Where an adoption has been judicially decreed by a court in another state, such decree shall have the same force and effect as to matters within the jurisdiction of this state as though it had been granted by a court of this state.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 8-125

  • court: means the juvenile division of the superior court. See Arizona Laws 8-101
  • 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.