As used in NRS 130.7011 to 130.713, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 130.7012 to 130.7018, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2009, 120; A 2015, 895)
“Application” means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority. (Added to NRS by 2009, 120; A 2015, 895)
“Central authority” means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country as described in subsection 4 of NRS 130.10116 to perform the functions specified in the Convention. (Added to NRS by 2009, 120; A 2015, 895)
“Convention support order” means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in subsection 4 of NRS 130.10116. (Added to NRS by 2009, 120; A 2015, 895)
“Direct request” means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of this State in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor or a child residing outside the United States. (Added to NRS by 2009, 120; A 2015, 895)
“Foreign central authority” means the entity designated by a foreign country described in subsection 4 of NRS 130.10116 to perform the functions specified in the Convention. (Added to NRS by 2009, 120; A 2015, 895)
“Foreign support agreement”: 1. Means an agreement for support in a record that: (a) Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin; (b) Has been: (1) Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or (2) Authenticated by, or concluded, registered or filed with, a foreign tribunal; […]
“United States central authority” means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Added to NRS by 2009, 120; A 2015, 895)
NRS 130.7011 to 130.713, inclusive, apply only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of NRS 130.7011 to 130.713, inclusive, is inconsistent with any other provision of this chapter, NRS 130.7011 to 130.713, inclusive, control. (Added to NRS by 2009, 120; A 2015, 895)
The Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention. (Added to NRS by 2009, 120; A 2015, 894, 895)
1. In a support proceeding under NRS 130.7011 to 130.713, inclusive, the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services shall: (a) Transmit and receive applications; and (b) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this State. 2. The following support […]
1. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this State applies. 2. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, NRS […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 130.7011 to 130.713, inclusive, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall register the order in this State as provided in NRS 130.601 to 130.614, inclusive. 2. Notwithstanding NRS 130.311 and subsection 1 of NRS 130.602, a […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 130.7011 to 130.713, inclusive, NRS 130.605 to 130.608, inclusive, apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order. 2. A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order. 2. The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this State may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered Convention support order: (a) Recognition and enforcement of the order […]
If a tribunal of this State does not recognize and enforce a Convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a Convention support order. (Added to NRS by 2009, 123; A 2015, 895)
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, a tribunal of this State shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this State. 2. An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by: (a) A complete text of the foreign support agreement; […]
1. A tribunal of this State may not modify a Convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless: (a) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this State, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without […]
Personal information gathered or transmitted under NRS 130.7011 to 130.713, inclusive, may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted. (Added to NRS by 2009, 124; A 2015, 895)
A record filed with a tribunal of this State under NRS 130.7011 to 130.713, inclusive, must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation. (Added to NRS by 2009, 124; A 2015, 895)
