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Multiple traffic tickets and maybe needs an attorney--any advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="Origami" data-source="post: 667014" data-attributes="member: 18099"><p>Thanks everyone for your common-sense suggestions. I read all the replies to my husband, who has been patiently listening to me worry about this. I feel better about my decision to let my son stand up for himself in court. He's been asking me if I think he should try to hire an attorney, and I told him he could call for a free consultation if he wants, but I doubt he can afford the fees and he should realize that an attorney will try to convince him that he absolutely needs their representation.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Somewhere, you are absolutely right and I did discuss this with my son. He's still driving to work only, and says he's driving "like a grandma" now to avoid getting any more tickets. I do understand your concern, and I have the same concern, but am balancing that idea with the desire for him to get himself to and from work now. He works the midnight shift, so it's really difficult for husband and I to take him to and from work and barely get any sleep ourselves. It's one reason we agreed to help him get a car initially. I hope the seriousness of the situation has convinced him that "grandma driving" isn't so terrible. And yes, depending on the outcome of all this, I think his next car will be a beater that he buys himself.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Thanks for your reply, and yes, I think I jumped the gun on thinking he was mature enough to handle the car. I'm thinking it's possible that his license will be suspended when he goes to court, and then he won't be driving at all. Once the insurance gets notified, he won't be able to afford the insurance anyway and we'll need to sell the car.</p><p></p><p></p><p>COM, thank you so much for this calming advice. I have been forgetting to breathe at times from the anxiety and guilt I've been experiencing. Feeling better now.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Kathy, I will take your advice and not even hint that I'd remotely consider hiring an attorney. I already paid for the traffic safety school that he didn't complete. </p><p></p><p>His court appearance is on the 22nd, and I'll let you all know how it goes. I'm going with him so I can drive back home in case they take away his license. It's not even near our home, but in the next county (sigh) about 50 miles away. The story is that he was taking a girl home because her boyfriend was being mean to her and he didn't want her to not have a way home. Despite his flaws. he's generally pretty honest, so I believe he was trying to do a good deed. I'm still not sure why it had to be at 116 mph (in a 55 zone). He also claims he didn't know speeding was such a big deal legally.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Origami, post: 667014, member: 18099"] Thanks everyone for your common-sense suggestions. I read all the replies to my husband, who has been patiently listening to me worry about this. I feel better about my decision to let my son stand up for himself in court. He's been asking me if I think he should try to hire an attorney, and I told him he could call for a free consultation if he wants, but I doubt he can afford the fees and he should realize that an attorney will try to convince him that he absolutely needs their representation. Somewhere, you are absolutely right and I did discuss this with my son. He's still driving to work only, and says he's driving "like a grandma" now to avoid getting any more tickets. I do understand your concern, and I have the same concern, but am balancing that idea with the desire for him to get himself to and from work now. He works the midnight shift, so it's really difficult for husband and I to take him to and from work and barely get any sleep ourselves. It's one reason we agreed to help him get a car initially. I hope the seriousness of the situation has convinced him that "grandma driving" isn't so terrible. And yes, depending on the outcome of all this, I think his next car will be a beater that he buys himself. Thanks for your reply, and yes, I think I jumped the gun on thinking he was mature enough to handle the car. I'm thinking it's possible that his license will be suspended when he goes to court, and then he won't be driving at all. Once the insurance gets notified, he won't be able to afford the insurance anyway and we'll need to sell the car. COM, thank you so much for this calming advice. I have been forgetting to breathe at times from the anxiety and guilt I've been experiencing. Feeling better now. Kathy, I will take your advice and not even hint that I'd remotely consider hiring an attorney. I already paid for the traffic safety school that he didn't complete. His court appearance is on the 22nd, and I'll let you all know how it goes. I'm going with him so I can drive back home in case they take away his license. It's not even near our home, but in the next county (sigh) about 50 miles away. The story is that he was taking a girl home because her boyfriend was being mean to her and he didn't want her to not have a way home. Despite his flaws. he's generally pretty honest, so I believe he was trying to do a good deed. I'm still not sure why it had to be at 116 mph (in a 55 zone). He also claims he didn't know speeding was such a big deal legally. [/QUOTE]
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