Q: I have been/am in a situation where I have been falsely accused of doing something and don’t know what to do about i
They are family members. One of them is diagnosed mentally ill, the other is not. However they have both tried to pin their shortcomings on me repeatedly and even had me arrested and hospitalized and have been doing so since I was a young child. I tried to file a domestic violence restraining order and the judge dismissed it without hearing the case. I am currently staying in a shelter because I was living in between the family. But I have lost a lot of money and a lot of time and life and jobs because of the false accusations and domestic abuse. What would the next step be to proceed legally? I also am in a low socio economic class and can’t afford a private lawyer
A: Speak only with your lawyer. If you cannot afford private counsel, a public defender will be appointed to represent you.
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