Juvenile Offenses
CRIMINAL  DEFENSE
Contact Us if your child has been accused

Juvenile offenses must be taken seriously for the sake of the child.  Current law allows prosecutors to score juvenile offenses as far back as five years.  Additionally, some juvenile records have inadvertently become public records allowing future employers access to the child's past misconduct.  This may have a crippling effect on the child's future.  Juvenile cases are very "speedy" by law.  Don't let that child enter the unknown without counsel - his or her future is on the line.

Competent counsel should understand all the alternatives to prosecution that a juvenile is afforded and the abilities to keep a juvenile's record clean for his or her future as an adult.

Parents should hire an attorney that practices a high percentage of criminal law.  Court rules and procedure are different with juvenile cases but the statutory law is the same.    Punishments and alternatives to prosecutions are also different.

If your son or daughter is in trouble with the law or you know someone's child is in trouble, please call (407) 841-5555 or contact by clicking HERE. 

Juvenile Justice Programs
Located in Central Florida

SECURE DETENTION

Orange Regional Juvenile Detention Center
2800 S. Bumby Avenue
Orlando, FL 32806
152 Beds

Brevard Regional Juvenile Detention Center
5225 DeWitt Avenue
Cocoa, FL 32927
52 Beds

Seminole Regional Juvenile Detention Center
200 Bush Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773
39 Beds

The primary purpose of detention is to ensure public safety while providing a short-term physically restrictive or closely supervised, safe and humane environment for juveniles who are detained pending court action.  Juveniles may also be detained after adjudication while they are pending disposition and/or placement.  Additionally, the court may impose lengths of stay within the detention center as punishment for certain acts identified by the Florida statutes.

HOME DETENTION

Orange Home Detention
2800 S. Bumby Avenue
Orlando, FL 32806
250 slots

Brevard Home Detention
5225 DeWitt Avenue
Cocoa, FL 32927
50 slots

Eric J. Dirga is a former juvenile prosecuting attorney and knows juvenile court rules and procedures.

If you are interested in finding out more about acquiring legal counsel click HERE.