Can an adjudication of a felony delinquency offense impair my child’s ability to be admitted to college?
Colleges and Universities are sometimes asking about juvenile convictions in the application process. If asked, the questions most often concern adjudications of drug charges or felony delinquency petitions. Applicants must avoid false or misleading responses, but confidentiality considerations also apply. If there is a good faith doubt about how an application question should be answered, experienced counsel should be consulted. Even if there have been convictions, most applications allow for explanations about circumstances and history of rehabilitation which will help the college application process. If a juvenile has a conviction of an alcohol related offense, is there a required suspension of the juvenile’s driver’s license? Yes. Even for first offense of any alcohol or drug related offense, there is a mandatory suspension of the driver’s license for at least six months. Under some circumstances a judge may grant the juvenile a restricted license to drive under limited circumstanc
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