Title 11

NRS 125B.014 Jurisdiction. 1. Each district court has jurisdiction of an action brought under this chapter. 2. In addition to any other method authorized by law for obtaining jurisdiction over a person inside or outside of this state, personal jurisdiction may be acquired anywher…

NRS 125B.020 Obligation of parents. 1. The parents of a child (in this chapter referred to as “the child”) have a duty to provide the child necessary maintenance, health care, education and support. 2. They are also liable, in the event of the child’s death, for its funeral expen…

NRS 125B.030 Recovery by parent with physical custody from other parent. Where the parents of a child do not reside together, the physical custodian of the child may recover from the parent without physical custody a reasonable portion of the cost of care, support, education and …

NRS 125B.040 Recovery by person other than parent. 1. The obligation of support imposed on the parents of a child also creates a cause of action on behalf of the legal representatives of either of them, or on behalf of third persons or public agencies furnishing support or defray…

NRS 125B.050 Period of limitations. 1. If there is no court order for support, any demand in writing to a parent not having physical custody for payment of support on behalf of a minor child, mailed to the last known address of the parent, tolls the running of the statute of limi…

NRS 125B.055 Order for support issued or modified on or after October 1, 1998: Provision of information by court and parties to action; regulations. 1. A court that, on or after October 1, 1998, issues or modifies an order in this State for the support of a child shall obtain and…

NRS 125B.065 Court required to determine whether any parties are receiving public assistance before issuing or modifying order for support; waiver of arrearages in payment of child support. Before a court issues or modifies an order for the support of a child, the court shall det…

NRS 125B.080 Amount of payment: Determination. A court of this State shall apply the guidelines established by the Administrator of the Division of Social Services of the Department of Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.620 to: 1. Determine the required support in any case involv…

NRS 125B.090 Manner of payment for judgment or order issued by court in Nevada. A judgment or order of a court of this State for the support of a child ordinarily must be for periodic payments which may vary in amount. In the best interest of the child, a lump-sum payment or the …

NRS 125B.100 Payment of arrearages for emancipated child. A parent who, at the time the child becomes emancipated, is delinquent in the payment of support for that child pursuant to an order of a court for support, shall continue to make the payments for the support as previously…

NRS 125B.110 Support of child with handicap beyond age of majority. 1. A parent shall support beyond the age of majority his or her child with a handicap until the child is no longer handicapped or until the child becomes self-supporting. The handicap of the child must have occur…

NRS 125B.120 Discharge of parent’s obligation. 1. The obligation of a parent other than that under the laws providing for the support of poor relatives is discharged by complying with a court order for support or with the terms of a judicially approved settlement. 2. The legal ad…

NRS 125B.130 Liability of parent’s estate. 1. The obligation of a parent is enforceable against his or her estate in such an amount as the court may determine, having regard to the age of the child, the ability of the custodial parent to support the child, the amount of property …

NRS 125B.135 Cause of action subsequent to issuance of order: Notice and service of process. If, after a court issues an order for the support of a child, a subsequent cause of action between the parties concerning the support of the child is initiated, the requirements for notic…

NRS 125B.140 Enforcement of order for support. 1. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 130 of NRS and NRS 125B.012: (a) If an order issued by a court provides for payment for the support of a child, that order is a judgment by operation of law on or after the date a payment is…

NRS 125B.142 Recordation of order for support after arrearage in payment; recorded order becomes lien on real and personal property owned by responsible parent; enforcement of lien; effect, priority and duration of lien. 1. If a responsible parent is in arrears in the payment for…

NRS 125B.144 Lien recorded in another state to enforce order for support entitled to full faith and credit; enforcement of lien. 1. A lien against the real or personal property of a responsible parent arising in another state to enforce an order that is entitled to recognition pu…

NRS 125B.145 Review and modification of order for support: Request for review; jurisdiction; notification of right to request review. 1. An order for the support of a child must, upon the filing of a request for review by: (a) The Division of Social Services of the Department of …

NRS 125B.150 Assistance by district attorney to establish parentage and obligation of support and to enforce payment of support; confidentiality; regulations. 1. The district attorney of the county of residence of the child, or of a parent, alleged parent or guardian who does not…

NRS 125B.160 Reports concerning collection and disbursement of support and establishment of paternity. 1. Each district attorney, and a designated representative of the Division of Social Services of the Department of Human Services who collects or disburses payments for the supp…

NRS 125B.170 Disclosure of information by enforcing authority; regulations. 1. The enforcing authority shall release information concerning a responsible parent’s obligation or failure to pay support for a child to an agency of the kind defined in 15 U.S.C. § 1681a(f), except tha…

NRS 125B.180 Concurrence of remedies. A criminal prosecution brought in accordance with the provisions of NRS 201.015 to 201.080, inclusive, is not a bar to, or barred by, civil proceedings to compel support; but money paid toward the support of the child under the provisions of …

NRS 125B.200 Definitions. As used in NRS 125B.200 to 125B.300, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Court” includes a referee or judicial officer appointed by the court. 2. “Minor child” means a person who is: (a) Under the age of 18 years; (b) Under the age of 1…

NRS 125B.210 Order for deposit of assets with trustee; duties of trustee; reimbursement of administrative costs. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125B.230, if, in any proceeding where the court has ordered a parent to pay for the support of a minor child: (a) A declaration …

NRS 125B.220 Order for sale of assets and deposit of proceeds with trustee; procedure for deposit of particular types of property. 1. Upon deposit of any asset pursuant to NRS 125B.210 which is not money or is not readily convertible into money, the court may, not fewer than 25 d…

NRS 125B.230 Considerations against deposit, sale or use of assets; presumptions against obligor-parent; procedure for opposition; attorney’s fees and costs. 1. If raised by the obligor-parent, the court, in deciding a motion for an order to deposit assets or a motion to stop a s…

NRS 125B.240 Limitations upon issuance of order for deposit of assets. The court shall not issue an order pursuant to NRS 125B.210, unless it finds the existence of one or more of the following conditions: 1. The obligor-parent is not receiving income which may be subject to an a…

NRS 125B.250 Assets subject to order for deposit; use of performance bond in lieu of other assets. 1. In determining which assets of the obligor-parent are to be subject to an order issued pursuant to NRS 125B.210, the court shall give priority to cash, then to other assets which…

NRS 125B.260 Ex parte order restraining disposition of property during pendency of proceedings. 1. During the pendency of any proceeding pursuant to NRS 125B.210, upon the motion of any party, the court may, without a hearing, issue ex parte orders restraining any person from tra…

NRS 125B.270 Limitation on liability of trustee. A trustee designated by the court to be responsible for receiving any money or property or for making any disbursements pursuant to NRS 125B.210, is not liable for any action undertaken in good faith and in conformance with NRS 125…

NRS 125B.280 Return of assets to obligor-parent; procedure for return of particular types of property. 1. The trustee designated by the court to receive assets pursuant to NRS 125B.210 shall return any assets to the obligor-parent when: (a) The obligor-parent has given the truste…

NRS 125B.290 Statement of disbursements and receipts. If requested by an obligor-parent, the trustee designated by the court to receive assets shall prepare a statement setting forth disbursements and receipts made pursuant to NRS 125B.210. (Added to NRS by 1989, 858)

NRS 125B.300 Recovery of unreimbursed fees and costs of trustee. 1. If the trustee designated by the court to receive assets pursuant to NRS 125B.210, incurs fees or costs which are not compensated by the deduction authorized pursuant to NRS 125B.210, the court: (a) Shall hold a …