Nevada § 126.690 - Proceedings to adjudicate parentage: Requirements
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 126.690 — Proceedings to adjudicate parentage: Requirements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 126.690
What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 126.690 cover?
Section 126.690 ("Proceedings to adjudicate parentage: Requirements") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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