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NRS 123.060 No interests in property of other. Except as mentioned in NRS 123.070, neither spouse has any interest in the property of the other spouse. [18:119:1873; B § 168; BH § 516; C § 527; RL § 2172; NCL § 3372]—(NRS A 2017, 761)

NRS 123.070 Spouses may make contracts. Either spouse may enter into any contract, engagement or transaction with the other spouse, or with any other person respecting property, which either might enter into if unmarried, subject in any contract, engagement or transaction between…

NRS 123.080 Contract altering legal relations: Separation agreement; consideration; introduction in evidence in divorce action. 1. A married couple cannot by any contract with each other alter their legal relations except as to property, and except that they may agree to an immed…

NRS 123.090 Necessaries provided to neglected spouse when neglecting spouse neglects to provide; recovery of value. If a spouse neglects to make adequate provision for the support of his or her spouse, any other person may in good faith supply the neglected spouse with articles n…

NRS 123.100 Abandoned spouse not liable for support of abandoning spouse. A spouse abandoned by his or her spouse is not liable for the support of the abandoning spouse until such spouse offers to return unless the misconduct of the abandoned spouse justified the abandonment. [23…

NRS 123.110 When spouse must support other spouse. A spouse must support his or her spouse out of his or her separate property when the spouse has no separate property and they have no community property and the spouse, from infirmity, is not able or competent to support himself …

NRS 123.121 Segregation of damage awards when spouses sue jointly. When spouses sue jointly, any damages awarded shall be segregated as follows: 1. If the action is for personal injuries, damages assessed for: (a) Personal injuries and pain and suffering, to the injured spouse as…

NRS 123.125 Character of property transferred into trust. 1. A trust instrument may provide that community property or separate property transferred into an irrevocable trust of which both spouses are distribution beneficiaries, as defined in NRS 163.415, remains community proper…

NRS 123.130 Separate property of each spouse. All property of a spouse owned by him or her before marriage, and that was acquired by him or her afterwards by gift, bequest, devise, descent or by an award for personal injury damages, with the rents, issues and profits thereof, is …

NRS 123.140 Inventory of separate property: Execution; recording; supplemental inventory. 1. A full and complete inventory of the separate property of a married person, exclusive of money, may be made out and signed by such person, acknowledged or proved in the manner required fo…

NRS 123.150 Recording of inventory is notice and evidence of title. 1. If a married person is a resident of this state, the recording of the inventory of the person’s separate property in the office of the recorder of the county in which the person resides is notice of the person…

NRS 123.160 Effect of failure to record inventory. 1. When a married person is a resident of this state, the failure to file for record an inventory of such person’s separate property in the office of the recorder of the county of residence, or the omission from the inventory, fi…

NRS 123.170 Each spouse controls own separate property. Either spouse may, without the consent of the other spouse, convey, charge, encumber or otherwise in any manner dispose of his or her separate property. [9:119:1873; B § 159; BH § 507; C § 518; RL § 2163; NCL § 3363]—(NRS A …

NRS 123.180 Property and earnings of minor children. 1. Any property acquired by a child by gift, bequest, devise or descent, with the rents, issues and profits thereof, is the child’s own property, and neither parent is entitled to any interest therein. 2. The earnings and accum…

NRS 123.190 Earnings of either spouse appropriated to own use pursuant to written authorization of other spouse deemed gift. When a spouse has given written authority to his or her spouse to appropriate to his or her own use the spouse’s earnings, the same, with the issues and pr…

NRS 123.220 Community property defined. All property, other than that stated in NRS 123.130, acquired after marriage by either spouse or both spouses, is community property unless otherwise provided by: 1. An agreement in writing between the spouses. 2. A decree of separate maint…

NRS 123.225 Interests of each spouse in community property are present, existing and equal interests. 1. The respective interests of each spouse in community property during continuance of the marriage relation are present, existing and equal interests, subject to the provisions …

NRS 123.230 Control of community property. A spouse may, by written power of attorney, give to the other the complete power to sell, convey or encumber any property held as community property or either spouse, acting alone, may manage and control community property, whether the c…

NRS 123.240 Payments or refunds under benefit or savings plans to employees, beneficiaries or estates: Discharge of employer, trustee or insurance company from adverse claims; notice. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 123.220 and 123.230, whenever payment or refund is made to…

NRS 123.250 Ownership of survivor upon death of spouse; disposal by will of decedent. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, upon the death of either spouse: (a) An undivided one-half interest in the community property is the property of the surviving spouse and his or …

NRS 123.259 Division of income and resources of married couple: Manner; conditions; restrictions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a court of competent jurisdiction may, upon a proper petition filed by a spouse or the guardian of a spouse, enter a decree dividing …

NRS 123.270 Contracts or settlements to be written and acknowledged. All marriage contracts or settlements must be in writing, and executed and acknowledged or proved in like manner as a conveyance of land is required to be executed and acknowledged or proved. [27:119:1873; B § 1…

NRS 123.280 Recording in counties where real property situated. When such marriage contract or settlement is acknowledged or proved, it must be recorded in the office of the recorder of every county in which any real property may be situated which is conveyed or affected by such …

NRS 123.290 Record of contract to impart notice. When such marriage contract or settlement is deposited in the recorder’s office for record, it shall, as to all property affected thereby in the county where the same is deposited, impart full notice to all persons of the contents …

NRS 123.300 Effect of not recording contract or settlement. No such marriage contract or settlement shall be valid as to any real property, or affect the same, except as between the parties thereto, until it shall be deposited for record with the recorder of the county in which s…

NRS 123.310 Minors may make marriage contracts or settlements. A minor capable of contracting marriage may make a valid marriage contract or settlement. [31:119:1873; B § 181; BH § 529; C § 540; RL § 2185; NCL § 3385]