Nebraska
Nebraska has 93 County Courts in 12 districts, which have concurrent jurisdiction (along with the District Courts in rare instances) over family law cases.

• Find Nebraska Courts (Nebraska Judicial System)

Nevada
The District Court has jurisdiction over family matters. The 17 county courts in Nevada are divided into 9 Judicial Districts presided over by 60 judges.

• Nevada District Courts (Nevada Supreme Court)
• Family Court Tour (Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County)
• The Family Division (Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County)

New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Superior Court has jurisdiction over domestic relations cases. Each county has at least one court location. In addition, Family Division Pilot Project courts are available in a limited number of counties.

• Superior Courts by County (New Hampshire Judicial Branch)
• Family Division Pilot Project (New Hampshire Judicial Branch)
• Family Courts

New Jersey
Family related cases are heard in the Family Division of Superior Court.

• Family Division of Superior Court (New Jersey Judiciary)
• New Jersey Superior Courts (New Jersey Judiciary)

New Mexico
The District Court has jurisdiction over domestic relations matters. Seventy-five judges preside over thirteen different districts.

• Court Sites (New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts)
• Bernalillo County Family Court (Second Judicial District)
• About the New Mexico Judiciary

New York
The Family Court is established in each county and the City of NY to hear matters involving children and families. In New York City, each of the five boroughs has its own Family Court.

• New York City Family Court (New York Unified Court System)
• Family Court Information (10th Judicial District, Suffolk County)

North Carolina
Trial courts, or District Courts, have jurisdiction over family law cases. In addition, North Carolina currently has Family Court programs in eight districts covering 16 counties.

• North Carolina District Courts [PDF] (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Government)
• Family Court Pilot Program (12th Judicial District, Cumberland County)

North Dakota
The district courts are the courts of general jurisdiction in North Dakota and have general jurisdiction for civil cases, including family. The state is divided into seven judicial districts and has a district court in each of the state's fifty-three counties.

• North Dakota District Courts (North Dakota Supreme Court)

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Ohio
In Ohio, the Domestic Relations Division of the Common Pleas Court has jurisdiction over family law cases.

• Ohio Courts (Supreme Court of Ohio)
• Butler County Domestic Relations Court
• Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations

Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Court System has 77 District Courts which have jurisdiction over civil and juvenile cases. Administrative services for the Court System are provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts.

• Oklahoma District Courts (Supreme Court of Oklahoma)

Oregon
The circuit court is Oregon's trial court of general jurisdiction and hears domestic cases, among others. Each of Oregon's 36 counties has a circuit court.

• Courts Circuit Oregon(Oregon Judicial Department)

Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, the Family Division is one of three major divisions of the Court of Common Pleas and has 20 judges. The Courts of Common Pleas are Pennsylvania's courts of general trial jurisdiction.

• Family Court Division (First Judicial District of Pennsylvania)
• Domestic Relations Night Court [PDF]
• Family Division of the Court of Common Pleas (Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania)

Rhode Island
The Family Court, with one Chief Judge and 11 Associate Justices, one General Magistrate and five Magistrates has jurisdiction to hear all petitions for divorce.

• Rhode Island Family Court (Judiciary of Rhode Island)

South Carolina
The uniform statewide Family Court system has exclusive jurisdiction over all matters involving domestic or family relationships. Each of the sixteen judicial circuits has at least two family court judges.

• Family Court Judges by Clickable Map (South Carolina Judicial District)
• South Carolina's Judicial System [PDF] (South Carolina Bar)

South Dakota
The circuit courts are the general trial courts of the South Dakota Unified Judicial System and have original jurisdiction in all domestic relations cases. There are thirty-eight circuit judges serving in the seven circuits.

• South Dakota Circuit Courts (South Dakota Unified Judicial System)

Tennessee
The Circuit Court, with 85 judges, is the court of general jurisdiction. It hears domestic relations cases, but shares equal standing with the Criminal and Chancery trial courts. In fact, the Fourth Circuit Court and Eighth Circuit Court preside exclusively over divorce actions.

• Government of Hamilton County (Hamilton County)
• Chancery Court of Madison County (Madison County)
• Chancery Court of Shelby County (Shelby County)
• County and City Government Web Sites (State of Tennessee)
• Rules of the District Courts
• Understanding your Court System [PDF] (Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts)

Texas
In Texas, district courts have original jurisdiction in divorce cases, among others. In the more densely populated counties, however, the courts may specialize in family law matters, for example.

• Family District Courts in Dallas County (Dallas County)
• Family Courts (Tarrant County)
• Texas Counties Listed in Alphabetical Order (Texas Association of Counties)

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