u/LegendOfTheYeastsMom

Hey, all.

So I have to report for jury duty in Los Angeles this Monday at Clara Shortridge.

I am currently unemployed and broke and looking for work. On top of this, I have an elderly, disabled mother who lives out of state and, since my father passed a couple years ago, I am literally her only help when emergencies arise. Mainly health issues.

I have had to go and help her for the better part of these last two years, which has forced me to burn through my savings, leaving me with very, very little left.

Now I don't necessarily want to get out of serving, but anything longer than two weeks will most likely break me financially. Plus, there is the possibility that I will have to rush to help my mother mid-trial if it's longer than that.

Here is my questions:

1. During voir dire for a trial that would take longer than a week or two, would it behoove me to simply be honest when it comes to both this financial hardship and the situation with my mother and simply mention that I cannot serve on atrial any longer, if that turns out to be the case.

Like I said, I want to do my civic duty, but my own survival is very dependent on the length of the trial.

Hey, all.

So I have been asked to report for jury duty in Los Angeles this Monday.

I am currently unemployed and broke and looking for work. On top of this, I have an elderly, disabled mother who lives out of state and, since my father passed a couple years ago, I am literally her only help when emergencies arise. Mainly health issues.

I have had to go and help her for the better part of these last two years, which has forced me to burn through my savings, leaving me with very little left.

Now I don't necessarily want to get out of serving, but anything longer than two weeks will most likely break me financially. Plus, there is the possibility that I will have to rush to help my mother mid-trial if it's longer than that.

Here is my questions:

1. During voir dire for a trial that would take longer than a week or two, would it behoove me to simply be honest when it comes to both this financial hardship and the situation with my mother and simply mention that I cannot serve on a trial any longer, if that turns out to be the case.

Like I said, I want to do my civic duty, but my own survival is very dependent on the length of the trial.