1. If, during any action for determining the custody of a minor child, either before or after the entry of a final order concerning the custody of a minor child, it appears to the court that any minor child of either party has been, or is likely to be, taken or removed out of this State or concealed within this State, the court shall forthwith order such child to be produced before it and make such disposition of the child’s custody as appears most advantageous to and in the best interest of the child and most likely to secure to him or her the benefit of the final order or the modification or termination of the final order to be made in his or her behalf.
2. If, during any action for determining the custody of a minor child, either before or after the entry of a final order concerning the custody of a minor child, the court finds that it would be in the best interest of the minor child, the court may enter an order providing that a party may, with the assistance of the appropriate law enforcement agency, obtain physical custody of the child from the party having physical custody of the child. The order must provide that if the party obtains physical custody of the child, the child must be produced before the court as soon as practicable to allow the court to make such disposition of the child’s custody as appears most advantageous to and in the best interest of the child and most likely to secure to him or her the benefit of the final order or the modification or termination of the final order to be made in his or her behalf.
3. If the court enters an order pursuant to subsection 2 providing that a party may obtain physical custody of a child, the court shall order that party to give the party having physical custody of the child notice at least 24 hours before the time at which he or she intends to obtain physical custody of the child, unless the court deems that requiring the notice would likely defeat the purpose of the order.
4. All orders for a party to appear with a child issued pursuant to this section may be enforced by issuing a warrant of arrest against that party to secure his or her appearance with the child.
5. A proceeding under this section must be given priority on the court calendar.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2587)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 125C - Custody and Visitation
NRS 125C.0015 - Parents have joint custody until otherwise ordered by court.
NRS 125C.002 - Joint legal custody.
NRS 125C.0025 - Joint physical custody.
NRS 125C.004 - Award of custody to person other than parent.
NRS 125C.005 - Plan for carrying out court’s order; access to child’s records.
NRS 125C.007 - Petition for permission to relocate; factors to be weighed by court.
NRS 125C.0075 - Unlawful relocation with child; attorney’s fees and costs.
NRS 125C.040 - Imprisonment for contempt: Violation of condition; failure to return when required.
NRS 125C.050 - Petition for right of visitation for certain relatives and other persons.
NRS 125C.0605 - "Adult" defined.
NRS 125C.0607 - "Caretaking authority" defined.
NRS 125C.0609 - "Child" defined.
NRS 125C.0610 - "Civilian employee" defined.
NRS 125C.0611 - "Close and substantial relationship" defined.
NRS 125C.0613 - "Court" defined.
NRS 125C.0615 - "Custodial responsibility" defined.
NRS 125C.0617 - "Decision-making authority" defined.
NRS 125C.0619 - "Deploying parent" defined.
NRS 125C.0621 - "Deployment" defined.
NRS 125C.0623 - "Family member" defined.
NRS 125C.0625 - "Limited contact" defined.
NRS 125C.0627 - "Nonparent" defined.
NRS 125C.0629 - "Other parent" defined.
NRS 125C.0631 - "Record" defined.
NRS 125C.0633 - "Return from deployment" defined.
NRS 125C.0635 - "Service member" defined.
NRS 125C.0637 - "State" defined.
NRS 125C.0639 - "Uniformed service" defined.
NRS 125C.0643 - Notice required of deploying parent.
NRS 125C.0645 - Duty to notify of change of address.
NRS 125C.0647 - General considerations in custody proceeding of parent’s military service.
NRS 125C.0649 - Form of agreement.
NRS 125C.0651 - Nature of authority created by agreement.
NRS 125C.0653 - Modification of agreement.
NRS 125C.0655 - Power of attorney.
NRS 125C.0657 - Filing agreement or power of attorney with court.
NRS 125C.0659 - Proceeding for temporary custody order.
NRS 125C.0661 - Expedited hearing.
NRS 125C.0663 - Testimony by electronic means.
NRS 125C.0665 - Effect of prior judicial decree or agreement.
NRS 125C.0667 - Grant of caretaking or decision-making authority to nonparent.
NRS 125C.0669 - Grant of limited contact.
NRS 125C.0671 - Nature of authority created by order.
NRS 125C.0673 - Content of temporary custody order.
NRS 125C.0675 - Order for child support.
NRS 125C.0677 - Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent.
NRS 125C.0681 - Consent procedure.
NRS 125C.0683 - Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility.
NRS 125C.0689 - Costs and attorney’s fees.
NRS 125C.0691 - Uniformity of application and construction.
NRS 125C.0693 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.