Section 14-09.4-13 – Order of custody or visitation

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, North Dakota

1. If a nonparent seeks custody, the court may order:

a. Primary residential responsibility to the nonparent;
b. Joint custody to the nonparent and a parent or other party; or
c. Visitation to the nonparent.
2. If a nonparent seeks visitation only, the court may not order custody to the nonparent seeking visitation.

N.D.C.C. § 14-09.4-13

Added by S.L. 2019, ch. 131 (SB 2051),§ 1, eff. 8/1/2019 and applicable to a proceeding commenced before 8/1/2019 in which a final order has not been entered and to a proceeding commenced on or after 8/1/2019.