NRS 130.307
Duties of support-enforcement agency.
1.
A support-enforcement agency of this State, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter.2.
A support-enforcement agency of this State that is providing services to the petitioner shall:(a)
Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this State, another state or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;(b)
Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time and place for a hearing;(c)
Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to the income and property of the parties;(d)
Within 5 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, 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; and(f)
Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.3.
A support-enforcement agency of this State that requests registration of a child-support order in this State for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:(a)
To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; 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.4.
A support-enforcement agency of this State that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.5.
A support-enforcement agency of this State shall request a tribunal of this State to issue a child-support order and an income-withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears and interest if requested to do so by a support-enforcement agency of another state pursuant to a law similar to NRS 130.319.6.
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.
Source:
Section 130.307 — Duties of support-enforcement agency., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-130.html#NRS130Sec307.