Title 11

NRS 127C.050 “Post-placement investigation” defined. “Post-placement investigation” means an investigation of the prospective adoptive home after an adoptive placement pursuant to NRS 127C.390. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1525)

NRS 127C.060 “Prospective adoptive parent” defined. “Prospective adoptive parent” means a person with whom a child has been placed for adoption but whose petition for adoption has not been granted by the court. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1525)

NRS 127C.070 “Relinquishment” defined. “Relinquishment” means a document that is executed in an agency adoption which: 1. Terminates the parental rights of the person executing the document in the child to be adopted; and 2. Places the child for adoption with a named child-placin…

NRS 127C.080 “Specific consent to adoption” defined. “Specific consent to adoption” means a document that is executed in an identified adoption which: 1. Terminates or retains the parental right of the person executing the document; and 2. Authorizes the child to be adopted by a …

NRS 127C.090 Scope of chapter; applicability of other provisions. In addition to the requirements prescribed by chapter 127A of NRS, the provisions of NRS 127C.200 to 127C.650, inclusive, govern agency adoptions and identified adoptions, and the provisions of NRS 127C.700, 127C.7…

NRS 127C.100 When adoptive placement occurs. An adoptive placement occurs when: 1. A parent executes a specific consent to adoption or relinquishment; or 2. A child-placing agency grants physical custody of a child in its custody to a prospective adoptive parent or parents for ad…

NRS 127C.110 Persons and entities authorized to perform duties relating to compliance with Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. Compliance with the requirements of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children pursuant to chapter 127F of NRS may be performed by …

NRS 127C.200 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 127C.330, 127C.450, 127C.510, 127C.520 and 127C.530, a child of whom this State: (a) Is the home state on t…

NRS 127C.210 Adoption of child: Authorized petitioners; consent of certain children required; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) A child may be adopted by one or more adults subject to the rules prescribed in this chapter. (b) A person adopting a chi…

NRS 127C.220 Petition for adoption; agreement of spouse required under certain circumstances; effect of spousal agreement; recognition of legal relationship with more than two persons. 1. One or more adults may petition the district court of any county in this State for leave to …

NRS 127C.230 Specific consent to adoption or relinquishment required from certain parents and legal guardians. Except as provided in NRS 127C.240, a specific consent to adoption or a relinquishment is required from: 1. Each parent of the child who is alive; and 2. Any legal guard…

NRS 127C.240 When specific consent to adoption or relinquishment not required. The execution of a specific consent to adoption or relinquishment by a parent shall not be necessary: 1. Where parental rights have been terminated by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction; 2. …

NRS 127C.250 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 …

NRS 127C.260 Determination of whether child is Indian child; notice to tribe; regulations. 1. Each agency which, pursuant to NRS 127C.250, accepts a relinquishment for the adoption of a child shall make all necessary inquiries to determine whether the child is an Indian child. If…

NRS 127C.270 Agency responsible for care, custody and control of child until adoption granted; 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 …

NRS 127C.280 Duties of child-placing agency when parent is considering consenting to identified adoption. If a parent is considering consenting to an identified adoption, the child-placing agency shall: 1. Provide information relating to the adoption process, information concerni…

NRS 127C.290 Specific consent to adoption or relinquishment: General requirements for execution. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a specific consent to adoption or relinquishment executed in this State, or executed outside this State for use in this State, is not …

NRS 127C.300 Affidavit of attesting witnesses as proof of due execution of specific consent to adoption. 1. Any or all of the attesting witnesses to any specific consent to adoption may make and sign an affidavit before any person authorized to administer oaths in this State, sta…

NRS 127C.310 Affidavit of attesting witnesses as proof of due execution of relinquishment. 1. Any or all of the attesting witnesses to any relinquishment may make and sign an affidavit before any person authorized to administer oaths in this State, stating such facts as they woul…

NRS 127C.320 Specific consent to adoption or relinquishment: Circumstances causing invalidity of execution; execution by minor parent; prohibition against revocation and nullification. 1. All specific consents to adoption and relinquishments executed in this State by the parent w…

NRS 127C.330 Consent to adoption of Indian child: Execution; withdrawal. 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 gi…

NRS 127C.340 Home study and specific consent to adoption or relinquishment required before appointment of guardian for child to be adopted; execution of specific consent in certain custodial circumstances. 1. Until a specific consent to adoption or a relinquishment is executed by…

NRS 127C.350 Duties of person with legal custody of child in identified adoption before hearing on petition. In an identified adoption, if a person to whom a specific consent to adopt a child is given for an adoption pursuant to NRS 127C.290 has, at the time the specific consent …

NRS 127C.360 Declaration surrendering adoptive placement in identified adoption: Requirements; effect; limitations. 1. If a prospective adoptive parent or parents determine that an identified adoption cannot or should not proceed, the adoptive parent or parents, as applicable, ma…

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 a…

NRS 127C.380 Petition for adoption: Contents. 1. A petition for adoption of a child may be filed at any time after placement with the petitioners. 2. The petition for adoption must state, in substance, the following: (a) The full name and age of the petitioners. (b) The age of th…

NRS 127C.390 Petition for adoption: Filing; post-placement investigation and report; independent investigation. 1. A petition for adoption of a child must be filed with the clerk of the court. 2. Unless waived by the court, the child-placing agency designated by the court shall m…

NRS 127C.400 Petition for adoption: Required notice. 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 parent of the child. (Added to NRS by 1987, 2049; A 2021, 3406; 2025, 1535)—(Substi…

NRS 127C.410 Affidavit setting forth fees, donations and expenses. The petitioners shall file with the court, within 15 days after the petition is filed or 5 months after the child is placed in their home, whichever is later, an affidavit executed by them and their attorney setti…

NRS 127C.420 Post-placement investigation report: Confidentiality; opportunity to rebut adverse recommendation. The post-placement investigation report of the child-placing agency designated by the court must not be made a matter of public record, but must be given in writing and…

NRS 127C.430 Hearing on petition for adoption: Appearance by telephone or remote-technology system; waiver of attendance of child. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the prospective adoptive parent or parents, child to be adopted, representative of the child-placing…

NRS 127C.440 Order of adoption: Entry; considerations. 1. If the court finds that the best interest of the child warrants the granting of the petition, an order of adoption must be made and filed, ordering that henceforth the child is the child of the petitioners. When determinin…

NRS 127C.450 Order of adoption: Required findings relating to Indian children; additional requirements for order involving Indian child. 1. An order entered pursuant to NRS 127C.440 must include: (a) A finding that the petitioner complied with the inquiry requirements under subse…

NRS 127C.460 Validation of certain orders or decrees of adoption. Any order or decree of adoption entered after July 1, 1963, and before July 1, 1965, by a court of competent jurisdiction where there has not been a complete compliance with NRS 127C.800 to 127C.900, inclusive, is …

NRS 127C.470 Report to prospective adoptive parents concerning agency adoptions: Contents; written confirmation of receipt; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the child-placing agency shall provide the prospective adoptive parents of a child with a repo…

NRS 127C.480 Preparation and filing of report of adoption, amendment or annulment. 1. After an order of adoption has been entered, the court shall direct the petitioner or the attorney of the petitioner to prepare a report of adoption on a form prescribed and furnished by the Sta…

NRS 127C.490 Adoption of child with special needs; financial assistance for prospective adoptive parents and adoptive parents; regulations. 1. The child-placing agency may consent to the adoption of a child under 18 years of age with special needs due to race, age or physical or …

NRS 127C.500 Action to set aside adoption; presumption regarding best interest of child. 1. A placing parent of a child may not bring an action to set aside an adoption after a petition for adoption has been granted, unless a court of competent jurisdiction has previously, in a s…

NRS 127C.510 Petition to vacate order of adoption of Indian child; restoration of parental rights. 1. A petition to vacate an order of adoption of an Indian child under this chapter may be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction by a parent who consented to the adoption. 2. Up…

NRS 127C.520 Notice of vacatur of adoption of Indian child; waiver of notice; return of custody and restoration of parental rights. 1. If an order of adoption of an Indian child under this chapter is vacated, the court vacating the order must notify, by registered or certified ma…

NRS 127C.530 Access to adoption records of Indian child by tribe of child or United States Secretary of the Interior. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if an Indian child’s tribe or the United States Secretary of the Interior requests access to the adoption records o…

NRS 127C.600 Establishment and enforceability of agreement; requirements; effect on rights of adoptive parent. 1. The parent or parents and the prospective adoptive parent or parents of a child to be adopted may enter into an enforceable agreement that provides for postadoptive c…

NRS 127C.610 Notice of agreement to court. 1. Each prospective adoptive parent of a child to be adopted who enters into an agreement that provides for postadoptive contact pursuant to NRS 127C.600 shall notify the court responsible for entering the order of adoption of the child …

NRS 127C.620 Inquiry by court concerning existence of agreement; incorporation of agreement into order of adoption. 1. Before a court may enter an order of adoption of a child, the court must address: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each prospective adoptive par…

NRS 127C.630 Petition to prove existence of agreement or enforce, modify or terminate agreement; notice and hearing. 1. A parent who has entered into an agreement that provides for postadoptive contact pursuant to NRS 127C.600 may, for good cause shown: (a) Petition the court tha…

NRS 127C.640 Effect of failure to comply with terms of agreement; time within which action to enforce terms must be commenced. 1. Failure to comply with the terms of an agreement that provides for postadoptive contact entered into pursuant to NRS 127C.600 may not be used as a gro…