Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 128.060 (2026)

Notice of hearing: Contents; personal service to certain persons; petitioner to mail notice to Department of Human Services if petitioner or child is receiving public assistance

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NRS 128.060  Notice of hearing: Contents; personal service to certain persons; petitioner to mail notice to Department of Human Services if petitioner or child is receiving public assistance.

      1.  After a petition has been filed, unless the party or parties to be served voluntarily appear and consent to the hearing, the court shall direct the clerk to issue a notice, reciting briefly the substance of the petition and stating the date set for the hearing thereof, and requiring the person served therewith to appear before the court at the time and place if that person desires to oppose the petition.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and NRS 128.070, the following persons must be personally served with the notice:

      (a) Either parent of the minor person, if his or her place of residence is known to the petitioner, or if the place of residence of either parent is not known to the petitioner, then the nearest known relative of that person, if there is any residing within the State, and if his or her residence and relationship are known to the petitioner; and

      (b) The minor’s legal custodian or guardian, if his or her place of residence is known to the petitioner.

      3.  If the petitioner or the child is receiving public assistance, the petitioner shall mail a copy of the notice of hearing and a copy of the petition to the Chief of the Child Support Enforcement Program of the Division of Social Services of the Department of Human Services by registered or certified mail return receipt requested at least 45 days before the hearing.

      4.  A parent who delivered a child to a provider of emergency services pursuant to NRS 432B.630 shall be deemed to have waived any right to notice pursuant to this section.

      [6:161:1953]—(NRS A 1987, 119; 1995, 2420; 2017, 682, 749, 771)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: In Re: Parental Rights as to S.A.T. (Fam.), 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46 (Nev. 2025).
In Re: Parental Rights as to S.A.T. (Fam.), 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46 (Nev. 2025). · cites it 3× “Once a petition to terminate parental rights has been filed, NRS 128.060(1) directs the clerk to issue a notice to the defending party.”
Mott v. Mott (Child Custody) (Nev. 2017). · cites it 2× “"); NRS 128.060 (concerning notice and service).”
In Re: Parental Rights as to M.m.l., Jr., 2017 NV 21 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 2× “NRS 128.060(2)(a). If his or her place of residence is unknown, then the State must serve notice on the nearest known relative if the State knows that relative's residence and relationship.”
in Re: Parental Rights as to J.E. (Nev. 2013). · cites it 2× “The district court found that appellant misled the court into approving service by publication and made misrepresentations about the extent of her and the child's contact with respondent and her knowledge of respondent's relatives living in Clark County, Nevada.”
In Re: Parental Rights of S.L.M. (Nev. 2017). “NRCP 4(d)(6); NRS 128.060. Appellant appeared at the initial hearing in response to the petition, opposed the petition, and acknowledged that the house where the petition and notice of hearing were served was the correct address for service.”
In Re: Parental Rights as to M.m.l., Jr., 2017 NV 21 (Nev. 2017). “NRS 128.060(2)(a). If his or her place of residence is unknown, then the State must serve notice on the nearest known relative if the State knows that relative's residence and relationship.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 128.060(1) — 1 case
In Re: Parental Rights as to S.A.T. (Fam.), 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46 (Nev. 2025). “Once a petition to terminate parental rights has been filed, NRS 128.060(1) directs the clerk to issue a notice to the defending party.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 128.060(2)(a) — 3 cases
In Re: Parental Rights as to M.m.l., Jr., 2017 NV 21 (Nev. 2017). “NRS 128.060(2)(a). If his or her place of residence is unknown, then the State must serve notice on the nearest known relative if the State knows that relative's residence and relationship.”
In Re: Parental Rights as to M.m.l., Jr., 2017 NV 21 (Nev. 2017). “NRS 128.060(2)(a). If his or her place of residence is unknown, then the State must serve notice on the nearest known relative if the State knows that relative's residence and relationship.”
in Re: Parental Rights as to J.E. (Nev. 2013). “The district court found that appellant misled the court into approving service by publication and made misrepresentations about the extent of her and the child's contact with respondent and her knowledge of respondent's relatives living in Clark County, Nevada.”
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