Juvenile Dependency

You may need a juvenile dependency lawyer if the state is investigating you or someone in your home for safety concerns regarding your children. This is a very specialized area of law with its own set of statutes and it can be very beneficial to get an attorney involved in the early stages of a CPS investigation.

Juvenile Delinquency

You may need a juvenile delinquency lawyer if your child has been accused of committing a crime, or you suspect your child may be charged with a crime sometime in the near future. Children are appointed attorneys by the state but you are always free to hire your own attorney rather than use the one appointed to you.