Well, the best way to handle it is to tell the prosecutors you don't want to proceed and why.

If you don't receive a subpoena to appear in court, you have no obligation to appear in court.

If you receive a subpoena, you are absolutely obligated to appear at the... View More

He needs a criminal defense attorney. The sooner you or his family or friends hire an attorney for him the better.

You need to hire a Family Law attorney to assist you with this matter. The sooner you do so the better.

Your best option is to hire a Family Law attorney right away.

Your husband needs a criminal defense attorney and he needs one right away. The sooner he hire an attorney, the sooner that attorney can tell him what his best options are.

You will likely be violated and resentenced on the charges or you will be given a chance to complete the counseling as directed by the evaluation.

There are plenty of lawyers who do this kind of work. Technically, this is not a criminal case, but lots of criminal defense lawyers engage in this kind of work...... in part because these orders are often sought privately during a criminal investigation or a violation of these kinds of orders... View More

No, but you can hire an attorney to appear on your behalf and see what can be done.

You absolutely should present to the court any and all incidents of abuse even if they have been previously unreported and undocumented. The court will then weigh the presented evidence and rule accordingly.

Unfortunately, it is not up to your sister what the defendant is charged with. It is up to the State, who is the prosecutor. I suggest reaching out to the State and giving them an update on her status on what issues she is facing.

No. But charges in the end are not up to the one making the telephone call. Charging decisions belong to prosecutors once police bring the case to them or if they are otherwise notified about an alleged crime for which their office would have jurisdiction to prosecute.

OPs are typically one way, which means the petitioner, the one who asked for the OP, can do whatever they want. The respondent, the one the OP was issued against, is the restricted party. If this person just walks up to you, I suggest turning around and walking the other way.

Unfortunately, prosecutors have huge amounts of discretion on charging decisions. Their discretion is virtually unlimited. It is not uncommon for prosecutors, when a defendant refuses a plea deal, to react by raising more and more serious charges.

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Charged with what? It might be easier to get court permission if he was in prison, but unless he consents, there is no slam dunk for being able to move.

You need to retain the services of a local lawyer.

You need to speak with a Family Law attorney right away.

You really need to get a lawyer to discuss your options.

I wouldn't try to do anything to track down where your son is by yourself.

Seek legal counsel.

Good luck. I am sorry this happened to you.

The best short answer is that individual citizens don't charge people, prosecutors do.

Similarly, the prosecutor gets to decide whether to proceed with the prosecution or drop it.

I can't tell you what to do here. If your father is a danger, something has to be done.

Once law enforcement gets involved, it's to a large degree out of your hands. There are no guarantees. Once a court case starts, what the judge orders is final.

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Domestic Battery is a Class A misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to 364 days in jail and up to $2,500.00 in fines not including mandatory fees and costs. Your husband can be deported for just not be documented and being in the United States.