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allows you to complete your divorce without an attorney if you and your spouse can come to an agreement on what to do with your property and how you will care for any children that you may have.
North Dakota Residency Requirements
The Plaintiff must have been a resident of for six (6) months immediately before filing for divorce. If the Plaintiff has not been a resident for this time period, the divorce cannot be finalized until the Plaintiff has been a resident for six (6) full months immediately before the entry of the Decree of Divorce.
Grounds For Divorce
North Dakota is a no-fault divorce state. In a no-fault divorce the spouses agree that irreconcilable differences caused the breakdown of the marriage.
Filing Your Divorce
The basic steps for filing for a divorce in are as follows:
- Plaintiff reviews and signs the initial divorce documents, then files them with the court clerk.
- Plaintiff serves the Defendant and provides Defendant with the divorce documents he/she needs to complete.
- Plaintiff then files the remaining documents with the court clerk.
- Once the judge signs the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order for Judgment, the court will mail a copy of the Judgment to both parties. A court hearing is not required unless the judge decides one is necessary.
Division of property & debt, child parenting plan (including child support, visitation and custody), spousal support, and more are covered.
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Included Documents
If you select a North Dakota divorce without children, you are selecting the following forms:
- Summons
- Complaint and Verification
- Settlement Agreement
- Property and Debt Listing
- Admission of Service
- Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order for Judgment
- Judgment
If you select a North Dakota divorce with children, you are selecting the non-children forms as well as Financial Affidavits and Child Support Worksheet(s).
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