Q: My son / daughter was arrested and is in juvenile detention, what do I do?
Feb 20th, 2010 | By natalie | Category: FAQs, Juvenile LawIf your child (aged 17 and under) has been arrested and detained by the police, your child will be brought before the court within 72 hours for an informal detention hearing. If the end of the 72 hour period falls on a weekend or holiday, the hearing will be held the following business day. At that hearing, the court will make the decision whether or not the child may be released to the care of his or her parents. In most cases, if it was a first offense and the child is not in danger of harming himself or others is not believed to be in danger of absconding, or if the court is satisfied that the child will be brought before the court when required, the child will be released at the detention hearing, to be supervised by his or her parents.