As used in NRS 41.291 to 41.299, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 41.293 and 41.294 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2017, 731; A 2019, 2090)
“Other parent” means a person who, in common with a petitioning parent, is the parent of an unemancipated minor under the laws of this State. (Added to NRS by 2017, 732)
“Petitioning parent” means a person who is the parent of an unemancipated minor under the laws of this State, desiring to change the name of his or her child. (Added to NRS by 2017, 732)
1. Any parent of an unemancipated minor desiring to have the name of the minor changed may file a verified petition with the clerk of the district court of the district in which the minor resides. 2. The petition shall be addressed to the court and shall state: (a) The minor’s present name; (b) The […]
1. Unless the verified consent of the other parent is stated in the petition, and except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, upon the filing of the petition, the petitioning parent shall make out and procure a notice that must: (a) State the fact of the filing of the petition, its object, the minor’s present […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the court shall make an order changing the name of the minor as prayed for in the petition upon being satisfied by the statements in the petition or other evidence that good reason exists, if: (a) The verified consent of the other parent is stated in the […]
In addition to a petition to change the name of an unemancipated minor filed pursuant to this chapter, such a petition may be filed in any action brought under the provisions of chapter 122A, 125, 125C, 126, 128 or 129 of NRS. For any petition filed, the notice and service requirements of the chapter under […]
1. The provisions of NRS 41.291 to 41.299, inclusive, do not apply to an unemancipated minor who is in the legal custody of an agency which provides child welfare services. 2. As used in this section, “agency which provides child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030. (Added to NRS by […]
