North Dakota Statutes

§ 32-21-04 — Recovery exempt from decedent's debts

North Dakota § 32-21-04
JurisdictionNorth Dakota
Title 32Judicial Remedies
Ch. 32-21Death by Wrongful Act

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N.D. Cent. Code § 32-21-04 (2026).

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The amount recovered shall not be liable for the debts of the decedent, but shall inure to the exclusive benefit of the decedent's heirs at law in such shares as the judge before whom the case is tried shall fix in the order for judgment, and for the purpose of determining such shares, the judge after the trial may make any investigation which the judge deems necessary.

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