Nevada Revised Statutes 127.050 – Agencies which may accept relinquishments and consent to adoption; reimbursement for certain costs
1. The following agencies may accept relinquishments for the adoption of children from parents and guardians in this State:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 127.050
- Agency which provides child welfare services: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 127.003
- Division: means the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 127.003
(a) An agency which provides child welfare services in its own capacity or on behalf of a child-placing agency authorized under the laws of another state to accept relinquishments and make placements; or
(b) A child-placing agency licensed by the Division.
2. The following agencies may consent to the adoption of children in this State:
(a) An agency which provides child welfare services to which the child has been relinquished for adoption;
(b) A child-placing agency licensed by the Division, to whom the child has been relinquished for adoption; or
(c) Any child-placing agency authorized under the laws of another state to accept relinquishments and make placements, to whom the child has been relinquished or otherwise approved for adoption in that state.
3. If an agency which provides child welfare services accepts a relinquishment on behalf of a child-placing agency pursuant to subsection 1, the child-placing agency shall reimburse the agency which provides child welfare services for any costs associated with the acceptance.