Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 923 – Jurisdiction over matters begun prior to this chapter
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The Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide all matters before the Family Court of the State in and for New Castle County and the Family Court for Kent and Sussex Counties which had not been disposed of prior to the effective date of this chapter.
10 Del. C. 1953, § ?923; 58 Del. Laws, c. 114, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 923
- 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.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302