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If you do not participate in the services set forth in your reunification plan, the court can terminate your services. If your services are terminated that means that the goal for your case has changed from getting you back together with your child to finding a permanent home (that is not with you) for your child.

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.

Parents' Rights and Responsibilities in North Dakota Under North Dakota law, each parent has the following rights and responsibilities: the right to see (and get copies of) the child's educational, medical, dental, religious, insurance, and other records. the right to attend educational conferences concerning the child.

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.

This is called an ex-parte appointment of an emergency guardian. A Juvenile Court Judge or Judicial Referee may appoint an ex-parte emergency guardian only when the petition shows, in writing, that the child will be substantially harmed before a hearing can be held.

The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services operates the Guardianship Establishment Program. This is a state-funded program that can provide financial assistance to people who are petitioning for guardianship of an incapacitated adult.