How to Use family court in a Sentence

family court

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  • Of his 22 years on the bench, Dwyer spent 12 in family court.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2019
  • Grieper is the supervisor for case managers in the circuit’s family court.
    — Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 19 July 2019
  • Schneider also served for several years in juvenile court and one year in family court.
    — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 11 June 2019
  • That led to a protracted legal fight in family court that continues today.
    — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2019
  • Four years later, Al took credit for getting his wife nominated for a family court judgeship.
    — Sarah Ellison, Washington Post, 23 June 2019
  • In the spring of 2018, Moore went to family court to establish his legal rights to custody of the child.
    — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2019
  • The case marked a turn in a long career in public service that included holding elected office and spending 29 years as a family court judge.
    — New York Times, 8 July 2019
  • Three days later, the same appeals court panel rebuked a different family court judge in the case of a 16-year-old boy accused of raping a 12-year-old girl.
    — Robin Abcarian, latimes.com, 10 July 2019
  • Immediately, the couple started the process of getting their son back under the guidance of their legal team, which filed a habeas corpus petition in family court, the complaint says.
    — Giulia McDonnell Nieto Del Rio, latimes.com, 11 July 2019
  • Although family court cases are often closed to the public, his remarks have surfaced following an appeals court panel's decision reversing his ruling.
    — Andrea González-Ramírez, refinery29.com, 5 July 2019
  • Pitt tried to fight back, both in family court and in the court of public opinion.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
  • The case will be addressed through the family court system.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The evidence showed, and the family court agreed, that Pamela was involved in the plan or plot to attack and kill Michael.
    — CBS News, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Has ‘parental alienation’ played a role in your family court case?
    — Hannah Dreyfus, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The family court battle only came to an end with his death.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 3 May 2023
  • In the mid-1990s, Switzer and Spreckman were the ones to approach Sheindlin with the idea that the then-family court judge should take her career to television.
    — Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The problem is that the family court's ruling extends only to Wang and Chen.
    — Eric Cheung, CNN, 1 July 2022
  • Ryan Crawford, the child's father, had fought for years for custody of the boy but failed to convince family court judges that his son was healthy.
    — Sarah Sarder, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2019
  • On Thursday, the latest episode played out at a hearing behind closed doors at a family court in Tel Aviv.
    — New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The turning point was fighting for my sons in the family court system, and seeing how much money that took.
    — Charlotte Cowles, New York Times, 11 July 2022
  • Hall said he's served for the past seven years as a mediator in family court.
    — John Simerman, NOLA.com, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Courts restrict a child’s access to a fit parent in family court for the flimsiest of reasons, and get away with it.
    — Molly K. Olson, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Dear Dad: The best way to apply for parenting-time is through your local family court.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Many family court sessions are closed to the public, and cases that aren’t appealed—which is most of them—don’t make it into the public record.
    — Kathryn Joyce, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Dawn Gentry is still fighting to keep her job as a family court judge in Kenton County.
    — Julia Fair, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Jasmine filed a complaint with the child welfare agency, and a family court trial was held.
    — Maria Cramer, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Postle was still tangling with his ex-wife in family court when his heater at Stones began in July 2018.
    — Brendan I. Koerner, Wired, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Bisig defeated Jason Bowman, a family court lawyer, with 80% of the votes.
    — Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The suspect, who is being tried in family court because of his age, faces charges of murder in the second degree and robbery in the first degree.
    — Ben Chapman, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2020
  • So the immigration clinic collaborates with the family court clinic at the law school.
    — Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2024

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