The Court's Jurisdiction

The Domestic Relations Court has exclusive jurisdiction of bringing marriages to an end. This may be by divorce, dissolution or annulment. The control of the Court continues until all the children born to the parties have reached age eighteen and no longer regularly attend high school.

In addition, the Court has the power to enforce all its orders, even years after the end of the marriage.

The Court also shares, with the Municipal Court and the Common Pleas Court, jurisdiction over domestic violence cases.

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