I moved from Florida to Kentucky in November of 2014. I was arrested in Kentucky on a Florida warrant in April 2015 and brought back to Florida where I bonded out of jail and returned home to Kentucky the next day. I had been living in Kentucky for almost 6 months before the warrant was signed. I have to return to Florida in January 2016 where I will be put on probation. I live and work in Kentucky and have been for the last year. My question is this, when I return to Florida and plea to probation, how long can I expect to have to be in Florida after my day in court before I can return home to Kentucky? Do I have to stay until the transfer of probation is complete? I could not afford that with no where to stay and no transportation if it takes longer than a day or two to complete the transfer.

Thanks for any insight into this matter,

Lotventures

To the court and PO, nothing about your life matters. You are out working and living where you want because they haven't incarcerated you. There is no easy answer to your question; we don't know what your crime was, any priors, or how well you talk to judges and POs. Many POs are just dying to violate you, or deny you any request.

You politely ASK for permission to go back to KY, and present proof of your job, pay, employer contact, and housing. If you are living with others, present their full names and contact info. ASK for transfer of probation to KY. Be informed, polite, calm, not servile, not snotty. It takes skill.

I think it's probable that you will be there more than a day. Look online for YMCAs, hostels, shelters, anything. Remember - they don't care. You are just an annoyance. Act a bit military - yes sir, yes ma'am.

Why do you even assume, they will allow? It depends on the charges and if certain programs are required.

If for example, anger management or drug programs are required, they may require them be done in Florida before you can return. Your attorney needs to have (in writing) the courts permission to go, but I would guess, at the soonest, unless allowed by the court the day of the trial, you will have 60 to 90 days in Florida for probation to get the transfer papers done. (again, if they are approved at that time)