Hawaii Revised Statutes 583A-101 – Short title
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 583A-101
- 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.
This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.