Legal Opinion
Gange v. Clerk of Burleigh County District Court
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 1988No. Civ. No. 870389PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
Mary Lou Gange appealed from a district court judgment upholding, as constitutional, a statute which requires collection of a $50 fee from every person filing a divorce action to fund a displaced homemaker program. We affirm.
Section 14-06.1-15, N.D.C.C., assesses a $50 fee against every person filing “a petition for dissolution of marriage, annulment, or separation from bed and board.” This fee, called a “marriage dissolution fee” by the parties, is in addition to the regular $20 filing fee for civil actions [see § 11-17-04(1), N.D.C.C.], but may be waived if the person is…
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