| PROGRAMS AND SERVICES |
 | Department of Translation and Interpretation |
| Court Interpreters interpret and translate verbal and written communications from a non-English to English language in court proceedings. |
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 | Juvenile Delinquency |
| Involves minors that have been charged with a criminal offense. The court process includes related agencies working with the youth and their families. |
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 | Juvenile Dependency |
| protects children and strives to achieve safe permanent homes for those who have suffered abuse, neglect and/or abandonment. |
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 | Child Support Enforcement |
| Child Support Enforcement Division helps when a parent or guardian has custody of a child and the other parent does not provide financial support. |
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 | Social Investigation Program |
| This Unit coordinates, monitors and assigns cases to consultants who perform home studies/social investigations and make recommendations. |
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 | Divorce Education Program For Parents & Children |
| This required program by the courts helps parents and their children adjust with the changes that come with divorce. |
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 | Family Court Services |
| Family Court Services helps parents resolve issues together and also makes referrals to needed community services. |
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 | Family Court Self Help Program |
| The purpose of a self-help program is to assist self represented litigants, within the bounds of this rule, to achieve fair and efficient resolution of their family law case. |
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 | Marchman Petition |
| provides the means for an individual to recieve voluntary or involuntary treatment for substance abuse. |
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 | Children in Need of Services (CINS/FINS) |
| assists children and families that are niether involved in the dependency nor deliquency systems, but that are in need of court intervention |
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| Court Care |
| Court Care provides a safe and supervised drop-in childcare facility for children who must be in court in connection with matters involving the children or their parents or guardian. |
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 | Domestic Violence Intake Unit |
| Operated through the joint efforts of the Clerk of Courts (COC) and the Department of Human Services (DHS) Advocacy unit, the Intake Unit is comprised of intake counselors and support staff dedicated to providing efficient and responsive services to the court and the community. |
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 | Miami-Dade County Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team |
| Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team goal is to more fully understand the dynamics of domestic violence-related and child deaths through multi-disciplinary review, develop inter-system policies and protocols geared towards prevention, and thereby reduce future fatalities. |
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