Nevada Code § 130.706

Registration of Convention support order
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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 130.7011 to 130.713 , inclusive, a party who is an
individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention
support order shall register the order in this State as provided in NRS 130.601 to 130.614 , inclusive.
2. Notwithstanding NRS 130.311 and subsection 1 of NRS 130.602 , a request for registration of
a Convention support order must be accompanied by:
(a) A complete text of the support order or an
abstract or extract of the support order drawn up by the issuing foreign
tribunal, which may be in the form recommended by the Hague Conference on
Private International Law;
(b) A record stating that the support order is
enforceable in the issuing country;
(c) If the respondent did not appear and was not
represented in the proceedings in the issuing country, a record attesting, as
appropriate, either that the respondent had proper notice of the proceedings
and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent had proper notice of the
support order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact
or law before a tribunal;
(d) A record showing the amount of arrears, if
any, and the date the amount was calculated;
(e) A record showing a requirement for automatic
adjustment of the amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to
make the appropriate calculations; and
(f) If necessary, a record showing the extent to
which the applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country.
3. A request for registration of a
Convention support order may seek recognition and partial enforcement of the
order.
4. A tribunal of this State may vacate the
registration of a Convention support order without the filing of a contest
under NRS 130.707 only if, acting on its
own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of the order
would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.
5. The tribunal shall promptly notify the
parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a
Convention support order.

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