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Jurisdiction Finder

Answer a few questions about your legal matter and find which courts may have jurisdiction over your case.

How It Works

1
Select Matter Type
Choose whether your matter is civil or criminal.
2
Answer Jurisdiction Questions
Provide details about party locations, amount in controversy, and subject matter.
3
View Court Options
See which courts have jurisdiction over your matter with legal basis citations.

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HAQQ's AI provides jurisdiction-specific legal analysis across US, UK, EU, UAE, and more. Research any legal question with jurisdiction awareness built in.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if my case belongs in federal or state court?

Federal court has jurisdiction when the case involves federal law (federal question) or when parties are from different states and the amount exceeds $75,000 (diversity). Most other cases go to state court.

Can a case be in both federal and state court?

Yes, this is called concurrent jurisdiction. Many cases qualify for both. The plaintiff chooses where to file, but the defendant may be able to remove from state to federal court.

What is personal jurisdiction?

Personal jurisdiction is a court's authority over a specific person or entity. It typically requires the defendant to have sufficient contacts with the forum state (minimum contacts test from International Shoe).

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Jurisdiction Finder

Answer a few questions about your legal matter and find which courts may have jurisdiction over your case.

Matter Type

Party Locations

Amount in Controversy

Subject Matter

How It Works

1
Select Matter Type
Choose whether your matter is civil or criminal.
2
Answer Jurisdiction Questions
Provide details about party locations, amount in controversy, and subject matter.
3
View Court Options
See which courts have jurisdiction over your matter with legal basis citations.

Multi-jurisdiction research with HAQQ

HAQQ's AI provides jurisdiction-specific legal analysis across US, UK, EU, UAE, and more. Research any legal question with jurisdiction awareness built in.

Try HAQQ Legal AI

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if my case belongs in federal or state court?

Can a case be in both federal and state court?

Yes, this is called concurrent jurisdiction. Many cases qualify for both. The plaintiff chooses where to file, but the defendant may be able to remove from state to federal court.

What is personal jurisdiction?