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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125.120 (2026)

Court may grant divorce to either party

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NRS 125.120  Court may grant divorce to either party.  In any action for divorce when it appears to the court that grounds for divorce exist, the court in its discretion may grant a divorce to either party.

      [30:33:1861; added 1931, 179; 1931 NCL § 9467.01]—(NRS A 1957, 150; 1959, 778; 1973, 736)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1959–1990 · leading case: Clark v. Clark, 389 P.2d 69 (Nev. 1964).
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Clark v. Clark, 389 P.2d 69 (Nev. 1964). “Should the wife elect to counterclaim for divorce or separate maintenance in the pending case, alleging the husband’s extreme cruelty as a ground, then full credit will be given the Florida judgment on that issue.”
Ramacciotti v. Ramacciotti, 795 P.2d 988 (Nev. 1990). “2 Although the district court’s decision refers to subsection 6 of NRS 125.120, it appears that the district court apparently meant subsection 6 of NRS 125.”
Fausone v. Fausone, 338 P.2d 68 (Nev. 1959). · cites it 2× “The theory of “comparative rectitude” was adopted in 1931 (and amended in 1957, by adding the condition expressed in the last clause) in the following words now appearing as NRS 125.120, “In any action for divorce when it shall appear to the court that both husband and wife have…”
Sisson v. Sisson, 367 P.2d 98 (Nev. 1961). · cites it 2× “” NRS 125.120. Second, the claimed error in awarding custody of the children to the wife.”
Thurston v. Thurston, 487 P.2d 342 (Nev. 1971). · cites it 2× “Thurston’s assertion that *368 NRS 125.120 precludes the result here. 1 The language of the statute is clear; since Mrs.”
Napolitani v. Napolitani, 372 P.2d 206 (Nev. 1962). · cites it 2× “NRS 125.120 reads as follows: “Parties to whom court may grant divorce.”
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