Nevada § 125A.465 - Registration of child custody determination

§ 125A.465. Registration of child custody determination

1. A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered

in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending

to a court of this state which is competent to hear custody matters: (a) A letter or other document requesting registration; (b) Two copies, including one certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered,

and a statement under penalty of perjury that to the best of the knowledge and belief

of the person seeking registration the order has not been modified; and (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.385 , the name and address of the person seeking registration and any parent or person

acting as a parent who has been awarded custody or visitation in the child custody

determination sought to be registered. 2. On receipt of the documents required by subsection 1, the registering court shall

cause the determination to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy

of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of their form. 3. The registering court shall provide the persons named pursuant to paragraph (c)

of subsection 1 with an opportunity to contest the registration in accordance with

this section. 4. The person seeking registration of a child custody determination pursuant to subsection

1 shall serve notice, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, upon

each parent or person who has been awarded custody or visitation identified pursuant

to paragraph (c) of subsection 1. 5. The notice required by subsection 4 must state that: (a) A registered determination is enforceable as of the date of the registration in

the same manner as a determination issued by a court of this state; (b) A hearing to contest the validity of the registered determination must be requested

within 20 days after service of notice; and (c) Failure to contest the registration will result in confirmation of the child custody

determination and preclude further contest of that determination with respect to any

matter that could have been asserted. 6. A person seeking to contest the validity of a registered order must request a hearing

within 20 days after service of the notice. At that hearing, the court shall confirm the registered order unless the person

contesting registration establishes that: (a) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395 , inclusive; (b) The child custody determination sought to be registered has been vacated, stayed

or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395 , inclusive; or (c) The person contesting registration was entitled to notice, but notice was not

given in accordance with the standards of NRS 125A.255 , in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which registration

is sought. 7. If a timely request for a hearing to contest the validity of the registration is

not made, the registration is confirmed as a matter of law and the person requesting

registration and all persons served must be notified of the confirmation. 8. Confirmation of a registered order, whether by operation of law or after notice

and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that

could have been asserted at the time of registration. 9. The provisions of this section do not apply to an order for protection against

domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe

within the United States, or a Canadian domestic-violence protection order, which

is registered pursuant to NRS 33.090 .