Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.555 (2026)

Restriction on release of child to custodial parent or guardian who has been convicted of abuse, neglect or endangerment of child

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NRS 432B.555 Restriction on release of child to custodial parent or guardian who has been convicted of abuse, neglect or endangerment of child. In any proceeding held pursuant to NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590, inclusive, if the court determines that a custodial parent or guardian of a child has ever been convicted of a violation of NRS 200.508 or the law of another jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct, the court shall not release the child or any other child who is subject to the proceeding to that custodial parent or guardian unless the court finds by clear and convincing evidence presented at the proceeding that no physical or psychological harm to the child will result from the release of the child to that parent or guardian.

(Added to NRS by 1995, 805; A 2001, 1848; 2003, 592; 2019, 2614)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2024 · leading case: Cardenas-garcia v. Dist. Ct. (dept. of Fam. Serv.), 554 P.3d 231 (Nev. 2024).

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Cardenas-garcia v. Dist. Ct. (dept. of Fam. Serv.), 554 P.3d 231 (Nev. 2024). · cites it 25× “The statute at issue, NRS 432B.555, requires parents in child protection proceedings who have "ever been convicted" of felony child abuse, neglect, or endangerment to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the child subject to the proceedings will not be harmed by…”

Susan Hoy v. Jones (D. Nev. 2020). “NRS 432B.555 states that a court shall not without clear 15 and convincing evidence that no physical or psychological harm to the child will result, release a 16 child to a person who has been convicted of violating NRS 200.”

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