Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Jurisdiction
2. Domicile
3. In rem jurisdiction
4. Ancillary jurisdiction
5. In personam jurisdiction
6. Service of process
7. Substitute service
8. Venue
9. Uniform Laws
10. Summons

a. The legal residence of the decedent at the time of death.
b. Obtains the proper in rem jurisdiction when real property is in a second location.
c. Authority of a court over the parties themselves.
d. The court’s authority to make decisions on a matter.
e. Probate court jurisdiction over the decedent’s personal and real property.
f. Giving notice of a lawsuit via a general circulation newspaper.
g. The proper forum in which a case should be filed.
h. Notification of a pending lawsuit.
i. The procedure used to give notice of a lawsuit to the defendant.
j. Attempt to create a standard of uniformity amongst state laws.



1. d. The court’s authority to make decisions on a matter.
2. a. The legal residence of the decedent at the time of death.
3. e. Probate court jurisdiction over the decedent’s personal and real property.
4. b. Obtains the proper in rem jurisdiction when real property is in a second location.
5. c. Authority of a court over the parties themselves.
6. i. The procedure used to give notice of a lawsuit to the defendant.
7. f. Giving notice of a lawsuit via a general circulation newspaper.
8. g. The proper forum in which a case should be filed.
9. j. Attempt to create a standard of uniformity amongst state laws.
10. h. Notification of a pending lawsuit.

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