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Lackawanna County Court Administration - Family and Orphan Court

123 Wyoming Avenue, First Floor, Scranton, PA 18503

Eligibility

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Hours

Office Hours 9:00 A.M. through 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday
https://www.lackawannacounty.org/index.php/departmentsagencies/courts-and-judiciary/court-administrators-office-2

Fees

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Service area

Bradford, PA
Clinton, PA
Columbia, PA
Lackawanna, PA
Luzerne, PA
Lycoming, PA
Monroe, PA
Montour, PA
Northumberland, PA
Pike, PA
Snyder, PA
Sullivan, PA
Susquehanna, PA
Tioga, PA
Union, PA
Wayne, PA
Wyoming, PA

Description

In addition to handling the processing of all Protection From Abuse applications and cases, the Family Courts are responsible for all Juvenile Delinquency cases, Children and Youth cases and Orphans Court cases. The types of cases heard by the Family Court Judges involve custody, dependency, juvenile delinquency, foster care, adoptions, visitation, appointment of guardians, truancy, and estate and accounting matters.

Providing organization

Lackawanna County Court Administration

Different court related agencies are maintained by the county court system.