Nevada § 125A.565 Role of district attorney and Attorney General

Nevada Statutes

§ 125A.565 — Role of district attorney and Attorney General

Nevada § 125A.565

Title 11DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 125AUniform

ARTICLE 3—ENFORCEMENT

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 125A.565 (2026).

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1. In a case arising pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, a district attorney or the Attorney General may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding brought pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585 , inclusive, or any other available civil proceeding to locate a child, obtain the return of a child or enforce a child custody determination if there is:

(a)An existing child custody determination;

(b)A request to do so from a court in a pending child custody proceeding;

(c)A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or

(d)A reasonable belief that the child has been wrongfully removed or retained in violation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Internationa

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1. In a case arising pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, a district attorney or the Attorney General may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding brought pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585 , inclusive, or any other available civil proceeding to locate a child, obtain the return of a child or enforce a child custody determination if there is:
(a) An existing child custody determination;
(b) A request to do so from a court in a pending child custody proceeding;
(c) A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or
(d) A reasonable belief that the child has been wrongfully removed or retained in violation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
2. A district attorney or the Attorney General acting pursuant to this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.