Can custody be established or change recognized retroactively?

Child support cannot be retroactively modified and further back than the date you filed a motion to modify child support. One exception to that...

How can a person from the Phillipinens get a divorced in the USA ON A TOURIST visa?

In my opinion, a person on a tourist visa cannot get divorced in Nevada. Our residency requirement is six weeks with the intent to remain fit the...

What is a proved up hearing based on default?

I agree with my colleagues. My question is why isn't your attorney responding to you on this matter?

Is it possible for NRS126.051, presumption of paternity, to give you any kind of rights to a non-biological child?

It is possible, however unlikely, that you could be declared a parent under that statute. If you were declared a parent, a DNA test by the...

Can NV be successfully defended as proper venue for divorce, alimony &/or child support even if CA is home state for custody?

The short answer is yes. You are permitted to file for divorce in a state which has jurisdiction over you even though another state might have...

Nevada law presumes joint legal custody and prefers joint physical custody. Unless there is a disqualifying reason, the courts normally award...

Your case appears to still need a final decree. You will not be divorced until a final decree is signed by the judge and then entered in the...

How do I file for termination of alimony payments?

The proper procedure would be to file a motion to modify alimony. The standard is set forth in NRS 125.150 (it is in several parts of the...

Is it possible for the alleged father to sign a paternity affidavit for my unborn child?

He can take a DNA test and match it to the child once the child is born. Family courts do not generally accept this, but it cannot hurt the...

How do I protect myself from community debt before divorce in Nevada Is there any way separation can protect me from an addict

A legal separation destroys the marital community. See NRS 123.220. Thus, after a legal separation, the debt that each person incurs is his/her...