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Nevada's Child Custody Process
Las Vegas lawyer Gary Zernich discusses the process involved in handling Nevada child custody cases. Call (702) 616-9838. Visit us on the web at http://www.lasvegaslegaldiscount.com or http://www.zernichlaw.com
Free Legal Aid provides useful information about child custody. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.
According to findlaw.com, courts consider various factors when awarding child custody, most importantly the best interests of the child. This “best interest” standard varies state to state, but some of the most common standards applied by various states, like Nevada, include the following:
Wishes of the child (if he or she is old enough to capably express a reasonable preference).
Mental and physical health of the parents.
Child Support and Visitation in Nevada
In Nevada, the courts follow Nevada Revised Statutes 125B.070 and 125B.080 as a basic layout of the rules for determining the amount of support that is to be paid. Nevada uses the income shares model, which divides the obligation between the parents according to their combined gross monthly income, to determine child support obligations.