probate jurisdiction
31limited or special jurisdiction — Jurisdiction of court which is confined to particular types of cases or actions, or which can be exercised only under the limitations and circumstances prescribed by the statute. A court s power over an action is governed generally by statute and …
32Court of Probate — The Court of Probate was created by the Court of Probate Act 1857, which transferred the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts in testamentary matters to the new court so created. The Judge of the Court of Probate also presided over the Court …
33Summary jurisdiction — Summary jurisdiction, in the widest sense of the phrase, in English law includes the power asserted by courts of record to deal brevi manu with contempts of court without the intervention of a jury. Probably the power was originally exercisable… …
34court of probate — A judicial body that exercises jurisdiction over the acceptance of wills as valid documents and over the management and settlement of the estates of minors or of spendthrifts, of mentally incompetent persons, and of habitual drunkards. Dictionary …
35Subject-matter jurisdiction — is the authority of a court to hear cases of a particular type or cases relating to a specific subject matter. For instance, bankruptcy court has the authority to only hear bankruptcy cases.Subject matter jurisdiction must be distinguished from… …
36matter of probate — Such a matter as the probate of a will or the administration of a decedent s estate which is within the jurisdiction of a probate court. There is a matter of probate, within the term as used in a state constitution, if the status of heirship or… …
37diversity jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. diversity jurisdiction …
38Texas judicial system — The structure of the Texas judicial system is laid out in Article 5 of the Texas Constitution, and is further defined under the Texas Government Code and, with regards to probate matters, under the Texas Probate Code. The structure is highly… …
39Supreme Court of South Australia — The Supreme Court of South Australia is the superior court for the Australian State of South Australia. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. The Supreme Court is the highest …
40Judge — Infobox Occupation name= PAGENAME caption= Sir Lyman Poore Duff, A former judge of the Supreme Court of Canada official names= Judge, justice, magistrate type= Profession activity sector= Law competencies= Analytical mind, critical thinking,… …
