If my father-in-law is on probation and in the hospital, what should we do if hisPO does not return our calls?
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If my father-in-law is on probation and in the hospital, what should we do if hisPO does not return our calls?
He was in an car accident 2 months ago that led to him being in a coma. Before this accident he had been in and out of the hospital because of a sudden onset of dementia (which is happening in flare-up). Since then we have been trying to contact the probation officer (left many messages over the past month) to let him know the situation. To date he has yet to return our call but has just sent a letter saying that since he has failed to report, there is a VOP warrant issued.
Asked on September 30, 2011 under Criminal Law, Florida
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If the probation officer for your father has failed to return telephone calls that you have made on your father's behalf, you need to set forth a log entry of the times that you have called advising that your father is hospitalized.
Keep a copy of this documentation for future need. I also suggest that you write the probation officer on behalf of your father advsing him or her of the hospitalization, the attempts to make contact with him or her keeping a copy of the letter for future need.
In this letter toy need to specifically reference the last letter sent by the probation officer as well. You might also want to contact the probation officer's supervisor concerning the attempts to advise the probation department that your father is in a coma.
Good luck.
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