Family proceedings court

(Not to be confused with the Family Division of the High Court of Justice.) In England and Wales, family proceedings court (FPC) is the name given to a magistrates' court when members of the court's family panel sit to hear a family case. It is a court of first instance in England and Wales that deals with family matters. Cases are either heard in front of a bench of lay magistrates or a district judge (magistrates' courts).

Family proceedings court

(Not to be confused with the Family Division of the High Court of Justice.) In England and Wales, family proceedings court (FPC) is the name given to a magistrates' court when members of the court's family panel sit to hear a family case. It is a court of first instance in England and Wales that deals with family matters. Cases are either heard in front of a bench of lay magistrates or a district judge (magistrates' courts).