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Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 125C — CUSTODY AND VISITATION
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“Decision-making authority” means the power to make important decisions regarding a child, including decisions regarding the child’s education, religious training, health care, extracurricular activities and travel. The term does not include day-to-day decisions that necessarily accompany a grant of caretaking authority.