North Dakota Code § 14-09-07

Residence of child
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1. A parent with primary residential responsibility for a child may not change the primary 
residence of the child to another state except upon order of the court or with the 
consent of the other parent, if the other parent has been given parenting time by the 
decree.
2. A parent with equal residential responsibility for a child may not change the residence 
of the child to another state except with consent of the other parent or order of the 
court allowing the move and awarding that parent primary residential responsibility.
3. A court order is not required if the other parent:
a. Has not exercised parenting time for a period of one year; or
b. Has moved to another state and is more than fifty miles [80.47 kilometers] from 
the residence of the parent with primary residential responsibility.

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