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GONZALES-ALPIZAR v. GRIFFITH

No. 59387.

317 P.3d 820 (2014)

Gabriela GONZALES-ALPIZAR, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, v. Edwin GRIFFITH, Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

January 30, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Cornell , Reno, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Kristi Beth Luna , Reno, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.

OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

In this appeal, we address whether a spousal and child support order entered by a family court in Costa Rica is enforceable in Nevada. The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), as enacted in Nevada, allows for the enforcement of a foreign support order when the order is entered in a country that is a recognized "state" under NRS Chapter 130. UIFSA sets forth three different methods by which a foreign country...

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