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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.1523

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  Sections 110 to 112 of the uniform child-custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, 2001 PA 195, MCL 722.1110 to 722.1112, apply to cooperation and communications among courts in proceedings under this act.