N.D. Cent. Code § 14-05-01 : — DOMESTIC RELATIONS AND PERSONS05 - DIVORCE —05-01 - Marriage - How dissolved

Marriage is dissolved only:

1. By the death of one of the parties; or
2. By a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction decreeing a divorce of the parties.

N.D.C.C. § 14-05-01

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