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County attorney's office reports 25 active dependency and neglect cases, seeks paralegal to manage filings
Summary
An assistant county attorney briefed commissioners on legal workload: roughly 25 active child-dependency and neglect cases this year with about 160 filings so far, one attorney dedicated to those matters, and plans to budget and hire a paralegal to handle document management and case support.
An assistant county attorney told the Board of County Commissioners the county attorney's office has taken on increasing responsibilities and is coordinating with the district attorney's office and courthouse to streamline processes.
The assistant county attorney said the office currently "has about 25 active cases, and these are primarily dependency and neglect for…
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