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2024 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights
NRS 128.160 - Best interest of child in determining consideration in action to set aside termination of parental rights after adoption has been granted; presumption.
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NV Rev Stat § 128.160 (2024)
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1. In any action commenced by the natural parent of a child to set aside a court order terminating the parental rights of the natural parent after a petition for adoption has been granted, the best interests of the child must be the primary and determining consideration of the court.
2. After a petition for adoption has been granted, there is a presumption for the purposes of this chapter that remaining in the home of the adopting parent is in the child’s best interest.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 735)
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