Grandparents And Visitation
NRS 125C.050 — a parent's denial of visits, and clear and convincing evidence that visits are in the child's best interests
A Nevada district court in the county where the child lives may grant grandparents, great-grandparents, and the other children of either parent a reasonable right to visit an unmarried minor child when a parent of the child has died, is divorced or separated from the custodial parent, never married but lived with the other parent and has died or separated, or has relinquished or lost parental rights. A person the child lived with and has a meaningful relationship with may ask as well, related or not.
Only after a parent denied or restricted visits. A petition may be brought only if a parent has denied or unreasonably restricted visits. Then the law presumes that visitation is not in the child's best interests, and the person asking has to rebut that by clear and convincing evidence.
- The love, affection and emotional ties between the person and the child.
- The person's capacity to give love and guidance and to cooperate with the child's material and health needs.
- The prior relationship, including whether the child lived with the person or joined in holidays and family gatherings.
- The person's moral fitness and mental and physical health.
- The child's reasonable preference, if mature enough to have one.
- The person's willingness to encourage the child's relationship with the parents.
For this section, a separation means a couple living apart for 30 days or more with no present intention of resuming the marriage or the cohabitation.
The rules where a child is placed with an agency after parental rights end, and where visitation rights end with a later termination, are in the section and are not reproduced in full here. Whether visits are in a particular child's best interests is a question for a court and a licensed Nevada attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- NRS 125C.050 — Petition for right of visitation for certain relatives and other persons
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nevada attorney.