Section 14-09.3-21 – (311) Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, North Dakota

1. Except for an order under section 14-09.3-15, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, and consistent with the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, [50 U.S.C. appendix sections 521 and 522], on motion of a deploying or other parent or any nonparent to whom caretaking authority, decisionmaking authority, or limited contact has been granted, the court may modify or terminate the grant if the modification or termination is consistent with sections 14-09.3-11 through 14-09.3-21 and it is in the best interests of the child. A modification is temporary and terminates pursuant to sections 14-09.3-22 through 14-09.3-25 after the deploying parent returns from deployment, unless the grant has been terminated before that time by court order.
2. On motion of a deploying parent, the court shall terminate a grant of limited contact.

N.D.C.C. § 14-09.3-21

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