Family Court Commissioner

The Office of the Family Court Commissioner (FCC) is a sub-unit of the Clerk of Courts Office for budgeting purposes.   Commissioners are appointed by the circuit court judges.  One full time circuit court commissioner is assigned primarily to family court matters, and has policy, administrative, and personnel responsibilities as supervisor of the Office and director of Family Court Services (mediation and custody study services). An additional court commissioner is assigned primarily to family court, but also is assigned Small Claims and other miscellaneous duties. Family Court Services (FCS) is part of the FCC department. It consists of two professional staff, providing child custody mediations and evaluative custody studies.