Order re-establishing parental rights - Effect
N.D. Cent. Code § 27-20.6-12
in effect27-20.6-12. Order re-establishing parental rights - Effect
1. In granting a petition for re-establishment of the legal parent and child relationship, the
court shall enter its finding in a written order providing that from the date of the order of
re-establishment of parental rights, the child is the child of the genetic parent whose
rights were terminated and must be accorded all the same rights as existed before the
order terminating parental rights, including inheritance rights. The order must include
that all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations to each
other as genetic parent and child are re-established.
2. As of the effective date of a court order providing for the re-establishment of the legal
parent and child relationship:
a. The child is the legal child of the genetic parent;
b. The genetic parent whose rights were terminated under a previous order of the
court is restored to the status of legal parent of the child and all rights, powers,
privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations that were severed and terminated
by the court under section 27-20.3-20 are restored;
c. The order placing the child under the care, custody, and control of the human
service zone or division of juvenile services is terminated; and
d. Permanent legal and physical custody of the child is awarded to the genetic
parent.
3. An order re-establishing the legal parent and child relationship as to one genetic
parent of the child has no effect on:
a. The legal rights of any other genetic parent whose rights to the child have been
terminated by the court; or
b. The legal sibling relationship between the child and any other children of the
genetic parent.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t27c20-6.pdf#nameddest=27-20p6-12Fetched: 10/16/2026