Nevada · statute · Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 125C · 84 active provisions
The Legislature declares that it is the policy of this State: 1. To ensure that minor children have frequent associations and a continuing relationship with both parents after the parents have ended their relationship, become separated or dissolved their marriage; 2. To encourage such parents to share the rights and re…
1. The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents. 2. If a court has not made a determination regarding the custody of a child, each parent has joint legal custody and joint physical custody of the child until otherwise ordered by a…
1. When a court is making a determination regarding the legal custody of a child, there is a presumption, affecting the burden of proof, that joint legal custody would be in the best interest of a minor child if: (a) The parents have agreed to an award of joint legal custody or so agree in open court at a hearing for t…
1. When a court is making a determination regarding the physical custody of a child, there is a preference that joint physical custody would be in the best interest of a minor child if: (a) The parents have agreed to an award of joint physical custody or so agree in open court at a hearing for the purpose of determinin…
1. A court may award primary physical custody to a parent if the court determines that joint physical custody is not in the best interest of a child. An award of joint physical custody is presumed not to be in the best interest of the child if: (a) The court determines by substantial evidence that a parent is unable to…
1. In any action for determining physical custody of a minor child, the sole consideration of the court is the best interest of the child. If it appears to the court that joint physical custody would be in the best interest of the child, the court may grant physical custody to the parties jointly. 2. Preference must no…
1. Before the court makes an order awarding custody to any person other than a parent, without the consent of the parents, it shall make a finding that an award of custody to a parent would be detrimental to the child and the award to a nonparent is required to serve the best interest of the child. 2. No allegation tha…
1. In any action for determining the custody of a minor child, the court may, except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 125C.0601 to 125C.0693, inclusive, and chapter 130 of NRS: (a) During the pendency of the action, at the final hearing or at any time thereafter during the minority of the child, make such…
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, including, without limitation, medical, dental and school records, must not be denied to a parent for the r…
1. If, during any action for determining the custody of a minor child, either before or after the entry of a final order concerning the custody of a minor child, it 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,…
1. If primary physical custody has been established pursuant to an order, judgment or decree of a court and the custodial parent intends to relocate his or her residence to a place outside of this State or to a place within this State that is at such a distance that would substantially impair the ability of the other p…
1. If joint physical custody has been established pursuant to an order, judgment or decree of a court and one parent intends to relocate his or her residence to a place outside of this State or to a place within this State that is at such a distance that would substantially impair the ability of the other parent to mai…
1. In every instance of a petition for permission to relocate with a child that is filed pursuant to NRS 125C.006 or 125C.0065, the relocating parent must demonstrate to the court that: (a) There exists a sensible, good-faith reason for the move, and the move is not intended to deprive the non-relocating parent of his…
If a parent with primary physical custody or joint physical custody relocates with a child in violation of NRS 200.359: 1. The court shall not consider any post-relocation facts or circumstances regarding the welfare of the child or the relocating parent in making any determination. 2. If the non-relocating parent file…
An action to determine custody of a child may be brought by the summary proceeding set forth in NRS 125C.008 to 125C.0087, inclusive, when all of the following conditions exist at the time the summary proceeding is commenced: 1. A court has jurisdiction pursuant to chapter 125A of NRS. 2. The parties have executed an a…
1. A summary proceeding to determine the custody of a child may be commenced by filing in any district court a joint petition, signed under oath by both parties, stating that as of the date of filing, every condition set forth in NRS 125C.008 has been met. 2. The petition must also provide the information required purs…
1. At any time before the entry of an order to determine the custody of a child, either party to a joint petition filed pursuant to NRS 125C.0083 may revoke the joint petition and thereby terminate the summary proceeding to determine the custody of the child. 2. The revocation may be effected by filing a notice of revo…
1. Entry of an order upon a petition for a summary proceeding for a determination of the custody of a child constitutes an adjudication of the rights and obligations of the parties regarding the custody, care, education, maintenance and support of the child and the respective rights of the parties to written notice of…
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125C.008 to 125C.0087, inclusive, the proceedings, pleadings and practice must conform to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure as nearly as conveniently as possible, but all preliminary and final orders may be in such form as best effects the object of this chapter and produces substa…
1. Any order awarding a party a right of visitation of a minor child must: (a) Define that right with sufficient particularity to ensure that the rights of the parties can be properly enforced and that the best interest of the child is achieved; and (b) Specify that the State of Nevada or the state where the child resi…
1. In a dispute concerning the rights of a noncustodial parent to visit his or her child, the court may, if it finds that the noncustodial parent is being wrongfully deprived of his or her right to visit, enter a judgment ordering the custodial parent to permit additional visits to compensate for the visit of which the…
1. A custodial parent who fails to comply with a judgment ordering an additional visit may, upon a judgment of the court, be found guilty of contempt and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail. During the period of imprisonment, the court may authorize his or her temporary release from confinement during such hou…
1. If a custodial parent is imprisoned for contempt pursuant to NRS 125C.030 and violates any condition of that imprisonment, the court may: (a) Require that the custodial parent be confined to the county jail for the remaining period of his or her sentence; and (b) Deny the custodial parent the privilege of a temporar…
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a parent of an unmarried minor child: (a) Is deceased; (b) Is divorced or separated from the parent who has custody of the child; (c) Has never been legally married to the other parent of the child, but cohabitated with the other parent and is deceased or is separated…
NRS 125C.0601 to 125C.0693, inclusive, may be cited as the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act.