legal help?

Question

my husband got suspended form his job until his court day and will lose his job and if he is convicted of an assault four, domestic violence against me and therefore I lose income and my kids lose their insurance. He has his arraingment on the 11th and the D.A. sent me some papers asking different questions like how has this affected me and my family and what punishement do I think he should get and if I am willing to testify. (If he gets fired, he doesn't have much experience and I know he wouldn't be able to get a better job than he had and that will affect child support and the kids' insurance..he works for wal-mart distribution center. If it wasn't for that fact I wouldn't care but I can't afford the insurance at my job and I don't qualify for state assistance, supoosedly I make too much money). If I state those things and that I wouldn't be willing to testify would there be a chance the d.a. would drop the charges? he lives in Oregon.

We are not together. I will be filling for divorce. I know child support goes by income and even right now I make more money than him. he has no diploma and in this area wal-mart d.c. is about the only good paying job for high school drop-outs.

Answer 1

I don't know about the legal side of talking to the D.A., but in Oregon child support is based on the kids needs and a set formula. You can see what this is using the child support guideline calculator http://dcs.state.or.us/calculator/. And usually, he has to provide half of the insurance, and pay half of the medical bills not covered by insurance, no matter what his income is.

Nothing is cast in stone until the divorce is final however, and he doesn't have to pay support until then (but they usually make him backpay). My suggestion is to protect yourself and your kids first, worry about the financials later. In Oregon, able bodied workers can find jobs that should allow him to meet his financial obligations, and the state will take it out of his pay directly.

Good luck.

Answer 2

I think in this case your husband is going to have to go to court no matter what happens between you, him, your children and the DA. I think it's great you still support him and forgive him for what he did but he should have looked for better employment than anything associated with WalMart because they're used to payinf $2 an hour overseas so they don't want the US to be an exception. But as for what you can do you can get an additional part time job somewhere while your husband goes for training somewhere. If possible he could also have a part-time job somewhere but the insurance and all would be a problem too. You'll have to see if there's any way to get sponsored insurance somehow or just take out a loan and repay it ASAP. But the situation doesn't look to good at the moment.

Answer 3

First I'm sorry for your circumstances; second please don't fall into some kind of funk "for" your husband if he's abusing you? I hope that is not the case but your question made it sound that way.

If he is to lose his job he may not find as good a job elswhere but he will find work - he is able bodied.

I do not know the laws of Oregon, but in California (where I'm from) you can not drop domestic violence charges if they are sworn out by a police officer. Perhaps in Oregon you can, but should you?

Please consult a counselor. You can go to the YWCA for counseling and they will charge you only what you can afford to pay - its worth it - you need more professional guidance then we on Yahoo can give you.

Answer 4

yes, there is a chance if they let him plea to a lesser charge
your best bet is to talk to the d.a. are you sure that you can`t get
human services to help you .tell them you can`t get insurance without some kind of help from them

Answer 5

Yes, D.A. may drop charges. Without your Testimony everything will be Hearsay. But, you have to decide will, you and child be in Danger if he not go to jail?