Hello Zach,
Thank you for serving your country.
I am not an attorney. But I do suggest getting one.
Check into the "Shared Parenting laws" of both states.
Here are some general links to save you some time in looking for information regarding your states of jurisdiction:
http://www.deltabravo.net/custody/tgblinks.phphttp://www.deltabravo.net/custody/links.phpMICHIGAN RELATED
http://www.deltabravo.net/cgi-bin/resource.cgi?state=mihttp://www.deltabravo.net/custody/tgbmi.phphttp://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?MostRequestedhttp://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-29701---,00.htmlNEVADA RELATED
http://www.deltabravo.net/cgi-bin/resource.cgi?state=nvhttp://www.deltabravo.net/custody/tgbnv.phphttp://www.leg.state.nv.us/law1.cfmhttp://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/Index.cfm---------------------------
Your rights will vary because you are enlisted and active in the military, and in a sense of property of the U.S. government. You are in the custody of the U.S. military. Getting custody of your child, while in the custody of the government is not very likely. The reason that I say this is because I want you to understand that barring any major health, safety, and other issues regarding the mother, the courts determination of the "Best Interests of the Child" is (in my opinion) not likely to be in your favor.
Their are many reasons, such as:
"which parent has been the
primary caretaker for the last six months"
"the ever present, but never mentioned Tender Years Doctrine" (mother preference)
"which state is most likely to be the state of the childs future and current home state."
I think that MI is most likely going to be the state of legal jurisdiction. You didn't mention which state you were served papers from when you were served. I'm assuming Michigan?
It's true that Nevada has had and still in a sense has jurisdiction of the child, it's possible that the state of Michigan could determine that "because the mother plans on staying in Michigan, then Michigan can determine that it is most likely to be the state with continuing jurisdiction." This is something that you could choose to fight and you could try to have Nevada maintain jurisdiction, but she could still move away after she is given custody. In my opinion, this would be aggravating to you, costly, and in the end all done in vain.
Please don't react with anger. I am just trying to give you some helpful advice. Take it with a grain of salt if you wish. I understand the pain that you must be feeling right now.
Try and be positive, think of good things that you can do with your daughter. Take care of yourself and eat. Keep your head up. Also, I have some advice for when you are exchanging your daughter with her mother during exchanges. Keep a diary to log all pickups and dropoffs, who, what, where, when, and why. AND NEVER GO ALONE. (until things settle down)
Remember, I'm not an attorney.
But, I don't want you to waste any energy going into the wrong direction.
This is just my opinion.
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Thank you again,
FatherTime
http://www.geopics.net/fathertime