Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125A.335 (2026)

Temporary emergency jurisdiction

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NRS 125A.335  Temporary emergency jurisdiction.

      1.  A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse.

      2.  If there is no previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and a child custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, a child custody determination made pursuant to this section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325. If a child custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, a child custody determination made pursuant to this section becomes a final determination, if it so provides, and this state becomes the home state of the child.

      3.  If there is a previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, any order issued by a court of this state pursuant to this section must specify in the order a period that the court considers adequate to allow the person seeking an order to obtain an order from the state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325. The order issued in this state remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state within the period specified or the period expires.

      4.  A court of this state which has been asked to make a child custody determination pursuant to this section, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child custody determination has been made by, a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, shall immediately communicate with the other court. A court of this state which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child custody determination has been made by, a court of another state pursuant to a statute similar to this section shall immediately communicate with the court of that state to resolve the emergency, protect the safety of the parties and the child, and determine a period for the duration of the temporary order.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 995)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2011–2015 · leading case: Friedman v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court Ex Rel. Cnty. of Clark, 264 P.3d 1161 (Nev. 2011).
Friedman v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court Ex Rel. Cnty. of Clark, 264 P.3d 1161 (Nev. 2011). · cites it 2× “Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with NRS 125A.”
In Re: Guardianship of N.M., 2015 NV 75 (Nev. 2015). · cites it 10× “: NRS 125A.335 establishes a district court's temporary emergency jurisdiction to protect a child in Nevada from mistreatment or SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A el.”
In Re: Guardianship of N.M., 2015 NV 75 (Nev. 2015). · cites it 5× “: NRS 125A.335 establishes a district court's temporary emergency jurisdiction to protect a child in Nevada from mistreatment or SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A el.”
In Re: Guardianship of Meza (Nev. 2015). · cites it 4× “" NRS 'The cases that appellant relies on to limit the district court's jurisdiction under NRS 125A.335 are inapposite because, unlike the present case, they involve existing child custody orders.”
Meeks v. Wright (Child Custody) (Nev. 2014). “Rather, the child had only resided in Nevada for three months and California had become the child's home state within the past six months because he had resided there for ten months before his removal to Nevada. Further, Nevada was unable to exercise temporary emergency…”
Ciausova v. Dist. Ct. (Ciausov) (Nev. 2015). “Given the circumstances of this case, we find unpersuasive petitioner's arguments that the district court should have retained temporary jurisdiction under NRS 125A.335 to resolve the custody issues.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125A.335(1) — 4 cases
In Re: Guardianship of N.M., 2015 NV 75 (Nev. 2015). “: NRS 125A.335 establishes a district court's temporary emergency jurisdiction to protect a child in Nevada from mistreatment or SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A el.”
Meeks v. Wright (Child Custody) (Nev. 2014). “Rather, the child had only resided in Nevada for three months and California had become the child's home state within the past six months because he had resided there for ten months before his removal to Nevada. Further, Nevada was unable to exercise temporary emergency…”
In Re: Guardianship of Meza (Nev. 2015). “" NRS 'The cases that appellant relies on to limit the district court's jurisdiction under NRS 125A.335 are inapposite because, unlike the present case, they involve existing child custody orders.”
In Re: Guardianship of N.M., 2015 NV 75 (Nev. 2015). “: NRS 125A.335 establishes a district court's temporary emergency jurisdiction to protect a child in Nevada from mistreatment or SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A el.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125A.335(2) — 3 cases
In Re: Guardianship of N.M., 2015 NV 75 (Nev. 2015). “: NRS 125A.335 establishes a district court's temporary emergency jurisdiction to protect a child in Nevada from mistreatment or SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A el.”
In Re: Guardianship of Meza (Nev. 2015). “" NRS 'The cases that appellant relies on to limit the district court's jurisdiction under NRS 125A.335 are inapposite because, unlike the present case, they involve existing child custody orders.”
In Re: Guardianship of N.M., 2015 NV 75 (Nev. 2015). “: NRS 125A.335 establishes a district court's temporary emergency jurisdiction to protect a child in Nevada from mistreatment or SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A el.”
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