Sec. 15. (a) The probate court is a court of record and of general jurisdiction.

     (b) The court’s judgments, decrees, orders, and proceedings:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-31-1-15

  • 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
(1) have the same force and effect as those of the circuit court; and

(2) shall be enforced in the same manner.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-8-2-16.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.10.