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<blockquote data-quote="WSM" data-source="post: 296561" data-attributes="member: 5169"><p>Re the PubDef, I think they appoint, regardless of financial wherewithal because you need one right now since you are sitting in court and then they put you on a sliding scale per income and bill you later. That happened to a friend of mine whose son had a misdemeanor tresspassing charge. She was on food stamps and should have qualified but about 6 months later got a bill for $650. husband only put his income down with-o mine, and and put all the kids down as dependents. They didn't ask him to sign an irs release. But probably they will assess him for something. We simply are not indigent.</p><p> </p><p>I just got a copy of the letter to the judge the therapist intends to send. This is what it says:</p><p> </p><p>"<span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Geneva'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Your Honor:</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Geneva'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I have seen difficult child in this office since 4/21/09. difficult child was brought by his father and step mother because of behavior problems at home that included destruction of property, filing abuse reports with DCF, elopementy from home, and an inability to benefit from repeated efforts by his father and step mother to effect change in this behavior. </span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Geneva'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">difficult child's presentation in the office was that he was a good looking 12 year old. He has an innocent attitude about him and a politeness that belies what I suspect to be a major mental illness. His biological mother suffers from bipolar disorder according to the father, and this raises the risk and suspicion of a serious illness in difficult child. difficult child denies that he is committing the acts that his parents complain about. He claims that others are doing these things so that they can get difficult child out of the house. What is unclear is whether he suffers from delusions of persecution or is simply covering up so he does not get in trouble, or some combination of these conditions. Because of the refractory nature of his problems and the difficulty of managing KGfg with outpatient treatment, as well as the dangerousness of some of his behavior we have discussed residential treatment options. On one occasion it was necessary to have difficult child hospitalized at psychiatric Hospital.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Geneva'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I have spoken with an abuse investigator from the Sheriff's office who is familiar with this case and recently received another complaint against the parents for lack of supervision. She is in agreement with my impression that difficult child suffers from a major mental disorder based on her experience with the case and others like it over the years. In my last conversation with his step mother yesterday, she reported that difficult child has now reported hallucinations.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Geneva'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">It is my opinion that difficult child will benefit most from residential treatment where he can be observed in a controlled environment for an extended period of time so that a proper diagnosis and treatment plan can be determined. I am hopeful that the funding can be made available so he can get this treatment while he is still young and before these problems worsen.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Geneva'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Thank you for taking the time to consider my point of view in this case. If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to call on me. </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Geneva'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Very truly yours,"</span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WSM, post: 296561, member: 5169"] Re the PubDef, I think they appoint, regardless of financial wherewithal because you need one right now since you are sitting in court and then they put you on a sliding scale per income and bill you later. That happened to a friend of mine whose son had a misdemeanor tresspassing charge. She was on food stamps and should have qualified but about 6 months later got a bill for $650. husband only put his income down with-o mine, and and put all the kids down as dependents. They didn't ask him to sign an irs release. But probably they will assess him for something. We simply are not indigent. I just got a copy of the letter to the judge the therapist intends to send. This is what it says: "[COLOR=black][FONT=Geneva][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Your Honor:[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Geneva][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I have seen difficult child in this office since 4/21/09. difficult child was brought by his father and step mother because of behavior problems at home that included destruction of property, filing abuse reports with DCF, elopementy from home, and an inability to benefit from repeated efforts by his father and step mother to effect change in this behavior. [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Geneva][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]difficult child's presentation in the office was that he was a good looking 12 year old. He has an innocent attitude about him and a politeness that belies what I suspect to be a major mental illness. His biological mother suffers from bipolar disorder according to the father, and this raises the risk and suspicion of a serious illness in difficult child. difficult child denies that he is committing the acts that his parents complain about. He claims that others are doing these things so that they can get difficult child out of the house. What is unclear is whether he suffers from delusions of persecution or is simply covering up so he does not get in trouble, or some combination of these conditions. Because of the refractory nature of his problems and the difficulty of managing KGfg with outpatient treatment, as well as the dangerousness of some of his behavior we have discussed residential treatment options. On one occasion it was necessary to have difficult child hospitalized at psychiatric Hospital.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Geneva][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I have spoken with an abuse investigator from the Sheriff's office who is familiar with this case and recently received another complaint against the parents for lack of supervision. She is in agreement with my impression that difficult child suffers from a major mental disorder based on her experience with the case and others like it over the years. In my last conversation with his step mother yesterday, she reported that difficult child has now reported hallucinations.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Geneva][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]It is my opinion that difficult child will benefit most from residential treatment where he can be observed in a controlled environment for an extended period of time so that a proper diagnosis and treatment plan can be determined. I am hopeful that the funding can be made available so he can get this treatment while he is still young and before these problems worsen.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Geneva][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Thank you for taking the time to consider my point of view in this case. If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to call on me. [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Geneva][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Very truly yours,"[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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