Nevada's Laws on Living Expenses
Nevada
Birth Parent Expenses Allowed Statute: § 127.287(3)
A person may pay
medical and other necessary living expenses as long as payment is not contingent
on placement of the child for adoption.
Birth Parent Expenses Not Allowed
Not addressed
in statutes reviewed
Allowable Payments for Arranging Adoption Statute: §§ 127.285;
127.290
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• An attorney may not receive
payment for finding children for adoption or finding adoptive parents.
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• An agency must be licensed to
receive payment for arranging, or assisting in arranging, an adoption.
Allowable Payments for Relinquishing Child Statute: § 127.287
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• A person may not pay a birth
mother to consent to placing her child for adoption.
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• A birth mother may not accept
payment for expenses with the intent not to consent to an adoption.
Allowable Fees Charged by Department/Agency Statute: § 127.275
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• The division shall charge
reasonable fees for services provided and for conducting any investigations
required.
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• No fee is charged for placing a
child with special needs.
Accounting of Expenses Required by Court Statute: §
127.127
The petitioners
shall, within 15 days of filing the adoption petition or 5 months after the
child begins to live in the home, whichever is later, file an affidavit listing
all fees, donations, and expenses paid by them in connection with the adoption.
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