§ 125A.305 Initial child custody jurisdiction
§ 125A.315 Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction
§ 125A.325 Jurisdiction to modify determination
§ 125A.335 Temporary emergency jurisdiction
§ 125A.345 Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder
§ 125A.355 Simultaneous proceedings
§ 125A.365 Inconvenient forum
§ 125A.375 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct
§ 125A.385 Information to be submitted to court
§ 125A.395 Appearance of parties and child
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 125A > Article 2-Jurisdiction

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • County board: means a county mental health advisory board. See Nevada Revised Statutes 433C.120
  • County director: means the director of a county program. See Nevada Revised Statutes 433C.120
  • County program: means a county community mental health program. See Nevada Revised Statutes 433C.120
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Service: means a mental health service. See Nevada Revised Statutes 433C.120
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.