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Overview. In North Dakota, a state district court civil action starts with service of a summons on the Defendant. A copy of the complaint must be served with the summons. Filing a summons and complaint with the state district court does not start a civil action.

The jurisdiction of this court is confined to cases for recovery of money, or the cancellation of any agreement involving material fraud, deception, misrepresentation, or false promise, where the value of the agreement or the amount claimed by the plaintiff or the defendant does not exceed fifteen thousand dollars.

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.

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 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.

A copy of the summons and complaint must be deposited in a post office or with a third-party commercial carrier in North Dakota, postage or shipping prepaid, and directed to the defendant to be served at the defendant's last reasonably ascertainable address, within ten days after the filing of the affidavit for ...