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NRS 127C.500

Action to set aside adoption; presumption regarding best interest of child

(Added to NRS by 1995, 733; A 2021, 3407; 2025, 1539)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 127.165)

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 separate action:

(a) Set aside the specific consent to adoption;

(b) Set aside the relinquishment of the child for adoption; or

(c) Reversed an order terminating the parental rights of the placing parent.

2. After a petition for adoption has been granted, there is a presumption for the purposes of this chapter that remaining in the home of the adoptive parents is in the best interest of the child.

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