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 127.180. Appeals from orders, judgments or decrees. [Effective through December 31, 2014, and after that date unless the provisions of Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 (2011) are approved and ratified by the voters at the 2014 General Election.]
NRS 127.180. Appeals from orders, judgments or decrees. [Effective January 1, 2015, if the provisions of Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 (2011) are approved and ratified by the voters at the 2014 General Election.]
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.