Nev. Rev. Stat. § 130.401

Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1
Section 130.401 - Issuance of support order by tribunal with personal jurisdiction
1. If a support order entitled to recognition under this chapter has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this State with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if:
(a) The natural person seeking the order resides outside this State; or
(b) The support-enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this State.
2. The tribunal may issue a temporary child-support order if the tribunal determines that such an order is appropriate and the natural person ordered to pay is:
(a) A presumed father of the child under subsection 1 of NRS 126.051;
(b) Petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;
(c) Identified as the father of the child through genetic testing;
(d) An alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;
(e) Shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child;
(f) An acknowledged father or acknowledged parent as provided by NRS 126.053;
(g) The mother of the child; or
(h) A natural person who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous proceeding and the order has not been reversed or vacated.
3. Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders pursuant to NRS 130.305.

NRS 130.401

Added to NRS by 1997, 2321; A 2007, 129; 2009, 135; 2015, 895; 2017, 250
Amended by 2017, Ch. 63,§10, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by 2015, Ch. 192,§4, eff. 5/27/2015.
Added to NRS by 1997, 2321; A 2007, 129; 2009, 135, effective 7/1/2015