Existing law establishes various procedures relating to the adoption of children. (Chapter 127 of NRS) Sections 106-149, 153-168 and 193 of this bill generally remove and repeal various provisions related to the adoption of children in the custody of agencies which provide child welfare services, and sections 2-75 and 77-98 of this bill reenact similar, revised or new provisions for the purpose of establishing provisions that independently govern adoptions facilitated by agencies which provide child welfare services. Specifically, existing law establishes the State Register for Adoptions and the Register of Children with Special Needs and requires the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to collect, maintain and distribute certain information and publications related to adoptions. (NRS 127.007-127.009) Sections 19-21 of this bill establish similar registry and publication requirements related to adoptions of children in the custody of agencies which provide child welfare services, and sections 107-109 of this bill make various changes to distinguish the existing requirements from such newly established provisions. Additionally, existing law establishes various procedures which govern the adoption of children. (NRS 127.010-127.1869) Sections 22-58 of this bill reenact and revise procedures governing the adoption of children in the custody of agencies which provide child welfare services, and sections 101-106, 110-143 and 193 of this bill remove and repeal various provisions for the purpose of facilitating the separation of the provisions governing agencies which provide child welfare services, and additionally make certain other changes related to procedures for adoption under existing law. Existing law establishes certain requirements related to the execution, enforcement, modification and termination of agreements for postadoptive contact. (NRS 127.187-127.1895) Sections 59-64 of this bill reenact and revise such procedures related to agreements for postadoptive contacts in adoption procedures related to agencies which provide child welfare services. Sections 144-149 and 193 of this bill remove and repeal various provisions related to agreements for postadoptive contact to facilitate the separation of the provisions related to agencies which provide child welfare services, and make various other changes related to the provisions governing agreements for postadoptive contact under existing law. Existing law also authorizes child-placing agencies and agencies which provide child welfare services to place, arrange the placement of, or assist in placing or in arranging the placement of, children for adoption or permanent free care and establishes certain requirements related to the placements and assistance. (NRS 127.220-127.310) Sections 65-75 of this bill reenact and revise such provisions relating to placements and assistance provided by agencies which provide child welfare services. Sections 153-168 of this bill remove the placement and assistance provisions related to agencies which provide child welfare services and make certain other changes related to placing and assisting in the placement children for adoption and permanent free care. Section 99 of this bill establishes procedures for confirmatory adoptions for the purpose of authorizing a petitioner to confirm the parentage of a child under certain circumstances. Section 100 of this bill establishes procedures for readoption which authorize certain persons who adopt a child through intercountry adoption to petition the court to readopt the child. Existing law establishes the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance. (NRS 127.330, 127.410) Section 189 of this bill directs the Legislative Counsel, in the next reprint of the Nevada Revised Statutes, to cause the transfer of each Compact to a new chapter of NRS, respectively. Finally, existing law authorizes an adult to adopt another adult under certain circumstances and establishes various procedural requirements related to such adoptions. (NRS 127.005, 127.190-127.210) Sections 150-152 of this bill make various changes relating to the adoption of adults. Sections 76 and 169-188 of this bill make conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 125E.210, 127.005, 127.007, 127.008, 127.009, 127.010, 127.018, 127.020, 127.030, 127.040, 127.041, 127.043, 127.045, 127.050, 127.051, 127.052, 127.053, 127.055, 127.058, 127.060, 127.070, 127.090, 127.110, 127.115, 127.120, 127.123, 127.127, 127.140, 127.145, 127.150, 127.151, 127.152, 127.157, 127.160, 127.165, 127.171, 127.186, 127.1861, 127.1863, 127.187, 127.1875, 127.188, 127.1885, 127.189, 127.1895, 127.190, 127.200, 127.210, 127.220, 127.230, 127.240, 127.280, 127.2805, 127.281, 127.2815, 127.2817, 127.2825, 127.2827, 127.283, 127.285, 127.287, 127.290, 127.300, 127.310, 128.110, 3.223, 19.034, 19.050, 41.509, 134.190, 200.4685, 232.320, 239.010, 424.047, 424.070, 432.0125, 432B.190, 432B.393, 432B.397, 432B.580, 440.310, 442.400, 449.245
BDR: 125E.210, 127.005, 127.007, 127.008, 127.009, 127.010, 127.018, 127.020, 127.030, 127.040, 127.041, 127.043, 127.045, 127.050, 127.051, 127.052, 127.053, 127.055, 127.058, 127.060, 127.070, 127.090, 127.110, 127.115, 127.120, 127.123, 127.127, 127.140, 127.145, 127.150, 127.151, 127.152, 127.157, 127.160, 127.165, 127.171, 127.186, 127.1861, 127.1863, 127.187, 127.1875, 127.188, 127.1885, 127.189, 127.1895, 127.190, 127.200, 127.210, 127.220, 127.230, 127.240, 127.280, 127.2805, 127.281, 127.2815, 127.2817, 127.2825, 127.2827, 127.283, 127.285, 127.287, 127.290, 127.300, 127.310, 128.110, 3.223, 19.034, 19.050, 41.509, 134.190, 200.4685, 232.320, 239.010, 424.047, 424.070, 432.0125, 432B.190, 432B.393, 432B.397, 432B.580, 440.310, 442.400, 449.245