The "arraignment" process involves:
Being brought before a Judge in the courtroom
Receiving the " criminal complaint" with the crimes charged and the factual basis to each charge
The District Attorney requesting bail or releasing you on your own recognizance (called "ROR")
Pleading guilty or not guilty
The process starts when the court officer brings you from the cell in the back of the courtroom and into the courtroom before the Judge.
If you were unable to contact your family, friends or an attorney when you were arrested then most likely the court will have a Legal Aid attorney appear for you. Legal Aid Click here to read more from this article
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Since being a couple and falling in love, most of the paths
you have taken; marriage, children, career, and purchases
have been made by discussions and mutual decisions.
You definitely would not have let a stranger make these
major decisions for you!
Then you are faced with a divorce, which is rarely
discussed and is rarely a mutual decision. There
are so many life-altering decisions to be made!
Children, assets, finances, homes etc. all have
to be split in two. Will you let a stranger make
these decisions for you?
After Click here to read more from this article
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