Pierce County Family Court consists of two judicial departments, three commissioners and a case coordinator. It is a team dedicated to implementing the plan for Family Court while putting into practice learned lessons to reduce conflict and timely resolve disputes involving the custody of children.
The main goals of Family Court include:
- Identify, segregate and prioritize cases involving the custody of children;
- Provide early judicial intervention;
- Provide consistent and timely judicial decision-making with intensive case management, settlement conferences and education to litigants using Impact on Children seminars to speed case resolution and reduce conflict.
