125.210 - Powers of court respecting property and support of spouse and children. - Nevada Statutes

125.210  Powers of court respecting property and support of spouse and children.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in any action brought pursuant to NRS 125.190, the court may:

      (a) Assign and decree to either spouse the possession of any real or personal property of the other spouse;

      (b) Order or decree the payment of a fixed sum of money for the support of the other spouse and their children;

      (c) Provide that the payment of that money be secured upon real estate or other security, or make any other suitable provision; and

      (d) Determine the time and manner in which the payments must be made.

      2.  The court may not:

      (a) Assign and decree to either spouse the possession of any real or personal property of the other spouse; or

      (b) Order or decree the payment of a fixed sum of money for the support of the other spouse,

Ê if it is contrary to a premarital agreement between the spouses which is enforceable pursuant to chapter 123A of NRS.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in chapter 130 of NRS, the court may change, modify or revoke its orders and decrees from time to time.

      4.  No order or decree is effective beyond the joint lives of the husband and wife.

      [3:97:1913; 1919 RL p. 3366; NCL § 9470]—(NRS A 1981, 184; 1989, 1007; 1997, 2288, 2289)