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Nevada · Through 2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25) · Newer source version available

NRS 125C.002: Joint legal custody.

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  1. TITLE 11 — DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  2. CHAPTER 125C - CUSTODY AND VISITATION
  3. CUSTODY OF CHILDREN

1. When a court is making a determination regarding the legal custody of a child, there is a presumption, affecting the burden of proof, that joint legal custody would be in the best interest of a minor child if:

(a) The parents have agreed to an award of joint legal custody or so agree in open court at a hearing for the purpose of determining the legal custody of the minor child; or

(b) A parent has demonstrated, or has attempted to demonstrate but has had his or her efforts frustrated by the other parent, an intent to establish a meaningful relationship with the minor child.

2. The court may award joint legal custody without awarding joint physical custody.

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