Sec. 3. The court to which the proceedings are transferred:

(1) shall accept the proceedings; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-16-20-3

  • 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.
(2) thereafter has jurisdiction over the children and matters relating to their support by the parent so ordered.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-2-7-1 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8.