November 23, 2015
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It depends as to the circumstances and why the parents filed paperwork in the first place. Most likely, only one court has jurisdiction over the matter if the parents filed concerning the same issue. If juvenile court has jurisdiction over a matter, then the municipal court is not also going to have jurisdiction, so the case in that court would be dismissed. You could contact each court or look up jurisdiction matters on each court’s website to have a better understanding about how jurisdiction works. Good luck. (Check our Teen Help Network for more help and resources in your area. This is information only – not legal advice.)

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Judge Tom is the founder and moderator of AsktheJudge.info. He is a retired juvenile judge and spent 23 years on the bench. He has written several books for lawyers and judges as well as teens and parents including 'Teen Cyberbullying Investigated' (Free Spirit Publishing) and 'Every Vote Matters: the Power of Your Voice, from Student Elections to the Supreme Court' (Free Spirit Publishing). In 2020, the American Bar Association published "Cyberbullying Law," the nation's first case-law book written for lawyers, judges and law students. When he's not answering teens' questions, Judge Tom volunteers with the American Red Cross and can be found hiking, traveling and reading.