Reasons for divorce in North Dakota

It is possible to file for divorce in North Dakota on a fault or no-fault basis. This is possible whether you are filing a divorce without a lawyer or a standard court-based case. The no-fault ground for divorce in North Dakota is “irreconcilable differences.” There are also fault-based reasons for divorce, such as conviction of a felony, cruelty, adultery, abuse of drugs or alcohol, desertion of a year or longer, willful neglect and potentially other reasons.