N.D. Cent. Code § 14-12.2-13
14-12.2-13. (301) Proceedings under this chapter
14-12.2-13. (301) Proceedings under this chapter
1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, sections 14-12.2-13 through 14-12.2-31
apply to all proceedings under this chapter.
2. An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding
authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding
to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a
tribunal of another state or foreign country which has or can obtain personal
jurisdiction over the respondent.