Courts in New Hampshire

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Courts in New Hampshire consist of the New Hampshire state court system and one federal court.

States courts

The state's highest and the sole appellate court is the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The Chief Justice is the head of the judiciary and, with the other justices of the supreme court, oversees the judicial branch. New Hampshire has three additional courts and one division:

The Superior Court is the court of general jurisdiction and the only which provides for jury trials in civil and criminal cases.
The state's Probate Court has jurisdiction over trusts, wills and estates, adoptions, termination of parental rights, name changes, guardianship of incapacitated persons, guardianship of minors, partition of property and involuntary admissions. The Probate Courts will be consolidated effective January 5, 2011 from 117 courts to 54. ^[1]
The District Court hears cases involving families, juveniles, minor crimes and violations, and civil matters under $25,000.
The Family Division has jurisdiction over divorce, child custody, child support, domestic violence, guardianship of minors, termination of parental rights, abuse/neglect, children in need of services (CHINS), juvenile delinquency, and some adoptions.