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North Dakota Divorce Laws, Child Support, and Attorneys

North Dakota Divorce Residency Requirements

The party filing for a North Dakota divorce must be a state resident for at least 6 months prior to the filing of the divorce or the entry of the final divorce.

North Dakota Divorce Filing Requirements

If the non-filing party is a resident of the state, the North Dakota divorce must be filed in the county where he or she resides. If the non-filing party is not a resident, the divorce may be filed for in any county that the filing party designates in the complaint.

North Dakota Divorce Grounds

The grounds for North Dakota divorce are:

• irreconcilable differences;

• adultery;

• confinement for incurable insanity for a period of 5 years;

• conviction of a felony;

• willful desertion;

• cruel and inhuman treatment;

• willful neglect; and

• habitual intemperance (drunkenness).

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