{"id":1371,"date":"2019-07-15T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T09:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/?p=1371"},"modified":"2019-07-08T06:47:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T06:47:42","slug":"a-guide-for-families-handling-the-arrest-of-a-loved-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/a-guide-for-families-handling-the-arrest-of-a-loved-on\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide for Families Handling the Arrest of a Loved On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a lot that can go wrong when someone you love is accused of a crime and taken under custody. Not only is it an emotionally stressful ordeal for them, but it\u2019s also a very elaborate and difficult process to get through.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Just posting bail means paying a hefty amount and multiple visits to the court. However, thanks to bail bonds, the entire process has been made both cheap and convenient.<\/p>\n<p>But before any of that happens, here\u2019s what you need to do in case a family member gets arrested:<\/p>\n<h2>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keep calm<\/h2>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s your child or a sibling, know that getting into a screaming match with them or the authorities won\u2019t do them any good.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no point in going to see the arrestee and giving them a dressing down. They\u2019ve probably already heard enough of that. Be patient and reassuring. Tell them they have your support and that you\u2019ll try your best to get them out as early as you can.<\/p>\n<p>Also, now that they\u2019re behind bars, only you can help them out; which is why you have to maintain your calm and control your nerves. Only then will you be able to make arrangements for their bail.<\/p>\n<h2>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Claim financial responsibility<\/h2>\n<p>If the arrestee has a spouse or children that are financially dependent on them, it\u2019s very hard to foot the bills in the absence of the breadwinner. This can aggravate the situation for the rest of the family as well as for the person behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>If the arrestee is a close family member of yours, it\u2019s your job to visit them and see if their family is doing okay. Offer some help in terms of food and supplies if you can\u2019t dish out cash. At least visit them on a regular basis if possible. This will ease some of the tension for the family.<\/p>\n<h2>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Get in touch with a bail bond company<\/h2>\n<p>This is probably the first step you should take. If you don\u2019t have enough cash to get the arrestee out on bail, you can\u2019t let them stay locked up.<\/p>\n<p>A bail bond company pays the bail amount on your behalf. In return, you give them an undertaking that the defendant will be present at all hearings. You also need to deposit some sort of collateral to secure the bond and pay a 10% fee as commission to the bail bond agent. After the hearings have taken place and the case is closed, the agent will keep the 10% fee and return your collateral.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you\u2019re looking for a dependable bail bond service in <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/locations\/howard-county\/\"><em>Howard County<\/em><\/a><em>, get in touch with us. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/types-of-bail-bonds\/\"><em>DeLaughter Bail Bonds<\/em><\/a><em> is home to some of the most highly experienced and well versed bail bond agents. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/contact-us\/\"><em>Contact us<\/em><\/a><em> now for further details. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a lot that can go wrong when someone you love is accused of a crime and taken under custody. Not only is it an emotionally stressful ordeal for them, but it\u2019s also a very elaborate and difficult process to get through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1371"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1372,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371\/revisions\/1372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}