Serves as the governing legislative body for Carbon County. Oversees county operations, including administration/ human resources, economic development, corrections, court services, emergency services, fiscal affairs, human services, public works, and the offices of the Coroner, Public Defender, Sheriff, and Solicitor.

Child support assessment / enforcement unit of the Court of Common Pleas. Initiate receive and process child and spousal support complaints, and reciprocal complaints from other County and State jurisdictions. Conduct child support conference proceedings to determine child and spousal support obligations. Evaluate for the purpose of enforcement, controlling orders and continuing exclusive jurisdiction. Monitor and reconcile existing support accounts. Act as information liaison between County and State Pacses support collection process. Conduct modification support conferences. Prepare contempt actions and testify in court at Non-Support hearings. Enforce and disburse related Court costs.

Offers supervised visitation program that acknowledges the importance of continued family contact.

Administers County Courts, including both criminal and civil divisions.

Family Court is responsible for adjudicating child custody concerns, dependency (CYS) issues, adoption and termination of parental rights matters, child support enforcement, and select divorce disputes. These issues can be filed with the court for resolution. Family Court hearings occur in the Brominski Building, as well as Penn Place and the Main Courthouse.

Custodian of adult and juvenile criminal records. Filing office for summary appeals, bail, expungement, constable and private detective licenses.

Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

Responsible for preparing Complaints and Petitions for the establishment and enforcement of child support, spousal support and/or alimony pendente lite orders for the Court. Domestic Relations will also establish paternity when necessary, locate missing parents and resolve medical insurance and expense issues between separated parents.

Chief Clerk of the Civil Division of the Court of Common Pleas. Handles Family Court filings (Protection from Abuse, divorces and custody matters). Chief Notary for County of Berks in civil cases. Records judgements and liens (local, state, and federal). Distributes immigration information. Records and maintains records for all civil cases. Agent for application of passports.

Provides a variety of services under the federal child support program including case initiation, establishment of paternity and support orders, collection and disbursement of support payments, location services, modification of existing support orders, case management services, interstate support services, and a variety of enforcement services.

Establishes and enforces support orders per Pennsylvania State Guidelines. Assists parties in filing against non-custodial parents who live out of county, state, or country. Attempts to establish paternity in all cases in which the child(ren) were born out of wedlock and no paternity acknowledgment has been signed. Performs location services if a non-custodial parent’s whereabouts are unknown. Also assists clients in job searches by providing information about PA CareerLink®.

Provides the following basic services to the people of Lancaster County: Register of Wills - Grants letters testamentary to those probating a will and letters of administration to those who die without a will. (Records are open to public inspection.) - Collects inheritance tax for Pennsylvania Orphans Court - Issues marriage licenses - Provides applications to persons wishing to obtain copies of birth certificates - Handles all adoption proceedings. Adoptions are sealed and held in closed court - Settle estates of minors and incapacitated persons

Offers county operations, including administration/human resources, economic development, corrections, court services, fiscal affairs, human services, public works, and the offices of the Coroner, Public Defender, Sheriff, and Solicitor. Information on county services.

Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

Establishes and enforces support orders per Pennsylvania State Guidelines. Assists parties in filing against non-custodial parents who live out of county, state, or country. Attempts to establish paternity in all cases in which the child(ren) were born out of wedlock and no paternity acknowledgment has been signed. Performs location services if a non-custodial parent’s whereabouts are unknown. Also assists clients in job searches by providing information about PA CareerLink®.

Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

Establishes and modifies child support orders, enforces those orders, and assists with establishing paternity when appropriate.

Issues marriage licenses, handles adoptions and incapacitated filings, and presents first and final account files in the estate to the court. Handles transactions dealing with real estate. Probates the wills of all decedents and issues letters of administration and testamentary in each estate.

Provides filing, recording and processing of all civil actions, equity actions, judgments, federal and local tax liens, city liens, family court matters, arbitrations, license suspension appeals, appeals to higher court, and applications for passports. Also files and records all judgments, orders, decrees of court which includes sending out notice of such entry to parties and/or counsel in each case. Issues writs and process many other legal documents.

Records real estate documents for public information and probate decedent estates or any other documents which are required to be officially recorded. Also maintains archives of recorded documents.

Filing office for cases before the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas involving Custody; Divorce; New Suits; Civil Appeals; Landlord/Tenant Appeals; Liens, Judgments and Satisfactions; Mortgage Foreclosures; Protection From Abuse; Change of Name; Mental Health Commitments. Host local Naturalization Ceremonies in coordination with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. NOT A HELP CENTER. Office must maintain neutrality and CANNOT offer legal advice or provide assistance in preparing filings.

Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

To establish and collect support for children and dependent spouses, enforce financial and medical orders, establish paternity and locate absent parents.

Provides the following basic services to the people of Schuylkill County; Register of Wills - Grants letters testamentary to those probating a will and letters of administration to those who die without a will - Collects inheritance tax for Pennsylvania Orphans Court - Issues marriage licenses - Provides applications to persons wishing to obtain copies of birth certificates - Handles all adoption proceedings. Adoptions are sealed and held in closed court - Settle estates of minors and incapacitated persons

Serves as the agency responsible for all matters involving the establishment of paternity for children born outside of marriage and the establishment and enforcement of financial and medical support of spouses and/or children. Provides the following services: Location of Absent Parents; Establishment of paternity; Establishment of Support Orders, including Medical Support; Enforcement of Support Orders; and Translation services.