Nevada § 3.227 - Information form for family court: Development; contents; use
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 3.227 — Information form for family court: Development; contents; use, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3.227. Information form for family court: Development; contents; use
In each judicial district that includes a county whose population is 100,000 or more: 1. The clerk of the district court shall develop an information form for family court. The information form for family court must be: (a) Approved by the Chief Judge; and (b) Used to obtain the information described in subsection 2 from a party who files
the initial pleading in a case that involves a matter within the jurisdiction of the
family court. 2. A party may not file in the district court the initial pleading in a case that
involves a matter within the jurisdiction of the family court unless, at the same
time that the party files the initial pleading, the party files an information form
for family court which is signed by the party, his or her attorney or other legal
representative and which specifies: (a) Whether the party is also a party in any other pending case or was a party in
any other previously decided case assigned to a department of the family court in
the judicial district; (b) Whether any other party in the initial pleading is also a party in any other pending
case or was a party in any other previously decided case assigned to a department
of the family court in the judicial district; (c) Whether a child involved in the case is also involved in any other pending case
or was involved in any other previously decided case assigned to a department of the
family court in the judicial district, other than a case within the jurisdiction of
the juvenile court pursuant to title 5 of NRS; and (d) Any other information that the Chief Judge determines must be provided on the
information form for family court, including, without limitation, any other information
concerning a case described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c). 3. The Chief Judge and the clerk of the district court shall use the information provided
on the information form for family court to assign cases to a department of the family
court in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 3.025 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3.227 ("Information form for family court: Development; contents; use") 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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