2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 130 - Interjurisdictional Enforcement of Support
NRS 130.707 - Contest of registered Convention support order. [Effective on the date that the provisions of The Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance is ratified by the President and the United States deposits its instrument of ratification.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 130.7011 to 130.713, inclusive, NRS 130.605 to 130.608, inclusive, apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order.

2. A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not later than 60 days after notice of the registration.

3. If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered Convention support order by the time specified in subsection 2, the order is enforceable.

4. A contest of a registered Convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in NRS 130.708. The contesting party bears the burden of proof.

5. In a contest of a registered Convention support order, a tribunal of this State:

(a) Is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction; and

(b) May not review the merits of the order.

6. A tribunal of this State deciding a contest of a registered Convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.

7. A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a Convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 122, effective on the date that the provisions of The Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance is ratified by the President and the United States deposits its instrument of ratification)