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Family Division
 
Berrien County Courthouse - Fourth Floor
811 Port Street, St. Joseph, MI 49085-1192
Phone: 269-982-8613
Fax: 269-982-8644

Hon. Thomas E. Nelson, Presiding Judge

The Family Division hears cases involving estates of deceased persons, probating wills, commitments of persons alleged to be mentally ill, protection of legally incapacitated persons, adoptions, personal protection orders, divorce, custody and paternity, delinquency, and abuse and neglect of children. The Family Division also handles juvenile criminal cases.

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