Handles cases involving minors who have been charged as delinquent, status offenders, for traffic violations, or who have been found neglected or dependent. Delinquent offenses include acts that would be defined as criminal if committed by an adult, such as misdemeanors and felonies. Status offenses include truancy, running away, curfew violations, etc.

Juvenile Court services.

Provides jurisdiction over referred cases of delinquent, unruly dependent and neglected children, juvenile traffic offenders, and (under special conditions) minors who apply for consent to marry.

The Juvenile Division of the Madison County Prosecutor's office is responsible for prosecuting contested felony, misdemeanor and traffic cases involving children under the age of 18 years. This court handles the judicial proceedings for juvenile offenders and probation services for adjudicated youths. This is the Probate Court for Madison County.

Providing Hamilton County Juvenile Court, mainly seeing many juvenile-related matters, including delinquency, unruly and traffic charges, dependency, abuse and neglect allegations, and certain custody, companionship and child support matters

Provides the Juvenile Court which has jurisdiction to hear the following types of cases: Delinquent youth - those who have committed an offense, prior to their 18th birthday, that would be a crime if committed by an adult; Unruly youth - those who have committed a status offense that only applies to someone under the age of 18; Juvenile Traffic Offender - anyone who has committed a traffic offense prior to attaining the age of 18; Abused children - those children who have been physically or sexually abused by parents, guardians or other adults; Neglected children - those children who are not properly cared for or are abandoned by their parents or guardians; Dependent children - those children who are without proper care or support through no fault of their parent or guardian; Custody - to determine the custody of any child not a ward of another court of this state.

Provides juvenile judicial services and strives to use all available resources to achieve the rehabilitation of our youth in order to make them more productive citizens of our community. Services provided through Probate Court include: Wills; Estates; Adoptions; Issuing and Recording of Marriage Licenses and Name Changes.

Provides jurisdiction over referred cases of delinquent, unruly dependent and neglected children, juvenile traffic offenders, and under special conditions, minors who apply for consent to marry.

Provides unrepresented individuals the opportunity to meet with an attorney who will determine the appropriate legal forms to be filed and who will assist in completing forms regarding issues of custody, support, visitation, and paternity. An unrepresented individual meets with the attorney to discuss the involved legal issues. The attorney then determines the proper forms which need to be filed. The individual is provided with the forms and instructed to obtain all of the needed information to complete the forms such as addresses and dates of birth. The attorney then advises the individual that the forms can be immediately filed if all information is available or the individual can return to the Help Desk the following week to have the forms reviewed before filing.

Administers justice to all whose lives are impacted by the juvenile justice system in Summit County. Serves Summit County youth through outreach, early intervention, community education and innovative programming. Hears cases involving Juvenile Traffic; Dependency/Neglect/Abuse; Legal Custody; and Delinquency and Status offenses. Focuses on rehabilitating offenders and working with families to keep youth from re-offending. Offers options for young offenders including Counseling, Diversion, Fines, Community Services, Mediation, Restitution, Detention, Home Detention, Electronic Monitoring, Probation, Day Treatment, Residential Placement, Commitment to state institution, and Bind-over to adult court.

Handles cases dealing with juvenile offenses related to drugs or drug use. Provides assessment and possibly treatment. Case managers work with the individual, school, home, and treatment provider. Open hearings are held weekly to assess individual cases and hearings become less frequent with compliance to the program's rules. After completion of the program, charges are dropped from youth's record.

Provides Juvenile Court services in Clermont County.

Providing Hamilton County Juvenile Court, mainly seeing many juvenile-related matters, including delinquency, unruly and traffic charges, dependency, abuse and neglect allegations, and certain custody, companionship and child support matters

Juvenile Traffic Court services.

All CASA cases are heard through The Knox County Juvenile Court at 111 East High Street - Mount Vernon.

Provides unrepresented individuals the opportunity to meet with an attorney who will determine the appropriate legal forms to be filed and who will assist in completing forms regarding issues of custody, support, visitation, and paternity. An unrepresented individual meets with the attorney to discuss the involved legal issues. The attorney then determines the proper forms which need to be filed. The individual is provided with the forms and instructed to obtain all of the needed information to complete the forms such as addresses and dates of birth. The attorney then advises the individual that the forms can be immediately filed if all information is available or the individual can return to the Help Desk the following week to have the forms reviewed before filing.

Assumes responsibility for the arraignment, adjudication, and disposition of cases of unruly, delinquent, neglected, dependent, and abused children. Resolving juvenile court cases usually starts with the police or other persons presenting information about possible delinquent or unruly children to the court. If alternatives such as mediation or diversion are not appropriate, an official complaint is filed. A hearing is held, the youth is determined delinquent or unruly and then the court decides what action should be taken or the case may be dismissed. A delinquent is a child who has committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would be a crime (such as theft or murder); an unruly is a child who has committed an act that is illegal for children but not for adults (such as truancy or curfew violations).

Provides unrepresented individuals the opportunity to meet with an attorney who will determine the appropriate legal forms to be filed and who will assist in completing forms regarding issues of custody, support, visitation, and paternity. An unrepresented individual meets with the attorney to discuss the involved legal issues. The attorney then determines the proper forms which need to be filed. The individual is provided with the forms and instructed to obtain all of the needed information to complete the forms such as addresses and dates of birth. The attorney then advises the individual that the forms can be immediately filed if all information is available or the individual can return to the Help Desk the following week to have the forms reviewed before filing.

Provides jurisdiction over: referred cases of delinquent, unruly dependent and neglected children; juvenile traffic offenders; and under special conditions, minors applying for consent to marry.

Provides services for delinquent youth and informal services for unruly youth. The Court operates the Juvenile Detention Center, a residential facility, and the Youth Treatment Center for felony youth offenders. The Court also hears matters regarding abuse, neglect, dependency, parentage, abortion, parental by-pass, and some matters pertaining to child support, custody and visitation.

Probate Court functions include settling of estates, granting marriage licenses, guardianship of individuals who might be mentally impaired. The Court operates in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code and rules governing the courts of Ohio. Juvenile Court considers complaints prepared by the Athens County Prosecutor or transferred from another jurisdiction alleging a juvenile (under age 18) might be a traffic offender, delinquent, unruly, abused, neglected or dependent. The Court operates in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code and rules governing the courts of Ohio.

Perry County Juvenile Court cases include unruly, delinquent, abused, dependent and neglected children, as well as cases that involve traffic offenses. Jurisdiction also includes adult paternity cases, nonsupport, visitation and custody of children whose parents are unmarried as well as child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Recruits volunteers from the community to speak for the best interest of abused, neglected and dependent children in juvenile court proceedings. Volunteers are assigned to an abuse or neglect case by Judge Steve McKinley. Duties include conducting research on the background of the case, reviewing documents, interviewing everyone involved, including the child, making reports to the court, recommending what is determined to be best for the child, and providing the judge with information for decision making process.