Types Of Qualified Staff Of Personal Jurisdiction

1. in personam - the court has power over a particular person - in personam is applicable when minimal contact is established. For non-residents of a state, a state court may have jurisdiction, even if a person travels regularly to the state of business or has a mailbox in the state. Each state has its own definition of what constitutes doing business in the state, as determined by common law.

2. Bracelet - power of a court if a particular piece of property is in the state.

3. consent - when the contract specifies the state in which any dispute is resolved. The contract may specify the third state in which neither party does business.

Just because a country is a jurisdiction of the court does not mean that the applicable state law. States whose laws are used to determine the contract. A state court may hear the case under the laws of another state.