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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 123.010 (2026)

Property rights of a married couple governed by chapter; exceptions; rights vested before March 10, 1873, not affected

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NRS 123.010  Property rights of a married couple governed by chapter; exceptions; rights vested before March 10, 1873, not affected.

      1.  The property rights of a married couple are governed by this chapter, unless there is:

      (a) A premarital agreement which is enforceable pursuant to chapter 123A of NRS; or

      (b) A marriage contract or settlement,

Ê containing stipulations contrary thereto.

      2.  Chapter 76, Statutes of Nevada 1865, is repealed, but no rights vested or proceedings taken before March 10, 1873, shall be affected by anything contained in this chapter of NRS.

      [26:119:1873; B § 176; BH § 524; C § 535; RL § 2180; NCL § 3380] + [35:119:1873; B § 185; BH § 533; C § 544; RL § 2189; NCL § 3389]—(NRS A 1989, 1004; 2017, 760)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1984–2025 · leading case: Suchan v. Suchan, 682 P.2d 607 (Idaho 1984).
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Suchan v. Suchan, 682 P.2d 607 (Idaho 1984). “2328 (West 1971); Nev.Rev.Stat. § 123.010 (1979); N.M. Stat.”
Davis v. Comm'r, 56 T.C.M. 1178 (T.C. 1989). · cites it 2× “Under Nevada's community property law, all property acquired after marriage by either spouse is considered the property of the community, unless there is an agreement to the contrary, or unless the property was acquired by one of the spouses during marriage by gift, bequest,…”
Karalis v. Carn, No. 2:24-cv-00968 (D. Nev. July 30, 2025). · cites it 3× “Absent certain 6 exceptions not relevant here, NRS § 123.010 establishes that married couples are subject to 7 Nevada’s statutory community property laws.”
Czerniewski v. Keppel, No. 2:18-cv-02078 (D. Nev. Mar. 29, 2021). · cites it 2× “See NRS § 123.010. 18 There is no dispute that the parties were divorced in 2016 in Nevada and subject to the 19 jurisdiction of Nevada courts.”
Primerica Life Ins. Co. v. Aguilar, No. 2:20-cv-00121 (D. Nev. June 9, 2021). · cites it 2× “38, 39; Nev. Rev. Stat. § 123.010 (“The property rights of a married couple are 23 governed by this chapter .”
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