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Category: Adoption In Nevada

Common Types of Adoption in Nevada

When considering adoption in Nevada, it’s important for an individual or couple to know the common types of adoption available. There are several different forms of adoption, each with its unique rules and procedures. The right form of adoption for those interested in the process will depend on their desires and circumstances.

How You Should Modify Your Estate Plan After an Adoption

When a person adopts a child, he or she should review and update an estate plan to ensure beneficiaries receive their benefits as smoothly as possible. Modifying the estate plan ensures that major life changes are reflected, the right people are included, and the parents’ wishes are carried out after they’re gone.

Adoption During a Pandemic

An already lengthy adoption process has been impacted by the restrictions imposed by COVID-19 social distancing policies and travel restrictions. The global pandemic has influenced methods of in-home inspection, travel safety, and the need for a safe and consistent home. Though a global crisis presents prospective parents with a new list of challenges to overcome, many states are looking to keep processes moving forward in hopes of safely placing ready to adopt children in homes.

Top 5 Tips for Appearing in a Nevada Court via Internet Device

In Nevada, many Courts are continuing operations using “audio/visual” equipment. In Washoe County, this has included programs such as Zoom. The Judge, Court Clerk, along with a court reporter are present to run the Court. This has been a learning process for all involved. Having participated in Court this way for the past month, here is a top 5 tip list for a person appearing in family court in Washoe County:

2020 Adoption Tax Credit

If you are thinking about pursuing an adoption, make sure you start to start and document all of your expenses related to the process. In the United States tax code provides an adoption credit for qualified adoption related expenses for each child adoption. The IRS just released the 2020 adjusted through their Revenue Procedure 2019-44 report. The maximum tax credit allowed in 2020 is set at $14,300 per child (in 2019 is was $14,080 and $13,810 in 2018). In addition to a credit, the IRS does allow an exclusion from income for employer provided adoption assistance.

State Insurance for Surrogates Bill Passes Thanks to Local Attorney Kimberly Surratt

Insurance companies in Nevada can no longer discriminate against a woman for acting as a gestational carrier (aka surrogate) when it comes to health insurance. In the 2019 Nevada Legislative Session, Kimberly Surratt requested a bill to prevent insurance companies from discriminating against surrogates. Assemblywoman Bea Duran (Democrat, Las Vegas) sheparded AB 472 through the legislative process and worked to ensure its passage. The bill received significant support from the Nevada Justice Association, the Nevada Association of Health Plans and the Nevada State Medical Association.

Deciding Between Surrogacy and Adoption

It is common for our clients to have gone through heartbreaking stories of infertility. They spend years trying infertility treatments. They pour their hearts and money into treatment after treatment to no success. Each and every time that a treatment fails, our clients experience a grieving period. They have the procedure and then wait to see if it worked. Over and over again. It is exhausting, physically on woman’s body, and emotionally on the couple.

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