Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125A.325 (2026)

Jurisdiction to modify determination

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NRS 125A.325 Jurisdiction to modify determination. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 125A.305 and:

1. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.315 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum pursuant to NRS 125A.365; or

2. A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child’s parents and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 995)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2014–2019 · leading case: In Re: Visitation Of J.C.B., K.R.B., L.B.B., & L.A.B. (Nev. 2019).

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In Re: Visitation Of J.C.B., K.R.B., L.B.B., & L.A.B. (Nev. 2019). · cites it 4× “NRS 125A.325 generally prohibits Nevada courts from modifying a child custody order made by a court in another jurisdiction.”

Meeks v. Wright (Child Custody) (Nev. 2014). “NRS 125A.325; NRS 125A.305(1)(a), (b). A child's home state is "[t] he state in which a child lived with a parent .”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125A.325(1) — 1 case

In Re: Visitation Of J.C.B., K.R.B., L.B.B., & L.A.B. (Nev. 2019). “NRS 125A.325 generally prohibits Nevada courts from modifying a child custody order made by a court in another jurisdiction.”

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