A termination of parental rights does not terminate the duty of either parent to support the child before the child’s adoption unless that duty is specially terminated by order of the court after notice of a proposed termination or relinquishment is given to the department of health and human services in the manner appropriate for the service of process in a civil action in this state. A termination of a child support obligation under this section does not relieve a parent of the duty to pay any unpaid child support.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 14-09-08.21

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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
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