Alaska Statutes 13.26.216 – Venue
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.26.216
- 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.
- person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
The venue for guardianship proceedings for an incapacitated person is in the place where the incapacitated person resides or is present. If the incapacitated person is admitted to an institution under order of a court of competent jurisdiction, venue is also in the judicial district in which that court sits.