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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.680 - Finding of parentage by consent; exception.

1. Consent by a person who intends to be a parent of a child born by assisted reproduction must be in a declaration for the voluntary acknowledgment of parentage, signed pursuant to NRS 126.053.
2. Failure of a person to sign a declaration for the voluntary acknowledgment of parentage required by subsection 1, before or after the birth of the child, does not preclude a finding of parentage if the woman and the person, during the first 2 years of the child’s life, resided together in the same household with the child and openly held out the child as their own.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 807; A 2017, 246)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.690 - Proceedings to adjudicate parentage: Requirements.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the legal spouse or domestic partner of a woman who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction may not challenge the parentage of the child unless:
(a) Within 2 years after learning of the birth of the child, a proceeding is commenced to adjudicate parentage; and
(b) The court finds that, before or after the birth of the child, the legal spouse or domestic partner did not consent to the assisted reproduction.
2. A proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained at any time if the court determines that:
(a) The legal spouse or domestic partner did not provide gametes for, or consent to, the assisted reproduction by the person who gave birth;
(b) The legal spouse or domestic partner and the woman who gave birth to the child have not cohabited since the probable time of the assisted reproduction; and
(c) The legal spouse or domestic partner never openly held out the child as his or her own.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 807)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.700 - Former spouse or former domestic partner not parent if marriage or partnership dissolved or terminated before transfer of eggs, sperm or embryos unless consented to in record; withdrawal of consent.

1. If a marriage or domestic partnership is dissolved or terminated before the transfer of eggs, sperm or embryos, the former spouse or former domestic partner is not a parent of the resulting child unless the former spouse or former domestic partner consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were to occur after a dissolution or termination, the former spouse or former domestic partner would be a parent of the child.
2. The consent of a person to assisted reproduction may be withdrawn by that person in a record at any time before placement of the eggs, sperm or embryos.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 808)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.710 - Gestational agreement: Conditions.

1. A prospective gestational carrier, her legal spouse or domestic partner if she is married or in a domestic partnership, a donor or the donors and the intended parent or parents may enter into a written agreement providing that:
(a) The prospective gestational carrier agrees to pregnancy by means of assisted reproduction;
(b) The prospective gestational carrier, her legal spouse or domestic partner if she is married or in a domestic partnership, and the donor or donors relinquish all rights and duties as the parents of a child conceived through assisted reproduction; and
(c) The intended parent or parents become the parent or parents of any resulting child.
2. If two persons are the intended parents, both of the intended parents must be parties to the gestational agreement.
3. A gestational agreement is enforceable only if it satisfies the requirements of NRS 126.750.
4. A gestational agreement may provide for payment of consideration pursuant to NRS 126.800 and 126.810.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 808)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.730 - Confidentiality of proceedings, files and records pertaining to gestational carrier arrangement.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, all hearings held in a proceeding under NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, are confidential and must be held in closed court, without admittance of any person other than the parties to a gestational agreement, their witnesses and attorneys, except by order of the court.
2. The files and records pertaining to a gestational carrier arrangement, gestational agreement or proceeding under NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, are not open to inspection by any person except:
(a) Upon an order of the court expressly so permitting pursuant to a petition setting forth the reasons therefor; or
(b) As provided pursuant to subsection 3.
3. A person who intends to file a petition to enforce a gestational agreement may inspect the files or the records of the court concerning the gestational agreement.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 809)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.740 - Gestational carrier: Eligibility; legal consultation requirement for gestational carrier agreement.

1. A prospective gestational carrier is eligible to be a gestational carrier pursuant to NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, if, at the time the gestational agreement is executed, she:
(a) Has completed a medical evaluation relating to the anticipated pregnancy;
(b) Has undergone legal consultation with independent legal counsel regarding the terms of the gestational agreement and the potential legal consequences of the gestational carrier arrangement; and
(c) Did not contribute any gametes that will ultimately result in an embryo that she will attempt to carry to term.
2. The intended parent or parents shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, if, before the gestational carrier agreement is executed, he, she or they have undergone legal consultation with independent legal counsel regarding the terms of the gestational agreement and the potential legal consequences of the gestational carrier arrangement.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 809)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.760 - Parent of child obligated to support child.

1. Any person who is considered to be the parent of a child under NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, is obligated to support the child.
2. The breach of the gestational agreement by the intended parent or parents does not relieve such an intended parent or parents of the obligation to support a resulting child.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 811)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.770 - Marriage or domestic partnership of gestational carrier after executing gestational agreement does not affect validity of agreement.

The marriage or domestic partnership of a gestational carrier after she executes a gestational agreement does not affect the validity of the gestational agreement and:
1. The consent of the legal spouse or domestic partner of the gestational carrier to the gestational agreement is not required.
2. The legal spouse or domestic partner of the gestational carrier must not be presumed to be the parent of any resulting child.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 811)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.780 - Gestational agreement: Noncompliance; authority of court to determine rights and obligations of parties to agreement.

1. A gestational carrier, her legal spouse or domestic partner, if any, or the intended parent or parents are in noncompliance when he, she or they breach any provision of the gestational agreement or fail to meet any of the requirements of NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive.
2. In the event of noncompliance, a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine the respective rights and obligations of the parties to the gestational agreement based solely on the evidence of the original intent of the parties.
3. There must be no specific performance remedy available for breach of the gestational agreement by the gestational carrier that would require the gestational carrier to be impregnated.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 811)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.790 - Remedies of intended parents and gestational carrier.

1. Except as otherwise provided by NRS 126.780 or by an express term of the gestational agreement, the intended parent or parents are entitled to any remedy available at law or equity.
2. Except as expressly provided by an express term of the gestational agreement, the gestational carrier is entitled to any remedy available at law or equity.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 811)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.800 - Reimbursement of gestational carrier for expenses and economic losses.

1. A gestational carrier may receive reimbursement for expenses and economic losses resulting from participation in the gestational carrier arrangement.
2. A donor may receive reimbursement for expenses and economic losses resulting from the retrieval or storage of gametes or embryos and incurred after the donor has entered into a valid agreement in a record to be a donor.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, economic losses occurring before the donor has entered into a valid agreement in a record to be a donor may not be reimbursed.
4. Any premiums paid for insurance against economic losses directly resulting from the retrieval or storage of gametes or embryos for donation may be reimbursed even if such premiums were paid before the donor entered into a valid agreement in a record, so long as such agreement becomes valid and effective before the gametes or embryos are used in assisted reproduction pursuant to the terms of the agreement.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 812)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.810 - Compensation of donor or prospective gestational carrier: Requirements.

1. The consideration, if any, paid to a donor or prospective gestational carrier must be negotiated in good faith between the parties.
2. Compensation must not be conditioned upon the purported quality or genome-related traits of the gametes or embryos.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 812)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 126 - Parentage › NRS 126.900 - Promise to furnish support for child: Enforcement; confidentiality.

1. Any promise in writing to furnish support for a child, growing out of a supposed or alleged parent and child relationship, does not require consideration and is enforceable according to its terms.
2. In the best interest of the child or the custodial parent, the court may, and upon the promisor’s request shall, order the promise to be kept in confidence and designate a person or agency to receive and disburse on behalf of the child all amounts paid in performance of the promise.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1276; A 1983, 1875)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.003 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Agency which provides child welfare services" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030.
2. "Division" means the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services.
3. "Indian child" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 125E.080.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2678; A 1995, 780; 2001 Special Session, 3; 2023, 2254)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.005 - Applicability.

The provisions of NRS 127.010 to 127.1895, inclusive, govern the adoption of minor children, and the provisions of NRS 127.190, 127.200 and 127.210 and the provisions of NRS 127.010 to 127.1895, inclusive, where not inconsistent with the provisions of NRS 127.190, 127.200 and 127.210, govern the adoption of adults.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 606; A 1987, 2049; 1995, 781; 2005, 1682; 2009, 1354; 2011, 144; 2017, 248)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.007 - State Register for Adoptions: Establishment; contents; release of information.

1. The Division shall maintain the State Register for Adoptions, which is hereby established, in its central office to provide information to identify adults who were adopted and persons related to them within the third degree of consanguinity.
2. The State Register for Adoptions consists of:
(a) Names and other information, which the Administrator of the Division deems to be necessary for the operation of the Register, relating to persons who have released a child for adoption or have consented to the adoption of a child, or whose parental rights have been terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction, and who have submitted the information voluntarily to the Division;
(b) Names and other necessary information of persons who are 18 years of age or older, who were adopted and who have submitted the information voluntarily to the Division; and
(c) Names and other necessary information of persons who are related within the third degree of consanguinity to adopted persons, and who have submitted the information voluntarily to the Division.
Any person whose name appears in the Register may withdraw it by requesting in writing that it be withdrawn. The Division shall immediately withdraw a name upon receiving a request to do so, and may not thereafter release any information to identify that person, including the information that such a name was ever in the Register.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Division may release information:
(a) About a person related within the third degree of consanguinity to an adopted person; or
(b) About an adopted person to a person related within the third degree of consanguinity,
if the names and information about both persons are contained in the Register and written consent for the release of such information is given by the natural parent.
4. An adopted person may, by submitting a written request to the Division, restrict the release of any information concerning himself or herself to one or more categories of relatives within the third degree of consanguinity.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1282; A 1991, 947; 1993, 37, 2679, 2729)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.008 - State Register of Children with Special Needs.

1. The Division shall establish a Register of Children with Special Needs. The Register must include descriptive information on every child with special needs for whom a prospective adoptive parent is not identified within 3 months after the child becomes available for adoption, but must not include any personal information which reveals the identity of the child or the child’s parents. A copy of the Register must be made available for review by prospective adoptive parents at each office of the Division.
2. As used in this section, "child with special needs" means a child for whom placement with an adoptive parent is, in the opinion of the Administrator of the Division or his or her designee, made more difficult because of the child’s age, race or number of siblings, or because the child suffers from a severe or chronic medical, physical, mental or emotional condition.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1865; A 1993, 2679)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.009 - Booklet on adoption: Preparation; contents; annual revision; distribution; acceptance of gifts and grants to assist production and distribution.

1. The Division shall prepare a booklet on adoption in this state which includes the following information:
(a) The legal basis of adoption;
(b) The purpose of adoption;
(c) The process of adoption;
(d) The number of children who are waiting to be adopted, including statistical information regarding:
(1) The gender and ethnic background of the children who are waiting to be adopted;
(2) The number of children placed in foster homes who are waiting to be adopted;
(3) The number of children with special needs who are waiting to be adopted; and
(4) The number of siblings who are waiting to be adopted;
(e) The name and location of agencies in Nevada that place children with adoptive parents;
(f) The number of prospective adoptive parents;
(g) A comparison of Nevada to the surrounding states regarding the placement of children with adoptive parents;
(h) A comparison of the Division to other agencies located in Nevada regarding the placement of children with adoptive parents; and
(i) Any subsidies, assistance and other services that may be available to adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents, including, without limitation, services for children with special needs.
2. The Division shall:
(a) Revise the information in the booklet annually.
(b) Distribute the booklet to persons and organizations whose patients or clients are likely to become involved with the process of adoption in this state. The booklet must also be distributed to prospective adoptive parents and natural parents giving children up for adoption.
3. The Division may accept gifts and grants to assist in the production and distribution of the booklet.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1864; A 1993, 79, 2680, 2730; 2001, 1110)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.018 - Court order required if home state of child is Nevada; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125E.010 to 125E.370, inclusive, 127.041, 127.115, 127.151 and 127.1861 to 127.1869, inclusive, a child of whom this State:
(a) Is the home state on the date of the commencement of the proceeding; or
(b) Was the home state within 6 months before the commencement of the proceeding,
may not be adopted except upon an order of a district court in this State.
2. As used in this section, "home state" means:
(a) The state in which a child lived for at least 6 consecutive months, including any temporary absence from the state, immediately before the commencement of a proceeding; or
(b) In the case of a child less than 6 months of age, the state in which the child lived from birth, including any temporary absence from the state.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 248; A 2023, 2254)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.020 - Adoption of minor children; ages and consent.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) A minor child may be adopted by one or more adults subject to the rules prescribed in this chapter.
(b) A person adopting a child must be at least 10 years older than the person adopted, and the consent of the child, if over the age of 14 years, is necessary to its adoption.
2. A court may approve the adoption of a child without regard to the age of the child and the ages of the prospective adoptive parents if:
(a) The child is being adopted by a stepparent, sister, brother, aunt, uncle or first cousin and, if the prospective adoptive parent is married, also by the spouse of the prospective adoptive parent; and
(b) The court is satisfied that it is in the best interest of the child and in the interest of the public.
[2:332:1953]—(NRS A 2015, 420; 2021, 3404)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.030 - Who may petition; consent of spouse required under certain circumstances; waiver of hearing on petition; court authorized to determine legal relationship of child with multiple persons.

1. One or more adults may petition the district court of any county in this state for leave to adopt a child. Each prospective adopting adult and each consenting legal parent seeking to retain his or her parental rights must be a joint petitioner.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a married person not lawfully separated from his or her spouse may not adopt a child without the consent of his or her spouse, if such spouse is capable of giving such consent.
3. If a spouse consents to an adoption as described in subsection 2, such consent does not establish any parental rights or responsibilities on the part of the spouse unless he or she:
(a) Has, in a writing filed with the court, specifically consented to:
(1) Adopting the child; and
(2) Establishing parental rights and responsibilities; and
(b) Is named as an adoptive parent in the order or decree of adoption.
4. The court shall not name a spouse who consents to an adoption as described in subsection 2 as an adoptive parent in an order or decree of adoption unless:
(a) The spouse has filed a writing with the court as described in paragraph (a) of subsection 3; and
(b) The home of the spouse is suitable for the child as determined by an investigation conducted pursuant to NRS 127.120 or 127.2805.
5. The court may dispense with the requirement for the consent of a spouse who cannot be located after a diligent search or who is determined by the court to lack the capacity to consent. A spouse for whom the requirement was dispensed pursuant to this subsection must not be named as an adoptive parent in an order or decree of adoption.
6. If a person who petitions for the adoption of a child pursuant to this section is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity, the court may, in its discretion, waive the hearing on the petition.
7. The court may determine that a child has a legal relationship with more than two persons who petition for the adoption of the child pursuant to this section.
[3:332:1953]—(NRS A 2015, 420; 2021, 3404)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.040 - Written consent to adoption or for relinquishment to authorized agency: Acknowledgment; when consent required.

1. Except as provided in NRS 127.090, written consent to the specific adoption proposed by the petition or for relinquishment to an agency authorized to accept relinquishments acknowledged by the person or persons consenting, is required from:
(a) Each legal parent who is alive; and
(b) Any legal guardian of the person of the child appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. Consent is not required of a parent who has been adjudged insane for 2 years if the court is satisfied by proof that such insanity is incurable.
[4:332:1953]—(NRS A 1957, 11; 1971, 835; 1979, 1282; 2021, 3405)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.041 - Written consent to adoption required from Indian child’s parents: Prerequisites; certification by court; withdrawal of consent.

1. If a petition for adoption of a child concerns the adoption of an Indian child, unless the parental rights of the Indian child’s parents have been terminated, consent in writing to the adoption must be given by the Indian child’s parents. Such written consent must be filed with the court.
2. An Indian child’s parent may consent to the adoption of the Indian child at any time not less than 10 days following the date of the Indian child’s birth by executing the consent in person before the court on the record.
3. Before the execution of a parent’s consent under subsection 2, the court must explain to the parent on the record in detail and in the language of the parent:
(a) The right to legal counsel;
(b) The terms and consequences of the consent in detail; and
(c) That at any time before the entry of the order or decree of adoption, the parent may withdraw consent for any reason and petition the court to have the child returned.
4. After the execution of a parent’s consent under subsection 2, the court shall certify that the court made the explanation under subsection 3 and that the parent fully understood the explanation.
5. At any time before the entry of an order or decree of adoption, an Indian child’s parent may withdraw the parent’s consent under this section. The withdrawal of consent must be made by filing the written withdrawal with the court or by making a statement of withdrawal on the record in the adoption proceeding. Upon entry of the withdrawal of consent, the court must promptly notify the person or entity that arranged the adoptive placement to regain custody and control of the Indian child. A parent who withdraws his or her consent may petition the court for the return of the child.
6. As used in this section, "parent" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 125E.130.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2247)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.043 - Consent to adoption required before placement in adoptive home; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a child must not be placed in an adoptive home until a valid release for or consent to adoption is executed by the parent who gave birth to the child as provided by NRS 127.070.
2. The provisions of this section do not apply if one or more of the existing legal parents is a petitioner or the petitioner is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 530; A 2021, 3405)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.045 - Release for or consent to adoption and investigation required before appointment of guardian for child to be adopted; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, until a valid release for or consent to adoption is executed by the parent who gave birth to the child as provided by NRS 127.070 and the investigation required by NRS 127.2805 is completed, no person may:
(a) Petition any court for the appointment of a guardian; or
(b) Be appointed the temporary guardian,
of the person of the child to be adopted.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply if one or more of the existing legal parents is a petitioner or if any petitioner or his or her spouse is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 530; A 1993, 70; 2021, 3405)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.050 - Agencies which may accept relinquishments and consent to adoption; reimbursement for certain costs.

1. The following agencies may accept relinquishments for the adoption of children from parents and guardians in this State:
(a) An agency which provides child welfare services in its own capacity or on behalf of a child-placing agency authorized under the laws of another state to accept relinquishments and make placements; or
(b) A child-placing agency licensed by the Division.
2. The following agencies may consent to the adoption of children in this State:
(a) An agency which provides child welfare services to which the child has been relinquished for adoption;
(b) A child-placing agency licensed by the Division, to whom the child has been relinquished for adoption; or
(c) Any child-placing agency authorized under the laws of another state to accept relinquishments and make placements, to whom the child has been relinquished or otherwise approved for adoption in that state.
3. If an agency which provides child welfare services accepts a relinquishment on behalf of a child-placing agency pursuant to subsection 1, the child-placing agency shall reimburse the agency which provides child welfare services for any costs associated with the acceptance.
[5:332:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 890, 1301; 1967, 1147; 1973, 1406; 1979, 236; 1991, 948; 1993, 2680; 2001 Special Session, 3)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.051 - Agency responsible for care of child and entitled to custody; termination of placement.

The agency to which a child has been ordered or relinquished for adoption shall be responsible for the care of the child, and shall be entitled to the custody and control of the child at all times until a petition for adoption has been granted. Any placement for adoption made by the agency may be terminated by the mutual consent of the prospective adoptive parents and the agency, or by order of the district court for removal from the home upon the application of the agency when in the opinion of the agency the placement for adoption is detrimental to the interest of the child. In the event of the termination of any placement for temporary care or for adoption, the child shall be returned promptly to the physical custody of the agency.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1588)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.052 - Agency to determine whether child is Indian child; notification of child’s tribe.

1. Each agency which, pursuant to NRS 127.050, accepts a relinquishment for the adoption of a child shall make all necessary inquiries to determine whether the child is an Indian child. If it determines that the child is an Indian child and that the child is a ward of a tribal court, resides on a reservation or is domiciled on a reservation, the agency shall so notify the child’s tribe in writing.
2. The Division shall adopt regulations establishing reasonable and uniform standards for making the necessary inquiries to determine whether a child is an Indian child.
3. For the purposes of this section, the domicile of an Indian child must be determined according to federal common law.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 780)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.053 - Consent to adoption: Requisites.

No consent to a specific adoption executed in this State, or executed outside this State for use in this State, is valid unless it:
1. Identifies the child to be adopted by name, if any, sex and date of birth.
2. Is in writing and signed by the person consenting to the adoption as required in this chapter.
3. Is acknowledged by the person consenting and signing the consent to adoption in the manner and form required for conveyances of real property.
4. Contains, at the time of execution, the name of the person or persons to whom consent to adopt the child is given.
5. Indicates whether the person giving the consent has reason to know that the child is an Indian child and, if the person does not have reason to know that the child is an Indian child, includes a statement that the person will inform the court immediately if, before the entry of the order or decree of adoption pursuant to NRS 127.150, the person receives information that provides reason to know that the child is an Indian child.
6. Is attested by at least two competent, disinterested witnesses who subscribe their names to the consent in the presence of the person consenting. If neither the petitioner nor the spouse of a petitioner is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity, then one of the witnesses must be a social worker employed by:
(a) An agency which provides child welfare services;
(b) An agency licensed in this state to place children for adoption;
(c) A comparable state or county agency of another state; or
(d) An agency authorized under the laws of another state to place children for adoption, if the natural parent resides in that state.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 736; A 1973, 1588; 1987, 2050; 1991, 948; 1993, 204, 2681, 2731; 2001 Special Session, 3; 2023, 2254)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.055 - Consent to adoption: Attesting witnesses may make self-proving affidavits to be attached to consent.

1. Any or all of the attesting witnesses to any consent to adoption may, at the request of the person or persons who executed the consent, make and sign an affidavit before any person authorized to administer oaths in this state, stating such facts as they would be required to testify to in court to prove the due execution of the consent to adoption. The affidavit must be written on the consent to adoption, or, if that is impracticable, on some paper attached thereto. The sworn statement of any witness so taken must be accepted by the court in any action or proceeding relating to the validity or due execution of the consent to adoption as if it had been taken before the court.
2. The affidavit described in subsection 1 may be substantially in the following form:
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(Date)................................................................
Then and there personally appeared the within-named ................ and ................, who, being duly sworn, depose and say: That they witnessed the execution of the within consent to adoption by ................ (name of person or persons consenting); that she, he or they subscribed the consent to adoption and declared the same to be a voluntary consent to adoption in their presence; that at the time the consent to adoption was executed it contained the names of the person or persons to whom consent was thereby given to adopt the child; that they thereafter subscribed the same as witnesses in the presence of ................ (name of person or persons consenting) and in the presence of each other and at the request of ................ (name of person or persons consenting); that at the time of the execution of the consent to adoption ................ (name of person or persons consenting) acknowledged to them that she, he or they was or were, and she, he or they appeared to them to be, in full possession of her, his or their faculties and not under the influence of any drug or sedative or subject to any duress, fear, menace, compulsion or undue influence whatever; and that they make this affidavit at her, his or their request.
.......................................................................
.......................................................................
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ......
..................................................................
Notary Public
(Added to NRS by 1961, 736; A 1985, 1211; 2001, 33)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.057 - Consent to adoption: Copy to be furnished to agency which provides child welfare services within 48 hours; recommendations; confidentiality of information; unlawful acts.

1. Any person to whom a consent to adoption executed in this State or executed outside this State for use in this State is delivered shall, within 48 hours after receipt of the executed consent to adoption, furnish a true copy of the consent, together with a report of the permanent address of the person in whose favor the consent was executed to the agency which provides child welfare services.
2. Any person recommending in his or her professional or occupational capacity, the placement of a child for adoption in this State shall immediately notify the agency which provides child welfare services of the impending adoption.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, all information received by the agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to the provisions of this section is confidential and must be protected from disclosure in the same manner that information is protected under NRS 432.035.
4. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 737; A 1963, 890; 1967, 1147; 1973, 1406, 1588; 1987, 2050; 1993, 2681; 2001 Special Session, 4; 2007, 2074)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.058 - Consent to adoption: Person to whom consent is given has legal custody of child until hearing on petition for adoption.

A person to whom consent to adopt a child is given for a specific adoption pursuant to NRS 127.053 has, at the time the consent is executed, legal custody over the child and is legally responsible for the child until a court holds a hearing to enter an order or decree of adoption or to deny the petition pursuant to the laws of this State or another state.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1354)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.060 - Adoption of two or more children.

The same petitioners may, in one petition, petition for the adoption of two or more children, if the children be brothers or sisters or brother and sister.
[6:332:1953]—(NRS A 1961, 737; 2011, 144; 2017, 248)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.070 - Validity of releases for and consents to adoption.

1. All releases for and consents to adoption executed in this state by the parent who gave birth to a child before the birth of the child or within 72 hours after the birth of the child are invalid.
2. A release for or consent to adoption may be executed by a parent before the birth of a child if the parent is not married to the parent who gave birth to the child. A release executed under this subsection becomes invalid if:
(a) The parents of the child marry each other before the child is born;
(b) The parent who gave birth to the child does not execute a release for or consent to adoption of the child within 6 months after the birth of the child; or
(c) No petition for adoption of the child has been filed within 2 years after the birth of the child.
[7:332:1953]—(NRS A 1979, 1283; 1987, 2050; 1989, 531; 2021, 3405)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.080 - Consent to specific adoption or relinquishment for adoption cannot be revoked or nullified; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 127.070, 127.2815 and 127.282, a written consent to a specific adoption pursuant to this chapter cannot be revoked or nullified.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 127.070, a relinquishment for adoption pursuant to this chapter cannot be revoked or nullified.
3. A minor parent may execute a relinquishment for adoption and cannot revoke it upon coming of age.
[8:332:1953]—(NRS A 1967, 984; 1979, 1283; 1981, 718; 1993, 70)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.110 - When petition may be filed; contents of petition; limitation on entry of adoption order.

1. A petition for adoption of a child who currently resides in the home of the petitioners may be filed at any time after the child has lived in the home for 30 days.
2. The petition for adoption must state, in substance, the following:
(a) The full name and age of the petitioners.
(b) The age of the child sought to be adopted and the period that the child has lived in the home of petitioners before the filing of the petition.
(c) That it is the desire of the petitioners that the relationship of parent and child be established between them and the child.
(d) Their desire that the name of the child be changed, together with the new name desired.
(e) That the petitioners are fit and proper persons to have the care and custody of the child.
(f) That they are financially able to provide for the child.
(g) That there has been a full compliance with the law in regard to consent to adoption.
(h) That there has been a full compliance with NRS 127.220 to 127.310, inclusive.
(i) Whether the petitioners have reason to know that the child is an Indian child.
(j) That there are no known signs that the child is currently experiencing victimization from human trafficking, exploitation or abuse.
3. No order of adoption may be entered unless there has been full compliance with the provisions of NRS 127.220 to 127.310, inclusive, and the provisions of NRS 125E.010 to 125E.370, inclusive, 127.041, 127.115, 127.151 and 127.1861 to 127.1869, inclusive.
[11:332:1953]—(NRS A 1961, 738; 1965, 1320; 1987, 2051; 1995, 781; 2011, 144; 2017, 248; 2021, 3406; 2023, 2255)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.115 - Additional contents of petition relating to whether there is reason to know child is Indian child.

1. In addition to the requirements set forth in NRS 127.110, a petition for adoption of a child must contain:
(a) A declaration under penalty of perjury and documentation, as described by the regulations adopted by the Division pursuant to NRS 127.1867, of the petitioner’s good faith efforts described in subsection 1 of NRS 125E.210, to determine whether there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child;
(b) A statement as to whether the petitioner has reason to know that the child is an Indian child; and
(c) If the petitioner has reason to know that the child is an Indian child:
(1) A declaration under penalty of perjury and documentation, as described by the regulations adopted by the Division pursuant to NRS 127.1867, showing that the proposed adoptive placement complies with the requirements under NRS 125E.350; or
(2) A statement that the petitioner is moving the court under subsection 3 of NRS 125E.350 for a finding, by clear and convincing evidence, that good cause exists for alternative adoptive placement and a statement describing the details supporting the assertion of the petitioner that good cause exists for the alternative placement, as described in subsection 3 of NRS 125E.350.
2. A petition for adoption of a child must, if applicable, request the following:
(a) A finding that the petitioner complied with the inquiry requirements under subsection 1 of NRS 125E.210;
(b) A finding of whether there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child; and
(c) If the court finds that the child is an Indian child:
(1) The determinations required under NRS 125E.250 regarding the Indian child’s residence, domicile and wardship status;
(2) A finding that the petitioner complied with the notice requirements under subsection 2 of NRS 125E.220; and
(3) A finding that the adoptive placement complies with the placement preferences under NRS 125E.350 or, if not, that upon the petitioner’s motion under subsection 3 of NRS 125E.350, good cause exists for placement contrary to the placement preferences in NRS 125E.350.
3. If the petitioner has reason to know that the child is an Indian child, within 30 days after filing the petition, the petitioner shall:
(a) Serve copies of the petition by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, together with the notice of proceeding in the form required under subsection 3 of NRS 125E.220, to:
(1) Each tribe of which the Indian child may be a member or in which the Indian child may be eligible for membership;
(2) The appropriate Regional Director of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs listed in 25 C.F.R. § 23.11(b), if the identity or location of the child’s parents, Indian custodian or tribe cannot be ascertained; and
(3) The appropriate agency which provides child welfare services.
(b) File a declaration of compliance with the court, including a copy of each notice sent, together with any return receipts or other proof of service.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2246)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.120 - Petition to be filed in duplicate; investigation, report and recommendation; court may order independent investigation; costs.

1. A petition for adoption of a child must be filed in duplicate with the county clerk. The county clerk shall send one copy of the petition to the agency which provides child welfare services.
2. The agency which provides child welfare services shall make an investigation and report as provided in this section. If one petitioner or the spouse of a petitioner is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity, the court may, in its discretion, waive the investigation by the agency which provides child welfare services. A copy of the order waiving the investigation must be sent to the nearest office of the agency which provides child welfare services by the petitioners within 7 days after the order is issued.
3. The agency which provides child welfare services or a licensed child-placing agency designated to do so by the court shall:
(a) Verify the allegations of the petition;
(b) Investigate the condition of the child, including, without limitation, whether the child is an Indian child; and
(c) Make proper inquiry to determine whether the proposed adopting parents are suitable for the child.
4. The agency which provides child welfare services or the designated child-placing agency shall, before the date on which the child has lived for a period of 6 months in the home of the petitioners or within 30 days after receiving the copy of the petition for adoption, whichever is later, submit to the court a full written report of its findings pursuant to subsection 3, which must contain, without limitation, a specific recommendation for or against approval of the petition and a statement of whether the child is known to be an Indian child, and shall furnish to the court any other information regarding the child or proposed home which the court requires. The court, on good cause shown, may extend the time, designating a time certain, within which to submit the report.
5. If the court is dissatisfied with the report submitted by the agency which provides child welfare services or the designated child-placing agency, the court may order an independent investigation to be conducted and a report submitted by an agency or person selected by the court. The costs of the investigation and report may be assessed against the petitioner or charged against the county in which the adoption proceeding is pending.
[12:332:1953]—(NRS A 1961, 738; 1963, 890, 1301; 1967, 1147; 1973, 1406; 1989, 1133; 1993, 2682; 1995, 734, 781; 2001 Special Session, 4)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.123 - Notice of filing of petition to be provided to custodians or guardians of child.

Notice of the filing of a petition for the adoption of a child must be provided to all legal custodians or guardians of the child who are not a legal parent of the child.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 2049; A 2021, 3406)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.127 - Affidavit setting forth fees, donations and expenses required to be filed; waiver.

The petitioners shall file with the court, within 15 days after the petition is filed or 5 months after the child begins to live in their home, whichever is later, an affidavit executed by them and their attorney setting forth all fees, donations and expenses paid by them in furtherance of the adoption. A copy of the affidavit must be sent to the agency which provides child welfare services. If one petitioner or the spouse of a petitioner is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity, the court may waive the filing of the affidavit.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 2049; A 1993, 2682; 2001 Special Session, 5)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 127 - Adoption of Children and Adults › NRS 127.130 - Confidentiality of reports; petitioner may rebut adverse report.

The report of either the agency which provides child welfare services or the licensed child-placing agency designated by the court must not be made a matter of public record, but must be given in writing and in confidence to the district judge before whom the matter is pending. If the recommendation of the agency which provides child welfare services or the designated agency is adverse, the district judge, before denying the petition, shall give the petitioner an opportunity to rebut the findings and recommendation of the report of the agency which provides child welfare services or the designated agency.
[13:332:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 891; 1965, 36; 1967, 1148; 1973, 1406; 1993, 2682; 2001 Special Session, 5)