Nevada Revised Statutes 127.280 – Requirements for placement of child in home of prospective parents for trial period; verification of intent of natural parents
1. A child may not be placed in the home of prospective adoptive parents for the 30-day residence in that home which is required before the filing of a petition for adoption, except where a child and one of the prospective adoptive parents are related within the third degree of consanguinity, unless:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 127.280
- Agency which provides child welfare services: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 127.003
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) The agency which provides child welfare services or a child-placing agency first receives written notice of the proposed placement from:
(1) The prospective adoptive parents of the child;
(2) The person recommending the placement; or
(3) A natural parent;
(b) The investigation required by the provisions of NRS 127.2805 has been completed; and
(c) In the case of a specific adoption, the natural parent placing the child for adoption has had an opportunity to review the report on the investigation of the home, if possible.
2. Upon receipt of written notice from any person other than the natural parent, the agency which provides child welfare services or child-placing agency shall communicate with the natural parent to confirm the natural parent’s intention to place the child for adoption with the prospective adoptive parents identified in the written notice.