Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-35-2-3

  • 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
   Sec. 3. The probate court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the juvenile court in proceedings on a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship involving a delinquent child or a child in need of services under this chapter.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-5-4(b) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.18.