Two DUIs in three months

[Kconlek]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Maryland


I am just asking what to expect for my ex who has court next week on two different days for two different DUIs, in a three month span.

Currently she is withholding my daughter from me. I have my daughter primarily and have for 3 1/2 years. After her DUIs I filed for a modification to get protection in our agreement against her driving. Last week she tooled my daughter from her teeball game and won't return her. Our court date isn't for two more weeks, she has made my daughter miss school, it's PreK but through the county so the county treats attendance as kindergarten.

Anyway with her withholding. I want to get an idea what will happen to her in court next week. Hoping she gets jail time then I can show up at her parents house and get my daughter back.

She got DUIs in the same county in a three month span, and has one other one 6 years ago.

She has four kids, my daughter who I generally have primarily, an older son whose dad has him and two twin boys that she is responsible for. Can she play the only person who can take care of the twins and get out of jail time?

I know I don't know specifics if how much she blew etc, just looking for anything to ease my mind about my daughter.

 

[FlyingRon]

Unless she has prior convictions, neither of these are going to result in mandatory jail time if that is what you are asking. In fact, even discretionarly jail time on the part of the judge would be rare. The subsequent offense rules only apply if you are caught driving after the first conviction. So, two-in-a-row won't count for that here.
The fine is $500 plus costs ($1000 if kids are in the car). She'll get a six month suspension for each.

 

[Just Blue]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Maryland


I am just asking what to expect for my ex who has court next week on two different days for two different DUIs, in a three month span.

Currently she is withholding my daughter from me. I have my daughter primarily and have for 3 1/2 years. After her DUIs I filed for a modification to get protection in our agreement against her driving. Last week she tooled my daughter from her teeball game and won't return her. Our court date isn't for two more weeks, she has made my daughter miss school, it's PreK but through the county so the county treats attendance as kindergarten.

Anyway with her withholding. I want to get an idea what will happen to her in court next week. Hoping she gets jail time then I can show up at her parents house and get my daughter back.

She got DUIs in the same county in a three month span, and has one other one 6 years ago.

She has four kids, my daughter who I generally have primarily, an older son whose dad has him and two twin boys that she is responsible for. Can she play the only person who can take care of the twins and get out of jail time?

I know I don't know specifics if how much she blew etc, just looking for anything to ease my mind about my daughter.

This should be on the Child Custody forum.

 

[quincy]

This thread is now a duplicate because poster started a second thread in the family law section. Additional responses can be added there ... and this thread should now be locked.

Thank you, FlyingRon, for repeating what you said here in the new thread.