Asked in Juvenile Law for Texas

Q: Court appointed juvenile lawyer not looking for my child’s best interest. What can I do?

my son has been put on an ankle monitor submitted to drug test has assigned of probation officer and no pending charges and this has been going on for 5/6 months. His lawyer told me on a phone call and the beginning of August that on August 29, if the if there was still no charges pending, he would ask the judge for dismissal instead of doing that come August 29. He just asked for a postponed court date he’s done three more times as well.

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