Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada

My question is regarding jurisdiction. I got divorced in Las Vegas and left my husband when my daughter was 4 months old. In the divorce decree my ex gave me and my daughter to move to Utah. My daughter is now disabled. She lives in a care facility in Utah and receives medicaid. Also we have a case with ORS where the biological father pays "child care". My daughter is making progress and will be coming back home soon. My ex has been taking me to court and fighting me on every little thing. ORS can't do much with the child support stuff because Vegas has jurisdiction.

I was wondering how much of a hassle it is to get the jurisdiction changed from Vegas to Utah. Would things not get changed because my ex still lives there? We were married in Utah and lived most of our married life in Utah. (don't know if that helps anything.)

Anyways, any info would be great!

Thanks!


Asked on 10/19/11, 12:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Marshal Willick Willick Law Group

Short version: Nevada retains jurisdiction until and unless everyone leaves, or it chooses to relinquish jurisdiction as an inconvenient forum. See The Basics of Family Law Jurisdiction, posted at http://www.willicklawgroup.com/published_works.

Jurisdiction is pretty technical stuff, and you should probably have any such request made by competent, expert counsel.

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Answered on 10/19/11, 1:01 pm


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