TITLE 11. DOMESTIC RELATIONS

CHAPTER 129. MINORS' DISABILITIES; JUDICIAL EMANCIPATION OF MINORS

MINORS' DISABILITIES

§ 129.010. Age of majority.

All persons of the age of 18 years who are under no legal disability, and all persons who have been declared emancipated pursuant to NRS 129.080 to 129.140, inclusive, are capable of entering into any contract, and are, to all intents and purposes, held and considered to be of lawful age.

§ 129.020. Disability of minority removed in connection with any transaction entered into pursuant to Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.

1. The disability of minority of any person otherwise eligible for guaranty or insurance of a loan pursuant to the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended (38 U.S.C. §§ 3701 et seq.), and of the minor spouse of any eligible veteran, irrespective of his or her age, in connection with any transaction entered into pursuant to that act, as amended, is hereby removed for all purposes in connection with such transactions, including, but not limited to, incurring of indebtedness or obligations, acquiring, encumbering, selling, releasing or conveying property or any interest therein, and litigating or settling controversies arising therefrom, if all or part of any obligations incident to such transaction are guaranteed or insured by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to such act.

2. This section must not be construed to impose any other or greater rights or liabilities than would exist if such person and such spouse were under no such disability.

TITLE 11. DOMESTIC RELATIONS

CHAPTER 129. MINORS' DISABILITIES; JUDICIAL EMANCIPATION OF MINORS

JUDICIAL EMANCIPATION OF MINORS

§ 129.080. Minor may petition juvenile or family division of district court for decree of emancipation; reference to master.

Any minor who is at least 16 years of age, married or living apart from his parents or legal guardian, and who is a resident of the county, may petition the juvenile division or family division of the district court of that county for a decree of emancipation. The district court may refer the petition to a master appointed pursuant to chapter 62 or 432B of NRS.

§ 129.100. Notice of filing of petition: Form.

1. After a petition has been filed, unless the person to be served voluntarily appears and consents to the hearing, the court shall direct the clerk to issue a notice, reciting briefly the substance of the petition, stating the time and date set for the hearing of the petition, and requiring the person served with the notice to appear before the court at the hearing if he desires to oppose the petition.

2. The notice issued pursuant to subsection 1 must be in substantially the following form:

   In the             Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and 
for the County of            .
 
 
 

In the matter of the emancipation
of            , a minor.
 
                                    Notice                                     

   To            , the father or            , the mother of the above-named 
minor; or, to the father and mother of the above-named minor; or, to 
           , the legal guardian of the above-named minor; or, to            , 
related to the above-named minor as            :
   You are hereby notified that there has been filed in the above-entitled 
court a petition praying for the emancipation of the above-named minor person, 
and that the petition has been set for hearing before this court, at the 
courtroom thereof, at            , in the County of            , on the     
day of the month of          of the year      at       o'clock _m., at which 
time and place you are required to be present if you desire to oppose the 
petition.
   Dated          (month)      (day)      (year)
                                                                               
                                                                Clerk of court.
 
      (SEAL)
                                                           By                  
                                                                        Deputy.