How to Use domestic relations court in a Sentence

domestic relations court

noun
  • They were advised to file complaints in domestic relations court.
    — cleveland, 11 June 2021
  • Anne Holton stepped down from her job as a judge in Richmond’s juvenile and domestic relations court to serve as first lady.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Another six judges are assigned to the court’s juvenile division, five sit on the domestic relations court bench and there are two probate court judges.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Officers advised him to contact the domestic relations court.
    — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 2 May 2018
  • Four years ago, a magistrate in Hamilton County’s domestic relations court was fired over his conduct involving a woman who had a case before him.
    — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Under previous Ohio law, some domestic relations courts granted protection orders to dating partners, but not all.
    — Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The law broadly defines that relationship, leaving domestic relations court judges to make that determination.
    — Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Judge Dawkins retired in June, after serving 12 years as a circuit court judge and 14 years before that on the juvenile and domestic relations court.
    — Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Criminal and domestic relations court records were also used, though in many cases the documents did not state exact relationships, or the case was old and its documents unavailable on the Hamilton County clerk of courts website.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Navarro pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including criminal threats, disobeying a domestic relations court order, dissuading a witness by force or threat, stalking, and violating a restraining order.
    — Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Fresno County court records show that Tillman racked up a series of misdemeanor charges starting in 2023, including for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, trespassing and twice disobeying a domestic relations court order.
    — Anna Bauman, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 July 2025

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