Being Arrested in Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery Counties

You are arrested. What do you do? Each Police Department and Court is different. If a person is arrested in Philadelphia the person is taken to be held at a cell in any one of the eight police stations that have closed circuit television or at the Police Administration Building. In Philadelphia people arrested for DUI and woman who are arrested up at the Police Administration Building. A Preliminary Arraignment at which bail is set is held anywhere from 10 to 24 hours after the arrest. This is very important because bail will be set at this Preliminary Arraignment....

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Custody matters in Philadelphia, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County and throughout Pennsylvania

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I represent parents in custody matters in Philadelphia, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County. I have also appeared in other counties in Pennsylvania including Erie and Lycoming Counties. You should beware that the first custody proceeding is rarely before a judge. A Court Master (an attorney who works for the Family Court) holds a conference. If either party desires a request for a hearing with a judge may scheduled following the initial conference. Additionally, hearings before a judge may be requested on an expedited basis if one parent refuses to allow the other parent to see the child. There are...

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What Is Expungement of Criminal Records?

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Expungement of criminal records. What is it? Can I get one done? How can I get rid of my arrest and criminal court records. This information will attempt to answer these questions. Whether you were arrested or charged and not convicted, or charged and have since paid your debt to society, you could still be reaping consequences just by having the charge on your record. Arrests, charges, and convictions appear on background checks for important thing like housing, education, and employment, and could prevent you from qualifying. This is where the process of record sealing and expungement becomes important. You are eligible...

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Rape, Victim, Arrest

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Today I am launching a news blog. I will try to be informative and entertaining. A Norwegian woman who reported that she was raped in Dubai but then was sentenced to a 16-month jail sentence on charges including extramarital sex said on Monday that she had been “pardoned” and was free to leave the country. This case points out how different cultures treat crimes. As the Norwegian Foreign Minister said convicting a rape victim of having sex outside of marriage flies in the face of our sense of justice....

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Being Arrested in Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery Counties

Custody matters in Philadelphia, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County and throughout Pennsylvania

What Is Expungement of Criminal Records?

Rape, Victim, Arrest

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