Hi. I live in Massachusetts. I have a pretrial coming up on civil case and can't afford lawyer. Any advice as I'm clueless!

Contact the local bar association in your area. They should be able to give you a list of attorneys.

Can I request a continuance to allow me to  retain private counsel for a  juvenile dependency hearing?

The court will give you reasonable time to retain an attorney. You indicate that you have a juvenile matter-is this a 600 matter or a dependency...

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The mother of my boyfriend's child is making threats to "beat my ass" what legal action can I take to ensure my safety?

If you are in fear for your safety you should first file a police report. Keep all the text/voice messages from this person as evidence. You...

Old domestic violence (7+yrs) case, my friend went to court to handle it and was detained in tulare cty..what could happen?

Your friend should hire an attorney. He is facing a violation of probation and the judge is not going to appreciate that the case is 7 years old...

Iam being charged with 459 pc 470d pc, Iam first time offender

You should hire an attorney to represent you. At this time there is probably a warrant for your arrest. I would not speak to the police or your...

If I went to an impatient rehab for 30 days after a 2nd DUI, could I get credit off my jail sentence?

Where you represented by counsel? If so you should be asking your attorney this question. It depends what you plead guilty to. Did you plead to ...

My boyfriend is on felony probation and in behavorial health court. He just picked up a new case with two misdemenors.

To answer this case properly, an attorney would need to know what he is on felony probation for and what his maximum sentence is on that case along...

My wife called the military police saying I went crazy and attacked her, how can I prove my innocents.

Domestic violence cases are often times he said/she said cases. Preserve all the evidence that you have, photos etc. Did the police photograph...

My girlfriend received 2 years with half but the judge said she qualifies for house arrest at the sherrifs discretion.

Usually the court will indicate whether or not they authorize house arrest. It is then up to the probation department to determine whether or not...

If you got arrested for Petty Theft and was charged as Misdomeaner and then reduced to Infraction does that stay on your record?

Yes, you can remove an infraction from your record. Effective last year they can be expunged. However you have indicated you have not paid the...