Nevada Revised Statutes Title 11. Domestic Relations § 127.043. Consent to adoption required before placement in adoptive home; exception

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a child must not be placed in an adoptive home until a valid release for or consent to adoption is executed by the parent who gave birth to the child as provided by NRS 127.070.

2. The provisions of this section do not apply if one or more of the existing legal parents is a petitioner or the petitioner is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity.