Section 14-09.3-03 – (104) Jurisdiction

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, North Dakota

1. A court may issue an order regarding custodial responsibility under this chapter only if the court has jurisdiction under chapter 14-14.1.
2. If a court has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility pursuant to sections 14-09.3-11 through 14-09.3-21, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 14-14.1 during the deployment.
3. If a court has issued a permanent order regarding custodial responsibility before notice of deployment and the parents modify that order temporarily by agreement pursuant to sections 14-09.3-07 through 14-09.3-10, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 14-14.1.
4. If a court in another state has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility as a result of impending or current deployment, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 14-14.1.
5. This section does not prevent a court from exercising temporary emergency jurisdiction under chapter 14-14.1.

N.D.C.C. § 14-09.3-03

Added by S.L. 2013, ch. 123 (SB 2122),§ 3, eff. 8/1/2013.