Your current state is Virginia
I am on the student advisory board at my high school. We want to implement a peer mentoring program that would offer someone to talk to, conflict resolution, and help with schoolwork. To me, the first two sound like a guidance counselors job. Would it be legal for a student to do this on behalf of... Read more »
None of what you described must be done by a professional if a fee isn't being charged. For instance a good friend or relative often does many or all of these. However the school, before allowing it, will likely have some supervision, standards, and limits/boundaries. But peer-to-peer mediation is... Read more »
if your son was under age, technically your brother committed an assault. You need to take the youth to a dermatologist for starters. You can also sue him but if he doesn't own much that may not get you anywhere.
There is a gang in the school were my son is getting bullied and harrassed. The leader of the gang keeps approaching him with treats of gang jumping him and fighting. The leader is 13 and the members are 12 or so. Can i press charges against him and the school since i have had a meeting with them... Read more »
The short answer is yes. However, it is important that you contact an attorney as soon as possible to discuss the specifics of your case. We are more than glad to assist you. Contact us whenever you are ready.
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Or, if I decided to leave the house, will I be considered a runaway? Can she get police officers to find me and charge me as a runaway because my 16th birthday is Dec 15, 2019? If I do call police because she is highly intoxicated and she tries to hit me, if there aren't any visible bruises on me... Read more »
Video your mother then email the video to your school counselor or to the Sheriff's Office
Her reason for the ungovernable charge was that I am disrespectful and I do what I want when I want. About ten days ago. She slapped me, so hard I couldn’t hear out of my ear. That entire side of my face went numb. Then I yelled at her that I hated her and hit her arm. When she called the police,... Read more »
You have a right to an attorney and one should be appointed to you.
I have a bachelor's in Education and Psychology, and a master's in Counseling and Coaching. I am currently working with a residential non profit who provides housing and education for sex trafficking survivors. I would like to work with this population as a Guardian ad Litem.
Check out this website: https://www.scbar.org/public/get-legal-help/common-legal-topics/guardian-ad-litem/
To wait they wouldn't give me any information or tell me why he was arrested. What should I do what can I do
Get an attorney and have the attorney knock on the same doors. Attorneys are especially skilled at finsing out information. Most of us have connections with the police.
My cousin took a car without permission, but the key was in it. He had Intentions to return the car but on the way back he wrecked it.
This is something a criminal defense attorney would know. You could repost the question in the Criminal Law section. Car accident attorneys (the category where you have it posted) usually only deal with the civil aspects of collisions, such as personal injury and property damage claims. They aren't... Read more »
My brother in law has a baby with a girl and she refuses to leave the premises. She has assualted others in the house and always yells and fights. If i call the police will i go to jail or will he?
You probably should file it as an eviction to get her out. Once the authorities delve into a pregnant 15 yo by a 23 yo, he may be looking at statutory rape or UTWAM charges. I wouldn’t involve the police.
Probably not since he is not 18. Once he turns 18 the parents will have no say so at that point. Good luck.
I just found this information out. Can I press charges against this young man if he refuses to stop seeing her, and can I press charges against my ex wife for child endangerment?
Yes you can file charges. There is a long list of possible criminal charges that can be filed against both the 19 year old and your ex-wife. The sooner you take action the less danger your daughter will be in. Good luck.
can they lock me up for that or is it up to the judge
First, stealing your mother's or anyone else's car or property is NEVER a good idea. Period.
If she has not reported you to any authority (court, police or probation officer), there is no way for them to learn of your new indiscretion, and if they do not know about it, they cannot punish... Read more »
The answer to your question is YES. You are not emancipated in the eyes of the law until you are either 18 years old, married or serving on active duty military service. Your mother can require that you obey curfew, and the law will support her if she decides to file charges against you.... Read more »
Can someone other then her parent or guardian bail her out?
Anyone can post the bail money for a person. But be careful interjecting in this situation. If your sister is a minor, its unlikely they would hold her on much of a bond unless the charges were serious.
Yes, your father can "make" you come home.
You are not emancipated until:
1. you reach the age of 18,
2. you are married or
3. you are serving on active duty with the armed forces of the U.S.
Being pregnant does not entitle you to emancipation.... Read more »
Are there grounds for filing a case against the 21 year old. The 21 year old also exposed her to the Pagen religion and we believe alcohol. She met this individual at work, are their any consequences to the employer?
(1) It is not illegal for a 21 year old and a 16 year old to make out. (2) It is not illegal to introduce people to different religions. (3) It is illegal to provide alcohol to a person under the age of 21. (4) The employer has nothing to do with it. So, if there's evidence he is supply drugs or... Read more »
my daughter reacted to being hit in the face and proceeded to hit the other student back in self-defense. The school has video of the assault. The officer who was there is calling the incident a "mutual combat," when my daughter had no knowledge she was about to be involved in said fight. Can I... Read more »
Consent is a defense to assault. Mutual Combat is an agreed fight, like a boxing match. Using force in self-defense does not transform an unlawful use of force into "mutual combat."
You can report a crime to the police, but they will decide whether or not to bring charges. It sounds like... Read more »
and in video you can clearly see they get in verbal but nothing else only security pepper spray my son is this even legal
more info needed.
does the video show everything from beginning to end?
there is a difference between criminal law violations and violations of school rules and ordinances.
what is he on probation for?
if you are on violation for something that warns you of jail if x... Read more »
Without more information about your case, it is difficult to provide you with an accurate answer. Generally speaking, a person commits the offense of statutory rape when he or she engages in sexual intercourse with any person under the age of 16 years and not his or her spouse, provided that no... Read more »
My friend is in a situation where he got into a fight with his dad, and it was going to court, but his dad talked to the prosecution office (my friend's dad used to be a police officer and he knows others in that field) and they came to an agreement and called off the trial but made a conclusion.... Read more »
Is this a juvenile matter? If so, it sounds like the decision was made to put the case on what's called the consent calendar. Why would your friend want a trial in this case, and possibly face 1) a record (albeit juvenile), and 2) worse sanctions?
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