Recent content by TRB2020

Thank you for saying that.

He's 20. He works at Starbucks and doesn't have money for an attorney, so I'm paying for the attorney and setting up a payment plan with him to pay me back. I'm also getting him counseling.

Oh ok, that makes sense. I did hire an attorney, so I'm hoping for the best.

Yeah, I'm sure it will be over $400. I looked up vandalism in California and it has to be malicious and intentional. It was definitely intentional that he kicked the door, but damaging it wasn't intentional, and it definitely wasn't malicious. He was trying to get their attention. I have a...

I already have. Time to find a lawyer.

I guess what I meant was do the homeowners give a receipt to get reimbursed for the door to show how much it costs? That's what I was wondering. I did tell him that he was lucky, and good thing he didn't try to break in because he could have been shot.

Ok, thank you for the reply. I wonder who determines how much the damage is.

What is the name of your state? CA My son got arrested over the 4th of July weekend for felony vandalism and disorderly conduct under the influence. The second charge of disorderly conduct I believe has been dropped, but he has a court appearance scheduled for November for the vandalism. He and...