New Hampshire Revised Statutes 167-B:3 – Approved Agencies
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 167-B:3
- 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.
An approved family service agency within the meaning of this chapter shall be those agencies approved by the commissioner of health and human services and which are located within the jurisdiction of the superior court making the referral or located within the county in which the applicant for counseling resides.