Earlier this month, seven couples took a legal step that many people in North Dakota have been awaiting for some time. They filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. This makes North Dakota the final one of the...
Month: June 2014
Proposed North Dakota measure seeks equality in child custody
A shared parenting measure that would give both parents equal rights and responsibilities in North Dakota child custody cases could be on the November ballot for voter consideration. The sponsoring committee delivered over 13,500 signatures to the office of the...
North Dakota high court rules on child custody religious issue
Divorced parents may disagree on a number of issues regarding how their children are raised once the family is no longer living together. One of the thorniest issues can be religion. Obviously, this can be a problem when the parents practice different faiths or when...
North Dakota couple has been foster, adoptive parents for decades
North Dakota residents choose to take in children for many different reasons. One North Dakota couple first became foster parents in the early 1990s not long after they got married. The woman says she didn't know whether she could give birth to a child, although they...