I'm in the state of Florida:
I was originally sentenced to 3 years probation and to pay off restitution of six thousand dollars. Well, my probation is coming to an end this April and I still owe somewhere between four and half thousand dollars.
A couple of weeks ago my probation officer violated me because she felt I was coming to close to the end of my probation and I still owed a lot of money and told me I had a court date for this repremand a day before the court date (very sneaky). However I got the courts to reschedule my hearing.
I currently have a lawyer who is "suppose" to be working on getting me released from probation. I tried contacting him regarding this situation but I got no response from him so I have a feeling I will be showing up to court and representing myself.
What I want to know is, how should I proceed with this? Do I show up to court and try explaining to the judge what my income is vs. my spendings? Should I ask for community service or just simply ask for more time? What's the best thing to do here and avoid any jail time! Please any advice is appreciated...

