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Estate of Connolly
2025 ND 33 Highlight: A district court's judgment is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4). |
Walden v. Walden
2025 ND 32
Highlight: District courts must consider the Ruff-Fischer guidelines, the needs of the spouse seeking support, and the ability of the other spouse to pay when determining whether to award spousal support. A party who fails to provide evidence of net income waives any argument that he or she did not have the ability to pay spousal support. |
Bullinger v. Sundog Interactive, Inc., et al.
2025 ND 31
Highlight: A district court erred in its application of N.D.C.C. § 10-19.1-88. |
State v. Janachovsky
2025 ND 30
Highlight: A criminal defendant who advises the district court that he intends to represent himself, and does so at each hearing after acknowledging an understanding of the rights afforded to him, constitutes the functional equivalent of a voluntary waiver of counsel. |
State v. Littleghost
2025 ND 29 Highlight: A criminal judgment entered after a jury convicted the defendant of robbery, accomplice to theft, and theft of a credit device is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3) and (7). |
Interest of B.V
2025 ND 28
Highlight: The Indian Child Welfare Act ("ICWA") has no exception for incarceration and neither incarceration nor doubtful prospects for rehabilitation will relieve a Human Service Zone of its duty under ICWA to make active efforts. The circumstances surrounding a parent's incarceration may have a direct bearing on what active efforts are possible. |
Interest of B.V.
2025 ND 28
Highlight: The Indian Child Welfare Act ("ICWA") has no exception for incarceration and neither incarceration nor doubtful prospects for rehabilitation will relieve a Human Service Zone of its duty under ICWA to make active efforts. The circumstances surrounding a parent's incarceration may have a direct bearing on what active efforts are possible. |
Almklov v. State
2025 ND 27 Highlight: A district court's order summarily dismissing an application for postconviction relief is affirmed. |
Access Independent Health Services, Inc., d/b/a Red River Women's Clinic. et al. v. Wrigley, et al.
2025 ND 26 |
Berger v. Repnow
2025 ND 25
Highlight: The law on partition of property, N.D.C.C. ch. 32-16, controls the distribution of property accumulated by unmarried partners and cohabitants. Although legal ownership of property is strong evidence of an intention to not share property, legal ownership is not dispositive when the person who is not the legal owner has financially contributed to the acquisition of the property. |