SB 4 — Revises provisions relating to consent to adoption. (BDR 11-294)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

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4–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (ON B EHALF OF THE D IVISION OFC HILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF H EALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ) PREFILED O CTOBER 8, 2024 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to consent to adoption.

(BDR 11-294) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

(NRS adoption127.010-127.1869) ofExisting alaw childauthorizes andan requiresadult written consent to thepetition specifica adoptioncourt proposedfor the by the petition from each legal parent of the child and any legal guardian of thethed child.

and (2) if neither the petitioner nor the spouse of the petitioner is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity, at least one of the two witnesses must be a social worker employed by specifying that, in such cases, at least one of the two witnesses must be either a social worker or a caseworker employed by certain agencies.

(NRSEXPLANATION 127.053)– SectionMatter 1 of this bill revises this requirement by specifying that, in suchbolded cases,italics atis leastnew; one of the two witnesses must be either a social worker or a caseworker employed by certain agencies.

-matter *SB4*between –brackets 2[omitted –material] THEis PEOPLEmaterial OFto THEbe STATEomitted. OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

6.- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – who subscribe their names to the consent in the presence of thetnesses person consenting.

Is attested by at least two competent, disinterested witnesses who subscribe their names to the consent in the presence of the person consenting.

(b) An agency licensed in this state to place children for ado(c)adoption; A comparable state or county agency of another state;

(c) A comparable state or county agency of another state;

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