Child Support in North Dakota: A Guide for Beginners

Child Support in North Dakota: A Guide for Beginners

In North Dakota, when a couple has a minor child and they separate or divorce, there will be a child support order. How is this calculated? See below. (1) What Does Child Support Cover? Child support is in place to ensure that the child is financially supported within...
Who gets the Family Dog?

Who gets the Family Dog?

Getting a divorce can be a stressful process, especially when there are children involved and custody is contested. But what happens to the family pets? This question is becoming increasingly more relevant. As of 2021, two out of every three American households...
Parental Kidnapping

Parental Kidnapping

Parental kidnapping occurs when one parent takes their child without the other parent’s consent. This happens in two ways: 1) a parent violates their custody agreement and takes off with the child; or 2) when there is no custody agreement, and one parent takes the...
Understanding Spousal Support in North Dakota

Understanding Spousal Support in North Dakota

Understanding Spousal Support in North Dakota North Dakota allows for spousal support payments—also called “alimony”— when justice so requires in a divorce case. Spousal support is a court-ordered payment from one spouse to another during and/or after a divorce to...