West Virginia Code 48-20-101 – Short title
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This article may be cited as the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act."
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 48-20-101
- 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.