Guides
The law behind the numbers.
Long-form explanations of the Nevada rules our tools apply - written from the statutes, regulations, and published opinions, with every proposition cited so you can check it against the source. Research aids for counsel, not legal advice.
Guides = long-form explainers of the governing law. For case briefs of the decisions themselves, Case Library; for the exact quotable passages, verified verbatim, the Canon.
Dividing Retirement in a Nevada Divorce: A Plan-by-Plan Guide
18 minRetirement division · updated August 20, 2026
Characterization, the time rule, and the right order document for every plan type - PERS, private ERISA, military, federal, TSP, and IRAs - built from the statutes and Nevada case law.
The Davidson Timing Trap: Limitations and the Unentered QDRO
12 minLimitations / enforcement · updated August 20, 2026
Davidson extended the six-year judgment limitation to enforcing a decree's property-distribution provisions. Whether that reaches an unentered pension order is unsettled - here is the risk, and how to foreclose it.
Alimony in Nevada: A Discretionary Award, Not a Formula
13 minAlimony · updated August 20, 2026
Nevada has no alimony calculator. Support is 'just and equitable' under NRS 125.150, measured against the statutory factors and a body of case law on need, standard of living, and modification.
These guides are educational and general in nature. They are not legal advice, do not create an attorney-client relationship, and are no substitute for reading the governing authority and applying it to the facts of a particular case.