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NV Rev Stat § 425.382 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|NRS 425.382 - Authority of Chief and master.

  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 out the Program.  2. Subject to approval by the district court pursuant to NRS 425.3844, a master may:  (a) Take any action authorized pursuant to chapter 130 of NRS, including any of the actions described in subsection 2 of NRS 130.305.  (b) Except as otherwise provided in chapter 130 of NRS and NRS 425.346:  (1) Issue and enforce an order for the support of a dependent child, and modify or adjust such an order in accordance with NRS 125B.145;  (2) Require coverage for health care of a dependent child;  (3) Establish paternity;  (4) Order a responsible parent to comply with an order for the support of a dependent child, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance;  (5) Order the withholding of income;  (6) Determine the amount of any arrearages and specify a method of payment;  (7) Enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both;  (8) Set aside property for satisfaction of an order for the support of a dependent child;  (9) Place liens and order execution on the property of the responsible parent;  (10) Order a responsible parent to keep the master informed of the responsible parent’s current residential address, telephone number, employer, address of employment and telephone number at the place of employment;  (11) Issue a bench warrant for a responsible parent who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the master and enter the bench warrant in any local and state computer system for criminal warrants;  (12) Order the responsible parent to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;  (13) Order the responsible parent to participate in a program intended to resolve issues that prevent the responsible parent from obtaining employment, including, without limitation, a program for the treatment of substance use disorders or a program to address mental health issues;  (14) Upon the request of the Division, require a responsible parent to:  (I) Pay any support owed in accordance with a plan approved by the Division; or  (II) Participate in such work activities, as that term is defined in 42 U.S.C. § 607(d), as the Division deems appropriate;  (15) Award reasonable attorney’s fees and other fees and costs; and  (16) Grant any other available remedy.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1641; A 1991, 1031; 1993, 487, 2067; 1997, 2248, 2249; 2007, 256, 1229; 2009, 945)
NV Rev Stat § 425.3822 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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 Division:  (a) Makes a payment of public assistance; or  (b) Receives a request for services to carry out the Program.  2. The notice must be served upon the parent in the manner prescribed for service of summons in a civil action or by certified mail, restricted delivery, with return receipt requested.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1634; A 1991, 1338; 1995, 2425; 1997, 2250)
NV Rev Stat § 425.3826 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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 the alleged parent, the notice must include:  1. The information required by NRS 425.3824.  2. An allegation that the person is the parent of the dependent child.  3. The name of the other parent of the child.  4. The date of birth of the child.  5. The probable period during which conception took place.  6. A statement that if the alleged parent does not send to the office issuing the notice and finding of financial responsibility a written response that denies paternity and requests a hearing, within the specified period, the master, without further notice to the alleged parent, may enter a recommendation that declares and establishes the person as the legal parent of the child.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1635; A 1991, 1033; 1993, 487)
NV Rev Stat § 425.383 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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 master that has been approved by the district court pursuant to NRS 425.3844, or after entry of an order for the support of a dependent child by a district court regarding which the Chief is authorized to proceed pursuant to NRS 425.382 to 425.3852, inclusive, the responsible parent, the person entitled to support or the enforcing authority may move for the amount of the child support being enforced to be modified or adjusted in accordance with NRS 125B.145.  2. The motion must:  (a) Be in writing.  (b) Set out the reasons for the modification or adjustment.  (c) State the address of the moving party.  (d) Be served by the moving party upon the responsible parent or the person entitled to support, as appropriate, by first-class mail to the last known address of that person.  3. The moving party shall mail or deliver a copy of the motion and the original return of service to the Chief.  4. The Chief shall set the matter for a hearing within 30 days after the date of receipt of the motion unless a stipulated agreement between the parties is reached. The Chief shall send to the parties and person with physical custody of the dependent child a notice of the hearing by first-class mail to the last known address of those persons.  5. A motion for modification or adjustment requested pursuant to this section does not prohibit the Chief from enforcing and collecting upon the existing order for support of a dependent child unless so ordered by the district court.  6. The only support payments that may be modified or adjusted pursuant to this section are monthly support payments that:  (a) A court of this state has jurisdiction to modify pursuant to chapter 130 of NRS; and  (b) Accrue after the moving party serves notice that a motion has been filed for modification or adjustment.  7. The party requesting the modification or adjustment has the burden of showing a change of circumstances and good cause for the modification or adjustment, unless the request is filed in accordance with subsection 1 of NRS 125B.145.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1636; A 1991, 1034; 1993, 487; 1997, 2254, 2255; 2009, 946)
NV Rev Stat § 425.3834 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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 master pursuant to NRS 425.382 to 425.3852, inclusive, the Chief shall enforce and collect upon the order, including arrearages.  2. A recommendation entered by a master pursuant to NRS 425.382 to 425.3852, inclusive, is final upon approval by the district court pursuant to NRS 425.3844. Upon such approval, the recommendation is in full force and effect while any judicial review is pending unless the recommendation is stayed by the district court.  3. The district court may review a recommendation entered by a master pursuant to NRS 425.382 to 425.3852, inclusive. If a review is conducted, the district court:  (a) Shall, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), review the recommendation on the record of the case before the master.  (b) May, in extraordinary circumstances as determined by the district court, grant a trial de novo.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1637; A 1991, 1035; 1993, 483, 487; 1997, 2257; 2009, 948)
NV Rev Stat § 425.3835 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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. Shall not stay a proceeding or refuse a hearing pursuant to NRS 425.382 to 425.3852, inclusive, because of any pending or prior action or proceeding for divorce, separation, annulment, dissolution, habeas corpus, adoption or custody in this or any other state.  2. Shall hold a hearing pursuant to NRS 425.382 to 425.3852, inclusive, and may issue a support order pendente lite and, in aid thereof, require the obligor to give a bond for the prompt prosecution of the pending proceeding.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 169)
NV Rev Stat § 425.3838 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|NRS 425.3838 - Establishment of paternity: Procedure when paternity not disputed.

  1. The master 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, if both parents sign affidavits or other sworn statements that paternity has not been legally established and that the male parent is the father of the child.  2. If there is only one alleged father and he does not file a response that denies paternity and requests a hearing within the period allowed in paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 425.3824, the master, without further notice to the alleged father, may enter a recommendation in accordance with NRS 425.3828 that declares and establishes the alleged father as the legal father of the child.  3. Any recommendation entered pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 and approved by the district court establishes legal paternity of the dependent child for all purposes.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1639; A 1991, 1036; 1993, 487; 1997, 2261)
NV Rev Stat § 425.384 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|NRS 425.384 - Establishment of paternity: Procedure when paternity is disputed.

  1. The master 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 is alleged pursuant to NRS 425.3826 and a written response denying paternity and requesting a hearing is received by the Chief within the period allowed in paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 425.3824;  (b) Any person alleges that more than one person may be the father of the child and none of the persons alleged to be the father acknowledges paternity of the child; or  (c) The master determines that there is a valid issue concerning the paternity of the child.  The Division shall pay the costs of any tests conducted pursuant to this section. If the district court approves a recommendation establishing the paternity of a child pursuant to NRS 425.3844, the father shall reimburse the Division for the costs of those tests.  2. If settlement is not made after the master examines the results of the blood tests or tests for genetic identification conducted pursuant to this section or NRS 425.490, the master shall make a determination of paternity based upon the evidence presented to him.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1639; A 1991, 1037; 1993, 487; 1997, 2261)
NV Rev Stat § 425.3841 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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 master shall issue a recommendation for the temporary support of the dependent child pending the resolution of the proceedings if the master determines that there is clear and convincing evidence that the person to whom the recommendation is issued is the father of the child.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2240)
NV Rev Stat § 425.3846 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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 master, approved by the district court and filed, the Chief may proceed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 31A of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1640; A 1991, 1038; 1993, 487)
NV Rev Stat § 425.3847 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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 $25 in the case of a person who has never received assistance pursuant to Title IV of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq., and for whom the State has collected $500 or more of support are repealed by the Congress of the United States.]

  1. The Chief shall retain an annual fee of up to $35 in each case for which the Chief provides services from any amount collected in the case during the year in excess of $550, but only if the child for whom the collection is made and the person who has physical custody of the child in the case are not and have never been a recipient of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families pursuant to Title IV of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq.  2. Any fee collected pursuant to subsection 1 must be used to carry out the Program.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 1229; A 2019, 3722)
NV Rev Stat § 425.3848 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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 believes that the parent is about to transfer, encumber, convey, sell, remove, secrete, waste or otherwise dispose of property that could be made subject to an action for collection to satisfy the debt, the Chief may:  (a) Certify the matter to the district court; and  (b) Request a temporary restraining order which directs that the property not be disposed of pending entry of an order for support of a dependent child by the district court.  2. The Chief shall file an affidavit in the case record that:  (a) States the reasons the Chief believes the parent is about to dispose of the property; and  (b) Includes a legal description of the property.  3. If the parent furnishes a good and sufficient bond that is satisfactory to the court, the temporary restraining order must be vacated.  4. A certified copy of an order entered pursuant to this section may be recorded in the same manner as a notice of lis pendens pursuant to paragraph (h) of subsection 1 of NRS 247.120.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1640)
NV Rev Stat § 425.385 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|NRS 425.385 - Certification of complex issues to district court; temporary support.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the master may certify a proceeding to establish an order for support of a dependent child or arrearages to the district court if the issues are complex or beyond the competence of the master. The master shall enter a temporary recommendation for support in such cases. The temporary support must be paid to the enforcing authority and held until final resolution of the case.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1641; A 1991, 1038; 1993, 484, 487; 1997, 2263)
NV Rev Stat § 425.3852 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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 district attorney of the county in which the district court sits.  2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, the case may be presented by an employee of the Program or the office of the district attorney.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1641; A 1997, 2263)
NV Rev Stat § 425.3855 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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 master shall ensure that the social security numbers of the parents or legal guardians of the child are provided to the enforcing authority.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2244; A 1999, 169, 2684, 2685; 2001, 195; 2007, 2105; 2009, 951)
NV Rev Stat § 425.390 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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, of:  (a) The current monthly income and total income of the responsible parent over the past 12 months;  (b) The number of dependents for whom the responsible parent is providing support;  (c) The amount which the responsible parent is contributing regularly toward the support of any child for whom assistance is granted;  (d) The current monthly living expenses of the responsible parent; and  (e) Such other information as is pertinent to determining the ability of the responsible parent to support his or her children.  2. The statement must be provided upon demand made by the Division, any agent of the state who enforces an order for the support of a child or a prosecuting attorney. Additional statements must be filed whenever there is a material change in the information given in the statement required under this section.  3. Failure of the responsible parent to comply fully with this section is a misdemeanor.  4. Any responsible parent who swears falsely to a material fact in any written statement required by this section is guilty of perjury.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 722; A 1987, 2269)
NV Rev Stat § 425.393 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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 agencies:  (1) The State Registrar of Vital Statistics;  (2) Agencies responsible for maintaining records relating to state and local taxes and revenue;  (3) Agencies responsible for keeping records concerning real property and personal property for which a title must be obtained;  (4) All boards, commissions and agencies that issue occupational or professional licenses, certificates or permits;  (5) The Secretary of State;  (6) The Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation;  (7) Agencies that administer public assistance;  (8) The Department of Motor Vehicles;  (9) The Department of Public Safety;  (10) The Department of Corrections; and  (11) Law enforcement agencies and any other agencies that maintain records of criminal history.  (b) The names and addresses of:  (1) The customers of public utilities and video service providers; and  (2) The employers of the customers described in subparagraph (1).  (c) Information in the possession of financial institutions relating to the assets, liabilities and any other details of the finances of a person.  (d) Information in the possession of a public or private employer relating to the employment, compensation and benefits of a person employed by the employer as an employee or independent contractor.  2. If a person or other entity fails to supply the information requested pursuant to subsection 1, the Administrator may issue a subpoena to compel the person or entity to provide that information. A person or entity who fails to comply with a request made pursuant to subsection 1 is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each failure to comply.  3. A disclosure made in good faith pursuant to subsection 1 does not give rise to any action for damages for the disclosure.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2243; A 1999, 547; 2001, 2608; 2001 Special Session, 239; 2003, 289; 2007, 1391)
NV Rev Stat § 425.395 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children|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, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

  1. A governmental entity which issues a license to do business in this state shall, upon request of the Division, submit to the Division information regarding the name, address and social security number of each natural person who holds such a license and any pertinent changes in that information.  2. A board or commission which issues occupational or professional licenses, certificates or permits pursuant to title 54 of NRS shall, upon request of the Division, submit to the Division information regarding the name, address and social security number of each person who holds such a license, certificate or permit and any pertinent changes in that information.  3. The Division shall periodically provide the information obtained pursuant to this section and NRS 488.078, 502.063, 503.5833, 504.393 and 505.025 to the district attorneys and other public agencies in this state collecting support for children.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 1031; A 1997, 2028, 2245; 1999, 520)