Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 126.171 (2026)
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NRS 126.171 Costs. The court
may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts and the child’s guardian ad
litem, and other costs of the action and pretrial proceedings, including blood
tests or tests for genetic identification, to be paid by the parties in proportions
and at times determined by the court. The court may order the proportion of any
indigent party to be paid by the county. In no event may the State be assessed
any costs when it is a party to an action to determine parentage.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1276; A 1981, 1573; 1997, 2309)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2005–2016 · leading case: Miller v. Wilfong, 119 P.3d 727 (Nev. 2005).
Miller v. Wilfong, 119 P.3d 727 (Nev. 2005). “We further hold that in paternity actions, district courts may award attorney fees under NRS 126.171. FACTS Sherry Wilfong met Robert Miller, and the two dated but never married or cohabitated.”
Henriquez v. Henriquez, 992 A.2d 446 (Md. 2010). “3d 727, 730-31 (2005) (determining an award of attorneys’ fees to pro bono counsel was proper, reasoning that “[t]o impose the burden of the cost of litigation on those who volunteer their services, when the other party *308 has the means to pay attorney fees, would be unjust,”…”
St. Mary v. Damon (Child Custody) (Nev. 2016). “435:o under NRS 126.171. 3 See NRS 18.010(2)(b) (permitting an award of attorney fees to the prevailing party only when a claim or defense is "brought or maintained without reasonable ground or to harass the prevailing party"); Miller v.”
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