| The Juvenile Court has exclusive original jurisdiction over youths,
under 18 years of age, who violate any federal, state or municipal law,
and any child who is abused or neglected. Juvenile Delinquency cases are
heard at the
Juvenile Delinquency Court. Juvenile Dependency cases are
normally heard at the
Terraine Courthouse.
Each of these kinds of juvenile matters are treated in their own
subsection of the Self-Service Juvenile website:
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Other Types of Cases
Involving Children |
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Name changes, guardianships, and adoptions of minors are
addressed in the
Probate section of the
Self-Service website.
Other
categories of cases that may involve children, such as child
custody and child support issues, are addressed in the
Family section of the Self-Service website.
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