Texas Family Code Chapter 159 > Subchapter J – Miscellaneous Provisions
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Terms Used In Texas Family Code Chapter 159 > Subchapter J - Miscellaneous Provisions
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- 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.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.