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The Resource Center will close at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and will reopen on Friday, December 26, 2025, at 8 a.m.
Resource Center
Contact
Second Judicial District Court
One South Sierra, 3rd floor
Reno, NV 89501
(775) 325-6731
ResourceCenter@washoecourts.us
Mailing Address:
Second Judicial District Court
Resource Center
75 Court Street
Reno, NV 89501
Hours of Operation
4th Thursday of the Month:
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Closed
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Litigant Services Manager
Barbara KeylThese packets contain all of the necessary information required by the court to completely file for any of these case types. These packets can be printed directly from this website or obtained by picking them up at the Second Judicial District Court Resource Center. The fees and types of packets available are listed below:
Divorce
Legal Separation
Filing Fee - $284
Packets Available:
Annulment
Each of these Packets contains a number of different PDF documents plus a set of instructions.
Litigants MUST complete every single document in the appropriate packet to successfully file for a divorce, legal separation, or annulment in Washoe County.
Divorce and Other Choices – NRS 125
This diagram compares three legal options in Nevada: Divorce, Annulment, and Legal Separation. It uses a three-circle Venn diagram showing shared and unique features.
Divorce – Unique Features
- Do not need to prove there is a reason for the divorce.
- Can set alimony.
Annulment – Unique Features
- Must prove to the court there are grounds for an annulment.
- Declares marriage null and void as if the marriage never happened.
- Anyone who was married in Nevada or is a resident can ask for an annulment.
Legal Separation – Unique Features
- Cannot remarry.
- Still are legally married.
- A whole new cas may need to be filed in the future to divorce.
- Do not need to prove there is a reason for the legal seperation.
- Can set spousal support.
Shared Between Divorce and Legal Separation
- One person must be living in Nevada for at least six weeks and intending to stay.
- Divides property and debts.
- Sets custody, visitation, and child support.
Shared Between Divorce and Annulment
- Can remarry.
- Returned to the status of unmarried persons.
Shared Between Divorce, Legal Seperation, and Annulment
- Can return to former name.
- Both people do not need to agree to file.
General Notes
- In Nevada, you do not need to go through legal separation before you can get a divorce.
- Both spouses do not need to agree to start a divorce, legal separation, or annulment. If both people do not agree, one person can file a "complaint". If both people agree on the division of everything they can file a "joint petition".