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NV Rev Stat § 126.201 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 that party with respect to the determination of the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship and the duty of support, including without limitation the expenses of the mother’s pregnancy and confinement, medical expenses for the birth of the child and support of the child from birth until trial.  2. If a party is financially unable to pay the cost of a transcript, the court shall furnish on request a transcript for purposes of appeal.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1276; A 1983, 1873)
NV Rev Stat § 126.211 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 to the action or proceeding, whether part of the permanent record of the court or of a file in the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services or elsewhere, are subject to inspection only upon consent of the court and all interested persons, or in exceptional cases only upon an order of the court for good cause shown.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1276)
NV Rev Stat § 126.221 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 findings of the court and substitute the new certificate for the original certificate of birth as provided in NRS 440.270 to 440.340, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1277; A 2015, 779)
NV Rev Stat § 126.223 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 clerk of the court shall enter his default upon a showing of proof of service of process and any other showing required pursuant to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 2302)
NV Rev Stat § 126.231 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 relationship apply to that action.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1276; A 1983, 1873)
NV Rev Stat § 126.291 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 nonsupporting parent and shall enforce their collection with the other provisions of the judgment.  2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, when the district attorney is requested to bring an action to compel support or an action to determine paternity, the district attorney may charge the requester a fee of not more than $20 for an application. This fee may not be assessed against:  (a) The State of Nevada when acting as a party to an action brought pursuant to this chapter.  (b) Any person or agency requesting services pursuant to chapter 130 of NRS.  3. If the court finds that a parent and child relationship exists, it may assess against the nonsupporting parent, in addition to any support obligation ordered a reasonable collection fee. If the court finds that the nonsupporting parent would experience a financial hardship if required to pay the fee immediately, it may order that the fee be paid in installments, each of which is not more than 25 percent of the support obligation for each month.  4. All fees collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in the general fund of the county and an equivalent amount must be allocated to augment the county’s program for the enforcement of support obligations.  [6:87:1923; A 1933, 186; 1931 NCL § 3410] — (NRS A 1979, 1280; 1981, 1575; 1983, 261, 1874; 1997, 2309, 2310)
NV Rev Stat § 126.295 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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)
NV Rev Stat § 126.301 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 and the rights and claims of the plaintiff, defendant and children, and the best interests of the child or children involved. The court shall, upon its own findings or the verdict of the jury, make such orders as it would make if the defendant were present.  [17:87:1923; NCL § 3421] — (NRS A 1979, 1280; 1983, 1875)
NV Rev Stat § 126.311 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 guardian ad litem.  [18:87:1923; NCL § 3422] — (NRS A 1971, 803; 1979, 1280) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 126.200)
NV Rev Stat § 126.321 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 provisions of this chapter. No personal representative may be required to post a bond.  [19:87:1923; NCL § 3423] — (NRS A 1979, 1280) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 126.210)
NV Rev Stat § 126.331 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services has provided money for the support of the child, the court shall direct that payment be made to the Division as provided for in NRS 425.360.  3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1 of NRS 425.410, the payments must be made to a trustee if the custodial parent does not reside within the jurisdiction of the court or has assigned his or her right to receive support to a public agency in another state.  4. The trustee shall report to the court annually, or more often, as directed by the court, the amounts received and paid over.  [22:87:1923; NCL § 3426] — (NRS A 1979, 1281; 1997, 2310)
NV Rev Stat § 126.500 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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)
NV Rev Stat § 126.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 transfer of embryos; and  5. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 806)
NV Rev Stat § 126.520 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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)
NV Rev Stat § 126.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.530 - "Domestic partnership" defined.

Domestic partnership has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 122A.040.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 806)
NV Rev Stat § 126.540 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 child.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 806)
NV Rev Stat § 126.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 conditions in which gestation may be reasonably expected to occur.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 806)
NV Rev Stat § 126.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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 combined with the cytoplasm, including, without limitation, cytoplasmic deoxyribonucleic acid, of another human being.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 806)
NV Rev Stat § 126.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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)
NV Rev Stat § 126.580 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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)
NV Rev Stat § 126.590 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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)
NV Rev Stat § 126.600 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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)
NV Rev Stat § 126.610 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.610 - "Parent" defined.

Parent means a person who has established the parent and child relationship.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)
NV Rev Stat § 126.620 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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)
NV Rev Stat § 126.630 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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)
NV Rev Stat § 126.640 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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)
NV Rev Stat § 126.650 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|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)
NV Rev Stat § 126.660 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.660 - Donor not parent of child conceived by means of assisted reproduction.

A donor is not a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)
NV Rev Stat § 126.670 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.670 - Person who provides gametes for, or consents to, assisted reproduction with intent to be parent of child is parent of resulting child.

A person who provides gametes for, or consents to, assisted reproduction by a woman, as provided in NRS 126.680, with the intent to be a parent of her child is a parent of the resulting child.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)
NV Rev Stat § 126.680 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.680 - Finding of parentage by consent; exception.

  1. Consent by a person who intends to be a parent of a child born by assisted reproduction must be in a declaration for the voluntary acknowledgment of parentage, signed pursuant to NRS 126.053.   2. Failure of a person to sign a declaration for the voluntary acknowledgment of parentage required by subsection 1, before or after the birth of the child, does not preclude a finding of parentage if the woman and the person, during the first 2 years of the child’s life, resided together in the same household with the child and openly held out the child as their own.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 807; A 2017, 246)
NV Rev Stat § 126.690 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.690 - Proceedings to adjudicate parentage: Requirements.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the legal spouse or domestic partner of a woman who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction may not challenge the parentage of the child unless:  (a) Within 2 years after learning of the birth of the child, a proceeding is commenced to adjudicate parentage; and  (b) The court finds that, before or after the birth of the child, the legal spouse or domestic partner did not consent to the assisted reproduction.  2. A proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained at any time if the court determines that:  (a) The legal spouse or domestic partner did not provide gametes for, or consent to, the assisted reproduction by the person who gave birth;  (b) The legal spouse or domestic partner and the woman who gave birth to the child have not cohabited since the probable time of the assisted reproduction; and  (c) The legal spouse or domestic partner never openly held out the child as his or her own.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)
NV Rev Stat § 126.700 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.700 - Former spouse or former domestic partner not parent if marriage or partnership dissolved or terminated before transfer of eggs, sperm or embryos unless consented to in record; withdrawal of consent.

  1. If a marriage or domestic partnership is dissolved or terminated before the transfer of eggs, sperm or embryos, the former spouse or former domestic partner is not a parent of the resulting child unless the former spouse or former domestic partner consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were to occur after a dissolution or termination, the former spouse or former domestic partner would be a parent of the child.  2. The consent of a person to assisted reproduction may be withdrawn by that person in a record at any time before placement of the eggs, sperm or embryos.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 808)
NV Rev Stat § 126.710 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.710 - Gestational agreement: Conditions.

  1. A prospective gestational carrier, her legal spouse or domestic partner if she is married or in a domestic partnership, a donor or the donors and the intended parent or parents may enter into a written agreement providing that:  (a) The prospective gestational carrier agrees to pregnancy by means of assisted reproduction;  (b) The prospective gestational carrier, her legal spouse or domestic partner if she is married or in a domestic partnership, and the donor or donors relinquish all rights and duties as the parents of a child conceived through assisted reproduction; and  (c) The intended parent or parents become the parent or parents of any resulting child.  2. If two persons are the intended parents, both of the intended parents must be parties to the gestational agreement.  3. A gestational agreement is enforceable only if it satisfies the requirements of NRS 126.750.  4. A gestational agreement may provide for payment of consideration pursuant to NRS 126.800 and 126.810.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 808)
NV Rev Stat § 126.730 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.730 - Confidentiality of proceedings, files and records pertaining to gestational carrier arrangement.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, all hearings held in a proceeding under NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, are confidential and must be held in closed court, without admittance of any person other than the parties to a gestational agreement, their witnesses and attorneys, except by order of the court.  2. The files and records pertaining to a gestational carrier arrangement, gestational agreement or proceeding under NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, are not open to inspection by any person except:  (a) Upon an order of the court expressly so permitting pursuant to a petition setting forth the reasons therefor; or  (b) As provided pursuant to subsection 3.  3. A person who intends to file a petition to enforce a gestational agreement may inspect the files or the records of the court concerning the gestational agreement.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 809)
NV Rev Stat § 126.740 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.740 - Gestational carrier: Eligibility; legal consultation requirement for gestational carrier agreement.

  1. A prospective gestational carrier is eligible to be a gestational carrier pursuant to NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, if, at the time the gestational agreement is executed, she:  (a) Has completed a medical evaluation relating to the anticipated pregnancy;  (b) Has undergone legal consultation with independent legal counsel regarding the terms of the gestational agreement and the potential legal consequences of the gestational carrier arrangement; and  (c) Did not contribute any gametes that will ultimately result in an embryo that she will attempt to carry to term.  2. The intended parent or parents shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, if, before the gestational carrier agreement is executed, he, she or they have undergone legal consultation with independent legal counsel regarding the terms of the gestational agreement and the potential legal consequences of the gestational carrier arrangement.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 809)
NV Rev Stat § 126.760 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.760 - Parent of child obligated to support child.

  1. Any person who is considered to be the parent of a child under NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, is obligated to support the child.  2. The breach of the gestational agreement by the intended parent or parents does not relieve such an intended parent or parents of the obligation to support a resulting child.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 811)
NV Rev Stat § 126.770 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.770 - Marriage or domestic partnership of gestational carrier after executing gestational agreement does not affect validity of agreement.

The marriage or domestic partnership of a gestational carrier after she executes a gestational agreement does not affect the validity of the gestational agreement and:  1. The consent of the legal spouse or domestic partner of the gestational carrier to the gestational agreement is not required.  2. The legal spouse or domestic partner of the gestational carrier must not be presumed to be the parent of any resulting child.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 811)
NV Rev Stat § 126.780 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.780 - Gestational agreement: Noncompliance; authority of court to determine rights and obligations of parties to agreement.

  1. A gestational carrier, her legal spouse or domestic partner, if any, or the intended parent or parents are in noncompliance when he, she or they breach any provision of the gestational agreement or fail to meet any of the requirements of NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive.  2. In the event of noncompliance, a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine the respective rights and obligations of the parties to the gestational agreement based solely on the evidence of the original intent of the parties.  3. There must be no specific performance remedy available for breach of the gestational agreement by the gestational carrier that would require the gestational carrier to be impregnated.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 811)
NV Rev Stat § 126.790 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.790 - Remedies of intended parents and gestational carrier.

  1. Except as otherwise provided by NRS 126.780 or by an express term of the gestational agreement, the intended parent or parents are entitled to any remedy available at law or equity.  2. Except as expressly provided by an express term of the gestational agreement, the gestational carrier is entitled to any remedy available at law or equity.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 811)
NV Rev Stat § 126.800 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 126 - Parentage|NRS 126.800 - Reimbursement of gestational carrier for expenses and economic losses.

  1. A gestational carrier may receive reimbursement for expenses and economic losses resulting from participation in the gestational carrier arrangement.  2. A donor may receive reimbursement for expenses and economic losses resulting from the retrieval or storage of gametes or embryos and incurred after the donor has entered into a valid agreement in a record to be a donor.  3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, economic losses occurring before the donor has entered into a valid agreement in a record to be a donor may not be reimbursed.  4. Any premiums paid for insurance against economic losses directly resulting from the retrieval or storage of gametes or embryos for donation may be reimbursed even if such premiums were paid before the donor entered into a valid agreement in a record, so long as such agreement becomes valid and effective before the gametes or embryos are used in assisted reproduction pursuant to the terms of the agreement.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 812)