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There are no hard-and-fast rules as to the age at which a child is considered mature enough to testify as to a preference regarding residential responsibility. A court might find a ten year old in one case mature enough to express a preference, but find otherwise regarding a thirteen year old in another case.

To do so, North Dakota Century Code § 14-15-19(2), requires both parents to sign away their rights in writing to the agency taking custody of the child or in the presence and with approval of a judge.

Every parent or other person legally responsible for the care or support of a child who wholly abandons the child or willfully fails to furnish food, shelter, clothing, and medical attention reasonably necessary and sufficient to meet the child's needs is guilty of a class C felony.

The parent asking for modifications to parenting time (visitation) in the current order makes the request in a written motion to the court. The other parent may respond to the modification request by answering the motion in writing.

As to a parent of a child in that parent's custody: (1) To leave the child for an indefinite period without making firm and agreed plans, with the child's immediate caregiver, for the parent's resumption of physical custody; (2) Following the child's birth or treatment at a hospital, to fail to arrange for the child's ...

What is Child Abandonment? Child abandonment refers to the act of a parent intentionally deserting their child without providing physical and emotional care, support, or communication. It is a serious offense that puts the child's safety, emotional well-being, and overall development at risk.