Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 3003

  • 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.

Evidence of the allegations of the petition for possession, under Articles 3002 or 3005, as to the death of the deceased, jurisdiction of the court, marriage of the spouses, and relationship of the petitioners to the deceased, shall be submitted to the court as provided by Articles 2821 through 2823.