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NRS 128.014

“Neglected child” defined

Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case Champagne v. WELFARE DIV. OF NEV. STATE DEPT. (1984)

Most recently applied in IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO S.A.T. (FAMILY) (October 2025)

(Added to NRS by 1975, 964; A 1981, 1753)

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“Neglected child” includes a child:

1. Who lacks the proper parental care by reason of the fault or habits of his or her parent, guardian or custodian;

2. Whose parent, guardian or custodian neglects or refuses to provide proper or necessary subsistence, education, medical or surgical care, or other care necessary for the child’s health, morals or well-being;

3. Whose parent, guardian or custodian neglects or refuses to provide the special care made necessary by the child’s physical or mental condition;

4. Who is found in a disreputable place, or who is permitted to associate with vagrants or vicious or immoral persons; or

5. Who engages or is in a situation dangerous to life or limb, or injurious to health or morals of the child or others,

Ê and the parent’s neglect need not be willful.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.