If a deed of distribution contains an error in its description of the property distributed or its ownership, the distributee may petition a court of proper jurisdiction to issue an ex parte order allowing an amendment of the deed of distribution to correct the error.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 30.1-20-07.1

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49