{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-130.704","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 130.704","heading":"Initiation of support proceeding under Convention by Division of Social Services of Department of Human Services.","body":"1. In a support proceeding under NRS 130.7011 to 130.713, inclusive, the Division of Social Services of the Department of Human Services shall:\n(a) Transmit and receive applications; and\n(b) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this State.\n2. The following support proceedings are available to the obligee under the Convention:\n(a) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;\n(b) Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this State;\n(c) Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;\n(d) Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under paragraphs (b), (d) or (i) of subsection 2 of NRS 130.708;\n(e) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State; and\n(f) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.\n3. The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order:\n(a) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this State;\n(b) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State; and\n(c) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.\n4. A tribunal of this State may not require security, bond or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention.","path":["TITLE 11 — DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 130 - INTERJURISDICTIONAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT","INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT (UNIFORM ACT)","Article 7—Support Proceeding Under Convention"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-130.html#NRS130Sec704","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:32Z","sha256":"8b8070cd5c20fee629a0cdcb53394ebe7039ad458391b31b561193b8d9f6bc30","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-130.703","next":"us-nv/nrs-130.705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}