Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE11 DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
CHAPTER127. Adoption of Children and Adults |
ADOPTION OF CHILDREN |
NRS 127.010. Jurisdiction of district courts. |
NRS 127.013. Transfer of proceedings to Indian tribe. |
NRS 127.017. Extent to which court must give full faith and credit to judicial proceedings of Indian tribe. |
NRS 127.020. Adoption of minor children; ages and consent. |
NRS 127.030. Who may petition. |
NRS 127.040. Written consent to adoption or for relinquishment to authorized agency: Acknowledgment; when consent required. |
NRS 127.043. Consent to adoption required before placement in adoptive home; exception. |
NRS 127.045. Release for or consent to adoption and investigation required before appointment of guardian for child to be adopted; exception. |
NRS 127.050. Agencies which may accept relinquishments and consent to adoption; reimbursement for certain costs. |
NRS 127.051. Agency responsible for care of child and entitled to custody; termination of placement. |
NRS 127.052. Agency to determine whether child is Indian child; notification of child’s tribe. |
NRS 127.053. Consent to adoption: Requisites. |
NRS 127.055. Consent to adoption: Attesting witnesses may make self-proving affidavits to be attached to consent. |
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. |
NRS 127.058. Consent to adoption: Person to whom consent is given has legal custody of child until hearing on petition for adoption. |
NRS 127.060. Residence of petitioners: Adoption of two or more children; exception. |
NRS 127.070. Validity of releases for and consents to adoption. |
NRS 127.080. Consent to specific adoption or relinquishment for adoption cannot be revoked or nullified; exceptions. |
NRS 127.090. When consent unnecessary. |
NRS 127.100. Entitlement of petitions, reports and orders. |
NRS 127.110. When petition may be filed; contents of petition; limitation on entry of adoption order. |
NRS 127.120. Petition to be filed in duplicate; investigation, report and recommendation; court may order independent investigation; costs. |
NRS 127.123. Notice of filing of petition to be provided legal custodian or guardian of child. |
NRS 127.127. Affidavit setting forth fees, donations and expenses required to be filed; waiver. |
NRS 127.130. Confidentiality of reports; petitioner may rebut adverse report. |
NRS 127.140. Confidentiality of hearings, files and records. |
NRS 127.145. Attendance of prospective adoptive parents at hearing by telephone. |
NRS 127.150. Order of adoption or return of child; presumption of child’s best interest after adoption is granted. |
NRS 127.152. Adopting parents to be provided with report which includes medical records and other information concerning child; regulations. |
NRS 127.155. Validation of certain orders and decrees. |
NRS 127.157. Report of adoption, amendment or annulment of adoption to State Registrar. |
NRS 127.160. Rights and duties of adopted child and adoptive parents. |
NRS 127.165. When action to set aside adoption may be brought; presumption of child’s best interest after adoption is granted. |
NRS 127.171. Right to visitation of child by sibling and other relatives; limitations. |
NRS 127.186. Adoption of child with special needs; financial assistance to adoptive parents under certain circumstances; waiver of court costs of adoptive parents; regulations. |