Nevada Court & Family Education Guide
Information for anyone navigating a court order, custody case, or probation requirement in Nevada that involves anger management, parenting, co-parenting, or substance-abuse education.
What does Clearway offer?
People are sometimes ordered or referred to an educational program as part of a family-law, custody, probation, or other Nevada court-related matter. The type of program required can depend on the circumstances of the case and the exact wording of the court order.
Clearway Institute offers four self-paced online courses: anger management, parenting, co-parenting, and substance-abuse education. Not every course is appropriate for every court order, and completing an online course does not automatically mean a particular Nevada court, probation department, or agency will accept it — always read your order carefully and confirm the required program with the court, probation officer, attorney, or other referring agency when you're not sure.
Which type of class do you need?
Start with whichever matches your order or situation — each course page has the full curriculum before you enroll.
What if a Nevada court ordered it?
Nevada does have a statewide counseling requirement tied to domestic-violence battery. Under NRS 200.485, a person convicted of battery constituting domestic violence must complete weekly counseling of at least 1.5 hours in a certified program (see NRS 439.258), at the person's own expense: at least 6 months after a first offense and at least 12 months after a second offense. The court may also order substance-use treatment.
On the civil side, NRS Chapter 33 governs protection orders against domestic violence. A temporary order may last up to 45 days, and an extended order up to 2 years, with court findings needed for anything over one year (NRS 33.020, 33.030, 33.080). Custody decisions follow NRS 125C.0035. Requirements differ by court and order, so confirm exactly what your own order or sentence requires before enrolling in any course.
What's the difference between classes?
Parenting vs. co-parenting. Parenting covers general child-development, discipline, and communication skills, and comes up in a wide range of family cases. Co-parenting is built specifically for separated or divorcing parents — coordinating two households, handling custody transitions, and keeping kids out of the middle — and is the more common requirement in a custody or divorce order.
Anger management vs. a certified intervention program. Many states, Nevada included, treat general educational anger-management coursework as legally distinct from a state-certified batterer intervention, family-violence intervention, or abuser-treatment program ordered specifically in a domestic-violence case — see “What if a Nevada court ordered it?” above for how that distinction works here. If your order names a specific certified program by name, an educational anger-management course usually isn't an automatic substitute — check with your court.
Where can I verify requirements?
The most reliable answer always comes from whoever issued your order — the court clerk, your probation or parole officer, your attorney, or the agency that referred you. Below are free, Nevada-specific places to start if you need legal help, counseling, or crisis support along the way.
Legal reference material
For anyone who wants to read the underlying statutes for themselves, here is the reference material this guide is based on — Nevada civil and family-law sections first, then criminal law.
Civil & family law
Custody best-interest factors and domestic violenceNRS 125C.0035
The court must weigh listed best-interest factors, including whether a parent or other custody seeker committed domestic violence against the child, a parent, or someone living with the child. If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that such an act occurred, there is a rebuttable presumption that sole or joint physical custody by the perpetrator is not in the child's best interest.
Orders for protection against domestic violenceNRS 33.020, 33.030, 33.080
A court can issue a temporary order, with or without notice, and an extended order after a hearing. Orders can bar threats and harassment, exclude a person from the residence, and address temporary custody, and extended orders can add visitation terms, support, and costs.
Criminal law
Battery constituting domestic violenceNRS 200.485
A first offense within seven years is a misdemeanor carrying 2 days to 6 months in jail, 48 to 120 hours of community service, and a fine of $200 to $1,000, along with required counseling. A third offense within seven years is a category B felony carrying 1 to 6 years in state prison.
StalkingNRS 200.575
Stalking is a willful or malicious course of conduct of two or more acts that would make a reasonable person feel terrorized, frightened, or intimidated, and that does so. A first offense is a misdemeanor, a second is a gross misdemeanor, and a third or later offense is a category C felony. Stalking combined with threats of death or substantial bodily harm is a category B felony.
Violation of a protection orderNRS 33.100
Intentionally violating a temporary order is a misdemeanor. Violating an extended order is a misdemeanor the first time, a gross misdemeanor after one prior violation, and a category D felony after two or more.