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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 161809" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>That is exactly what I thought before she got here yesterday- and it still might be all that is going on. However, she did put doubt in my mind when she said this is the kind of judge who just wants to see consequences and she was asking for info that she said might help keep him out of detention (what I had lined up for him to do in the summer, the appts with- therapist and psychiatrist scheduled, making sure he was kept under supervision,etc). Also, she started asking what punishments I had given him at home for his "wwrong-doings" and I told her that I had started typing up a list and would fax it to her.</p><p></p><p>She mentioned a program that a neighboring county has where juveniles in trouble get put on work assignments- kind of like community service but these are really hard and nasty jobs. I said I thought something like that would be a better lesson for difficult child than being locked in detention where he would learn more bad than good. She said it was a pretty effective program but that our county doesn't have anything like that- they only have detention. I asked if we could try for community service.</p><p></p><p>I think someone is pushing for detention, though. I'm not sure yet if it still might be the GAL, the commonwealth's attny, or PO. Or, if they really do just think this judge is apt to do it. The GAL said in most cases they don't want a substitute judge, but she said in this case, let's hope difficult child gets one. By the time she left, I felt like she was a little bit of an advocate. We go see PO in a few minutes. I don't put much weight in what she says- she has been wrong too many times about things she told me she was sure of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 161809, member: 3699"] That is exactly what I thought before she got here yesterday- and it still might be all that is going on. However, she did put doubt in my mind when she said this is the kind of judge who just wants to see consequences and she was asking for info that she said might help keep him out of detention (what I had lined up for him to do in the summer, the appts with- therapist and psychiatrist scheduled, making sure he was kept under supervision,etc). Also, she started asking what punishments I had given him at home for his "wwrong-doings" and I told her that I had started typing up a list and would fax it to her. She mentioned a program that a neighboring county has where juveniles in trouble get put on work assignments- kind of like community service but these are really hard and nasty jobs. I said I thought something like that would be a better lesson for difficult child than being locked in detention where he would learn more bad than good. She said it was a pretty effective program but that our county doesn't have anything like that- they only have detention. I asked if we could try for community service. I think someone is pushing for detention, though. I'm not sure yet if it still might be the GAL, the commonwealth's attny, or PO. Or, if they really do just think this judge is apt to do it. The GAL said in most cases they don't want a substitute judge, but she said in this case, let's hope difficult child gets one. By the time she left, I felt like she was a little bit of an advocate. We go see PO in a few minutes. I don't put much weight in what she says- she has been wrong too many times about things she told me she was sure of. [/QUOTE]
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