court tomorrow mother help?

Question

i have court tomorrow for taking 465 dollars out of fathers account in md. basically im being charged with forgery public document up to 10 yrs for this charge and two theft under 500 one charge for 450 and one for 15 dollars which are misdemeanors. basically i was working for the bank and i signed his nam eto withdrawal slip. he did not press charges my grandmother did who was recently added to account. i was fired from bank and they press charges i wen to pi hearing and fraud investigator just wants restitution. i do have a lawyer no prior record or offenses and have two children one of which is a month oldand the other two years old. i have no one to take care of my month old so it is likely i will take her with me.i am curious to know is it likely they will send single mother to jail and if so where do kids go.ny lawyer says i will probably have to plead to one charge in which we will ask for pbj. im in md please help

restitution has been paid and my father ok me taking the money out his account. its my grandmother who filed fraud affidavit. and the bankpaid her back so they filed charges. i also had account with bank and the debited the amount from my account.

the total was 465 dollars not 9 hundred something like one of the repondents said.

Answer 1

wow! just dress nice and hope for the best!

Answer 2

The 10 years is the maximum. You may be asked to do community service and asked to make restitution. However because you recently gave birth you may not even get community service, read below.

It sounds from your question that the District Attorney and your Attorney have already struck a deal. But even when a deal is struck you still have to go to court, it is because in the Constitution. You have the right to confront your accusers and the State can not sentence anyone unless it is in a public forum. This is to protect people from being arrested by the state and putting them in jail without due process, like what used to happen when America was a British Colony and before the Constitution was written.

The King ot his representative at the time could arrest any person and put them in jail without filing any charges or having any public hearing. In effect it is to protect against the practices of a police state.

Everyone makes mistakes, especially if they become overwhelmed, the important thing is not to repeat them. Tell your Dad and Grandmother in the court you are sorry you did it and you are sorry that you hurt them.

You also mentioned you had a month old child. The law recognizes and has recognized for hundreds of years that mothers who have just have given birth sometimes lose control and do stupid things they would not usually do -- it is a legitimate mitigating circumstance under the law. But let your lawyer mention it, don't say it yourself.

Remember everyone makes mistakes, this is not the end of your life and it does not mean you will never find another job. A year from now your life will be like it never even happened.

God bless and take care and next time you feel overwhelmed ask for help.

ps, I read that you have already made restitution, once the restitution was accepted, it guarantees that you won't go to jail, the value of your theft has become $0.00 and is part of a plea bargain for forging the document. The judge may decide not to give you any punishment because you do have a legally recognized mitigating circumstance. But act contrite and do not do it again. If you do do it again you make a fool out of the judge and they don't like that. Next time ask for help from family, friends, the church, state programs, see a social worker, they will find a way to get you the help you need.

Answer 3

"...basically i was working for the bank and i signed his nam eto withdrawal slip."

When you go to court, if you tap-dance around what you did in this way, the judge is likely to be very harsh with you.

You didn't just sign your name to a withdrawal slip. You stole $456 dollars, $450, and $15, for a total of $921. You are a thief.

Own your actions. Admit that you are a thief, that you and you alone are responsible for the theft, and that what you did was wrong.

Admit that you need help and that you will take whatever help is available, including surrendering your children to CPS while you get your life straightened out, so you will no longer steal.

Then follow through. You are a mother and you have no right to put your kids in this circumstance. For their own good, you need to get your act together. Even if it's hard, you owe it to your kids to do what is necessary.

Own your actions and start to get your life straight. You've already given yourself a criminal record that will keep you from getting some kinds of jobs. Find a way to get straight before things get worse.

Good luck.

Answer 4

It is very unlikely you will go to jail. Chances are they will plead out, make you pay restitution and you will be on your way. Take a deep breathe. I know what you are going through. I was there a couple of weeks ago. If you are a good citizen with no priors they are not going to want to put in jail. They can, but they would require a trial and chances are they are too busy for that and will go with a plea. Trust your lawyer. I know it hard, but they are there to help. They can't promise an outcome. Stay out of trouble. A tough straight life is a much better one than the opposite. Good luck.

Answer 5

If they just want restitution...then PAY THEM!!! U better have the money up front when u get there.

If u don't and they send u to jail then they will put your kids in a foster home/orphanage if no family members with take the children

Good Luck hun.

Answer 6

Try your best to get probation and fines. If they wan't to lock you up (which they do send single mothers to jail) there's nothing stopping them from putting your kids in foster care if you don't have a family member to care for them. I hope your lawyer does a good job getting you off the hook.

Don't steal anymore!

Good luck

Answer 7

well they'll put the kids in cps if you cant give em to your family or anything and they might just go ahead and do an investagtion anways if they see them there if your thinking of "hiding" behind the kids your so wrong it's not even funny they dont care about you or your kids they'll just take em away and give em to somebody lookn for a state check hey maybe you can do that when you get out take care of other peoples kids who are in jail and recive money form teh goverment doing it

Answer 8

in case you have been served papers it is going to say. And in case you don't comprehend there could desire to be a telephone variety interior the spectacular left area of the papers. you'll be able to desire to renowned something. How do you know your going to court docket. Did she basically enable you know, and enable you know the time in place. How ever you know you'll be able to desire to maximum appropriate to renowned why. that is greater then probably its new child help. by way of fact the infant is a million you owe already. The courts are going to attempt to get you to pay the maximum quantity first. They constantly do. If its to a lot for you, you will tell the decide you could no longer arise with the money for it. Your going to could desire to make a allure.Your maximum suitable wager for you right this moment is get your final 3 pay stubs in take them to court docket. by way of fact whether that's new child help your going to could desire to deliver it. instruct of your charges, your earnings , and so on...propose to you pay, by way of fact on the top you will by no skill get your earnings tax money decrease back in in case you ever want to possess a house or now and back a automobile, and the state has a maximum appropriate to hold your drivers license the state will take it from you. yet while your paying your new child help the state won't mess with you. In do no longer ignore whether that's approximately new child assist you have the main appropriate to have criminal visitations on your new child.In shall we are saying interior the destiny you have you youngster interior the summertime circumstances. In those months you do no longer could desire to pay new child help. yet you could no longer in hassle-free terms give up on your own. It should be accomplished by utilising the courts. keep in mind this is your new child too. the mum of your new child do no longer could desire to talk to you. however the courts could provide you the main appropriate to the youngster basically like her. In different factor in case you have any doubt that this new child won't be yours or your unsure you tell that to the courts. In they'll order a DNA . Why must you pay for somebody else youngster. think of roughly it.

Answer 9

Why are you concerned now for your kids...you had to know that was the risk when you stole from your dad...I know life as a single mom must be difficult...but dishonestly never leads to anything good...now your kids have to reap the seed that you have sewn...Hopefully the courts will give you mercy....better start praying.

Answer 10

Listen to your public defender, beg for forgiveness. Courts usually have day care facitlites.. good luck

Answer 11

Sounds like a lot of things you should have thought about before you committed those felony crimes...

Listen to your lawyer, that's what he get's paid to do.