2. Protective and guardianship proceedings.
3. Trusts
4. Survival and wrongful death actions.
5. Certificate of survivorship.
6. Petition to establish death of accident or disaster victim.
7. Property of disappeared persons.
8. Property of disappeared heir or devisee.
9. Deposit of money that cannot be distributed with the county treasurer.
10. Protection of certain persons and foreign heirs, devisees or beneficiaries.
11. Kidney transplants; donation; appeal; jurisdiction; procedure.
12. Acknowledgment of paternity (maintenance of records filed prior to June 1, 1997).
13. Proceedings for administration of estates of abandoned property owner.
14. Determination of inheritance tax.
15. Order to examine safe deposit box of decedent.
16. Supervision of trustees for charitable purposes.
18. Actions under the Uniform Gifts to Minor Act.
19. Health threat to others.
20. Poor persons, failure of relatives to provide support.
21. Lost instruments.
22. Civil admission of the adult mentally ill. Civil admission for emotionally disturbed minors.
23. Judicial admission of mentally retarded persons.
24. Guardianship for developmentally disabled.
2. Department of Mental Health financial liability determination.
b. Financial
- With Finance, Treasurer and Clerk: accounts payable, receivable and purchasing.
- Revenue maintenance and enhancement.
d. Caseflow Management - Responsible for the technical integrity of all cases before the court:
-attorney appointments
-notice requirements
-filing of petitions
-file creation and maintenance
-record control
-courtroom coordination
-recording
-transcripts
-juror needs
3. Appointment of appraisers.
4. County Election Commission
5. Delivery of election results on election night.
6. Vacancy in county offices; filling.
7. Vacancy in register of deeds.
8. Appointment of the State Boundary Commission.
9. Reorganization of school districts.
10. Soldiers' Relief Commission; appointment; removal.
11. County Tax Allocation Board; selection.
12. Special county drain commissioner.
13. Issuance of a marriage license without publicity; marriage of persons under marriageable age.
14. Person authorized to solemnize marriages.
15. Notary Public.
16. Bond for railway survey.
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Last Updated 8-15-03
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