Missouri Laws 478.260 – Probate division of circuit court established, jurisdiction
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1. There shall be a probate division of the circuit court in each county and in the city of St. Louis.
2. In probate matters, the circuit judge or associate circuit judge serving in the probate division shall have general equitable jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 478.260
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- 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