A Family Court Case - Essay Example

In the proceedings of a family court that I attended, during the first hearing, the court made directions about the filing of the evidence, and statement of the case, with respective deadlines for each filing. These proceedings were held in private. This as suggested by Caren (135) could be partly because of the sensitive and confidential nature of information shared during the proceedings. This divorce case was presided over by a family court judge. It was apparent during the hearing that the members of the family court have appropriate training on how to handle the emotional nature of such cases. During the proceedings, the couple had children who were to be questioned about the parent they prefer to take care of them. The judge determined that the children should stand away from the presence of the court audience during questioning.

From questioning results, the judge determined that the mother was the best-suited parent to take care of the children. However, this did not impede the father from visiting his children.

A condition was also set for the father about changes in his income such that his support to children was to be subject to change accordingly. Read More