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<blockquote data-quote="Sondar" data-source="post: 87880" data-attributes="member: 4160"><p>When our son was 18 and living in a university dorm he invited his 16-yr-old runaway girlfriend to stay with him. After repeated warnings from campus security, he was eventually charged with trespassing, that led to a felony escape when he left a work group while serving 3 months for the trespassing misdemeanor. (did you follow that nonsense?)</p><p></p><p>Anyway, we paid for his attorney because he was only 18. He was convicted of the Class D felony of escape and given 2 years probation.</p><p></p><p>For his last two escapades (trafficking and stealing from us) we let him get public defenders. The outcome has been quite good. PD #1 came up with the idea of sending him into treatment for addictions, and a PD social worker has been assigned to him. She even took my phone call and answered my questions, which surprised me because he is an adult.</p><p></p><p>Do you know a private attorney or anyone who works with the courts who could give you the scoop on the crop of PDs? Both of his were young, fresh-out-of-law-school types and thus, I think, not jaded yet. </p><p></p><p>As you can see, our son has gone on to increasingly more serious crimes. We thought that by paying his attorney on the felony escape that maybe one day he could get his record expunged and go on to great things. Shattered illusion ... every decision is so hard when dealing with a difficult child.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with your decisions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sondar, post: 87880, member: 4160"] When our son was 18 and living in a university dorm he invited his 16-yr-old runaway girlfriend to stay with him. After repeated warnings from campus security, he was eventually charged with trespassing, that led to a felony escape when he left a work group while serving 3 months for the trespassing misdemeanor. (did you follow that nonsense?) Anyway, we paid for his attorney because he was only 18. He was convicted of the Class D felony of escape and given 2 years probation. For his last two escapades (trafficking and stealing from us) we let him get public defenders. The outcome has been quite good. PD #1 came up with the idea of sending him into treatment for addictions, and a PD social worker has been assigned to him. She even took my phone call and answered my questions, which surprised me because he is an adult. Do you know a private attorney or anyone who works with the courts who could give you the scoop on the crop of PDs? Both of his were young, fresh-out-of-law-school types and thus, I think, not jaded yet. As you can see, our son has gone on to increasingly more serious crimes. We thought that by paying his attorney on the felony escape that maybe one day he could get his record expunged and go on to great things. Shattered illusion ... every decision is so hard when dealing with a difficult child. Good luck with your decisions. [/QUOTE]
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