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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 126.081 (2026)

Period of limitations

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NRS 126.081  Period of limitations.

      1.  An action brought under this chapter to declare the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship is not barred until 3 years after the child reaches the age of majority.

      2.  This section does not alter the time within which a right of inheritance or a right to a succession may be asserted beyond the time provided by law relating to distribution and closing of decedents’ estates or to the determination of heirship, or otherwise.

      (Added to NRS by 1979, 1272; A 1981, 1573; 1983, 1870)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: Hermanson v. Hermanson, 887 P.2d 1241 (Nev. 1994).
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Hermanson v. Hermanson, 887 P.2d 1241 (Nev. 1994). “Under NRS 126.081, a paternity action is “not barred until 3 years after the child reaches the age of majority.”
In Re: Est. of Robert C. Murray, 2015 NV 8 (Nev. 2015). · cites it 18× “In the instant case, NRS 126.081 precludes appellants from contesting the heir's parentage because more than three years have passed since the heir reached the age of majority.”
In Re: Est. of Robert C. Murray, 2015 NV 8 (Nev. 2015). · cites it 9× “In the instant case, NRS 126.081 precludes appellants from contesting the heir's parentage because more than three years have passed since the heir reached the age of majority.”
Hargrove v. Ward, 2022 NV 14 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 4× “NRS 126.081(1) provides that an action to establish paternity "is not barred until 3 years after the child reaches the age of majority.”
Avila Vs. Martinez (Nev. 2020). “NRS 126.081(1). Therefore, we reverse and remand for the district court to order DNA testing pursuant to NRS 126.”
Martinez v. Avila, Jr. (child Custody), 2022 NV 49 (Nev. 2022). “071(1) allows an alleged father, such as Ignacio, to bring an action under the NPA to declare the existence of the father and child relationship, and under NRS 126.081(1), such an action “is not barred until 3 years after the child reaches the age of majority.”
Lanoue v. State, Welfare Div. (Nev. 2015). “See NRS 126.081 (explaining that an action to determine paternity is barred three years after the child reaches the age of majority).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 126.081(1) — 5 cases
In Re: Est. of Robert C. Murray, 2015 NV 8 (Nev. 2015). “In the instant case, NRS 126.081 precludes appellants from contesting the heir's parentage because more than three years have passed since the heir reached the age of majority.”
Hargrove v. Ward, 2022 NV 14 (Nev. 2022). “NRS 126.081(1) provides that an action to establish paternity "is not barred until 3 years after the child reaches the age of majority.”
In Re: Est. of Robert C. Murray, 2015 NV 8 (Nev. 2015). “In the instant case, NRS 126.081 precludes appellants from contesting the heir's parentage because more than three years have passed since the heir reached the age of majority.”
Avila Vs. Martinez (Nev. 2020). “NRS 126.081(1). Therefore, we reverse and remand for the district court to order DNA testing pursuant to NRS 126.”
Martinez v. Avila, Jr. (child Custody), 2022 NV 49 (Nev. 2022). “071(1) allows an alleged father, such as Ignacio, to bring an action under the NPA to declare the existence of the father and child relationship, and under NRS 126.081(1), such an action “is not barred until 3 years after the child reaches the age of majority.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 126.081(2) — 2 cases
In Re: Est. of Robert C. Murray, 2015 NV 8 (Nev. 2015). “In the instant case, NRS 126.081 precludes appellants from contesting the heir's parentage because more than three years have passed since the heir reached the age of majority.”
In Re: Est. of Robert C. Murray, 2015 NV 8 (Nev. 2015). “In the instant case, NRS 126.081 precludes appellants from contesting the heir's parentage because more than three years have passed since the heir reached the age of majority.”
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