Nevada Code § 41.2993

Verified petition
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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 minors 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.

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