July 2011

Monthly Archive

Will Helping the Police With Another Case Lessen an Arrestee’s Charge?

Summary

Will a person arrested for drug trafficking, who subsequently helps the police make a bigger bust, benefit from that help in court?

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‘A person is arrested for drug trafficking, they then help the police with giving them information that leads to police making a larger bust, the person then has to go to trial for the drug trafficking charges, will the fact that they helped the police make a much larger bust help or benefit them any at all in court?’

It certainly can help, but typically that deal is cut before they help make the bigger bust, i.e. “I will help you make the bigger bust in exchange for a lesser charge.” But even after the fact, it certainly can help, and their defense attorney should be made aware of the fact that they assisted in the larger bust.


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Is a Decreed Custody Visit Alway an Uninterupted Amount of Time?

Summary

In our custody agreement, my daughter’s father and I have specific periods of time with our daughter. The decree does not state whether those periods of time are to be uninterrupted. Are they?

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‘Hi, I have a question about summer visitation:
My daughter’s father and I share legal custody, and I have sole physical custody of our daughter. He typically gets her every other weekend, winter and spring break (he gets 1st half and I get the 2nd half every spring and winter). On odd years he also gets her on holidays and on her birthday. Every summer he has her from July 1st – 15th, and again August 13th – 27th. It does not specify on the decree whether or not the visits are uninterrupted. And if so, is my summer with her (from July 15th – August 13th) also uninterrupted? We divorced in Prince William County. I live in Fairfax County and he is still in Prince William County.’

The answer to your question depends entirely on the precise wording of your order, however generally speaking, if an order says “Parent has the child with them from Date #1 to Date #2, then yes, that means straight through, uninterrupted.


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