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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1303.18

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • 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 may:

            (1) Request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and

            (2) Upon request, compel a person over whom it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.

            Acts 1995, No. 251, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1241, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2015, No. 80, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.