A child must not be placed in an adoptive home or in the care of prospective adoptive parents until:
- 1. An approved home study investigation pursuant to NRS 127C.840 is obtained; and
- 2. A valid specific consent to adoption or relinquishment is executed by a parent of the child or a court order is obtained terminating the parental rights of the parents.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 530; A 2021, 3405; 2025, 1531)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 127.043)