N.D. Cent. Code § 14-09.3-03
14-09.3-03. (104) Jurisdiction
14-09.3-03. (104) Jurisdiction
1. A court may issue an order regarding custodial responsibility under this chapter only if
the court has jurisdiction under chapter 14-14.1.
2. If a court has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility pursuant to
sections 14-09.3-11 through 14-09.3-21, the residence of the deploying parent is not
changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 14-14.1 during the
deployment.
3. If a court has issued a permanent order regarding custodial responsibility before notice
of deployment and the parents modify that order temporarily by agreement pursuant to
sections 14-09.3-07 through 14-09.3-10, the residence of the deploying parent is not
changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 14-14.1.
4. If a court in another state has issued a temporary order regarding custodial
responsibility as a result of impending or current deployment, the residence of the
deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of
5. This section does not prevent a court from exercising temporary emergency
jurisdiction under chapter 14-14.1.