Question

Which of these is an instance of a court not having subject matter jurisdiction in a case?

Answer 1

Answer:

A California family is arguing over how to deal with a house owned by the recently deceased parents and seek help from a family court in Los Angeles

Explanation:

For a court to solve a dispute, it must have jurisdiction over the subject of matter presented if not the judgment can be rendered void . The subject matter jurisdiction is the ability of a court to hear particular matters. For example the family court is to hear family related matters like divorce, adoptions e.t.c. The probate court handles matters concerning properties of a deceased person, juvenile court handles matters of underage and district court handles matters like bankruptcy, accidents, theft e.t.c.

A family court cannot handle cases arising from matters concerning properties of a dead person