Court order required for adoption of children with certain connections to this State; exception.

NRS 127D.100 Court order required for adoption of children with certain connections to this State; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 125E of NRS and NRS 127D.200, 127D.270, 127D.310, 127D.320 and 127D.330, 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, Ê 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, such as a placement outside of the state through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children pursuant to chapter 127F of NRS 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 2025, 1509)