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family court

noun as in domestic-relations court

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It sets them up to keep getting child support even after their welfare is repaid to the government, and without having to navigate the labyrinthine family court system on their own, including paying a lawyer and court fees.

Five days later, Tracy filed a motion asking the family court in neighboring Jefferson County to restrict Ryan’s parenting time with the son they shared.

Wisconsin for Children and Families, a support group made up largely of fathers who’ve gone through family court, gives little weight to the End Domestic Abuse study.

Absent convincing proof of a parent hitting a child, some family courts seem to view domestic violence as unrelated to parenting, experts say.

Advocates for women in Wisconsin describe the family court system as unprepared for the complexities presented by domestic violence, often giving little consideration to the risk of harm to women and children and compounding the trauma they face.

And more hearings are scheduled for June in the Nassau County family court.

Also, child abduction by a parent is not considered a crime in Japan once the family court grants the sole custody to one parent.

She expressed her feelings by filing a formal complaint in family court for trespassing.

Other leaders in the domestic relations court movement see little merit in the proposal for a one-part family court.

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