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In England and Wales, family proceedings court (FPC) is the name given to a magistrates' court when members of the court's family panel sit to hear a family case. It is a court of first instance in England and Wales that deals with family matters. Cases are either heard in front of a bench of lay magistrates or a district judge (magistrates' courts). From 22 April 2014 the family proceedings court will no longer exist and its functions will be absorbed into the new single Family Court following the enactment of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. Magistrates will continue to sit in family proceedings in the way described but within a different court arrangement. == System of family courts == The present system of family courts was introduced following the implementation of the Children Act 1989. Under this system, the following courts deal with family matters: a. The family proceedings court. This is the name given to the magistrates’ court when members of the family panel sit to hear this type of case. b. The county court. There are a number of ‘different’ county courts as far as family proceedings are concerned. Some have no family jurisdiction at all. Those that do always have jurisdiction to deal with divorce, but fall into one of three categories: i. County courts that only have a divorce jurisdiction. ii. Family hearing centres. These county courts can, in addition to divorce cases, hear contested private law cases and adoption applications. iii. Care centres. These county courts can hear all family matters including public law cases. The Principal Registry of the Family Division is the care centre for London. c. The High Court of Justice. Normally the Family Division. Work can move between the tiers as it is important that the case is dealt with at an appropriate level. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「family proceedings court」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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