• Nevada, like many other states, has enacted laws to provide for the determination and collection of child support for children who do not have the benefit of both parents in the home. If you are a noncustodial parent, you may be obligated to pay child support for your children. And if you do not pay as directed by the court, you may face a number of penalties.
  
  

Obligation

• Nevada law obligates both parents of a child to the duty to support the child by providing necessary education, health care and maintenance. This allows a custodial parent to recover support from a noncustodial parent as well as a third party or government agency to recover child support from either or both parents.
  
  

Statute of Limitation

• If there is a court order in place or if there has been a demand in writing to the last known address of the parent, the statute of limitations is tolled. This means that the custodial parent or third party can collect on any child support obligation regardless of how much time has passed.
  
  

Amount

• The exact amount of support that you will be order to pay may vary but will start at 18 percent of your gross monthly income for one child, 25 percent for two children, 29 percent for three children, and an additional 2 percent for each subsequent child. The statutory minimum that you may be ordered to pay for one child is $100 per month unless a court makes a finding that you are unable to pay that amount.
  
  

Failure to Pay

• Failure to pay court-ordered child support can be grounds for your arrest and incarceration. The court may also order your income garnished and/or assets forfeited and sold to pay past-due amounts.