Texas Family Code 1.002 – Court
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Terms Used In Texas Family Code 1.002
- 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.
“Court” means the district court, juvenile court having the jurisdiction of a district court, or other court expressly given jurisdiction of a suit under this title.