North Carolina's Experiment with Family Court

Thursday, June 1, 2000

Six judicial districts in North Carolina are pilot-testing a unified family court; a separate division within the court system responsible for all cases involving family-related legal issues. Why does the state's court system need such a structure, and how does the new family court work?

Citation: 
Howell, Cheryl D. "North Carolina's Experiment with Family Court." Popular Government 65, no. 4 (Summer 2000): 15-20.
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Topics - Courts and Judicial Administration