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Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - Conservatorships - County civil matters - Guardianships - Prosecutes criminal cases - Prosecutes juvenile matters

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child abuse, neglect, and truancy - Gross misdemeanor cases and misdemeanors occurring outside of County municipalities - Judicial commitments for chemical dependency and mental illness - Juvenile delinquency matters wherever they occur in the County ?- Provides advice and assistance to all law enforcement personnel - Public Conservatorship - Public Guardianship

Adoption services including placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

- Receives payments of fines to Court system - Handles Traffic Violations and Fines - Handles preparations for the following type of cases: Conciliation, Appeals, Probate, Adoption and Trustee - Provides Jury duty information - Handles Criminal, Juvenile and Civil Divisions of Court as well as Family Court including Support, Paternity, Post-divorce motions, Visitations and Custody - Jury Selection

- Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Commitments for mental illness, chemical dependency, or mental retardation - Conservatorships - Crime witness support - Criminal and delinquency prosecution; district attorney - Criminal protective orders - District Attorney - Domestic/family violence legal services - Guardianships - Initiates CHIPS (Child in need of protection or services) - Juvenile diversion - Legal representation of county boards and agencies - Prosecutes misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, and felonies - Requests restitution; crime victim compensation - Restraining orders - Stalking/Harassment orders - Temporary and permanent restraining orders - Victim notification

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: ?- Accompaniment to medical appointments, emergency medical exams, court hearings, and trials - Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Conservatorships - Crime witness support - Criminal and delinquency prosecution; district attorney - Criminal protective orders - Domestic/family violence legal services - Guardianships - Juvenile diversion - Legal representation of county boards and agencies - Prosecutes misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors and felonies - Requests restitution; crime victim compensation - Restraining orders - Stalking/Harassment orders? - Temporary and permanent restraining orders - Victim notification

Represents the county in the following types of cases: - Child protection/CHIPS cases - Child support and paternity - Commitments - Conservatorship - Criminal and delinquency prosecution - Guardianships - Legal representation of boards and agencies - Vulnerable adult protection

Adoption services include placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents. Most children are school aged and have experienced emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuse. Some children have learning disabilities or developmental delays, are a sibling group to be adopted together, have had prenatal exposure to drugs and/or alcohol, or may struggle with emotional/behavioral problems related to their experiences and who may require extra patience and care.

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - Conservatorships - County civil matters - Day care and foster care licensing - Family court - Guardianships - Legal representation of Anoka County, its departments, land acquisition, employment issues, liability claims, ordinances, contract negotiations, appeals, expungements and other civil matters - Prosecutes criminal cases - Prosecutes juvenile matters - Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Provides the following country attorney services: - Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity - CHIPS (Child in Need of Protection or Services) cases - Commitments - Conservatorships - Criminal and delinquency prosecution - Guardianships - Legal representation of county boards and agencies

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - CHIPS cases - Commitments - Conservatorships - County civil matters - Crime victim assistance and compensation - Crime victim notification service - Crime witness support - Delinquency cases; juvenile court - Domestic violence legal services - Guardianships - Juvenile diversion - Legal representation of county boards and county agencies - Prosecutes criminal cases - Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Adult prosecution - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - Civil advice - Family services - Juvenile prosecution - Pursuing Improvement and prevention: Prevents or reduces crime in the local communities and statewide - Victim/Witness assistance ?

Adoption services including adoption searches, placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Provides free civil and criminal legal services to enrolled Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members. services available: - Answer questions - Go to court - Notary services - Provide legal services - Resolve cases on behalf of clients Program does not accept all cases and may deny services based on criteria of the case and the client. Cases accepted: - Child Protection (CHIPS) - Consumer law and debt collection - Criminal law - Domestic abuse - Elder law (health care directives, powers of attorney, estate planning, probate, guardianships, grandchild adoption/guardianship/custody, Indian trust land/accounts) - Estate planning - Family law (divorce and custody/visitation) - Housing - Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - Juvenile delinquency - Probate - Public benefits (denial or termination of benefits such as Social Security) - Truancy cases Cannot accept cases such as: - 1st or 2nd degree drug possession - Bankruptcy - Commitments - Criminal or civil cases outside of the service area - Drug sales - Employment discrimination - Federal court cases - Personal injury - Suing other band members for money damages - Worker's compensation - Wrongful termination

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - Conservatorships - County civil matters - Crime victim assistance and compensation - Crime victim notification service - Crime witness support - Delinquency cases; juvenile court - Family court - Guardianships - Juvenile diversion - Law library - Prosecutes criminal cases - Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Provides support and services for individuals who are at risk of guardianship and/or conservatorship and their caregivers through consultation, referrals, and information. Through in-depth assessments, families and professionals determine if guardianship or conservatorship is the right decision and offer less restrictive alternatives when appropriate. Services may include: ?- Assessments: Offers in-depth, objective phone consultations and in-person assessments to determine the appropriate level of care needed. Can also assist in contested guardianship or conservatorship court cases to enable parties to come to terms of settlement or provide strength to a position (either in favor or against the appointment of a guardian or conservator) ?- Advocacy and Coaching: Engages with family members and involved professionals to determine and implement workable alternatives to court intervention or provide supportive non-legal coaching through the petitioning process ?- Petitioner: When an assessment rules out less restrictive alternatives and there is no one in the individual's life to do so, legal assistance may be available to file a petition with the court seeking the appointment of a guardian and/or conservator or to request the court modify or terminate an existing guardianship. Provides a free Guardianship Information Helpline to assist families in determining the best path forward for each individual who needs support and services, including: - Approaches to help address the concern, which may avoid the need for guardianship/conservatorship, including facilitating less restrictive alternatives - Needs of the adult experiencing difficulties - Practical intervention tips to assist the caregiver to be more effective in working with the individual - Supported decision making - The guardianship and conservatorship system

Adoption Services: Places children who have come into foster care and are not able to return to their birth parents' home with an adoptive family. Steps to become an adoptive parent can be found on the website: https://www.ramseycountymn.gov/residents/assistance-support/support-families/adoption . Guardianships and Conservatorships: Guardianship is a legal arrangement where one person, who is appointed by a court, has the legal right and duty to care for another adult who is unable to make responsible personal decisions or meet personal needs. The primary purpose is to provide for the ward's care, comfort, and maintenance needs. Conservatorship is a similar legal arrangement where one person is appointed by a court to handle financial affairs of an adult who is unable to make responsible personal decisions. ?Ramsey County financially supports wards' legal and professional guardianship needs if they meet the indigent status as outlined in state statute.

Processes court cases filed in Kanabec County and offer other legal services including: - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - Civil courts - Crime victim assistance and compensation - Crime victim notification service - Mental health court - Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Offers placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Private attorneys agree to take cases for clients who have been screened through the intake process and either need representation in a matter that is not an area of Legal Assistance of Olmsted County's expertise, or where there is a conflict of interest. Areas of available legal assistance may include: - Consumer/financial law - Elder law/wills - Employment law - Family law - Guardianship/conservatorship law - Immigration law - Landlord/tenant housing law - Property/real estate law

Provides necessary legal representation in criminal matters, civil matters, juvenile matters, and child protection matters; providing representation to county departments and legal advice concerning county legislative matters; and providing assistance and support in law enforcement training. Services include: - Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Commitments - Conservatorships - Criminal and delinquency prosecution - Guardianships

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - County civil matters - Crime victim assistance and compensation - Crime victim notification service - Crime witness support - Delinquency cases; juvenile court - Guardianships - Juvenile diversion - Probate Court - Prosecutes criminal cases - Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Case management services for children and adults living with developmental disabilities, providing education, vocational, and public health services, are provided to provide community support, including: - Counseling, referrals, and out-of-home placement - Day training and habilitation - Group home admission - Guardianship - Information and referral services - Respite care ?- Sheltered and supported employment

Offers placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - County civil matters - Delinquency cases; juvenile court - Guardianships - Juvenile diversion - Legal advocacy for victims in the criminal justice system - Legal representation of county boards and county agencies - Prosecutes criminal cases and traffic violations - Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection - Victim advocacy after crime has occurred