family court

noun
domestic relations">court of domestic relations.

Origin:
1930–35

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family court

special court designed to deal with legal problems arising out of family relations. The family court is usually a consolidation of several types of courts dealing with narrower family problems, such as children's courts and orphans' courts

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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Example sentences
Family court handles cases where parties seek court intervention to solve their family issues.
We would have a complete reversal of all family court laws designed to protect the caregiver.
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They went to family court and made it official again.
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