If proceedings are transferred to the juvenile division, what issues will the juvenile division hear?

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The main idea is that when cases move into the juvenile division, the focus shifts to dependency-related custody questions. In that setting, the juvenile division handles legal decision-making (who has the right to make major decisions for the child) and parenting time (visitation/custody arrangements) while the dependency matter is active. This continues until the dependency is either dismissed or the court defers jurisdiction to the family division, at which point family court can take over the related family-law issues. The transfer does not terminate the case, and it doesn’t place criminal matters under the juvenile court, nor does it automatically assign child support to the juvenile division—those matters are typically addressed by the family division when appropriate.