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Timestamp: 2018-09-21 08:33:38
Document Index: 338482756

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 22', 'art 22', 'art 22', 'art 27', 'art 25', 'art 1', 'art 22', 'art 25', 'art 1', 'art 1', 'art 1', 'art 1', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'art 19', 'art 20', 'art 19', 'art 19', 'art 1', 'art 2', 'art 298', 'art 1', 'art 24', 'art 24']

(Added to NRS by 1985, 383; A 1991, 2179)
[Part 22:33:1861; A 1875, 63; 1913, 10; 1913, 159; 1915, 26; 1921, 2; 1921, 385; 1923, 389; 1927, 126; 1931, 161; 1931 NCL � 9460] + [1:111:1931; A 1939, 16; 1931 NCL � 9467.06]�(NRS A 1967, 805; 1969, 176; 1973, 736)
[Part 22:33:1861; A 1875, 63; 1913, 10, 159; 1915, 26; 1921, 2, 386; 1923, 389; 1927, 126; 1931, 161; 1931 NCL � 9460]�(NRS A 1981, 179)
1. In actions for divorce the complaint of the plaintiff or the cross-claim or counterclaim of the defendant may state the cause or causes for divorce upon which the party or parties rely, in the words of the statute. In such case either party, after appearance of the defendant and upon 5 days� written demand therefor, shall have a bill of particulars stating in detail the facts, dates, times and occasions upon which the plaintiff or the defendant relies for cause of action, and either party may, upon motion, be required to furnish in writing a further bill of particulars upon good cause shown.
[Part 22:33:1861; A 1875, 63; 1913, 10; 1913, 159; 1915, 26; 1921, 2; 1921, 385; 1923, 389; 1927, 126; 1931, 161; 1931 NCL � 9460] + [2:222:1931; 1931 NCL � 9467.04]
[Part 27:33:1861; A 1865, 99; 1915, 324; 1939, 18; 1931 NCL � 9465]�(NRS A 1963, 8; 1975, 246)
[Part 25:33:1861; A 1939, 18; 1943, 117; 1949, 54; 1943 NCL � 9463]�(NRS A 1979, 142)
[29:33:1861; A 1939, 18; 1931 NCL � 9467]�(NRS A 1963, 543)
[43:19:1865; B � 948; BH � 2462; C � 2543; RL � 4863; NCL � 8405] + [3:222:1931; 1931 NCL � 9467.05]�(NRS A 2007, 188)
[26:33:1861; B � 219; BH � 495; C � 506; RL � 5842; NCL � 9464]�(NRS A 1983, 416; 1985, 981)
[Part 1:352:1953]�(NRS A 1957, 270)
1. In any action for divorce, the following papers and pleadings in the action shall be open to public inspection in the clerk�s office:
[1:222:1931; 1931 NCL � 9467.03]�(NRS A 1963, 544)
[30:33:1861; added 1931, 179; 1931 NCL � 9467.01]�(NRS A 1957, 150; 1959, 778; 1973, 736)
[Part 22:33:1861; A 1875, 63; 1913, 10; 1913, 159; 1915, 26; 1921, 2; 1921, 385; 1923, 389; 1927, 126; 1931, 161; 1931 NCL � 9460] + [28:33:1861; A 1939, 18; 1931 NCL � 9466]�(NRS A 1975, 247; 1997, 2288; 1999, 2679)
(b) Order the party who rejected the offer to pay the reasonable attorney�s fees incurred by the opposing party after the date of the offer that relate to the adjudication of those property rights.
(c) Prohibit the party who rejected the offer from recovering any costs or attorney�s fees that relate to the adjudication of those property rights, except that the court may not, pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, prohibit the party from recovering any preliminary attorney�s fees that were awarded to the party during the pendency of the divorce action.
NRS 125.150 Alimony and adjudication of property rights; award of attorney�s fee; subsequent modification by court. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125.155 and unless the action is contrary to a premarital agreement between the parties which is enforceable pursuant to chapter 123A of NRS:
� As used in this subsection, �contribution� includes, without limitation, a down payment, a payment for the acquisition or improvement of property, and a payment reducing the principal of a loan used to finance the purchase or improvement of property. The term does not include a payment of interest on a loan used to finance the purchase or improvement of property, or a payment made for maintenance, insurance or taxes on property.
11. For the purposes of this section, a change of 20 percent or more in the gross monthly income of a spouse who is ordered to pay alimony shall be deemed to constitute changed circumstances requiring a review for modification of the payments of alimony. As used in this subsection, �gross monthly income� has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 125B.070.
[Part 25:33:1861; A 1939, 18; 1943, 117; 1949, 54; 1943 NCL � 9463]�(NRS A 1961, 401; 1975, 1588; 1979, 1821; 1989, 744, 1005; 1993, 240, 2550; 1995, 1968; 1999, 2023; 2003, 544; 2007, 2479)
NRS 125.155 Pension or retirement benefit provided by Public Employees� Retirement System or Judicial Retirement Plan: Determination of value of interest or entitlement; disposition; termination of obligation to pay. Unless the action is contrary to a premarital agreement between the parties which is enforceable pursuant to chapter 123A of NRS or is prohibited by specific statute:
1. In determining the value of an interest in or entitlement to a pension or retirement benefit provided by the Public Employees� Retirement System pursuant to chapter 286 of NRS or the Judicial Retirement Plan established pursuant to NRS 1A.300, the court:
2. The court may, in making a disposition of a pension or retirement benefit provided by the Public Employees� Retirement System or the Judicial Retirement Plan, order that the benefit not be paid before the date on which the participating party retires. To ensure that the party who is not a participant will receive payment for the benefits, the court may:
� a party who is a participant in the Public Employees� Retirement System or the Judicial Retirement Plan provides an alternative to an unmodified service retirement allowance pursuant to NRS 1A.450 or 286.590.
1. When either party to an action for divorce, makes default in paying any sum of money as required by the judgment or order directing the payment thereof, the district court may make an order directing entry of judgment for the amount of such arrears, together with costs and a reasonable attorney�s fee.
[Part 1:147:1953; A 1955, 182]�(NRS A 1975, 1589)
[1:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3365; NCL � 9468]�(NRS A 1981, 184)
[2:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3365; NCL � 9469]�(NRS A 1981, 184; 1989, 1007)
� if it is contrary to a premarital agreement between the spouses which is enforceable pursuant to chapter 123A of NRS.
[3:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3366; NCL � 9470]�(NRS A 1981, 184; 1989, 1007; 1997, 2288, 2289)
[4:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3366; NCL � 9471]�(NRS A 1981, 185; 2001, 1756)
[5:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3366; NCL � 9472]�(NRS A 1997, 2289; 1999, 2680)
[6:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3366; NCL � 9473]�(NRS A 1981, 185)
[7:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3366; NCL � 9474]�(NRS A 1981, 185)
[Part 1:352:1953]�(NRS A 1957, 271)
[Part 1:79:1949; 1943 NCL � 9474.01]
1. In an action for separation, where payment of any sum of money required by judgment or order is in default, the district court may make an order directing the entry of judgment for the amount of the arrears, together with costs and disbursements not to exceed $10 and a reasonable attorney�s fee.
[Part 1:147:1953; A 1955, 182]�(NRS A 1981, 185)
� are void without any decree of divorce or annulment or other legal proceedings. A marriage void under this section shall not bar prosecution for the crime of bigamy pursuant to NRS 201.160.
[18:33:1861; B � 211; BH � 487; C � 498; RL � 2354; NCL � 4066]�(NRS A 1959, 195; 1967, 531; 1973, 201)
[Part 1:147:1931; A 1951, 58]�(NRS A 1959, 196)
[Part 2:33:1861; A 1867, 88; 1891, 15; 1947, 445; 1943 NCL � 4051] + [Part 19:33:1861; A 1947, 445; 1943 NCL � 4067] + [Part 20:33:1861; A 1947, 445; 1943 NCL � 4068]�(NRS A 1973, 1578; 1975, 1818; 1977, 275)
[Part 19:33:1861; A 1947, 445; 1943 NCL � 4067] + [20:33:1861; A 1947, 445; 1943 NCL � 4068]
[Part 19:33:1861; A 1947, 445; 1943 NCL � 4067]
[Part 1:147:1931; A 1951, 58] + [3:147:1931; 1931 NCL � 4070.02]
[2:147:1931; 1931 NCL � 4070.01]
[4:147:1931; 1931 NCL � 4070.03]
[Part 2:33:1861; A 1867, 88; 1891, 15; 1947, 445; 1943 NCL � 4051] + [Part 298:107:1941; 1931 NCL � 9882.298]
[5:147:1931; 1931 NCL � 4070.04]
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 may make an order directing the entry of judgment for the amount of such arrears, together with costs and a reasonable attorney�s fee.
[Part 1:147:1953; A 1955, 182]�(NRS A 1975, 1818)
(Added to NRS by 1981, 283)�(Substituted in revision for NRS 125.132)
1. If, during any proceeding brought under this chapter, either before or after the entry of a final order concerning the custody of a minor child, it appears to the court that any minor child of either party has been, or is likely to be, taken or removed out of this State or concealed within this State, the court shall forthwith order such child to be produced before it and make such disposition of the child�s custody as appears most advantageous to and in the best interest of the child and most likely to secure to him the benefit of the final order or the modification or termination of the final order to be made in his behalf.
2. If, during any proceeding brought under this chapter, either before or after the entry of a final order concerning the custody of a minor child, the court finds that it would be in the best interest of the minor child, the court may enter an order providing that a party may, with the assistance of the appropriate law enforcement agency, obtain physical custody of the child from the party having physical custody of the child. The order must provide that if the party obtains physical custody of the child, the child must be produced before the court as soon as practicable to allow the court to make such disposition of the child�s custody as appears most advantageous to and in the best interest of the child and most likely to secure to him the benefit of the final order or the modification or termination of the final order to be made in his behalf.
[Part 24:33:1861; A 1947, 271; 1953, 116]�(NRS A 1979, 142, 367, 368; 1993, 2136; 1999, 737; 2003, 1004)
(a) To both parents jointly pursuant to NRS 125.490 or to either parent. If the court does not enter an order awarding joint custody of a child after either parent has applied for joint custody, the court shall state in its decision the reason for its denial of the parent�s application.
� In such a case, if it is not possible for the court to determine which party is the primary physical aggressor, the presumption created pursuant to subsection 5 applies to both parties. If it is possible for the court to determine which party is the primary physical aggressor, the presumption created pursuant to subsection 5 applies only to the party determined by the court to be the primary physical aggressor.
7. As used in this section, �domestic violence� means the commission of any act described in NRS 33.018.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 283; A 1991, 980, 1175; 1995, 330; 2005, 1678)
(Added to NRS by 1981, 284)�(Substituted in revision for NRS 125.136)
(Added to NRS by 1981, 284)�(Substituted in revision for NRS 125.138)
� The party seeking such an order shall submit to the jurisdiction of the court for the purposes of this subsection. The court may make such an order upon the application of one of the parties or the legal guardian of the minor.
2. Any order for joint custody may be modified or terminated by the court upon the petition of one or both parents or on the court�s own motion if it is shown that the best interest of the child requires the modification or termination. The court shall state in its decision the reasons for the order of modification or termination if either parent opposes it.
5. Any order awarding a party a limited right of custody to a child must define that right with sufficient particularity to ensure that the rights of the parties can be properly enforced and that the best interest of the child is achieved. The order must include all specific times and other terms of the limited right of custody. As used in this subsection, �sufficient particularity� means a statement of the rights in absolute terms and not by the use of the term �reasonable� or other similar term which is susceptible to different interpretations by the parties.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF ORDER: THE ABDUCTION, CONCEALMENT OR DETENTION OF A CHILD IN VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS PUNISHABLE AS A CATEGORY D FELONY AS PROVIDED IN NRS 193.130.NRS 200.359 provides that every person having a limited right of custody to a child or any parent having no right of custody to the child who willfully detains, conceals or removes the child from a parent, guardian or other person having lawful custody or a right of visitation of the child in violation of an order of this court, or removes the child from the jurisdiction of the court without the consent of either the court or all persons who have the right to custody or visitation is subject to being punished for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.
10. As used in this section, a parent has �significant commitments in a foreign country� if he:
[Part 24:33:1861; A 1947, 271; 1953, 116]�(NRS A 1971, 363; 1973, 401; 1979, 142, 368; 1981, 284; 1985, 1298; 1987, 1444; 1991, 1421; 1995, 1243, 1492, 2287, 2387; 1997, 2289, 2291)
NRS 125.520 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 minor child, for example, medical, dental and school records, must not be denied to a parent for the reason that the parent is not the child�s custodial parent.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 284)�(Substituted in revision for NRS 125.142)
NRS 125.555 Required notice concerning admission to bail.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1221; A 2007, 1014)
NRS 125.560 Penalty for violation. A person who violates a restraining order or injunction:
� is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless a more severe penalty is prescribed by law for the act that constitutes the violation of the order or injunction. For the purposes of this section, an order or injunction is in the nature of a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence if it grants relief that might be given in a temporary or extended order issued pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 980; A 1995, 1014; 1997, 36; 2001 Special Session, 132; 2003, 1516)