Family Court was created to focus attention on problems involving families and children. Its goals are to assist, to protect, and if possible, to restore families whose unity or well-being has been or is threatened. This court also ensures that children within its jurisdiction receive the care, guidance, and control conducive to their welfare and the best interests of the state. If children are removed from their parents, the court also seeks to provide them with the equivalent of high-quality parental care.

 Family Court has jurisdiction to hear all petitions for divorce and any motions in conjunction with divorce proceedings, such as property distribution, alimony, support, and child custody. It hears petitions for separate maintenance and complaints regarding support for parents and children. It has jurisdiction over matters relating to delinquent, wayward, dependent, neglected, abused, or mentally deficient or disordered children. It also has jurisdiction over adoptions, child marriages, paternity proceedings, and other matters involving domestic relations and juveniles.

 Appeals from Family Court decisions are taken directly to the Supreme Court.