Brian K. Harrison - Butler County Juvenile Law AttorneyJuvenile Law AttorneysUpdated on May 16, 2014 View more like this | Visit HAMILTON, OH | Contact Harrison Legal Services |
Butler County Juvenile Law Attorney – Brian K. Harrison
Juvenile Court litigation is a very complex area of the law, where the civil, criminal and family law rules intersect. Don't appear in Juvenile Court without an experienced Juvenile Law attorney on your side.
There is a widely held misconception that a minor's juvenile court record will not follow a person into adulthood, or that a juvenile's record is sealed when the child reaches adulthood. In fact, a delinquency adjudication in juvenile court has become more like a criminal conviction through time, and a delinquency case can haunt you into adulthood. Delinquencies often count as prior offenses that can enhance penalties in some adult criminal cases. Minors can be required to register as sex offenders into adulthood as a result of delinquency cases from their childhood. Children are often allowed, or even encouraged, to waive their right to meet with an attorney before pleading "true" to a delinquency complaint in Juvenile Court. It is even more critical that kids be represented by an experienced attorney when facing charges in court because they lack the ability to fully understand the long-term consequences of their decision to accept a plea deal from the prosecutor. There is a lot more at stake than getting to go home today and not having to come back to court next week.
Former Juvenile Court Prosecutor Brian K. Harrison represents children charged with delinquency or traffic violations as well as parents who have had their children removed by Children Services. Brian handles private custody disputes in Juvenile Court on behalf of parents and grandparents.
Juvenile Court litigation is a very complex area of the law, where the civil, criminal and family law rules intersect. Don't appear in Juvenile Court without an experienced Juvenile Law attorney on your side.
There is a widely held misconception that a minor's juvenile court record will not follow a person into adulthood, or that a juvenile's record is sealed when the child reaches adulthood. In fact, a delinquency adjudication in juvenile court has become more like a criminal conviction through time, and a delinquency case can haunt you into adulthood. Delinquencies often count as prior offenses that can enhance penalties in some adult criminal cases. Minors can be required to register as sex offenders into adulthood as a result of delinquency cases from their childhood. Children are often allowed, or even encouraged, to waive their right to meet with an attorney before pleading "true" to a delinquency complaint in Juvenile Court. It is even more critical that kids be represented by an experienced attorney when facing charges in court because they lack the ability to fully understand the long-term consequences of their decision to accept a plea deal from the prosecutor. There is a lot more at stake than getting to go home today and not having to come back to court next week.
Former Juvenile Court Prosecutor Brian K. Harrison represents children charged with delinquency or traffic violations as well as parents who have had their children removed by Children Services. Brian handles private custody disputes in Juvenile Court on behalf of parents and grandparents.
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Harrison Legal Services - Brian K. Harrison
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