Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:34-53

  • 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.
1. Short Title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.”

L.2004,c.147,s.1.