Scope and Applicability

The family division has jurisdiction over all divorces, parenting actions, legal separations, annulments, child support actions, separate maintenance actions, actions involving the dissolution of civil unions, paternity, legitimation, registration of foreign judgments and decrees, uniform interstate family support, administrative support violations, and any actions to change or enforce any of these orders once they become final. These rules apply to divorce, legal separation, and parenting actions, and serve as guidance for the other case types listed above.