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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Annulment of marriages contracted, performed or entered into without the State of Nevada may, for any cause provided by law for annulment of marriage, be obtained by complaint, under oath, to the district court of any county if the plaintiff shall have resided 6 weeks in the State before suit be brought; otherwise, by complaint, under oath, to the district court of the county in which:
(a) The defendant shall reside or be found; or
(b) The plaintiff shall reside, if the latter be the county in which the parties last cohabited.
2. No court in this State shall have authority to annul any marriage contracted, performed or entered into without the State of Nevada unless one of the parties shall have resided in this State for the period of 6 weeks before filing of the complaint.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 11. Domestic Relations § 125.370. Annulment of marriage not contracted within State: Jurisdiction of district court - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-11-domestic-relations/nv-rev-st-125-370/
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