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can they charge her as an adult with the drugs, she was 17.5 yo? I think after she got caught it went from dep/neg to delinquent with DCS. she never went to court afterwards bc she ran from the facility....
does she go back to dcs? she will be 18 in a few months, can she stop hiding? She... View More 
answered on Jan 22, 2018
If she was charged with a delinquent offense, she can face juvenile court consequences until she is 19. If she wasn't charged, she still could be. She should contact an attorney to see if the charges can be resolved. She should also know that anyone who is helping hide her from DCS could... View More
They took grand kids out of a perfectly good home, has not been helping find a place to house the children.
answered on Jan 4, 2018
You should hire an attorney to represent you. If you had another drug test that came back with a different result, then the court and DCS need to know. If you had custody of the children or want custody of the children, then you really need a lawyer to help you.
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