New York Family Court

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court of limited jurisdiction family court specialized trial court

New York Family Court is a specialized trial court in New York State that handles cases involving children and families, such as custody, child support, abuse, neglect, and juvenile delinquency.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
New York City Family Court	5
New York Family Court Act	5
New York Family Courts	2
Family Court of the State of New York, New York County	1
Family Courts of New York	1
Queens Family Court	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of limited jurisdiction ⓘ family court ⓘ specialized trial court ⓘ
appealsTo	Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ surface form: New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
canIssue	custody orders ⓘ orders of protection ⓘ support orders ⓘ
cannotGrant	annulments ⓘ divorces ⓘ equitable distribution of marital property ⓘ
canOrder	placement of children in foster care ⓘ supervision by child protective services ⓘ
emphasizes	best interests of the child standard ⓘ
goal	preservation of the family when possible ⓘ protection of children ⓘ
handlesCaseType	adoption proceedings ⓘ child abuse cases ⓘ child custody cases ⓘ child neglect cases ⓘ child support cases ⓘ family offense proceedings ⓘ foster care placement cases ⓘ guardianship proceedings ⓘ juvenile delinquency cases ⓘ orders of protection ⓘ paternity cases ⓘ persons in need of supervision cases ⓘ spousal support cases ⓘ termination of parental rights cases ⓘ visitation cases ⓘ
hasJudgeType	Family Court Judge ⓘ
hasSupportPersonnel	court attorney referees ⓘ court clerks ⓘ support magistrates ⓘ
jurisdiction	U.S. state of New York ⓘ surface form: State of New York
legalBasis	New York Family Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: New York Family Court Act
locatedIn	Albany County ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ surface form: Bronx County Kings County ⓘ New York City ⓘ Queens County ⓘ Richmond County ⓘ every county of New York State ⓘ
partOf	New York State Judiciary ⓘ surface form: New York State Unified Court System New York State Judiciary ⓘ surface form: New York State trial court system
primaryFocus	matters involving children and families ⓘ
usesStandardOfProof	beyond a reasonable doubt in juvenile delinquency proceedings ⓘ preponderance of the evidence in most civil matters ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York → appealFrom → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Family Courts of New York

New York City Administration for Children’s Services → collaboratesWith → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Family Court

New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services → follows → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Family Court Act

New York City courts → governedBy → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Family Court Act

New York County Courts → governingLaw → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Family Court Act

New York City courts → hasComponent → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Family Court

New York County Courts → hasComponent → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Family Court of the State of New York, New York County

Jamaica, Queens → hasInstitution → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queens Family Court

New York State Judiciary → hasPart → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Family Court

New York State statutes → include → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Family Court Act

New York City government → judicialBranch → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Family Court

New York Family Court → legalBasis → New York Family Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Family Court Act

Article VI of the New York Constitution → regulates → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Family Courts

New York Surrogate's Court → relatedTo → New York Family Court ⓘ

Government of the State of New York → trialCourt → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Family Courts

New York City Department of Probation → worksWith → New York Family Court ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York City Family Court