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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1302.10

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.

            A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this Chapter, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to Article 1303.16, communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to Article 1303.17, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state pursuant to Article 1303.18. In all other respects, Sections 3 through 6 do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.

            Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.