© 2019 Family Law Self-Help Center Motion to Waive Publication (Family)
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EXMT
Name: ___________________________
Address: _________________________
City, State, Zip: ____________________
Phone: ___________________________
Email: ___________________________
DISTRICT COURT
CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA
In the Matter of the Application of:
(Your Current Name)
_________________________________
And
(Spouse’s Current Name or “N/A”)
_________________________________
For Change of Name for Themselves and the
Minor Children:
(First Child’s Current Name)
_________________________________
and (Second Child’s Current Name or “N/A”)
_________________________________
CASE NO.: ____________________
DEPT: _____________________
EX PARTE MOTION TO WAIVE PUBLICATION 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