1. 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:

   1. (a) Is the home state on the date of the commencement of the proceeding; or

   2. (b) Was the home state within 6 months before the commencement of the proceeding,

      may not be adopted except upon an order of a district court in this State.

2. 2. As used in this section, “home state” means:

   1. (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
   2. (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.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 248; A 2023, 2254; 2025, 1528)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 127.018)