{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-125a.365","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 125A.365","heading":"Inconvenient forum.","body":"1. A court of this state which has jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. The issue of inconvenient forum may be raised upon motion of a party, the court’s own motion or request of another court.\n2. Before determining whether it is an inconvenient forum, a court of this state shall consider whether it is appropriate for a court of another state to exercise jurisdiction. For this purpose, the court shall allow the parties to submit information and shall consider all relevant factors, including:\n(a) Whether domestic violence has occurred and is likely to continue in the future and which state could best protect the parties and the child;\n(b) The length of time the child has resided outside this state;\n(c) The distance between the court in this state and the court in the state that would assume jurisdiction;\n(d) The relative financial circumstances of the parties;\n(e) Any agreement of the parties as to which state should assume jurisdiction;\n(f) The nature and location of the evidence required to resolve the pending litigation, including testimony of the child;\n(g) The ability of the court of each state to decide the issue expeditiously and the procedures necessary to present the evidence; and\n(h) The familiarity of the court of each state with the facts and issues in the pending litigation.\n3. If a court of this state determines that it is an inconvenient forum and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum, it shall stay the proceedings upon condition that a child custody proceeding be promptly commenced in another designated state and may impose any other condition the court considers just and proper.\n4. A court of this state may decline to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if a child custody determination is incidental to an action for divorce or another proceeding while still retaining jurisdiction over the divorce or other proceeding.","path":["TITLE 11 — DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 125A - UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT","ARTICLE 2—JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-125A.html#NRS125ASec365","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:32Z","sha256":"61043d9ab8e7f839777054fa63493cfe7ba79990122ba5e220d96fe0a00a6683","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-125a.355","next":"us-nv/nrs-125a.375"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}