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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 11. Domestic Relations § 126.690. Proceedings to adjudicate parentage: Requirements - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-11-domestic-relations/nv-rev-st-126-690/
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