Comments on: I’d like to work, but … http://www.blisstree.com/articles/id-like-to-work-but/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:12:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jill Cornfield http://www.blisstree.com/articles/id-like-to-work-but/comment-page-1/#comment-565376 Jill Cornfield Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:25:04 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/autismvox/?p=3884#comment-565376 Thanks for writing, Bonnie. I'm so touched by your experiences I'm writing more about jury duty today. You're definitely right that where you live determines how easy or hard it is to get an exemption or deferral. I don't think doing your civic duty should be a financial or family hardship, and I wish more states would sign on family-friendly jury duty legislature. Looks like I lucked out with New York State - I've gotten an exemption for over a decade now. Thanks for writing, Bonnie. I’m so touched by your experiences I’m writing more about jury duty today. You’re definitely right that where you live determines how easy or hard it is to get an exemption or deferral. I don’t think doing your civic duty should be a financial or family hardship, and I wish more states would sign on family-friendly jury duty legislature. Looks like I lucked out with New York State – I’ve gotten an exemption for over a decade now.

]]> By: Bonnie Sayers http://www.blisstree.com/articles/id-like-to-work-but/comment-page-1/#comment-565374 Bonnie Sayers Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:12:51 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/autismvox/?p=3884#comment-565374 I think it depends on where you live and the court system. Here in Los Angeles it made no difference that I am the single parent to two boys on the autism spectrum. I could postpone my service for three months, which I did to make it during summer and I had to drive very early in morning 45 minutes to take kids to early morning care at summer camp, which cost $10 per hour per child and then after camp care was same price. I parked my minivan at the camp parking lot, walked 8 blocks to the metro link and paid for the RT at $3 per day, a 20 minute ride to downtown LA, we live not even ten minutes from there, and then I took a bus to the court house, waited in line for the entrance and the screening. I was on a case for seven days, sometimes it started at 10 AM and other times we got out at 3 or 4. I just renewed my license and expect to get that form again maybe this summer as that was about 3 yrs ago. I get paid to care for my child as a home health care worker. I think it depends on where you live and the court system. Here in Los Angeles it made no difference that I am the single parent to two boys on the autism spectrum. I could postpone my service for three months, which I did to make it during summer and I had to drive very early in morning 45 minutes to take kids to early morning care at summer camp, which cost $10 per hour per child and then after camp care was same price. I parked my minivan at the camp parking lot, walked 8 blocks to the metro link and paid for the RT at $3 per day, a 20 minute ride to downtown LA, we live not even ten minutes from there, and then I took a bus to the court house, waited in line for the entrance and the screening. I was on a case for seven days, sometimes it started at 10 AM and other times we got out at 3 or 4.

I just renewed my license and expect to get that form again maybe this summer as that was about 3 yrs ago. I get paid to care for my child as a home health care worker.

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