Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 250 > Act 25 of 2000 - Preston Schmidt Overpass

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• hospitalization: means medical, surgical, or obstetrical care in the university hospital or in a hospital licensed under article 17 of Act No. See Michigan Laws 400.66a
• 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: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o