Title 11

NRS 126.051 Presumptions of paternity. 1. A man is presumed to be the natural father of a child if: (a) He and the child’s natural mother are or have been married to each other and the child is born during the marriage, or within 285 days after the marriage is terminated by death…

NRS 126.053 Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity or parentage. 1. After the expiration of the period described in subsection 2, a declaration for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity developed by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 440.283 or a declaration for the vol…

NRS 126.071 Who may bring action; when action may be brought. 1. A child, his or her natural mother, a man presumed or alleged to be his or her father or an interested third party may bring an action pursuant to this chapter to declare the existence or nonexistence of the father …

NRS 126.081 Period of limitations. 1. An action brought under this chapter to declare the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship is not barred until 3 years after the child reaches the age of majority. 2. This section does not alter the time within which a…

NRS 126.091 Jurisdiction; joinder; venue. 1. Each district court has jurisdiction of an action brought under this chapter. The action may be joined with: (a) An action for divorce, annulment, separate maintenance or support; or (b) A proceeding held pursuant to chapter 432B of NR…

NRS 126.101 Parties. 1. If the court determines that it is necessary for the child to be made a party to the action, the court may make the child a party to the action. If the child is a minor and the court determines that it is necessary to appoint a guardian ad litem to represe…

NRS 126.105 Service of process. Whenever service of process is required in an action brought under this chapter to determine the existence or nonexistence of the paternal relationship, it may be made pursuant to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure or by certified mail, restricted…

NRS 126.111 Pretrial hearing; testimony. 1. The court shall endeavor to resolve the issues raised in an action pursuant to this chapter by an informal hearing. 2. As soon as practicable after an action to declare the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship …

NRS 126.121 Tests for typing of blood or genetic identification; admissibility in court; effect of refusal to submit to test. 1. The court may, and shall upon the motion of a party, order the mother, child, alleged father or any other person so involved to submit to one or more t…

NRS 126.131 Evidence relating to paternity; evidence of costs of certain medical services. 1. Evidence relating to paternity may include: (a) Evidence of sexual intercourse between the mother and alleged father at any possible time of conception. (b) An expert’s opinion concernin…

NRS 126.141 Pretrial recommendations. 1. On the basis of the information produced at the pretrial hearing, the judge, judicial officer appointed by a court or referee conducting the hearing shall evaluate the probability of determining the existence or nonexistence of the father …

NRS 126.143 Order for temporary support of child. After an action is set for trial pursuant to NRS 126.141, the judge, judicial officer appointed by a court or referee shall, upon the motion of a party, issue an order providing for the temporary support of the child pending the r…

NRS 126.151 Trial: Applicability of Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure; admissibility of evidence of other sexual contact; without jury. 1. An action under this chapter is a civil action governed by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure. The mother of the child and the alleged father …

NRS 126.161 Contents and effect of judgment or order. 1. A judgment or order of a court, or a judgment or order entered pursuant to an expedited process, determining the existence or nonexistence of the relationship of parent and child is determinative for all purposes. 2. If suc…

NRS 126.163 Order issued on or after October 1, 1998: Provision of information by court and parties to action; regulations. 1. A court that, on or after October 1, 1998, issues an order in this State establishing the paternity of a child shall: (a) Obtain and provide to the Divis…

NRS 126.171 Costs. The court may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts and the child’s guardian ad litem, and other costs of the action and pretrial proceedings, including blood tests or tests for genetic identification, to be paid by the parties in proportions and at times d…

NRS 126.181 Enforcement of judgment or order. 1. If the parent and child relationship has been established, the obligation of a parent may be enforced in the same or independent proceedings by the other parent, the child, the public authority that has furnished or may furnish the…

NRS 126.191 Modification of judgment or order. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125B.140 and chapter 130 of NRS, the court has continuing jurisdiction to modify the judgment or order as to custody, visitation or support. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1276; A 1983, 1873; 1987, 2251; 1…

NRS 126.193 Cause of action subsequent to issuance of order: Notice and service of process. If, after a court issues an order establishing the paternity of a child, a subsequent cause of action between the parties concerning the support of the child is initiated, the requirements…

NRS 126.201 Right to counsel; appointment of counsel by court; free transcript on appeal. 1. At the pretrial hearing and in further proceedings, any party may be represented by counsel. If a party is financially unable to obtain counsel, the court may appoint counsel to represent…

NRS 126.211 Hearings and records: Confidentiality. Any hearing or trial held under this chapter must be held in closed court without admittance of any person other than those necessary to the action or proceeding. All papers and records, other than the final judgment, pertaining …

NRS 126.221 Substitution of certificate of birth. Upon order of a court of this state or, except as otherwise provided in NRS 440.319, upon request of a court of another state, the State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall prepare a new certificate of birth consistent with the fi…

NRS 126.223 Entry of default upon failure to plead or defend in action. If a man who is alleged to be the father of a child in an action brought pursuant to this chapter fails to plead or otherwise defend against the action as provided in the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, the …

NRS 126.231 Who may bring action; provisions of chapter applicable to action. Any interested party may bring an action to determine the existence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as practicable, the provisions of this chapter applicable to the father and child relation…

NRS 126.291 Proceedings not exclusive; fees. 1. Proceedings to compel support by a nonsupporting parent may be brought in accordance with this chapter. They are not exclusive of other proceedings. The court may assess the usual filing fees, charges or court costs against the nons…

NRS 126.295 Form of complaint; verification. The complaint must be in writing and verified by oath or affirmation of the complainant. [10:87:1923; NCL § 3414]—(NRS A 1983, 262, 1875)

NRS 126.301 Absence of defendant. If the defendant fails to appear, the court may proceed as if the defendant were present and hear the complaint. The court shall require the plaintiff to establish the facts, and shall give full and careful consideration to all evidence presented…

NRS 126.311 Effect of death, absence or insanity of plaintiff. If after the complaint has been filed, the plaintiff dies, becomes insane or cannot be found within the jurisdiction, the proceeding does not abate, but the child may be substituted as complainant by the child’s guard…

NRS 126.321 Effect of death of defendant. In case of the death of the defendant, the action to compel support may be prosecuted against the personal representatives of the deceased with like effect as if the defendant were living, subject as regards the measure of support to the …

NRS 126.331 Payment to trustee. 1. The court may require the payments to be made to the custodial parent, a public agency or a person designated by the court as trustee. 2. If the Division of Social Services of the Department of Human Services has provided money for the support o…

NRS 126.500 Definitions. As used in NRS 126.500 to 126.810, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 126.510 to 126.630, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2013, 806)

NRS 126.510 “Assisted reproduction” defined. “Assisted reproduction” means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse. The term includes, without limitation: 1. Intrauterine insemination; 2. Donation of eggs; 3. Donation of embryos; 4. In vitro fertilization and …

NRS 126.520 “Domestic partner” defined. “Domestic partner” means a person who is in a domestic partnership which is registered or recognized pursuant to chapter 122A of NRS and which has not been terminated pursuant to that chapter. (Added to NRS by 2013, 806; A 2017, 291)

NRS 126.530 “Domestic partnership” defined. “Domestic partnership” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 122A.040. (Added to NRS by 2013, 806)

NRS 126.540 “Donor” defined. “Donor” means a person with dispositional control of eggs, sperm or embryos who provides eggs, sperm or embryos to another person for gestation and relinquishes all present and future parental and inheritance rights and obligations to any resulting ch…

NRS 126.550 “Embryo” defined. “Embryo” means a cell or group of cells containing a diploid complement of chromosomes or a group of such cells, not including a gamete, that has the potential to develop into a live born human being if transferred into the body of a woman under cond…

NRS 126.560 “Gamete” defined. “Gamete” means a cell containing a haploid complement of deoxyribonucleic acid that has the potential to form an embryo when combined with another gamete. The term includes: 1. Sperm. 2. Eggs. 3. Nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid from one human being com…

NRS 126.570 “Gestational agreement” defined. “Gestational agreement” means a contract between an intended parent or parents and a gestational carrier intended to result in a live birth. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.580 “Gestational carrier” defined. “Gestational carrier” means an adult woman who is not an intended parent and who enters into a gestational agreement to bear a child conceived using the gametes of other persons and not her own. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.590 “Intended parent” defined. “Intended parent” means a person, married or unmarried, who manifests the intent as provided in NRS 126.500 to 126.810, inclusive, to be legally bound as the parent of a child resulting from assisted reproduction. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.600 “In vitro fertilization” defined. “In vitro fertilization” means the formation of a human embryo outside the human body. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.610 “Parent” defined. “Parent” means a person who has established the parent and child relationship. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.620 “Record” defined. “Record” means information which is inscribed on a tangible medium or which is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.630 “Sign” defined. “Sign” means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record: 1. To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or 2. To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound or process. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.640 Scope of relationship. Except as otherwise provided by any other provision of law, unless parental rights are terminated, a parent and child relationship established under NRS 126.500 to 126.810, inclusive, applies for all purposes. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.650 Inapplicability to birth of child conceived by means other than assisted reproduction. NRS 126.500 to 126.810, inclusive, do not apply to the birth of a child conceived by means other than assisted reproduction. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)