Nev. Rev. Stat. § 127C.380
Petition for adoption: Contents
Effective Oct 1, 2025[11:332:1953]—(NRS A 1961, 738; 1965, 1320; 1987, 2051; 1995, 781; 2011, 144; 2017, 248; 2021, 3406; 2023, 2255; 2025, 1534, 2012)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 127.110)
- 1. A petition for adoption of a child may be filed at any time after placement with the petitioners.
2. The petition for adoption must state, in substance, the following:
- (a) The full name and age of the petitioners.
- (b) The age of the child sought to be adopted and the date that the child was placed with the petitioners.
- (c) That it is the desire of the petitioners that the relationship of parent and child be established between them and the child.
- (d) If the petitioners desire to change the name of the child, 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 termination of parental rights, specific consent to adoption or relinquishment as to all parents.
- (h) Whether the petitioners have reason to know that the child is an Indian child.
- (i) That there are no known signs that the child is currently experiencing victimization from human trafficking, exploitation or abuse.
- (j) Whether an agreement for postadoptive contact has been entered into by the parent or parents of the child and the prospective adoptive parent or parents of the child.
- (k) Whether there is an order for visitation of a child by a sibling or other relative.
[11:332:1953]—(NRS A 1961, 738; 1965, 1320; 1987, 2051; 1995, 781; 2011, 144; 2017, 248; 2021, 3406; 2023, 2255; 2025, 1534, 2012)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 127.110)