WWPD?

SandiaPinaMama · May 2013

I have been selected for a two week Jury Duty in July. LO will be 2 months old. I EBF, and I am also sole childcare provider for both him and DS1, who is 2. Jury Duty is an hour and half drive with no traffic and two and half with traffic. My mom and MIL do live nearby, though, and could watch the boys, and I do have a pump. My state has no pertinent laws.

Do I put in to delay my jury duty or do I suck it up and go? Discuss.

NOTE: I am not considering trying to exempt from JD, simply considering delaying it.

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pghmortdoll · May 2013

I would delay or try to get out of it. Pumping at work with accommodations is a pain, I wouldn't want to deal with that for jury duty in a strange place.

bigbootyjudi · May 2013

I got mine when DS was 4 months old. It was pretty simple; I called the number on the card, told her I was a SAHM (during the week, I only work on the weekends when SO is home), that I nursed, and that there was no one else to care for DS while I spent a day downtown. She said no problem and delayed it for a year. She said if at my next date, something is going on, just to call again.

I would delay it. It took me five minutes and saved me a hell of a lot of hassle.

klondikebar · May 2013

I would delay it. I know there is an exemption here if you have a small child that you care for. They don't put it on the form as an exemption option though. You have to call to get excused.

MintBerryCrunch · May 2013

I honestly don't even know if they would allow you breaks for pumping. I got mine for federal jury duty when DD2 was 2 months as well. I emailed them to let them know I was breastfeeding and they immediately postponed mine.

proudworkingmom82 · May 2013

I would delay it if at all possible.

MrsGoodkat · May 2013

I would delay.

LaurelBee · May 2013

I got summoned for jury duty 2 weeks after I had Dd. I ebf, so I called an got an exemption.

snowybride08 · May 2013

I was called for jury duty right after my LO was born, and one of the boxes you could check for exemption was something like, "breastfeeding mother of infant." If it wasn't that, it was something similar.

If you're not interested in getting out of it all together, then I'm sure you can delay until it would be more convenient.

SandiaPinaMama · May 2013

Cate1234:
Delay.nbsp; There is a reason that they let breastfeeding moms out of jury duty.nbsp; It would be a huge hassle to pump an arrange childcare.

Actually, in my state, there's no exemption law or rule in place. It's at the discretion of whoever gets my paperwork. I have to request it in writing.

Thanks, Parenting. My FB friends agree with you, so I'll send in my paperwork guilt free.

Runaway22 · May 2013

watermelon mom:
Cate1234:
Delay.nbsp; There is a reason that they let breastfeeding moms out of jury duty.nbsp; It would be a huge hassle to pump an arrange childcare.
Actually, in my state, there's no exemption law or rule in place. It's at the discretion of whoever gets my paperwork. I have to request it in writing. Thanks, Parenting. My FB friends agree with you, so I'll send in my paperwork guilt free.

Yes

I'm late to this party... But I agree with everyone else. Glad you'll be going in guilt-free

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