N.D. Cent. Code § 14-15.1-07: Adoption petition - Time limit for filing

1.Within one hundred eighty days after entry of an order for relinquishment under this chapter, the identified adoptive parent shall file a petition for adoption under chapter 14-15 or the statutes of the adopting parent's state of residence. A copy of the petition to adopt must be filed with the department. Reports relating to postplacement supervision must be filed with the court hearing the adoption. The resulting decree of adoption, if so ordered by the court, must be filed with the department.

2.If no petition for adoption is filed within one hundred eighty days, the department shall notify the court. The court shall then set a hearing to determine whether the child's placement should be changed.