Courts Management Department

The Courts Management Department provides a variety of court-related services in support of the judiciary and the public. The Department has five Divisions:

Civil Division

This Division oversees Circuit Civil and County Civil and also acts as the central intake point for in-person, non-criminal court filings.

• Central Intake
  Serves as the customer service and intake desk for those looking to file non-criminal paperwork in the Circuit Court of the Fifth Judicial Circuit in and for Lake County, Florida, or the County Court of Lake County.
• Circuit Civil
  The Section process all documents for Circuit Civil court cases, including property foreclosures.
• County Civil
  The Section process all documents for County Civil court cases, including small claims and landlord/tenant disputes.

Learn more about the Civil Division.

Court Data & Records Division

The Court Data & Records Division manages Lake County’s digital court records. This Division also performs any redaction necessary to make the records available for public viewing.

Learn more about the Court Data & Records Division.

Criminal Division

The Criminal Division handles all circuit and county criminal document processing, including felonies, misdemeanors, criminal traffic, non-criminal infractions, and juvenile delinquency. All appeals are also coordinated through this Division.

Learn more about the Criminal Division.

Family Law Division

This Division oversees Domestic Relations, Probate, Guardianship, & Mental Health, and processes injunctions for protection.

• Domestic Relations
  All domestic relations cases are processed in this Section, including child support and divorce.
• Injunctions for Protection
  Petitions for an Injunction for Protection are processed in this Section.
• Probate, Guardianship & Mental Health
  Cases involving the distribution of assets of deceased persons to their beneficiaries, guardianship of incompetent or incapacitated individuals, or individuals who have, by court-order, been admitted involuntarily for mental health evaluation (Baker Act or Marchman Act), are processed within this Section. Juvenile dependency cases are also processed in this Section.

Learn more about the Family Law Division.

Jury & Evidence Division

The summoning of jurors, and the management, retention, and safe-keeping of evidence used in court cases, are administered by the Jury & Evidence Division.

Learn more about Jury Management.

Learn more about Evidence Management.

Traffic Division

Processing of civil traffic citations is handled within the Traffic Division. The Division also processes payments for civil traffic and criminal cases.

Learn more about the Traffic Division.