First, on the lowest of the diagram is Circuit court, which in new hampshire has 3 divisions- family, which takes care of adoption, domestic violence, divorce and custody battles, juvenile cases, and child services. Next comes the Probate division which deals with last wills/testaments, adoptions, estates, guardianship of certain people after a death, and equity. Finally, to finish out the Circuit division is the circuit court district division which deals with landlord/tenants, civil cases involving property that spans up to $25,000, small claims cases up to $5,000, misdemeanors, traffic violations and domestic violence petitions, depending on the county.
Next step up from Circuit is Superior court. Superior court handles the jury trials in both criminal and civil cases, cases that involved damage to a person or property that values higher than $1,500, serious crimes, and also handles certain appeals from the district circuit court.
Lastly, we arrive at the Supreme court, they decide appeals from all the court levels and also offer opinions to the executive and legislative branches of the government.
Source: http://www.courts.state.nh.us/selfhelp/find_your_court.htm
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