Changing a Visitation Schedule

A visitation order sets the days and times a child spends with each parent. It can be changed, but only by the court — an agreement between the two of you does not replace a court order until a judge signs it.

• What you have to show the judge depends on what your current order says. Read your order before you start, and use the words it uses.
• Nevada law requires a visitation order to be specific enough to be enforced. That means real days, real times, and a rule for every holiday — not "reasonable visitation."
• For a contested request to modify visitation, the court looks for a substantial change in circumstances affecting the child’s welfare and whether the change would serve the child’s best interests. The same test applies whether the current order says joint or primary physical custody.

This interview will ask you questions to work out whether asking to change your order is the right step, and what you need to file.