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NRS 127C.200

Court order required for adoption of children with certain connections to this State; exception

(Added to NRS by 2017, 248; A 2023, 2254; 2025, 1528)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 127.018)

1. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 125E of NRS and NRS 127C.330, 127C.450, 127C.510, 127C.520 and 127C.530, a child of whom this State:

(a) Is the home state on the date of the commencement of the proceeding; or

(b) Was the home state within 6 months before the commencement of the proceeding,

Ê may not be adopted except upon an order of a district court in this State.

2. As used in this section, “home state” means:

(a) The state in which a child lived for at least 6 consecutive months, including any temporary absence from the state, such as a placement outside of the state through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children pursuant to chapter 127F of NRS immediately before the commencement of a proceeding; or

(b) In the case of a child less than 6 months of age, the state in which the child lived from birth, including any temporary absence from the state.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.