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court of domestic relations.

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Origin of family court

First recorded in 1930–35

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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.
These Single Moms Are Forced to Choose: Reveal Their Sexual Histories or Forfeit Welfare|by Eli Hager, photography by Adria Malcolm, special to ProPublica|September 17, 2021|ProPublica
Absent convincing proof of a parent hitting a child, some family courts seem to view domestic violence as unrelated to parenting, experts say.
He Beat Her Repeatedly. Family Court Tried to Give Him Joint Custody of Their Children.|by Megan O’Matz|September 16, 2021|ProPublica
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.
He Beat Her Repeatedly. Family Court Tried to Give Him Joint Custody of Their Children.|by Megan O’Matz|September 16, 2021|ProPublica
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.
He Beat Her Repeatedly. Family Court Tried to Give Him Joint Custody of Their Children.|by Megan O’Matz|September 16, 2021|ProPublica

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.
He Beat Her Repeatedly. Family Court Tried to Give Him Joint Custody of Their Children.|by Megan O’Matz|September 16, 2021|ProPublica
Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
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
Everywhere I go, ‘Hey Cartman, you must like Family Guy, right?’
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
Should Teens Have The Right To Die?|Brandy Zadrozny|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He added: “People say he deserves his day in court… Do we have enough time?”
Bill Maher: Hundreds of Millions of Muslims Support Attack on ‘Charlie Hebdo’|Lloyd Grove|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And that was that if he and his wife were to ever live together again and be happy, the family were to be kept out of it.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
“This house must have been the hotel of some distinguished family, Baron; it is nobly proportioned,” said David Arden.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
What course was taken to supply that assembly when any noble family became extinct?
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
The pig family did not know when Squinty would be taken away from them, and all they could do was to wait.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
Mrs. Jolly Robin had often wished—when she was trying to feed a rapidly-growing family—that she could hunt forp.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey

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