Court order required if home state of child is Nevada; exception.

NRS

127.018

Court order required if home state of child is Nevada; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125E.010 to 125E.370 , inclusive, 127.041 , 127.115 ,

127.151 and 127.1861 to 127.1869 , inclusive, a child of whom this State:

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

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

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

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

(a) The state in which a child lived for at least 6 consecutive months, including any temporary absence from the state, immediately before the commencement of a proceeding; or

(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 )