abolishing the family division, creating the office of family mediation, and reassigning the jurisdiction of the family division.

HB 652 abolishes the family division of the circuit court and creates a new Office of Family Mediation to handle family-related cases through voluntary mediation. The bill reassigns jurisdiction for divorce, child custody, support, and paternity cases to this new office, where parties may choose to use mediation services before going to court. If mediation does not fully resolve all issues, the unresolved matters would be referred to the superior court for adjudication. The bill also amends various statutes to remove references to the "family division" and update jurisdictional assignments.