law court
noun
1
US
: an official group of people (such as a judge and jury) who listen to evidence and make decisions about legal cases
a decision handed down by a law court
2
: a building or room where legal decisions are made
I have to appear in law court next week.
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The family law court awarded Akubiro as his sole and separate property about $4 million in properties outside the U.S., being in Spain and Equatorial Guinea.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The next analysis then was whether there had been a fraud practiced upon the family law court which entered the divorce decree.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
In April, Sacramento County filed a case in family law court listing Lee as the respondent to establish paternity — a sometimes necessary step to pursue child support in cases where the parents are not married.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
This left her case in a bit of limbo, since jurisdiction passes from family law court to probate court if someone dies during a divorce, and probate judges do not finalize divorces, TMZ noted.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
Byrom Zuniga-Sanchez, 32, was enraged by his experience in family law court at the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange from 2019 to 2021, according to an arrest warrant signed Thursday.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The next analysis then was whether there had been a fraud practiced upon the family law court which entered the divorce decree.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
In April, Sacramento County filed a case in family law court listing Lee as the respondent to establish paternity — a sometimes necessary step to pursue child support in cases where the parents are not married.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
This left her case in a bit of limbo, since jurisdiction passes from family law court to probate court if someone dies during a divorce, and probate judges do not finalize divorces, TMZ noted.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
Byrom Zuniga-Sanchez, 32, was enraged by his experience in family law court at the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange from 2019 to 2021, according to an arrest warrant signed Thursday.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
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“Law court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20court. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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