Q: My mother received numerous tickets, can i, her daughter go to court for her?
she left the scene of the accident, she's 83 years old, english is very poor, no cell phone to call me for help. she got out of her call, understood that the other car owner said ok go. so she left. i took her back to the accident area within the hour since i live in nyc, she lives in nj, to try to fix this but no other car, no police. i did not have description of other car, nothing, other car took pic of her license. we explained to my mother that she was at fault. i need to know if i can go to court in her behalf an exlplain to judge what happened and pay for her fines.
is an attorney for my moms issue expensive? are there pro bono attorneys will to her her?
A: Unfortunately if your ticket is in New Jersey she will need to go to court. You can go to court with her but you can't speak on her behalf. Only an attorney licensed in the state where the accident occurred can't talk on her behalf. This is a very serious offense and could lead to loss of her license for six months and at her advanced age even permanently with an MVC retest. I would suggest that you immediately hire her a good traffic ticket lawyer.
A: Going for her is not allowed, but you may accompany her, and advise the Court that you are there to assist her. The Court may allow this as she is elderly, but she will have to answer questions from the Court, not you. Technically, only a licensed attorney can speak for a Defendant, unless Defendant Pro Se.
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