California Family Code 145 – “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, …
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“State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 661, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative January 1, 1994.)
Terms Used In California Family Code 145
- 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.
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See California Family Code 145