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.

The Juvenile Division of the Allen County Court of Common Pleas hears all proceedings wherein a person under the age of 18 is the primary subject of a complaint.

ARC provides services to prevent or limit a youth’s involvement with the juvenile justice system by providing appropriate interventions and coordination of community resources and supports. - ARC will serve Licking County youth up to the age of 18, and their families. - Youth and families may come to the ARC to seek assistance at 65 W. Church Street in Newark - ARC staff will assess the youth, speak to family members and other stakeholders. - ARC staff will perform necessary screens, conduct brief interventions, and connect the family with appropriate community resources.

Provides programs to meet the needs of unruly, abused, neglected, delinquent and dependent youth.

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.

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 Wyandot 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.

Takes complaints charging juveniles with criminal offenses.

Hears divorce, dissolution, legal separation and annulment cases, civil domestic violence cases and juvenile cases involving persons under 18 years of age. Hears cases dealing with unruly, abused and neglected children. Rules jurisdiction in adult cases involving paternity, child abuse, nonsupport, visitation, custody and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Receives referrals from law enforcement agencies, schools, stores, and parents. After reviewing written reports and conducting interviews with parents, the department determines how to proceed with the case. Efforts are made to divert youth from the formal Court process whenever possible. These efforts include unofficial hearings, warning letters, and mediation. Recommendations are made which include referrals for drug and alcohol services, educational programs for shoplifters, essays, and other options. Other requests for misdemeanor or unruly charges are approved and result in a formal Court hearing.

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.

Has jurisdiction over adults charged with non-support, contributing to delinquency, neglect, or dependency of children; abuse of children; or failure to provide proper parental care.

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.

Assumes responsibility for the arraignment, adjudication, and disposition of cases of unruly, delinquent, neglected, dependent, and abused children.

Provides lay guardians to represent the best interests of children in cases involving abuse, neglect and dependency, and for those in custody disputes.

Hears cases involving unruly, delinquent, dependent, neglected, or abused children, and juvenile traffic offenders. Also considers adult cases involving paternity, non-support, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Handles cases dealing with juvenile offenders who have a severe mental illness. Provides assessment and links individual to appropriate 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.

Assumes responsibility for the arraignment, adjudication, and disposition of cases of unruly, delinquent, neglected, dependent, and abused children.

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.

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.