1. An attorney representing an unemancipated minor in the legal custody of an agency which provides child welfare services who desires to have the name of the minor changed may file a verified petition with the clerk of the district court of the district in which the minor resides.
2. The petition must be addressed to the court and must state:
(a) The unemancipated minor’s present name;
(b) The name which the unemancipated minor will bear in the future;
(c) The reason for desiring the name change;
(d) The consent of the unemancipated minor, if over the age of 14 years;
(e) The verified consent, if any, of one or both parents of the unemancipated minor;
(f) The name and address of each parent of the unemancipated minor, if known; and
(g) Whether the unemancipated minor has been convicted of a felony.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2087)
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