ND SB2288

Creates a new procedure allowing courts to direct parties in divorce cases to prepare a "summary real estate disposition judgment" that clearly documents real property divisions in a standardized format.

Requires the summary judgment to include specific information such as case caption, marriage dates, legal descriptions of property, names of parties receiving interests, liens and encumbrances, and any contingent events affecting the property.

Allows courts to issue amended summary judgments to correct erroneous legal descriptions without requiring a hearing or notice, provided the court finds it had jurisdiction and the property was sufficiently identified in original proceedings.

Provides that summary real estate disposition judgments operate as conveyance documents and, when recorded with the county recorder, supersede conflicting information in the original divorce decree for subsequent good faith purchasers.

Passed the Senate 46-0 (1 absent) and House 92-0 (2 absent) during the 2011 legislative session.