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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Whenever the State Registrar receives an order issued by a district court in this State pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 126.720 validating a gestational agreement and declaring the intended parent or parents to be the parent or parents of the resulting child, the State Registrar shall prepare and file a certificate of birth in the name of the child which shows the intended parent or parents as the parent or parents of the child and seal and file the order and the original certificate of birth, if any. Unless the court order is issued by a district court in this State for an action which was originally commenced in this State, a court order concerning a gestational agreement is not valid for any purpose in this State as it relates to a child born in this State, including, without limitation, the preparation and filing of a certificate of birth by the State Registrar.
2. As used in this section:
(a) “Gestational agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 126.570.
(b) “Intended parent” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 126.590.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 440.319. Certificate of birth: Effect of gestational agreement - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-40-public-health-and-safety/nv-rev-st-440-319/
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