A client, who I will call Joe, called and asked me if the wife always gets custody of the children in a divorce case. As for most legal questions, the answer is “It depends.” Years ago, there was a “Tender Years” doctrine written mandating young children to be placed in their mother’s care in the…
My clients ask me what they should do after they are arrested and bonded out. The next step is the initial hearing. This is where they are brought before the court and the formal charges filed against them are read. The court will set a few hearing dates. This post deals with how to prepare…
If you have been charged with a crime, you will either be summoned to court by a ticket/citation or sent notice by the court to appear on a certain time and date for your initial hearing. Maybe you have been arrested and held in jail until the initial charges in your case have been filed.…
