Nevada Adoption Law
Permits single LGBT individuals to petition to adopt? Yes.
Nevada law permits any adult person or a married couple to petition to adopt. NEV. REV. STAT. § 127.030. Moreover, the Nevada Administrative Code states that the application process for adoption of a child through a child welfare service agency can not be denied on the basis of sexual orientation. NEV. ADMIN. CODE § 127.351
Permits a same-sex couple to jointly petition to adopt? No explicit prohibition.
There is no explicit prohibition, and some judges have allowed same-sex couples to jointly petition. No state court, however, has heard the issue of whether same-sex couples can or can not jointly petition to adopt.
Permits a same-sex partner to petition to adopt partner’s child or child of the relationship? No explicit prohibition.
There is no explicit prohibition, and some lower courts have allowed second-parent adoptions to proceed. No state court, however, has heard the issue of whether a same-sex partner can or can not petition to adopt a partner’s child or child of the relationship.
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Last Updated: 12/10/2009