what to do about probation officer and rehab?

Question by tchewysmom: what to do about probation officer and rehab?
my grandson(18) is on probation for mip,he just had his 3rd mip and his probation officer suggested rehab which he was very happy to do.he is clean and sobber now for 2 months and is due to get out of rehab soon.now the people at rehab are telling him he has to go into a halfway house for 9 months. how can we avoid the halfway house and bring him home with us. we do not drink? and probation officer does not care for me or my grandson,none of this was court ordered.

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Answer by Susie Q
If it is not court ordered the PO cant enforce it ,
It has to be ordered by a judge.
But PO may go to court to enforce it.
It would be up to judge to decide.

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One Response to “what to do about probation officer and rehab?”

  1. Diana B Says:
    February 14th, 2012 at 1:52 pm

    “how can we avoid the halfway house and bring him home with us”

    Who sent him to rehab? Did probation suggest it or require it? Probation never suggests anything unless it’s an alternative to another suggestion – in other words, you have to choose one of them. If probation required the halfway house, then probation will require anything that the Rehab suggests.

    “we do not drink?”

    Who’s “we”? In a halfway house, he will be monitored in ways that you can’t.

    “probation officer does not care for me or my grandson”

    The probation officer is not supposed to care for you or your grandson – he’s responsible for monitoring his compliance with probation.

    “none of this was court ordered.”

    None of what? If he’s on probation then he has a court order to do whatever probation wants him to do.