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Noun: family court  fa-mu-lee kort
  1. A court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)
    "The custody battle was settled in family court";
    - domestic relations court, court of domestic relations

Derived forms: family courts

Type of: court, judicature, tribunal

Encyclopedia: Family court