Nevada § 130.401 - Issuance of support order by tribunal with personal jurisdiction
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 130.401 — Issuance of support order by tribunal with personal jurisdiction, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 130.401. Issuance of support order by tribunal with personal jurisdiction
1. If a support order entitled to recognition under this chapter has not been issued,
a responding tribunal of this State with personal jurisdiction over the parties may
issue a support order if: (a) The natural person seeking the order resides outside this State; or (b) The support-enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this State. 2. The tribunal may issue a temporary child-support order if the tribunal determines
that such an order is appropriate and the natural person ordered to pay is: (a) A presumed father of the child under subsection 1 of NRS 126.051 ; (b) Petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated; (c) Identified as the father of the child through genetic testing; (d) An alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing; (e) Shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; (f) An acknowledged father or acknowledged parent as provided by NRS 126.053 ; (g) The mother of the child; or (h) A natural person who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous proceeding
and the order has not been reversed or vacated. 3. Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a
duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor
and may issue other orders pursuant to NRS 130.305 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 130.401
What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 130.401 cover?
Section 130.401 ("Issuance of support order by tribunal with personal jurisdiction") 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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