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524.1-303 VENUE; MULTIPLE PROCEEDINGS; TRANSFER.
(a) Where a proceeding under this chapter could be maintained in more than one place in this
state, the court in which the proceeding is first commenced has the exclusive right to proceed.
(b) If proceedings concerning the same estate, protected person, conservatee, or ward are
commenced in more than one court of this state, the court in which the proceeding was first
commenced shall continue to hear the matter, and the other courts shall hold the matter in
abeyance until the question of venue is decided, and if the ruling court determines that venue is
properly in another court, it shall transfer the proceeding to the other court.
(c) If a court finds that in the interest of justice a proceeding or a file should be located in
another court of this state, the court making the finding may transfer the proceeding or file to
the other court.
History: 1974 c 442 art 1 s 524.1-303; 1975 c 347 s 18
(a) Where a proceeding under this chapter could be maintained in more than one place in this
state, the court in which the proceeding is first commenced has the exclusive right to proceed.
(b) If proceedings concerning the same estate, protected person, conservatee, or ward are
commenced in more than one court of this state, the court in which the proceeding was first
commenced shall continue to hear the matter, and the other courts shall hold the matter in
abeyance until the question of venue is decided, and if the ruling court determines that venue is
properly in another court, it shall transfer the proceeding to the other court.
(c) If a court finds that in the interest of justice a proceeding or a file should be located in
another court of this state, the court making the finding may transfer the proceeding or file to
the other court.
History: 1974 c 442 art 1 s 524.1-303; 1975 c 347 s 18
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