Sec. 65. (a) “Issuing state”, for purposes of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act under IC 31-18.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-18.5-1-2.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-9-2-65

  • 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.
     (b) “Issuing state”, for purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act under IC 31-21, has the meaning set forth in IC 31-21-2-11.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citations: 31-1.5-1-1 part; 31-1.5-1-11 part.]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.138-2007, SEC.22; P.L.206-2015, SEC.23.

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