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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 356109" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>If I were in your shoes, contemplating some sort of contempt of court or failure to appear(which I assume a charge would be for not appearing), I think I would make a list in sharpie of all the things I have done for my kiddo over the past 15 years to try to help him. The first page would just be #1. 1997 - Behavior Dr Adams. #2. 1998 Behavior Dr Jones. #3. 1998 Behavior Dr. Smith. #4. 2003 Tried to get him into Residential Treatment Center (RTC)/TBS.... No details, just a list of everything you've done in as few words as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Then, I would add another section that detailed each of those attempts and what came of them.</p><p> </p><p>And then I would go to court, hand it out, and risk my contempt charge in standing up and DEMANDING IT BE SEEN/READ/UNDERSTOOD that you have TRIED everything in your power to help this kid. And I'd say that. I'd say "I thought about not coming, but I decided that would benefit no one. At least this way, you can still charge me, but you MIGHT hear what I'm saying and you MIGHT hear me pleading for help for my kid."</p><p> </p><p>Just my 2 cents. Might be all its worth, but I'd dang sure be considering it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 356109, member: 1848"] If I were in your shoes, contemplating some sort of contempt of court or failure to appear(which I assume a charge would be for not appearing), I think I would make a list in sharpie of all the things I have done for my kiddo over the past 15 years to try to help him. The first page would just be #1. 1997 - Behavior Dr Adams. #2. 1998 Behavior Dr Jones. #3. 1998 Behavior Dr. Smith. #4. 2003 Tried to get him into Residential Treatment Center (RTC)/TBS.... No details, just a list of everything you've done in as few words as possible. Then, I would add another section that detailed each of those attempts and what came of them. And then I would go to court, hand it out, and risk my contempt charge in standing up and DEMANDING IT BE SEEN/READ/UNDERSTOOD that you have TRIED everything in your power to help this kid. And I'd say that. I'd say "I thought about not coming, but I decided that would benefit no one. At least this way, you can still charge me, but you MIGHT hear what I'm saying and you MIGHT hear me pleading for help for my kid." Just my 2 cents. Might be all its worth, but I'd dang sure be considering it. [/QUOTE]
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