New Hampshire Revised Statutes 171-B:1 – Jurisdiction
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 171-B:1
- 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.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Probate: Proving a will
For proceedings under this chapter, jurisdiction is vested in the probate court in the county where the person sought to be admitted resides or is detained. For a person who is subject to an order for involuntary admission under this chapter, jurisdiction for a hearing held pursuant to this chapter is vested in the probate court for the county wherein the person is receiving services or where the receiving facility that has custody of the person is located, unless the court making the initial involuntary admission order has specifically retained jurisdiction over such person.