North Dakota Code 32-29.4-01 – Definitions
In this chapter:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 32-29.4-01
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- 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.
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. 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
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
1. “Arbitration agreement” means an agreement that subjects a family law dispute to arbitration.
2. “Arbitration organization” means an association, agency, board, commission, or other entity that is neutral and initiates, sponsors, or administers an arbitration or is involved in the selection of an arbitrator.
3. “Arbitrator” means an individual selected, alone or with others, to make an award in a family law dispute that is subject to an arbitration agreement.
4. “Child-related dispute” means a family law dispute regarding parenting time, or financial support regarding a child.
5. “Court” means the district court.
6. “Family law dispute” means a contested issue arising under the domestic relations law of this state.
7. “Party” means an individual who signs an arbitration agreement and whose rights will be determined by an award.
8. “Person” means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal entity.
9. “Record”, used as a noun, means information inscribed on a tangible medium or stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
10. “Sign” means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
a. To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
b. To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.
11. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes a federally recognized Indian tribe.