JUVENILE

The Juvenile Department is responsible for handling all juvenile cases and maintaining and filing all official records pertaining to juvenile court cases. Cases that are handled by the Juvenile Department include:

Dependency cases related to juveniles who have been abandoned, abused, or neglected, including children excessively truant from school, persistent runaways, or ungovernable children.

Link to Lee County Juvenile Dependency Instructions

Link to Charlotte County Juvenile Dependency Instructions

Link to Glades County Juvenile Dependency Instructions

Link to Hendry County Juvenile Dependency Instructions

Delinquency cases related to any person under the age of 18 who has committed a violation of the law such as a felony, misdemeanor, contempt of court, or local penal ordinance.

Link to Juvenile Delinquency Overview

Adoption cases handled by the Juvenile Division only include those where parental rights have been terminated.

ALL JUVENILE RECORDS ARE CONFIDENTIAL