Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada

Cheating Jailbird...does he have ANY rights?

I was married in 1999 in San Bernarsino County, CA. No paperwork was ever filed. Since that time my husband has served 3 prison terms, primarily for drugs and recently I found out he has fathered 2 other children during the course of our marriage with 2 different women.

We do have a daughter together who has Down syndrome. I moved to Nevada during his last incarceration last November with my daughter who is 3.

I have not spoke to him since his release in June. He knows where we are and has seen his daughter, only through arrangements made through his sister.

I filed for child support in Nevada. He resides in Riverside, CA. They claim not to have enough info on him for my case - although I provided EVERYTHING they requested. Address, SS#, workplace...everything. I don't know what is going on but I really need financial assistance from him.

Don't know whether I need to file for divorce. Would like to move to Missouri with daughter after the school year. Does he have any rights as a father if he doesn't have any contact with us? Can this be considered abandonment if I left while he was incarcerated to move in with my family for support and he has made NO effort to contact us or provide any assistance?

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