Philip R. v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court of State

By the Court, CHERRY, J.:

These consolidated original petitions for writs of mandamus challenge a district court order directing that the minor child be removed from her current adoptive foster home and placed with maternal relatives in Georgia based on a familial placement preference under NRS 432B.550(5). Because the placement order was entered after parental rights to the child were terminated, the parties dispute whether the statutory preference for placement with a family member still applies. We conclude that a familial placement preference survives the termination of parental rights,…