North Dakota Court Records

Access North Dakota Courts online directly. Search court records; from North Dakota county courts to Supreme courts. Find criminal filings, North Dakota dissolution of marriage or divorce records from official state web sites. File small claims lawsuits. Link to North Dakota probate sources with helpful information. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. North Dakota state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.

North Dakota divorces are state district court cases, kept by the clerk of district court for the county. The file is open under Supreme Court Administrative Rule 41 and N.D.C.C. 44-04-18, except for the parties' property and debt listing, which N.D.C.C. 14-05-24.3 makes a confidential record whether filed or included in the judgment; Rule 8.3(c)(4) of the Rules of Court says the same of the joint Rule 8.3 listing filed before trial. The judgment's narrative division of property, findings, orders, stipulations, support orders and QDROs are public.

Records Inquiry at publicsearch.ndcourts.gov lists divorce cases under its Civil, Family and Probate search, remote access reaches only non-confidential records, and a public access terminal at each county courthouse shows the Odyssey records with copies from the clerk. Restricting access to a public record requires a written motion and an overriding interest under Administrative Rule 41, section 4. The North Dakota asset search page explains what the judgment still shows.

These federal and national sources complement North Dakota's state-level records. They are the authoritative sources you should cross-check when North Dakota state records are incomplete or out-of-state activity matters.