Title 11

NRS 125C.003 Best interests of child: Primary physical custody; presumptions; child born out of wedlock. 1. A court may award primary physical custody to a parent if the court determines that joint physical custody is not in the best interest of a child. An award of joint physica…

NRS 125C.0035 Best interests of child: Joint physical custody; preferences; presumptions when court determines parent or person seeking custody is perpetrator of domestic violence or has committed act of abduction against child or any other child. 1. In any action for determining…

NRS 125C.004 Award of custody to person other than parent. 1. Before the court makes an order awarding custody to any person other than a parent, without the consent of the parents, it shall make a finding that an award of custody to a parent would be detrimental to the child and…

NRS 125C.0045 Court orders; modification or termination of orders; form for orders; court may order parent to post bond if parent resides in or has significant commitments in foreign country. 1. In any action for determining the custody of a minor child, the court may, except as …

NRS 125C.005 Plan for carrying out court’s order; access to child’s records. 1. The court may, when appropriate, require the parents to submit to the court a plan for carrying out the court’s order concerning custody. 2. Access to records and other information pertaining to a min…

NRS 125C.0055 Order for production of child before court; determinations concerning physical custody of child. 1. If, during any action for determining the custody of a minor child, either before or after the entry of a final order concerning the custody of a minor child, it appe…

NRS 125C.006 Consent required from noncustodial parent to relocate child when primary physical custody established; petition for permission from court; attorney’s fees and costs. 1. If primary physical custody has been established pursuant to an order, judgment or decree of a cou…

NRS 125C.0065 Consent required from non-relocating parent to relocate child when joint physical custody established; petition for primary physical custody; attorney’s fees and costs. 1. If joint physical custody has been established pursuant to an order, judgment or decree of a c…

NRS 125C.007 Petition for permission to relocate; factors to be weighed by court. 1. In every instance of a petition for permission to relocate with a child that is filed pursuant to NRS 125C.006 or 125C.0065, the relocating parent must demonstrate to the court that: (a) There ex…

NRS 125C.0075 Unlawful relocation with child; attorney’s fees and costs. If a parent with primary physical custody or joint physical custody relocates with a child in violation of NRS 200.359: 1. The court shall not consider any post-relocation facts or circumstances regarding th…

NRS 125C.008 Summary proceeding for custody: Conditions. An action to determine custody of a child may be brought by the summary proceeding set forth in NRS 125C.008 to 125C.0087, inclusive, when all of the following conditions exist at the time the summary proceeding is commence…

NRS 125C.0083 Summary proceeding for custody: Commencement of action; contents of petition. 1. A summary proceeding to determine the custody of a child may be commenced by filing in any district court a joint petition, signed under oath by both parties, stating that as of the dat…

NRS 125C.0085 Summary proceeding for custody: Termination of summary proceeding by revocation of petition. 1. At any time before the entry of an order to determine the custody of a child, either party to a joint petition filed pursuant to NRS 125C.0083 may revoke the joint petiti…

NRS 125C.0087 Summary proceeding for custody: Entry of order. 1. Entry of an order upon a petition for a summary proceeding for a determination of the custody of a child constitutes an adjudication of the rights and obligations of the parties regarding the custody, care, educatio…

NRS 125C.0089 Applicability of Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125C.008 to 125C.0087, inclusive, the proceedings, pleadings and practice must conform to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure as nearly as conveniently as possible, but all prelimi…

NRS 125C.010 Order awarding visitation rights must define rights with particularity and specify habitual residence of child. 1. Any order awarding a party a right of visitation of a minor child must: (a) Define that right with sufficient particularity to ensure that the rights of…

NRS 125C.020 Rights of noncustodial parent: Additional visits to compensate for wrongful deprivation of right to visit. 1. In a dispute concerning the rights of a noncustodial parent to visit his or her child, the court may, if it finds that the noncustodial parent is being wrong…

NRS 125C.030 Imprisonment for contempt for failure to comply with judgment ordering additional visit. 1. A custodial parent who fails to comply with a judgment ordering an additional visit may, upon a judgment of the court, be found guilty of contempt and sentenced to imprisonmen…

NRS 125C.040 Imprisonment for contempt: Violation of condition; failure to return when required. 1. If a custodial parent is imprisoned for contempt pursuant to NRS 125C.030 and violates any condition of that imprisonment, the court may: (a) Require that the custodial parent be c…

NRS 125C.050 Petition for right of visitation for certain relatives and other persons. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a parent of an unmarried minor child: (a) Is deceased; (b) Is divorced or separated from the parent who has custody of the child; (c) Has nev…

NRS 125C.0601 Short title. NRS 125C.0601 to 125C.0693, inclusive, may be cited as the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act. (Added to NRS by 2013, 762; A 2017, 738)

NRS 125C.0603 Definitions. As used in NRS 125C.0601 to 125C.0693, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 125C.0605 to 125C.0639, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2013, 762; A 2017, 738)

NRS 125C.0605 “Adult” defined. “Adult” means a person who is at least 18 years of age or an emancipated minor. (Added to NRS by 2013, 762)

NRS 125C.0607 “Caretaking authority” defined. “Caretaking authority” means the right to live with and care for a child on a day-to-day basis, including physical custody, parenting time, right to access and visitation. (Added to NRS by 2013, 763)

NRS 125C.0609 “Child” defined. “Child” means: 1. An unemancipated minor who has not attained 18 years of age; or 2. An adult son or daughter by birth or adoption, or under the laws of this State other than NRS 125C.0601 to 125C.0693, inclusive, who is the subject of an existing c…

NRS 125C.0610 “Civilian employee” defined. “Civilian employee” means a civilian employee of the United States Department of Defense. (Added to NRS by 2017, 738)

NRS 125C.0611 “Close and substantial relationship” defined. “Close and substantial relationship” means a relationship in which a significant bond exists between a child and a nonparent. (Added to NRS by 2013, 763)

NRS 125C.0613 “Court” defined. “Court” means an entity authorized under the laws of this State other than NRS 125C.0601 to 125C.0693, inclusive, to establish, enforce or modify a decision regarding custodial responsibility. (Added to NRS by 2013, 763)

NRS 125C.0615 “Custodial responsibility” defined. “Custodial responsibility” is a comprehensive term that includes any and all powers and duties relating to caretaking authority and decision-making authority for a child. The term includes custody, physical custody, legal custody,…

NRS 125C.0617 “Decision-making authority” defined. “Decision-making authority” means the power to make important decisions regarding a child, including decisions regarding the child’s education, religious training, health care, extracurricular activities and travel. The term does…

NRS 125C.0619 “Deploying parent” defined. “Deploying parent” means a service member or civilian employee who is deployed or has been notified of impending deployment, and is: 1. A parent of a child under the laws of this State other than NRS 125C.0601 to 125C.0693, inclusive; or …

NRS 125C.0621 “Deployment” defined. “Deployment” means the movement or mobilization of a service member or civilian employee to a location for more than 90 days but less than 18 months pursuant to an official order that: 1. Is designated as unaccompanied; 2. Does not authorize de…

NRS 125C.0623 “Family member” defined. “Family member” includes a sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, stepparent or grandparent of a child, and a person recognized to be in a familial relationship with a child under the laws of this State other than NRS 125C.0601 to 125C.0693, inclusiv…

NRS 125C.0625 “Limited contact” defined. “Limited contact” means the opportunity for a nonparent to visit with a child for a limited period of time. The term includes authority to take the child to a place other than the residence of the child. (Added to NRS by 2013, 763)

NRS 125C.0627 “Nonparent” defined. “Nonparent” means a person other than a deploying parent or other parent. (Added to NRS by 2013, 763)

NRS 125C.0629 “Other parent” defined. “Other parent” means a person who, in common with a deploying parent, is: 1. The parent of a child under the laws of this State other than NRS 125C.0601 to 125C.0693, inclusive; or 2. A person other than a parent with custodial responsibility…

NRS 125C.0631 “Record” defined. “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (Added to NRS by 2013, 764)

NRS 125C.0633 “Return from deployment” defined. “Return from deployment” means the conclusion of a service member’s or civilian employee’s deployment as specified in uniformed service orders. (Added to NRS by 2013, 764; A 2017, 738)

NRS 125C.0635 “Service member” defined. “Service member” means a member of a uniformed service. (Added to NRS by 2013, 764)

NRS 125C.0637 “State” defined. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (Added to NRS by 2013, 764)

NRS 125C.0639 “Uniformed service” defined. “Uniformed service” means: 1. Active and reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard of the United States; 2. The Merchant Marine, the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service or the Commissioned C…

NRS 125C.0641 Jurisdiction. 1. A court may issue an order regarding custodial responsibility under NRS 125C.0601 to 125C.0693, inclusive, only if the court has jurisdiction pursuant to chapter 125A of NRS. If the court has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibili…

NRS 125C.0643 Notice required of deploying parent. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, and subject to subsection 3, a deploying parent shall notify in a record the other parent of a pending deployment not later than 7 days after receiving notice of deployment unless …

NRS 125C.0645 Duty to notify of change of address. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person to whom custodial responsibility has been assigned or granted during deployment pursuant to NRS 125C.0649 to 125C.0677, inclusive, shall notify the deploying parent and an…

NRS 125C.0647 General considerations in custody proceeding of parent’s military service. In a proceeding for custodial responsibility of a child of a service member or civilian employee, a court may not consider a parent’s past deployment or possible future deployment in itself i…

NRS 125C.0649 Form of agreement. 1. The parents of a child may enter into a temporary agreement granting custodial responsibility during deployment. 2. An agreement under subsection 1 must be: (a) In writing; and (b) Signed by both parents and any nonparent to whom custodial resp…