Nevada § 125A.295 - Cooperation between courts; preservation of records

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 125A.295 — Cooperation between courts; preservation of records, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 125A.295. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records

1. A court of this State may request the appropriate court of another state to: (a) Hold an evidentiary hearing; (b) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; (c) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved

in a pending proceeding; (d) Forward to the court of this State a certified copy of the transcript of the record

of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented and any evaluation prepared in compliance

with the request; and (e) Order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody

of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child. 2. Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this State may hold a hearing

or enter an order described in subsection 1. 3. Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred pursuant to subsections

1 and 2 may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this State. 4. A court of this State shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of

hearings, evaluations and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody

proceeding until the child attains 18 years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement officer of another state,

the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 125A.295

What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 125A.295 cover?

Section 125A.295 ("Cooperation between courts; preservation of records") 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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