Nev. EDCR 5.703

As amended through October 9, 2024
Rule 5.703 - Joint preliminary injunctions (JPI)
(a) Upon the request of any party at any time prior to the entry of a decree of divorce or final judgment, a preliminary injunction will be issued by the clerk against the parties to the action enjoining them and their officers, agents, servants, employees, or a person in active concert or participation with them from:
(1) Transferring, encumbering, concealing, selling, or otherwise disposing of any of the joint, common, or community property of the parties or any property that is the subject of a claim of community interest, except in the usual course of conduct or for the necessities of life or for retention of counsel for the case in which the JPI is obtained; or cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of:
(A) Any retirement benefits or pension plan held for the benefit (or election for benefit) of the parties or any minor child; or
(B) Any insurance coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability coverage; without the written consent of the parties or the permission of the court.
(2) Molesting, harassing, stalking, disturbing the peace of or committing an assault or battery on the person of the other party, or any child, stepchild, other relative, or family pet of the parties.
(3) Relocating any child of the parties under the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada from the state without the prior written consent of all parties with custodial rights or the permission of the court.
(b) Unless otherwise ordered, the clerk will affix the electronic signature of the presiding judge upon issuance of a JPI on the court's form JPI and enter it as an order of the court; any alternative language must be approved by the assigned judge.
(c) The JPI is automatically effective against the party requesting it at the time it is issued and effective upon all other parties upon service. Service of the JPI will be construed as satisfying all requirements for notice of entry of the JPI. The JPI shall be treated as a court order and is enforceable by all remedies provided by law, including contempt.
(d) Once issued, the JPI will remain in effect until a decree of divorce or final judgment is entered or until modified or dissolved by the court.

Nev. EDCR 5.703

Added effective 1/27/2017; amended effective 6/10/2022.