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Alimony in Nevada
Nevada courts may award alimony to either spouse, as a lump sum or periodic payments, in whatever amount appears just and equitable after considering 11 statutory factors such as each spouse’s finances, property, the length of the marriage, earning capacity, age and health, and homemaker contributions. Courts must also consider alimony for job training or education.[1]
Key facts: alimony in Nevada
| How the law sets it | Factors only[1] |
|---|---|
| Key rule | Court weighs 11 listed factors[1] |
| Law last checked | October 26, 2026 |
How it's decided
Court weighs 11 listed factors[1]
Nevada law sets no formula, cap or time limit for alimony, so there's nothing to calculate: the court weighs the factors below.
From the official text
What Nevada law says about alimony
Plain-English summaries of Nevada’s statute and court rules as of the date shown on each, with the quoted text. Not legal advice: laws change and courts apply them case by case.
The statute
NRS 125.150
The main alimony statute: the court weighs 11 listed factors.[1]
NRS 125.150 · checked October 26, 2026
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“(a) May award such alimony to either spouse, in a specified principal sum or as specified periodic payments, as appears just and equitable;”
When it ends
Periodic payments end on death or the recipient’s remarriage
Unless the court ordered otherwise, periodic alimony payments stop when either party dies or the recipient remarries.[1]
NRS 125.150(6) · checked October 26, 2026
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“In the event of the death of either party or the subsequent remarriage of the spouse to whom specified periodic payments were to be made, all the payments required by the decree must cease, unless it was otherwise ordered by the court.”
Changing an order
Unaccrued payments modifiable on changed circumstances
Periodic payments not yet due can be modified on a showing of changed circumstances; payments already accrued cannot.[1]
NRS 125.150(8) · checked October 26, 2026
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“Payments pursuant to a decree entered on or after July 1, 1975, which have not accrued at the time a motion for modification is filed may be modified upon a showing of changed circumstances, whether or not the court has expressly retained jurisdiction for the modification.”
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Questions about alimony in Nevada
Is there an alimony calculator for Nevada?
No. Nevada law doesn't set alimony by formula: nevada courts may award alimony to either spouse, as a lump sum or periodic payments, in whatever amount appears just and equitable after considering 11 statutory factors such as each spouse’s finances, property, the length of the marriage, earning capacity, age and health, and homemaker contributions. Courts must also consider alimony for job training or education. — NRS 125.150[1]
When does alimony end in Nevada?
Unless the court ordered otherwise, periodic alimony payments stop when either party dies or the recipient remarries. — NRS 125.150(6)[1]
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Sources
Nevada’s statute and court rules, read on the official site, with the date we checked each.