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The Court of Common Pleas, Family Division
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The Family Division, sometimes referred to as Family Court, is one of the three major divisions of the
Court of Common Pleas
. The Family Court of Philadelphia, located at
1501 Arch Street
, consists of two major branches:
Juvenile
and
Domestic Relations
. The Administrative Judge of the Family Division is the Honorable Walter J. Olszewski.
There are 25 Judges assigned to the Family Division.
The
Juvenile Branch
has jurisdiction over delinquency, dependency, termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings.
Domestic Relations
deals with paternity, support, custody, visitation, and divorce. Domestic Violence cases are also assigned to the Domestic Relations Branch.
Domestic Relations Branch
Domestic Relations deals with paternity, support, custody, visitation, and divorce. Domestic Violence cases are also assigned to the Domestic Relations Branch. Fred Keller, is the Deputy Court Administrator for the Domestic Relations Branch. His office is located on the 14th Floor and his phone number is (215) 686-9306
The general information telephone number for Domestic Relations is (215) 686-4000. For information on payments and other case information, the phone number is (215) 686-7466.
Petitions dealing with family court matters are filed at the Office of the Clerk of Family Court, located on the 11th floor. The Clerk's office hours are 8am-4pm, Monday thru Friday.
Juvenile Branch
Juvenile Branch services include new case initiation, Juvenile Court Operations, Juvenile Probation, hildren and Youth Services (Adoptions) and Support Services.
Mario D'Adamo, Esquire, and Katherine T. Grasela are the Deputy Court Administrators for the Juvenile Branch. Their offices are located on the 14th floor and the phone number is (215) 686-4100, Fax (215) 854-0193
Faustino Castro-Jimenez is the Chief of Juvenile Probation his office is located on the 10th Floor and the phone number is (215) 686-4103.
Juvenile courtrooms, juvenile probation, and other juvenile court services are located at The Family Court of Philadelphia. The general information telephone number is (215) 686-4000.
Office of the Administrative Judge
ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS - FAMILY DIVISION
Honorable Walter J. Olszewski
The Family Division is led by an Administrative Judge, who is appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and serves at the pleasure of the Supreme Court. Judge Walter J. Olszewski is the appointed Administrative Judge. As Administrative Judge, he is the approving authority for all administrative matters associated with the Family Division.
Contact
Family Division
1501 Arch Street Phila., PA 19102
Domestic Relations
PhilaCSC@PACSES.com
215 686-7466
Juvenile Court
JuvenileCourt@courts.phila.gov
215 686-4000
www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/family
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9am to 5pm
Saturday:
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The First Judicial District (FJD) of Pennsylvania is composed of two courts which make up the Philadelphia County Court System: the Court of Common Pleas and Municipal Court.
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