family court

noun

: court of domestic relations

Examples of family court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The new law also bars day care providers from collecting immigration information about children or their parents and allows parents to nominate a temporary legal guardian for their child through family court. —Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

The challenges facing boys and men today are interconnected, spanning education, mental health, physical well-being, the family court system and societal narratives. —Lisa Britton, Twin Cities, 2 Oct. 2025

Kim’s Suffering West has battled Kim Kardashian, his ex-wife and co-parent of four kids, on social media and in family court for years. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025

According to Coker, Robb & Cannon, these consequences can also damage your case in family court, as judges generally frown on surveillance between spouses or co-parents. —Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for family court

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort

Legal Definition

family court

noun

: a court that has jurisdiction and often advisory powers over domestic disputes involving the rights and duties of husband, wife, parent, or child especially in matters affecting the support, custody, and welfare of children compare juvenile court