Nevada § 31A.050 - Hearing to contest withholding; grounds; exceptions
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 31A.050 — Hearing to contest withholding; grounds; exceptions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31A.050. Hearing to contest withholding; grounds; exceptions
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) If an obligor, within 15 days after a notice of withholding is mailed to the obligor
pursuant to NRS 31A.040 , requests a hearing to contest the withholding, the enforcing authority shall apply
for a hearing before the court. (b) The obligor may contest the withholding on the following grounds: (1) The court which issued the order for support lacked personal jurisdiction over
the obligor; (2) There is a mistake of fact as to: (I) Whether the obligor has been delinquent in the payment of support; (II) The amount of the arrearages or support; or (III) The custody of the child; or (3) The order of support was obtained by fraud. No other issues or defenses may be presented to or determined by the court. 2. The provisions of subsection 1: (a) Are applicable only to an obligor against whom there is entered an order of a
kind described in subsection 4 of NRS 31A.025 . (b) Do not apply to an obligor who requests a hearing pursuant to NRS 130.606 to contest the enforcement, through the withholding of income, of an order for support
that is registered pursuant to chapter 130 of NRS .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 31A.050 cover?
Section 31A.050 ("Hearing to contest withholding; grounds; exceptions") 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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