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North DakotaSB 20802025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 14-09-08.1, section 14-09-08.2, subsection 2 of section 14-09-08.11, section 14-09-08.21, subsection 2 of section 14-09-09.32, subsection 16 of section 50-09-02, and section 50-09-36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to establishment and enforcement of child support; and to repeal section 50-09-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to enforcement of child support.
Sponsored By: Senate Judiciary
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Bill Overview
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7 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 6 mixed.
Child support past 18 through graduation
The law lets child support continue after 18 until the end of the month the child graduates high school or turns 19, whichever comes first. This applies if the child was enrolled and attending high school, turned 18 before the expected graduation date, and lives with the parent who is owed support. Summer break counts as in school if the child was enrolled before summer. A child is not treated as graduated until the ceremony, unless a court finds good cause after a 90‑day gap. The caregiver can file a no‑fee affidavit with the court and send a copy to the child support agency to resume support; the agency mails it to the other parent. The payer can ask the court to decide if the child is still in school or living with the caregiver, and support ends automatically if the caregiver later declares the requirements are no longer met. Courts may also order, and parents may agree to, support past 18. These rules apply to old and new orders.
Courts must set support in divorce
When parents divorce and the child does not live with both parents, the court must set child support unless the child support agency asks to reserve it. The court may pause new monthly accruals only if a pause is in the child’s best interests, not to avoid income withholding or the state disbursement unit. A paused obligation can be restarted prospectively by court order or by an affidavit/declaration, and the filer must send copies to the other parties and the state disbursement unit.
Ending parental rights and support
Ending parental rights does not automatically end support before adoption. A court must issue a special order after notice to the Department of Health and Human Services to stop the duty. Termination ends future monthly support under this section, but any unpaid support from before still must be paid.
State child support agency and offices
The state designates one agency to run child support and medical support enforcement. The agency can contract with public or private groups and must keep an office in each of the eight planning regions. An older enforcement section is repealed; the updated statutes now govern.
Child support money held during review
The state child support agency holds collected funds until the time to ask for a court review ends or the review finishes, unless the payer authorizes payment sooner. The agency does not pay out the money during this period. Interest under state judgment law stops once the agency receives the funds.
Faster action on unpaid support
If you are behind on child support and the person owed support or a child support worker asks, the court clerk must act. The clerk mails you a notice of arrears or asks a judge to issue a contempt citation. A contempt citation can be served by first‑class mail to your last known address.
Quick hearings on medical coverage withholding
If you get a national medical support notice, you have 10 days to ask for a hearing. The court holds the hearing within 10 working days. The court confirms the insurance withholding unless it finds a mistake of fact or that the other parent must provide the coverage.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Senate Judiciary
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Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/7/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 74 nays 16
Yes: 74 • No: 16
Senate vote • 1/15/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
Yes: 47 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/14
3/19/2025HouseSigned by Governor 03/14
3/18/2025SenateSent to Governor
3/12/2025SenateSigned by President
3/12/2025SenateSigned by Speaker
3/12/2025HouseReturned to Senate
3/10/2025SenateSecond reading, passed, yeas 74 nays 16
3/7/2025HouseReported back, do pass, place on calendar 8 5 1
3/7/2025HouseCommittee Hearing 08:30
2/25/2025HouseCommittee Hearing 03:30
2/19/2025HouseIntroduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
2/13/2025HouseReceived from Senate
1/16/2025HouseSecond reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
1/15/2025SenateReported back, do pass, place on calendar 7 0 0
1/14/2025SenateCommittee Hearing 11:00
1/13/2025SenateIntroduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee
1/7/2025Senate
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