ANTELOPE VALLEY : Satellite Court Sought to Ease Child Abuse Caseload
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich predicted Wednesday that the Antelope Valley, experiencing what some have characterized as the most serious child abuse problem in the county, will get a satellite court soon to handle juvenile dependency cases.
Although two presiding judges said several major issues remain unresolved, Antonovich told a gathering of business leaders in Palmdale that the new court is needed to save local residents from having to drive to the county’s recently opened dependency court complex in distant Monterey Park.
County officials are exploring conversion of a courtroom in the county’s Lancaster courthouse into a full-time juvenile court.
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