ADOPTION IN
NEVADA
Thank you for your interest in adoption. This information is
provided to answer some of the most commonly asked questions
about adoption and adoption related services.
Nevada Revised Statute and Nevada Administrative Code 127
govern the adoption of children, and are designed to protect
the best interests of children, their birth parents, persons
who wish to adopt and adult adopted persons.
The goal of State adoption programs is to provide safe and
permanent homes for children whose birth parents cannot care
for them. The programs are child-focused, and designed to
recruit and secure the best families available to meet
children’s needs. Therefore, prospective adoptive parents
are a valuable resource to the State.
State and County child welfare agencies and licensed private
agencies offer a variety of services to:
- The general
public seeking basic information about adoption
- Birth
parents planning adoption for their child
- Families
interested in adopting waiting special needs children; and
healthy infants
- Families
interested in private/independent, interstate or
international adoptions
- Adult
adopted persons (provided either through the Nevada Adoption
Registry and/or the child welfare office or licensed
private agency who handled their adoption)
- Relatives
related within the third degree of consanguinity of an adult
adopted person (generally provided through the Nevada
Adoption Registry)
Services
offered may vary from agency to agency, so you are
encouraged to contact your local public child welfare agency
or licensed child placing agency directly for more specific
information. Few, if any, non-special needs infants are
available for adoption through the public agencies. Families
interested in this type of adoption usually consider other
options such, as international or private adoption. A list
of public and private agencies is provided for your
convenience on subsequent pages.
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