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NRS 425.355 Debt for support not to be incurred by recipient of certain public assistance; certain debts owed by recipient to be held in abeyance. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 31A, 125B and 126 of NRS, debts for support of a child owed to any person may not be in…

NRS 425.360 Debt for support: Payment of public assistance creates debt; amount; Division entitled to reimbursement; conditions under which debt not incurred; provision of information concerning health insurance coverage of dependent children. 1. Any payment of public assistance …

NRS 425.363 State Child Support Disbursement Fund: Creation; deposits in Fund; use of money in Fund. 1. The State Child Support Disbursement Fund is hereby created as an agency fund, to be administered by the Chief. All money collected or otherwise received by the enforcing autho…

NRS 425.364 Insurers to exchange certain information with Program; duties of insurers. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 7 and 8, each insurer shall, not later than 5 days after opening a tort liability claim for bodily injury or wrongful death, a workers’ compensati…

NRS 425.365 Authority of Administrator to adopt regulations and carry out chapter. 1. The Administrator or the designee of the Administrator is responsible for and shall supervise the Program, subject to administrative supervision by the Director of the Department of Human Servic…

NRS 425.370 Duty of Division and prosecuting attorney to carry out Program. Subject to administrative supervision by the Director of the Department of Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.365: 1. Whenever the Division provides public assistance on behalf of a child, the Division an…

NRS 425.375 Participation in Program by counties; participating county required to pay cost of Program; withdrawal from Program by county. 1. Each county may participate in the Program. If a county participates in the Program, the county shall pay the cost of the Program in that …

NRS 425.380 Establishment of paternity and enforcement of support: Duty of district attorney; authority of Attorney General. 1. The district attorney is responsible for establishing paternity and securing support pursuant to this chapter in cases referred by the Division. 2. The …

NRS 425.381 Judicial officer: Appointment; qualifications. 1. A judicial officer must be appointed as set forth in this section and NRS 3.405. 2. The district judges of: (a) The Family Court of the Second Judicial District shall appoint the judicial officers for that District, an…

NRS 425.382 Authority of Chief and judicial officer. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 425.346, the Chief may proceed pursuant to NRS 425.3822 to 425.3852, inclusive, after: (a) Payment of public assistance by the Division; or (b) Receipt of a request for services to carry o…

NRS 425.3822 Notice and finding of financial responsibility: Issuance; service. 1. If there is no court order concerning the support of a child entered against the parent from whom support is sought, the Chief may issue a notice and finding of financial responsibility after the D…

NRS 425.3824 Notice and finding of financial responsibility: Contents; conference; hearing. 1. The notice and finding of financial responsibility issued pursuant to NRS 425.3822 must include: (a) The name of the person who has physical custody of the dependent child and the name …

NRS 425.3826 Notice and finding of financial responsibility: Additional requirements when paternity has not been legally established. If the paternity of the dependent child has not been legally established and a notice and finding of financial responsibility is to be served on t…

NRS 425.3828 Hearing required upon request; issuance of recommendation for support by judicial officer; approval of recommendation by district court; judicial relief. 1. If a written response setting forth objections and requesting a hearing is received by the office issuing the …

NRS 425.383 Modification or adjustment of order for support. 1. After the entry of a recommendation for the support of a dependent child by the judicial officer that has been approved by the district court pursuant to NRS 425.3844, or after entry of an order for the support of a …

NRS 425.3832 Hearings: Procedure; subpoenas; compensation of witnesses; evidence. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 425.382 to 425.3852, inclusive, must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this section by a qualifie…

NRS 425.3834 Enforcement of order approving recommendation for support; judicial review; effect of recommendation during judicial review. 1. Upon issuance by a district court of an order approving a recommendation entered by a judicial officer pursuant to NRS 425.382 to 425.3852,…

NRS 425.3835 Court prohibited from staying proceeding or refusing hearing in certain circumstances; court required to hold hearing; court authorized to issue support order pendente lite. Except as otherwise required by the provisions of this chapter, a court of this state: 1. Sha…

NRS 425.3836 Notice of intent to enforce court order for support; hearing; issuance of recommendation for support; effect of approval of recommendation; effect of noncompliance with order. 1. After the issuance of an order for the support of a dependent child by a court, the Chie…

NRS 425.3838 Establishment of paternity: Procedure when paternity not disputed. 1. The judicial officer may enter a recommendation establishing the paternity of a child during a proceeding concerning the support of a dependent child pursuant to NRS 425.382 to 425.3852, inclusive,…

NRS 425.384 Establishment of paternity: Procedure when paternity is disputed. 1. The judicial officer shall order blood tests or tests for the genetic identification of the child, mother and alleged father if such tests are not ordered pursuant to NRS 425.490 and: (a) Paternity i…

NRS 425.3841 Establishment of paternity: Recommendation for temporary support pending resolution of proceedings. Upon the motion of a party in a proceeding to establish paternity, the judicial officer shall issue a recommendation for the temporary support of the dependent child p…

NRS 425.3844 Recommendation entered by judicial officer: Notification of parties; objection to recommendation; judicial review; approval and filing; effect upon filing. 1. A recommendation entered by a judicial officer pursuant to NRS 425.382 to 425.3852, inclusive, including a r…

NRS 425.3846 Enforcement of support in accordance with chapter 31A of NRS. In addition to any other remedy provided by law for the enforcement of support, if a recommendation for support of a dependent child has been entered by the judicial officer, approved by the district court…

NRS 425.3847 Retention of annual fees to carry out Program. [Effective until the date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 654 requiring each state to impose an annual fee of $35 in the case of a person who has never received assistance pursuant to Title IV of the Social Securi…

NRS 425.3848 Disposal of property by parent: Temporary restraining order; bond; notice of lis pendens. 1. If at any time after service, receipt or refusal of a notice pursuant to NRS 425.3824 and before the filing of an order for support of a dependent child, the Chief reasonably…

NRS 425.385 Certification of complex issues to district court; temporary support. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the judicial officer may certify a proceeding to establish an order for support of a dependent child or arrearages to the district court if the i…

NRS 425.3852 Certification of proceeding to district court: Representation of public interests; presentation of case. 1. In a proceeding certified to the district court pursuant to the provisions of NRS 425.3848 or 425.385, the interests of the public must be represented by the d…

NRS 425.3855 Social security numbers of parents or legal guardians to be provided to enforcing authority. A district court that enters an order pursuant to NRS 425.382 to 425.3852, inclusive, or an order approving a recommendation for the support of a dependent child made by a ju…

NRS 425.390 Statement of responsible parent concerning ability to support child: Contents; additional statements; penalties. 1. The responsible parent of a legitimate child or a child whose paternity has been judicially determined shall complete a written statement, under oath, o…

NRS 425.393 Authority of Chief to request information to carry out chapter; compliance with request. 1. The Chief may request the following information to carry out the provisions of this chapter: (a) The records of the following public officers and state, county and local agenci…

NRS 425.395 Submission to Division of information regarding holders of certain licenses, certificates or permits; dissemination of information. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding…

NRS 425.397 Use of information received regarding holders of certain licenses, certificates or permits; notification that holder is in arrears in payment of support. 1. Each district attorney or other public agency in this State collecting support for children shall compare the i…

NRS 425.400 Registry of information concerning responsible parents: Establishment; requests for information and assistance; failure to comply with request; disclosure of information. 1. The Division may establish a central unit to serve as a registry for the receipt of informatio…

NRS 425.405 Adoption and enforcement of regulations for protection of privacy. 1. The Administrator shall adopt such regulations as are required pursuant to Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq.), either directly or as a condition to the receipt of federal…

NRS 425.410 Payment of support through enforcing authority; collection and use of damages for dishonored check, draft or extension of credit. 1. Whenever, as a result of any assignment or action, money for the support of a dependent child is paid, such payment must be paid to the…

NRS 425.420 Deposit of certain receipts in State General Fund. Except as otherwise required to carry out the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 654b, all money collected in fees, costs, attorney’s fees, interest payments, incentive payments or other payments received by the Administrator …

NRS 425.430 Distribution of money recovered by enforcing authority. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 425.410, any money recovered by the enforcing authority under this chapter must be distributed pursuant to regulations adopted by the Division which must not di…

NRS 425.440 Uncollectible debt for support. Any support debt due the Division from a responsible parent which the Administrator deems uncollectible may be transferred from accounts receivable to a suspense account and cease to be accounted as an asset. At any time after 1 year fr…

NRS 425.450 Adjustment of orders for support. 1. The Division shall adopt regulations establishing a formula for: (a) The adjustment of court orders for the support of children based upon changes in the cost of living; and (b) The times at which such an adjustment is appropriate.…

NRS 425.460 Exchanges of data with financial institutions; encumbrance or surrender of assets of responsible parents held by financial institutions; financial institutions not liable for compliance; Division or agency for enforcement of child support located in another state not …

NRS 425.470 Collection of arrearages in payments of support; notice to responsible parent; request for hearing; good faith effort to resolve matter required before hearing. 1. The Chief shall send a notice by first-class mail to each responsible parent who is in arrears in any pa…

NRS 425.480 Fraudulent transfer of property by responsible parent: Duties of Division. 1. If the Division determines that a responsible parent has made a fraudulent transfer of property for which an action for relief may be brought pursuant to chapter 112 of NRS, the Division sha…

NRS 425.490 Blood tests or tests of genetic identification to determine paternity: Authority of Chief; payment of costs; orders for additional testing. 1. After paternity is alleged pursuant to NRS 425.3826, and a written response denying paternity and requesting a hearing is rec…

NRS 425.500 “Agency that issues a professional, occupational or recreational license, certificate or permit” defined. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricti…

NRS 425.510 Reporting to Department of Motor Vehicles and Department of Wildlife names of persons who failed to pay support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; request for hearing; good faith effort to resolve matter required; plan for repayment of arrearages. [Effectiv…