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An abbreviation for judgment non obstante veredicto, i.e., a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. See JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT.
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An order of the court in a family relations court case in which one or both of the following are provided:
1. That the children live with one parent part of the time and with the other parent part of the time;
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A parent's right and responsibility to make decisions about a child's health, education, and care; a type of court order that allows either (or both) parents to make important decisions about a child's health, education, and well being.
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A type of court order that has a child spend about the same amount of time living with both parents.
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The person who is in charge of the court and who decides questions of law.
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The decision of a court.
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A judgment that sets aside a jury's verdict. See MCR 2.610.
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The court's authority or power to decide a case. There are two kinds of jurisdiction and the court must have both to hear a case:
1. Subject Matter Jurisdiction: The legal power of a court to hear a certain kind of case; for example, the circuit court has jurisdiction over divorce cases, and the district court has jurisdiction over small claims cases.
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The group of people sworn to hear a case in court. The jury hears the evidence, decides which facts are true, and delivers a verdict (decides which side wins). There are 6 jurors for district court in civil and criminal matters. In circuit court, there are 6 jurors for civil matters and 12 for criminal matters. There are 6 jurors in probate court.
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Directions given by the judge to the jury explaining to the jurors what law they must use to decide the case.
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The large group of potential jurors, from which the trial jury of 6 or 12 is chosen.
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A person under the age of 17. See also MINOR.
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The statutes that control juvenile delinquency proceedings, designated proceedings, and child protective proceedings.
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Legal actions in the family division of the circuit court involving a person under age 17 who has
1. done something that would be a crime if an adult did it, including a misdemeanor traffic offense;
2. run away from his or her home;
3. missed too much school or broken too many school rules; or,
4. disobeyed his parents when the parents are acting reasonably. See MCL 712A.2(a).