Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE11 DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
CHAPTER127. Adoption of Children and Adults |
ADOPTION OF CHILDREN |
NRS127.058. Consent to adoption: Person to whom consent is given has legal custody of child until hearing on petition for adoption.
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- A person to whom consent to adopt a child is given for a specific adoption pursuant to NRS 127.053 has, at the time the consent is executed, legal custody over the child and is legally responsible for the child until a court holds a hearing to enter an order or decree of adoption or to deny the petition pursuant to the laws of this State or another state.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 1354)