New Jersey Child Arrest Attorneys
What To Do If Your Child Has Been Arrested
Hearing that your child has been arrested can be one of the most devastating moments in any parent's life. If your child has been arrested in New Jersey please contact the office of Lependorf & Silverstein in Princeton for free legal advice. Juvenile law is a highly specialized field of criminal law and you should always have experienced representation for your child. Our lawyers can begin working on your case immediately and working to release your child to your custody as quickly as possible.
Our New Jersey juvenile crime lawyers will provide all forms of communication with the legal community and those responsible for detaining your child. We will speak with the probation officer and district attorney's office to try and stop the process before a juvenile petition is filed. This petition is a notice given to the court by the state's attorney outlining all of the crimes that were allegedly committed by the minor. We can often have the probation officer agree to monitor the child without having the juvenile petition filed.
Successfully working with the District Attorney's office our New Jersey juvenile criminal defense attorneys can often have the charges dropped, dismissed, or lessened before any further legal action is taken. If the juvenile petition has been filed we can take steps to try to dismiss the charges, ask for a D.A. continuance or try the case and have the charges dismissed. Your child should have the most thorough and aggressive legal representation that you can find.
In order to present the court compelling reasons why your child's case should be dismissed many elements can be gathered beforehand. Some of these elements should include our investigation of the circumstances leading to the arrest, including all police behaviors and interrogations as well as what the charges were based on in the first place. In addition, personal documents such as school report cards, degrees, certificates, and any other achievements that your child has done can all be compelling reasons to let them go.
In many New Jersey juvenile crimes cases both parents of an arrested child will be asked to vouch for the child's otherwise reasonable character. In addition a juvenile court judge may ask the parents if they can provide any other person to vouch for the child as well. People from the child's school, place of worship, workplace or any other respectable establishment can often vouch for a child in a positive manner. This vouching of character can often mean the difference between your child's release and their imprisonment.
Do not let your child face the juvenile court system without effective legal representation. Lependorf & Silverstein have years of experience handling juvenile cases throughout New Jersey and can begin working on your case immediately. We will handle every step of the case for you and be in constant communication with your family during the process. We are one of the few New Jersey juvenile crimes law firms offering free consultations on any case from our office in Princeton. Please call or contact us today.
If you or a loved one has been accused of juvenile crimes in New Jersey, contact Lependorf & Silverstein today for a free consultation.