HB 1034 — Relating to the re‑establishment of parental rights and responsibilities.

25.0273.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 HOUSE BILL NO.

1034 of(Legislative NorthManagement) Dakota Introduced by Legislative Management (Juvenile Justice Committee) AAN BILLACT for an Act to create and enact a new chapter to title 27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the re-establishment of parental rights and responsibilities.

"Re-establishment of the legal parent and child relationship" means the physical reunification of a child under the custody of the human service zone or division of juvenile services, and a previously terminated genetic parent, and restoration of all Pagerights, No.powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations that were severed and terminated by the court under section 27-20.3-20.

1 25.0273.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations that were severed and terminated by the court under section 27-20.3-20.

A proceeding for re-establishment of parental rights and responsibilities must be brought in the court in the county in which the child subject of the petition resides or in which the agency havingH. the care, custody, or control of the child is located, at the time of filing or granting the petition.

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1034 - PAGE 2 having the care, custody, or control of the child is located, at the time of filing or granting the petition.

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Upon filing of a petition for the re-establishment of the legal parent and child relationship, the court shall consider the petition without oral argument or evidentiary hearing and shall deny the petition unless the court finds the petitioner has established a prima facie case justifying that re-establishment of parental rights is in the child's Pagebest No.interest.

4 25.0273.01000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly best interest.

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The order must include that all legal rights,H. powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations to each other as genetic parent and child are re-established.

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1034 - PAGE 5 rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations to each other as genetic parent and child are re-established.

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1034 - PAGE 6 ____________________________ ____________________________ Speaker of the House President of the Senate ____________________________ ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No.

1034.

House Vote:

Yeas 91 Nays 0 Absent 3 Senate Vote:

Yeas 45 Nays 0 Absent 2 ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Received by the Governor at ________M.

on _____________________________________, 2025.

Approved at ________M.