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North Dakota Legal Requirements for Divorce


Explanation of Chart and More Information on Requirements for Divorce

Code Section14-05-03, et seq.
Residency RequirementsPlaintiff resident for 6 months before commencement of action or entry of divorce decree.
Waiting PeriodDecree must specify time when parties may remarry. 14-05-02
'No Fault' Grounds for DivorceIrreconcilable differences.
Defenses to a Divorce FilingCondonation; lapse of time.
Other Grounds for DivorceAdultery; cruelty or violence; willful desertion or neglect; drug/alcohol addiction; insanity for period of 5 yrs.; conviction of felony. Irreconcilable differences.

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