NRS 127C.340: Home study and specific consent to adoption or relinquishment required before appointment of guardian for child to be adopted; execution of specific consent in certain custodial circumstances.

1. Until a specific consent to adoption or a relinquishment is executed by a parent of the child and an approved home study investigation pursuant to NRS 127C.840 is obtained, no person may:

(a) Petition any court for the appointment of a guardian; or

(b) Be appointed the temporary guardian,

Ê of the person of the child to be adopted.

2. A parent may sign a specific consent to adoption or relinquishment if the parent is in the custody of a law enforcement agency or the child is in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services.