How to File for Divorce in Nevada

Either spouse must have been a Nevada resident for at least 6 weeks before the case is filed.

Filing fees are set by each county's district court clerk and depend on the type of case and document. In Clark County, the Family Law Self-Help Center refers filers to the Clerk's Filing Fee Chart. A fee waiver may be granted if you receive public assistance, your basic monthly expenses exceed your income, your household income is under 150% of the federal poverty level, or for another compelling reason; for a joint petition, each spouse must file a separate application.

A summary divorce by joint petition is available when either spouse meets the residency rule, the spouses have lived apart for 1 year or are incompatible, there are no minor children of the relationship and the wife, to her knowledge, is not pregnant (or the spouses have signed an agreement on custody and child support), there is no community or joint property or they have signed a property agreement, they waive spousal support or have an agreement, and they waive notice of entry of the decree and rights to appeal or a new trial. Either spouse may revoke the joint petition before final judgment. The Clark County self-help center notes the divorce is final on the date the decree is filed with the clerk.

The Nevada Supreme Court's Self-Help Center offers free statewide divorce forms: a Joint Petition for Divorce (with or without children) with a Joint Petition Divorce Decree, Family Cover Sheet, Confidential Information Sheet and Affidavit of Resident Witness for spouses filing together; a Divorce Complaint (with or without children), Summons and Family Cover Sheet for one spouse filing alone; an Answer or Answer and Counterclaim for Divorce; a Reply to Counterclaim; a Decree of Divorce; and service, default, Financial Disclosure Form and Child Support Worksheet forms. Free Q&A "DIY" interviews can prepare a Joint Petition for Divorce, Complaint for Divorce, Answer, Answer and Counterclaim, alternate-service or publication request, and Financial Disclosure Form. Clark County and Washoe County have their own self-help websites with specialized forms.