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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.500 (2026)

Recognition of similar legal unions of persons from other jurisdictions as domestic partnerships in Nevada

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NRS 122A.500  Recognition of similar legal unions of persons from other jurisdictions as domestic partnerships in Nevada.  A legal union of two persons, other than a marriage as recognized by the Nevada Constitution, that was validly formed in another jurisdiction, and that is substantially equivalent to a domestic partnership as defined in this chapter, must be recognized as a valid domestic partnership in this State regardless of whether the union bears the name of a domestic partnership or is registered in this State.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 2186; A 2011, 115; 2017, 291)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2022 · leading case: Sevcik v. Sandoval, 911 F. Supp. 2d 996 (D. Nev. 2012).
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Sevcik v. Sandoval, 911 F. Supp. 2d 996 (D. Nev. 2012). · cites it 2× “See Nev.Rev.Stat. § 122A.500. A couple desiring to enter into a domestic partnership in Nevada must satisfy eligibility requirements similar to, but not identical to, those requirements a couple desiring to enter into a marriage must satisfy.”
Lafrance Vs. Cline, 477 P.3d 369 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 2× “The references to NRS 122A.500 in this opinion are to the previous version.”
Rodrigues De Freitas v. Hertz Corp., No. 2:18-cv-01522 (D. Nev. Sept. 16, 2022). · cites it 4× “22 57 Nev. Rev. Stat. § 122A.500. 23 58 ECF No.”
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