Lake County Juvenile Court, Judge Karen Lawson

The Lake County Juvenile Court has exclusive jurisdiction concerning any person under eighteen years old who is alleged to be a juvenile traffic offender, delinquent, unruly, abused, neglected, or dependent. The Juvenile Court also has jurisdiction in adult cases involving paternity, custody, child abuse, non-support, contributing to the delinquency of minors, and failure to send children to school.