127.188 - Inquiry by court before entering order or decree of adoption. - Nevada Statutes

127.188  Inquiry by court before entering order or decree of adoption.

      1.  Before a court may enter an order or decree of adoption of a child, the court must address in person:

      (a) Each prospective adoptive parent of the child to be adopted;

      (b) Each director or other authorized representative of the agency which provides child welfare services or the licensed child-placing agency involved in the adoption proceedings concerning the child; and

      (c) Each attorney representing a prospective adoptive parent, the child, the agency which provides child welfare services or the licensed child-placing agency in the adoption proceedings concerning the child,

Ê and inquire whether the person has actual knowledge that the prospective adoptive parent or parents of the child and natural parent or parents of the child have entered into an agreement that provides for postadoptive contact pursuant to NRS 127.187.

      2.  If the court determines that the prospective adoptive parent or parents and the natural parent or parents have entered into an agreement that provides for postadoptive contact, the court shall:

      (a) Order the prospective adoptive parent or parents to provide a copy of the agreement to the court; and

      (b) Incorporate the agreement into the order or decree of adoption.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1680)