What are my rights and what can I legally say without a lawyer present?
Question Details: One year ago I fostered a child. Recently I had charged her with "ungovernability" and returned her to the state. She stole from my family, she lied to my family, she did whatever she wanted whenever she wanted. I pressed charges on her ("ungovernable") She has been placed elsewhere, yet I still have to stand in court and defend for myself because I cannot afford a lawyer. She pressured my biological child into doing drugs, and also sent her to a mental hospital. She was completely uncontrollable. Not sure what to do.
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You clearly need to write back with more facts in order to receive any kind of advice. For example, why are you currently going to court? Do you have criminal charges pending? In any event, the Fifth Amendment to the United States constitution protects you from self-incrimination. What this means, in a general sense, is that you have a right to remain silent and not to make any statements without an attorney present. However, you clearly need to do whatever is necessary to obtain legal representation in this matter and to develop a strategy to obtain a favorable resolution. Good luck.
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