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Family Division

British  

noun

  1. law a division of the High Court of Justice dealing with divorce, the rights of access to children, etc

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I joined a flood of reporters from the national press heading into the Family Division of the High Court at the Royal Courts of Justice.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2023

Mr Justice Francis, who is based in the Family Division of the High Court, had been considering a case centred on a teenage girl in council care in Wales.

From BBC Oct. 4, 2022

By convention, after a senior royal dies, the executor of their will applies to the head of the London High Court's Family Division for the will to be sealed.

From Reuters Sep. 13, 2022

In June 2021, Andrew McFarlane, president of the High Court's Family Division, held a private hearing at which he agreed that Philip's will should be sealed and kept private for 90 years.

From Reuters Jul. 29, 2022

Mr Justice Hayden will begin overseeing a review hearing in the Family Division of the High Court today.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2022

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