{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-14-05-17","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 14-05-17","heading":"Residence requirements","body":"A separation or divorce may not be granted unless the plaintiff in good faith has been a resident of the state for six months next preceding commencement of the action. If the plaintiff has not been a resident of this state for the six months preceding commencement of the action, a separation or divorce may be granted if the plaintiff in good faith has been a resident of this state for the six months immediately preceding entry of the decree of separation or divorce.","path":["Title 14 Domestic Relations And Persons","Chapter 14-05 Divorce"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t14c05.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"75ca9471eff813e5610cb2dfa4cfe53bd399659e4d1e85d47003ed5169e31611","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-14-05-16","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-14-05-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}