N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-27-05
30.1-27-05. (5-205) Jurisdiction and venue
30.1-27-05. (5-205) Jurisdiction and venue
1. The district court where the will is probated has exclusive jurisdiction over the following
procedures that are governed by this chapter:
a. To approve the acceptance of a testamentary appointment of a guardian; and
b. To transfer a case to juvenile court in the event of an objection to the
testamentary appointment under section 30.1-27-07.
2. The juvenile court under chapter 27-20.1 has exclusive original jurisdiction over
proceedings to consider objections to the testamentary appointment under
section 30.1-27-07 and over the court appointment of a guardian of a minor except the
appointment of a guardian for a minor becoming an incapacitated adult under section