court of domestic relations

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noun Law.

a court, usually with a limited jurisdiction, that handles legal cases involving a family, especially controversies between parent and child or between the marriage partners.

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Also called domestic-relations court, family court.

Compare juvenile court.

Origin of court of domestic relations

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby court of domestic relations

court-martial, Court of Appeal, court of appeals, court of claims, court of common pleas, court of domestic relations, court of equity, Court of Exchequer, court of first instance, court of general sessions, court of honor

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Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK.
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On Dec. 30, she filed a similar lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court.
Ex-CBS Reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s Battle Royale With the Feds|Lloyd Grove|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
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He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”
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The court ruled she lacked the maturity to make her own medical decisions.
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M'Bongo and his whole court are now clothed, I am happy to say, at least to a certain extent.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
When I was at Portugal, there was held at that time the court of justice of the Inquisition.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
So strained became the relations between them, that for the last part of the advance they no longer met at meals.
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Levison's relations think he will cut up well at his death; Levison's relations are right.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

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