Nevada § 127.2805 - Investigation of prospective adoptive parents
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 127.2805 — Investigation of prospective adoptive parents, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 127.2805. Investigation of prospective adoptive parents
1. The agency which provides child welfare services or a child-placing agency shall,
within 60 days after receipt of confirmation of the natural parents' intent to place
the child for adoption and a completed application for adoption from the prospective
adoptive parents, complete an investigation of the medical, mental, financial and
moral backgrounds of the prospective adoptive parents to determine the suitability
of the home for placement of the child for adoption. The investigation must also embrace any other relevant factor relating to the qualifications
of the prospective adoptive parents and may be a substitute for the investigation
required to be conducted by the agency which provides child welfare services on behalf
of the court when a petition for adoption is pending, if the petition for adoption
is filed within 6 months after the completion of the investigation required by this
subsection. If a child-placing agency undertakes the investigation, it shall provide progress
reports to the agency which provides child welfare services in such a format and at
such times as the agency which provides child welfare services requires to ensure
that the investigation will be completed within the 60-day period. If, at any time, the agency which provides child welfare services determines that
it is unlikely that the investigation will be completed in a timely manner, the agency
which provides child welfare services shall take over the investigation and complete
it within the 60-day period or as soon thereafter as practicable. 2. If the placement is to be made in a home outside of this state, the agency which
provides child welfare services or child-placing agency must receive a copy of a report,
completed by the appropriate authority, of an investigation of the home and the medical,
mental, financial and moral backgrounds of the prospective adoptive parents to determine
the suitability of the home for placement of the child for adoption, unless the child
and one of the prospective adoptive parents are related within the third degree of
consanguinity.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 127.2805 cover?
Section 127.2805 ("Investigation of prospective adoptive parents") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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