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vor dem Familiengericht

English translation: before the family court

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German term or phrase:vor dem Familiengericht
English translation:before the family court
Entered by: Paul Kachur

14:26 Sep 17, 2008
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Scheidungsantrag
German term or phrase: vor dem Familiengericht
Die Parteien können in dieser Sache vor dem Familiengericht selbst keine Anträge stellen.

Weiß jmd. den ganzen Satz ? Danke
2602
Local time: 14:03
before the family court
Explanation:
http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/family/index.shtml

The parties may not file any petitions before the family court on their own in this matter
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Paul Kachur
Germany
Local time: 14:03
Grading comment
Danke - hört sich am besten an
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4with the family court
Astrid Elke Witte
4before the family court
Holly Breckenridge
4before the family court
Paul Kachur


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
with the family court


Explanation:
The parties may not file any motions with the family court itself in this case.

Astrid Elke Witte
Germany
Local time: 14:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 90

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Yes, generally you appear before a court and file a motion with or in a court.
17 mins
  -> Thank you, Kim!
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
23 mins
  -> Thank you, Ingeborg!
agree  Ulrike Kraemer: though "selbst" refers to the parties IMHO, not to the Familiengericht, so it should be "the parties themselves may not ..."
42 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  jccantrell: With Kim, I would have said 'in family court'
1 hr
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
before the family court


Explanation:
I believe the full sentence would read:

The parties may not file any petitions before the family court in this matter.

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-09-17 14:33:50 GMT)
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Correction: The families *themselves* may not file any petitions before the family court in this matter.

Holly Breckenridge
United States
Local time: 08:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
before the family court


Explanation:
http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/family/index.shtml

The parties may not file any petitions before the family court on their own in this matter

Paul Kachur
Germany
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Danke - hört sich am besten an

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kim Metzger: Maybe "it sounds best" to a German?
1 hr
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