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

- County Counsel - Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Commitments, guardianships, conservatorships - Legal representation of county boards and agencies - Provides criminal and delinquency prosecution as the District Attorney - Victim/witness coordinator: advises crime victims of their legal rights and the status of their cases

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

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

Civil: Cases such as lawsuits involving personal injury, property damage, malpractice, employment issues, wrongful death, implied consents, and Tax Court Conciliation: Small Claims court. Claim amounts are limited to $7500 Criminal: Processing of complaints for violations of law from minor to major offenses including petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony offenses, and traffic and parking violations Family: Cases includes dissolution, custody, support, paternity, domestic abuse, and adoption cases Juvenile: Cases involving minors under the age of 18 who are involved in delinquency, termination of parental rights, truancy, status offenses, runaway, and children in need of protection, and some traffic offenses Probate: Supervised and unsupervised probating of estates of decedents, guardianships of minors and adults, conservatorships, and commitments for mental illness or chemical dependency

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

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

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 - 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

- Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Child custody decrees - Commitments - Conservatorships - Crime Victim assistance, notification; compensation - Crime Witness support - Criminal and delinquency prosecution; juvenile diversion - Domestic/family violence legal services - Guardianships - Harassment and Restraining orders - Legal representation of county boards and agencies

- Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Commitments - Conservatorships - Criminal and delinquency prosecution - Guardianships - Legal representation of boards and agencies - Provides support and assistance for victims and witnesses in criminal and juvenile matters handled by the County Attorney's office

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

Provides legal assistance and educational opportunities and resources. Legal issues covered include: - Debt collection - Divorce, parenting time, custody, or other family law issues - Employment - Impounded car - Landlord/tenant or property - Probate - Purchase or service contracts - Simple wills and health care directives - Any other civil legal issues

Legal assistance for older adults in the areas of: - Assisted living and nursing home problems - Conservatorship assistance - advice only - Consumer/debtor rights - Discrimination: health care, housing, unemployment - Grandparent rights - Guardianship assistance - advice only - Public benefits: Medical Assistance and SSI

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

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

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

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 - 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

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.

- Conservatorship services - Guardianship services - Money management - Foster care - Board and lodging

- Child protection/CHIPS cases - Child support and paternity - Commitments - Conservatorships - Crime victim compensation - Crime victim notification services - Crime witness/victim support - Criminal and delinquency prosecution - Domestic/family violence legal services - Guardianships - Juvenile diversion - Legal representation of county boards and county agencies - Paternity suits - Temporary/Permanent harassment restraining orders - Vulnerable adult protection

- County Counsel - Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Commitments, guardianships, conservatorships - Legal representation of county boards and agencies - Provides criminal and delinquency prosecution as the District Attorney - Victim/witness coordinator: advises crime victims of their legal rights and the status of their cases

- 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