If a child is not in the physical custody of the parent or parents, the court, in determining whether parental rights should be terminated, shall consider, without limitation:
1. The services provided or offered to the parent or parents to facilitate a reunion with the child.
2. The physical, mental or emotional condition and needs of the child and the child’s desires regarding the termination, if the court determines the child is of sufficient capacity to express his or her desires.
3. The effort the parent or parents have made to adjust their circumstances, conduct or conditions to make it in the child’s best interest to return the child to his or her home after a reasonable length of time, including but not limited to:
(a) The payment of a reasonable portion of substitute physical care and maintenance, if financially able;
(b) The maintenance of regular visitation or other contact with the child which was designed and carried out in a plan to reunite the child with the parent or parents; and
(c) The maintenance of regular contact and communication with the custodian of the child.
4. Whether additional services would be likely to bring about lasting parental adjustment enabling a return of the child to the parent or parents within a predictable period.
For purposes of this section, the court shall disregard incidental conduct, contributions, contacts and communications.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1751; A 1987, 173)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 128 - Termination of Parental Rights
NRS 128.005 - Legislative declaration and findings.
NRS 128.007 - Applicability of chapter.
NRS 128.011 - "Abandoned mother" defined.
NRS 128.012 - "Abandonment of a child" defined.
NRS 128.0122 - "Agency which provides child welfare services" defined.
NRS 128.0124 - "Child" defined.
NRS 128.0126 - "Failure of parental adjustment" defined.
NRS 128.0128 - "Indian child" defined.
NRS 128.0129 - "Indian Child Welfare Act" defined.
NRS 128.013 - "Injury" defined.
NRS 128.0137 - "Mental injury" defined.
NRS 128.014 - "Neglected child" defined.
NRS 128.015 - "Parent and child relationship" and "parent" defined.
NRS 128.0155 - "Plan" defined.
NRS 128.016 - "Putative father" defined.
NRS 128.018 - "Unfit parent" defined.
NRS 128.020 - Jurisdiction of district courts.
NRS 128.030 - Place for filing petition.
NRS 128.040 - Who may file petition; investigation.
NRS 128.050 - Entitlement of proceedings; contents of verified petition.
NRS 128.055 - Proceedings to be completed within 6 months after filing of petition.
NRS 128.070 - Service of notice of hearing by publication: Requirements; exception.
NRS 128.087 - Hearing to determine whether to transfer venue for parent who objects to venue.
NRS 128.095 - When putative father presumed to have intended to abandon child.
NRS 128.097 - Presumption of abandonment of child by parent.
NRS 128.105 - Grounds for terminating parental rights: Considerations; required findings.
NRS 128.106 - Specific considerations in determining neglect by or unfitness of parent.
NRS 128.107 - Specific considerations where child is not in physical custody of parent.
NRS 128.108 - Specific considerations where child has been placed in foster home.
NRS 128.109 - Determination of conduct of parent; presumptions.
NRS 128.120 - Effect of order.
NRS 128.130 - Notice to produce; warrant of arrest; contempts.
NRS 128.140 - Expenses to be county charges.
NRS 128.150 - Termination of parental rights of father when child becomes subject of adoption.
NRS 128.170 - Restoration of parental rights: Petition; consent of natural parent required.