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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125B.020 (2026)

Obligation of parents

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NRS 125B.020  Obligation of parents.

      1.  The parents of a child (in this chapter referred to as “the child”) have a duty to provide the child necessary maintenance, health care, education and support.

      2.  They are also liable, in the event of the child’s death, for its funeral expenses.

      3.  The father is also liable to pay the expenses of the mother’s pregnancy and confinement.

      4.  The obligation of the parent to support the child under the laws for the support of poor relatives applies to children born out of wedlock.

      [1:87:1923; NCL § 3405]—(NRS A 1983, 1873; 1989, 747)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2022 · leading case: Rivero v. Rivero, 216 P.3d 213 (Nev. 2009).
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Rivero v. Rivero, 216 P.3d 213 (Nev. 2009). · cites it 2× “NRS 125B.020. When a district court deviates from the statutory child support formula, it must set forth specific findings of fact stating the basis for the deviation and what the support would have been absent the deviation.”
Wright v. Osburn, 970 P.2d 1071 (Nev. 1998). · cites it 4× “In NRS 125B.020 and NRS 125B.070, the legislature set forth an objective standard with regard to the support of minor children.”
Metz v. Metz, 101 P.3d 779 (Nev. 2004). “We therefore reverse that portion of the district court order that declined to order Amy to pay child support, and we remand this matter to the district court for further proceedings.”
Fernandez v. Fernandez, 222 P.3d 1031 (Nev. 2010). “” NRS 125B.020(1). This duty “is discharged by complying with a court order for support or with the terms of a judicially approved settlement.”
Mason v. Cuisenaire, 128 P.3d 446 (Nev. 2006). “This court has previously held “that additional equitable defenses such as estoppel or waiver may be asserted by the obligor in a proceeding to enforce or modify an order for child support or .”
Miller v. Miller, 412 P.3d 1081 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 2× “In Wright , we held that NRS 125B.020 and NRS 125B.070, read together, require each parent to provide a minimum level of child support depending on the number of children, and "[t]his requirement is independent of the custody arrangements.”
Wesley v. Foster, 65 P.3d 251 (Nev. 2003). “DISCUSSION NRS 125B.020(1) provides that parents have a duty to support their children.”
Lewis v. Hicks, 843 P.2d 828 (Nev. 1992). “NRS 125B.020. This duty extends to all children, whether or not legitimated.”
Magiera v. Luera, 802 P.2d 6 (Nev. 1990). “” The district court denied the requested stay on the ground that the name change was a matter of discretion, making the likelihood of success on appeal slight.”
Smith v. Cnty. of San Diego, 849 P.2d 286 (Nev. 1993). · cites it 2× “) Pursuant to NRS 125B.020 1 , a parent has a legal obligation to support his child from the moment the child is born.”
Lara v. Cnty. of Yolo ex rel. Constancio, 765 P.2d 1151 (Nev. 1988). “NRS 125B.020(1), (4). When Monica was born, Lara acquired the duty to support her.”
Chambers ex rel. Cochran v. Sanderson, 822 P.2d 657 (Nev. 1991). “The legislature has declared in NRS 125B.020(1) that, “[t]he parents of a child .”
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125B.020(1): 13 cases
Metz v. Metz, 101 P.3d 779 (Nev. 2004). “We therefore reverse that portion of the district court order that declined to order Amy to pay child support, and we remand this matter to the district court for further proceedings.”
Fernandez v. Fernandez, 222 P.3d 1031 (Nev. 2010). “” NRS 125B.020(1). This duty “is discharged by complying with a court order for support or with the terms of a judicially approved settlement.”
Wesley v. Foster, 65 P.3d 251 (Nev. 2003). “DISCUSSION NRS 125B.020(1) provides that parents have a duty to support their children.”
Miller v. Miller, 412 P.3d 1081 (Nev. 2018). “In Wright , we held that NRS 125B.020 and NRS 125B.070, read together, require each parent to provide a minimum level of child support depending on the number of children, and "[t]his requirement is independent of the custody arrangements.”
Lara v. Cnty. of Yolo ex rel. Constancio, 765 P.2d 1151 (Nev. 1988). “NRS 125B.020(1), (4). When Monica was born, Lara acquired the duty to support her.”
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