N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-15-11
30.1-15-11. (3-411) Formal testacy proceedings - Partial intestacy
30.1-15-11. (3-411) Formal testacy proceedings - Partial intestacy
If it becomes evident in the course of a formal testacy proceeding that, though one or more
instruments are entitled to be probated, the decedent's estate is or may be partially intestate,
the court shall enter an order to that effect.