Q: I filed a pins petition against my daughter for not going to school, staying out late, and smoking pot with her friends. She has never been in any other trouble and does not have a criminal record. She volunteers for work camp with her church over the summer and is a good kid most of the time. The judge gave her less than a month to get to school and strahten up if not he said he was going to send her to Rochester secure detention facility. This facility holds violent offenders who are mostly gang members and I worry about her being there because she is not that kind of child. I know that there are many other alternatives to this kind of facility that would better suit her if needed.
A: If it is just a PINS petition & there is no juvenile delinquency case against her, then the Judge would not have authority to send her to secure detention. You should definitely hire a good Family Law attorney in your area you has experience in PINS/JD cases. -- David Bliven, Westchester Family Law attorney (www.blivenlaw.net)
I am a former Family Court prosecutor and handle all divorce and family law matters, including contested and uncontested divorces, child custody/visitation, child support/paternity, adoptions, family offense (orders of protection), child abuse/neglect and juvenile delinquency. I practice primarily in Westchester (White Plains and vicinity) and the Bronx (Riverdale and vicinity). My website can be found at www.blivenlaw.net.
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