125A.135 - “Person acting as a parent” defined. - Nevada Statutes

125A.135  “Person acting as a parent” defined.  “Person acting as a parent” means a person, other than a parent, who:

      1.  Has physical custody of the child or has had physical custody of the child for a period of 6 consecutive months, including any temporary absence, within 1 year immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding; and

      2.  Has been awarded legal custody by a court or claims a right to legal custody pursuant to the law of this state.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 991)