AB 27 — Revises provisions relating to the administration of child support. (BDR 11-300)

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27–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (O N BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF W ELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF H EALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 18, 2020 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the administration of child support.

(BDR 11-300) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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In 1997, Nevada enacted the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act to establish procedures and jurisdictional requirements regarding the issuance, enforcement and modification of interstate child-support and spousal-support orders that are consistent with the procedures and requirements of other states.

(Chapter(1) 489,a Statutessupport-enforcement agency of Nevadathis 1997,State atto pagesrequest 2311-29)a Existingtribunal lawof requires:this State to issue a child-support order and an income-withholding order that redirect certain support, if requested by a support-enforcement agency in another state;

(1)and a(2) support-enforcement agency of this State to request a tribunal of this State to issue a child-support order and an income-withholding order that redirect certain tribunal to redirect the support to the support-enforcement agency in another state and issue an income-withholding order or administrative notice, reflecting the redirection, if neither the parent owing support, nor the parent receiving support, nor the child reside in this State.

(NRS 130.317, 130.319) As an alternative to this requirement, this bill allowallows a support-enforcement agency of this State to issue orders redirecting support under such circumstances, in conformity with an option proposed by the Uniform Law Commission under the 2008 amendments to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.

underEXPLANATION the 2008 amendments to the - *AB27* – 2Matter –in THEbolded PEOPLEitalics OFis THEnew; STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

(d) Within 5 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, - 81st Session (2021) – 2 – responding or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;

(e) Within 5 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or his or her attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner;

andander attorney, send a copy of the communication (f) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.

(a) To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling ord(b)order; If two or more child-support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.

or (b) If two or more child-support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.

-attorney *AB27*and –client 3or –other 6.fiduciary relationship between a support- enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the natural person being assisted by the agency.

This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support- enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the natural person being assisted by the agency.

person,2. nor the child resides in this State, upon request from a support-enforcement agency of this State or another state, a support- enforcement agency or tribunal of this State shall:

(a)If Directneither thatthe obligor, nor the supportobligee paymentwho beis madea tonatural person, nor the support-child enforcementresides in this State, upon request from a support-enforcement agency inof thethis stateState inor whichanother thestate, obligeea issupport- receivingenforcement services;agency or tribunal of this State shall:

- 81st Session (2021) – 3 – enforcement agency in the state in which the obligee is receiving services;

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