The specialist courts focus on working with parents impacted by drug and alcohol abuse, mental health problems and domestic abuse with the aim of reducing the number of children being taken into care.
The initiative was launched in 2008 and in 2019 plans were announced by the government to roll out the courts in 39 more areas, including the Birmingham region.
The court in Birmingham and Solihull is to commence its first hearings within weeks and will operate as an initial two-year pilot, which is being evaluated by the What Works Centre.
It is hoped that at least 60 families will benefit from the initiative.
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