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NRS 125.330 Cause for annulment: Want of understanding. 1. When either of the parties to a marriage for want of understanding shall be incapable of assenting thereto, the marriage shall be void from the time its nullity shall be declared by a court of competent authority. 2. The …

NRS 125.340 Cause for annulment: Fraud. 1. If the consent of either party was obtained by fraud and fraud has been proved, the marriage shall be void from the time its nullity shall be declared by a court of competent authority. 2. No marriage may be annulled for fraud if the par…

NRS 125.350 Cause for annulment: Grounds for declaring contract void in equity. A marriage may be annulled for any cause which is a ground for annulling or declaring void a contract in a court of equity. [Part 1:147:1931; A 1951, 58]

NRS 125.360 Annulment of marriage contracted within State: No requirement of residence. Annulment of marriages contracted, performed or entered into within the State of Nevada may be obtained by complaint, under oath, to any district court of the State of Nevada for any cause pro…

NRS 125.370 Annulment of marriage not contracted within State: Jurisdiction of district court. 1. Annulment of marriages contracted, performed or entered into without the State of Nevada may, for any cause provided by law for annulment of marriage, be obtained by complaint, under…

NRS 125.380 Cause for annulment may be pleaded in divorce complaint. A cause of action for annulment may be pleaded in the same complaint with a cause of action for divorce. [Part 1:147:1931; A 1951, 58]

NRS 125.390 Action in rem; status of parties determined. Any action brought in this State for annulment of marriage shall be an action in rem, and in addition to annulling or declaring the contract of marriage void the courts shall regulate and determine the status of the parties…

NRS 125.400 Service of process. In any suits brought under this chapter for annulment of marriage, process shall be served in the same manner as in actions at law, and the courts shall have the same power upon a substituted or constructive service of process to annul a marriage a…

NRS 125.410 Issue of marriages are legitimate. 1. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to make the issue of any marriage illegitimate if the person or persons shall not be of lawful age. 2. The issue of all marriages deemed null in law shall be legitimate. [Part 2:33:…

NRS 125.420 Presumption: Law of another state same as law of Nevada. In any suit in this State for an annulment of marriage in anywise affected by the law of another state, it shall be presumed that the law of such other state is the same as the law of this State, unless and unti…

NRS 125.430 Reporting and transcription of evidence: Filing and costs. 1. When ordered by the court, the evidence in annulment of marriage actions shall be reported and transcribed and the transcript thereof filed with the pleadings in the case. 2. The cost of such transcript sha…

NRS 125.440 Judgment for arrearages in payment of support. 1. When either party to an action for annulment or declaration of nullity of a void marriage, makes default in paying any sum of money as required by the judgment or order directing the payment thereof, the district court…

NRS 125.443 Summary proceeding for annulment: Conditions. A marriage may be dissolved by the summary proceeding for annulment set forth in NRS 125.443 to 125.449, inclusive, when all of the following conditions exist at the time the proceeding is commenced: 1. Either party has me…

NRS 125.445 Summary proceeding for annulment: Commencement of action; contents of petition; affidavit of corroboration of residency. 1. A summary proceeding for an annulment may be commenced by filing in any district court a joint petition, signed under oath by both spouses, stat…

NRS 125.447 Summary proceeding for annulment: Termination of summary proceeding by revocation of petition. 1. At any time before the entry of a final judgment, either party to the marriage may revoke the joint petition and thereby terminate the summary proceeding for an annulment…

NRS 125.449 Summary proceeding for annulment: Entry of final judgment. 1. Entry of the final judgment upon a petition for a summary proceeding for an annulment constitutes a final adjudication of the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to the status of the marriage…

NRS 125.555 Required notice concerning admission to bail. 1. A restraining order or injunction that is in the nature of a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence which is issued in an action or proceeding brought pursuant to this title must provide no…

NRS 125.560 Penalty for violation. 1. A person who intentionally violates a restraining order or injunction that is in the nature of a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence and that is issued in an action or proceeding brought pursuant to this title…

NRS 125A.005 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. (Added to NRS by 2003, 990) Definitions

NRS 125A.015 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 125A.025 to 125A.175, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2003, 990)

NRS 125A.025 “Abandoned” defined. “Abandoned” means left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision. (Added to NRS by 2003, 990)

NRS 125A.035 “Child” defined. “Child” means a person who has not attained 18 years of age. (Added to NRS by 2003, 990)

NRS 125A.045 “Child custody determination” defined. 1. “Child custody determination” means a judgment, decree or other order of a court which provides for the legal custody, physical custody or visitation with respect to a child. 2. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initi…

NRS 125A.055 “Child custody proceeding” defined. 1. “Child custody proceeding” means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody or visitation with respect to a child is an issue. 2. The term includes a proceeding for divorce, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, gua…

NRS 125A.065 “Commencement” defined. “Commencement” means the filing of the first pleading in a proceeding. (Added to NRS by 2003, 991)

NRS 125A.075 “Court” defined. “Court” means an entity authorized pursuant to the law of a state to establish, enforce or modify a child custody determination. (Added to NRS by 2003, 991)

NRS 125A.085 “Home state” defined. “Home state” means: 1. The state in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least 6 consecutive months, including any temporary absence from the state, immediately before the commencement of a child custody procee…

NRS 125A.095 “Initial determination” defined. “Initial determination” means the first child custody determination concerning a particular child. (Added to NRS by 2003, 991)

NRS 125A.105 “Issuing court” defined. “Issuing court” means the court that makes a child custody determination for which enforcement is sought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (Added to NRS by 2003, 991)

NRS 125A.115 “Modification” defined. “Modification” means a child custody determination that changes, replaces, supersedes or is otherwise made after a previous determination concerning the same child, whether or not it is made by the court that made the previous determination. (…

NRS 125A.125 “Person” defined. “Person” means any of the following: 1. A natural person. 2. Any form of business or commercial entity and any other nongovernmental legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, limited-liability company, association, joi…

NRS 125A.135 “Person acting as a parent” defined. “Person acting as a parent” means a person, other than a parent, who: 1. Has physical custody of the child or has had physical custody of the child for a period of 6 consecutive months, including any temporary absence, within 1 ye…

NRS 125A.145 “Physical custody” defined. “Physical custody” means the physical care and supervision of a child. (Added to NRS by 2003, 992)

NRS 125A.155 “State” defined. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (Added to NRS by 2003, 992)

NRS 125A.165 “Tribe” defined. “Tribe” means an Indian tribe or band or Alaskan native village which is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state. (Added to NRS by 2003, 992)

NRS 125A.175 “Warrant” defined. “Warrant” means an order issued by a court authorizing law enforcement officers to take physical custody of a child. (Added to NRS by 2003, 992) Applicability and Procedure

NRS 125A.205 Proceedings governed by other law. The provisions of this chapter do not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child. (Added to NRS by 2003, 992)

NRS 125A.215 Application to Indian tribes. 1. A court of this state shall treat an Indian tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying NRS 125A.005 to 125A.395, inclusive. 2. A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances…

NRS 125A.225 International application. 1. A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying NRS 125A.005 to 125A.395, inclusive. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a child custody determinatio…

NRS 125A.235 Effect of child custody determination. A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accorda…

NRS 125A.245 Priority. If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously. (Added to NRS…

NRS 125A.255 Notice to persons outside State. 1. Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this State may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this State for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notic…

NRS 125A.265 Appearance and limited immunity. 1. A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state f…

NRS 125A.275 Communication between courts. 1. A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 2. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are…

NRS 125A.285 Taking testimony in another state. 1. In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or oth…

NRS 125A.295 Cooperation between courts; preservation of records. 1. A court of this State may request the appropriate court of another state to: (a) Hold an evidentiary hearing; (b) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; (c) Order that a…