North Dakota Code 50-09-08.5 – Securing assets to satisfy child support
In acting as the official agency of the state in administering the child support program under title IV-D, in cases in which there is past-due child support, the state agency may secure assets to satisfy any current support obligation and the past-due amount by issuing writs of execution under chapter 28-21 or domestic relations orders that comply with federal law regarding pensions. Those writs of execution or domestic relations orders may be used to secure or seize property including:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 50-09-08.5
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- 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.
- Property: includes property, real and personal. 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
1. Periodic or lump sum payments from:
a. An agency administering unemployment compensation benefits, workforce safety and insurance benefits, or other benefits; and
b. Judgments, settlements, and gaming proceeds otherwise belonging to the obligor, or payable upon the obligor’s demand; 2. Assets of the obligor held in financial institutions; and
3. Public and private retirement funds.