NRS 127.055
Consent to adoption: Attesting witnesses may make self-proving affidavits to be attached to consent.

1.

Any or all of the attesting witnesses to any consent to adoption may, at the request of the person or persons who executed the consent, make and sign an affidavit before any person authorized to administer oaths in this state, stating such facts as they would be required to testify to in court to prove the due execution of the consent to adoption. The affidavit must be written on the consent to adoption, or, if that is impracticable, on some paper attached thereto. The sworn statement of any witness so taken must be accepted by the court in any action or proceeding relating to the validity or due execution of the consent to adoption as if it had been taken before the court.

2.

The affidavit described in subsection 1 may be substantially in the following form:
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Then and there personally appeared the within-named ................ and ................, who, being duly sworn, depose and say: That they witnessed the execution of the within consent to adoption by ................ (name of person or persons consenting); that she, he or they subscribed the consent to adoption and declared the same to be a voluntary consent to adoption in their presence; that at the time the consent to adoption was executed it contained the names of the person or persons to whom consent was thereby given to adopt the child; that they thereafter subscribed the same as witnesses in the presence of ................ (name of person or persons consenting) and in the presence of each other and at the request of ................ (name of person or persons consenting); that at the time of the execution of the consent to adoption ................ (name of person or persons consenting) acknowledged to them that she, he or they was or were, and she, he or they appeared to them to be, in full possession of her, his or their faculties and not under the influence of any drug or sedative or subject to any duress, fear, menace, compulsion or undue influence whatever; and that they make this affidavit at her, his or their request.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me
this ...... day of the month of ...... of the year ......
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Notary Public
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Source: Section 127.055 — Consent to adoption: Attesting witnesses may make self-proving affidavits to be attached to consent., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-127.­html#NRS127Sec055.

127.010
Jurisdiction of district courts. 127.013
Transfer of proceedings to Indian tribe. 127.017
Extent to which court must give full faith and credit to judicial proceedings of Indian tribe. 127.018
Court order required if home state of child is Nevada 127.020
Adoption of minor children 127.030
Who may petition 127.040
Written consent to adoption or for relinquishment to authorized agency: Acknowledgment 127.043
Consent to adoption required before placement in adoptive home 127.045
Release for or consent to adoption and investigation required before appointment of guardian for child to be adopted 127.050
Agencies which may accept relinquishments and consent to adoption 127.051
Agency responsible for care of child and entitled to custody 127.052
Agency to determine whether child is Indian child 127.053
Consent to adoption: Requisites. 127.055
Consent to adoption: Attesting witnesses may make self-proving affidavits to be attached to consent. 127.057
Consent to adoption: Copy to be furnished to agency which provides child welfare services within 48 hours 127.058
Consent to adoption: Person to whom consent is given has legal custody of child until hearing on petition for adoption. 127.060
Adoption of two or more children. 127.070
Validity of releases for and consents to adoption. 127.080
Consent to specific adoption or relinquishment for adoption cannot be revoked or nullified 127.090
When consent unnecessary. 127.100
Entitlement of petitions, reports and orders. 127.110
When petition may be filed 127.120
Petition to be filed in duplicate 127.123
Notice of filing of petition to be provided legal custodian or guardian of child. 127.127
Affidavit setting forth fees, donations and expenses required to be filed 127.130
Confidentiality of reports 127.140
Confidentiality of hearings, files and records. 127.145
Attendance of prospective adoptive parents at hearing by telephone. 127.150
Order of adoption or return of child 127.152
Adopting parents to be provided with report which includes medical records and other information concerning child 127.155
Validation of certain orders and decrees. 127.157
Report of adoption, amendment or annulment of adoption to State Registrar. 127.160
Rights and duties of adopted child and adoptive parents. 127.165
When action to set aside adoption may be brought 127.171
Right to visitation of child by sibling and other relatives 127.180
Appeals from orders, judgments or decrees. 127.186
Adoption of child with special needs
Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

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