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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.182 - Summary proceeding for divorce: Commencement of action; contents of petition; affidavit of corroboration of residency.

1. A summary proceeding for divorce may be commenced by filing in any district court a joint petition, signed under oath by both spouses, stating that as of the date of filing, every condition set forth in NRS 125.181 has been met and specifying the:
(a) Facts which support the jurisdictional requirements of NRS 125.020; and
(b) Grounds for the divorce.
2. The petition must also state:
(a) The date and the place of the marriage.
(b) The mailing address of both spouses.
(c) Whether there are minor children of the relationship of the parties born before or during the marriage or adopted by the parties during the marriage, or a wife, to her knowledge, is pregnant.
(d) Whether either spouse elects to have his or her former name restored and, if so, the name to be restored.
3. An affidavit of corroboration of residency which complies with the provisions of subsections 1, 2 and 4 of NRS 125.123 must accompany the petition. If there is a marital settlement agreement which the parties wish the court to approve or make a part of the decree, it must be identified and attached to the petition as an exhibit.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 415; A 1987, 1180; 2017, 768)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.183 - Summary proceeding for divorce: Termination of 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 divorce.
2. The revocation may be effected by filing a notice of revocation with the clerk of the court in which the proceeding was commenced.
3. The revoking party shall send a copy of the notice of revocation to the other party by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at his or her last known address.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 415)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.184 - Summary proceeding for divorce: Entry of final judgment.

1. Entry of the final judgment upon a petition for a summary proceeding for divorce constitutes a final adjudication of the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to the status of the marriage and the property rights of the parties and waives the respective rights of the parties to written notice of entry of the judgment or decree, to appeal, to request findings of fact and conclusions of law and to move for a new trial.
2. A final judgment entered pursuant to this section does not prejudice or bar the rights of either of the parties to institute an action to set aside the final judgment for fraud, duress, accident, mistake or other grounds recognized at law or in equity.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 416; A 1987, 1181)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.185 - Valid divorce in Nevada not subject to contest or attack by third persons not parties to divorce.

No divorce from the bonds of matrimony heretofore or hereafter granted by a court of competent jurisdiction of the State of Nevada, which divorce is valid and binding upon each of the parties thereto, may be contested or attacked by third persons not parties thereto.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 554)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.190 - Action by spouse for permanent support and maintenance.

When a person has any cause of action for divorce or when a person has been deserted and the desertion has continued for 90 days, the person may, without applying for a divorce, maintain in the district court an action against his or her spouse for permanent support and maintenance of himself or herself and their children.
[1:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3365; NCL § 9468]—(NRS A 1981, 184)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.200 - Power of court to require spouse to pay expenses of litigation and support.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, during the pendency of an action brought pursuant to NRS 125.190, the court may, in its discretion, require either spouse to pay any money necessary for the prosecution of the action and for the support and maintenance of the other spouse and their children.
2. The court may not require either spouse to pay for the support or maintenance of the other spouse if it is contrary to a premarital agreement between the parties which is enforceable pursuant to chapter 123A of NRS.
[2:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3365; NCL § 9469]—(NRS A 1981, 184; 1989, 1007)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.210 - Powers of court respecting property and support of spouse and children.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in any action brought pursuant to NRS 125.190, the court may:
(a) Assign and decree to either spouse the possession of any real or personal property of the other spouse;
(b) Order or decree the payment of a fixed sum of money for the support of the other spouse and their children;
(c) Provide that the payment of that money be secured upon real estate or other security, or make any other suitable provision; and
(d) Determine the time and manner in which the payments must be made.
2. The court may not:
(a) Assign and decree to either spouse the possession of any real or personal property of the other spouse; or
(b) Order or decree the payment of a fixed sum of money for the support of the other spouse,
if it is contrary to a premarital agreement between the spouses which is enforceable pursuant to chapter 123A of NRS.
3. Unless the action is contrary to a premarital agreement between the parties which is enforceable pursuant to chapter 123A of NRS, in determining whether to award money for the support of a spouse or the amount of any award of money for the support of a spouse, the court shall not attach, levy or seize by or under any legal or equitable process, either before or after receipt by a veteran, any federal disability benefits awarded to a veteran for a service-connected disability pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §§ 1101 to 1151, inclusive.
4. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 130 of NRS, the court may change, modify or revoke its orders and decrees from time to time.
5. No order or decree is effective beyond the joint lives of the spouses.
[3:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3366; NCL § 9470]—(NRS A 1981, 184; 1989, 1007; 1997, 2288, 2289; 2015, 794; 2017, 769)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.220 - Complaining spouse may record notice of lis pendens; either spouse may be enjoined from disposing of property.

1. At any time after the filing of the complaint, the complaining spouse may record a notice of pendency of the action in the office of the county recorder of any county in which the other spouse may have real property. The notice has the same effect as notice in actions directly affecting real property.
2. The court may enjoin either spouse from disposing of any property during the pendency of the action.
[4:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3366; NCL § 9471]—(NRS A 1981, 185; 2001, 1756)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.230 - Orders concerning custody, control and support of minor children; duties of court concerning social security numbers of parties.

1. The court in such actions may make such preliminary and final orders as it may deem proper for the custody, control and support of any minor child or children of the parties.
2. A court that enters an order pursuant to subsection 1 for the support of any minor child or children shall ensure that the social security numbers of the parties are provided to the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services.
[5:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3366; NCL § 9472]—(NRS A 1997, 2289; 1999, 2680; 2009, 955)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.240 - Enforcement of judgment and orders: Remedies.

The final judgment and any order made before or after judgment may be enforced by the court by such order as it deems necessary. A receiver may be appointed, security may be required, execution may issue, real or personal property of either spouse may be sold as under execution in other cases, and disobedience of any order may be punished as a contempt.
[6:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3366; NCL § 9473]—(NRS A 1981, 185)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.250 - Procedure and practice as in actions for divorce.

In all cases commenced under NRS 125.190 to 125.280, inclusive, and 125.443 to 125.449, inclusive, the proceedings and practice must be the same, as nearly as may be, as those provided in actions for divorce. Suit may be brought in the county in which either party resides at the time the suit is commenced, or in the county in which the spouse may be found.
[7:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3366; NCL § 9474]—(NRS A 1981, 185; 2023, 469)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.260 - Reporting and transcription of evidence: Filing and costs.

1. When ordered by the court, the evidence in separate maintenance actions shall be reported and transcribed and the transcript thereof filed with the pleadings in the case.
2. The cost of such transcript shall be immediately computed by the reporter and paid by the party ordered by the court to do so to the clerk of the court, who shall pay the same to the reporter upon receiving from the latter the transcript of evidence.
3. In all cases heretofore or hereafter where a transcript of evidence has not been filed due to the death of the reporter, and a period of not less than 5 years has elapsed and no claim has been made during that period by any party, the amount of money on deposit with the clerk, and payable to such reporter if a transcript of the evidence had been filed, shall be, by the clerk, paid to the county treasurer, who shall deposit the same in the county general fund.
[Part 1:352:1953]—(NRS A 1957, 271)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.270 - Installment judgments for support subject to modification as to installments not accrued.

1. In separate maintenance actions, installment judgments for support shall not be subject to modification as to accrued installments, but only as to installments not accrued at the time a motion for modification is filed.
2. The provisions of this section shall not preclude the parties from entering into a stipulation as to accrued installments prior to the time a motion for modification is filed.
[Part 1:79:1949; 1943 NCL § 9474.01]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.280 - Judgment for arrearages in payment of support.

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.
2. The application for such order must be upon such notice to the parties as the court may direct.
3. The judgment may be enforced by execution or in any other manner provided by law for the collection of money judgments.
4. The relief herein provided for is in addition to any other remedy a party has under the law.
[Part 1:147:1953; A 1955, 182]—(NRS A 1981, 185)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.290 - Void marriages.

All marriages which are prohibited by law because of:
1. Consanguinity between the parties; or
2. Either of the parties having a former spouse then living, if solemnized within this State,
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; 2017, 769)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.300 - Voidable marriages: Causes for annulment.

A marriage may be annulled for any of the causes provided in NRS 125.320 to 125.350, inclusive.
[Part 1:147:1931; A 1951, 58]—(NRS A 1959, 196)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › NRS 125.320 - Cause for annulment: Lack of consent of parent or guardian and district court.

1. When the consent of a parent, guardian or district court, as required by NRS 122.025, has not been obtained, the marriage is void from the time its nullity is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. If the consent required by NRS 122.025 is not first obtained, the marriage contracted without the consent of a parent, guardian or district court may be annulled upon application by or on behalf of the person who fails to obtain such consent, unless such person after reaching the age of 18 years freely cohabits for any time with the other party to the marriage as a married couple. Any such annulment proceedings must be brought within 1 year after such person reaches the age of 18 years.
[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; 2017, 769; 2019, 3665)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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 marriage of any insane person shall not be adjudged void, after his or her restoration to reason, if it shall appear that the parties freely cohabited together as a married couple after such insane person was restored to a sound mind.
[Part 19:33:1861; A 1947, 445; 1943 NCL § 4067] + [20:33:1861; A 1947, 445; 1943 NCL § 4068]—(NRS A 2017, 770)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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 parties to the marriage voluntarily cohabit as a married couple having received knowledge of such fraud.
[Part 19:33:1861; A 1947, 445; 1943 NCL § 4067]—(NRS A 2017, 770)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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 provided by law for annulment of marriage.
[Part 1:147:1931; A 1951, 58]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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 oath, to the district court of any county if the plaintiff shall have resided 6 weeks in the State before suit be brought; otherwise, by complaint, under oath, to the district court of the county in which:
(a) The defendant shall reside or be found; or
(b) The plaintiff shall reside, if the latter be the county in which the parties last cohabited.
2. No court in this State shall have authority to annul any marriage contracted, performed or entered into without the State of Nevada unless one of the parties shall have resided in this State for the period of 6 weeks before filing of the complaint.
[Part 1:147:1931; A 1951, 58] + [3:147:1931; 1931 NCL § 4070.02]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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.
[2:147:1931; 1931 NCL § 4070.01]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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 and regulate and determine the status of the parties as they would have had if process had been personally served.
[4:147:1931; 1931 NCL § 4070.03]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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 2:33:1861; A 1867, 88; 1891, 15; 1947, 445; 1943 NCL § 4051] + [Part 298:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.298]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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 until the law of such other state shall be alleged and proved.
[5:147:1931; 1931 NCL § 4070.04]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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 shall be immediately computed by the reporter and paid by the party ordered by the court to do so to the clerk of the court, who shall pay the same to the reporter upon receiving from the latter the transcript of evidence.
3. In all cases heretofore or hereafter where a transcript of evidence has not been filed due to the death of the reporter, and a period of not less than 5 years has elapsed and no claim has been made during that period by any party, the amount of money on deposit with the clerk, and payable to such reporter if a transcript of the evidence had been filed, shall be, by the clerk, paid to the county treasurer, who shall deposit the same in the county general fund.
[Part 1:352:1953]—(NRS A 1957, 271)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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 may make an order directing the entry of judgment for the amount of such arrears, together with costs and a reasonable attorney’s fee.
2. The application for such order shall be upon such notice to the defaulting party as the court may direct.
3. The judgment may be enforced by execution or in any other manner provided by law for the collection of money judgments.
4. The relief herein provided for is in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
[Part 1:147:1953; A 1955, 182]—(NRS A 1975, 1818)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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 met the jurisdictional requirements of NRS 125.360 or 125.370, as applicable.
2. If there are minor children of the relationship of the parties born before or during the marriage or adopted by the parties during the marriage or a spouse, to her knowledge, is pregnant:
(a) The parties have executed an agreement as to the medical and other care, support, education, maintenance and custody of any children; or
(b) A court of this State has made a child custody determination consistent with NRS 125A.305 or 125A.325.
3. The parties have executed an agreement settling all potential contested matters in the action.
4. The parties waive their respective rights to written notice of entry of the decree of annulment, to appeal, to request findings of fact and conclusions of law and to move for a new trial.
5. The parties desire that the court enter a decree of annulment.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 467)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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, stating that as of the date of filing, every condition set forth in NRS 125.443 has been met and specifying the:
(a) Facts which support the jurisdictional requirements of NRS 125.360 or 125.370, as applicable; and
(b) Grounds for the annulment.
2. The petition must also state:
(a) The date and the place of the marriage.
(b) The mailing address of both spouses.
(c) Whether there are minor children of the relationship of the parties born before or during the marriage or adopted by the parties during the marriage, and whether any spouse, to her knowledge, is pregnant.
(d) Whether either spouse elects to have his or her former name restored and, if so, the name to be restored.
3. An affidavit of corroboration of residency which complies with the provisions of subsections 1, 2 and 4 of NRS 125.123 must accompany the petition.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 468)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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.
2. The revocation may be effected by filing a notice of revocation with the clerk of the court in which the summary proceeding was commenced.
3. The revoking party shall send a copy of the notice of revocation to the other party by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at his or her last known address.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 468)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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 and the property rights of the parties and waives the respective rights of the parties to written notice of entry of the judgment or decree, to appeal, to request findings of fact and conclusions of law and to move for a new trial.
2. A final judgment entered pursuant to this section does not prejudice or bar the right of either of the parties to institute an action to set aside the final judgment for fraud, duress, accident, mistake or other grounds recognized at law or in equity.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 468)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of 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 notice that a person who is arrested for violating the order or injunction will not be admitted to bail sooner than 12 hours after the person’s arrest if:
(a) The arresting officer determines that such a violation is accompanied by a direct or indirect threat of harm;
(b) The person has previously violated a temporary or extended order for protection; or
(c) At the time of the violation or within 2 hours after the violation, the person has:
(1) A concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath; or
(2) An amount of a prohibited substance in his or her blood or urine, as applicable, that is equal to or greater than the amount set forth in subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 484C.110.
2. 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 2001, 1221; A 2007, 1014; 2017, 315)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage › 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 shall be punished:
(a) Where the order or injunction is in the nature of a temporary order for protection against domestic violence, for a misdemeanor.
(b) Where the order or injunction is in the nature of an extended order for protection against domestic violence and:
(1) The person has not previously violated an extended order for protection against domestic violence, for a misdemeanor;
(2) The person has previously violated an extended order for protection against domestic violence one time, for a gross misdemeanor; or
(3) The person has previously violated an extended order for protection against domestic violence two or more times, for a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
2. 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; 2019, 2836, 2856)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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, initial and modification order.
3. The term does not include an order relating to child support or other monetary obligation of a natural person.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 990)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights and protection from domestic violence, in which the issue may appear.
3. The term does not include a proceeding involving juvenile delinquency, contractual emancipation or enforcement pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 991)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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 proceeding.
2. In the case of a child less than 6 months of age, the state in which the child lived from birth, including any temporary absence from the state, with a parent or a person acting as a parent.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 991)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 991)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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, joint venture, business trust, estate, trust or unincorporated organization.
3. A government, a political subdivision of a government, or an agency or instrumentality of a government or a political subdivision of a government.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 991)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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 year immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding; and
2. Has been awarded legal custody by a court or claims a right to legal custody pursuant to the law of this state.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 991)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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 in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of the provisions of this chapter must be recognized and enforced pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 992; A 2023, 2245)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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 determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of the provisions of this chapter must be recognized and enforced pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive.
3. The provisions of this section do not apply if the child custody laws of the foreign country where the child custody determination was made violate fundamental principles of human rights.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 992)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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 accordance with NRS 125A.255 or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 992)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective.
2. Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this State or by the law of the state in which the service is made.
3. Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 992)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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 for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating, in the proceeding.
2. A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a basis other than physical presence is not immune from service of process in this state. A party present in this state who is subject to the jurisdiction of another state is not immune from service of process allowable pursuant to the laws of that state.
3. The immunity granted pursuant to subsection 1 does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to the participation in a proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter committed by a natural person while present in this state.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 993)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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 not able to participate in the communication, the parties must be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.
3. Communication between courts concerning schedules, calendars, court records and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a record must be made of a communication pursuant to this section. The parties must be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.
5. For the purposes of this section, "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 993)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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 other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is taken.
2. A court of this state:
(a) May permit a natural person residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state; and
(b) Shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.
3. Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 993)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › 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 an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;
(d) Forward to the court of this State a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and
(e) Order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.
2. Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this State may hold a hearing or enter an order described in subsection 1.
3. Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this State.
4. A court of this State shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains 18 years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement officer of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 994)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › NRS 125A.305 - Initial child custody jurisdiction.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335, a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if:
(a) This State is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding or was the home state of the child within 6 months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this State but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this State;
(b) A court of another state does not have jurisdiction pursuant to paragraph (a) or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that this State is the more appropriate forum pursuant to NRS 125A.365 or 125A.375 and:
(1) The child and the child’s parents, or the child and at least one parent or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with this State other than mere physical presence; and
(2) Substantial evidence is available in this State concerning the child’s care, protection, training and personal relationships;
(c) All courts having jurisdiction pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) have declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that a court of this State is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child pursuant to NRS 125A.365 or 125A.375; or
(d) No court of any other state would have jurisdiction pursuant to the criteria specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
2. Subsection 1 is the exclusive jurisdictional basis for making a child custody determination by a court of this State.
3. Physical presence of, or personal jurisdiction over, a party or a child is not necessary or sufficient to make a child custody determination.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 994)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › NRS 125A.315 - Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with NRS 125A.305 or 125A.325 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:
(a) A court of this state determines that the child, the child’s parents and any person acting as a parent do not have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child’s care, protection, training and personal relationships; or
(b) A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child’s parents and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.
2. A court of this state which has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction pursuant to this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination pursuant to NRS 125A.305.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 994)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › NRS 125A.325 - Jurisdiction to modify determination.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 125A.305 and:
1. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.315 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum pursuant to NRS 125A.365; or
2. A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child’s parents and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 995)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › NRS 125A.335 - Temporary emergency jurisdiction.

1. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse.
2. If there is no previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and a child custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, a child custody determination made pursuant to this section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325. If a child custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, a child custody determination made pursuant to this section becomes a final determination, if it so provides, and this state becomes the home state of the child.
3. If there is a previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, any order issued by a court of this state pursuant to this section must specify in the order a period that the court considers adequate to allow the person seeking an order to obtain an order from the state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325. The order issued in this state remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state within the period specified or the period expires.
4. A court of this state which has been asked to make a child custody determination pursuant to this section, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child custody determination has been made by, a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, shall immediately communicate with the other court. A court of this state which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child custody determination has been made by, a court of another state pursuant to a statute similar to this section shall immediately communicate with the court of that state to resolve the emergency, protect the safety of the parties and the child, and determine a period for the duration of the temporary order.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 995)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › NRS 125A.345 - Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder.

1. Before a child custody determination is made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of NRS 125A.255 must be given to all persons entitled to notice pursuant to the law of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents of this state, any parent whose parental rights have not been previously terminated and any person having physical custody of the child.
2. The provisions of this chapter do not govern the enforceability of a child custody determination made without notice or an opportunity to be heard.
3. The obligation to join a party and the right to intervene as a party in a child custody proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter are governed by the law of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents of this state.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 996)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 125A - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act › NRS 125A.355 - Simultaneous proceedings.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive, if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child has been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, unless the proceeding has been terminated or is stayed by the court of the other state because a court of this state is a more convenient forum pursuant to NRS 125A.365.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335, a court of this state, before hearing a child custody proceeding, shall examine the court documents and other information supplied by the parties pursuant to NRS 125A.385. If the court determines that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court in another state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the court of this state shall stay its proceeding and communicate with the court of the other state. If the court of the state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with the provisions of this chapter does not determine that the court of this state is a more appropriate forum, the court of this state shall dismiss the proceeding.
3. In a proceeding to modify a child custody determination, a court of this state shall determine whether a proceeding to enforce the determination has been commenced in another state. If a proceeding to enforce a child custody determination has been commenced in another state, the court may:
(a) Stay the proceeding for modification pending the entry of an order of a court of the other state enforcing, staying, denying or dismissing the proceeding for enforcement;
(b) Enjoin the parties from continuing with the proceeding for enforcement; or
(c) Proceed with the modification under conditions it considers appropriate.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 996)