Nevada Child Custody State Law

Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated, Chapter 125, Section 125.480 (N.R.SA Sec. 125.480)

In determining custody, the sole consideration of the court is the best interest of the child. If it appears to the court that joint custody would be in the best interest of the child, the court may grant custody to the parties jointly. When awarding custody to either parent, the court shall consider, among other factors, which parent is more likely to allow the child to have frequent associations and a continuing relationship with the noncustodial parent. The court can also order custody to a person in whose home the child has been living and where the child has had a wholesome and stable environment or to a relative whom the court finds suitable and able to provide proper care and guidance for the child, regardless of whether the relative resides within the state or to any other person or persons whom the court finds suitable and able to provide proper care and guidance for the child.

In determining the best interest of the child, the court shall consider: the wishes of the child if the child is of sufficient age and capacity to form an intelligent preference as to his custody; any nomination by a parent of a guardian for the child; and whether either parent or any other person seeking custody has engaged in an act of domestic violence against the child, a parent of the child or any other person residing with the child.

Fathers Rights Blog | Child Custody State Law List .. Above info from a 2004 legal publication.
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