Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 31A - Enforcement of Obligations for Support of Children
NRS 31A.016 - "Income" defined.

"Income" includes, but is not limited to:
1. Wages, salaries, bonuses and commissions, regardless of the frequency of payment;
2. Any money from which support may be withheld pursuant to NRS 31A.150 or 31A.330;
3. Any other money due as a pension, unemployment compensation, a benefit because of disability or retirement, or as a return of contributions and interest;
4. Any lump sum payments; and
5. Any compensation of an independent contractor, including, without limitation, any compensation described in subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2270; A 2021, 2278)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 31A - Enforcement of Obligations for Support of Children

NRS 31A.010 - Definitions.

NRS 31A.012 - "Court" defined.

NRS 31A.0125 - "Disposable earnings" defined.

NRS 31A.013 - "Division of Welfare and Supportive Services" defined.

NRS 31A.0135 - "Employer" defined.

NRS 31A.014 - "Enforcing authority" defined.

NRS 31A.016 - "Income" defined.

NRS 31A.0165 - "Income payer" defined.

NRS 31A.017 - "Lump sum payment" defined.

NRS 31A.018 - "Notice to withhold income" defined.

NRS 31A.019 - "Obligor" defined.

NRS 31A.021 - "State" defined.

NRS 31A.022 - "Written notice" defined.

NRS 31A.024 - Applicability of chapter to order issued by court of another state.

NRS 31A.025 - Initiation of procedure for withholding of income; exceptions.

NRS 31A.030 - Calculation of amount to be withheld; allocation of amount available from withholding.

NRS 31A.040 - Notice to obligor who is subject to withholding.

NRS 31A.050 - Hearing to contest withholding; grounds; exceptions.

NRS 31A.060 - Determination by court; assessment of costs and attorney’s fees; notice.

NRS 31A.070 - Notice to income payer to withhold income; contents; notice may be issued electronically.

NRS 31A.072 - Withholding of certain lump sum payments.

NRS 31A.075 - Fee to be imposed for each withholding of income: Amount; separate accounting; distribution.

NRS 31A.080 - Duties of income payer upon receipt of notice to withhold or written notice.

NRS 31A.090 - Written notice or notice to withhold binding upon income payer; income payer may deduct amount for reimbursement of costs; electronic transfer of payments by income payer; duty of income payer to disclose information; immunity.

NRS 31A.095 - Enforcement proceedings against income payer for refusal to withhold and other improper acts; remedies and penalties.

NRS 31A.100 - Immunity for complying income payer; discharge of liability of income payer to obligor; immunity for enforcing authority.

NRS 31A.110 - Collection of obligation for support of spouse or former spouse in conjunction with support for child.

NRS 31A.120 - Prohibition against discharge, discipline or refusal to hire obligor because of withholding; liability of income payer for refusal to withhold and other improper acts.

NRS 31A.130 - Regulations governing documentation and distribution of payments.

NRS 31A.140 - Duty of person or entity for whom support is being collected to notify enforcing authority of change of address.

NRS 31A.150 - Other sources of money from which support may be withheld; duty of public entity upon receipt of notice to withhold.

NRS 31A.160 - Order to withhold income for support has priority over other claims against money; other remedies for collection of support not precluded.

NRS 31A.180 - Modification of amount withheld.

NRS 31A.190 - Voluntary request for withholding.

NRS 31A.250 - Court may order assignment of income.

NRS 31A.270 - Calculation of amount to be assigned.

NRS 31A.280 - Effect of order for assignment; duty of income payer to cooperate; modification of amount assigned; reimbursement of income payer; refusal of income payer to honor assignment; discharge of liability of income payer to pay amount assigne...

NRS 31A.290 - Prohibition against discharge or discipline of obligor as result of assignment.

NRS 31A.300 - Payments to be made to enforcing authority; district attorney may enforce order; duty of enforcing authority to disburse payments.

NRS 31A.310 - Duty of person or entity for whom support is being collected to notify court and income payer of obligor of change of address.

NRS 31A.320 - Petition by obligor to terminate order of assignment.

NRS 31A.330 - Other sources of money from which support may be withheld; duty of public entity upon receipt of order of assignment.

NRS 31A.350 - Enrollment of child in plan of health insurance; notice to enroll; deduction of premiums from wages of parent; withholding of state tax refunds; liability for refusing to enroll child or misrepresenting information; immunity from liabil...