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When I started getting into trouble I became pretty acclimated to legal procedures. Calling my attorney and working out bail was just another way to spend a Saturday night. Unfortunately, the stiffer the charges, the more difficult it was to talk my way out of a bad situation. After so many charges, I found myself slapped with a long jail sentence, and I realized that I wanted to turn things around. Fortunately, my lawyer was able to walk me through yet another process, so that I could make the right changes. My blog discusses how to emotionally cope with legal issues so that you can start living a good life.

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Top Advantages Of Using A Bail Bonds Agency For Help

by Lillian Wheeler

It's not an easy time if you have been arrested and now need money to pay your bail. You don't want to sit in jail any longer than you have to, and it can be difficult to raise funds quickly.

You have a couple of options available to you if you don't have the money on your own to pay your bail. You can ask your friends and family for the money, or you can contact a bail bonds agency to help you.

While many relatives and friends would like to help, they may be feeling the struggle of everyday living, and this is where a bail bonds agency can help.

Here are some of the advantages of using a bail bonds agency.

Your Bail Is Paid Faster

It can take time for your friends and family to gather enough money to pay your bond. The bond could be in the thousands of dollars and not everyone has easy access to that much right away. This means you can sit in jail for days while friends and family try to gather enough funds to pay the bond.

Bail bonds agencies can pay your bond faster than your friends or family can as they have available funds that they can pledge when you need it. They already have a working relationship with the courts in your jurisdiction and have knowledge of how the bail process works.

Since they don't have to gather the funds necessary to pay your bond, you are able to get your bond paid faster and you can be released from jail within hours instead of days.

Payment Plans

Bail bond agencies pay for your bail and charge you or your family a percentage of the total bail amount. While you are responsible for that percentage, that doesn't mean you need to pay it off in one payment. 

Instead, bail bond agencies usually have an affordable payment plan option geared toward how much you are able to pay back each month. They will take your income into account as well as your rent payments and any other bills you need to pay and create a payment plan that works for you.

This helps to take the stress of paying your portion of the bail payments away to help you deal with your legal problems and to get you back on your feet. To learn more about the process, reach out to a bail bond agency near you. 

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