Nevada § 125B.142 - Recordation of order for support after arrearage in payment; recorded order becomes lien on real and personal property owned by responsible parent; enforcement of lien; effect, priority and duration of lien
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§ 125B.142. Recordation of order for support after arrearage in payment; recorded order becomes lien on real and personal property owned by responsible parent; enforcement of lien; effect, priority and duration of lien
1. If a responsible parent is in arrears in the payment for the support of a child
pursuant to an order of a court of this State, the order may be recorded in the manner
prescribed in NRS 17.150 for the recording of a judgment lien in the office of the county recorder of any
county. 2. From the time of its recordation, the order becomes a lien upon all real and personal
property owned by the responsible parent in the county in which the order is recorded
at the time the order is recorded, or which the responsible parent acquires in that
county after the order is recorded, until the lien expires. 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person who wishes to enforce a
lien created pursuant to subsection 1 must, within 20 days after the person records
the order as a lien, send a notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to
the responsible parent: (a) Specifying the name of the court that issued the order and the date of its issuance; (b) Specifying the amount of arrearages under the order; (c) Stating that the order will be enforced as a judgment lien; and (d) Explaining that the responsible parent may, within 20 days after the notice is
sent, request a hearing before the court concerning the amount of the arrearages. 4. A person who seeks to enforce a lien pursuant to this section is not required to
send the notice required pursuant to subsection 3 if the amount of arrearages has
been determined by a court of this State. 5. If the responsible parent does not request a hearing, or a court of this State
has determined the amount of the arrearages owed by the responsible parent, the lien
must be given the effect and priority of a judgment lien. 6. A lien established pursuant to this section continues until the arrearages are
satisfied.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 125B.142 ("Recordation of order for support after arrearage in payment; recorded order becomes lien on real and personal property owned by responsible parent; enforcement of lien; effect, priority and duration of lien") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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