Serving Hants & Kings Counties
Resident Judge: The Honourable Judge Marci Lin Melvin		Supreme Court
		Provincial Court
		Small Claims Court
		Probate Court
		Kentville Justice Centre
	136 Exhibition Street (Provincial Building) Kentville, Nova Scotia B4N 4E5 Phone: (902) 679-6075 Fax: (902) 679-6081
Parent Info Program		Family Court Act
		Family Court Rules

The Family Court provides a forum for hearing issues relating to the family including maintenance, custody/access, child protection matters and family violence between spouses or between parent and child.

In Nova Scotia, the Family Court sits only in the areas outside the Reginal Municipality of Halifax and the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Inside these two regional municipalities, Family Matters are dealt with by the Family Division of the Supreme Court.

Proceedings in the Family Court are governed by the Family Court Act and the Family Court Rules.

The Nova Scotia Department of Justice provides administrative and operational support to the Family Court.

For more about the Court, click on the "Family Court" link at the top of this page.