Unless otherwise specified by court order, a monthly child support obligation included in an order issued by a North Dakota court will terminate if the obligor under the order is awarded primary residential responsibility of the child or children on whose behalf the obligation is owed.
This rule applies when primary residential responsibility is changed or granted by a North Dakota court in:
If primary residential responsibility is changed or granted in a separate civil action, the party awarded primary residential responsibility must file a copy of the order awarding primary residential responsibility in the prior action.
N.D. R. Ct. 8.14
Joint Procedure Committee Minutes of September 24-25, 2015, pages 12-14, January 29-30, 2015, pages 10-13; September 25-26, 2014, pages 24-25.