Legal Services - Washington County Attorney

Departments

- Civil Division: Advises and represents the community social services department under state and federal mandates

- Criminal Division: Prosecutes criminal acts and provides leadership to law enforcement

- Juvenile Division: Carries a caseload of both juvenile prosecution cases and child protection cases

- Victim-Witness Division: Fulfills statutorily mandated advocacy assistance, information, and services for victims and witnesses

- Services

- Child custody decrees

- Child support assistance/enforcement

- Conservatorship assistance

- County counsel

- Crime victim compensation

- Crime victim notification services

- Crime witness support

- Criminal law

- District Attorney

- Domestic/family violence legal services

- Estate entitlement assistance

- General crime victim assistance

- Guardianship assistance

- Juvenile diversion

- Paternity suits

- Paternity/maternity establishment

- Restraining order filing office

- Third Party involuntary commitment petition services

Neither the County Attorney nor his/her staff is allowed to represent private citizens.