New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 459 – Uniform Divorce Recognition Law
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| 459:1 | Divorce Obtained in Another Jurisdiction |
| 459:2 | Evidence |
| 459:3 | Interpretation |
| 459:4 | Citation |
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 459 - Uniform Divorce Recognition Law
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4