Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 16 > Article 49 - Child Fatality Reviews

• Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
• fetal death: refers to a stillbirth. See Indiana Code 16-49-6-1
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• health care provider: means :

  Indiana Code 4-6-14-2

• infant death: refers to the death of a child who is less than one (1) year of age. See Indiana Code 16-49-6-2
• 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.
• Probate: Proving a will
• regulated professional: means an individual who is regulated by an entity described in Indiana Code 4-6-14-4
• review team: refers to :

  Indiana Code 16-49-6-3

• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• unit: refers to the identity theft unit established under section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-6-13-1
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5