2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Judge” means the Judge or, as the case may be, the Principal Judge, Additional Principal Judge or other Judge of a Family Court; (b) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (c) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (d) “Family Court” means a Family Court established under section 3; (e) all other words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Code. CHAPTER II FAMILY COURTS
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 3 · Establishment of Family Courts.Section 4 · Appointment of Judges.Section 5 · Association of social welfare agencies, etc.Section 6 · Counsellors, officers and other employees of Family Courts.Section 7 · Jurisdiction.Section 8 · Exclusion of jurisdiction and pending proceedings.Section 9 · Duty of Family Court to make efforts for settlement.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 15 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.