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  • Complaint to Establish Child Custody, Child Visitation, and Child Support

  • NRS240A DISCLOSURE - Read Carefully.

    I, DEBORAH  BARNHART, DOING BUSINESS AS DPS OF NORTHERN  NEVADA, AM NOT AN ATTORNEY IN THE STATE  OF NEVADA. I AM NOT AUTHORIZED TO GIVE LEGAL  ADVICE OR LEGAL  REPRESENTATION. I MAY NOT ACCEPT FEES FOR GIVING LEGAL ADVICE OR LEGAL  REPRESENTATION.

  • Plaintiff and Respondent's Information

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  • The Date of Expected Birth Is:   Pick a Date   

  • Child/ren's Information

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  • The Date the First Child Moved to Nevada (If the Child was Born in Nevada, Use the Child's Birthday):   Pick a Date   

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  • The Date the Second Child Moved to Nevada (If the Child was Born in Nevada, Use the Child's Birthday):   Pick a Date   

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  • The Date the Third Child Moved to Nevada (If the Child was Born in Nevada, Use the Child's Birthday):   Pick a Date   

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  • The Date the Fourth Child Moved to Nevada (If the Child was Born in Nevada, Use the Child's Birthday):   Pick a Date  

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  • The Date the Fifth Child Moved to Nevada (If the Child was Born in Nevada, Use the Child's Birthday):   Pick a Date   

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  • The Date the Sixth Child Moved to Nevada (If the Child was Born in Nevada, Use the Child's Birthday):   Pick a Date   

  • Legal Custody & Physical Custody

  • Types of Legal Custody (Joint or Sole)

    Joint Legal Custody is standard. Sole Legal Custody is rare. Courts only grant it when there is strong evidence that joint decision-making would put the child/ren at risk — such as abuse, neglect, serious substance abuse, or a parent who is clearly unsafe or unable to act in the child/ren’s best interest.
    Types of Legal Custody (Joint or Sole)
  • Types of Physical Custody (Joint, Primary, or Sole)

    Types of Physical Custody (Joint, Primary, or Sole)

    Joint Physical Custody means the child spends significant, frequent time with both Parents. The schedule does not have to be 50/50, but each Parent must have substantial, meaningful time. Primary Physical Custody means the child lives with one Parent (Primary) most of the time, and the other Parent has scheduled visitation. The Primary Parent handles the majority of daily care. Sole Physical Custody is rare and only ordered when the other Parent is unfit or poses a risk to the child. The child lives exclusively with one Parent and the other Parent may have supervised visits or no visits, depending on safety concerns.

  • Child Visitation (Regular, Summer, and Holiday)

  • Regular Visitation (During School Months)

    Please explain in detail the regular visitation schedule you wish to be granted by the Court. For example, you may write something like this: "I will have custody of the child from Sunday at 5:00 p.m. through Friday at 5:00 p.m., and the Respondent shall have custody of the child from Friday at 5:00 p.m. through Sunday at 5:00 p.m. I will be responsible for transporting the child to and from our two residences." Please use the same level of clarity so there is no confusion.

  • Summer and Holiday Visitation

  • Child Support

    Click the underlined link below. The link takes you to Nevada’s official Child Support Guidelines Calculator. It’s a free tool. The calculator will label the two parents as “Petitioner” and “Respondent.” Gross income means the amount earned before taxes or other deductions. Once you get the child support amount from the calculator, return here and finish filling out the form. USE THE SWITCH BUTTON ON THE GUIDELINES CALCULATOR TO TOGGLE BETWEEN PRIMARY CUSTODY AND JOINT/MIXED CUSTODY OPTION.

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    Nevada Child Support Guidelines Calculator

  • Your (the Plaintiff's) monthly gross income is: $

  • The Respondent's monthly gross income is: $

  •   According to the Nevada Guidelines Calculator, the Plaintiff (You) shall pay the Respondent child support in the amount of $ each month.

  •  According to the Nevada Guidelines Calculator, the Respondent shall pay the Petitioner (You) child support in the amount of $ each month.

  • The Child Support Case No.:      .   That Order requires         to pay      per month in child support.

  • Child Support shall be paid by         in the amount of     per month.

  • You can request that no child support be paid by either party, or a lesser amount of child support is paid, if the following three statements are true and correct:

    1. The parent who would receive child support is not currently receiving public assistance and has not applied for assistance.

    2. The basic needs of the child/ren are met or exceeded by the agreed child support oblication.

    3. You must be aware that if either party seeks a review of the child support obligation for any authorized reason, the court will calculate the child support obligation in accordance with the child support guidelines in effect at the time of the review.

  • You OWE the Respondent Child Support Arrearages in the amount of:

  • The Respondent OWES You Child Support Arrearages in the amount of:

  • The monthly child care costs for the child/ren are: . The monthly child care costs will be paid by:         

  • Child/ren's Health Care Insurance

  • Child Tax (Credit) Exemption

  • NRS240A DISCLOSURE - Read Carefully

    Please review and confirm the information below.
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