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Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125C.0015 (2026)

Parents have joint custody until otherwise ordered by court

✓ current as of July 2026
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NRS 125C.0015  Parents have joint custody until otherwise ordered by court.

      1.  The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.

      2.  If a court has not made a determination regarding the custody of a child, each parent has joint legal custody and joint physical custody of the child until otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

      (Added to NRS by 2015, 2582)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2022–2024 · leading case: Rosie M. v. Ignacio A., 2022 NV 49 (Nev. 2022).
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Rosie M. v. Ignacio A., 2022 NV 49 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 6× “See NRS 125C.0015(2) ("If a court has not made a d.”
Martinez v. Avila, Jr. (child Custody), 2022 NV 49 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 3× “consistent with the parental statutes and preferences stated in NRS 125C.0015, NRS 125C.0025, and NRS 125C.”
Sternberg v. Warneck (D. Nev. 2024). · cites it 2× “” NRS § 125C.0015. It is unclear whether the statutory 7 remedies listed above are a parent’s only remedies when the other parent or a third party 8 interferes with the parent-child relationship.”
Sternberg v. Warneck (D. Nev. 2024). · cites it 2× “” NRS § 125C.0015. It is unclear whether the statutory 7 remedies listed above are a parent’s only remedies when the other parent or a third party 8 interferes with the parent-child relationship.”
Sternberg v. Warneck (D. Nev. 2024). · cites it 2× “” NRS § 125C.0015. It is unclear 15 whether the statutory remedies listed above are a parent’s only remedies when the other parent or 16 a third party interferes with the parent-child relationship.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125C.0015(2) — 2 cases
Rosie M. v. Ignacio A., 2022 NV 49 (Nev. 2022). “See NRS 125C.0015(2) ("If a court has not made a d.”
Martinez v. Avila, Jr. (child Custody), 2022 NV 49 (Nev. 2022). “consistent with the parental statutes and preferences stated in NRS 125C.0015, NRS 125C.0025, and NRS 125C.”
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