What Will Help a State to State Probation Transfer Occur More Quickly
My question involves criminal law for the state of: Wisconsin and Nevada
My ex boyfriend is currently on probation for 3 years in Wisconsin for an incident where his brother and him got into a physical altercation and my ex was shot in the process. He ended up getting charged with assult for trying to wrestle the gun away from his brother. His brother didnt get in any trouble but because my ex has a record they arrested him (gotta love small towns). We have recently decided to get back together and we want to see about transferring his probation to Nevada where I live. Since his brother stays at their parent's house my ex is not allowed there when his brother is home just to avoid any other problems so he is currently without a place to stay or a job. I have my own house and have a job lined up for him here at my place of employment so we are trying to figure out if there is a faster way to transfer since usually it seems to be a lengthy process from what I've read. I was wondering if us getting married would help move the process along since it would be him moving here to live with his wife. Before everyone goes crazy about the whole jumping into marriage thing...i have known him for 18 years and we have always been in contact with each other. Does anyone know if getting married will speed up the process please let me know. Thank you for taking the time to read and any help you can offer.
Re: What Will Help a State to State Probation Transfer Occur More Quickly
From the sound of this, you have provided a somewhat sanitized version of why this poor innocent who'd been shot in the process ended up with quite a substantial probation and is without a place to stay or a job. You know what you look like to him? A change of scene and a meal ticket (with her own house, no less!) His PO is not going to be impressed, and it is NOT going to be easy to get his parole transferred, with or without you two being married.
The thing about small towns is that the local law enforcement and court community has probably known this person for a long time too, and while it's VERY tempting to export your problems sometimes, they'd probably feel badly about sending him out to treat you like a sheep going to the slaughter pen. I know I would.
Quite frankly, if he wants to relocate to be with you, I would suggest that he is in need of a job where he lives and some demonstration of stability before you can easily export him to Nevada. The job situation he has lined up where you work, unless you own the business, is pretty questionable too, as I would not see any employer agreeing to hire a parolee sight unseen if and when he moves to town.
I would strongly suggest a long engagement before you marry him, as it seems that in the 18 years you've known him you've failed to pick up on a few potential problems with this situation.
Re: What Will Help a State to State Probation Transfer Occur More Quickly
I don't think there is anything that will change the SPEED of the approval. Demonstrating he has been in compliance already and that he has the things (job, home, etc...) that would show continued compliance after the transfer would likely increase the PROBABILITY of being approved.
Approval is slow. The proposal has to go from the sending state to the receiving state. Someone there has to work in their conditions and send it back to the sending state for approval and then that approval has to be sent back to the receiving state and then the receiving state can contact him when they are ready to accept him.
It can take 2-3 months.
Re: What Will Help a State to State Probation Transfer Occur More Quickly
The idea of getting married in order to expedite things does not work. It doesn't make the transfer mandatory as you guys weren't married prior to him being placed on paper.