1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125E.010 to 125E.370, inclusive, 127.041, 127.115, 127.151 and 127.1861 to 127.1869, inclusive, a child of whom this State:

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(a) Is the home state on the date of the commencement of the proceeding; or

(b) Was the home state within 6 months before the commencement of the proceeding, may not be adopted except upon an order of a district court in this State.

2.  As used in this section, ‘home state’ means:

(a) The state in which a child lived for at least 6 consecutive months, including any temporary absence from the state, immediately before the commencement of a proceeding; or

(b) In the case of a child less than 6 months of age, the state in which the child lived from birth, including any temporary absence from the state.