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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A petitioner for re-establishment of the legal parent and child relationship shall sign the petition under oath and the petition must include:
1. The full name, date of birth, address, and all other legal names and aliases by which the genetic parents have been known at any time;
2. The full name and date of birth of each child for whom reunification is sought;
3. The petitioner's relationship to each child for whom reunification is sought;
4. To which genetic parent or parents the rights are sought to be re-established;
5. The reasons for seeking reunification and why reunification is in the child's best interest;
6. The details of the termination of parental rights for which reunification is sought, including the date and jurisdiction of the order, and the court file number and date of any previous order terminating parental rights;
7. The details of any other active juvenile court case in which the genetic parent is a named party, including the case's court file number;
8. The steps the genetic parent has taken toward personal rehabilitation since the order terminating parental rights, including treatment, work, or other personal history demonstrating rehabilitation;
9. How the genetic parent whose rights are sought to be re-established has corrected the condition leading to the order terminating parental rights for which reunification is sought;
10. The reason the genetic parent is willing and capable to provide day-to-day care and maintain the health, safety, and welfare of the child; and
11. Any previous request by any party, whether for the present order terminating parental rights or for any other order terminating parental rights, whether granted or not.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 27. Judicial Branch of Government § 27-20.6-05. Contents of petition - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-27-judicial-branch-of-government/nd-cent-code-sect-27-20-6-05/
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