Nevada Code § 428.070

Responsibility of relative and recipient of aid for hospitalization provided by county: Reimbursement of county; determination of financial responsibility; action to enforce collection
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1. The father or mother of sufficient
financial ability so to do shall pay to the county which has extended county
hospitalization to any natural child under the provisions of NRS 428.030 the amount granted to such
natural child.
2. The child of a natural parent receiving
county hospitalization pursuant to NRS
428.030 is not liable for the amount paid by the county for that parent,
except where the natural child promised to support the natural parent in
writing, has access to and control of the natural parents assets or income and
has sufficient financial ability to support the natural parent.
3. A recipient of aid under the provisions
of NRS 428.030 who later acquires
sufficient financial ability so to do shall reimburse the county which extended
county hospitalization to the recipient for any unpaid portion of the aid
granted. Action against the relatives of such person is not a condition
precedent to action against the person.
4. The father, mother or child of
sufficient financial ability, as appropriate, shall pay to the county the
amount the county paid for the burial, entombment or cremation of a natural
child or a natural parent.
5. The board of county commissioners shall
advise the Attorney General of the failure of a responsible person to pay such
amount and the Attorney General shall cause appropriate legal action to be
taken to enforce the collection of all or part of such amount. If suit is filed
to enforce the collection, the court shall determine the question of the
sufficiency of the financial ability of the person against whom such action is
filed, but the board of county commissioners shall determine the responsible
person to be sued, and failure of an action against one such person shall not
preclude subsequent or concurrent actions against others.
6. In determining the amount to be ordered
for support pursuant to subsections 2 and 4, the court shall consider the
circumstances of each party, including:
(a) The earning capacity and needs of each party;
(b) The obligations and assets of each party;
(c) The age and health of each party;
(d) The relationship between the parties; and
(e) Any other factor which the court deems just
and equitable.

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