Missouri Laws 487.160 – Laws relating to juvenile courts, include family court, when
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 487.160
- 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.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
Any reference in the statutory laws of this state to the juvenile division of the circuit court shall be deemed to include the family court when involving matters previously within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile division if such inclusion is not in conflict with the provisions of sections 487.010 to 487.190.