{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-41.2993","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 41.2993","heading":"Verified petition.","body":"1. An attorney representing an unemancipated minor in the legal custody of an agency which provides child welfare services who desires 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.\n2. The petition must be addressed to the court and must state:\n(a) The unemancipated minor’s present name;\n(b) The name which the unemancipated minor will bear in the future;\n(c) The reason for desiring the name change;\n(d) The consent of the unemancipated minor, if over the age of 14 years;\n(e) The verified consent, if any, of one or both parents of the unemancipated minor;\n(f) The name and address of each parent of the unemancipated minor, if known; and\n(g) Whether the unemancipated minor has been convicted of a felony.","path":["TITLE 3 — REMEDIES; SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 41 - ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS IN PARTICULAR CASES CONCERNING PERSONS","PROCEEDINGS TO CHANGE NAMES OF NATURAL PERSONS","Unemancipated Minors in Legal Custody of Agency Which Provides Child Welfare Services"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-041.html#NRS041Sec2993","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:30Z","sha256":"96bcbfc131a114c6546d2878c47ca7335313975512c96c3c158e31191168a534","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-41.2991","next":"us-nv/nrs-41.2995"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}