Nevada § 126.051 - Presumptions of paternity

§ 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, annulment, declaration of invalidity or divorce, or after a decree of separation

is entered by a court. (b) He and the child's natural mother were cohabiting for at least 6 months before

the period of conception and continued to cohabit through the period of conception. (c) Before the child's birth, he and the child's natural mother have attempted to

marry each other by a marriage solemnized in apparent compliance with law, although

the attempted marriage is invalid or could be declared invalid, and: (1) If the attempted marriage could be declared invalid only by a court, the child

is born during the attempted marriage, or within 285 days after its termination by

death, annulment, declaration of invalidity or divorce; or (2) If the attempted marriage is invalid without a court order, the child is born

within 285 days after the termination of cohabitation. (d) While the child is under the age of majority, he receives the child into his home

and openly holds out the child as his natural child. 2. A conclusive presumption that a man is the natural father of a child is established

if tests for the typing of blood or tests for genetic identification made pursuant

to NRS 126.121 show a probability of 99 percent or more that he is the father except that the presumption

may be rebutted if he establishes that he has an identical sibling who may be the

father. 3. A presumption under subsection 1 may be rebutted in an appropriate action only

by clear and convincing evidence. If two or more presumptions arise which conflict with each other, the presumption

which on the facts is founded on the weightier considerations of policy and logic

controls. The presumption is rebutted by a court decree establishing paternity of the child

by another man.