Volusia County Court Information
Volusia county court is a limited jurisdiction court. Appeals from the administrative agencies are directed to the county court. There are sixty-seven counties in Florida and 322 judges serving the county courts. The county of Volusia falls under the Seventh Judicial Circuit. It is served by 10 county court judges in addition to eighteen circuit court judges. In Volusia County, the Clerk of the circuit court also serves the county court.
Jurisdiction in Volusia County
The county court of Volusia hears cases on tort contract, property related cases involving a sum of money between $5,001 and $15,000, and several other civil cases. Cases involving claims of money up to $5,000 are also heard in the county courts. Apart from the cases so mentioned, the Volusia county court hears cases on exclusive misdemeanors, preliminary hearings, and traffic infractions, but it does not handle cases on parking rule violations.
Volusia County Courthouses
There are four county courthouses in Volusia situated at four different locations. The Volusia County Courthouse is located at 101 N. Alabama Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724. The clerk’s office hours are from 8.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays. The present Clerk of Volusia County is Diane M. Matousek. The other three courthouses are the Justice Center in Daytona Beach, the Courthouse Annex in New Smyrna Beach and the Courthouse Annex in Daytona Beach. The addresses of these courthouses are given below for your reference:
Daytona Beach Justice Center:
251 N. Ridgewood Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Daytona Beach Courthouse Annex:
125 E. Orange Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
New Smyrna Beach Courthouse Annex:
124 N Riverside Drive
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
For any general information you can call the following numbers:
(386) 736-5915 (DeLand)
(386) 257-6006 (Daytona Beach)
(386) 423-3304 (New Smyrna Beach)
Except on holidays, the court facilities can be utilized from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The official website of Volusia County has the relevant information related to the court structure and the court proceedings. The link to the website is:
http://www.volusia.org/courts/.
The website of Volusia County’s clerk is also full of relevant resources. Visit the page by copying http://www.clerk.org/.
A few additional phone numbers of the four locations related to specific cases are provided below:
In DeLand, for
1. appeals call 822-5708
2. information regarding county criminal court (misdemeanor cases) call 736-5910
3. for family law call 736-5908
A few important numbers you can call in Daytona Beach are:
1. for any queries related to appeals call 257-6000 ext. 5708
2. for criminal cases in Volusia county courts call 257-6084
3. for information related to juvenile cases call 257-6001
If you require any information regarding any court rule or formality in New Smyrna Beach, call the following numbers:
1. to get answers of questions related to appeals call 423-3000, extension 5708
2. for Volusia county court civil cases on small claims call 423-3304
3. For criminal cases handled in the county court of Volusia call 423-3321.
Only a few of the numbers have been provided here for your benefit. You can access many more such numbers where you can call to get the information. There are separate numbers assigned for family law, juvenile information, juror information, probate matters, traffic information, and child support. Go to http://www.volusia.org/courts/telephone.htm to obtain the full list. All the numbers given in the list are under the area code 386.
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