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Your Name:
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Telephone:
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DISTRICT COURT
CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA
In the Matter of the Application of:
(Your Current Name)
__________________________________
For Change of Name.
CASE NO.: ____________________
DEPT: _____________________
EX PARTE MOTION TO WAIVE PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT
AND TO SEAL FILE
Petitioner, in Proper Person, pursuant to NRS 41.280(2), hereby requests this Court waive
the publication requirement of NRS 41.280 and order the file in this matter be sealed.
POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
I. LEGAL AUTHORITIES
NRS 41.280 states,
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, upon the filing of the petition, the applicant
shall make out and procure a notice that must:
(a) State the fact of the filing of the petition, its object, his present name and the name which
he desires to bear in the future; and
(b) Be published in some newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for 3
successive weeks.
2. If the applicant submits proof satisfactory to the court that publication of the change of name
would place his personal safety at risk, the court shall not require the applicant to comply with
the provisions of subsection 1 and shall order the records concerning the petition and any
proceedings concerning the petition to be sealed and to be opened for inspection only upon an
order of the court for good cause shown or upon the request of the applicant.