Court of competent jurisdiction definition

Court of competent jurisdiction means a federal court, or a state court that entered an order in a child custody proceeding involving an Indian child, as long as the state court had proper subject matter jurisdiction in accordance with this chapter and the laws of that state, or a tribal court that had or has exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1911.
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Court of competent jurisdiction means the appropriate court for the type of action. When used to refer to inspection of an original certificate of birth based upon an adoption, “court of competent jurisdiction” means the court in which the adoption was ordered.
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Court of competent jurisdiction means a court of general jurisdiction in the county in which a Lawyer maintains or has maintained a principal office.
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Examples of Court of competent jurisdiction in a sentence

  • If an Arbitrator or a Court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision of this Agreement to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable (whether in whole or in part), such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent, but only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

  • If the unconstitutionality or illegality is due to the scope or breadth of the provision then the same shall be deemed valid to the extent that it is constitutional and legal, and a Court of competent jurisdiction shall be empowered to reform this Agreement in order to achieve that result.

  • Both parties agree to be bound by the award of the arbitrator and agree that judgment thereon may be entered in any Court of competent jurisdiction.


More Definitions of Court of competent jurisdiction

Court of competent jurisdiction means a court that has jurisdiction over the relevant subject
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Court of competent jurisdiction means a state or federal district court which otherwise has jurisdiction of the subject matter and the parties, or a tribal court which otherwise has such jurisdiction provided that all parties to the case consent to tribal court jurisdiction.
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Court of competent jurisdiction means either the general division or the probate division of the court of common pleas of the county in which the prize winner or transferor resides, or, if the prize winner or transferor is not a resident of this state, either the general division or the probate division of the court of common pleas of Franklin county or a federal court having jurisdiction over the lottery prize award.
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Court of competent jurisdiction means a federal court, or a
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Court of competent jurisdiction means a court with the authority to enter an order.
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Court of competent jurisdiction means any court or forum that has the power and authority to properly exercise jurisdiction over a dispute or interpret and/or enforce laws.
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Court of competent jurisdiction means a district court;
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