{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-127c.200","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 127C.200","heading":"Court order required for adoption of children with certain connections to this State; exception.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 125E of NRS and NRS 127C.330, 127C.450, 127C.510, 127C.520 and 127C.530, a child of whom this State:\n(a) Is the home state on the date of the commencement of the proceeding; or\n(b) Was the home state within 6 months before the commencement of the proceeding,\nÊ may not be adopted except upon an order of a district court in this State.\n2. As used in this section, “home state” means:\n(a) The state in which a child lived for at least 6 consecutive months, including any temporary absence from the state, such as a placement outside of the state through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children pursuant to chapter 127F of NRS immediately before the commencement of a proceeding; or\n(b) In the case of a child less than 6 months of age, the state in which the child lived from birth, including any temporary absence from the state.","path":["TITLE 11 — DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 127C - AGENCY ADOPTIONS, IDENTIFIED ADOPTIONS AND ADULT ADOPTIONS","PROCEDURES RELATING TO ADOPTION OF CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-127C.html#NRS127CSec200","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:32Z","sha256":"b04dbdd646f78cd8d9b30b3b0ec93c238021f6375fbaff65caff476e7edd637f","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-127c.110","next":"us-nv/nrs-127c.210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}