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Family Court

The court responsible for family matters.

The family court is a division of the local court and decides on divorce, custody and contact rights, maintenance, pension rights adjustment, and protection from violence. In many family matters, legal representation is mandatory; in others, it is not.

The relevant statutes

§ 111 FamFG

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