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Proof of service shows the state district court when, how, and where the other parties were served. Proof of service also shows the documents that were served. An affidavit, declaration of service, or certificate of service gives the court proof of service.

In North Dakota, legal custody is known as in the statutes as "decision-making responsibility." The parents' custody order may specify the decision-making responsibility each parent has, but decision-making responsibility does not include decisions about child support. That is a separate determination.

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 ...

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.

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.