probate research — A matter of searching for heirs of a particular decedent or in finding evidence to substantiate the claim of a person made as an heir. Cochran v Zachery, 137 Iowa 585, 115 NW 486. See heir hunter … Ballentine's law dictionary
Subject-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… … Wikipedia
document — Synonyms and related words: adduce, affirm, anatomize, archives, article, atomize, attest, authenticate, autograph, back, back up, bear out, blank, bolster, brainchild, buttress, call to mind, certificate, certify, chirograph, chronicle,… … Moby Thesaurus
Courts of the United States — include both the United States federal courts, comprising the judicial branch of the federal government of the United States (operating under the authority of the United States Constitution and federal law) and state and territorial courts of the … Wikipedia
Texas 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… … Wikipedia
jurisdiction — ju·ris·dic·tion /ˌju̇r əs dik shən/ n [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1: the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) to be… … Law dictionary
Anna Nicole Smith — at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2005 Born Vickie Lynn Hogan November 28, 1967 Houston, Texas, United States Died … Wikipedia
property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… … Universalium
Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 — Courts and Legal Services Act, 1990 Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make provision with respect to the procedure in, and allocation of business between, the High Court and other courts; to make provision with respect to… … Wikipedia
Michael A. Bellesiles — Born Michael A. Bellesiles Nationality USA Occupation Scholar Michael A. Bellesiles (pronounced bah LEEL )[1] is a former professor of American colonial and … Wikipedia
