North Dakota Century Code

N.D. Cent. Code § 14-20-07 (2026)

(201) Establishment of parent-child relationship

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1. The mother-child relationship is established between a woman and a child by:\n\n Page No. 2

a. The woman's having given birth to the child;

b. An adjudication of the woman's maternity; or

c. Adoption of the child by the woman.

2. The father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by:

a. An unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity of the child under section 14-20-10;

b. An effective acknowledgment of paternity by the man under sections 14-20-11 through 14-20-24, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged;

c. An adjudication of the man's paternity;

d. Adoption of the child by the man; or

e. The man's having consented to assisted reproduction by a woman under sections 14-20-59 through 14-20-65 which resulted in the birth of the child. \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2024 · leading case: D.E. v. K.F., 825 N.W.2d 832 (N.D. 2012).
D.E. v. K.F., 825 N.W.2d 832 (N.D. 2012). · cites it 2× “” As relevant to this case, under N.D.C.C. § 14-20-07(2)(a), “[t]he father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by: a.”
State v. Wolfgram, 2012 ND 251 (N.D. 2012). · cites it 2× “” As relevant to this case, under N.D.C.C. § 14-20-07(2)(a), “[t]he father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by: a.”
Est. of Lindberg, 2024 ND 10 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 6× “N.D.C.C. § 14-20-07(2) (U.P.A. § 201(b)).”
— N.D. Cent. Code § 14-20-07(2) — 1 case
Est. of Lindberg, 2024 ND 10 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “N.D.C.C. § 14-20-07(2) (U.P.A. § 201(b)).”
— N.D. Cent. Code § 14-20-07(2)(a) — 3 cases
D.E. v. K.F., 825 N.W.2d 832 (N.D. 2012). “” As relevant to this case, under N.D.C.C. § 14-20-07(2)(a), “[t]he father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by: a.”
State v. Wolfgram, 2012 ND 251 (N.D. 2012). “” As relevant to this case, under N.D.C.C. § 14-20-07(2)(a), “[t]he father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by: a.”
Est. of Lindberg, 2024 ND 10 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “N.D.C.C. § 14-20-07(2) (U.P.A. § 201(b)).”
— N.D. Cent. Code § 14-20-07(2)(c) — 1 case
Est. of Lindberg, 2024 ND 10 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “N.D.C.C. § 14-20-07(2) (U.P.A. § 201(b)).”
— N.D. Cent. Code § 14-20-07(2)(d) — 1 case
Est. of Lindberg, 2024 ND 10 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “N.D.C.C. § 14-20-07(2) (U.P.A. § 201(b)).”
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