§ 432B.410 Exclusive original jurisdiction; action does not preclude prosecution
§ 432B.420 Right of parent or other responsible person to representation by attorney; child deemed party to proceedings; court required to appoint attorney to represent child; authority and rights of child’s attorney; compensation of attorney
§ 432B.425 Notification of tribe if proceedings involve Indian child
§ 432B.430 Restriction on admission of persons to proceedings
§ 432B.435 Presentation of evidence of child’s previous sexual conduct prohibited; exception
§ 432B.440 Assistance by agency which provides child welfare services
§ 432B.450 Expert testimony raising presumption of need for protection of child
§ 432B.451 Qualified expert witness required in proceeding to place Indian child in foster care. [Repealed.]
§ 432B.455 Determination of appropriate person to take custody of child: Appointment and duties of special master
§ 432B.457 Determination of appropriate person to take custody of child: Involvement by, notification of and testimony by person found to have special interest in child; review and modification of finding
§ 432B.459 Provision of copy of sound recording or transcript of proceeding to parent or guardian and attorney; fees
§ 432B.460 Chapter does not deprive other courts of right to determine custody upon writs of habeas corpus or custody or guardianship in cases involving divorce or domestic relations problems
§ 432B.462 Educational decision maker: Appointment; duties; revocation of appointment
§ 432B.465 Full faith and credit to judicial proceedings of Indian tribe. [Repealed.]
§ 432B.4655 Joinder of governmental entity or other person to certain proceedings to enforce legal obligation of such entity or person
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 432B > Civil Proceedings > General Provisions

  • 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.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • 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.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustee: includes a nontestamentary trustee, a testamentary trustee and a corporate trustee, as well as a natural person. See Nevada Revised Statutes 165.020