I was accused of failure to protect my children

CPS often takes action for failure to protect. If the abuser is now out of the home, that may increase the chance that the children should not be...

Could feeling emotionally abused and unsafe result in emancipation ?

If emotional abuse is bad enough, Child Protective Services can remove a child from the home. You can speak to them if you think that is what what...

My daughter is lying to the police and accusing me of things that are not true. How do I stop this?

Evict the daughter and boyfriend. That may or may not be necessary, but it takes a while to do and there is a good chance it needs to be done. You...

What do I need to do to get back in court?

I assume that you then went ahead and represented yourself at trial, and things went very poorly. So, now you are left having to file a Notice of...

8 years ago I kissed a girl who was 17 at the time. Is there any possibility of criminal charges?

In the immortal words of Dooley Wilson, even under the law, sometimes a kiss is just a kiss and a sigh is just a sigh.

It could happen. You have concerns in 2 courts, Child Dependency and Criminal. The issues are related but independent. The burden of proof is...

You need advice from an attorney who has experience in your local Child Dependency court. You may be able to litigate the Case plan. Declining...

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Can old charges be resentenced and reduced under prop 47?

Perhaps prop 47 helps him. Maybe the burg if it second degree. Maybe the forgery depending on the exact count.

I went to court the police read the police report now I'm going to court for a plea.i don't understand what this means

Try that again, please. Sounds like there was an arraignment in a criminal case.

I have a warrant for no show to court in San Diego County.

Lawyers can appear for defendants in misdemeanors and infractions. The lawyer can appear and clear the warrant, and also take care of the...