Nevada Revised Statutes Section 130.10179 - Domestic Relations

“State” defined. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes:

1. An Indian tribe; and

2. A foreign jurisdiction that:

(a) Has enacted a law or established procedures for the issuance and enforcement of support orders which are substantially similar to the procedures established under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act;

(b) Is declared to be a foreign reciprocating country pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 659a; or

(c) Is declared to be a state pursuant to NRS 130.035.

Last modified: February 25, 2006