Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-18.5-2-2

  • 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.
   Sec. 2. Personal jurisdiction acquired by an Indiana tribunal in a proceeding under this article or other Indiana law relating to a support order continues as long as an Indiana tribunal has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided by sections 5, 6, and 11 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.206-2015, SEC.53.