North Dakota § 14-09-12 Support - Liability of parent's estate

North Dakota Statutes

§ 14-09-12 — Support - Liability of parent's estate

North Dakota § 14-09-12

Title 14Domestic Relations and Persons

Ch. 14-09Parent and Child

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N.D. Cent. Code § 14-09-12 (2026).

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If a parent chargeable with the support of a child dies leaving it chargeable upon the human
service zone and leaving an estate sufficient for its support, the department of health and
human services, in the name of the human service zone, may claim provision for its support
from the parent's estate by civil action, and for this purpose may have the same remedies as
any creditor against that estate and against the heirs, devisees, and next of kin of the parent.

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If a parent chargeable with the support of a child dies leaving it chargeable upon the human
service zone and leaving an estate sufficient for its support, the department of health and
human services, in the name of the human service zone, may claim provision for its support
from the parent's estate by civil action, and for this purpose may have the same remedies as
any creditor against that estate and against the heirs, devisees, and next of kin of the parent.