Minnesota Statutes 518C.210 – Application to Nonresident Subject to Personal Jurisdiction
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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 section 518C.316, communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to section 518C.317, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state pursuant to section 518C.318. In all other respects, sections 518C.301 to 518C.616 do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 518C.210
- 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.
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44