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by the judge and filed at the Clerk’s
Office.
2. Insert the code “DECD” on the line
after the word “Code:” on the first
page, upper left-hand corner.
3. Complete the information requested on
the lines in the upper left-hand corner
of the first page. Please include area
codes.
4. For the section of the document
starting with “In the ____ Judicial
District”, insert the word “8 th ” on the
first blank and the words “Clark
County” on the second blank.
5. Insert the wife’s and husband’s names
on the lines above those words in the
caption.
6. Leave the lines to the right of the
caption blank. The Clerk’s Office will
give you a case number and department
letter when you file the Joint
Petition. Once you get the case number
from the clerk, you will need to put it
on any documents that you give to the
Court.
7. The Decree of Divorce uses a fill-inthe-blank
format and will tell you what
information you need to put into the
blank. Please be sure to initial the
applicable lines.
F. THE CERTIFICATE OF MAILING:
NOTE: YOU SHOULD PREPARE THIS DOCUMENT AFTER
THE JUDGE HAS SIGNED YOUR DECREE.
1. The Certificate of Mailing is a
document that shows the Court that you
served the other party with a copy of
the document you filed.
© Clark County Family Law Self-Help Center JP\statewidepetitions\nokids_4ins(#9a)
July 1, 2007
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confirm most current version.