A court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Family courts were originally created to be a Court of Equity convened to decide matters and make orders in relation to family law, including custody of children, and could disregard certain legal requirements as long as the petitioner/plaintiff came into court with "clean hands" and the request was reasonable, "quantum meruit". Wikipedia

Any court that deals with family law. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Court dealing with matters of family law Wikidata

A court convened to decide matters and make orders in relation to family law, such as custody of children. Wiktionary

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