Juvenile Justice: How Can I Keep My Arrested Child Out of Adult Court?
A person under 18 years old is considered a, “child” in the juvenile justice system. Although the state of Florida, like all other states, has a juvenile court system that was specifically created to handle the cases of juveniles who are accused of breaking the law, juveniles don’t always end up in juvenile court. Under Florida law, prosecutors have the absolute discretion to move any juvenile case to adult court without any input from a judge. The purpose of adult court is s
