North Dakota Code 14-05-24.3 – Property and debt listing information confidential – Exception
1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, the property and debt listing of the parties to a divorce which is filed with the court or included in a judgment for divorce is a confidential record.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 14-05-24.3
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See North Dakota Code 1-01-18
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
2. Upon providing written notice to all parties, any person may file a motion, supported by affidavit showing good cause, for access to the property and debt listing contained in a judgment for divorce.
3. The court shall allow access to the property and debt listing, or relevant portions of the information, if the court finds the public interest in granting access or the personal interest of the person seeking access outweighs the privacy interests of the parties or the parties’ dependent children. In granting access the court may impose conditions necessary to balance the interests consistent with this subsection.