Petitioner juvenile records.

[Loverboy 0]

Hi all,

 

My fiance and I are almost ready to submit our petition. I'm the petitioner and was a little misguided in my youth. 

 

2 cases.

 

1st case  is Misdemeanor harassment: strike shove kicked. (Against my stepfather whom i lived with).

 

Adjudicated Delinquent, did probation.

 

2nd case.

 

Felony Motor vehicle theft (set aside) 

 

Misdemeanor theft....guilty plea entered and deferred adjudication pending probation outcome on case 1. Dismissed.

 

Have certified court records. Check

 

In part 3 2b it asks about arrests or convictions for domestic violence. And in the instructions one of the terms is cohabitates or cohabitated with the victim (most other legal definitions dont make this dv, but uscis does?).

 

For that case i wasn't arrested. Only referred to the DA who decided to go ahead with charges

Theres also a history of uscis not considering juvenile adjudications as convictions unless tried as an adult. As much of the legal system doesn't.

 

Do i tick this box or just handle both under 4? Initially given definitions i checked it, but on reviewing the records i dont think i fall under that category. 

[Alabamak1 688]

just my 2 cents on this....you need a lawyer on this. your case is not just a do it yourself case. you will likely have an RFE and they will ask for detailed description of the court outcome on both cases. VJ is not where you should be looking for some major advice now. Good luck.

[Loverboy 0]

I have certified records from the court ready to go. And as far as i can tell there's nothing to deny the petition over given these happened over a decade ago by a dumb kid. Its really a matter of which boxes to check. And theres people here with that experience. I do believe a lawyer is overkill given it wouldn't run into waver issues. Thanks though!

Edited May 27, 2018 by Loverboy

[Californiansunset 332]

2 hours ago, Loverboy said:

I have certified records from the court ready to go. And as far as i can tell there's nothing to deny the petition over given these happened over a decade ago by a dumb kid. Its really a matter of which boxes to check. And theres people here with that experience. I do believe a lawyer is overkill given it wouldn't run into waver issues. Thanks though!

Since you are the petitioner I agree that you definitely should be fine. I’d handle both under 4 as well. Submit all documentation you have about your cases and you’re good to go.