Any such thing as pre-legal advice?

Heighway61

I want to keep this as vague as I can.

Expecting everything to kick off soon. Accusation, questioning, charges possibly.

We, the family, have been waiting for this for some time now and it is causing us considerable stress and trauma and has affected our health mentally and physically.

I had a brief conversation with a solicitor hoping he might advise on how these things usually go and if there was anything we could do to prepare ourselves or anything we might do beforehand to mitigate the situation. His only advice was to wait for the accusation and contact from the authorities, say nothing and contact him then.

I understand that but we are feeling a bit lost and frightened to be honest. Should I go back to the solicitor again or get counselling or sit tight as he originally advised?

It hasn't even started yet! :(

Larbre34

There is no accurate template of how things will go. Obviously you don't want to specify, but there are as many possible outcomes as there are laws on the books.

Your solicitor is absolutely right to be circumspect, what if he suggested some possible path of events that you clung on to and then were traumatised by a different outcome. He would be unprofessional if he went too far into speculation.

Seeking counselling for the family members is a good idea, it will assist them in coping with difficult times, but there is no particular way of mitigating whats coming down the tracks. As the solicitor says, wait till a process has commenced and then he can help with real world circumstances.

Heighway61

All over, thank God. Accusor was being malicious and was found out in short time. Beat a quick retreat when faced with the possibility of his own charge.

Relief! :)