Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 128.040 (2026)
Who may file petition; investigation
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NRS 128.040 Who may file petition; investigation. The
agency which provides child welfare services, the probation officer, or any
other person, including the mother of an unborn child, may file with the clerk
of the court a petition under the terms of this chapter. The probation officer
of that county or any agency or person designated by the court shall make such
investigations at any stage of the proceedings as the court may order or
direct.
[4:161:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 892; 1967, 1151; 1973, 1406; 1975, 966; 1993, 2690; 2001 Special Session, 14)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2018–2018 · leading case: In Re: Parental Rights as to S.H. (Nev. 2018).
In Re: Parental Rights as to S.H. (Nev. 2018). “See NRS 128.040 (providing that the state agency which provides child welfare services may file a petition to terminate parental rights).”
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