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Family court

For family court in Hong Kong, see Family Court (Hong Kong)
Family Court (Hong Kong)

The Family Court of Hong Kong is a court...

A family court is a court

Court

A court is a body, often a government institution, with the authority to adjudication legal disputes and dispense private law, criminal justice, or administrative law justice in accordance with rules of law....
convened to decide matters and make orders

Court order

A court order is an official proclamation by a judge that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a Hearing , a lawsuit, an appeal or other court proceedings....
in relation to family law

Family law

Family law is an area of the law that deals with family issues and domestic relations including, but not limited to:*the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;...
, such as custody of children

Child custody

Child custody and legal guardian are legal terms which are sometimes used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent's duty to care for the child....
. In common-law jurisdictions "family courts" are statutory creations primarily dealing with equitable matters devolved from a court of inherent jurisdiction, such as a superior court.

Case types Case types may include: Does not include Divorce

s involving children are primarily dealt with under The Children Act 1989, amongst other statutes.

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History of the family court

The family court is a branch of the Superior Court justice system and is created under s.21.1 of the Courts of Justice Act.

Case types

Case types may include:

Child support
Child support

In family law and government policy, child support or child maintenance is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent, caregiver or guardian, or the government, for the care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated....
Child custody
Child custody

Child custody and legal guardian are legal terms which are sometimes used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parent's duty to care for the child....
Visitation rights
Contact (law)

In family law, contact is one of the general terms which denotes the level of contact a parent or other significant person in a child's life can have with that child....
Restraining order
Restraining order

A Restraining order is a form of legal injunction. The term is most commonly used in reference to domestic violence, harassment, stalking or sexual assault....
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Emancipation of minors
Emancipation of minors

Emancipation of minors is a legal mechanism by which a Minor is freed from control by their parents or guardians, and the parents or guardians are freed from any and all responsibility toward the child....

Does not include Divorce

Family court in the United Kingdom

Cases involving children are primarily dealt with under The Children Act 1989, amongst other statutes. Two types of scenario are covered by The Children Act 1989: private law cases, where the applicant and respondent are usually the child's parent

Parent

A parent is a mother or father; one who sexual reproduction or gives birth to and/or nurtures and raises an offspring. The different roles of parents vary throughout the tree of life, and are especially complex in human culture....
s; and public law cases, where the applicant is the local authority and the parents are usually respondents. There is much debate at present over whether the manner in which the law is administered generally leads to outcomes that are beneficial to the families concerned. In this context, see fathers' rights

Fathers' rights

The Fathers' rights movement is a movement whose members are primarily interested in issues related to family law, including child custody and child support that affect fathers and their children....
. Cases involving divorce and the division of assets are primarily dealt with under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. Cases involving domestic violence are primarily dealt with under Part IV of the Family Law Act 1996.

Family court

History of the family court

Case types

Family court in the United Kingdom

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