Terms Used In Idaho Code 7-1014

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to section 7-1031, Idaho Code, communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to section 7-1032, Idaho Code, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state pursuant to section 7-1033, Idaho Code. In all other respects, sections 7-1016 through 7-1058, Idaho Code, do not apply and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.