Nevada Revised Statutes Title 3. Remedies; Special Actions and Proceedings § 41.2997. Order of court;  hearing on objection;  disposition of order;  factors to be considered by court in determining best interest of unemancipated minor and making specific findings

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the court shall make an order changing the name of the minor as prayed for in the petition filed by the attorney representing the unemancipated minor in the legal custody of an agency which provides child welfare services, upon being satisfied by the statements in the petition or other evidence that the name change is in the best interest of the unemancipated minor pursuant to subsection 4 if:

2. If an objection is filed within the prescribed time period pursuant to this section, the court shall appoint a day for hearing the proofs, respectively, of the petitioner and the objection, upon reasonable notice.  Upon that day, the court shall hear the proofs, and grant or refuse the prayer of the petitioner, according to whether the proofs show that making the name change is in the best interest of the unemancipated minor pursuant to subsection 4.

3. Upon the making of an order either granting or denying the prayer of the petitioner, the order must be recorded as a judgment of the court.  If the petition is granted, the name of the unemancipated minor must thereupon be stated in the order and the clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the order to the State Registrar of Vital Statistics.

4. In determining the best interest of the unemancipated minor, the court shall consider and set forth its specific findings concerning, among other things: