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Nevada · Through 2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25) · Newer source version available

NRS 127B.450: Action to set aside adoption; presumption regarding best interest of child.

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  1. TITLE 11 — DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  2. CHAPTER 127B - ADOPTION OF CHILDREN IN CUSTODY OF AGENCY WHICH PROVIDES CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
  3. PROCEDURES RELATING TO ADOPTION

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.

3. As used in this section, “placing parent” means a parent who executed a specific consent to adoption or relinquishment pursuant to this chapter.

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