Family Law

It Takes a Village North Dakota has taken steps which allow third parties (a/k/a “nonparents”) to obtain custody of a child through N.D.C.C. § 14-09.4-03.  This means a child’s “village” (typically a grandparent, aunt, uncle, neighbor, etc.) can step in and provide...

A gestational carrier agreement, also known as gestational surrogacy agreement, is an agreement where a woman agrees to carry a child for another person, known as the “intended” parent or parents.  A gestational surrogacy agreement differs from a traditional surrogacy...