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NRS 126.041

Establishment of relationship

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case St. Mary v. Damon (2013)

Most recently applied in MARTINEZ v. AVILA, JR. (CHILD CUSTODY) (June 2022)

(Added to NRS by 1979, 1270; A 1983, 1867; 1997, 2303; 1999, 3570; 2009, 118; 2013, 812; 2015, 895; 2021, 146)

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The parent and child relationship between a child and:

1. A woman may be established by:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, proof of her having given birth to the child;

(b) An adjudication of the woman’s maternity pursuant to this chapter, NRS 125B.150 or 130.402 or chapter 432B of NRS;

(c) Proof of adoption of the child by the woman;

(d) An unrebutted presumption of the woman’s maternity;

(e) The consent of the woman to assisted reproduction pursuant to NRS 126.670 and 126.680 which resulted in the birth of the child; or

(f) An adjudication confirming the woman as a parent of a child born to a gestational carrier if the gestational agreement is enforceable under the provisions of NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, or any other provision of law.

2. A man may be established:

(a) Under this chapter, NRS 125B.150, 130.402, or 425.382 to 425.3852, inclusive, or chapter 432B of NRS;

(b) By proof of adoption of the child by the man;

(c) By the consent of the man to assisted reproduction pursuant to NRS 126.670 and 126.680 which resulted in the birth of the child; or

(d) By an adjudication confirming the man as a parent of a child born to a gestational carrier if the gestational agreement was validated pursuant to the provisions of NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, or other provision of law.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.