Child Abandoment With Intent To Return

In 2002 I Was Charged With Child Abandoment With Intent To Return In The State Of Texas. My Lawyer Suggested That I Plead No Contest. I Stressed My Concern About Receiving A Felony.he Informed Me That The District Attorney Is Offering Me Probation Deferred Adjudication. He Assured Me Employers Wouldn't Have Access To That Information, So Agreed To The Sentence. In 2006 I Succefully Completed The Probation But The Case In On My Criminol Records And Employers Are Open To View It . I Have Been Turned Away From Jobs Because Of It . What Can I Do? Is It Possible To Petition The Court That Information Given By My Attorney Was Not Accurate. Or Can I File For A Non Disclosure And If So How Long?

your arrest record will always remain open. your conviction record however can be closed. all that you should have to do is file a motion to have this case sealed and removed from your record.

Actually, this is not accurate.

All felony convictions will remain on the NCIC file for the remainder of your life unless you can get either a pardon or an expungement.

Pardons are granted by the Governor of the state and are usually difficult to impossible for the working person to obtain.

Expungements are very specific and I will give some basics for this to occur.

1. Expungement is state/crime specific. That means that each state has it's own rules over which felony crime can or cannot be expunged.

2. Time elements apply. Most states demand 5 years free and clear of all legal encumbrances. Some states demand 7 years.

3. Only a first time felony can be expunged. If you have two or more numbers, you are stuck with them for life.

4. The cost of the expungement is solely dependant on the attorney's fees and filing fees for the county you are dealing with.

For more information, see where this question was answered in duplicate on another thread.