Section 14-15.1-01 - DefinitionsAs used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Birth parent" means the woman who gave birth to a child, any man alleged by that woman to be the biological father of that child, or any man presumed by law or judicially determined to be the biological father of that child.2. "Child-placing agency" means an agency licensed under chapter 50-12.3. "Court" means the district court of this state.4. "Department" means the department of health and human services.5. "Identified adoptive parent" means the person or persons eligible under section 14-15-03 to adopt a child and who has been selected by a birth parent to adopt a specific child.6. "Relative" means a brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, first cousin, uncle, aunt, or grandparent of the child by marriage, blood, or adoption.Amended by S.L. 2021 , ch. 352( HB 1247 ), § 49, eff. 9/1/2022.Amended by S.L. 2017 , ch. 120( HB 1206 ), § 2, eff. 8/1/2017.