Terms Used In Texas Family Code Chapter 159 > Subchapter J - Miscellaneous Provisions

• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• 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.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.