N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-12-07
30.1-12-07. (3-107) Scope of proceedings - Proceedings independent - Exception
30.1-12-07. (3-107) Scope of proceedings - Proceedings independent - Exception
Unless supervised administration as described in chapter 30.1-16 is involved, each
proceeding before the court is independent of any other proceeding involving the same estate.
Petitions for formal orders of the court may combine various requests for relief in a single
proceeding if the orders sought may be finally granted without delay. Except as required for
proceedings which are particularly described by other sections of chapters 30.1-12 through
30.1-23, no petition is defective because it fails to embrace all matters which might then be the
subject of a final order, proceedings for probate of wills or adjudications of no will may be
combined with proceedings for appointment of personal representatives, and a proceeding for
appointment of personal representative is concluded by an order making or declining the
appointment.