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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.

The spouse starting the legal separation, also called the Plaintiff or Petitioner, must meet the residency requirement before a North Dakota State District Court can grant a legal separation. The Plaintiff or Petitioner must have been a resident of North Dakota at least 6 months before starting the legal separation.

Contact information for clerks of district court is available at ndcourts.gov/court-locations. File your completed name change documents with the Clerk of District Court in the North Dakota county where you have resided for at least 6 months before filing the Petition. Note: You'll be asked to pay an $80.00 filing fee.

Primary Residential Responsibility - One parent has the children most or all of the time. The other parent may have specific parenting times and usually owes child support to the parent with primary residential responsibility.

North Dakota law requires that when judges are deciding what's best for a child, they must consider all of the relevant factors, including: the love and emotional ties between the parents and child, along with each parent's ability to provide nurturing, affection, and guidance.

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.