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Family Resources

  • 211Referral social services
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  • Batterer’s Interventionion Program
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Civil Resources

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  • Department of State, Division of Corporations Judgment Liens Section 
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  • Small Claims Rules of Procedure

Foreclosure Resources

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  • Residential Mortgage Mediation Program
  • Tenant's Bill of Rights
  • Sarasota County Foreclosure Resource Assistance Network 

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About the Courts

The courts are an independent branch of government constitutionally entrusted with the fair and just resolution of disputes to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States and the State of Florida.

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Courthouse Locations

DeSoto County
  • DeSoto County Courthouse
Manatee County
  • Manatee County Judicial Center
Sarasota County
  • Judge Lynn N. Silvertooth Judicial Center
    (Main Courthouse)
  • R. L. Anderson Administration Building
    (Venice/South County)
  • Sarasota County Justice Center
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