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Family Court Division

The Family Division, sometimes referred to as Family Court, is one of the three major divisions of the Court of Common Pleas. The Family Division is composed of two major divisions or branches: the Juvenile Division and the Domestic Relations Division. The Administrative Judge of the Family Division is the Honorable Kevin Dougherty, (215) 686-7970, Fax (215) 686-4157.

Juvenile Branch programs include Juvenile Court Operations, Juvenile Probation, and Children and Youth Services (Adoptions).

Mario D'Adamo, Esquire, and Glenn S. Bozzacco, Esquire are the Deputy Court Administrators for the Juvenile Branch. Their offices are located on the 3rd floor of 1801 Vine Street and the phone number is (215) 686-4100.

James Sharp, Room 214, 1801 Vine Street, (215) 686-4103, is the Chief of Juvenile Probation. The Juvenile Division deals with juvenile delinquency cases, juvenile dependency cases, and adoptions. Juvenile courtrooms, juvenile probation, and other juvenile court services are located at 1801 Vine Street. The general information telephone number is (215) 686-4000. Twelve of the 25 judges assigned to the Family Division serve in Juvenile Court, and most have chambers in the Juvenile Court Building at 1801 Vine Street.

The Domestic Relations Division deals with paternity, support, custody, visitation, and divorce. Domestic violence cases are also assigned to the Domestic Relations Branch.

Mary Lou Baker, is the Court Administrator, Domestic Relations Branch. Her office is located in Suite 304, 34 S. 11th Street and her phone number is 215-686-9378.

The Domestic Relations Court Building is located at 34 S. 11th Street. The general information telephone number is (215) 686-9300. For information on payments and other case information, the phone number is (215) 686-9300. Eleven judges are assigned to Domestic Relations Court and have chambers at 34 S. 11th Street or 27 S. 12th Street.

The Clerk of Courts is Mark Alleva, Room B-16, 34 S. 11th Street, (215) 686-3805 and petitions dealing with family court matters are filed here.