State v. Knight

This action, brought in the original jurisdiction of the Court by the Attorney General, challenges the constitutionality of Act No. 129 of the 1975 Acts of the General Assembly, approved May 5, 1975, by which a Family Court of Dorchester County is created.

Act No. 129 establishes a Family Court for Dorchester County pursuant to the provisions of the general Family Court Act of 1968 (Act No. 1195). The Family Court Act of 1968 does not require the establishment of a Family Court *534for every county, but permits the creation of such courts under its uniform provisions. Family Courts have been…