West Virginia Code 44C-1-1 – Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act and is cited in this chapter as "this act".
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 44C-1-1
- Adult: means an individual who has attained eighteen years of age. See West Virginia Code 44C-1-2
- 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.