Section 125C.002 – Joint legal custody

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Nevada

1. When a court is making a determination regarding the legal custody of a child, there is a presumption, affecting the burden of proof, that joint legal custody would be in the best interest of a minor child if:

(a) The parents have agreed to an award of joint legal custody or so agree in open court at a hearing for the purpose of determining the legal custody of the minor child; or
(b) A parent has demonstrated, or has attempted to demonstrate but has had his or her efforts frustrated by the other parent, an intent to establish a meaningful relationship with the minor child.
2. The court may award joint legal custody without awarding joint physical custody.

NRS 125C.002

Added to NRS by 2015, 2582 [Ch. 445]
Added by 2015, Ch. 445,ยง5, eff. 10/1/2015.