NRS 125C.243 Child custody proceedings: Limitations on removal of child from or restriction of contact with parent or litigant for purpose of improving relationship with child; conditions for ordering reunification treatment.

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1. During a child custody proceeding, the court shall not:

(a)For the sole purpose of improving a deficient relationship between a child and the other parent of the child, remove the child from a parent or litigant or restrict contact between the child and a parent or litigant who:

(1)Is capable of meeting the needs of the child;

(2)Is protective of the child;

(3)Does not physically or sexually abuse the child or neglect the child; and

(4)Is a person with whom the child is bonded or to whom the child is attached; or

(b)Issue an order requiring a child to receive reunification treatment unless:

(1)The court makes specific findings, based on the papers, pleadings and arguments presented, that generally accepted and scientifically valid proof demonstrates that the treatment is:

(I)Safe, effective and of therapeutic value; and

(II)Will not harm a child; and

(2)The reunification treatment is not predicated on isolating a child from a parent who meets the requirements set forth in subparagraphs

(1)to (4), inclusive, of paragraph

(a)or otherwise prohibiting contact between a child and any such parent.

2. As used in this section, “reunification treatment” means a treatment or therapy aimed at reuniting or reestablishing a relationship between a child and an estranged or rejected parent or other family member of the child.