1.  Money may be withheld for the support of a child pursuant to NRS 31A.250 to 31A.330, inclusive, from any:

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 31A.330

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(a) Money due to:

(1) The obligor as a pension, an annuity, unemployment compensation, a benefit because of disability, retirement or other cause;

(2) The obligor as a return of contributions and interest; or

(3) Some other person because of the death of the obligor, from the State of Nevada, a political subdivision of the State of Nevada or an agency of either, a public trust, corporation or board or a system for retirement, disability or annuity established by a statute of this state; or

(b) Money due to an obligor as a lump sum payment.

2.  When a copy of any order of assignment is served by first-class mail or electronically on any person or entity described in subsection 1, other than the Federal Government, the person or entity must comply with any request for a return of the income by an obligor named in the order by paying the income to the person entitled to the payment of support or that person’s legal representative unless the person or entity described in subsection 1 has received a copy of an order terminating the order of assignment. A court may not directly or indirectly condition the issuance, modification or termination of, or condition the terms or conditions of, any order for the support of a child upon the issuance of such a request by an obligor.