For information on court procedures please visit the Divisional Instructions.
Division JM:
Courtroom 2-A
Main Courthouse-Juvenile Wing
205 N Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
cad-divisionJM@pbcgov.org
Division JA:
Courtroom 2
West County Courthouse
2950 State Rd 15
Belle Glade, FL 33430
cad-divisionJA@pbcgov.org
Zoom Meeting Information
Division JM:
Meeting Link: Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 881 2817 9719
Dial by your location:
- US Toll-free 877-853-5257
- US Toll-free 888-475-4499
Division JA:
Meeting Link: Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 814 2084 1086
Dial by your location:
- US Toll-free 877-853-5257
- US Toll-free 888-475-4499
This link will be the same for all hearings (with the exception of TPR and adoptions). The static zoom information above should be included in all Notices of Hearing and Orders Setting Hearing filed with the Court.
Delinquency Hearings
Effective September 1, 2024 all hearings will be held IN PERSON. Parties and Counsel must personally appear in Courtroom 2A – Juvenile wing.
Zoom appearance is permitted for the following:
- Youth may appear from school, with prior arrangements being made with School Liaison;
- Youth or Parent may appear from treatment program;
- Parent(s) may appear from jail/correction facility.
Zoom appearance is permitted for the following individuals:
- DJJ Court liaisons;
- Juvenile Probation Officer;
- Treatment Programs;
- Educational Representatives (Court Education Liaisons, Truancy Staff);
- Out of State Parents / Youth;
- Out of County Parents/Youth;
- Incarcerated Youth / Parent.
The Court may also grant Zoom appearance for other extreme circumstances.
Dependency Hearings
Effective September 1, 2024 all hearings will be held IN PERSON. Parties and Counsel must personally appear in Courtroom 2A – Juvenile wing.
Zoom appearance is permitted for the following individuals:
- Case Manager;
- CPI;
- Incarcerated Parents;
- Out of State Youth/Parents;
- Out of County Youth/Parents;
- Treatment Programs;
- Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem;
- Educational Representatives (Court Education Liaisons, Truancy Staff).
The Court may also grant Zoom appearance for other extreme circumstances.
Unified Family Court Cases
For dually involved youth, the Court will permit the Delinquency Parties to attend via Zoom for all Dependency Hearings and vice versa, the Dependency Parties may appear via Zoom for all Delinquency Hearings.
Remote Appearance Procedure
Effective September 1, 2024, all hearings will be IN PERSON. Any party requesting to appear remotely MUST file a written Motion to Appear Remotely, no less than three (3) days prior to the hearing with a courtesy copy of the Motion being provided to the Judicial Assistant via email (CAD-DivisionJM@pbcgov.org or CAD-DivisionJA@pbcgov.org), as well as all parties. Parties must confer and advise the court in the motion if any party objects to the motion. The Court will issue a ruling based upon the motion. It is the Moving party's responsibility to submit a proposed order (via OLS) with the Court Zoom information in the proposed order.