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

• An attorney may not receive payment for finding children for adoption or finding adoptive parents.
• An agency must be licensed to receive payment for arranging, or assisting in arranging, an adoption.

Allowable Payments for Relinquishing Child Statute: § 127.287

• A person may not pay a birth mother to consent to placing her child for adoption.
• 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

• The division shall charge reasonable fees for services provided and for conducting any investigations required.
• 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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