Is Nevada a proper place to file a child custody dispute?
Child custody actions should be filed where the child/children live, not necessarily in the State where a parent lives. According to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act, jurisdiction will be decided upon the child’s home state or, where the child has been living for more than six (6) months. Other factors include, emergency jurisdiction, whether another state has jurisdiction over the child and if the child and a parent hold significant contacts in a particular state. Once jurisdiction has been established, jurisdiction remains in the issuing state until the state loses continuing exclusive jurisdiction. Simply put, it means that no one remains living in the issuing state. Just because a parent is permitted to relocate with a child, does not mean jurisdiction automatic transfers to the state where the child has relocated.
