North Dakota Code 14-03.2-03 – Governing law
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The validity, enforceability, interpretation, and construction of a premarital agreement or marital agreement are determined:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 14-03.2-03
- 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.
- 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
1. By the law of the jurisdiction designated in the agreement if the jurisdiction has a significant relationship to the agreement or either party and the designated law is not contrary to a fundamental public policy of this state; or
2. Absent an effective designation described in subsection 1, by the law of this state, including the choice-of-law rules of this state.