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bran155
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Hello all. We had court today. I left a message on my other thread about this morning. I went to court only to sit there for 4 hours for nothing, my daughter did not get brought into the courthouse until 3:30pm. I should have been on the darn payroll!!!
I didn't even get to see my daughter. She was having a fit in the holding cell so her lawyer waived her appearance as he didn't want her to make a scene and humiliate herself. Which was good. I would feel horrible for her had she come into court freaking out. She was probably angry that she had to stay in the holding cell all day long. She is usually seen in the morning but the legal aid lawyers don't come to court until after 2 pm on Tuesdays. So, I spoke to the lawyer, a new one, very nice guy, he said that he was going to request a two week adjournment, she would go back to jail in the meantime. I was sad but relieved. They have something new in my county, a new court. Just opened a few months ago. It's designed for younger people, late teens - 21. They want to transfer her case over to that court so that they can help her not just punish her. We are so lucky, our town has been so good to us. They really want to see my daughter succeed. I am so grateful, I am going to write a letter to the DA and thank him for the empathy that him and the court system has shown my daughter. They could so easily just sentence her to some time and send her on her merry way. I'm sure their motives are also to protect society and cost reduction for the long term. But whatever the motive, it is just one more step taken to treat my daughter not punish her. So she will spend the next two weeks in jail. Her lawyer said that he would call me and let me know the details and the new court address and date. The one thing that does stink is that she has a new lawyer each time we go to court. But I guess beggars can't be choosers hu?
She is probably freaking out right this very minute. She was under the impression that she would be coming home today. I knew she wouldn't be. I feel badly for her but at the same time I feel relief. I love her but do not want to live with her. I am hoping this new court will mandate her to some sort of independent living facility or group home that includes mandatory mental health treatment. I will discuss that with her lawyer, if and when I hear from him. In any event I will give this information to my sw and see if she can make some headway as to what will happen from here on out.
I can't wait to get the phone call!!!! NOT!!! She will be calling me shortly to vent. She will be even more upset when she realizes there is only $3.00 on the account so she won't be able to say too much. That works out well for me as I do not want to hear it!!! She will have to wait until Friday to call again as I am not putting any money on the phone account until then.
So - that is our update. I am very pleased with what the court is doing for us. I am also very pleased that my daughter was not released. She needs this. This is the reality of her choices. Hopefully she is learning something, anything, the smallest of lessons, from this!!!
Shawna
I didn't even get to see my daughter. She was having a fit in the holding cell so her lawyer waived her appearance as he didn't want her to make a scene and humiliate herself. Which was good. I would feel horrible for her had she come into court freaking out. She was probably angry that she had to stay in the holding cell all day long. She is usually seen in the morning but the legal aid lawyers don't come to court until after 2 pm on Tuesdays. So, I spoke to the lawyer, a new one, very nice guy, he said that he was going to request a two week adjournment, she would go back to jail in the meantime. I was sad but relieved. They have something new in my county, a new court. Just opened a few months ago. It's designed for younger people, late teens - 21. They want to transfer her case over to that court so that they can help her not just punish her. We are so lucky, our town has been so good to us. They really want to see my daughter succeed. I am so grateful, I am going to write a letter to the DA and thank him for the empathy that him and the court system has shown my daughter. They could so easily just sentence her to some time and send her on her merry way. I'm sure their motives are also to protect society and cost reduction for the long term. But whatever the motive, it is just one more step taken to treat my daughter not punish her. So she will spend the next two weeks in jail. Her lawyer said that he would call me and let me know the details and the new court address and date. The one thing that does stink is that she has a new lawyer each time we go to court. But I guess beggars can't be choosers hu?
She is probably freaking out right this very minute. She was under the impression that she would be coming home today. I knew she wouldn't be. I feel badly for her but at the same time I feel relief. I love her but do not want to live with her. I am hoping this new court will mandate her to some sort of independent living facility or group home that includes mandatory mental health treatment. I will discuss that with her lawyer, if and when I hear from him. In any event I will give this information to my sw and see if she can make some headway as to what will happen from here on out.
I can't wait to get the phone call!!!! NOT!!! She will be calling me shortly to vent. She will be even more upset when she realizes there is only $3.00 on the account so she won't be able to say too much. That works out well for me as I do not want to hear it!!! She will have to wait until Friday to call again as I am not putting any money on the phone account until then.
So - that is our update. I am very pleased with what the court is doing for us. I am also very pleased that my daughter was not released. She needs this. This is the reality of her choices. Hopefully she is learning something, anything, the smallest of lessons, from this!!!
Shawna