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Nevada Revised Statutes Section 130.205 - Domestic Relations

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Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.

1. A tribunal of this state issuing a support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over a child-support order:

(a) As long as this state remains the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or

(b) Until all of the parties who are natural persons have filed written consents with the tribunal of this state for a tribunal of another state to modify the order and assume continuing and exclusive jurisdiction.

2. A tribunal of this state issuing a child-support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise its continuing jurisdiction to modify the order if the order has been modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that Act.

3. If a child-support order of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that Act, a tribunal of this state loses its continuing and exclusive jurisdiction with regard to prospective enforcement of the order issued in this state and may only:

(a) Enforce the order that was modified as to amounts accruing before the modification;

(b) Enforce aspects of that order that may not be modified; and

(c) Provide other appropriate relief for violations of that order which occurred before the effective date of the modification.

4. A tribunal of this state shall recognize the continuing and exclusive jurisdiction of a tribunal of another state that has issued a child-support order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that Act.

5. A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing and exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.

6. A tribunal of this state issuing a support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal-support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal-support order issued by a tribunal of another state having continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state.

Last modified: February 25, 2006