{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-126.301","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 126.301","heading":"Absence of defendant.","body":"If the defendant fails to appear, the court may proceed as if the defendant were present and hear the complaint. The court shall require the plaintiff to establish the facts, and shall give full and careful consideration to all evidence presented and the rights and claims of the plaintiff, defendant and children, and the best interests of the child or children involved. The court shall, upon its own findings or the verdict of the jury, make such orders as it would make if the defendant were present.","path":["TITLE 11 — DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 126 - PARENTAGE","PROCEEDINGS TO COMPEL SUPPORT"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-126.html#NRS126Sec301","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:32Z","sha256":"95bee801e759a939eab0c2a59d8f407feed4030ef183de85c9a700066bdf38be","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-126.295","next":"us-nv/nrs-126.311"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}