The refurbished Family Court in Chapelton, Clarendon. JIS photo
Residents of Chapelton and neighbouring communities in Clarendon, now have a newly renovated Family Court, which was refurbished with funds provided by the European Union and the Government of Canada.
The facility, is located at the Chapelton courthouse.
The upgraded court will offer a range of legal and support services relating to adoption, child care and protection, counselling, custody and maintenance, domestic violence, guardianship as well as youth delinquency.
Greater access
In the meantime, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck said steps are being taken to further increase citizens' access to legal and judicial services.
These include the acquisition of two additional mobile legal aid clinics that have been promised by one of Jamaica's multilateral development partners, and which will increase the fleet to three, and the establishment of 14 justice centres – one in each parish – to deal with matters related to mediation, trial diversion, and restorative justice.
The minister indicated that two justice centres have been established, one of which is located in St. Ann and the other in Portland.
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