Marriage is dissolved only:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 14-05-01

  • 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.

1.    By the death of one of the parties; or

2.    By a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction decreeing a divorce of the parties.