1.  The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 125C.0015

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

2.  If a court has not made a determination regarding the custody of a child, each parent has joint legal custody and joint physical custody of the child until otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.