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Question??? public defender or paid attorney???
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<blockquote data-quote="KFld" data-source="post: 88137" data-attributes="member: 2442"><p>This is a sticky subject. We hired a private attorney for our difficult child, but, and he doesn't even know this yet, he has money in an account left by my grandmother that the probate judge allowed us to pull from, so it didn't cost us. Like I said, he doesn't even know about this money yet, but he will know someday that he paid for it, not us. I know everyone isn't as fortunate.</p><p></p><p>Point being through. His attorney helped get him into a state rehab facility mandated by the courts. I know a public defender never would have done this. He went to rehab, followed probation and his felony charges were dismissed. He has now been clean for a year. For us it worked. It was the best thing to do. But I know for many others they have paid thousands of dollars and pretty much thrown it out the window. </p><p></p><p>I think you need to follow your heart and think about what would work best. You know your son. Do you think he is going to learn from this, or do you really believe you will be throwing the money away. Sometimes you have to give it one try and if it doesn't work, next time you go the public defender. Hopefully there won't be a next time, but...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KFld, post: 88137, member: 2442"] This is a sticky subject. We hired a private attorney for our difficult child, but, and he doesn't even know this yet, he has money in an account left by my grandmother that the probate judge allowed us to pull from, so it didn't cost us. Like I said, he doesn't even know about this money yet, but he will know someday that he paid for it, not us. I know everyone isn't as fortunate. Point being through. His attorney helped get him into a state rehab facility mandated by the courts. I know a public defender never would have done this. He went to rehab, followed probation and his felony charges were dismissed. He has now been clean for a year. For us it worked. It was the best thing to do. But I know for many others they have paid thousands of dollars and pretty much thrown it out the window. I think you need to follow your heart and think about what would work best. You know your son. Do you think he is going to learn from this, or do you really believe you will be throwing the money away. Sometimes you have to give it one try and if it doesn't work, next time you go the public defender. Hopefully there won't be a next time, but... [/QUOTE]
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