FAMIILY LAW

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Adoption is a civil court process in North Dakota state district court that creates the relationship of parent and child between the individual petitioning to adopt and the adopted individual. The adopted individual is considered a legitimate blood descendant, for all purposes, including inheritance and applicability of statutes, documents, and instruments, whether executed before or after the adoption is decreed, which do not expressly exclude an adopted individual from their operation or effect.

If you wish to adopt, Misty Nehring Law is here for you.

Divorce is a judgment of a court that dissolves the marriage.  Depending on the circumstances, divorces can be uncontested or contested.  A district court may grant a divorce so long as the person initiating the action has been a resident of North Dakota for at least six months prior to starting a divorce or will be a resident of North Dakota for the six months immediately prior to the District Court granting a divorce. 

Divorce has life-altering consequences for all involved.  Misty Nehring Law is here to help. 

Parents who have never been married to each other may ask a North Dakota State District Court to establish residential responsibility and parenting time to their children.  North Dakota applies a best interest standard when it comes to the determination of custody and weighs out the best interest factors pursuant to North Dakota Law.

To a parent, there is nothing more terrifying or heartbreaking than the thought of losing your child.  Misty Nehring Law is here to help you in creating a parenting plan that works for you.

 Child support can be arranged out of court by a mutual support agreement between the parents, or can be decided in North Dakota family court through a child support order. In North Dakota, a number of factors are taken into account when determining the amount of child support to be paid in court.  If a North Dakota state district court has ordered payment of child support, a party may request that the court review and amend the order based on changes in income.

If you need child support or need child support corrected, Misty Nehring Law can help.

When a North Dakota state district court awards parenting time in a family law case, such as divorce, legal separation, or other action to establish parenting rights and responsibilities, either parent may ask the court to modify, or amend, parenting time. 

If you need something in your previous judgment changed, Misty Nehring Law can help. 

Contempt of Court refers to the "disobedience of a court order."  Parenting plans are court orders and the expectation from the Court is that they will be followed. If a parenting plan is not being followed, the Court can be asked to enforce the parenting plan by one parent, and it requires the other parent to respond.  

Whether you need to file a motion for contempt on another or defend yourself on contempt, Misty Nehring Law is here for you.