Terms Used In Indiana Code 29-3-1-3

  • 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.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
   Sec. 3. “Court” means the court having probate jurisdiction and, where the context permits, the court having venue of the guardianship.

As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1.