| Service Name |
Description |
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Alimony/Spousal Support
(CCT) |
Alimony (spousal support) is a periodic payment by one former spouse to the other to assist that spouse in adjusting to a new living situation |
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Appeals
(CCT) |
An appeal is a proceeding in which a party to the case disagrees with the Circuit Court judge’s ruling and wants the case to be heard in a higher court |
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Assignment Office
(CCT) |
The court’s Assignment Office plays one of the critical functions of the court: scheduling hearings, trials and special event dates for the Judges and Family Division Masters of the court, maintaining the schedules up-to-date, and ensuring that these events are scheduled in accordance with the court’s Differentiated Case Management Plans |
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Change of Name
(CCT) |
Changing the name of an adult begins by filing a petition and the court’s publishing a notice of the petition. If no one objects to the name change, and the court does not have questions about the petition, the judge signs the Decree for Change of Name |
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Child custody
(CCT) |
Child Support is financial support paid to a parent who has custody over a child or children |
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Child In Need of Assistance (CINA)
(CCT) |
CINA Cases (Child In Need of Assistance) - These cases involve children and their families who require court intervention because the child has either been abused or neglected, has a developmental disability or a mental disorder, and the child’s parents, guardian or custodian are unable or unwilling to give the child proper care and attention |
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Child support
(CCT) |
Child Support is financial support paid to a parent who has custody over a child or children |
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Civil Department
(CCT) |
The Civil Department handles Administrative Appeals, ASTAR, Auto gligence, B & T, Breach of Contract, Confessed Judgment, Contract, District Appeals, Court District Court Jury Demands, Enrolling Judgments, Foreclosures, Foreign Decrees, Medical Malpractice, Tax Liens |
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Clerk of the Court
(CCT) |
Clerk's Office was established as an independent keeper of the records to maintain their integrity in a safe and impartial manner. |
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Clerk Office
(CCT) |
Clerk's Office was established as an independent keeper of the records to maintain their integrity in a safe and impartial manner. |
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Court Administration
(CCT) |
The Administrative Office of the Montgomery County Circuit Court serves as a conduit for many judicial and non-judicial operations of the court. The Court Administrator’s role is to facilitate the administrative responsibilities of the court and develop policies to enhance systems performance while maintaining the independence of the judiciary. |
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Court Frequently Asked Questions
(CCT) |
Court Frequently Asked Questions |
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Court Services
(CCT) |
Services available through the Circuit Court as a well as Juror information and links to the District Court. |
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Criminal Department
(CCT) |
The Criminal Department of the Montgomery County Circuit Court Clerk's Office handles a variety of criminal cases. In addition, the Criminal Department performs many duties which include filing and docketing case pleadings, issuing summonses, subpoenas, warrants, body attachments, and writs |
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Differentiated Case Management
(CCT) |
DCM is a case management system that sets deadlines for completion of events in cases that are filed (such as discovery deadline dates, expert witness designation dates, and filing dates for certain motions and mandatory pleadings). The DCM Plan also allocates judicial resources based on the needs of the individual cases |
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Family Department
(CCT) |
Family Department of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County handles filing of Adoption, Change of name Domestic Relations, including divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, and alimony, Guardianship for minors and disabled individuals,Paternity, Psychological/Psychiatric Evaluation |
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Family Division Services
(CCT) |
Family Division Services (FDS) provides a wide range of out-of-court services for the parties involved in cases before the court . FDS with judges, masters, court administrators and family support services coordinators to develop family law policy, identify family cases requiring additional court-ordered services, insure that personnel familiar with the details of your case will address your concerns, and promote timely and efficient management of cases before the court. |
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Family Law Self Help
(CCT) |
The Family Law Self Help Center is a FREE walk-in clinic, staffed by attorneys, which provides either general legal information or limited legal advice, in family law disputes involving divorce, custody, visitation, and child support. |
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Finance Department
(CCT) |
The functions of the Finance Office are primarily general accounting, procurement, and administrative duties to include the following:
Duties related to receipts include accepting various receipts over the counter and by mail
Duties related to expenditures include purchasing and distributing office supplies, furniture and equipment; transmitting invoices for payment; maintaining office supplies, furniture and equipment inventory records
Duties related to depositing and distributing funds designated by court order to be held in the Registry of the Court
Duties related to maintaining the time and attendance of all Clerk's Office employees |
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Juror Questionnaire Form
(CCT) * |
The On-line Juror Questionnaire Form System (OJQFS) enables Montgomery County residents, who have received a County juror questionnaire letter, with the opportunity to complete and submit a County juror questionnaire form on-line. The OJQFS will enable residents to securely login, complete, and submit juror questionnaire forms to the Montgomery County Circuit Court for processing. |
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Jury Service
(CCT) |
The Jury Commissioner’s Office maintains a roster of possible jurors called a “jury pool”, comprised of Montgomery County residents who are licensed Maryland motor vehicle drivers and/or registered voters. Each year, 80,000 potential jurors are randomly selected from this jury pool. |
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Juvenile Department
(CCT) |
The Juvenile Department is responsible for the processing of all juvenile pleadings in the Circuit Court for the following case types; Child In Need of Assistance (CINA), Termination of Parental Rights (TPR), Voluntary Placements, Peace Order against a minor, and Delinquency cases |
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Juvenile Division
(CCT) |
The Juvenile Division is a part of Family Division Services and is responsible for oversight of Delinquency petitions, Children in Need of Assistance (CINA) petitions, Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) petitions, Voluntary Placement petitions and Petitions for Peace Orders |
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Land Records Department
(CCT) |
The Land Records Department handles all matters relating to real estate transactions. The department holds some of the most important records created by the government, which date as far back as July 1777. These land records are publicly accessible through the Internet, as well as at the department |
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Law Library
(CCT) |
The primary commitment of the Montgomery County Circuit Court Law Library is to support legal research activities of the Court, the Bar and the public |
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License
(CCT) |
Department offers Business License, Marriage License, Recording of Military Discharge Records (DD 214's),
Commissions of Notary Public and Passport Application services |
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Montgomery County Circuit Court - Family Departmen# - Adoption
(CCT) |
Adoption is a legal process to seek the court’s decree to accept a child not born to you into your family |
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P.E.A.C.E Program
(CCT) |
P.E.A.C.E. (Parent Education and Custody Effectiveness) Program of Montgomery County is an educational program for divorcing and separating parents that have a family case in the Circuit Court. Its goal is to provide parents with an opportunity to learn about problems that their children may experience as a result of divorce/separation and associated parental conflicts. The program also offers parents an opportunity to learn the necessary skills to keep their children out of family conflicts and helps them acquire new parental skills necessary for rearing children between separate households. With these skills in hand, parents can help their children make a healthy adjustment in a new situation where their parents no longer live together. |
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Quality Control
(CCT) |
The Quality Control Department is in charge of data quality control for Civil, Criminal, Family, and Juvenile cases. One of the Department’s main responsibilities is to investigate and resolve data-related discrepancies found in these cases. |
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Summoned Jurors Call In Information
(CCT) |
Summoned Jurors Call In Information |
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Technical Services
(CCT) |
The Technical Services Department is responsible for ensure that all court proceedings are properly recorded as part of the official court record. These records must also be available to the public, as well as for maintaining the integrity of the court’s telephone, internet, and intranet communications and all electronic equipment |
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Transcripts and Audio Recordings
(CCT) |
Requests for audio recordings of court proceedings are processed by the Technical Services staff either in person (Room T-18, Judicial Center, 50 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland) or by telephone (240-777-9150). |
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Trust Office
(CCT) |
The general function of the Trust Office includes administering the reporting requirements and maintenance of the case files for active guardianships of the person of disabled persons, guardianships of the property of disabled persons, guardianships of the property of minors, and other fiduciary estates having been ordered under the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland |
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