Fill and Sign the Nevada Family Form

Prepared by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. Copyright 2016 - U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. STATE OF NEVADA NAME CHANGE FAMILY PACKET Control Number – NV-NAME-3 This packet contains the following: 1. Instructions ; 2. Forms List ; and 3. Access to Nevada Law Summary. I. WHO CAN USE THESE FORMS You can use this Petition for Change of Name if:  You have lived in your County in Nevada for at least 6 weeks year before you fle the Petition, and you plan to live in the same County in Nevada for the foreseeable future after the Petition is fled.  You have not been convicted of a felony.  You are not changing your name to avoid creditors or to defraud someone. II. WHAT FORMS ARE INCLUDED A. Petition for Change of Name - (NV-NC-200) This document states the reasons and other required details for your name change. B. Applications for Appointment as Guardian-14 years or older - (NV-NC- 303) C. Applications for Appointment as Guardian-under 14 years old - (NV-NC- 306) D. Order Appointing Guardian Ad Litem – (NV-NC-307) This document appoints a particular individual as the guardian for the minor. E. Affidavit of Petitioner – (NV-NC-302) This document provides additional details regarding your request for name change. F. Affidavit of Co-Petitioner – (NV-NC-301) This document provides additional details regarding your request for name change. G. Consent for Change of Name - (NV-NC-304) This document provides the written consent of any necessary individuals who are not party to the action. H. Notice of Petition for Change of Name – (NV-NC-305) Notice that you intend to seek a name change for publication purposes. I. Order for Change of Name - (NV-NC-308) To place child’s new name as an “a.k.a.” on birth certifcate J. Order for Change of Name - (NV-NC-309) To replace child’s old name with new name on birth certifcate K. Request for Summary Disposition – (NV-NC-310) This form requests that they consider your matter as a matter for summary disposition instead of hearing. L. Civil Cover Sheet – (NV-NC-106) This document provides the Court with certain required information. If you did not order a completion package and need access to the download page again for any of the above forms, please check your email for a link to that will redisplay the page for you. III. PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (FAMILY) FOR THE STATE OF NEVADA A. Preliminary Note: 1. Print three (3) complete sets of forms. 2. The “Action/Cause No.” will be assigned by the court clerk at the time of fling. 3. Forms that require your signature and include a notary block MUST be signed in the presence of the notary or court clerk who will complete the acknowledgement. Use your complete name – frst name, middle name, last name. 4. When a form is fled with the court, request the clerk “fle- stamp” one copy of the form for your fle. 5. A Law Summary is available and can be printed for your State. To do so, locate the site at the end of this package and select the Law Summary link. Review the Law Summary before beginning the process of completing the forms. B. Procedure Step 1: To begin the process you will need to fle the Petition and Notice of Petition with the Court Clerk. Be sure to sign the Petition in front of a Notary Public or Court Clerk and make three copies of all documents before you fle the Petition and Notice. At the time you fle the Petition you will also pay the fling fee. You may desire to call the Clerk to obtain the amount of the fee and the accepted form of payment. The Clerk will provide you with the stamped fled copy and assign your case a case number. The Judge may require an appointment of a guardian ad litem or a consent from the non-petitioning parent. If the appointment of a guardian ad litem is required, be sure to sign the Application for Appointment as Guardian Ad Litem and make three copies of it along with the Order Appointing Guardian Ad Litem and fle with the Court Clerk. If a consent is required, be sure that the Consent is signed and make three copies before fling with the Court Clerk. The Clerk will fle the original and return the fle- stamped copies to you. Step 2: You must publish the Notice of Petition in a newspaper of general circulation in your County one time per week for 3 weeks in a row. The paper must be a paper of general circulation in the County. A fee is charged by the paper for the publication. After you have the notice published you will need to make sure that a proof of publication is fled with the Court. Step 3: No hearing may be held until at least 11 days after the last day your Notice was published by the paper. Appear as directed by the Clerk and present the Order to Change Name to the Court. At the hearing date set by the Court you will need to arrive early and present your Petition to the Court for hearing. Bring extra copies of the papers. Answer all questions from the Court and then present the Order to the Court for signature if the Petition is approved. Then obtain a certifed copy of the Order from the Clerk as proof of the name change. Step 4: If you were born in Nevada, mail a certifed copy of the Order, a personal check or money and a cover letter to: Department of Vital Statistics 505 E. King St., Room 102 Carson City, NV 89701-4749 The letter needs to have your name, mailing address, and the city where you were born. The department will send you one certifed copy of your new birth certifcate. Notify other persons of the name change by letter or other form and provide a certifed copy of the order, if needed. IV. SUMMARY DISPOSITIONS Some counties will also complete a Summary Disposition of the Petition without a hearing while others will not. If a Summary Disposition is allowed you will need to complete two additional forms. (1) Request for Summary Disposition and (2) Affidavit for Summary Disposition. In Counties that allow a Summary Disposition, ask the Clerk about the procedures. Generally, you will need to fle the Request and Affidavit and also present for the Court a copy of the Petition and other documents including the Proof of Publication. If accepted, the Court will sign the order without requiring a hearing. V. NOTES ON COMPLETING THE FORMS Most of the blanks in the forms are self-explanatory and you can easily determine what to type in the spaced provided. CODE _______, Case No. ____ and Dept No.____ on all papers will be provided by the Clerk. If you have any problems or questions, you should consult your Court Clerk. Although they do not provide advice, most are very helpful about Court procedures. 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