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The following is a copy of Nevada Adoption Law.

CHAPTER 127 - ADOPTION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS

NRS 127.003 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Division” means the division of child and family services of the department of human resources.
2. “Indian child” has the meaning ascribed to it in 25 U.S.C. § 1903.
3. “Indian Child Welfare Act” means the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq.).
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2678; A 1995, 780)

NRS 127.005 Applicability. The provisions of NRS 127.010 to 127.186, inclusive, govern the adoption of minor children, and the provisions of NRS 127.190 to 127.210, inclusive, and the provisions of NRS 127.010 to 127.186, inclusive, where not inconsistent with the provisions of NRS 127.190 to 127.210, inclusive, govern the adoption of adults.

(Added to NRS by 1959, 606; A 1987, 2049; 1995, 781)

NRS 127.007 State register for adoptions: Establishment; contents; release of information.

1. The division shall maintain the state register for adoptions, which is hereby established, in its central office to provide information to identify adults who were adopted and persons related to them within the third degree of consanguinity.

2. The state register for adoptions consists of:
(a) Names and other information, which the administrator of the division deems to be necessary for the operation of the register, relating to persons who have released a child for adoption or have consented to the adoption of a child, or whose parental rights have been terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction, and who have submitted the information voluntarily to the division;
(b) Names and other necessary information of persons who are 18 years of age or older, who were adopted and who have submitted the information voluntarily to the division; and
(c) Names and other necessary information of persons who are related within the third degree of consanguinity to adopted persons, and who have submitted the information voluntarily to the division.
Any person whose name appears in the register may withdraw it by requesting in writing that it be withdrawn. The division shall immediately withdraw a name upon receiving a request to do so, and may not thereafter release any information to identify that person, including the information that such a name was ever in the register.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the division may release information:
(a) About a person related within the third degree of consanguinity to an adopted person; or
(b) About an adopted person to a person related within the third degree of consanguinity, if the names and information about both persons are contained in the register and written consent for the release of such information is given by the natural parent.

4. An adopted person may, by submitting a written request to the division, restrict the release of any information concerning himself to one or more categories of relatives within the third degree of consanguinity.

(Added to NRS by 1979, 1282; A 1991, 947; 1993, 37, 2679, 2729)

NRS 127.008 State register of children with special needs.

1. The division shall establish a register of children with special needs. The register must include descriptive information on every child with special needs for whom a prospective adoptive parent is not identified within 3 months after the child becomes available for adoption, but must not include any personal information which reveals the identity of the child or his parents. A copy of the register must be made available for review by prospective adoptive parents at each office of the division.

2. As used in this section, “child with special needs” means a child for whom placement with an adoptive parent is, in the opinion of the administrator of the division or his designee, made more difficult because of the child’s age, race or number of siblings, or because the child suffers from a severe or chronic medical, physical, mental or emotional condition.

(Added to NRS by 1991, 1865; A 1993, 2679)

NRS 127.009 Booklet on adoption: Preparation; contents; distribution; annual revision; acceptance of gifts and grants to assist production and distribution.

1. The division shall prepare a booklet on adoption in this state which includes the following information:
(a) The legal basis of adoption;
(b) The purpose of adoption;
(c) The process of adoption;
(d) The number of children who are waiting to be adopted, including statistical information regarding:
(1) The gender and ethnic background of the children who are waiting to be adopted;
(2) The number of children placed in foster homes who are waiting to be adopted;
(3) The number of children with special needs who are waiting to be adopted; and
(4) The number of siblings who are waiting to be adopted;
(e) The name and location of agencies in Nevada that place children with adoptive parents;
(f) The number of prospective adoptive parents;
(g) A comparison of Nevada to the surrounding states regarding the placement of children with adoptive parents; and
(h) A comparison of the division to other agencies located in Nevada regarding the placement of children with adoptive parents.

2. The division shall:
(a) Revise the information in the booklet annually.
(b) Distribute the booklet to persons and organizations whose patients or clients are likely to become involved with the process of adoption in this state. The booklet must also be distributed to prospective adoptive parents and natural parents giving children up for adoption.

3. The division may accept gifts and grants to assist in the production and distribution of the booklet.

(Added to NRS by 1991, 1864; A 1993, 79, 2680, 2730)

ADOPTION OF CHILDREN

NRS 127.010 Jurisdiction of district courts. Except if the child involved is subject to the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act, the district courts of this state have original jurisdiction in adoption proceedings.

[1:332:1953]-(NRS A 1995, 781)

NRS 127.013 Transfer of proceedings to Indian tribe.

1. If proceedings pursuant to this chapter involve the relinquishment of an Indian child who is a ward of a tribal court, resides on a reservation or is domiciled on a reservation, the court shall transfer the proceedings to the Indian child’s tribe in accordance with the Indian Child Welfare Act.

2. For the purposes of this section, the domicile of an Indian child must be determined according to Federal common law.

(Added to NRS by 1995, 780)

NRS 127.017 Extent to which court must give full faith and credit to judicial proceedings of Indian tribe. Each court in this state which exercises jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter in a case involving an Indian child shall give full faith and credit to the judicial proceedings of an Indian tribe to the same extent that the Indian tribe gives full faith and credit to the judicial proceedings of the courts of this state.

(Added to NRS by 1995, 780)

NRS 127.020 Adoption of minor children; ages and consent. A minor child may be adopted by an adult person in the cases and subject to the rules prescribed in this chapter. The person adopting a child must be at least 10 years older than the person adopted, and the consent of the child, if over the age of 14 years, is necessary to its adoption.

[2:332:1953]

NRS 127.030 Who may petition. Any adult person or any two persons married to each other may petition the district court of any county in this state for leave to adopt a child. The petition by a person having a husband or wife shall not be granted unless the husband or wife consents thereto and joins therein.

[3:332:1953]

NRS 127.040 Written consent to adoption or for relinquishment to authorized agency: Acknowledgment; when consent required.

1. Except as provided in NRS 127.090, written consent to the specific adoption proposed by the petition or for relinquishment to an agency authorized to accept relinquishments acknowledged by the person or persons consenting, is required from:
(a) Both parents if both are living;
(b) One parent if the other is dead; or
(c) The guardian of the person of a child appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction.

2. Consent is not required of a parent who has been adjudged insane for 2 years if the court is satisfied by proof that such insanity is incurable.

[4:332:1953]-(NRS A 1957, 11; 1971, 835; 1979, 1282)

NRS 127.043 Consent to adoption required before placement in adoptive home; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a child must not be placed in an adoptive home until a valid release for or consent to adoption is executed by the mother as provided by NRS 127.070.

2. The provisions of this section do not apply if one petitioner or the spouse of a petitioner is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 530)

NRS 127.045 Release for or consent to adoption and investigation required before appointment of guardian for child to be adopted; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, until a valid release for or consent to adoption is executed by the mother as provided by NRS 127.070 and the investigation required by NRS 127.2805 is completed, no person may:
(a) Petition any court for the appointment of a guardian; or
(b) Be appointed the temporary guardian, of the person of the child to be adopted.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to any person who is related or whose spouse is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 530; A 1993, 70)

NRS 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:
(a) The division 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) The division, to whom 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 the division accepts a relinquishment on behalf of a child-placing agency pursuant to subsection 1, the child-placing agency shall reimburse the division for any costs associated with the acceptance.

[5:332:1953]-(NRS A 1963, 890, 1301; 1967, 1147; 1973, 1406; 1979, 236; 1991, 948; 1993, 2680)

NRS 127.051 Agency responsible for care of child and entitled to custody; termination of placement. The agency to which a child has been ordered or relinquished for adoption shall be responsible for the care of the child, and shall be entitled to the custody and control of the child at all times until a petition for adoption has been granted. Any placement for adoption made by the agency may be terminated by the mutual consent of the prospective adoptive parents and the agency, or by order of the district court for removal from the home upon the application of the agency when in the opinion of the agency the placement for adoption is detrimental to the interest of the child. In the event of the termination of any placement for temporary care or for adoption, the child shall be returned promptly to the physical custody of the agency.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1588)

NRS 127.052 Agency to determine whether child is Indian child; notification of child’s tribe.

1. Each agency which, pursuant to NRS 127.050, accepts a relinquishment for the adoption of a child shall make all necessary inquiries to determine whether the child is an Indian child. If it determines that the child is an Indian child and that the child is a ward of a tribal court, resides on a reservation or is domiciled on a reservation, the agency shall so notify the child’s tribe in writing.

2. The division shall adopt regulations establishing reasonable and uniform standards for making the necessary inquiries to determine whether a child is an Indian child.

3. For the purposes of this section, the domicile of an Indian child must be determined according to Federal common law.

(Added to NRS by 1995, 780)

NRS 127.053 Consent to adoption: Requisites. No consent to a specific adoption executed in this state, or executed outside this state for use in this state, is valid unless it:

1. Identifies the child to be adopted by name, if any, sex and date of birth.

2. Is in writing and signed by the person consenting to the adoption as required in this chapter.

3. Is acknowledged by the person consenting and signing the consent to adoption in the manner and form required for conveyances of real property.

4. Contains, at the time of execution, the name of the person or persons to whom consent to adopt the child is given.

5. Is attested by at least two competent, disinterested witnesses who subscribe their names to the consent in the presence of the person consenting. If neither the petitioner or the spouse of a petitioner is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity, then one of the witnesses must be a social worker employed by:
(a) The division;
(b) An agency licensed in this state to place children for adoption;
(c) A comparable state or county agency of another state; or
(d) An agency authorized under the laws of another state to place children for adoption, if the natural parent resides in that state.

(Added to NRS by 1961, 736; A 1973, 1588; 1987, 2050; 1991, 948; 1993, 204, 2681, 2731)

NRS 127.055 Consent to adoption: Attesting witnesses may make self-proving affidavits to be attached to consent.

1. Any or all of the attesting witnesses to any consent to adoption may, at the request of the person or persons who executed the consent, make and sign an affidavit before any person authorized to administer oaths in this state, stating such facts as they would be required to testify to in court to prove the due execution of the consent to adoption. The affidavit must be written on the consent to adoption, or, if that is impracticable, on some paper attached thereto. The sworn statement of any witness so taken must be accepted by the court in any action or proceeding relating to the validity or due execution of the consent to adoption as if it had been taken before the court.

2. The affidavit described in subsection 1 may be substantially in the following form:

NRS 127.057 Consent to adoption: Copy to be furnished to division within 48 hours; recommendations; unlawful acts.

1. Any person to whom a consent to adoption executed in this state or executed outside this state for use in this state is delivered shall, within 48 hours after receipt of the executed consent to adoption, furnish a true copy thereof to the division, together with a report of the permanent address of the person in whose favor the consent was executed.

2. Any person recommending in his professional or occupational capacity, the placement of a child for adoption in this state shall immediately notify the division of the impending adoption.

3. All information received by the division pursuant to the provisions of this section is confidential and must be protected from disclosure in the same manner that information is protected under NRS 432.035.

4. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Added to NRS by 1961, 737; A 1963, 890; 1967, 1147; 1973, 1406, 1588; 1987, 2050; 1993, 2681)

NRS 127.060 Residence of petitioners: Adoption of two or more children.

1. The petition for adoption shall not be granted unless the petitioners have resided in the State of Nevada for a period of 6 months prior to the granting of the petition.

2. The same petitioners may, in one petition, petition for the adoption of two or more children, if the children be brothers or sisters or brother and sister.

[6:332:1953]-(NRS A 1961, 737)

NRS 127.070 Validity of releases for and consents to adoption.

1. All releases for and consents to adoption executed in this state by the mother before the birth of a child or within 72 hours after the birth of a child are invalid.

2. A release for or consent to adoption may be executed by the father before the birth of the child if the father is not married to the mother. A release executed by the father becomes invalid if:
(a) The father of the child marries the mother of the child before the child is born;
(b) The mother of the child does not execute a release for or consent to adoption of the child within 6 months after the birth of the child; or
(c) No petition for adoption of the child has been filed within 2 years after the birth of the child.

[7:332:1953]-(NRS A 1979, 1283; 1987, 2050; 1989, 531)

NRS 127.080 Consent to specific adoption or relinquishment for adoption cannot be revoked or nullified; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 127.070, 127.2815 and 127.282, a written consent to a specific adoption pursuant to this chapter cannot be revoked or nullified.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 127.070, a relinquishment for adoption pursuant to this chapter cannot be revoked or nullified.

3. A minor parent may execute a relinquishment for adoption and cannot revoke it upon coming of age.

[8:332:1953]-(NRS A 1967, 984; 1979, 1283; 1981, 718; 1993, 70)

NRS 127.090 When consent unnecessary. Consent of a parent to an adoption shall not be necessary where parental rights have been terminated by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

[9:332:1953; A 1955, 192]

NRS 127.100 Entitlement of petitions, reports and orders. All petitions, reports and orders in adoption proceedings shall be entitled only in the names of the adopting parties.

[10:332:1953]

NRS 127.110 When petition may be filed; contents of petition; limitation on entry of adoption order.

1. A petition for adoption of a child who currently resides in the home of the petitioners may be filed at any time after the child has lived in the home for 30 days.

2. The petition for adoption must state, in substance, the following:
(a) The full name and age of the petitioners and the period the petitioners have resided in the State of Nevada before the filing of the petition.
(b) The age of the child sought to be adopted and the period that the child has lived in the home of petitioners before the filing of the petition.
(c) That it is the desire of the petitioners that the relationship of parent and child be established between them and the child.
(d) Their desire that the name of the child be changed, together with the new name desired.
(e) That the petitioners are fit and proper persons to have the care and custody of the child.
(f) That they are financially able to provide for the child.
(g) That there has been a full compliance with the law in regard to consent to adoption.
(h) That there has been a full compliance with NRS 127.220 to 127.310, inclusive.
(i) Whether the child is known to be an Indian child.

3. No order of adoption may be entered unless there has been full compliance with the provisions of NRS 127.220 to 127.310, inclusive.

[11:332:1953]-(NRS A 1961, 738; 1965, 1320; 1987, 2051; 1995, 781)

NRS 127.120 Petition to be filed in duplicate; investigation, report and recommendation; court may order independent investigation; costs.

1. A petition for adoption of a child must be filed in duplicate with the county clerk. The county clerk shall send one copy of the petition to the division, which shall make an investigation and report as provided in this section. If one petitioner or the spouse of a petitioner is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity, the court may, in its discretion, waive the investigation by the division. A copy of the order waiving the investigation must be sent to the nearest office of the division by the petitioners within 7 days after the order is issued.

2. The division or a licensed child-placing agency authorized to do so by the court shall:
(a) Verify the allegations of the petition;
(b) Investigate the condition of the child, including, without limitation, whether the child is an Indian child; and
(c) Make proper inquiry to determine whether the proposed adopting parents are suitable for the child.

3. The division or the designated agency shall, before the date on which the child has lived for a period of 6 months in the home of the petitioners or within 30 days after receiving the copy of the petition for adoption, whichever is later, submit to the court a full written report of its findings pursuant to subsection 2, which must contain, without limitation, a specific recommendation for or against approval of the petition and a statement of whether the child is known to be an Indian child, and shall furnish to the court any other information regarding the child or proposed home which the court requires. The court, on good cause shown, may extend the time, designating a time certain, within which to submit the report.

4. If the court is dissatisfied with the report submitted by the division, the court may order an independent investigation to be conducted and a report submitted by an agency or person selected by the court. The costs of the investigation and report may be assessed against the petitioner or charged against the county in which the adoption proceeding is pending.

[12:332:1953]-(NRS A 1961, 738; 1963, 890, 1301; 1967, 1147; 1973, 1406; 1989, 1133; 1993, 2682; 1995, 734, 781)

NRS 127.123 Notice of filing of petition to be provided legal custodian or guardian of child. Notice of the filing of a petition for the adoption of a child must be provided to the legal custodian or guardian of the child if that custodian or guardian is a person other than the natural parent of the child.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 2049)

NRS 127.127 Affidavit setting forth fees, donations and expenses required to be filed; waiver. The petitioners shall file with the court, within 15 days after the petition is filed or 5 months after the child begins to live in their home, whichever is later, an affidavit executed by them and their attorney setting forth all fees, donations and expenses paid by them in furtherance of the adoption. A copy of the affidavit must be sent to the division. If one petitioner or the spouse of a petitioner is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity, the court may waive the filing of the affidavit.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 2049; A 1993, 2682)

NRS 127.130 Confidentiality of reports; petitioner may rebut adverse report. The report of either the division or the licensed child-placing agency designated by the court must not be made a matter of public record, but must be given in writing and in confidence to the district judge before whom the matter is pending. If the recommendation of the division or the designated agency is adverse, the district judge, before denying the petition, shall give the petitioner an opportunity to rebut the findings and recommendation of the report of the division or the designated agency.

[13:332:1953]-(NRS A 1963, 891; 1965, 36; 1967, 1148; 1973, 1406; 1993, 2682)

NRS 127.140 Confidentiality of hearings, files and records.

1. All hearings held in proceedings under this chapter are confidential and must be held in closed court, without admittance of any person other than the petitioners, their witnesses, the director of an agency, or their authorized representatives, attorneys and persons entitled to notice by this chapter, except by order of the court.

2. The files and records of the court in adoption proceedings are not open to inspection by any person except upon an order of the court expressly so permitting pursuant to a petition setting forth the reasons therefor or if a natural parent and the child are eligible to receive information from the state register of adoptions.

[14:332:1953]-(NRS A 1979, 1283)

NRS 127.150 Order of adoption or return of child; presumption of child’s best interest after adoption is granted.

1. If the court finds that the best interests of the child warrant the granting of the petition, an order or decree of adoption must be made and filed, ordering that henceforth the child is the child of the petitioners. When determining whether the best interests of the child warrant the granting of a petition that is filed by a foster parent, the court shall give strong consideration to the emotional bond between the child and the foster parent. A copy of the order or decree must be sent to the nearest office of the division by the petitioners within 7 days after the order or decree is issued. In the decree the court may change the name of the child, if desired. No order or decree of adoption may be made until after the child has lived for 6 months in the home of the petitioners.

2. If the court is not satisfied that the proposed adoption is in the best interests of the child, the court shall deny the petition and may order the child returned to the custody of the person or agency legally vested with custody.

3. After a petition for adoption has been granted, there is a presumption that remaining in the home of the adopting parent is in the child’s best interest.

[15:332:1953]-(NRS A 1961, 739; 1989, 1134; 1993, 2683; 1995, 734; 1999, 2026)

NRS 127.152 Adopting parents to be provided with report which includes medical records of child and other related information.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the division or a licensed child-placing agency shall provide the adopting parents of a child with a report which includes:
(a) A copy of any medical records of the child which are in the possession of the division or licensed child-placing agency; and
(b) Any information obtained by the division or licensed child-placing agency during interviews of the natural parent regarding:
(1) The medical and sociological history of the child and the natural parents of the child; and
(2) Any behavioral, emotional or psychological problems that the child may have. Information regarding any behavioral, emotional or psychological problems that the child may have must be discussed in accordance with policies adopted by the division for the disclosure of such information.

2. The report created pursuant to subsection 1 must exclude any information that would lead to the identification of the natural parent.

(Added to NRS by 1995, 733; A 1999, 148)

NRS 127.155 Validation of certain orders and decrees. Any order or decree of adoption entered after July 1, 1963, and before July 1, 1965, by a court of competent jurisdiction where there has not been a complete compliance with NRS 127.220 to 127.310, inclusive, is hereby declared valid.

(Added to NRS by 1965, 1320)

NRS 127.157 Report of adoption, amendment or annulment of adoption to state registrar.

1. After an order or decree of adoption has been entered, the court shall direct the petitioner or his attorney to prepare a report of adoption on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar of vital statistics. The report must:
(a) Identify the original certificate of birth of the person adopted;
(b) Provide sufficient information to prepare a new certificate of birth for the person adopted;
(c) Identify the order or decree of adoption; and
(d) Be certified by the clerk of the court.

2. The division shall provide the petitioner or his attorney with any factual information which will assist in the preparation of the report required in subsection 1.

3. If an order or decree of adoption is amended or annulled, the petitioner or his attorney shall prepare a report to the state registrar of vital statistics, which includes sufficient information to identify the original order or decree of adoption and the provisions of that decree which were amended or annulled.

4. The petitioner or his attorney shall forward all reports required by the provisions of this section to the state registrar of vital statistics not later than the 10th day of the month next following the month in which the order or decree was entered, or more frequently if requested by the state registrar, together with any related material the state registrar may require.

(Added to NRS by 1977, 1348; A 1993, 2683)

NRS 127.160 Rights and duties of adopted child and adoptive parents. Upon the entry of an order of adoption, the child shall become the legal child of the persons adopting him, and they shall become his legal parents with all the rights and duties between them of natural parents and legitimate child. By virtue of such adoption he shall inherit from his adoptive parents or their relatives the same as though he were the legitimate child of such parents, and in case of his death intestate the adoptive parents and their relatives shall inherit his estate as if they had been his natural parents and relatives in fact. After a decree of adoption is entered, the natural parents of an adopted child shall be relieved of all parental responsibilities for such child, and they shall not exercise or have any rights over such adopted child or his property. The child shall not owe his natural parents or their relatives any legal duty nor shall he inherit from his natural parents or kindred. Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in this section, the adoption of a child by his stepparent shall not in any way change the status of the relationship between the child and his natural parent who is the spouse of the petitioning stepparent.

[16:332:1953]

NRS 127.165 When action to set aside adoption may be brought; presumption of child’s best interest after adoption is granted.

1. The natural 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 consent to the adoption;
(b) Set aside the relinquishment of the child for adoption; or
(c) Reversed an order terminating the parental rights of the natural 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 adopting parent is in the child’s best interest.

(Added to NRS by 1995, 733)

NRS 127.171 Right to visitation of child by relatives; limitations.

1. In a proceeding for the adoption of a child, the court may grant a reasonable right to visit to certain relatives of the child only if a similar right had been granted previously pursuant to NRS 125C.050.

2. The court may not grant a right to visit the child to any person other than as specified in subsection 1.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 2049)

NRS 127.180 Appeals from orders, judgments or decrees. Any person against whom any order, judgment or decree is made or who is affected thereby may appeal to the supreme court from any order, judgment or decree of the district court made under the provisions of this chapter, in the same manner as in other civil proceedings.

[18:332:1953]

NRS 127.186 Adoption of child with special needs; financial assistance to adoptive parents under certain circumstances.

1. The division, or a child-placing agency licensed by the division pursuant to this chapter, may consent to the adoption of a child under 18 years of age with special needs due to race, age or physical or mental problems who is in the custody of the division or the licensed agency by proposed adoptive parents when, in the judgment of the division or the licensed agency, it would be in the best interests of the child to be placed in that adoptive home.

2. The division or child-placing agency shall determine whether a child has special needs and notify the proposed adoptive parents of a child who is determined to have special needs:
(a) That they may be eligible for a grant of financial assistance pursuant to this section if the petition for adoption is granted; and
(b) The manner in which to apply for such financial assistance.

3. The division may grant financial assistance for attorney’s fees and court costs in the adoption proceeding, for maintenance and for preexisting physical or mental conditions to the adoptive parents out of money provided for that purpose if the administrator of the division has reviewed and approved in writing the proposed adoption and grant of assistance.

4. The grant of financial assistance must be limited, both as to amount and duration, by agreement in writing between the division and the adoptive parents. The agreement does not become effective until the entry of the order of adoption.

5. Any grant of financial assistance must be reviewed and evaluated at least once annually by the division. The evaluation must be presented for approval to the administrator of the division. Financial assistance must be discontinued immediately upon written notification to the adoptive parents by the division that continued assistance is denied.

6. All financial assistance provided under this section ceases immediately when the child attains majority, becomes self-supporting, is emancipated or dies, whichever occurs first.

7. Neither a grant of financial assistance pursuant to this section nor any discontinuance of such assistance affects the legal status or respective obligations of any party to the adoption.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 851; A 1973, 1406; 1979, 1283; 1981, 718; 1993, 2683, 2880; 1995, 729, 734)

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