JUVENILE LAW Juvenile law is not criminal law. There are fundamental differences between these two areas of law. Many criminal defense attorneys are not aware of these differences nor aware of the significant ongoing changes in juvenile law enacted by the Texas...
What Will Happen When My Child Goes to Houston Juvenile Court? The “arraignment” is the term of art used for your child’s first court setting. Your child’s juvenile defense attorney uses this setting to gather information about your...
What Will Happen When My Child Goes to Houston Juvenile Court? The “arraignment” is the term of art used for your child’s first court setting. Your child’s juvenile defense attorney uses this setting to gather information about your...
What is Going to Happen to My Child if She Is Found Guilty? Actually, your child cannot be found guilty because juvenile proceedings are consider civil in nature. Instead, children are said to “have engaged in delinquent conduct” if the jury or judge...
What is Going to Happen to My Child if He Is Found Guilty? Actually, your child cannot be found guilty because juvenile proceedings are consider civil in nature. Instead, children are said to “have engaged in delinquent conduct” if the jury or judge finds...
What Will Happen to my Child in Houston Juvenile Court? A Police Officer says my child is being charged with a crime. When juveniles are charged with a crime, they are often taken into custody by the police. Some times, the child is released to a...