Louisiana Children’s Code 1008 – Duties of court clerks
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1008
- 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.
The clerks of the courts having proper jurisdiction over proceedings under this Title shall keep separate indices of all suits filed in accordance with this Title and shall index such suits in the name of the parents and in the name of the child. These records are subject to the confidentiality requirements of this Chapter.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. July 6, 1992.