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§ 432B.450 — Expert testimony raising presumption of need for protection of child

Nevada § 432B.450
JurisdictionNevada
Title 38PUBLIC WELFARE
Ch. 432BProtection
General Provisions

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.450 (2026).

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In any civil proceeding had pursuant to NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590, inclusive, if there is expert testimony that a physical or mental injury of a child would ordinarily not be sustained or a condition not exist without either negligence or a deliberate but unreasonable act or failure to act by the person responsible for the welfare of the child, the court shall find that the child is in need of protection unless that testimony is rebutted.

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§ 432B.410
Nevada § 432B.410

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1985, 1379 ; A 2003, 591 )

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§ 432B.010
Definitions
§ 432B.020
“Abuse or neglect of a child” defined
§ 432B.030
“Agency which provides child welfare services” defined
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“Central Registry” defined
§ 432B.040
“Child” defined. [Effective until the earlier of June 30, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.]
§ 432B.042
“Child protective services” defined
§ 432B.044
“Child welfare services” defined
§ 432B.050
“Court” defined
§ 432B.060
“Custodian” defined. [Effective until the earlier of June 30, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that there is sufficient money available to carry out the amendatory provisions of sections 1 to 34, inclusive, of chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2713, and an agency which provides child welfare services is prepared to participate in the Extended Young Adult Support Services Program.]
§ 432B.065
“Division of Child and Family Services” defined
§ 432B.0655
“Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder” defined
§ 432B.0657
“Fictive kin” defined
§ 432B.066
“Gender identity or expression” defined
§ 432B.067
“Indian child” defined
§ 432B.068
“Indian Child Welfare Act” defined
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