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N.D. Cent. Code § 14-09.3-03: (104) Jurisdiction

1.A court may issue an order regarding custodial responsibility under this chapter only if the court has jurisdiction under chapter 14-14.1.
2.If a court has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility pursuant to sections 14-09.3-11 through 14-09.3-21, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 14-14.1 during the deployment.
3.If a court has issued a permanent order regarding custodial responsibility before notice of deployment and the parents modify that order temporarily by agreement pursuant to sections 14-09.3-07 through 14-09.3-10, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 14-14.1.
4.If a court in another state has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility as a result of impending or current deployment, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 14-14.1.
5.This section does not prevent a court from exercising temporary emergency jurisdiction under chapter 14-14.1.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 14 Domestic Relations And Persons
Chapter 14-09.3 Uniform Deployed Parents Custody And Visitation Act

1.A court may issue an order regarding custodial responsibility under this chapter only if the court has jurisdiction under chapter 14-14.1.

2.If a court has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility pursuant to sections 14-09.3-11 through 14-09.3-21, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 14-14.1 during the deployment.

3.If a court has issued a permanent order regarding custodial responsibility before notice of deployment and the parents modify that order temporarily by agreement pursuant to sections 14-09.3-07 through 14-09.3-10, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 14-14.1.

4.If a court in another state has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility as a result of impending or current deployment, the residence of the deploying parent is not changed by reason of the deployment for the purposes of chapter 14-14.1.

5.This section does not prevent a court from exercising temporary emergency jurisdiction under chapter 14-14.1.

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