North Dakota § 14-20-51 (624) Temporary order

North Dakota Statutes

§ 14-20-51 — (624) Temporary order

North Dakota § 14-20-51

Title 14Domestic Relations and Persons

Ch. 14-20Uniform Parentage Act

This text of North Dakota § 14-20-51 ((624) Temporary order) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.D. Cent. Code § 14-20-51 (2026).

Text

1.In a proceeding under sections 14-20-36 through 14-20-58, the court shall issue a temporary order for support of a child if the order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay support is:

a.A presumed father of the child;

b.Petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;

c.Identified as the father through genetic testing under section 14-20-29;

d.An alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;

e.Shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or

f.The mother of the child.

2.A temporary order may include provisions for custody and visitation as provided by other law of this state.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

1. In a proceeding under sections 14-20-36 through 14-20-58, the court shall issue a
temporary order for support of a child if the order is appropriate and the individual
ordered to pay support is:
a. A presumed father of the child;
b. Petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;
c. Identified as the father through genetic testing under section 14-20-29;
d. An alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;
e. Shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or
f. The mother of the child.
2. A temporary order may include provisions for custody and visitation as provided by
other law of this state.