Dallas Municipal Court

Dallas Municipal Court cases in Paulding County, Dallas, GA

Paulding County Juvenile Court in Dallas, Georgia is a county-level limited-jurisdiction trial court. It handles cases involving minors, including juvenile delinquency (criminal-law violations by youths), dependency/abuse and neglect, Children in Need of Services (status offenses such as truancy or running away), termination of parental rights, guardianship of dependent children, foster-care placement and permanency reviews, and related probation and contempt matters. It also hears juvenile traffic and local ordinance violations. Within the local judicial system, it serves as the specialized forum for youth-related matters, while Superior, State, Probate, and Magistrate Courts handle adult criminal, general civil, domestic relations, and other non-juvenile proceedings.

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Paulding County Juvenile Court handles cases involving minors, including delinquency (juvenile offenses), dependency/abuse/neglect, Children in Need of Services (truancy, runaway, curfew), and juvenile traffic matters. The court accepts case filings (petitions, motions, detention/shelter requests) and issues protective and no-contact orders within juvenile cases to ensure child safety and compliance. Proceedings are conducted through scheduled hearings-intake, detention, adjudication, disposition, review, and permanency-before a judge; juvenile court does not use juries. Public-facing services include probation supervision, diversion referrals, appointment of counsel and guardians ad litem/CASA, calendar and docket access, forms and filing guidance, and record management (including juvenile record sealing/expungement eligibility). The court's functional role is to resolve juvenile matters promptly, protect children, support rehabilitation, and enforce lawful orders to maintain community safety.