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NV Rev Stat § 127.420 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults|NRS 127.420 - Administrator of compact: Service at pleasure of Governor; cooperation with all departments, agencies and officers.

The administrator of the compact shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The administrator shall cooperate with all departments, agencies and officers of and in the government of this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact or of any supplementary agreement or agreements entered into by this state under the compact.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 309)
NV Rev Stat § 128.005 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.005 - Legislative declaration and findings.

  1. The Legislature declares that the preservation and strengthening of family life is a part of the public policy of this State.  2. The Legislature finds that:  (a) Severance of the parent and child relationship is a matter of such importance in order to safeguard the rights of parent and child as to require judicial determination.  (b) Judicial selection of the person or agency to be entrusted with the custody and control of a child after such severance promotes the welfare of the parties and of this State.  (c) The continuing needs of a child for proper physical, mental and emotional growth and development are the decisive considerations in proceedings for termination of parental rights.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 963; A 1981, 1752)
NV Rev Stat § 128.007 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.007 - Applicability of chapter.

The provisions of this chapter, to the extent they do not conflict with the provisions of NRS 432B.5901 to 432B.5908, inclusive, apply to all proceedings concerning the termination of parental rights that are commenced pursuant to NRS 432B.5901 by an agency which provides child welfare services.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 4070)
NV Rev Stat § 128.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 128.011 to 128.018, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  [1:161:1953] — (NRS A 1965, 335; 1975, 965; 1977, 185; 1987, 173; 1995, 783; 2001 Special Session, 14)
NV Rev Stat § 128.011 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.011 - "Abandoned mother" defined.

A mother is "abandoned" if the father or putative father has not provided for her support during her pregnancy or has not communicated with her for a period beginning no later than 3 months after conception and extending to the birth of the child.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 964)
NV Rev Stat § 128.012 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.012 - "Abandonment of a child" defined.

  1. "Abandonment of a child" means any conduct of one or both parents of a child which evinces a settled purpose on the part of one or both parents to forego all parental custody and relinquish all claims to the child.  2. If a parent or parents of a child leave the child in the care and custody of another without provision for the child’s support and without communication for a period of 6 months, or if the child is left under such circumstances that the identity of the parents is unknown and cannot be ascertained despite diligent searching, and the parents do not come forward to claim the child within 3 months after the child is found, the parent or parents are presumed to have intended to abandon the child.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 963; A 1981, 1753)
NV Rev Stat § 128.0122 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.0122 - "Agency which provides child welfare services" defined.

Agency which provides child welfare services has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030.  (Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 14)
NV Rev Stat § 128.0124 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.0124 - "Child" defined.

Child means a person under the age of 18 years.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 1750)
NV Rev Stat § 128.0126 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.0126 - "Failure of parental adjustment" defined.

Failure of parental adjustment occurs when a parent or parents are unable or unwilling within a reasonable time to correct substantially the circumstances, conduct or conditions which led to the placement of their child outside of their home, notwithstanding reasonable and appropriate efforts made by the State or a private person or agency to return the child to his or her home.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 172)
NV Rev Stat § 128.0128 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.0128 - "Indian child" defined.

Indian child has the meaning ascribed to it in 25 U.S.C. § 1903.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 782)
NV Rev Stat § 128.0129 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.0129 - "Indian Child Welfare Act" defined.

Indian Child Welfare Act means the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq.).  (Added to NRS by 1995, 782)
NV Rev Stat § 128.013 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.013 - "Injury" defined.

  1. "Injury" to a child’s health or welfare occurs when the parent, guardian or custodian:  (a) Inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon the child, physical, mental or emotional injury, including injuries sustained as a result of excessive corporal punishment;  (b) Commits or allows to be committed against the child, sexual abuse as defined in NRS 432B.100;  (c) Neglects or refuses to provide for the child proper or necessary subsistence, education or medical or surgical care, although he or she is financially able to do so or has been offered financial or other reasonable means to do so; or  (d) Fails, by specific acts or omissions, to provide the child with adequate care, supervision or guardianship under circumstances requiring the intervention of:  (1) An agency which provides child welfare services; or  (2) The juvenile or family court itself.  2. A child’s health or welfare is not considered injured solely because the child’s parent or guardian, in the practice of his or her religious beliefs, selects and depends upon nonmedical remedial treatment for the child, if such treatment is recognized and permitted under the laws of this State.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 1750; A 1985, 1397; 1991, 2180; 1993, 2690; 2001 Special Session, 14)
NV Rev Stat § 128.0137 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.0137 - "Mental injury" defined.

Mental injury means an injury to the intellectual or psychological capacity of a child as evidenced by an observable and substantial impairment in the child’s ability to function within his or her normal range of performance and behavior.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 1751)
NV Rev Stat § 128.014 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.014 - "Neglected child" defined.

Neglected child includes a child:  1. Who lacks the proper parental care by reason of the fault or habits of his or her parent, guardian or custodian;  2. Whose parent, guardian or custodian neglects or refuses to provide proper or necessary subsistence, education, medical or surgical care, or other care necessary for the child’s health, morals or well-being;  3. Whose parent, guardian or custodian neglects or refuses to provide the special care made necessary by the child’s physical or mental condition;  4. Who is found in a disreputable place, or who is permitted to associate with vagrants or vicious or immoral persons; or  5. Who engages or is in a situation dangerous to life or limb, or injurious to health or morals of the child or others,  and the parent’s neglect need not be willful.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 964; A 1981, 1753)
NV Rev Stat § 128.015 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.015 - "Parent and child relationship" and "parent" defined.

  1. "Parent and child relationship" includes all rights, privileges and obligations existing between parent and child.  2. As used in this section, "parent" includes an adoptive parent.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 964; A 2011, 142)
NV Rev Stat § 128.0155 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.0155 - "Plan" defined.

Plan means:  1. A written agreement between the parents of a child who is subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court or family court pursuant to title 5 of NRS or chapter 432B of NRS and the agency having custody of the child; or  2. Written conditions and obligations imposed upon the parents directly by the juvenile or family court,  which have a primary objective of reuniting the family or, if the parents neglect or refuse to comply with the terms and conditions of the case plan, freeing the child for adoption.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 1750; A 1985, 1397; 1991, 2180; 2003, 1116)
NV Rev Stat § 128.016 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.016 - "Putative father" defined.

Putative father means a person who is or is alleged or reputed to be the father of an illegitimate child.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 964)
NV Rev Stat § 128.018 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.018 - "Unfit parent" defined.

Unfit parent is any parent of a child who, by reason of the parent’s fault or habit or conduct toward the child or other persons, fails to provide such child with proper care, guidance and support.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 964; A 1981, 1753)
NV Rev Stat § 128.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.020 - Jurisdiction of district courts.

Except if the child involved is subject to the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act, the district courts have jurisdiction in all cases and proceedings under this chapter. The jurisdiction of the district courts extends to any child who should be declared free from the custody and control of either or both of his or her parents.  [2:161:1953] — (NRS A 1975, 965; 1981, 1753; 1995, 783)
NV Rev Stat § 128.023 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.023 - Proceedings to terminate parental rights of parent of Indian child: Powers and duties of court; appointment of attorney.

  1. If proceedings pursuant to this chapter involve the termination of parental rights of the parent of an Indian child, the court shall:  (a) Cause the Indian child’s tribe to be notified in writing in the manner provided in the Indian Child Welfare Act. If the Indian child is eligible for membership in more than one tribe, each tribe must be notified.  (b) Transfer the proceedings to the Indian child’s tribe in accordance with the Indian Child Welfare Act.  (c) If a tribe declines or is unable to exercise jurisdiction, exercise its jurisdiction as provided in the Indian Child Welfare Act.  2. If the court determines that the parent of an Indian child for whom termination of parental rights is sought is indigent, the court:  (a) Shall appoint an attorney to represent the parent; and  (b) May apply to the Secretary of the Interior for the payment of the fees and expenses of such an attorney,  as provided in the Indian Child Welfare Act.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 782; A 2003, 1116; 2017, 1289)
NV Rev Stat § 128.027 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.027 - Extent to which court must give full faith and credit to judicial proceedings of Indian tribe.

Each court in this state which exercises jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter in a case involving an Indian child shall give full faith and credit to the judicial proceedings of an Indian tribe to the same extent that the Indian tribe gives full faith and credit to the judicial proceedings of the courts of this state.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 782)
NV Rev Stat § 128.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.030 - Place for filing petition.

A petition alleging that a child should be declared free from the custody and control of his or her parent or parents may be filed at the election of the petitioner in:  1. The county in which the child is found;  2. The county in which the acts complained of occurred;  3. The county in which the child resides;  4. The county in which the child is the subject of another court proceeding;  5. The county in which an agency which provides child welfare services is located;  6. The county in which the guardian or custodian of the child resides;  7. The county in which the defendant resides; or  8. The county in which the convenience of the witnesses and the ends of justice would be promoted.  [3:161:1953] — (NRS A 1975, 966; 1981, 1754; 2017, 4071)
NV Rev Stat § 128.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.040 - Who may file petition; investigation.

The agency which provides child welfare services, the probation officer, or any other person, including the mother of an unborn child, may file with the clerk of the court a petition under the terms of this chapter. The probation officer of that county or any agency or person designated by the court shall make such investigations at any stage of the proceedings as the court may order or direct.  [4:161:1953] — (NRS A 1963, 892; 1967, 1151; 1973, 1406; 1975, 966; 1993, 2690; 2001 Special Session, 14)
NV Rev Stat § 128.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.050 - Entitlement of proceedings; contents of verified petition.

  1. The proceedings must be entitled, "In the matter of the parental rights as to ................, a minor."  2. A petition must be verified and may be upon information and belief. It must set forth plainly:  (a) The facts which bring the child within the purview of this chapter.  (b) The name, age and residence of the child.  (c) The names and residences of the parents of the child.  (d) The name and residence of the person or persons having physical custody or control of the child.  (e) The name and residence of the child’s legal guardian, if there is one.  (f) The name and residence of the child’s nearest known relative, if no parent or guardian can be found.  (g) Whether the child is known to be an Indian child.  3. If any of the facts required by subsection 2 are not known by the petitioner, the petition must so state.  4. If the petitioner is a mother filing with respect to her unborn child, the petition must so state and must contain the name and residence of the father or putative father, if known.  5. If the petitioner or the child is receiving public assistance, the petition must so state.  [5:161:1953] — (NRS A 1975, 966; 1981, 1754; 1995, 783, 2420; 2017, 749)
NV Rev Stat § 128.055 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.055 - Proceedings to be completed within 6 months after filing of petition.

Except as otherwise required by specific statute, the court shall use its best efforts to ensure that proceedings conducted pursuant to this chapter are completed within 6 months after the petition is filed.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2027)
NV Rev Stat § 128.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.060 - Notice of hearing: Contents; personal service to certain persons; petitioner to mail notice to Department of Health and Human Services if petitioner or child is receiving public assistance.

  1. After a petition has been filed, unless the party or parties to be served voluntarily appear and consent to the hearing, the court shall direct the clerk to issue a notice, reciting briefly the substance of the petition and stating the date set for the hearing thereof, and requiring the person served therewith to appear before the court at the time and place if that person desires to oppose the petition.  2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and NRS 128.070, the following persons must be personally served with the notice:  (a) Either parent of the minor person, if his or her place of residence is known to the petitioner, or if the place of residence of either parent is not known to the petitioner, then the nearest known relative of that person, if there is any residing within the State, and if his or her residence and relationship are known to the petitioner; and  (b) The minor’s legal custodian or guardian, if his or her place of residence is known to the petitioner.  3. If the petitioner or the child is receiving public assistance, the petitioner shall mail a copy of the notice of hearing and a copy of the petition to the Chief of the Child Support Enforcement Program of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services by registered or certified mail return receipt requested at least 45 days before the hearing.  4. A parent who delivered a child to a provider of emergency services pursuant to NRS 432B.630 shall be deemed to have waived any right to notice pursuant to this section.  [6:161:1953] — (NRS A 1987, 119; 1995, 2420; 2017, 682, 749, 771)
NV Rev Stat § 128.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.080 - Form of notice.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 128.070, the notice must be in substantially the following form: In the .................... Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of ......................... In the matter of parental rights as to ........................, a minor. Notice  To ........................, parent No. 1 or ........................, parent No. 2 of the above-named person; or, to the parents of the above-named person, and to all persons claiming to be either parent of this person; or, to ........................, related to the above-named minor as ........................; and, to ........................, the legal custodian or guardian of the above-named minor:  You are hereby notified that there has been filed in the above-entitled court a petition praying for the termination of parental rights over the above-named minor person, and that the petition has been set for hearing before this court, at the courtroom thereof, at ........................, in the County of ........................, on the .......... day of the month of ………. of the year ....... at........ o’clock ........m., at which time and place you are required to be present if you desire to oppose the petition.  Dated ........ (month) ........ (day) ........ (year)  .......................................................................   Clerk of Court (SEAL)  By..................................................................   Deputy  [8:161:1953] — (NRS A 1981, 126; 1987, 121; 2001, 34; 2017, 751, 772)
NV Rev Stat § 128.085 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.085 - Petition by mother of unborn child: Notice to father or putative father; time of hearing.

When the mother of an unborn child files a petition for termination of the father’s parental rights, the father or putative father, if known, shall be served with notice of the hearing in the manner provided for in NRS 128.060, 128.070 and 128.080. The hearing may be held at any time after the birth of the child and service on the father or putative father, if known, is complete.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 965; A 2017, 751)
NV Rev Stat § 128.087 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.087 - Hearing to determine whether to transfer venue for parent who objects to venue.

  1. If a petition for termination of parental rights has been filed and a parent whose consent is required objects in writing to venue, the court must conduct a hearing to determine whether to transfer venue to another county. For the purpose of determining whether to transfer venue to another county, the court shall consider the ease of access to the court for the defendant and the factors set forth in NRS 13.050 and 128.030.  2. For the purpose of conducting a hearing pursuant to subsection 1, a party or witness located in another jurisdiction may testify by telephone or audiovisual or other electronic means.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 4070)
NV Rev Stat § 128.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.090 - Hearing: Time; procedure; evidence; postponement; closed court; confidentiality of hearings, files and records pertaining to terminating parental rights.

  1. At the time stated in the notice, or at the earliest time thereafter to which the hearing may be postponed, the court shall proceed to hear the petition.  2. The proceedings are civil in nature and are governed by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure. The court shall in all cases require the petitioner to establish the facts by clear and convincing evidence and shall give full and careful consideration to all of the evidence presented, with regard to the rights and claims of the parent of the child and to any and all ties of blood or affection, but with a dominant purpose of serving the best interests of the child.  3. Information contained in a report filed pursuant to NRS 432.097 to 432.130, inclusive, or chapter 432B of NRS may not be excluded from the proceeding by the invoking of any privilege.  4. In the event of postponement, all persons served, who are not present or represented in court at the time of the postponement, must be notified thereof in the manner provided by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.  5. Any hearing held pursuant to this section must be held in closed court without admittance of any person other than those necessary to the action or proceeding, unless the court determines that holding such a hearing in open court will not be detrimental to the child.  6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, any hearing held pursuant to NRS 128.005 to 128.150, inclusive, is confidential and must be held in closed court without the admittance of any person other than the petitioner, attorneys, any witnesses, the director of an agency which provides child welfare services or an authorized representative of such person and any other person entitled to notice, except by order of the court.  7. The files and records of the court in a proceeding to terminate parental rights pursuant to NRS 128.005 to 128.150, inclusive, are not open to inspection by any person except:  (a) The person petitioning for the termination of parental rights and a person who intends to file a response to such a petition; or  (b) Upon an order of the court expressly so permitting pursuant to a petition setting forth the reasons therefor.  [9:161:1953] — (NRS A 1969, 95; 1981, 1754; 1985, 128, 1398; 1991, 199; 2017, 752)
NV Rev Stat § 128.091 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights|NRS 128.091 - Evidence of previous sexual conduct inadmissible to challenge child’s credibility; exceptions.

In any proceeding held pursuant to this chapter involving a child who has been the subject of a proceeding pursuant to chapter 432B of NRS, a party may not present evidence of any previous sexual conduct of a child to challenge the child’s credibility as a witness unless the attorney for the child has first presented evidence or the child has testified concerning such conduct, or the absence of such conduct, on direct examination by the district attorney or the attorney for the child, in which case the scope of the cross-examination of the child or rebuttal must be limited to the evidence presented by the child’s attorney or the child.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 409)