K.L.T. v. NDDHHS

Citations

• 2025 ND 76

Syllabus

The Court declined to answer the following certified question of law: \Is an unmarried couple able [to] adopt children under N.D.C.C. § 14-15-03(2)?\ Rule 47.1 of the North Dakota Rules of Appellate Procedure authorize the Court to answer questions of law certified by a state district court when two conditions are met: (A) there is a question of law involved in the proceeding that is determinative of the proceeding; and (B) it appears to the district court that there is no controlling precedent in the decisions of the supreme court. When the district court has not halted proceedings, but rather has concluded them by dismissing the complaint, the certification procedure does not apply.