Nevada § 440.285 - Voluntary acknowledgment of parentage: Board to develop and distribute declarations to be signed; certain entities to provide notice concerning effect of declaration
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 440.285 — Voluntary acknowledgment of parentage: Board to develop and distribute declarations to be signed; certain entities to provide notice concerning effect of declaration, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 440.285. Voluntary acknowledgment of parentage: Board to develop and distribute declarations to be signed; certain entities to provide notice concerning effect of declaration
1. The Board shall: (a) Develop a declaration to be signed under penalty of perjury for the voluntary
acknowledgment of parentage in this State; and (b) Distribute the declarations to each hospital or freestanding birthing center in
this State. 2. Before providing a declaration for the acknowledgment of parentage to the person
who gave birth to a child or a person who wishes to acknowledge the parentage of a
child, the agencies described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 shall ensure that the
person who gave birth and the person who wishes to acknowledge parentage are given
notice, orally and in writing, of the rights, responsibilities and legal consequences
of, and the alternatives to, signing the declaration for the acknowledgment of parentage.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 440.285 cover?
Section 440.285 ("Voluntary acknowledgment of parentage: Board to develop and distribute declarations to be signed; certain entities to provide notice concerning effect of declaration") 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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