women victims of domestic violence.
00:20:30.000One of my clients, one of my first clients that I did about $20,000 worth of free legal work representing her, who's an actual victim of domestic violence, she has 100,000 followers.0.96
00:20:40.000When she did her GoFundMe, she couldn't even raise $20,000 to support her legal case.
00:20:46.000Meanwhile, my ex, who only had a few thousand followers at the time, raised $40,000.
00:20:52.000Because it wasn't about supporting women, it was about attacking an attorney like myself that runs a prominent civil rights organization that's been challenging the federal government and, frankly, challenging a lot of the liberal agenda and the liberal politics as well.
00:21:06.000So ultimately, she raised all that money and she filed for a temporary restraining order against me.
00:21:19.000But here's the beautiful part, and this almost never happens.
00:21:22.000The judge denied the restraining order ex parte.
00:21:26.000In other words, when you file for a restraining order, you actually have a shot to make whatever allegations.
00:21:30.000And if the allegations that are alleged are enough, you know, to make the judge indicate that you may be at risk, then the judge is going to grant it because they don't want to risk it.
00:23:36.000And I was giving her an average of $5,000 a month for the three months before she did this.
00:23:41.000And she claimed, she basically represented that she and the kids were locked up in the house getting beaten, using all the anti Arab stereotypes, needing money to escape for their life.
00:25:39.000People are literally living in mud huts that are like as big as a stable, brother, you know, like this.
00:25:43.000And just serving the orphans, serving those in need.
00:25:46.000And I realized, man, you don't need all this stuff to be happy.
00:25:50.000Just being out literally in the remote jungle parts of Africa and sometimes in the desert, Turkana, remote areas of Kenya, and just being able to serve those that are less fortunate and seeing how happy they are having nothing.
00:26:01.000And we have a tradition that God helps the servant so long as the servant helps others.
00:26:04.000So, through that service, I believe there were indirect blessings to it.
00:26:09.000When I came back, one of the biggest real estate developers hired me as his right hand.
00:26:16.000But I had to take permission before I go on my charity trips.
00:26:20.000And I'm like, I can't freaking take permission.
00:26:44.000And then when I got back, I don't have a job, but people started hitting me up saying, Brother, I'm going through something like what you're going through.
00:27:05.000I want to be the kind of lawyer I wish me and my ex had.
00:27:08.000A lawyer that really cares about the family, about the children.
00:27:11.000Because in these family law disputes, the only people who win are the lawyers.
00:27:15.000They're the ones that make all the money off of the parties fighting, you know?
00:27:19.000So ultimately, it's a big business family court.
00:27:20.000It's a huge, and honestly, there's a lot of, I think, abuse in the system.
00:27:25.000Unfortunately, there can be a lot of injustice.
00:27:27.000And so, man, I just started picking myself back up, taking on cases, one case after the next, and just doing it out of my house without an office, without staff.
00:27:53.000We're there as a one stop shop to fight for justice as lawyers that were driven for over 10 years by a desire to protect the Constitution in the nonprofit space.
00:28:04.000And it actually took me a while to shift because one of the big mistakes I used to make is when I have clients that run out of money, I used to not drop them.
00:28:09.000I just didn't have the heart to, you know.
00:28:11.000But it continued to grow big and big and big.
00:28:13.000And it's easy to do that when it's just yourself.
00:28:15.000But when you have 10 staff, you know, you got to get.
00:28:30.000So that's what got me into family law.
00:28:32.000And I will tell you very important for those going through divorce, going through hardship, going through a calamity, don't give up hope.
00:28:39.000Because I was at that point, I literally remember standing in the subway, seeing the train, wishing I could fall in front of it.
00:28:43.000And I kept my faith, I kept my optimism, and then everything turned around 10x.
00:28:48.000Literally, what I used to make in a year, I started making in a month.
00:28:51.000My following on social media went up 10x, my network went up 10x.
00:28:55.000I've never been more successful than I am today.
00:28:57.000And I don't believe I would have been here had I not lost everything, accepted it, and then worked hard to help those and help others avoid being in situations like I was.
00:29:07.000Would it be fair to say that, like, because basically you lose everything, you go to New York, you work with your real estate developer, you go to Africa, you're there doing charity work, you come back.
00:29:18.000You start taking out clients little by little.
00:29:20.000Did you going through that and like actually really being in your client's shoes like help you significantly with like fighting their cases on their behalf?
00:29:28.000And then word of mouth just traveled and it just started getting recommended more and more.
00:29:31.000People can tell when they have to do it.
00:29:33.000So, a few lawyers actually have been through it.
00:29:34.000So, like, you know exactly what it was.
00:29:36.000Well, for a lot of lawyers, it is ultimately just a business.
00:29:38.000And I think my struggle has been about actually running it as a business, you know, and making it purely business based and not making those heartstring decisions about, you know, maybe doing more pro bono than we should.
00:29:49.000Because, like I said, last year we had about half a million in pro bono.
00:29:52.000However, Ultimately, I think, you know, Stephen Colbert said this, and he said this so beautifully.
00:29:58.000He said that the blessing of our trials and our calamities is they give us empathy to help others going through similar situations.
00:30:06.000Because if you've been through it yourself, you can understand at a much deeper level and be there.
00:30:42.000And guys, we're going to open it up for QA here very soon because I'm sure you guys probably have a bunch of questions.
00:30:46.000And literally, you can see here, Hassan does it all, whether it's criminal defense, family court law, which a lot of you guys probably have questions on that.
00:30:53.000And then you also do civil rights work as well, obviously.
00:31:30.000People can make terribly false accusations because they feel like it will benefit them.
00:31:35.000In the family court proceeding, so we deal with it in family, we have a lot to gain, exactly financially, having the kids 100%.
00:31:42.000And remember, it's so easy, I almost don't want to say we got a little uh commotion right now with the guard dogs, mashallah, mashallah, mashallah.
00:32:17.000I mean, I've had women accused of also molesting their kids.
00:32:20.000I've had, you know, again, all sorts of wild things that, again, in working on these cases and vindicating them, can see that it was just complete fabrication.
00:32:29.000Um, so ultimately, unfortunately, it tends to be much more the men that are accused, uh, you know, but it can happen to both, you know, it can happen to both.
00:32:37.000And I think ultimately, the sad thing is the kids pay the price.
00:32:40.000So, even when I present clients, you know what I tell them?
00:32:42.000I say, Listen, I don't really care about you or your ex, I care about your kids because they're innocent in all this, you know.
00:32:47.000And let's be real, my oldest 16, he's now studying to be a pilot, he just got his first class medical, and uh, you know, he's he's a pro man, he loves it.
00:32:55.000But I'm glad that at least now I'm in a position where I can help him fulfill his dream, even though I couldn't do that when I was his age, but ultimately.
00:33:02.000You know, they're old enough to see what was said about me.
00:33:04.000And the wild thing is, I remember going back to the media because they, I mean, what really hurt me was the front page stories that they wrote.
00:33:22.000They wrote about me like I was some big celebrity abuser, you know, all sorts of stuff.
00:33:27.000Bro, when the Child Protective Services cleared my name and they actually issued a paper clearing my name, when the court cleared my name, I showed them and I said, Listen, the legal process cleared my name.
00:33:46.000And so, listen, though, whatever I went through, I'm so grateful for it because it's put me in a position to literally help hundreds and hundreds of clients that have gone through similar situations and allow me sort of to be the best kind of attorney that I can.
00:34:09.000But I mean, Johnny Depp, I remember the day Johnny Depp was vindicated.
00:34:12.000And I mean, that was a huge relief for all of us because we know, again, what it's like.
00:34:16.000Sometimes you're the victim of abuse and then you're accused of being the abuser.
00:34:21.000But again, this is why it's so important that when people face allegations, whether they're in a criminal context or a family law context, you have to contact the right attorneys immediately because the best time to kill the case is in the earliest time.
00:34:36.000The problem is sometimes people wait too late.
00:35:17.000So, and if you guys call into the show and you super chat, if you want to cut the line, obviously, super chat and that put the last four digits of your phone number so Mo knows to find you in the queue.
00:35:28.000Or a rumble rant, you know, whether you're watching on OSS Cows Club, whatever it may be, just put in the last four digits of your number, call into the show, 646490.
00:35:35.000Or you can just send your chat, your question in with a super chat and we'll answer it.
00:36:48.000And I think, had he been arrested, it would have been a global catastrophe because he's someone of a lot of honor, a lot of respect, of good reputation.
00:36:57.000And the scary part is he could be innocent and it doesn't matter.
00:37:02.000Just getting arrested in itself is bad.
00:37:04.000Because, I mean, remember now, the recent case we got in Florida where this young lady makes some jokes about Netanyahu and school in her WhatsApp group and then she gets arrested.
00:37:14.000I mean, it was clearly a joke and the judge herself acknowledged.
00:37:17.000Well, look, this evidence may not be enough to convict you, but it's enough for probable cause.
00:37:22.000The standard for probable cause is so ridiculously low.
00:37:25.000You know, in law school, they literally say you could indict a ham sandwich.
00:37:27.000So ultimately, the bar for arrest is very low.
00:37:30.000And this is why there is a blessing in having honest and righteous law enforcement officers because some of them get it.
00:37:37.000Some of them are just trying to get the conviction or get the arrest because they want to get a promotion.
00:37:41.000But there are people that are actually genuine.
00:37:43.000And I was very blessed that in that case, we had a very genuine officer.
00:37:46.000And I explained to him, I got on the phone early on and he wanted to interview my client and said, listen, I can't let you interview him.
00:37:52.000Right now, that's not going to be how we do this.
00:37:54.000But you have to understand that with his global reputation, it's going to be a crisis if he's arrested.
00:38:58.000So these kinds of things happen, unfortunately, far too frequently.
00:39:01.000But what makes the difference is hiring the right lawyer very, very early on before the charges are filed, or even getting them to drop the charges if they are filed.
00:39:11.000I mean, I had another well respected community leader accused of theft from a store because the officers walked in with.
00:40:03.000So, I just want people to have the knowledge of how to avoid being in these situations.
00:40:07.000So, perhaps as we'll put up questions, let's share some critical rights that I want people to have.
00:40:11.000Yeah, so we can go ahead and start answering the questions, guys.
00:40:14.000Again, 646-4900-394, guys, the number to call into the show.
00:40:18.000If you want to skip the line, because we already got a bunch of people on the line, Uh, when you super chat in, put the last four digits of your phone number so Mo can quickly find you on the queue, or you could just go on fnfsuperchat.com or rumble rant or whatever it may be.
00:40:29.000If you're watching on kick, you can send in a kick.
00:40:39.000He says, Um, hey, brother, my sister has been going through a divorce for the last four years, her husband has been running away from all payments, child support for five kids, and alimony.
00:40:50.000The guy is a most millionaire, but she hasn't been able to get this divorce finalized or anything.
00:40:54.000And they're in Indiana, what can she do?
00:40:57.000Yeah, I mean, it's tough to talk about very specific circumstances, especially in Indiana, but ultimately, make sure you have the right lawyer.
00:41:05.000And ultimately, you may have to make a significant investment.
00:41:09.000And what I recommend to people is don't piecemeal your litigation, hire good attorneys.
00:41:15.000And if you need to secure funding to enable them to have the resources to fully proceed with the case, and a lot of times, like in things like this, where you say that.
00:41:24.000He's a multimillionaire, but he's not paying.
00:41:26.000You may have to hire a forensic accountant.
00:41:55.000You need to have good lawyers and you have to give them the good resources to be able to fight strongly.
00:42:00.000So, look, what I encourage you is make sure that you have a team of lawyers that you trust, you've given them the resources, and that you speak with them about having the right investigators, the right forensic accountant.
00:42:10.000Now, what I always encourage is solid mediation.
00:42:13.000Do mediation with the right mediators.
00:42:14.000Also, in my practice, we do a lot of mediation.
00:42:16.000I tell people straight up, like, dude, you could spend all this money on lawyers fighting each other, or you could pay it to each other and preserve it within your family and for the sake of your kids.
00:42:25.000Ultimately, divorce is the single biggest destroyer.
00:42:47.000It's better to pay the mother or the father of your kids something that is certain than to pay your lawyer something that can be uncertain because it's hourly.
00:42:56.000You don't know how it's going to go and ultimately may not get you the results that you want.
00:42:59.000So a lot of times I actually have to talk my clients.
00:43:01.000Off the ledge, and unfortunately, sometimes as a lawyer, you find yourself being pulled in to be a therapist and a life coach as well.
00:43:07.000But sometimes the clients need genuine advice.
00:43:10.000Well, it's a very emotional time, makes sense, but that is scary.
00:43:38.000No, I mean, those are very, very good tips, and you got to be careful.
00:43:41.000I mean, we get these all the time where people have, you know, consensual encounters, and then for some reason or another, Later, someone says, No, it was this part was not consensual and it can potentially open up a criminal case.
00:43:54.000So, number one is look, I do think people have to be very responsible about who they give their time and energy to, you know, because, you know, if you are too loose in who you allow to have your time and energy and you don't filter out their quality and their character, you're more likely to fall in that kind of situation, you know.
00:44:12.000So, number one is be careful who you're trusting to begin with.
00:44:15.000Obviously, having the right documents.
00:44:17.000So, there's, you know, I have some clients, they actually have consent forms.
00:44:22.000Forget in the intimacy context, but even whoever enters their house, they have to sign a waiver, a release of liability, et cetera.
00:44:29.000Having the right documents, also having the right security footage.
00:44:32.000And you know what I recommend is have security cameras with audio and video.
00:44:36.000Make sure they're on a local network so you don't have to worry about them getting hacked.
00:44:39.000And have signs that, listen, there is audio and video recording at this location because you have to disclose that you can't secretly record people.
00:44:46.000And obviously, you can't and shouldn't have them in certain places that there's a certain level of privacy.
00:44:51.000But have the right security cameras, especially at the entrance, especially the hallways.
00:44:55.000Especially the main areas, have the right paperwork if you need it, like waivers, et cetera, consent forms.
00:45:02.000But ultimately, I think it also goes back to being grounded.
00:45:06.000We live in a very dangerous time, and especially if you're somebody that's outspoken on issues of politics, if you're someone who challenges the government, you got to be very, very careful.
00:45:14.000Because look, the honey trap thing is a real thing.
00:45:17.000There's a book called By Way of Deception.
00:45:19.000It all speaks about how the Israeli Mossad has used, frankly, prostitutes, right, to go after people of influence.
00:45:26.000Present themselves as prosecutors, they may present themselves as genuinely interested just to get compromising photos and evidence and then use that to push the people to take positions or disclose information that they otherwise wouldn't.
00:45:39.000So I think there is a lot to be said about having a level of self respect and dignity and control and being careful because ultimately, even if you have the consent forms, you have the audio and video, but if someone is there with a bad intention, and the more successful you are, the more powerful you are, the more influential you are, the more likely that is the case.
00:45:57.000This is why it's very important you are protective of who you give your time and your energy to.
00:46:29.000You know, I desperately, because I had three beautiful kids with her.
00:46:34.000And I desperately did not want to go through a divorce for their sake.
00:46:38.000And listen, I don't think that you should stay in an unhappy marriage for the sake of the kids, but I do think you have the duty to put in the effort to make the marriage happy for the sake of the kids.
00:46:49.000You know, we live in this instant gratification culture, people swiping right, swiping left, and just used to, you know, the excitement of the chase.
00:46:57.000And then once they get and moving on and moving on and moving on, but that's not what's going to work long term.
00:47:01.000Like, I think there's something to be said about, you know, the intention of commitment.
00:47:05.000The problem is it has to come from both sides.
00:47:07.000And I think for far too long, I tried to keep it together.
00:47:10.000And I feel like had I just taken the initiative and filed for divorce earlier on, it would have made it much harder for us to be separated because we were separated for two years, hadn't seen her in six months.
00:47:20.000And then she came and she filed for the restraining order and made those allegations.
00:47:23.000But had I filed for divorce years before then, you know, it would have been harder for her to come up and make those cases.
00:47:28.000So I think that's the key is at what point do you walk away?
00:47:33.000And I think part of the key is knowing when to walk away.
00:47:37.000And sometimes, You should file for divorce much sooner.
00:47:40.000I mean, the problem is, I have too many clients where a wife has called the police on them or wrongfully, or the husband even has called the police on the wife and they still stay together.
00:47:55.000If the law enforcement was called rightfully, then you shouldn't be in that situation where your life's at danger.
00:48:01.000And if law enforcement was called wrongfully, then you shouldn't be in that situation where someone's endangering your life because police could come and someone could leave dead, their reputation could be destroyed.
00:48:14.000And listen, I'm a big proponent, although we do a lot of family law.
00:48:17.000I've had a lot of clients come to me and ready for divorce, and they end up doing a contract, cohabitation agreement to stay together, a post snuff agreement.
00:48:26.000They end up doing things to stay together because they understand.
00:48:29.000I explain to them and say, look, you can either be with an imperfect human or you can be alone.
00:48:34.000And sometimes it seems easier to be alone than to be with an imperfect human.
00:48:38.000But that's not what's going to pay off 10, 20, 30 years from now when if you stick it.
00:48:42.000Through when you have healthy, beautiful kids and they have grandkids and you have a family and people there for you when they're older.
00:48:47.000So I think people have to change their priorities.
00:48:48.000So sometimes it's about knowing when to put in the effort to fix the relationship, but sometimes about knowing when to walk away.
00:48:54.000And I think a lot of times people make the mistake of not walking away when they should, whether it's walking away from a date, whether it's walking away from a marriage.
00:49:02.000Sometimes, and I'm not a proponent of ending relationships, but sometimes the safest thing you can do is to walk away and contact an attorney and do it right before it gets a situation where you put yourself in a situation where there's false allegations happening against you.
00:49:15.000All right, let's knock out some of these questions.
00:49:30.000Listen, so first of all, I'm a big proponent of religious marriage without legal marriage.
00:49:36.000I'm not necessarily a fan of legal marriage because what is legal marriage other than giving, frankly, a secular, popularly elected public official, a judge, control over your household?0.51
00:49:48.000Why do you want the state involved in your home and your household?
00:49:53.000Like if you have kids, the state can always be involved in terms of time sharing and child support.
00:49:58.000But you really don't need to give the state more involvement in your relationship than need be.
00:50:03.000Now, there are some states, and I don't want to get into state specific advice.
00:50:06.000In Florida, we don't have that, I can tell you.
00:50:09.000But there are some states that if people cohabitate and live together long enough, like a married couple, there can be some rights, almost like a common law marriage type situation, though not exactly.
00:50:22.000But I will say, for most people, honestly, it may not make sense to get legally.
00:50:27.000Married and whatever benefits of legal marriage there are, you can do that through having the right estate plan and the right contracts in place.
00:50:34.000So, that my first advice is both for men and women.1.00
00:50:36.000Dude, I have female clients that are doctors making three, four hundred thousand dollars a year.1.00
00:50:40.000Then they fall in love with some guy making eighty thousand dollars a year.0.97
00:51:30.000There's a lot of Things that we can show people look into cohabitation agreements in states where common law automatically attaches in states that have any form of common law marriage rights, you have to have a cohabitation agreement because otherwise, does that supersede the already in place common law?
00:51:44.000If you have a cohabitation agreement and it's properly drafted, don't cheap out on these agreements, these are the most important agreements of your life, and people just be trying to do it through chat GPT and Google.
00:51:55.000Look, AI is great in my law firm, we use AI a lot, but sometimes it's that one line that we catch that can make or break the agreement.
00:52:03.000You know, in terms of states with common law, even if you're just dating or religiously married, get a cohabitation agreement and outline the rights and the responsibilities of the couples and set the expectations.
00:52:13.000But If you have to get legally married, and again, my advice is get religiously married.0.67
00:52:47.000But what happens is when you don't have a prenup and then you're six, seven, eight years into the relationship, if there's some misunderstanding or conflict that happens, each party then starts thinking about protecting themselves, getting more money or less money.
00:53:18.000That have prenups, they're much more likely to last.
00:53:20.000And part of that goes to the maturity of the couple, that the couple is able to have a conversation about, okay, how do we resolve conflict?
00:53:27.000And the other thing is look, I do come from a faith background, but again, at my law firm, we have people of many different faiths and backgrounds, both as clients and as staff.0.99
00:53:35.000You know, I do believe legal marriage destroys God given rights.0.80
00:53:40.000God given rights is there's a fundamental right to property.0.84
00:53:43.000You know, in my tradition, we don't have anything as common property.
00:53:48.000Everybody is entitled to keep what is theirs.
00:53:50.000You know, and there's a blessing in that it avoids confusion.
00:53:53.000But when you have entanglement, you have confusion, you have greed.
00:53:57.000This is why a proper prenuptial agreement can actually really protect the marriage in so many ways.
00:54:04.000You know, I could do a one hour lecture just on the importance of a prenup, but my advice to everyone if you want your marriage to last and to be protected, do not get legally married without a prenup and don't cheap yourself out.
00:54:18.000You know, what's a good prenup run somebody?
00:54:20.000You know, right now, and how often do you have to update it?
00:54:23.000So, in my firm right now, we're charging, you know, average cost is around four to five thousand.
00:54:28.000You know, we've done some for thirty five hundred, we've done some for twenty five hundred, especially students and those that I think are just getting started.
00:54:33.000But it is, you know, if you think having writing a prenup is expensive, see how expensive it is not to have one.
00:56:05.000Different states have different standards, and because of our firm and our network, we actually do work on prenups in various different states with different attorneys that are licensed in different states, and some are very prenup friendly.
00:56:15.000I'll say Florida is one of the most prenup friendly places.
00:56:20.000No, no, there's no common law marriage here.
00:56:22.000Massachusetts, we're working with an attorney right now because we have a special expertise in some of the cultural areas that they need on a prenup in Massachusetts, and it's one of the most prenup unfriendly places.
00:56:31.000So different states have different rules and regulations.
00:56:35.000If you have any common law principles within your state, then even if you're not legally married, get a cohabitation agreement.
00:56:44.000Otherwise, you know, I would say it's enough to get religiously married.
00:56:47.000However, sometimes an agreement may be helpful for various reasons.
00:57:48.000A big part of marriage is you have to have things in place where your partner is desensitized from just leaving you for their own personal gain.
00:58:04.000Before that, just to emphasize that, listen, when you get legally married, you're basically signing a contract, but you have two options.
00:58:12.000You can sign a contract written by others that you probably haven't read and that's probably this thick, which is the state statutes, or you could write your own contract and you could define marriage your way.
00:58:23.000And you and her can put whatever you guys agree to within reason.
00:58:26.000Again, hire a lawyer, there's certain restrictions, but it's much better to have your own contract that you and your partner have come up with than to have the state default.
00:59:36.000It's a lot of money and she's incentivized to marriage.0.91
00:59:39.000So in the prenups that we write, I believe, and the way we design these prenups is there should not be a financial incentive to divorce.
00:59:48.000At the same time, if there's a legitimate reason for divorce, there shouldn't be absolutely nothing.
00:59:53.000So we work the parties to identify what's a reasonable amount that's not so much that's going to tempt someone to divorce for financial reasons.
01:00:00.000And that's not so little that somebody will remain in an unhealthy situation because they have no other choice.
01:00:04.000You find that sweet spot that is the healthiest.
01:00:07.000And the clients that do that end up having the best marriages and the best relationships.
01:00:43.000Restraining orders, we deal with them a lot.
01:00:46.000Again, we explain how easy it is to get them on a temporary basis.
01:00:50.000Number one is in terms of the restraining order, you know, I don't know where this individual is in the legal process.
01:00:58.000I do think it can protect both parties doing the exchanges at a police station, even if you've been falsely accused, you know, because it's going to be difficult for her to make allegations.
01:01:07.000And I've seen innocent people get thrown under the bus and be alleged, have allegations thrown against them.
01:01:13.000So I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea to do the exchanges in a public place or in a police station.
01:01:19.000Now, in terms of going for full custody, It really depends on the factors.
01:01:23.000So, in Florida, for example, the law changed.
01:01:26.000And this is a good thing, in my opinion, because a lot of times, especially certain mothers were trying to keep the kids away from the dads.0.55
01:01:32.000Now, the default is it is presumed that 50 50 is in the best interest of the children.
01:01:37.000And I'm a big proponent of 50 50, you know, because, and I really don't like people that fight against 50 50 because I think they're very small minded and selfish.
01:01:45.000The truth of the matter is, dude, the week you have the kids, enjoy them, spoil them, you know, enjoy their company.
01:01:51.000And the week you don't, Grind, make money, read a book, study, grow, build your new family perhaps.
01:01:58.000But you make the most of each circumstance.
01:02:01.000And I've seen so many situations where mothers in particular may fight for sole custody in a year or two, regret it, and even abandon the kids altogether because it was too much for them to handle.
01:02:11.000Now, I will say in Florida, to get quote unquote sole custody, and in Florida, we have parental responsibility who's in charge of the kids in terms of making their decisions, and we have what is called time sharing what is the schedule of the kids?0.59
01:02:24.000Nowadays, there's a presumption that 50 50 is in the best interest of the kids, but it's possible to overcome that.
01:02:29.000What I would ask the question is is it really worth it?
01:02:33.000What is very important, though, is if you're facing a domestic violence injunction and a restraining order, contact an attorney right away to see how to properly fight against it.
01:02:43.000We've successfully fought against these many times.
01:02:48.000We've won fighting against them, but you really need to have a lawyer that cares and is willing to understand the facts of your case.
01:02:54.000Sometimes we hire investigators, you know, and you have to be willing to stand up because if you agree to a restraining order, Sometimes there's no going back.
01:03:06.000You know, I have a client who got bad legal advice and he's facing a 10 year restraining order from seeing his kids.
01:03:41.000You're destroying the family that way.
01:03:42.000And this is why, unfortunately, you have a lot of degeneracy in society.
01:03:45.000You have a society where children are not raised.
01:03:48.000And the fact of the matter is, children that do not grow up with both a mother and a father are much more likely to have substance abuse issues, degeneracy issues, indecency issues.
01:03:58.000They're much more likely to have financial problems.
01:04:01.000You know, I think we forget, we all talk about my rights, my rights, my rights.
01:04:05.000What about the rights of children to grow up with a Father and mother that are there for them to provide for them to care for them to protect them.
01:04:12.000We forget about that, you know, and ultimately our society just becomes a reflection of that.
01:04:23.000Salute to everything you guys are doing.
01:04:25.000Hassan question In today's culture, what are some tips men apply pre marriage and post marriage that can possibly help them create their cases in divorce?
01:04:55.000I've seen this happen too much where certain individuals really try to instigate the other person so that they lose their cool and then they're able to say, oh, that person's an abuser.
01:05:06.000Oh, that person is dangerous or call the police or set them up.
01:05:29.000I'm not going to go back and forth with you.
01:05:31.000The problem is when a lot of these very bad divorce cases that I've seen that have ended up with domestic violence injunctions, law enforcement, it's because there's a back and forth.
01:05:42.000Doesn't mean the guy actually did anything wrong.
01:05:43.000Doesn't mean he hit her, but there was a back and forth.
01:05:46.000Learn as a man not to have a back and forth.
01:05:53.000If your word isn't respected, walk away.
01:05:55.000It's very hard to get a man who does that in trouble.
01:05:57.000It's very hard to set yourself up for failure.
01:06:00.000And actually, this is how you have her respect.
01:06:02.000The reason a lot of men lose respect is they become too feminine, too reactionary.
01:06:06.000The women get used to getting attention through that provocation.0.98
01:06:10.000But if you learn to be a man and say your peace, and if you're not being respected, walk away, they will be chasing you and they will be humble in how they approach you.0.62
01:06:17.000You know, but that's the best protection.
01:06:43.000So, in terms of prenups being thrown out, one reason can be that there wasn't fair and full financial disclosure.
01:06:49.000So, in different states, they have different requirements for a valid prenup.
01:06:54.000Like some states, like California, especially if you're giving up alimony and spousal support, can require Two attorneys, you know, one attorney representing each spouse.
01:07:02.000Not all states require attorneys to sign on to the agreement.
01:07:05.000With that being said, you have to have, and people forget this number one is you have to have full and fair financial disclosure.
01:07:12.000So you have to literally disclose all of your assets, all of your debt, all of your income, do it in writing and exchange the documents.
01:07:17.000If you don't do that, prenup can be thrown out.
01:07:20.000Number two, can't be a shotgun prenup.
01:07:22.000It cannot be just provided the day before the wedding.
01:07:30.000They could say it was duress, coercion.
01:07:31.000So you always like to show that there's time.
01:07:34.000Time between when you present the prenup to your potential spouse or your partner, and time between when they sign it, and time between when you get married.
01:07:45.000So, in an ideal world, again, if you can have a month between the time they get it and the time they sign it, and between the time they sign it and the time they get legally married, that'd be the best.
01:07:54.000But even having 30 days at least, if you can, that would be great.
01:07:57.000But even in some states, actually have a requirement, like a requirement according to statute, that it must be this many days.
01:08:04.000But I would say, at the very, very least, at the very least, have a week between the time.
01:08:08.000That they receive it to the time they sign it, and between the time they sign it and the time that they get married, keep a week buffer on each side.
01:08:15.000If you do a month buffer on each side, the longer the time, the harder it is to argue.
01:08:20.000So, you know, it's not full disclosure.
01:08:23.000It could also be having, you know, wrong terms in there.
01:08:25.000Like in the prenup, you cannot get into time sharing, child support, child custody.
01:08:31.000So, you want to avoid issues that are reserved for the jurisdiction of the court.
01:08:35.000Sometimes you have issues like unconscionability.
01:08:37.000Now, Florida is great because the way they do the prenups is they basically say, That as long as the agreement wasn't unconscionable at the time that it was put together, you know, we will most likely hold it together.
01:08:49.000Some states say no, the agreement has to also be great and fair and reasonable at the time of the divorce, even though the circumstances of the parties have changed.
01:09:00.000Sometimes you have to ensure that within the prenup, you account for change in circumstance because what you don't want in the prenup also is to have a situation where either party is going to be forced to go on welfare or something like that.
01:09:10.000If it's something like that, then those provisions can be challenged.
01:09:13.000So we actually have very creative language.
01:09:15.000You can't leave her destitute, obviously.
01:09:17.000And what we do, and this is part of the tradition, but we have something where Doesn't matter who's wealthier and who's poorer, but the wife will get a certain amount of money in the event of a divorce.
01:09:26.000And this amount of money is dependent on the length of the marriage.
01:09:31.000I don't like it to be a percentage because then people can litigate what is the income, et cetera.
01:09:35.000But we actually put a certain amount of money that they're entitled to.
01:09:38.000And then we have provision that this is not spousal support because if it is, it can be modified potentially.
01:09:43.000However, it is meant to ensure that they don't remain in desperate need or destitute.
01:09:49.000And therefore, there should be no spousal support and they've opted.
01:09:52.000Output transcript Out of spousal support.
01:09:53.000However, if for any reason that, you know, some court overturns that and applies spousal support, then the person will be credited for those payments that they've made that are not spousal support.
01:10:03.000Again, there's creative language we can put in there that can leave the situation much more amicable and just for all parties involved.
01:10:10.000And this is why it's so important to get one because everyone is different.
01:10:12.000Like it could be where you and her come in with a lot of money and she might agree.
01:10:16.000No, if we break off, everyone takes their own stuff, whatever.
01:10:19.000Because at that point, you can make the.0.91
01:10:21.000She wouldn't be destitute because she has her own money.
01:10:34.000And then we come up with creative solutions based on that.
01:10:37.000If there's like a huge income disparity, so the guy doesn't get destroyed on the way out.
01:10:40.000But at the same time, she's not left destitute because if she's left destitute, then the prenup can get thrown out.
01:10:45.000And what we apply, by the way, real quick, is sometimes we say, listen, if the wife leaves work to raise kids, maybe she gets an extra stipend.
01:10:52.000You know, we can do certain things that are.0.67
01:11:33.000Now, if somebody, say I'm representing, I got to be careful how I frame this, but say I'm framing a wife and the husband happened to have a crypto wallet and it was so old that, because you could go back several years when you filed for divorce, you can go back in discovery, et cetera, but it was so old and disconnected and we never found out about it.
01:11:51.000I'll be honest, dude, it happens a lot where people cheat and lie about their income.
01:11:54.000Sometimes, I'll be honest with you, I think ethically, I'm not speaking as a lawyer right now, just as a human, I think sometimes it's ethical.
01:12:14.000Like it's wild that in America, your wife or husband can cheat on you and then they could still make you pay to live with the person they cheated on you with.
01:13:51.000She's like, Well, because I know Mr. Shibley and I trust his work, I'm going to grant it.
01:13:55.000These aren't usually very easy to get.
01:13:57.000And that's why it's so important because one of the things I value as a lawyer is sometimes my clients want me to say certain things in front of the judge and BS.
01:14:29.000How short does it got to be for you to be a.
01:14:31.000It's not just about the length, it can come down to things like consummation, whether the parties lived together, whether they consummated, those go a long way.
01:14:40.000So, but if you've lived together, if you've consummated, it's really hard to get things annulled.
01:14:48.000But, you know, the shorter the length and the fact that there's no consummation, no cohabitation, that would be the best situation for that.
01:15:16.000I think there are times, look, legally, again, if I was his lawyer, you know, I would not have wanted to know about that because it would put the lawyer in a very difficult situation because you have a duty of candor.
01:15:27.000And I'm not going to risk my license for anyone.
01:15:29.000But I can say as a human, I can understand why someone in that situation would not disclose.
01:16:12.000And they've lost their dignity and their self respect.1.00
01:16:14.000And a lot of these problems, honestly, again, I have a huge problem with feminism.1.00
01:16:17.000I think it's destroying families and households.0.87
01:16:19.000But men have to know how to be men, how to value themselves, how to draw lines, how to draw boundaries, how to never chase, and how to actually be content just trying to be the best version of themselves and everything else will work its way.
01:18:37.000She's behind $15,000 in child support.
01:18:42.000I feel like it's better that I keep the kids and not do like a 50 50 because I've established a routine and structure and everything like that.
01:18:57.000So I'm not going to give you state specific or even personal advice to you, again, legally, because it comes with the responsibility.
01:19:03.000But just generally speaking, from my experience, again, this is not personal legal advice.
01:19:08.000Um, but generally speaking, a judge sees through that.
01:19:11.000You know, if a judge sees that a mother abandoned the kids for four or five years, a dad's been raising them, has built a routine, has built a life around that.
01:19:20.000The mom is majorly in, in, in, you know, owing retroactive child support.
01:19:25.000You know, I don't necessarily believe, you know, see that a judge would, would jump to 50 50 at that point.
01:19:31.000The 50 50 in Florida is a default presumption, but that presumption can be overcome.
01:19:36.000And if, if I were to go before a judge in your honor, This mother hasn't been involved at all, you know, and now it's just coming back.
01:19:43.000And for these reasons, it doesn't make sense to go for 50 50.
01:19:47.000I think there's an argument to be made.
01:19:49.000So, look, judges are human, and you could have, you know, two different judges will make two different decisions.
01:19:53.000You know, it's also about whether they like you, it's about how you interact.
01:19:57.000I think family court can often be a circus, but you want to be likable to the judge.
01:20:02.000It does make a difference, and you want a lawyer that knows how to interact with the judge.
01:20:06.000But I think ultimately, if a judge sees that you've been raising the kids yourself for so long, And you can show them how it really would, the mother now just coming in would disrupt their life.0.68
01:20:17.000You know, I think there's a strong argument against 50 50 in that.0.85
01:20:20.000Again, not legal advice, just practical experience.1.00
01:20:28.000When it comes to the whole child support thing, here in Indiana, the person that makes more money has to pay child support, even when it's 50.
01:20:39.000So, would it be smart just to let it keep on racking up just in case it does go 50 50 at some point?
01:20:45.000Oh, so just to be, you know, in every state, just about, even if it's 50 50, the parent that makes more money will have to pay the other child support.
01:20:54.000So, look, you can continue to allow the child support to rack up, even as it is.
01:20:59.000Um, you know, and then it's really up to you whether you enforce that or not.
01:21:03.000Look in Florida, you can get arrested if you don't pay child support, you can lose your driver's license if you don't pay child support.
01:21:10.000I personally, you know, again, not legal advice, just practically speaking.
01:21:13.000For me, I don't, if you know, I'm not really big on pushing for a mother to pay child support to a father unless there's a legitimate need.
01:21:25.000Um, I'm totally cool with a guy who just says, you know what, they're my kids, I want to step up to the plate, but it, you know, I do find it to be helpful to use that.
01:21:33.000Child support that's owed as leverage in case the mother is causing disruptions, is causing problems, then you could always choose to go ahead and enforce that.
01:21:42.000But a lot of times I tell fathers, like, listen, I can get you the kids, and I've done this.
01:21:46.000I've gotten some fathers 100% custody, and I can say, I'll get you the 100% custody, but I'm not going to go after her for child support.
01:21:53.000But if the situation gets too shaky, you can always pursue child support.
01:21:56.000You can even go for retroactive child support later down the road.
01:21:59.000So that's just a personal decision to make in terms of whether you pursue it or not.
01:22:03.000And you may have legitimate reason to pursue it, especially if she's abandoned the kids for years.
01:22:06.000And you have a financial need for it, then there's no harm in doing that.
01:22:23.000We um, we'll answer, I think we got a couple more chats, and then we'll do one free on the phone, and then we do have to do uh, after hours after this, guys.
01:22:32.000Yeah, yeah, I do need to give a few also before we wrap up some key legal advice to everyone that I'm right before we close so they can you know make sure they have it.
01:22:41.000And guys, like episodes like this are very important, man.
01:22:44.000Like I said, this isn't really about going viral.
01:22:45.000I know some of you guys probably, you know, can really use some of this advice right now.
01:22:49.000Maybe you guys are in a tough spot or you know someone that you love that's going through this.
01:23:17.000So, there are ways to get out of alimony.
01:23:20.000We fought against alimony for many of our clients.
01:23:23.000We've done so successfully, many of our clients.
01:23:25.000I'm not necessarily, and everything we do is legal and ethical.
01:23:28.000Maybe a little bit difficult to get into all the details of it, but generally, if you're unemployed and it's beyond your control, that's a way to get out of alimony.
01:23:36.000The expenses you have could be a way to get out of alimony.
01:23:38.000There's a lot of different options, and just hit us up and, you know, for a direct consultation, we could talk about advice that can benefit your situation.
01:24:07.000K. Kruger says, or C. K. C. Kruger says, as a regular dude, can I and should I do an NDA with my girl to discourage online lies or even truths since I'm in public service?
01:24:24.000And look, those are not going to protect someone if they engage in actual abuse and criminal activity.
01:24:29.000But for a lot of times, I encourage people that are in the limelight in public service contact us or lawyers you trust on how to protect your reputation.
01:24:39.000I think 50% of it is about who you allow into your life, but the other 50% is still knowing what legal mechanisms to have in place.
01:24:48.000And yeah, we live in a world right now where anyone can pick up their phone and write something and destroy someone's life.
01:24:53.000It's that you make a tweet or whatever, and then boom, you know, you got a government clearance or you're doing some type of stuff.
01:24:58.000Like, yeah, they can destroy your life.
01:24:59.000Yeah, so there are ways to protect yourself, and I think it's a worthwhile investment to speak with intern about what sort of templates, legal docs you should have in place to protect yourself.
01:25:07.000That makes sense, especially for someone like you got a government job, you got a clearance, you're a lawyer, you're a doctor, you got like a precious license you're trying to protect.
01:26:56.000And if you can always have a grateful attitude and just appreciate the gift of life and make the most of what you've been given and understand that tribulation only serves to elevate you.
01:27:07.000If you react appropriately, you will rise high.
01:27:09.000So most people are defeated by their own mindset.
01:27:11.000But if you keep an optimistic mindset, you keep your trust in God and you work hard, no matter what happens to you, you will come out of everything a winner.
01:27:18.000And I believe I'm a testament to that.
01:27:19.000I mean, they literally told me, we're going to destroy your ability to do public service, civil rights, public speaking, we're going to bury you.
01:27:25.000And thank God, through their attempts to bury me, it freed me.
01:27:58.000At each and every time, and what's best for your loved ones without caring what people think, liberate yourself from the opinion of others, do what's right, and you will grow no matter what happens to you.
01:28:44.000If they ask to unlock your cell phone at the border or for your password, you have no legal obligation to unlock it or give them the password.
01:28:53.000They may threaten to take the phone away, but I've seen them take the phone away more often when you unlock it and when you give the password.
01:29:25.000Number three, if you feel like you may be targeted by false accusations by the government, by someone that worked for you, by the opposite gender, whatever it is, contact a lawyer right away to kill it before it becomes a problem.
01:29:45.000Is never get legally married without a prenup.
01:29:48.000I mean, these are sort of some of the like literally this advice, all of it would save lives.
01:29:52.000And I give you stories about how it saved lives, but this advice, knowing your rights with law enforcement, knowing your rights as it comes to your marriage and your relationship, you know, can literally save your life.0.79
01:30:01.000So just don't get legally married without a prenup.
01:30:03.000Don't talk to law enforcement without a lawyer.
01:32:39.000I got some interesting things that are coming up that I think you'll hear about soon.
01:32:42.000But I encourage everyone, you know, Follow him on X. You'll see the link, donate to support his campaign, and get all of your friends in the district where Randy Fine is that can vote to vote this Randy out.
01:33:03.000It's my name, Hassan Shibley, on Instagram, Hassan Shibley ESQ.
01:33:07.000And then if you need legal help, a lot of times people try to just get into my DMs, and I do try to respond, but realistically, it's impossible.
01:33:13.000That's why I've reinvested my profits to grow a team right now, have a solid team that works literally day and night.
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