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NRS 127D.250 Hearing on petition for adoption: Appearance by telephone or remote means; 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 agency and …

NRS 127D.260 Order of adoption: Entry; considerations. 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 determining w…

NRS 127D.270 Order of adoption: Required findings relating to Indian children; additional requirements for order involving Indian child. 1. An order entered pursuant to NRS 127D.260 must include: (a) A finding that the petitioner complied with the inquiry requirements under subse…

NRS 127D.280 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 127D.290 Adoption of children with special needs; financial assistance and other support 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…

NRS 127D.300 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 127D.310 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 127D.320 Notice of vacatur of adoption of Indian child; waiver of notice; revocation of waiver; 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 regi…

NRS 127D.330 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 127D.400 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 127D.410 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 127D.400 shall notify the court responsible for entering the order of adoption of the child …

NRS 127D.420 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 127D.430 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 127D.400 may, for good cause shown: (a) Petition the court tha…

NRS 127D.440 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 127D.400 may not be used as a gro…

NRS 127D.450 Modification or termination of agreement by adoptive parents; presumption and limitations. 1. An agreement that provides for postadoptive contact entered into pursuant to NRS 127D.400 may only be modified or terminated by an adoptive parent petitioning the court that…

NRS 127D.500 Unlawful payments or offers to pay in connection with adoption; penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, it is unlawful for any person to pay or offer to pay money or anything of value to the parent of a child in return for the parent’s placement o…

NRS 127E.050 Scope of chapter; applicability of other provisions. In addition to any requirement set forth in chapter 127A of NRS, as applicable: 1. The provisions of NRS 127E.100 to 127E.130, inclusive, and 127E.300 govern confirmatory adoptions. 2. The provisions of NRS 127E.20…

NRS 127E.100 Qualifications. A confirmatory adoption may be sought in this State if the birth certificate of the child was issued in this State. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1507)

NRS 127E.110 Contents of petition. A petition for a confirmatory adoption must include: 1. Any information required by NRS 127C.380; and 2. A statement of how parentage has already been established. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1507)

NRS 127E.120 Required documentation and evidence; confidentiality. 1. A copy of one of the following must be placed in the record of the confirmatory adoption: (a) The birth certificate of the child listing the prospective adoptive parent as a parent of the child; (b) A court ord…

NRS 127E.130 Order to confirm legal parent and new name of child. An order of confirmatory adoption must confirm: 1. Each legal parent of the child; and 2. The new name of the child, if requested in the petition pursuant to NRS 125E.110. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1507) READOPTIONS

NRS 127E.200 Qualifications. 1. A petitioner and any spouse of the petitioner who adopts a child through an intercountry adoption may petition to readopt the child in this State. 2. As used in this section, “intercountry adoption” means the process by which a person adopts a chil…

NRS 127E.210 Contents of petition; required documentation and other evidence. A petition for readoption must: 1. Include any information required by NRS 127C.380; and 2. Be supported by: (a) A copy of any order or certificate of adoption that evidences finalization of the adoptio…

NRS 127E.300 Preparation and filing of report of adoption, amendment or annulment. 1. After an order of confirmatory adoption or readoption has been entered, the court shall direct the petitioner or the attorney of the petitioner to prepare a report of adoption on a form prescrib…

NRS 127F.010 Enactment. [Effective until the date on which the 35th state ratifies and enters into the version of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children set forth in NRS 127F.030.] The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, set forth in NRS 127F.020, is her…

NRS 127F.020 Text of compact. [Effective until the date on which the 35th state ratifies and enters into the version of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children set forth in NRS 127F.030.] The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is as follows: INTERSTATE CO…

NRS 127F.030 Text of reused compact. [Effective on the date on which the 35th state ratifies and enters into the version of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children set forth in NRS 127F.030.] INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN ARTICLE I. PURPOSE The purpo…

NRS 127F.040 Administrator of compact: Service at pleasure of Governor; cooperation with all departments, agencies and officers. [Effective until the date on which the 35th state ratifies and enters into the version of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children set forth…

NRS 127F.050 Supplementary agreements. [Effective until the date on which the 35th state ratifies and enters into the version of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children set forth in NRS 127F.030.] The administrator of the compact shall enter into supplementary agreeme…

NRS 127G.010 Enactment. The Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance, set forth in NRS 127G.020, is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions substantially joining therein. (Added to NRS by 1987, 303)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 127.4…

NRS 127G.020 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance is as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON ADOPTION AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ARTICLE I. FINDINGS The states which are parties to this compact find that: (a) In order to obtain adoptive families for ch…

NRS 127G.030 Administrator of compact: Service at pleasure of Governor; cooperation with all departments, agencies and officers. The administrator of the compact shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The administrator shall cooperate with all departments, agencies and offi…

NRS 128.005 Legislative declaration and findings. 1. The Legislature declares that the preservation and strengthening of family life is a part of the public policy of this State. 2. The Legislature finds that: (a) Severance of the parent and child relationship is a matter of such…

NRS 128.007 Applicability of chapter. The provisions of this chapter, to the extent they do not conflict with the provisions of NRS 432B.5901 to 432B.5908, inclusive, apply to all proceedings concerning the termination of parental rights that are commenced pursuant to NRS 432B.59…

NRS 128.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 128.011 to 128.018, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. [1:161:1953]—(NRS A 1965, 335; 1975, 965; 1977, 185; 1987, 173; 1995, 7…

NRS 128.011 “Abandoned mother” defined. A mother is “abandoned” if the father or putative father has not provided for her support during her pregnancy or has not communicated with her for a period beginning no later than 3 months after conception and extending to the birth of the…

NRS 128.012 “Abandonment of a child” defined. 1. “Abandonment of a child” means any conduct of one or both parents of a child which evinces a settled purpose on the part of one or both parents to forego all parental custody and relinquish all claims to the child. 2. If a parent o…

NRS 128.0122 “Agency which provides child welfare services” defined. “Agency which provides child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030. (Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 14)

NRS 128.0124 “Child” defined. “Child” means a person under the age of 18 years. (Added to NRS by 1981, 1750)

NRS 128.0126 “Failure of parental adjustment” defined. “Failure of parental adjustment” occurs when a parent or parents are unable or unwilling within a reasonable time to correct substantially the circumstances, conduct or conditions which led to the placement of their child out…

NRS 128.0128 “Indian child” defined. “Indian child” has the meaning ascribed to it in 25 U.S.C. § 1903. (Added to NRS by 1995, 782)

NRS 128.0129 “Indian Child Welfare Act” defined. “Indian Child Welfare Act” means the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq.). (Added to NRS by 1995, 782)

NRS 128.013 “Injury” defined. 1. “Injury” to a child’s health or welfare occurs when the parent, guardian or custodian: (a) Inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon the child, physical, mental or emotional injury, including injuries sustained as a result of excessive corporal puni…

NRS 128.0137 “Mental injury” defined. “Mental injury” means an injury to the intellectual or psychological capacity of a child as evidenced by an observable and substantial impairment in the child’s ability to function within his or her normal range of performance and behavior. (…

NRS 128.014 “Neglected child” defined. “Neglected child” includes a child: 1. Who lacks the proper parental care by reason of the fault or habits of his or her parent, guardian or custodian; 2. Whose parent, guardian or custodian neglects or refuses to provide proper or necessary…

NRS 128.015 “Parent and child relationship” and “parent” defined. 1. “Parent and child relationship” includes all rights, privileges and obligations existing between parent and child. 2. As used in this section, “parent” includes an adoptive parent. (Added to NRS by 1975, 964; A …