North Carolina General Statutes 7B-3901. Definitions
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Unless the context requires otherwise, as used in this Article:
(1) “Adoption assistance state” means the state that is a signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.
(2) “Residence state” means the state where the child is living.
(3) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any territory or possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (1999-190, s. 5.)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 7B-3901
- 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.
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any territory or possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See North Carolina General Statutes 7B-3901
- United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3