New York Family Court

It is a family court that hears cases involving children and families and handles issues such as child abuse and neglect, adoption, child custody and visitation, domestic violence, guardianship, juvenile delinquency, paternity, persons in need of supervision (PINS), child support, and termination of parental rights.

[8] In 1939, Justice Jane Bolin became the first black female judge in the United States when Mayor Fiorello La Guardia swore her in to the bench of the Family Court, then called the Domestic Relations Court.

[citation needed] Her 10-year appointment was renewed by the city's mayors three times until she reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.

[citation needed] Referees hear custody, visitation, orders of protection, and foster care cases; private attorneys, judicial hearing officers, or court attorneys may be appointed.

[9] Specialized The NYC Domestic Relations part (commonly known as the Family Court) of the Magistrates' Court system created in 1910 had dealt with those chargeable with the support of wives, children and "poor relatives" under its criminal jurisdiction over "disorderly persons".