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Examples of family court in a Sentence
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The decision came after Jackson County Family Court Administrative Judge Jennifer Phillips heard evidence from the boy’s attorney and the Jackson County Juvenile Officer, which attempted to have the boy certified and his case transferred out of family court, where juvenile cases are prosecuted.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2024
Following a hearing in family court Monday, he was released into the custody of his mother.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
So the immigration clinic collaborates with the family court clinic at the law school.
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Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2024
Pitt tried to fight back, both in family court and in the court of public opinion.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“Family court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20court. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Legal Definition
family court
noun
: a court that has jurisdiction and often advisory powers over domestic disputes involving the rights and duties of husband, wife, parent, or child especially in matters affecting the support, custody, and welfare of children compare juvenile court
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