Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 328-C:10

  • 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.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the court from retaining jurisdiction to make emergency orders as appropriate, nor to stop family mediation if one party or the family mediator has indicated to the court that no agreement can be reached through family mediation.