North Dakota § 14-20-39 (604) Personal jurisdiction

North Dakota Statutes

§ 14-20-39 — (604) Personal jurisdiction

North Dakota § 14-20-39

Title 14Domestic Relations and Persons

Ch. 14-20Uniform Parentage Act

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N.D. Cent. Code § 14-20-39 (2026).

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1.An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.

2.A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the individual, if the conditions prescribed in section 14-12.2-04 are fulfilled.

3.Lack of jurisdiction over one individual does not preclude the court from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction.

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1. An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal
jurisdiction over the individual.
2. A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal
jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the
individual, if the conditions prescribed in section 14-12.2-04 are fulfilled.
3. Lack of jurisdiction over one individual does not preclude the court from making an
adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has
personal jurisdiction.