Establishment of relationship.

NRS

126.041

Establishment of relationship.

The parent and child relationship between a child and:

1. A woman may be established by:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 126.710 to 126.810 , inclusive, proof of her having given birth to the child;

(b) An adjudication of the woman’s maternity pursuant to this chapter, NRS 125B.150 or 130.402 or chapter 432B of NRS;

(c) Proof of adoption of the child by the woman;

(d) An unrebutted presumption of the woman’s maternity;

(e) The consent of the woman to assisted reproduction pursuant to NRS 126.670 and

126.680 which resulted in the birth of the child; or

(f) An adjudication confirming the woman as a parent of a child born to a gestational carrier if the gestational agreement is enforceable under the provisions of NRS 126.710 to 126.810 , inclusive, or any other provision of law.

2. A man may be established:

(a) Under this chapter, NRS 125B.150 , 130.402 , or 425.382 to 425.3852 , inclusive, or chapter 432B of NRS;

(b) By proof of adoption of the child by the man;

(c) By the consent of the man to assisted reproduction pursuant to NRS 126.670 and

126.680 which resulted in the birth of the child; or

(d) By an adjudication confirming the man as a parent of a child born to a gestational carrier if the gestational agreement was validated pursuant to the provisions of NRS 126.710 to 126.810 , inclusive, or other provision of law.

(Added to NRS by 1979, 1270 ; A 1983, 1867 ; 1997, 2303 ; 1999, 3570 ; 2009, 118 ; 2013, 812 ; 2015, 895 ; 2021, 146 )

PATERNITY GENERALLY