Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada
Does a family law court order in one state typically get upheld in another state. More specifically, I have a court order stating that I have 50/50 custody of my daughter with the mother. Each of us flies back and forth between Los Angeles and Reno every month to pick her up. Twice now I have had difficulty with the mother not following this agreement and refusing to give me my daughter. I am in Los Angeles. Can I go to the police in Nevada?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Short answer: "yes." It's called the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Of course, the devil is in the details.
I'd suggest you register the (presumably CA) order in Nevada (there is a special, fast, cheap, and easy process for doing so.) The next time you run into a problem, you should be able to get direct enforcement of the registered CA judgment, which becomes a NV order upon registration.
As to times denied, get the CA court to order make up time, and then file THAT order in the NV case you now have, and enforce it.
You should probably seek consultation with an appropriate family law specialist. I would suggest starting your search with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the Nevada chapter of which can be viewed at http://www.aaml.org/go/fellows/fellows-by-state/?showResults=true&state=NV.
If you don't have a good matrimonial attorney where you are, you can use the same resource to find one. http://www.aaml.org.
Good luck.
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