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The Cooley Law Firm is a law firm dedicated exclusively to the practice of Family Law. Family Law, or Domestic Relations Law, is the body of law dealing with marriage, domestic partnerships, premarital agreements, divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, parentage/paternity, assisted reproductive technology (ART), adoption of children and adults, termination of parental rights, guardianship, as well as all other domestic-relations issues. Shelly Booth Cooley, the founder of The Cooley Law Firm, possesses extensive experience representing her clients in all areas of Family Law. Working closely with clients, understanding the client’s issues and legal goals, providing individualized service and delivering quality results are at the foundation of Shelly Booth Cooley and The Cooley Law Firm’s objectives. Dealing with Family Law issues can be distressing and emotionally exhausting. Shelly Booth Cooley and The Cooley Law Firm will diligently represent you to help you achieve your legal goals – Shelly Booth Cooley and The Cooley Law Firm maintain a reputation for proactive, ethical, and zealous advocacy on behalf of its clients. The ultimate objective of Shelly Booth Cooley and The Cooley Law Firm is to help you find peace and certainty with your family law situation.

10/26/2026

Nevada determines parentage based on intent in assisted reproduction matters. Enforceable agreements involving donors, embryos, s***m, or gestational carriers can establish that intended parents are the legal parents rather than the donor.

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10/24/2026

A voluntary acknowledgment of parentage or paternity recognizes a legal relationship between a parent and child. If the document is not rescinded within six months, it can operate as a court order establishing legal parentage.

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10/22/2026

Being listed on a birth certificate may not always provide sufficient legal recognition in another state, particularly for same-sex couples. A confirmatory adoption can legally establish both parents as the child's legal parents and support recognition under full faith and credit principles.

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10/20/2026

Once legal parentage is established, a parent can have rights involving custody, decision-making, medical reimbursement, health insurance, inheritance, and standing in family court. Legal recognition also carries corresponding parental obligations.

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10/18/2026

An adult adoption requires basic information about the parties, including names, addresses, dates of birth, and residency details. In Clark County, Nevada, at least one party must have resided there for more than six months to establish jurisdiction, along with a completed adoption agreement.

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10/16/2026

Biological parentage is based on a genetic relationship, while legal parentage is a status established by law. Legal parentage carries enforceable rights and duties involving custody, decision-making, support, inheritance, and other responsibilities under Nevada's parentage statutes.

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10/09/2026

Adult adoptions generally do not require notice to other individuals when both parties agree to the adoption. The adopting adult and adult child enter into a formal agreement that establishes the legal relationship.

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10/08/2026

Courts have broad discretion to deny an adoption when they believe it is inappropriate or not in the best interest of the person being adopted. With proper due diligence, however, the adult adoption process can generally be straightforward.

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10/07/2026

Without legal parent-child status, inheritance may depend on intestate succession laws when a parent dies without a will. Adult adoption can establish inheritance rights, although a valid will or trust may control how the estate is distributed.

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10/06/2026

Adult adoption can legally formalize relationships that have existed informally for years, such as bonds between step-parents and adult children or close family-like relationships. It provides legal recognition to an established parent-child connection.

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