Required action when court determines child ineligible for agency adoption; effect on parental rights.

NRS 127C.370 Required action when court determines child ineligible for agency adoption; effect on parental rights. 1. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that a parent has legal rights to a child making the child ineligible for an agency adoption, the child-placing agency shall: (a) Immediately declare the relinquishment executed by the placing parent null and void and without legal effect; (b) Immediately withdraw the petition for termination of parental rights; and (c) Provide the court with a declaration that is notarized and acknowledged by the child-placing agency that the relinquishment has been voided. 2. If a relinquishment is voided pursuant to subsection 1, all legal rights, privileges, responsibilities and obligations to a child are restored to the placing parent by operation of law. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1528)