Submit a Stipulation & Order if the Other Party Agrees

If both parties agree to make changes to the final divorce terms, this page shows you how to change your court order without seeing a judge.

Overview of a Stipulation & Order

A “stipulation” is an agreement between two parties that is submitted to the judge for approval. It eliminates the need to go to court and have a judge make a decision about an issue. A written “Stipulation and Order” includes the parties’ agreement, both of their notarized signatures, and the judge’s signature. Once signed by the judge, the agreement becomes a legally binding “order.”

You may wonder why you need to do anything at all if you and the other party agree to change things. The reason is simple: the judge expects you both to follow court orders and needs to know when you want to change the orders. A Stipulation & Order tells the judge your new agreement and makes it part of the court record. It also ensures that if you ever have to come back to court because you and the other party do not agree about something, the judge will already know the changes that have been made. If no Stipulation & Order is filed, the judge will assume you are still following (or should be following) the original court order.

Some issues that parties might want to resolve through a Stipulation & Order are:

• Changing legal custody over the children
• Changing the physical custody order
• Changing the visitation schedule
• Changing child support
• Changing alimony

How to Get a Stipulation & Order Filed in Your Case

Follow these steps if you would like to have a Stipulation & Order entered in your case:

1. Complete the Stipulation & Order
2. Submit the Stipulation & Order to the Judge for Review
3. File a Notice of Entry of Order and serve the other party 

Step 1: Complete the Stipulation & Order

Choose a form below based on the issues you have agreed to.  You can add extra pages if more room is needed. Be very specific about the orders you are changing and the new orders that should be in place going forward. If your agreement is unclear, the judge may not sign the order.

Do not sign the Stipulation & Order until you are in front of a notary. The other party will also have to sign the document in front of a notary (you can both do this separately, just be sure both signatures are notarized before going to the next step).

Stipulation and Order - Changing Custody (pdf fillable)

Stipulation and Order - Other Issues Involving Children (pdf fillable)

Stipulation and Order - Child Support (pdf fillable)

Stipulation and Order - No Issues Involving Children (pdf fillable) 

Step 2: Submit the Stipulation & Order to the Judge for Review

You must submit the stipulation and order to your assigned department to review.  If you do not know what department your case was assigned to, you can look it up here: https://www.clarkcountycourts.us/Portal/. 

You can mail the order to 601 N. Pecos, Las Vegas, NV 89101 (mail takes 4-6 weeks), or you can email it to your assigned department.  If you want to email it, check the Department Letter assigned to your case, and email it to the correct email below:

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The judge will review the Stipulation & Order, and if the judge approves, the judge will sign it and mail it to one party (it is usually mailed to the person who filled out the upper left corner of the first page). If there is a problem with the paperwork, the judge’s staff will include a memo letting you know what needs to be fixed so you can make any corrections and resubmit.

Step 3: File a Notice of Entry of Order and serve the other party

The date this form gets filed is the date that starts the timelines for anyone to appeal. Whoever receives the signed and filed Stipulation & Order must fill out the Notice of Entry of Order and attach a copy of the filed Stipulation & Order.

File the Notice of Entry of Order (with a copy of the Stipulation & Order attached) with the court.  Be sure to fill out the Certificate of Mailing at the bottom, because you will have to mail a copy of this form to the other party the same day you file it.

Notice of Entry of Order (pdf)  Notice of Entry of Order (pdf fillable)

Make a copy of the Notice of Entry of Order (with the Stipulation & Order attached) and mail it to the other party. You can mail it by regular mail.