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[L236]Legal Advice For Divorce

by Emanuele Allenti, Ema

Nowadays, countless children are appealing in courtrooms for criminal behaviors. Parents are
asking everyday what is the best legal advice for their children's cases. When a child is accused of a
criminal act, he is first arrested and then taken to a juvenile criminal court. The difference between
adult court and juvenile courts is that the parties at the defense table include parents, children, and a
probation officer. The parties will sit at a wooden table to discuss the charges and what the courts
should do to penalize the child.

The summons is the ?legal? documentation that is sent to the parents from the onset of the charge,
thus requesting that both parent and child appear before a judge. During the ?intake?--or else the
first hearing--the child attends; whereas the child is referred by the arresting officers to attend. Few
times, other sources such as parents, teachers, store owners or others will request a ?referral? of the
child, which summed up is the ?arrest.?

After the first couple of steps are completed, the ?detention hearing? takes place. During this
procedure, it is up to the arresting officer to decide if the child will be released to the custody of the
parents or held in detention. The next phase is known the ?intake decision,? where the case is
considered a ?petition? case or ?non-petitioned? case. If the case is handled under the non-petition
rule, then the deciding officers, probation officers, and so forth have decided that the case can be
handled without going through normal court proceedings.

The next phase may include a conference, and this will move onto the plea bargaining phase. Once a
plea bargaining conference begins and no plea is offered, the child and other parties will appear in an
?adjudicatory hearing,? where evidence is presented. While this is a brief set of steps, it is certainly
enough to provide an insight of what you will go through if your child has been petitioned to courts.

I believe that divorce is one of the biggest epidemics in our current society that isn't being recognized or treated as such. As a marriage and family therapist, of course divorce is something that I am passionate about because it is something that I am spending my life to fight against. I am not ignorant enough to believe that I will see all cases of divorce end during my lifetime, nor am I ignorant enough to believe that all divorce cases even should be prevented. I am, however, perhaps ignorant in my belief that it is crazy for people considering divorce to get advice from a divorce attorney.

Now, most of you are thinking I'm crazy. Who would go to a divorce attorney for advice about their failing marraige? Many people, unfortunately. I had no idea until I began working with marriages and families in crisis just how many individuals and even couples were seeking refuge and advice with their divorce attorney.

I was overwhelmed by my new knowledge for one primary reason. Have people considering getting a divorce forgotten that a divorce attorney is the very last person who will be concerned with them repairing a broken marriage? A divorce attorney makes a living helping married people get divorced while getting as many benefits from the divorce as possible. So why would any nearly-divorced person go to a divorce attorney in hopes of fixing their marraige? Beats me.

My advice to anyone struggling in their marriage is to make an appointment to visit a professional counselor or a marriage and family therapist. The core reason why I suggest this is because in general, counselors and therapists are people who deeply want to see marriages and families restored rather than torn apart. If I am looking for someone to help me fix my car, then it is far wiser to get help from an individual who actually believes that cars can be fixed, right? Of course. The same is true with marriage. Do not go for help to someone who believes that marriages should end easily and for any reason at all. Go instead to a professional who is trained in giving you wisdom about ways to make your relationship work.

A divorce attorney is great for people who are sure that divorce is the option they are choosing. If, however, you are still unsure of your options and if you are still hoping for healing in your marriage, then a divorce attorney is the last person you should see.

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