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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 211.132

  • 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.
  • parent: means the mother. See Missouri Laws 211.021

The court may make a parent or guardian a party to any proceeding where the court has jurisdiction pursuant to section 211.031.