Nevada Statutes

§ 127.058 — Consent to adoption: Person to whom consent is given has legal custody of child until hearing on petition for adoption

Nevada § 127.058

JurisdictionNevada

Title 11DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 127Adoption

ADOPTION OF CHILDREN

This text of Nevada § 127.058 (Consent to adoption: Person to whom consent is given has legal custody of child until hearing on petition for adoption) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Nevada primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 127.058 (2026).

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A person to whom consent to adopt a child is given for a specific adoption pursuant to NRS 127.053 has, at the time the consent is executed, legal custody over the child and is legally responsible for the child until a court holds a hearing to enter an order or decree of adoption or to deny the petition pursuant to the laws of this State or another state.

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Nevada § 127.053

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 2009, 1354 )

Nearby Sections

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§ 127.003

§ 127.005

§ 127.007

State Register for Adoptions: Establishment; contents; release of information

§ 127.008

State Register of Children with Special Needs

§ 127.009

Booklet on adoption: Preparation; contents; annual revision; distribution; acceptance of gifts and grants to assist production and distribution

§ 127.010

Jurisdiction of district courts

§ 127.013

Transfer of proceedings to Indian tribe

§ 127.017

Extent to which court must give full faith and credit to judicial proceedings of Indian tribe

§ 127.018

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

§ 127.020

Adoption of minor children; ages and consent

§ 127.030

Who may petition; consent of spouse required under certain circumstances; waiver of hearing on petition; court authorized to determine legal relationship of child with multiple persons

§ 127.040

Written consent to adoption or for relinquishment to authorized agency: Acknowledgment; when consent required

§ 127.041

Written consent to adoption required from Indian child’s parents: Prerequisites; certification by court; withdrawal of consent

§ 127.043

Consent to adoption required before placement in adoptive home; exception

§ 127.045

Release for or consent to adoption and investigation required before appointment of guardian for child to be adopted; exception

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