South Dakota Codified Laws 26-5B-101. Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-5B-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.
Source: SL 2005, ch 137, § 1.