Statute 127 018

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, 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)