Idaho
Idaho district courts can hear domestic relations cases, but in most counties they are heard in Magistrate Courts.

• Family Court Services (Idaho State Judiciary)
• Children and Families in the Courts 2004 [PDF]
• The Idaho State Court System: Family Law [MS DOC] (Idaho State Judiciary)
• Public Page (Monroe County Circuit Court)

Illinois
The Unified Trial Court in Illinois is the Circuit Court, the court of "original jurisdiction". There are twenty-two circuits in the state, three of which are single county circuits (Cook, Will, and Du Page). The remaining nineteen circuits contain two to twelve counties per circuit.

• Illinois Circuit Courts on the Web
• Family Court (19th Judicial Circuit Court, Lake and McHenry Counties)
• Domestic Relations Division (Cook County)

Indiana
In Indiana, there are no separate family courts, so the superior courts have divisions within them that handle family law cases. The majority of Indiana trial courts are superior courts and almost all Indiana counties have superior courts.

• Indiana Trial Courts and Clerks (Indiana Judiciary)
• Family Court Project (Indiana Supreme Court)

Iowa
The district court has general jurisdiction of domestic relations cases. Iowa is divided into eight judicial districts.

• Iowa's Judicial Districts (Iowa Judicial Branch)
• Family Law Self-Help (Iowa Judicial Branch)

Kansas
District courts are the trial courts of Kansas, with general original jurisdiction over domestic relations cases. Kansas is divided into judicial districts, but there is a district court in each county.

• Kansas District Courts (Kansas Judicial Branch)
• Family Law Guidelines - 2003 Version [PDF] (Shawnee County District Court)
• Families and the Law: Issues and Impacts [PDF] (Kansas State University Research & Extension)

Kentucky
Family Court is a division of the Circuit Court, Kentucky's highest trial court level.

• Mediation and Family Court Services (Kentucky Court of Justice)

Louisiana
Family matters are typically handled in district court. However, East Baton Rouge Parish does have a family court that is separate from their district court.

• Louisiana District Courts (Louisiana Supreme Court)
• Family Court (E. Baton Rouge)

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Maine
Maine District Court has a Family Division with jurisdiction over family cases. The District Court has 33 judges who hold court in 13 districts at 31 locations throughout Maine.

• Maine District Courts (Maine Judicial Branch)
• Family Division of the Maine District Court (Maine Judicial Branch)
• Family Law in Maine (Pine Tree Legal Assistance/Maine Judicial Branch )

Maryland
Maryland's circuit courts have developed special case management procedures for family law cases. There are family divisions in each of its five largest jurisdictions, and family services programs in the remaining 19 counties.

• Department of Family Administration (Maryland Judiciary)
• Circuit Court Family Divisions and Family Services Programs

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Family and Probate courts have jurisdiction over family law cases. There are 14 courts, one in each county.

• Probate and Family Courts (Massachusetts Court System)

Michigan
The Family Division of Circuit Court handles domestic relations cases, and the Friend of the Court office within the family division handles cases where minor children are involved. There are 57 circuit courts in Michigan.

• Michigan Circuit Courts (Michigan Courts)

Minnesota
In Minnesota, all types of civil cases, including family matters, are heard in the trial or district court. Trial courts are organized into 10 judicial districts with 275 judges.

• Minnesota District Courts (Minnesota Judicial Branch)
• Fourth Judicial District Family Court
• Fifth Judicial District Family Court

Mississippi
The Mississippi Chancery Court has jurisdiction over divorce, support/custody, and paternity matters, among others. The state is divided into twenty Chancery Court districts.

• Chancery Judges and Court Clerks (Mississippi Supreme Court)
• Chancery Court of the Fifteenth Chancery District
• Hinds County Chancery Court

Missouri
The family division of Missouri circuit courts handle family matters. There are forty-five judicial circuits, with a court in every county.

• Circuit Courts of Missouri (Missouri Supreme Court)
• Phelps County Courthouse
• Family Law pamphlets (Missouri Bar Association)

Montana
Montana District Court has exclusive jurisdiction over domestic relations matters. It has 37 judges in 58 counties.

• Montana District Courts (State Law Library of Montana)
• 13th Judicial District
• Introduction to Family Law [PDF] (State Law Library of Montana)

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