Utah Code 78B-14-318. Assistance with discovery
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A tribunal of this state may:
(1) request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-14-318
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- 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.
- Outside this state: means a location in another state or a country other than the United States, whether or not the country is a foreign country. See Utah Code 78B-14-102
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 78B-14-102
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 78B-14-102
- Tribunal: means a court, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage of a child. See Utah Code 78B-14-102
(2) upon request, compel a person over whom it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.