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To start a Small Claims Court action, the Plaintiff completes the Claim Affidavit (Form 2) and files it with the clerk of court. Then, the Plaintiff arranges for service of a copy of the completed Claim Affidavit and five (5) other forms from the Small Claims Court packet on the Defendant.

In North Dakota, custody is called ?parental rights and responsibilities.? When a judge makes an order for parental rights and responsibilities, s/he will decide two basic things: ?decision-making responsibility? and ?residential responsibility.?

The North Dakota Department of Human Services says they recommend a child must be at least 9 years old before he or she is left alone. North Dakota says ages 0-8 must not be left alone under any circumstances.

Father's Right to Child Support in North Dakota In cases where the father is deemed the more ?fit? parent and is awarded primary custody, he has equal right to petition for child support and also has equal access to child support enforcement services through the state.

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.

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.