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Murray decided to voluntarily give up the child during a family court hearing in May 2024.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
After serving as a prosecutor with the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, she was appointed a family court judge in the circuit by Gov. Rick Scott in 2012.
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Requiring prompt family court responses to custody issues, ensuring timely intervention.
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Chris Felder, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
The Davidson County Fourth Circuit Court is one of Nashville's two family courts.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 5 Mar. 2024
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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 23 Feb. 2025.
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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