On Jul 4, 7:09 am, "Robert M. Gary" <N70...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 2, 4:37 am, shy <Ann_Hedo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I do not have money to hire a lawyer, and don't know what to do
>
> You might call the local law school. Here in California we have
> "certified law students" that are looking for cases to work on. If
> your case is accepted by the school it is usually done for the cost of
> the filings. I think there is a max income requirement though.
It's good to be reminded of that option from time to time, But, from OP's description of her problem, I'm not sure what good a lawyer could do to help with her immediate concerns for her out of control 17 year old. What kind of a case would be there, for a law student to handle? Defending him if he comes up with criminal charges, maybe? But she wants to nip it in the bud before it gets to that point. Suing the state to force a change in the privacy law? Is that really what she wants to accomplish, let alone an appropriate goal for a law student project? What she needs is a whole constellation of public services to help her kid and help her deal with her kid, along with some kind of guidance from someone who's been there before to help her navigate the maze. IMO she doesn't need a lawyer. Yet.
As we have discussed in another context, Mr. Gary, I don't think every problem touching on law requires a lawyer to come in and take over. A well organized legal system, just like a business enterprise or a medical system, would try to have every participant spending most of his or her time and effort doing things close to the top of that person's competence. You want the doctors to be doctors and not doing orderlies', or nurses', tasks most of the time. In OP's situation an experienced lay person to guide her would IMO be _more_ valuable than bringing in a lawyer or law student to sue everybody in sight.
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