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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1065

  • Child: means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age. See
  • 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.

§ 1065. Priority

If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this chapter is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)