Title 11

NRS 126.580 “Gestational carrier” defined. “Gestational carrier” means an adult woman who is not an intended parent and who enters into a gestational agreement to bear a child conceived using the gametes of other persons and not her own. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.590 “Intended parent” defined. “Intended parent” means a person, married or unmarried, who manifests the intent as provided in NRS 126.500 to 126.810, inclusive, to be legally bound as the parent of a child resulting from assisted reproduction. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.600 “In vitro fertilization” defined. “In vitro fertilization” means the formation of a human embryo outside the human body. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.610 “Parent” defined. “Parent” means a person who has established the parent and child relationship. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.620 “Record” defined. “Record” means information which is inscribed on a tangible medium or which is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.630 “Sign” defined. “Sign” means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record: 1. To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or 2. To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound or process. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.640 Scope of relationship. Except as otherwise provided by any other provision of law, unless parental rights are terminated, a parent and child relationship established under NRS 126.500 to 126.810, inclusive, applies for all purposes. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.650 Inapplicability to birth of child conceived by means other than assisted reproduction. NRS 126.500 to 126.810, inclusive, do not apply to the birth of a child conceived by means other than assisted reproduction. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.660 Donor not parent of child conceived by means of assisted reproduction. A donor is not a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction. (Added to NRS by 2013, 807)

NRS 126.670 Person who provides gametes for, or consents to, assisted reproduction with intent to be parent of child is parent of resulting child. A person who provides gametes for, or consents to, assisted reproduction by a woman, as provided in NRS 126.680, with the intent to b…

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 sig…

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) Wi…

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 b…

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…

NRS 126.720 Intended parent considered parent of child; exception; assumption of rights and obligations by parties of gestational carrier; court order validating gestational agreement. 1. If a gestational carrier arrangement satisfies the requirements of NRS 126.740 and 126.750: …

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 cou…

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…

NRS 126.750 Gestational agreement: Requirements. 1. A gestational agreement is enforceable only if it satisfies the requirements of this section. 2. The gestational carrier and the intended parent or parents must be represented by separate, independent counsel in all matters conc…

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 re…

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 o…

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 br…

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 provid…

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 exp…

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 qu…

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. …

NRS 127.003 Definitions. Repealed. (See chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1567.)

NRS 127.005 Applicability. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.090.]

NRS 127.007 State Register for Adoptions: Establishment; contents; release of information. Repealed. (See chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1567.)

NRS 127.008 State Register of Children with Special Needs. Repealed. (See chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1567.)

NRS 127.009 Booklet on adoption: Preparation; contents; annual revision; distribution; acceptance of gifts and grants to assist production and distribution. Repealed. (See chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1567.) ADOPTION OF CHILDREN

NRS 127.010 Jurisdiction of district courts. Repealed. (See chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1567.)

NRS 127.018 Court order required if home state of child is Nevada; exception. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.200.]

NRS 127.020 Adoption of minor children; ages and consent. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.210.]

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. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.220.]

NRS 127.040 Written consent to adoption or for relinquishment to authorized agency: Acknowledgment; when consent required. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.230.]

NRS 127.041 Written consent to adoption required from Indian child’s parents: Prerequisites; certification by court; withdrawal of consent. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.330.]

NRS 127.043 Consent to adoption required before placement in adoptive home; exception. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.820.]

NRS 127.045 Release for or consent to adoption and investigation required before appointment of guardian for child to be adopted; exception. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.340.]

NRS 127.050 Agencies which may accept relinquishments and consent to adoption; reimbursement for certain costs. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.250.]

NRS 127.051 Agency responsible for care of child and entitled to custody; termination of placement. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.270.]

NRS 127.052 Agency to determine whether child is Indian child; notification of child’s tribe. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.260.]

NRS 127.053 Consent to adoption: Requisites. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.290.]

NRS 127.055 Consent to adoption: Attesting witnesses may make self-proving affidavits to be attached to consent. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.300.]

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. Repealed. (See chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1567.)

NRS 127.058 Consent to adoption: Person to whom consent is given has legal custody of child until hearing on petition for adoption. [Replaced in revision by NRS 127C.350.]

NRS 127.060 Adoption of two or more children. Repealed. (See chapter 239, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1567.)