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

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Nevada

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.

NRS 127.058

Added to NRS by 2009, 1354 [Ch. 313]
Added to NRS by 2009, 1354