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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 …

NRS 125C.001 State policy. The Legislature declares that it is the policy of this State: 1. To ensure that minor children have frequent associations and a continuing relationship with both parents after the parents have ended their relationship, become separated or dissolved thei…

NRS 125C.0015 Parents have joint custody until otherwise ordered by court. 1. The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents. 2. If a court has not made a determination regarding the custody of…

NRS 125C.002 Joint legal custody. 1. When a court is making a determination regarding the legal custody of a child, there is a presumption, affecting the burden of proof, that joint legal custody would be in the best interest of a minor child if: (a) The parents have agreed to an…

NRS 125C.0025 Joint physical custody. 1. When a court is making a determination regarding the physical custody of a child, there is a preference that joint physical custody would be in the best interest of a minor child if: (a) The parents have agreed to an award of joint physica…

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)