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Comparing family court & criminal court

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It can be confusing to understand the differences between the criminal and family court systems and who does what in each court process. To add to the confusion, the two courts do not communicate or share information with one another.

To help with this, we have created charts that outline the differences between criminal and family court and compares the roles and services in each one.

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Comparing the two courts