onmylonesome
Nov 2, 2008, 09:22 AM
Hello,
I just have a couple of questions that I'm hoping someone can help me with. My boyfriend and I have been together for a few years and I never thought the day would come where he would hit me and keep me hostage in my own house but, it did. So, I went to the hospital after the incident and the hospital called the police. They showed up took pictures and so on and so forth. Well, I have court on Wednesday. I don't know how to go about it though. Do I get an attorney or not? The problem is too that we have a little girl together. I don't want him going to jail or prison or whatever for 2 years. That's what I've heard word on the street. I don't want her to not be able to see him at least once every few weeks you know? It would hurt so bad for her to be without a father. I know a lot of people reading this are going to be like well you know do you want her to be around someone like that. Honestly though I just want supervised visitation. Anyway, do I have any say at all in court? Can I ask the judge of certain things from my boyfriend? Like, drug tests and counseling? Do you think he will even go to jail? Or prison for that matter? If he does how long do people with those charges normally go for? See, he had a bond of 3,000 and someone went to a bail bonds man (not sure if that's the "correct" term). He was only in jail for like 2 days maybe. But yeah he has 2 counts of unlawful restraint and one for domestic violence. Pleasee someone gimmie the 411 cause I am so confused on the whole situation and I really don't know what to do.
Thx loner:confused:
I just have a couple of questions that I'm hoping someone can help me with. My boyfriend and I have been together for a few years and I never thought the day would come where he would hit me and keep me hostage in my own house but, it did. So, I went to the hospital after the incident and the hospital called the police. They showed up took pictures and so on and so forth. Well, I have court on Wednesday. I don't know how to go about it though. Do I get an attorney or not? The problem is too that we have a little girl together. I don't want him going to jail or prison or whatever for 2 years. That's what I've heard word on the street. I don't want her to not be able to see him at least once every few weeks you know? It would hurt so bad for her to be without a father. I know a lot of people reading this are going to be like well you know do you want her to be around someone like that. Honestly though I just want supervised visitation. Anyway, do I have any say at all in court? Can I ask the judge of certain things from my boyfriend? Like, drug tests and counseling? Do you think he will even go to jail? Or prison for that matter? If he does how long do people with those charges normally go for? See, he had a bond of 3,000 and someone went to a bail bonds man (not sure if that's the "correct" term). He was only in jail for like 2 days maybe. But yeah he has 2 counts of unlawful restraint and one for domestic violence. Pleasee someone gimmie the 411 cause I am so confused on the whole situation and I really don't know what to do.
Thx loner:confused: