North Dakota Code > Chapter 14-15.1 – Child Relinquishment to Identified Adoptive Parents


§ 14-15.1-01	Definitions
§ 14-15.1-02	Petition for relinquishment – Filing – Written consent required
§ 14-15.1-03	Petition for relinquishment – Hearing – Temporary custody order – Notice – Order for relinquishment
§ 14-15.1-04	Report of child-placing agency
§ 14-15.1-05	Report of agreements and disbursements
§ 14-15.1-06	Fees and charges
§ 14-15.1-07	Adoption petition – Time limit for filing
§ 14-15.1-08	Confidentiality of records

Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37