1. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that a parent has legal rights to a child making the child ineligible for an agency adoption, the child-placing agency shall:
- (a) Immediately declare the relinquishment executed by the placing parent null and void and without legal effect;
- (b) Immediately withdraw the petition for termination of parental rights; and
- (c) Provide the court with a declaration that is notarized and acknowledged by the child-placing agency that the relinquishment has been voided.
- 2. If a relinquishment is voided pursuant to subsection 1, all legal rights, privileges, responsibilities and obligations to a child are restored to the placing parent by operation of law.
(Added to NRS by 2025, 1528)