

Code > Title 18 > Part IV - Correction of Youthful Offenders

Relative: means a grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, first cousin, aunt, uncle, great-aunt, great-uncle, niece, or nephew, whether related by the whole or half blood, by affinity, or by adoption.person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations.Permanent guardianship of a dependent child: means a legal relationship that a court creates under….Permanent guardian: means the relative or other adult in a permanent guardianship of a dependent child under….(2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case.
