Nevada Revised Statutes 127.052 – Agency to determine whether child is Indian child; notification of child’s tribe
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1. Each agency which, pursuant to NRS 127.050, accepts a relinquishment for the adoption of a child shall make all necessary inquiries to determine whether the child is an Indian child. If it determines that the child is an Indian child and that the child is a ward of a tribal court, resides on a reservation or is domiciled on a reservation, the agency shall so notify the child’s tribe in writing.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 127.052
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 127.003
- Indian child: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 127.003
2. The Division shall adopt regulations establishing reasonable and uniform standards for making the necessary inquiries to determine whether a child is an Indian child.
3. For the purposes of this section, the domicile of an Indian child must be determined according to federal common law.